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A forest trail like no other

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Walking Whirinaki’s Te Pua-a-Tāne Circuit provides challenge, rustic huts and the North Island’s largest forest with old and massive trees. By Sarah White

“Do you think we’ll see any blue …” began Paul’s question. I thought Paul was asking about blue sky. I’d already questioned the shuttle driver about the forecast and got the monosyllabic reply: “Rain”. In fact, Paul was asking whether we’d see blue duck/whio. To this, the reply was: “Yip.” Within an hour, we did […]
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