rakiura national park
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A remote island experience and bird lover’s paradise are what draw most people to Stewart Island, located just off the coast of the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island. There is only one town, Oban, but the rest is entirely undeveloped land protected within Rakiura National Park. While the park showcases native forest, backcountry…
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Also, how I got charged by New Zealand’s most iconic bird and then covered in mud while hiking the Rakiura Track on Stewart Island. Any visitor to this little island country is rewarded at every turn (and there are many – the roads in New Zealand are windy AF). Brimming with lush tropical forests, unreal…
