Who was Chase? Chasing the past at Chases Gorge
9 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Members of the Danks family enjoy summer at their Chases Gorge Camp Club camp site in January, 1926. A bach at the site is still in family ownership. Photo / Demler and Danks family archive.
Members of the Danks family enjoy summer at their Chases Gorge Camp Club camp site in January, 1926. A bach at the site is still in family ownership. Photo / Demler and Danks family archive.
Northern Advocate
By: Lindy Laird
The owners of a group of baches at Baylys Beach are chasing stories about the life and times of their historic, share-owned property.
GO NZ: A road trip on Northland s Kauri Coast
18 Jan, 2021 10:39 PM
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The Northern Wairoa River on the Kauri Coast, with the volcanic plug Tokatoka in the background. Photo / Sue Taylor
The Northern Wairoa River on the Kauri Coast, with the volcanic plug Tokatoka in the background. Photo / Sue Taylor
NZ Herald
Lindy Laird takes the road less travelled into Northland s magnificent geography and history
To travel Northland s Kauri Coast is to journey through time and a world of giants.
Starting at the State Highway 12 turn-off at Brynderwyn, the route skirts the Kaipara Harbour s northern reaches and pretty, historic settlements.