Wet on the Waiau

May 2011

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Storm-felled trees obstruct some sections of the river. Photo: Paul KIng
Waiau River Trail, Bay of Plenty “Sometimes it’s so quiet, my ears ring,” says Kerry Snowden as we paddle the Waiau River, just 45-minutes drive north from my home in Tauranga. “It’s one of the Bay’s best-kept secrets; even the locals don’t seem to know about this place.” In 2006, the Department of Conservation was […]
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