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An accident at the start of 2020 turned out to be a good thing… Thanks to a fridge door I was sidelined for all of 2020 and what seemed like a death sentence turned into NzHikes.co.nz! If I have been forced to sit around, then I’m not going to sit around and do nothing!! One story became 20… 50… and now over 300 tales from the mountains of New Zealand and around the world…. 

Ka Pai Island – Part 5

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 5). Aorere Valley. Golden Bay. 20.1.2021. The weather in Pohara was living up to the classic Crowded

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Ka Pai Island – Part 4

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 4). Anapai Campsite. Abel Tasman National Park. 19.1.2021. Abel Janszoon Tasman briefly visited Aotearoa in 1642, and

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Ka Pai Island – Part 3

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 3). Wharariki Beach. Cape Farewell. 18.1.2021. Nor’west gales of more than 8 meters per second can really

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Ka Pai Island – Part 2

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 2). Anatoki. Golden Bay. 17.1.2021. Golden Bay and hot, sunny days go together like above the treeline

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Ka Pai Island – Part 1

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 1). Pohara. Golden Bay. 16.1.2021. The top of New Zealand’s South Island receives the most hours of

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The Perfect Day – Part Two

“On a Mish” #274 The Perfect Day – Part Two. Te Anau / Milford Road. Fiordland National Park. 26.4.2021. I have been very lucky to

Towering Above Coleridge – Peak Hill(1240m)

“On a Mish” #107 Towering Above Coleridge. Peak Hill(1240m). Peak Hill Conservation Area. 12.9.2013. I can really understand why the famous ‘Terrace Downs Resort’ is

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