From the car park, head past the willow- and raupo-fringed Diamond Lake. Winters were so severe in the 1950s that the lake was often used for ice skating. The track to the lake lookout leads steeply uphill on wooden steps and under rocky schist cliffs but there’s opportunity to rest at the lookout. Onward and […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
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