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Surf Highway

A travel blog entry by scottwoz

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... our pace as we sped along the clock face coastal highway for a better look. We didn't get it. There's a cracking little camp in Opunake down by the beach, albeit a funny old place. You'd think they haven't seen a new face around here in a loooong ...

adventure weekend cont.

A travel blog entry by alexinnz

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... Waverly for some lunch, which we could just stop and make in our camper van. House on wheels = best thing ever. We got to Opunake Beach Park before the sun went down and were able to explore the beach a little. After dinner Chad, Angelique and I went for ...

The North Island

A travel blog entry by ed_and_yvette

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... as well so it took ages (our table fell out of it's holder due to the bumpiness of the road!). Eventually we came to Opunake - near Mt Taranake. Mt Taranake is a proper volcano (i.e. it is very pointed with steep sides). We even managed to see the top ...

Making our way back North

A travel blog entry by littlelow

We stopped at Levin on our way up, very unaventful, then stopped overnight at Opunake, and then the following day went to Ted and Dels house, had some lunch with them and a really nice afternoon and we carried on up north towards the ...

We go tramping on Mt. Taranaki

A travel blog entry by thannigan

... ; We can hear the stream rushing over rocks near us, but we only briefly catch glimpses of it. Many of the tracks in New Zealand were developed from Maori trails and it is easy to imagine Maori warriors on the trail. We reach a long set of stairs ...

Surf Highway 45

A travel blog entry by greatbigsummer2

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... time to hit the road so we left on Surf Highway 45 (no I didn't make that up it is actually called that) headed for Opunake. We passed through a couple of small towns along the way, the whole time keeping on eye out for the elusive Mount Taranaki. We got ...

Finding the Other End of the Rainbow

A travel blog entry by conorandalicia

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... tower! Due to the flat land, the view from the top seems endless, although unfortunately the most photographed mountain in all of New Zealand is still staying well hidden behind cloud! Of course there is no point climbing the ice and snow covered peak of ...

Opunake

A travel blog entry by ffedith

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Taranaki, here we come

A travel blog entry by thecatcametoo

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... didn't need power - we need to test the Sky dish) also Ohawe beach, a small camp. However, we had heard such good reports of Opunake and it was right on the beach, such a delight these days we decided to keep on. I can remember as a child often camping ...

Trying to find the coast north of Wanganui !!

A travel blog entry by mazb10

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... negotiated the sale of 40,000 acres in 1840 & was originally known as Petre, after Lord Petre, an officer of the New Zealand Company. The name was officially changed to Wanganui on 20 January 1854. Purchase of land from the local tribes had been ...

Happy in the 'Naki

A travel blog entry by suemckee

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... the parking is free for NZMCA members, and then we went exploring in the ute. First stop was a stroll down the main street - Opunake's population is approximately 1,368 so not a big place but it has a lot to offer. We had a coffee in a cafe ...

Mt Taranaki

A travel blog entry by soulraziel

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New Pleymouth : une ville a l'americaine en NZ , tout quadrill� , Nous y passons juste la nuit , direction le mont Taranaki ou nous avons pu apercevoir la premiere neige en NZ , mais beaucoup de vent et mauvais temps , nous empeche encore de voir ...

Taranaki - Surf Highway

A travel blog entry by jonnyw

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... World Highway, which did seem to have been forgotten about if the state of the road surfaces were anything to go by. We arrived at New Plymouth on Monday and looked up Matt, a friend of Jon's from back home. He was out, so we arranged to meet ...

Around Mount Taranaki

A travel blog entry by hockers19

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Beautiful seaside campground

A travel blog entry by dkgilmore

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... 3 weeks there are signs warning of crime and we see a drug deal go down in a parking lot of a small town. Setup camp at Opunake Beach Holiday Park which is right on a beautiful safe swimming beach. Go back to town to have late lunch at Sugar Juice Caf� ...

Tarankaki Round One - Parihaka music fest.

A travel blog entry by curtislowe

Traveled up to Taranaki the first time in the Uni Van with Kat, Jesse, James, and Doug. We met Lauryn who told Kat how to sneak into the festival which was great. We also headed up to Dawson Falls on the side of the mountain where I cont. my tradition of ...

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