“We would get off the plane, train, and play the game and then head back home.” Close rugby friends, such as Taranaki local Conrad Smith, were always suggesting he pay a visit, he said. “They would tell me all the time how great it was. It was quite nice to find out what else there was to see.”
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Richie and Gemma McCaw enjoying the Fiordland bush during the Tourism NZ ‘McCaws on Tour’ project. During their weekend visit, the McCaws were treated to guided walks on the maunga, a surfing lesson from Tama Blackburn, of Nau Mai Tours, at Fitzroy Beach, and dinner and accommodation at the Stratford Mountain House, on Taranaki Maunga.
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Why go: On a clear day, the soaring highlight of Egmont National Park is the key reason you should always ask for a window seat on the right-hand side of the plane when flying from Auckland to Wellington. Punctuated by the smaller Fanthams Peak, Mt Taranaki s perfect volcanic cone is surrounded by an equally symmetrical forested circle prescribing the rugged and protected limits of New Zealand s second-oldest national park. Soon to be officially named Taranaki Maunga, after three centuries of being called Mt Egmont and 34 years of Taranaki/Mt Egmont, the peak visible across the region marks the location of one of New Zealand s best one-day walks.