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    Our wildlife paradise
    • Oct 30, 2017
    • 1 min

    Our wildlife paradise

    What a paradise we live in, Rose and I decided to take a short walk before dinner across the river. We live in the edge of the Opawa...
    Video of our close encounter with a leopard seal
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 1 min

    Video of our close encounter with a leopard seal

    Kayaking this week with our lovely guests from the U.K. Jill and Alan in the Wairau Lagoon, a typically shallow tidal wetland, we...
    Kayaking with our new guide Glenn Lambeth
    • Sep 6, 2017
    • 1 min

    Kayaking with our new guide Glenn Lambeth

    We are very happy to have Glenn Lambeth join us as senior kayak guide this season. Glenn’s considerable experience guiding kayaking...
    Royal Spoonbill, Kings and Queens of the river
    • Aug 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Royal Spoonbill, Kings and Queens of the river

    The spring is here and the warmer weather is enticing us out onto the little river which runs past our home, the Opaoa River....
    Kayaking in the Wairau Lagoon
    • Jul 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    Kayaking in the Wairau Lagoon

    Black fronted tern We have had some lovely kayak trips into the Wairau Lagoon. Here I had alot of fun photographing a rare black fronted...
    • Apr 4, 2017
    • 1 min

    Leopard seal, a rare and unexpected visitor on our kayak tours.

    There is always surprises in our ever changing environment at the Wairau Lagoon. Recently an young leopard seal has taken the Wairau as...
    What are the best things to do in New Zealand? – A classic kiwi experience.
    • Mar 18, 2016
    • 1 min

    What are the best things to do in New Zealand? – A classic kiwi experience.

    White baiting at the Opawa River Whitebait, if you have not tried them before, are a tiny, wriggling, juvenile form of five different...
    New guide Sandra Luik shares her love of the outdoors.
    • Nov 10, 2015
    • 1 min

    New guide Sandra Luik shares her love of the outdoors.

    New guide Sandra Luik shares her love of the outdoors. Sandra – Kayak guide and recycler extraordinaire Sandra has recently joined the...
    Alpine flora tours get local enthusiasts excited
    • Sep 24, 2015
    • 1 min

    Alpine flora tours get local enthusiasts excited

    Large flowered mat daisy The local Alpine Flora Club are getting excited about our new flora tours. The one day tour to Marlborough’s...

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