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Sandfly Bay in Abel Tasman National Park is a tempting location for trampers. Photo:
Under normal circumstances, sandflies are to be avoided, but these four locations are worth a bite or two Summer is a great time to be in the New Zealand backcountry. Except for those pestilent sandflies.  If you want to avoid summer sandflies, avoid most of Fiordland and anywhere on the West Coast, particularly near lakes […]
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