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Some would say it's been 25 million years in the making.
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Some would say it's been 25 million years in the making.
Hamish McNeilly/Stuff The 5-year-old explores the bizarre rock formations of the Elephant Rocks in Waitaki Valley By the time he's awake, we are nearing our first stop: the Takiroa Māori rock art site, near Duntroon. The place is deserted, smells strongly of guano thanks to hundreds of pigeons nesting in the towering limestone cliffs, and is surrounded by fencing to preserve the earthquake-affected area while keeping out those who just want to add their own “art”. JOHN BISSET/Stuff It is utterly charming. And free. A double thumbs up. Mytchall Bransgrove/Stuff Ōmārama’s clay cliff...