Observatory Attractions In Paekakariki

Stairway to Heaven - Paekakariki Escarpment Track, New Zealand

Running 10km between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, the track climbs to a height of 220m and includes some breath-taking flgihts of steps and two majestic swingbridges. The fight aginst my fear of heights was real!


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Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kapiti Coast - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year – BackpackerGuide.NZ

Day 71: Today we are checking out the walks in Queen Elizabeth Park along the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand! Join us for a free thing to do on the Kapiti Coast!

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Today we are checking out an awesome free thing to do on the Kapiti Coast, walking in Queen Elizabeth Park. We head to Queen Elizabeth Park in Kapiti which is just off the main highway in New Zealand to walks through rolling sand dunes with regenerating vegetation on them.

Along the sand dunes in Queen Elizabeth Park in Kapiti is a long stretching beach with awesome views of Kapiti Island out to sea. We head down to the beach to capture some photos and get some awesome views around Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kapiti Coast.

After struggling our way back up onto the sand dunes in Queen Elizabeth Park, we continue on the loop back around to the start with our shoes full of sand but still feeling epic after our walk in Queen Elizabeth Park in Kapiti.

Our day ends with a barbeque back at Moana Lodge in Plimmerton where we are staying for a couple of days as we explore the Kapiti Coast and the Wellington suburbs.

So what do you think of Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kapiti Coast? Is Queen Elizabeth Park somewhere you would stop off on your way to Wellington?

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New Zealand Biggest Gap Year

365 Days: 365 Activities

This year, join Robin and Laura from BackpackerGuide.NZ as they travel the entire of New Zealand doing 365 Days: 365 Activities! It’s New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! See what it’s like to do an epic backpacking trip in New Zealand as we bring you daily New Zealand travel vlogs and try out as many New Zealand activities as possible so you can start making your New Zealand bucket list! We also release New Zealand travel tips videos and New Zealand in 360/VR videos every Sunday so be sure to subscribe and don’t miss out!

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How to Pronounce Māori Words for Travelers // New Zealand

How to properly say the word Māori and correct pronunciation of the vowels, as well as commonly mistaken places in New Zealand. A brief history of the Māori people and their Iwi, as well as some tips on things to do. A must watch if you're traveling to New Zealand!

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Kāpiti - the perfect day trip from Wellington

Home to native birds and epic beaches, Kāpiti is a place of wild beauty...

Just an hour north of Wellington, Kāpiti is easy to get to on the Wellington rail network, State Highway 1 or via Kāpiti Coast Airport. It's the perfect day trip from the city and the perfect place to enjoy real Kiwi experiences.

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New Zealand (Queenstown - Te Anau - Milford) 5-Day Road Trip.

Rented a Maui campervan for this short road trip right after our wedding. We didn't want to stress too much and visit too many places, it was rather a relaxing trip...

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Top 10 Holiday Park Wellington

Escape to the peace and quite of spacious grounds amongst native trees. Just 12kms from the attractions of Wellington City and the inter-island ferries, conviently located just a few minutes walk to public transport. Wellington TOP 10 holiday Park has 72 Rooms, and over 150 powered and non-powered sites.

New Zealand. North Island Campervan Trip. May 2016.

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Lake Taupo Maori Carvings and Huka Falls, New Zealand

Sailboat cruise of Lake Taupo with some scenic drone footage of Maori Carvings and a hike to Huka Falls with a storm to make things interesting. Enjoy!


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Riding Behind Ab 663 On The Castlecliff Industrial Line

(New Zealand) An 'Ab' class steam locomotive ventures along the Castlecliff Line, the first Ab to do so since 1966.

Ab 663 (normally based at the 'Mainline Steam' depot in Plimmerton) visited Wanganui for a Paddles & Steam weekend with a trainset borrowed from 'Fielding Steam & Rail'. While in Wanganui, it ran three short excursion trips for locals including a trip on the Castlecliff Industrial Line.

This video was filmed from the open platform of the guards van behind the tender of the locomotive as the train travelled from the Wanganui Freight Yard to a loop at 'Molten Metals' a distance of just over 4 km.
(It was a joke among the locals that 663 was off to the scrap yard!)

The locomotive's presence in the town created much excitement.
Normally the Castlecliff line is used by plain looking container trains hauled by diesel-electric locomotives. So it was a thrilling sight to see a steam locomotive and some passenger cars on this recently reopened branch line.
Many people lined their home's front porches and driveways to witness something completely different passby through their suburb.

The line is made up of light 57 pound rail in some places with heavier 70 & 85 pound rail on some of the curves. There is an overall speed restriction of 25 km/hr in place.
Ab 663 represents the heaviest steam locomotive class to have worked on the line in the age of steam.

There were some notable firsts achieved with the train in this video;
-This is the first excursion train on the branch since Easter 1993. (on that occasion Dc 4369 was accompaning the old 'Capital Connection' set)
-Ab 663 is the first steam locomotive to travel this branch since F 163 was in town in November 1990.
-This was the first excursion on this line since the line's rehabilitation in 2011. (The line had been mothballed since 2002)
-BUT the big piece of news that was on everybody's lips today, was that this was the first visit by an 'Ab' Class Pacific locomotive on the Castlecliff line since about 1966.

The roads were busy with heaps of public finding vantage points along the line to enjoy the simple past time of watching a train roll by. A younger generation happily held their iphone cameras towards the steam visitor.
Today's visit by 663 was an experience to remember and was history in the making.