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Back Beach Port Chalmers
#246 Do - Sit on the jetty in the sun at Back Beach in Port Chalmers. One of my favourite places. Today we drove past the enormous Golden...
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Pinot in Bannockburn Thyme
#238 Do - a glass of pinot noir in the thyme by the Bannockburn Bridge overlooking the Kawarau River on a warm evening with PJ. Simple...
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Motupōhue (Bluff)
#236 Do - explore the Bluff Hill/Motupōhue Scenic Reserve. Early this morning I headed off from Stirling Point, up the Glory Track and...
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Purakaunui Falls
#235 Do - Purakaunui Falls. As one of the most photographed waterfalls in New Zealand, and only a short road trip from Dunedin, I thought...
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St Clair Golf Course
#232 Do - check out the view on the 15th tee at the St Clair Golf Course. Established in 1905, the course sits on the top of 159m Forbury...
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McNally Track Milton
#223 Do - head up the McNally Track on the outskirts of Milton. Following the yellow markers straight up a fence line through sheep...
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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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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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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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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...