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Bethells Beach
One of the great things about living in Auckland is the diversity of the coastline. You can drive from the Tasman Sea to the Pacific Ocean in less than an hour. On the eastern side, the Pacific, the...
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Photo of the Day — Cliff Stack Couple
© 2012 Mark Meredith At Muriwai, on Auckland’s rugged west coast, you can visit the world’s most accessible gannet colony. We’ve been there many times. Gannets are extraordinary birds, dressed in a...
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Photo(s) of the Day — On The Rocks
All Images © 2012 Mark Meredith I used to enjoy rock fishing once upon a time, but found I spent most of my time trying to unsnag my line from hidden reefs, rather than landing something tasty for...
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Photo Essay — The Gannets’ Domain
At Muriwai, on Auckland’s west coast, you can visit the world’s most accessible gannet colony. We’ve been there many times and went again last night. However, this time the gannets had flown their...
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Sunday Snapshot — Midwinter Blues
In a few days it will be midwinter, and then the days will start growing longer and, before we know it, spring will be here! Yaay! But when winter looks this inviting we should just be grateful. Taken...
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Tuesday Photo — Kite Surfer
Piha is a volcanic black sand beach renowned for its dangerous rips and is the home of Auckland surfing — the photo at the top of this page is Piha. So large can the seas be and so deadly the rips,...
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Thursday’s Photo — Muriwai Wind
Rain, gusts, gales, squalls: we’ve had the lot these last few weeks. In the South Island they’ve had to deal with the snow. Here in Auckland it’s been cold, too, but with monotonous wind and rain...
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Whatipu the Wild
Whatipu is the most remote of Auckland’s beaches, situated on the southernmost point of the Waitakere Ranges on the West Coast, looking towards the Manakau Heads. We went there last weekend. Part of...
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Piha Sunspray
This will be my last entry for a month as I’m off to Trinidad and Tobago via San Francisco. So I thought I’d put up one of my favourite photos as a parting shot, as it were. It’s the original colour...
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Bethells Surfer
We returned to Bethells with some Trinidadians last weekend to show them the raw beauty of Auckland’s west coast. The tide was out and the wet surface of the sand gleamed like a mirror, perfect for...
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West Coast Wanderings
The west coast of Auckland, in and around the Waitakere Ranges, is a wild and rugged place quite unlike any other part of New Zealand. It’s one of our favourite places to visit for walks, spectacular...
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