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Valerie Balcom
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Wellington ▷
Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Best price, efficient reliable loading and unloading.
Even the 2:30am departure was made bearable. Would be a 9 if we took it in the daytime.
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North Island ▷ Hawkes Bay ▷ Te Awanga ▷
Cape Kidnappers Walking Track
Wonderful tidepools and excellent viewing of gannets nesting (some with chicks!).
The walk was long and would be made better without the tourist tractors and occasional dirt bike.
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North Island ▷ Wairarapa ▷ Masterton ▷
Mount / Mt Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit
Great strenuous hike to basic but nicely maintained huts (water and gas provided).
Lots of stars and a great view when the fog cleared up.
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South Island ▷ Nelson Region ▷ Golden Bay ▷
Anatoki Salmon
Fun fishing activity with a pay-what-you-catch model.
Would have liked a little better instruction for us first-timers. The meal from our catch was still one of the most rewarding.
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North Island ▷ Wellington Region ▷ Karori ▷
Zealandia
Beautiful native bush and birds in the best possible setting.
Guides make bird identification much easier. You can see how many people love the park by the sheer number of volunteers we encountered.