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Category: Hawke’s Bay

Year 10 as an Expat
March 27, 2023March 27, 2023

Year 10 as an Expat

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My soul was slowly dying under the flickering fluorescent lights and the rat maze of cubicles. I couldn’t see it going on until I was able to retire. I knew there had to be something more rewarding and after listening […]

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Quick Drive to Ormondville
July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Quick Drive to Ormondville

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In the four years we’ve lived here, we’ve never actually gone to Ormondville, just a short way outside of Norsewood, where we feed the eels. I’ve come across a couple of posts about the place so I dove into Google […]

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Sunday Drive on Mangatarata Road
May 31, 2021May 31, 2021

Sunday Drive on Mangatarata Road

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Not to be confused with my last post about Mangarara Station, we took Mangatarata Road until it dead ended yesterday. My grandfather used to love doing “Sunday” drives, even if they weren’t on a Sunday and seeing where he would […]

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Pre-Easter Bushwalk at Mangarara Station
April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

Pre-Easter Bushwalk at Mangarara Station

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I got an email the other day for things to do in the area and Mangarara Station came up again on my radar. I knew they had a lodge but also read you can walk a 30 minute loop on […]

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