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Doubtful Sound: powerful serenity

The most obviously dubious aspect of Doubtful Sound is its name because as everyone knows, it’s actually a fiord, carved...

By John McCrystal

Serenity in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland.

Devonport and the view to Auckland from North Head
Devonport and North Head: Victorian village meets mysterious fort
By John McCrystal

The local iwi, Ngāti Whātua, were the first to scope Takapuna, Takarunga and Takaroro – the three volcanic cones at...

Hokianga dunes
Hokianga: a road trip around a heavenly harbour
By John McCrystal

The Hokianga (which means ‘the circumstance of returning’) is named in commemoration of the legendary Polynesian navigator, Kupe, who ended...

Te Araroa
Eastland: sun, sand and seclusion
By John McCrystal

There’s a lot to be said for sticking to State Highway 2 when travelling down the east coast of the...

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