CamperCare24 March 2022
. Australia is all well and good if you are hankering to travel but why not combine two great pastimes and show your classic car a bit more of Godzone?. By Vaughan Wilson. The West Coast has had a challenging past. Gold and then coal drew in white settlers and it was also exploited for its nat...
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Editorial24 March 2022
Enthusiasts enable a peek into a more romantic past. By Nathalie Brown Photographs: Brian High. They’re a dedicated lot, these steam railway enthusiasts. More often than not, they’re blokes past retirement age who are happy to spend two days or so each week restoring late 19th- and early 20th...
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CamperCare23 March 2022
Allan Dick experiences winter and early spring in the Mackenzie Country. Story Allan Dick Photos Allan Dick and Helen Harrison. How was your winter? Let me tell you about mine. The idea was that we – Miss Google, assorted animals (three cats and Audrey the dog) and I – would spend four weeks...
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CamperCare23 March 2022
If you’ve enjoyed Ōpōtiki’s Dunes Trail, there’s good reason to return for more. Story + Photos Jim Robinson. Over the last 10 years, Ōpōtiki has become known as the northern gateway to the Motu Trails – with the Dunes Trail starting from the outskirts of town and heading east along the...
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Broker22 February 2022
We strapped on the hiking boots and took to some of the scenic walks in this world famous wonderland. Where to stay. Te Anau is a great base for Fiordland, although if you’ve got mobile accommodation (Caravan or Motorhome) then I’d suggest one of the many DoC campgrounds in the area. Cascade...
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Travel / Lifestyle17 September 2021
The town of Oamaru was laid out in 1858 by Otago’s surveyor John Turnbull Thomson, who named the streets after British rivers. The town is famous for its many buildings made from locally quarried limestone (known as Oamaru Stone), over 70 buildings registered as Category 1 or 2 Historic Places. V...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 July 2021
Reflecting on the past year, projecting the future growth of the company and having a whole lot of fun were the themes for this year’s Star staff retreat. Nicknamed ‘The Great Escape Coromandel 21’ it started 7am Saturday morning at Auckland’s Ardmore airport. Our aircraft waiting were a cl...
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Travel / Lifestyle1 July 2021
The town of Oamaru was laid out in 1858 by Otago’s surveyor John Turnbull Thomson, who named the streets after British rivers. The town is famous for its many buildings made from locally quarried limestone (known as Oamaru Stone), over 70 buildings registered as Category 1 or 2 Historic Places. ...
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