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Reefton

Reefton-Gold

HISTORY LOST Like the Wild West in USA, New Zealand too has many towns that became ghost towns-there is little trace of them. As we travel New Zealand in our home on wheels we are constantly amazed that this history

18/12/2022 2 Comments

Blackball

Stopping at Blackball for a night on our way to Reefton, gave us an opportunity to do some exploring of this small mining town. /*! elementor – v3.7.8 – 02-10-2022 */.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The remains of the smelter

29/10/2022 No Comments

Lake Brunner

What a find this was. Planned on staying at the Iveagh Bay campsite on the Eastern side of the Lake for one night, but loved it so much, we stayed two nights before we moved to the Brunner Campground on

28/10/2022 5 Comments

Barrytown

BARRYTOWN KNIFE MAKING

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26/10/2022 3 Comments

Denniston

Denniston-Westport

A trip with Outwest Tours to the once thriving community of Denniston perched on the Plateau 600m above Westport, is one of the highlights of our journey so far. Mikey Ryan of OUTWEST TOURS was a terrific guide and very knowledgeable

23/10/2022 3 Comments

Karamea

KARAMEA

Heading North to Karamea Leaving Westport for Karamea takes you on the only road north along the coast initially. We stopped half way on this journey at the Gentle Annie’s Campground. If you have not stayed here you will miss

04/10/2022 1 Comment