Written by UK Flower Girl on September 26, 2006
- The Forgotten World Highway, or Highway 43, winds its way along a 150km stretch of road not for the faint-hearted. It is only partially paved as it was built on a colonial bridle path...
Written by auskiwi on May 12, 2002
- Before heading down to New Plymouth, on my last trip over there, I went to visit a friend of mine in Whangarei. Whangarei is situated approximately 2 1/2 hours north of Auckland on the east...
Written by auskiwi on June 23, 2002
- Mount Taranaki is Taranaki's highest peak and is, in fact, the only mountain in the area.
During winter, the mountain has plenty of snow at the top, but the snow hardly ever comes below the ranges.
The...
Written by auskiwi on June 23, 2002
- My brother and his family live in Wanagnui, so whenever I am over there visiting New Plymouth I make the effort to go down for a day, at least.
Wanganui is approximately a 2 hour drive...
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