Rich pickings in Nelson’s backyard

July 2011

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July 2011

Crossing a swingbridge over the Pelorus River. Photo: Shaun Barnett
Maungatapu and Pelorus Tracks, Mt Richmond Forest Park Murderers Rocks. I’d imagined prominent triangular boulders, a place of malice and treachery. In reality the rocks are small with just enough room for a person to crouch behind. There’s a battered plaque, partly vandalised, and a setting of straggly gorse. Not much to signal one of […]
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