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Nature

The Inside Word On Southland

Exploring Invercargill's parks

A friend came down to visit me here in sunny Invercargill. We decided to explore all the parks and forests in the area, that we could in a day – and it turns out Invercargill has the most amazing range. We didn’t get around them all, but it did make me think about how cool it was that there were so many.

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On our back door step

As a student, I once lived in Christchurch, where I discovered tramping. At the time I didn’t believe that there could be a better base for tramping than there. Then I moved to Invercargill and discovered that there is limitless fun to be had in Fiordland, Southland and Stewart Island that is second to none for tramping.

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Good times in Western Southland

I’d had a Western Southland jet boat ride on my ‘must do’ list for a while and the day was perfect for my adventure. The weather was sublime and the conditions on Lake Hauroko were amazing.

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World Heritage Areas - why they are special

With the world’s growing population, many countries are facing increasing pressure to develop wild and undeveloped places. However, in the developed world, thankfully, we have many of these places under special protection, such as in National Parks.

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