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SOUTHERN WALKWAY, WELLINGTON

The Southern Walkway connects some of Wellington’s best-loved parks and suburbs between Oriental Bay to the north and Island Bay to the south. It forms the end (or beginning) of Te Araroa’s North Island section and can be walked in either direction. There are numerous connecting suburban streets and

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