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On the road again (part 3)
So after Paeroa we continued on the road. Waihi for a lunch stop and then on to the coast. We found a free overnight spot at Katikati in an authorised car park for self-contained campers. Very handy...
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On the road again (part 4 – Pahoia)
So the final night of our Waitangi weekend was spent at another free parking spot provided by the wonderful Western Bay of Plenty District Council. We travelled a little further around the coast line...
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Going for gold in the gorge
We have often visited Karangahake Gorge to enjoy its natural beauty and gold mining history, but on a recent trip away in the Kiwi Blog Bus we got to camp right in the middle of this wonderous area...
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Karangahake: Camping in an old gold-mining gorge
After our walk through the 1km old railway tunnel and back along the riverside (read Going for gold in the gorge) we travelled in the Kiwi Blog Bus through the gorge and over to our campsite for the...
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A story of gold, cyanide and thoughtful preservation
Situated within a large bend of the Ohinemuri River, opposite Waikino village, are the remains of a revolutionary gold processing plant that was once New Zealand’s biggest and best. The Victoria...
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A little place we like to go (infamous for doing it in public)
From the Kiwi Annison Archives: In one of my strangely popular (!) posts Doing it in public, I mention briefly a wonderful little spot that we quite often like to visit. Today I give further, deserved,...
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A long holiday weekend of many parts
We have a public holiday in New Zealand today; Labour day. To be quite honest, I’m not sure what the history of it is but all I care is that it gets me a day off work and we got a long weekend to go...
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Where does the time go?!
Hello Kiwi Blog Bus friends! Sorry to have left you half way through my weekend in the last post . Time ticks on and I have been super busy at work with a BIG event on at Mystery Creek just recently...
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Waitangi Day dogs
Jess and Pip have spent the morning beachcombing, kayaking and guarding the bus. They are pretty worn out now but just managed to stay awake for a spot of lunch at Te Puna before we head home.
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