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New Zealand's Nine Great Walks
Mason Bay (
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Following the Foveaux Strait coast and shore of Paterson Inlet on tranquil Ste-
wart Island, this leisurely loop (
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) offers a rewarding combination of
waterside scenery, notable native trees and ferns, and historic relics of bygone
days. Bird-watchers in particular will love it here, with a diverse range of species to
be seen and heard. These include big-winged coastal birds such as sooty shearwa-
ters and mollymawks, as well as little blue penguins; beaky waders in the inlet such
