Waitati

Temple Stream and Hopkins valley are also great options and on the same route to Chistchurch. Was there just before Christmas and access is good. South Temple was beautiful.

The last section is hairy but you may be able to drive to Base Hut. Give DOC a call. We were there last February.

Ahuriri valley track is extremely runnable and there are great huts. Loop inland at Oamaru and it’s not too far to Christchurch on your way out.

Waitati looking towards the city.

Behold Pyewacket.

Oysters from our secret spot.

Front has just passed over Waitati so you’re good to head north.

Not so much a pet as being in her own right.

We participated in a survey in 2021 and there was no doubt as to the effectiveness. We still get the odd collision but very few fatals with any species. Our biggest problem is now fantails coming inside if we leave a door open.

We used to get regular Kererū strikes but got onto the bird alert stickers via kererubrewing.co.nz They have worked brilliantly - we have a lot of glass and many (live) birds. One on every window now.

Korean rom com is the perfect guilty pleasure - try Hotel del Luna and go from there.

In a perfect world we’d have @fran as our Dunedin MP, Scott Willis & Rachel Brooking in on list and Hana-Rawhiti making racist heads explode.

By party voting TPM you help #4 or 5 on their list in. Greens are going to get a good number in regardless so the question is do you think #16 or 17 on the Greens list is better?

A white man illegally entered a Māori politician's home whilst he thought she was out campaigning during an election period, but we're meant to think it's all purely non-political? Just a random choice on the old Pākehā dude's part? Seymour really thinks we're thick