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New Zealand's Nine Great Walks
Kohaihai Beach (
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, Kahurangi National Park
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A historic crossing from Golden Bay to the wild West Coast, this Great Walk
(
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) dishes up the most diverse scenery of any NZ tramp - from dense
forest, tussock-covered downs, caves, secluded river valleys, and beaches dusted
in salt-spray, fringed by nikau palms. A mighty wilderness this may well be, but you
will not be alone. Among the many critters calling this place home are up to 60 nat-
ive bird species (including great spotted kiwi), creepy cave weta, weird beetles,
leggy spiders and giant, ancient snails.
