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The Leith Saddle Track
#327 Do - The Leith Saddle Track on a Dunner Stunner. A 15 minute drive from the city centre to the park on Waitati Valley Road (just off...
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Corpse Flower...
#323 Do - See (and smell) the enormous corpse flower at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. It was fascinating to learn it has taken since 2008...
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Friends Hill Road Track
#321 Do - Friends Hill Road track to Mosgiel for views over the Taieri, a run through scenic farmland and a bit of mud and a good uphill...
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Buckland’s Crossing
#319 Do - Buckland’s Crossing while the weather is still warm! It’s about a 30 minute drive north of Dunedin. Just before crossing the...
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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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Purakaunui Inlet Track
#311 Do - Purakaunui Inlet Track. It is one stunning running trail. About a 25 minute drive from the city, I parked down Crescent St...
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Tūhura’s Tropical Forest
#310 Do - Tūhura’s Tropical Forest butterfly house at the Otago Museum. It’s the home to over a thousand exotic butterflies, tarantulas,...
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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...
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Fly Fishing The Clutha
#285 Do - Head out fly fishing on the Clutha River. Although I didn’t actually fish today, I loved the adventure of the outing with PJ...