Paraparas

 
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
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26/5/07

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That staple of the New Zealand rural economy... the sheep shearing shed
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Major repairs to SH4, after flood damage in Feb 2004
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17/11/07

We biked from Wanganui through the Paraparas and on to Ohakune, returning the next day.
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Early morning train
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18/11/07

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From one point you can see the sea to the south...
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...and the mountain to the north
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