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Tag: true story
A year in Waitākere: wild West Auckland
As a traveller, it’s easy to enjoy the gems of Auckland, New Zealand’s ‘city of sails’. But the reality of living here can be quite different…
Secrets, seabirds and science: a slice of Ihumoana
It started with an invite. Not the sort of invite which lands in your inbox with pleading tones and question marks. No, it was the sort of invite that, once mentioned, almost requires no response, for you’d have to be crazy not to accept it.
The New Zealand UFO hoax
In 1952, ingenious students from Otago university designed a UFO hoax that fooled the nation.
The Hilarious New Zealand Moa Hoax
During the 1950s, New Zealand was consumed by a ‘moa hoax’ that started in Kumara, a small town on the West Coast. It will go down in history as one of New Zealand’s finest.
The Tarawera phantom canoe: revisiting Aotearoa’s enduring mystery
The story of the Tarawera phantom canoe and deadly eruption will forever haunt the Rotorua region. Here is an overview of this mysterious piece of New Zealand history.
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: The Return to Dunedin
A Winter Odyssey Day 7. Celebs, soggy tents and lingering thoughts…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Exploring Middlemarch and Sutton
A Winter Odyssey Day 6. Rocks, towel-mops and wet socks…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Daisybank to Middlemarch
A Winter Odyssey Day 5. A frozen dawn…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Oturehua to Daisybank
A Winter Odyssey Day 4. A winter wonderland…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Alexandra to Oturehua
A Winter Odyssey Day 3. Into the mists…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Clyde to Alexandra
A Winter Odyssey Day 2. The start of a lonely road…
Otago Rail Trail in Winter: Dunedin to Middlemarch
An Otago Odyssey Day 1. Ever thought of walking out the front door and seeing how far your legs can take you?