Tapuae-o-Uenuku, 2885m Tapuae O Uenuku Scenic Reserve, Canterbury Tapuae-o-Uenuku, or Tappy, as it’s more colloquially known, translates to Footsteps of the Rainbow God – a poetic title if ever there was one, but to set foot on it is to discover a mountain quite unlike any other peak in New Zealand. Standing higher than any […]
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