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Stewart Island/Rakiura: Wonders of the Third Island stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Liz Carlson Rafting on the Landsborough River is a perfect choice for getting away from technology and people. Richie says: “I’ve flown through this area a few times and have seen how spectacular it is. You have to fly in or hike over the Brodrick Pass to start the trip, then you can spend a few days rafting and camping your way out. I’d love to do this.” Stuff Travel says: If there is one must-do for New Zealanders, especially for those who love wilderness and nature, it would have to be rafting the Landsborough River on the West Coast in summer. A guided adventure, it begins with a helicopter ride into the first comfortable camp before you begin a three-day adventure through untouched bush, rugged valleys and fun rapids. ....
On February 27, 1931, Oscar Garden landed a DH 60 de Havilland Gipsy Moth named Kia Ora at Horseshoe Bay. The flight came about after a £5 bet with Myross Bush man Geoff Todd. Todd was in the Gipsy Moth with Garden, a model of plane that the Tiger Moth would replace. It seems most of the town went to the beach to watch. At that time, only a few planes had flown over the island before, and some children were so frightened at the sight of an aircraft approaching they ran and hid in the bush. Supplied The first flight over the island was 10 years earlier, on January 13, 1921. ....
Tiger Mouth landing on Stewart Island 90 years after first flight landed stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.