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Chionochloa rigida grows along the ridge tops of Banks Peninsula, which were probably already deforested in the times of the Maoris.  In any...

  Red Beech remnants of old growth do exist on Banks Peninsula, which was almost completely deforested around 1900.  The old Red B...

Hinewai Reserve is 1,500 hectares as of February 2019 and managed by 3 people, with help from volunteers.   There are many jobs just to mai...

The terrain is steep at Hinewai; paths often have steps or bridges. These are made by hand from materials that are brought in on foot with ...

Hugh Wilson is manager of Hinewai Reserve and the author of many books on plant life in New Zealand.  He has recently been honored with a do...

Over Purple Peak Saddle and down Purple Peak Road to the town of Akaroa. Most visitors, and there are many from cruise ships, eat fish and ...

Brocheries Flat:  Totaras above, Looking east back to Hinewai below. Looking west to the town of Akaroa above, path throug...

Getting to the start of the Milford Track is not easy, bus from Queenstown, another bus, and finally a ferry ride to Glade Wharf, the start ...