Moo and Moochelle

Harbour Cone-Bacon Track, DUNEDIN (2hrs)

Difficulty: Hard Time: 2 hours (6km) Note: Parts of this track are closed during spring for the lambing season. The Harbour Cone is located on the Otago Peninsula and is one of Dunedin’s iconic natural landmarks. There are several options you can choose from to reach the top of Harbour Cone, depending on how long you want to […]

Jacob’s Ladder-Heyward Point, DUNEDIN (3hrs)

Difficulty: Advanced Time: 3hrs (5kms) BEWARE: THIS TRACK IS DANGEROUS. DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU HAVE ADEQUATE EXPERIENCE, FOOTWEAR, HAVE TOLD SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND ARE NOT ALONE. Note: Parts of this track is closed for lambing from 1 September to 31 October Jacobs Ladder, with the track we took drawn in red. Jacobs […]

MT. COOK NATIONAL PARK

Labour Weekend (21-23 October) 2017-Escape home to the South Island with family ❤ Even though I lived (and fell in love) in the south island for a number of years (ermm, 6) and saw a few amazing places, there are still so so many places in the “mainland” that I didn’t manage to tick off the […]

Trains Hut, WAITOTARA

Location: Waitotara Conservation Area Time: Overnight, 5 hours each way Difficulty: Medium (easy to follow track, hiking boots) The walk to Trains hut starts with an epic-ly long and windy drive up the Waitora River. While this is rather picturesque (and I enjoyed this walk) the car-sickness (which I have always suffered) endured means […]

Dawson’s Falls, TARANAKI

My activity-request to celebrate my 25th birthday was to travel to Taranaki to visit Dawson’s Falls. From Whanganui it was the perfect day trip, with views the entire way of the beautiful Maunga (mountain) Taranaki (or Mt, Egmont, depending on which name you prefer), Mt Ruapehu and even the tip of the South Island as […]

Elephant Rocks, OTAGO

Elephant Rocks, located near Duntroon in North Otago, are honestly some of the most interesting and amazing geological features I’ve seen. (Although, let be honest, I say that about almost every rock I see, sorry for the enthusiasm). The rocks are located roughly a 40 minute drive from Oamaru, and well worth the trip. If that’s […]

Taranaki Falls, TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK

Taranaki Falls are located in the heart of Tongariro National Park, which interestingly became New Zealand’s first National Park in 1887! Tongariro National Park is also recognised as one of 28 World Heritage Sites, due to its cultural and spiritual importance to Maori (as well as the geological significance of the volcanic structures found there) […]

Cave Beach, TARANAKI

Cave Beach is a section of the larger Waipipi Beach, literally meaning stream-pipi (a small, edible clam you can find by digging your toes into the sand). We didn’t go pipi hunting, but is definitely on the list of Taranaki activities for the next time we are in the area! To get there you travel to […]

Herepai Hut-TARARUA FOREST

Location: Tararua Forest Park Time: Overnight, 2.5 hours each way Difficulty: Medium (Clear track with route markers, steep in parts, Hiking Boots) Herepai Hut is accessed from the end of Putara Road, a 25 minute drive from Eketahuna (which is a cute little rural town in the Manawatu Region. It’s claim to fame is the giant […]

Rangiwahia Hut, RUAHINE FOREST

Location: Ruahine Forest Park, Manawatu Region Time: Overnight. 2 hours up, 1 hour return Difficulty: Easy (Clear track. Running Shoes)