Yesterday I had the amazing experience of flying around the East Coast with Andy Stevenson in his Piper PA-46 Meridian ZK-UTE...
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| Lined up on Runway 32 at Gisborne |
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| Aorangi and Waitahaia River |
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| Aorangi |
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| Hikurangi at 1,752 m (5,748 ft) is the highest peak in the Raukumara range - trying to hide in the cloud. It is the North Island's highest non-volcanic peak |
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| On the other side of Hikurangi - The Tapuaeroa River |
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| Aorangi from the other side... |
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| and Hikurangi from the other side |
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| A look at the erosion on Tapuaeroa River |
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| Ruatoria |
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| Waiapu River |
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| Tikitiki |
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| Waiapu River looking down the Coast |
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| Waiapu River with Hikurangi clear now in the distance |
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| Port Awanui - Shipping came here until the 1930s. The wharf has long gone |
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| A beautiful day down the Coast |
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| Another look at the erosion... Andy talked about earth flow as akin to the ice flow on the glaciers. |
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| Whareponga |
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| Waipiro Bay |
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| The community of Te Puia Springs and Whakauparangi peak |
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| Forestry - a blessing and a curse on the East Coast |
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| Entering Tokomaru Bay |
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| Tokomaru Bay wharf |
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| Tokomaru Bay |
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| Mawhai Point |
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| Motuhina Island and Nuhiti |
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| Motuoroi Island and Anaura Bay - Cook's Landing Place 1769 |
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| Paerau Point |
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| Karaka Bay |
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| Tolaga Bay |
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| Cooks Cove in front of the wing... He took Endeavour in there |
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| More of Tolaga Bay |
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| The old coach rode that went along the Coast |
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| Gable End Foreland and Light |
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| Sam fishings for crays |
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| Whāngārā, the setting for Whale Rider. The legendary voyager Paikea reached Whāngārā after journeying from Hawaiki on the back of a whale. The whale became the rock, Whāngārā Island, at middle right in this image, with its distinctive ‘whale’ shape. |
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| Wainui and Gisborne |
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| Views of Gisborne before rejoining for Runway 32 |
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| My ride, Piper PA46T Meridian ZK-UTE |
