Deer cullers called it the Devils Dining Table, but it’s now commonly referred to as the Hundred Acre Plateau. Pete Lusk explains why he prefers the former One of my favourite areas for tramping is the Thousand Acres Plateau in Kahurangi National Park. It’s called the Thousand Acres because that’s roughly how large […]
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