The Paraparas are rugged limestone hills north of Wanganui town. State highway 4 is a very tortuous road running through the hills which has
suffered from flood damage in many places.
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Waterfall on the northern edge of Wanganui District
26/5/07

That staple of the New Zealand rural economy... the sheep shearing shed

Major repairs to SH4, after flood damage in Feb 2004
17/11/07
We biked from Wanganui through the Paraparas and on to Ohakune, returning the next day.