Wilderness

Viewing the Aurora Australis

The New Zealand wilderness often has a soundtrack to accompany the magnificence: crashing waves on a rugged coastline, melodic birdsong in native bush or the wind in tussocks. There are also times when a symphonic soundtrack would be appropriate but there is only silence. That is when you witness an

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