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  • Chris Lang

Hi, I'm Chris from Auckland. I love getting the word out about what an awesome place we live in. These posts are written by me until a "more local" local writes them. If you'd like to, check out how to become a contributor from the menu. 😎👍

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Anaura Bay
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Anaura Bay Walkway

About 67km north of Gisborne on SH35, between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay, Anaura Road peels off towards the coast
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Cooks Cove Walkway, Tolaga Bay

Fifty-odd minutes north of Gisborne on SH35, just past Tolaga Bay township, is one of the East Coast’s best free
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Pancake Rocks and Blowholes

If you’re driving the Great Coast Road between Greymouth and Westport, pull in at Dolomite Point in Punakaiki — this
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Castlepoint Lighthouse & Reef

Castlepoint (Rangiwhakaoma, “where the sky runs”) is the kind of place Wairarapa locals send visitors when they want the real
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Rere Falls & Rockslide

Forty-odd minutes inland from Gisborne, along a fully sealed back road through farmland, is one of the best free days
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Titirangi Reserve, Kaiti Hill

If you only do one free thing in Gisborne, make it the walk up Titirangi — known to most locals
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Te Mata Peak

Ask anyone from Havelock North where to take out-of-towners first, and Te Mata Peak comes up before they’ve finished the