The etheral Windy Canyon is a short walk from the start of the track. Photo: Matthew Cattin

A world away

March 2022

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The Aotea Track is far from the bright lights of New Zealand’s largest city and it’s bursting with birdlife and adventure.

As our shuttle wound to Windy Canyon, our driver Nic described the sounds we would tune into on Aotea/Great Barrier Island; the waves, wind, manu and generators. Anything more, as she discovered on trips to the mainland, became sensory overload. “You’ll see,” she said, knowingly. Our group of eight had touched down on the grass […]
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