Plateau wandering

May 2017

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Nestled beneath The Haystack, the cosy Larrikin Creek Hut provides a good base for exploring the plateaus of Kahurangi. Photo: Jonathan Astin
Larrikin Creek Hut, Kahurangi National Park Tucked into the southern Kahurangi, north of Murchison, is the famous Thousand Acres Plateau. This great tussock tableland is bounded by the Matiri Valley to the east and the deeply cut Larrikin Creek to the west. Sitting proudly and guarding the head of the plateau are two striking peaks: […]
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