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Illustration showing New Zealand woodpigeon or kereru perching on a brown branch with small green leaves. Bird has blue-green head, blue-green wing feathers and tail with a patch of red-brown feathers at the shoulder, a white rounded belly, short red-brown beak and red-brown claws on the branch. Background is very light blue at top and light green at bottom.

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Illustration showing New Zealand woodpigeon or kereru perching on a brown branch with small green leaves. Bird has blue-green head, blue-green wing feathers and tail with a patch of red-brown feathers at the shoulder, a white rounded belly, short red-brown beak and red-brown claws on the branch. Background is very light blue at top and light green at bottom.
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Nature and gardens

  • Small waterfall surrounded by tall green trees and bushes, in foreground is a small patch of green grass.
    Nature and gardens

    A breath of fresh air at Karakariki Falls

  • Waikato river with blue-green water, bushy trees on both banks, in the distance high across the river is a red-brown bridge with two red spiky poles above it.
    Nature and gardens | Essential adventures | Slow travel in New Zealand

    Eight great ways to experience the Waikato River

  • In foreground centre is a bicycle with yellow and blue body and black handlebars and wheels, and the words Clio in large letters on the cycle frame. Behind the bicycle is a row of green and white weed flowers. At left is a glimpse of a river behind bushy plants, and more green bushes on the far side of the river. At right is a bridge across the river with a curved semicircle green frame above the grey-blue bridge. Sky is cloudy blue-grey.
    Nature and gardens | Essential adventures | Slow travel in New Zealand

    Te Awa – riding along the river

  • In centre is a large wooden sphere with many wooden poles coming out of it. At left, looking towards the sphere which is much taller than her, is a woman wearing brown hat, grey t-shirt and green skirt with red and white flowers.
    Nature and gardens | Local food, arts and culture

    Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru – Art in Nature

  • Many big azalea flowers all shades of pink, white and orange, on bare branches, a few light green leaves, behind the flowers is a river, green plants and a bench on other side of river.
    Nature and gardens

    Step back into New Zealand history at Woodlands Estate

  • End of footbridge with grey-brown wooden handrails, on left tall green palm leaves and fern leaves, on right trees with straight brown trunks and green foliage.
    Nature and gardens | Slow travel in New Zealand

    Taitua Arboretum – a beautiful tree park

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Illustration showing New Zealand woodpigeon or kereru perching on a brown branch with small green leaves. Bird has blue-green head, blue-green wing feathers and tail with a patch of red-brown feathers at the shoulder, a white rounded belly, short red-brown beak and red-brown claws on the branch. Background is very light blue at top and light green at bottom.

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Waikato Day Tripper is a travel blog founded by Alice Bulmer in 2025, helping visitors to New Zealand find out about slow travel in the Waikato region of the North Island.

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