Kiwi Road to Mt Messenger, Mt Messenger Forest, Taranaki

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The best way down is often on backsides. Photo: Barbara Morris
The route to Mt Messenger isn’t the easiest navigationally; the track is rough and the markers elusive. Starting at Kiwi Road is easier than coming the other way from Mt Messenger. After a drive of about 9km down the winding, narrow, bush-clad road, it comes out into open farmland – Rerekapa Station – and an […]
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