Video: Tongariro River Rapids

MCD writer Nina Mercer had a blast when her family got to experience a Grade 3 whitewater rafting adventure on the Tongariro River.

Renowned for its Art Deco architecture, it turns out Ranfurly is also something of a universal hub with its Interplanetary Cycleway

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Ride old gold-mining tracks, cross rivers and stargaze beside Lake Whakatipu on a rugged e-bike adventure around Arrowtown and Queenstown