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Central Otago Rose-Hip
#350 Do - Head for the hills in Central Otago for wild rose-hip. With autumn now here, the hills are full of this prickly bush with it's...
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Winton - The Heart of Southland
#341 Do - A day trip to the heart of Southland ♥️ Winton! One of Southland’s oldest towns, it was establish in 1861 and named after...
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Waitangi Day - Celebrate being a Kiwi
#325 Do - On Waitangi Day, celebrate what it means to be a New Zealander. I headed to Toitū this morning and listened to local historian...
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St Joseph’s Cathedral Dunedin
#324 Do - Step inside St Joseph's Cathedral in Dunedin. This impressive Gothic Revival style building, designed by architect Francis...
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Lindsay Creek In Bethune’s Gully
#318 Do - Cooling off in the tiniest swimming hole in Lindsay Creek in Bethune’s Gully on a hot Dunedin day. Bliss! We really are having...
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Matanaka Farm
#316 Do - Stroll the short track through the trees and explore the historic Matanaka Farm (having peeked through the hole in the wooden...
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Cargill’s Castle
#309 Do - Celebrate a historic Dunedin landmark and New Zealand’s only castle ruin, Cargill’s Castle. Built in 1876 for former Dunedin...
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The Portsider
#308 Do - Head to the historic Portsider in Port Chalmers. Locally owned by Pip (a Dunedin girl) and Hanz (originally from Amsterdam),...
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Craigieburn Reserve
#306 Do - Find the swing under the huge old macrocarpa trees while exploring Craigieburn Reserve in Dunedin. Elizabeth and William Rankin...
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The Crown Range
#301 Do - Drive over the Crown Range for beautiful tussock and lupin covered hills and the view over the Wakatipu basin at the summit. At...