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For more than 100 years bounty hunters sponsored by the Government tried their hardest to eradicate the kea. Now, as bird numbers decline, conservationists fight to prevent that fate.
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This three-hour guided walk and helicopter trip works out at $130 per person, which is surely the best value heli-hike in New Zealand.
When you look back at your life, there will be a few thousand moments that will never leave your brain. Somehow, a memory superglues itself inside your head, despite 11 million bits of information each second flowing through the brain. So, these moments need to be very special to stay with you forever – and this trip had one of them.
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Walking over a small hill to reveal Lake Pūkaki. I m on Glentanner Station, a spectacular High Country farm in the Mackenzie region. It has a population of 5,000 – and these sheep have the best view in New Zealand.