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    WELLINGTON from ON HIGH

    Jun 21, 2021 2 minutes
    BY DAVE MITCHELL

    WELLINGTON’S Belmont Regional Park is a vast area roaming from Petone to near Heretaunga with many great riding and walking opportunities. On a clear day, it has wrap-around views of the whole Wellington region plus much of the South Island’s top end.

    A large part of the park is still a working farm with history in the form of

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