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Rock up and be mesmerised
If your inner child pines to play on the mountain at Dunedin’s Marlow Park, there’s an adult version up the Waitaki Valley.
walk on
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Mini adventure on the doorstep
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Mini adventure on the doorstep
One of the benefits of spending summer in Dunedin’s climate is having the place to yourself.
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The glory of Dolamore Park
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The glory of Dolamore Park
The signs are all good for a little forest bathing just outside Gore, writes Clare Fraser.
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Sydney calls
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Sydney calls
It’s possible to take Sydney in your stride, Clare Fraser finds.
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In no particular rush
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In no particular rush
In winter, Gabriel’s Gully walking track is all distant dog barking and the sad occasional bird call.
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Round and about the boulders
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Round and about the boulders
Recently, a final-year university student said the best thing about studying at Otago is, initially, the partying, but with time becomes the beauty of the area.
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
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Six reserves and a climb on Oamaru circuit
The hills behind Oamaru have got its back.
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
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Sycophantic mountains draw you on
Wānaka’s Matukituki Valley is almost stupidly beautiful.
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When the time came
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When the time came
Mid last century seems to have been a time of creative freedom. Can you imagine us nowadays sticking a fully functional, illuminated clock on the side of a hill?
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
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Secret lake encourages contemplation
There’s a lake, an actual lake, between Balclutha and the coast.
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A living monument to altruism
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A living monument to altruism
Take a walk on the wet side and restore your faith.
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Strolling a port town’s varied stories
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Strolling a port town’s varied stories
Port Chalmers has potential for destination tramping, writes Clare Fraser.
A little patch of apocalypse then
A little patch of apocalypse then
Cars. Perhaps part of the reason we’re so attached to the polluting private car is its therapeutic value.
No long lonely distance
No long lonely distance
Joining the human race need not be a mad dash.
A place of concentrated beauty
A place of concentrated beauty
A watery wander full of wonder is just minutes from town.
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Kindness in a tough spot
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Kindness in a tough spot
Saltmarsh plants are there for our enjoyment, but possibly not theirs, writes Clare Fraser.
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The peninsula’s hidden histories
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The peninsula’s hidden histories
There are at least two paths you can go by on Otago Peninsula.
You’re in hydro country
You’re in hydro country
Walking this track is a bit of a mind-bender.
Mini adventure will be day’s oasis
Mini adventure will be day’s oasis
This mini walk has maximum drama.
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Circuits around a missing hill
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Circuits around a missing hill
Only 150 years ago the lake at St Bathans was a hill.