If you’ve read other Kawakawa tea recipes, this method isn’t anything new. But here’s a fun story about kawakawa you can tell your tea-drinking friends and family. As a good luck charm, Maori would place a sprig of kawakawa under the bed when they...
I’ve created this page to acknowledge Chur New Zealand’s pledge to follow the Tiaki Promise and take care for New Zealand. You can check out the official site here. If you stick around to read below, I’ll discuss what the Tiaki New Zealand program...
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The Manawatu Gorge walk, a.k.a. ‘the Gorge’ to locals, is a ~10km end-to-end walk following the Manawatu Gorge which is close to Palmerston North. You’re in the forest most of the trail but there are enough viewpoints and things to see to keep it...
If you’re looking for a walk that is a bit of a challenge in Wellington that isn’t overpopulated this is for you. The Northern Walkway in Wellington is a 16km end to end walk starting from the Botanic Garden here at the top of the cable car and finishing...
