By Kirsten Moratz It was a sunny and brisk day in late September that we set off for a luxury weekend getaway in the Kaimais. We had decided to do a bit of a different adventure to normal and go off track. A couple years ago, Amber did a course where they went into the […]
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Anne’s Waterfall Hike Christchurch
This hike is a fun one to do only 35 min drive from christchurch, hightlights were Trees are beautiful and different from normal, lots of bird life, you follow a stream for a bit black berries to eat along the way you can do it in a loop breathtaking senery on your drive to the […]
Lake Waikaremoana – 44km – 4 day hike – NZ
Here is a wee diary of our 3 night 4 day hike we really enjoyed with our highlight being the Korokoro Waterfall: DAY 1 – Onepoto to Whanganui hut by water taxi https://www.ngaituhoe.iwi.nz/alerts-and-important-information The driver was funny a young Maori guy from the area. We asked if he had walked the track and he said, […]
Overnight Hike to Dundle Hill – waitomo NZ
I would definately reccomend this overnight hike it cost us $80 a night each or you can pay $1200 a night to book out the whole place. HIGHLIGHTS The views from Dundle Hill cabin Yoga in the sun in the morning Scrabble and wine at night by the fire Having the whole cabin to ourselves […]
Ruapane Trig Hike, Waikato, New Zealand
This is a great hike to do, it is about 1 and half hours one way. To get to the start of the track I drove to the end of Waite Road (in Tepahu) one way, be prepared for 1km on gravel roads. You can continue on this track to the “Pahautea Hut” which take […]
Hiking, Mt Karioi, Raglan Waikato, New Zealand
We were on a mission to reach the summit of the Karioi Mountain near Ralglan. The crew was Jai and myself, and we decided to take the shorter track to the top. You can access the summit from two places, one from Te Toto Gorge carpark, and the second entry point is the other from […]
Cookson Kauri walk Coromandel New Zealand
Where – cookson Kauri walk Kauearanga valley, coromandel, New Zealand How long – 1hour 15 min one way dogs allowed – yes Intensity – Moderate as loads of stairs Highlight – huge kauri tree to view at the end of the walk
Paddleboarding on Lake Karapiro New Zealand
This past Friday, Kirsten and I wanted to explore up the Pokaiwhenua Stream, so we strapped a couple SUPs to our roof and headed to Lake Karapiro. We paddled in and were in awe of the incredible narrow passageway of stone cliffs covered in lush green forest on either side of us. We stopped […]
Kaitoke Walkway Raglan New Zealand
This walk is actually very close to where I live and I walk it at least 3-4 times a week with my dog. It is a nice walk through bush and follows the estuary. You can access it from 3 spots, Robinson road, Wainui road(by the school) and Kaitoke street. The walk is about 20 […]