Back at the homestead

July 2015

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July 2015

Homestead Hill and Rakaia Valley. Photo: Pat Barrett
Homestead Hill Spur, Hakatere Conservation Park / moderate   Deep in the back blocks of the Canterbury high country, where the mighty Rakaia River presses hard on the mountain flanks and the next nor’west blow is brewing for a blast through the valleys, lies Double Hill Station and its recent addition to the recreational estate […]
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