Waitakere Ranges – Karekare Hike

16.04.2010

Less than an hour from Auckland the Waitakere Ranges are a popular retreat for many Kiwis.  Gav and Daz arranged for us to do the Karekare hike, Karekare being a settlement in the Waitakere Ranges.  The settlement was immortalised in song by Crowded House on their Together Alone album in 1993, much of which was recorded at [...]

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The Death of Conrad and The Prana Retreat

11.04.2010

Leaving Hahei we picked up a stragler – a teenage brit backpacker, Jason, who reminded us of ourselves back in the day so we happily gave the lad a lift to hear his young wild backpacker tales.  An hour into the journey our van, Conrad, began to smoke.  Uneasy about Conrad’s health we decided to [...]

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Pizzas, Slides and Quads

01.04.2010

Slowly adjusting to the new country, it’s cooler climate, and trying my best to convert from surfer bum to a nerdy hiker (which seems to be the common thing here) I’m really falling for New Zealand. We arranged to meet up with one of my bessie mates, Gav, who had to move to NZ after [...]

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