Tramping in the Kakanui Valley. Photo: Erik Nilsson

Blue ducks and babbling brooks

October 2019

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The three-day Whirinaki Circuit is a North Island forest classic

Whirinaki. The name flows off the tongue almost like a whisper. This is a place of quiet, where the forest hushes the wind, muffles the sound of the streams, and the birds enjoy protection high in the canopy. Whirinaki possesses a beauty both magnificent and subtle: there are stands of podocarp so dense and seemingly […]
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