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Central Otago Wild Thyme
#220 Do - the simple pleasure of walking through wild thyme in Central Otago. There is something about the combination of the warmth and...
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Roxburgh Golf Course
#217 Do - Hit (or in my case, attempt to...) a golf ball around the Roxburgh Golf Course. Set in the middle of rocky Central Otago...
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Fort Taiaroa
#216 Do - Tour the underground tunnels of Fort Taiaroa below the albatross colony at Taiaroa Head and see the world's only fully restored...
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Island Park Reserve Beach
#215 Do - on a warm, sunny Dunedin day, I headed for the beach first thing. A favourite trail of mine is parking by the Blackhead Quarry,...
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Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell
#213 - Explore the Lady Thorn Rhododendron Dell. This gorgeous wee garden in Port Chalmers was established in 1990 to recognise the...
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45th Parallel Walk
#210 Do - when in Central Otago....walk up the many steps to the views from the 45th southern parallel (along the road from Cromwell to...
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Chingford Stables
#206 Do - visit the Chingford Stables in Chingford Park tucked away in the North East Valley. The original estate was named Chingford by...
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Road Trip to Aparima
#201 Do - road trip to Aparima/Riverton! A stunning little seaside town on the south coast that I was lucky enough to explore for a...
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Hocken Collections
#200 Do - a free tour of the Hocken Library and learn of all the treasure it holds! Born in England, Dr Thomas Morland Hocken arrived in...
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UrbanNature
#199 Do - find UrbanNature panels around our city and connect to nature. The Department of Conservation has partnered up with the Otago...