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East Cape continued… Wonderful, Wet, Waipiro
I had read in some guide-book somewhere that Waipiro was a ghost town. Not literally a ghosty-ghouly place but a once thriving town that’s now almost deserted and is a...
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A Kiwi spot of Tudor, Anglican and Maori
Time for a snapshot of some New Zealand history and architecture. There is a quiet little suburb of Rotorua where you can see a Tudor style Anglican church set in a historic and sacred Maori village....
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A stroll around Pirongia Village
This is a selection of photographs taken around historic Pirongia in North Island’s Waikato during our visit there this Easter weekend. (for more about this area read I’m pathetic on the peaks of Mount...
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More pictures from Thames
We called in at Thames on the way home the other day. The old gold-mining town in the Coromandel is a particular favourite of ours and we like to stop and have a look round every time we are passing....
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Minniesdale Chapel and the brave pioneers of Albertland, New Zealand
A spur of the minute decision we made on a trip in April 2011 took us to a place that roused my emotions and stirred my hidden pioneer spirit. I am always deeply moved by any story of pioneers and...
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Soak up some of New Zealand’s social history
From the Kiwi Annison Archives…. I have a new project at work, and I love it. As part of my Communications role at Mystery Creek Events Centre, I am to help promote the wonderful Ag Heritage Village; a...
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New Zealand’s Forgotten World Highway
From the Kiwi Annison archives: In deepest North Island, not far from the steep volcanic slopes of Mt. Taranaki, there is a road that leads you through isolated hills, wild landscapes and past...
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Home sweet home: Cambridge, New Zealand
Seeing as we haven’t been away in the Kiwi Blog Bus for a wee while I thought I would blog today about my beautiful home town of Cambridge as it’s certainly somewhere I’d like to visit if I didn’t live...
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Relaxed and refreshed at Firth Tower, Matamata
Situated just a few kilometres out of Matamata, Firth Tower Reserve and Museum sits above the town with extensive views of the surrounding countryside with the Kaimai Range towering in the distance....
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This and that, dogs and a sunrise
I just found some photos on my phone that I don’t think have ever made it onto the blog…. They are just phone quality shots of this and that but I feel like sharing. (in other words – I don’t have time...
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