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    West of Whanganui

    Jun 21, 2019 4 minutes
    Story and photos by David Coxon

    Our trip up the Waitotara Valley was strongly recommended by a friend in the 4WD club.

    Although not a particularly long one, adding the time to get from Wellington to Whanganui and back again made it too long to do in a day, so we decided to plan for good weather and go up on Saturday afternoon to camp at Ashley Park, just out of Whanganui. We could then make a day trip out of exploring the Waitotara Valley and returning to Wellington.

    Arriving at Ashley Park on a warm and sunny evening we found it

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