
The Watery Fortress – Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois)
“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the
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“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the

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“On a Mish” #260 The Road Less Travelled. Grebe Valley / Percy Valley (Borland Road). Fiordland. 10.4.2017. For all its twists and turns the Borland

“On a Mish” #315 Blue Ducks and Banter – Part One. Monkey Creek. Fiordland National Park. 28.12.2021. We are very lucky in Aotearoa to have

“A Mish a Day” #210 Peter Valley. St James Conservation Area. 31.5.2020. I have mentioned the similarities between Queenstown and Hanmer Springs before, but a

“On a Mish” #121 Small Hill with a Big View. Taylor Knoll Camp. Lake Heron Basin. Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.7.2018. Hiking really is using your