Category Archives: Waikato

Godley Head, Christchurch

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Juliet Jones

Visiting a mall in Christchurch when you’ve fresh out of the New Zealand wopwops, is a bit of an assault to the senses – although that said I was very happy to see Santa Claus was alive, well and still … Continue reading →

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The God of Bad Looks – The Mahoenui Giant Weta

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Juliet Jones

Giant Weta are an endangered species of the Endemic and Iconic New Zealand Weta. This blog is about my exceptionally lucky trip to the Mahoenui Weta Reserve, in the King Country, New Zealand. Continue reading →

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Helibiking Pureroas

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Juliet Jones

As part of their Summer Programme, the Department of Conservation at Pureroa have a one-off helibiking excursion from Top of the Mountain in Pureroa. The track you follow down will be come part of the national cycleway eventually but they … Continue reading →

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How wrong was I?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Juliet Jones

Day three of our cycle tour saw us travelling from Te Aroha on the edge of the Waikato, to Te Puru on the coast of the Coromanel peninsula. Continue reading →

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Leavy Glades and Mountains of Love

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Juliet Jones

Cycling from Ngongotaha in Rotorua, we travelled over the lower southern fringes of the Kaimai Ranges, through the beautiful Fitzgerald Glade and onto the flats and into the wind of the Waikato plains, ending at a peaceful resting place at the base of Mount Te Aroha Continue reading →

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