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Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides that follow major road trips in New Zealand. The stories cover the places you'll pass along the way - their people, their history, their cultural and natural significance. These stories are also available as an iPhone app and on YouTube - see http://www.m…

Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)

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Swampy landing at Harihari

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:16

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Gold fever in Hokitika

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:29

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Precious pounamu

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 5:08

The dangers of coal

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:55

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Punakaiki's Pancake Rocks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:57

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Conflict at Addisons Flat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:31

Murchison and Īnangahua quakes

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:34

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Brunner on the Buller

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 5:03

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Matakohe kauri

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:37

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Dargaville – from kauri gum to kūmara

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:35

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Waipoua Forest, home of giant trees

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:46

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Opononi, home of Opo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:57

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Kupe in the Hokianga

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:30

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Missionaries and muskets at Kerikeri

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:56

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Waitangi, home of the treaty

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:53

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Big-game fishing in the Bay of Islands

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:33

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Russell, former 'hellhole of the Pacific'

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:20

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Ruapekapeka, site of Kawiti's pā

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 5:00

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Kawakawa's colourful loos

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:29

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Underwater wonders of the Poor Knights

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:27

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Waipū, a Scottish settlement

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:28

Chowing down on the Matakana coast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:29

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Peacocks and zebras on Kawau Island

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:44

Pūhoi, up the boohai

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:19

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Creating a sanctuary – Tiritiri Matangi

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 3:44

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Rangitoto, Auckland's youngest volcano

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2011 4:52

Tales of the Auckland waterfront

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:58

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Auckland's 'coat-hanger' bridge

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:15

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Reclaiming Bastion Point

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:06

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Maungakiekie - One Tree Hill

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:15

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Eden Park - from swamp to sports ground

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:22

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Bombay to Bombay

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:28

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Mercer's unusual memorial

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:43

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Rangiriri pā

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:25

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Coal and clay from Huntly

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:39

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Tūrangawaewae - a place to stand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:28

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Rocky horror in Hamilton

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:01

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Hamilton's rugby wars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:26

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The equine stars of Cambridge

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:22

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Lake Karapiro

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:37

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Maungatautari, volcanic sanctuary

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 5:00

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Tīrau, corrugated-iron capital

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:48

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Luxury spa at Rotorua

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:45

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Whakarewarewa - thermal and cultural attractions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:53

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Island romance in Lake Rotorua

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:30

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The eruption of Mt Tarawera

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:48

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The big cheese of Lichfield

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:31

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Tokoroa, timber town

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:56

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Hatupatu's Rock

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:32

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Geothermal power at Wairākei

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 4:34

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The rushing waters of Huka Falls

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 3:57

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