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    Where would you live?

    Random thought for the weekend:

    If you could live in any town or city in New Zealand with the main intention of getting into the outdoors and hunting as much as you can for a year or two, where would you live (don't say the bush....)? Feel free to justify your answer :-)

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    Top of the South Island seems to have it all. Trout fishing, decent enough saltwater fishing and good hunting.
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    Wanganui we miss all the crap weather dosent take long to drive anywhere to do it hahaa
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    Good question, the people that know may not comment though ... a question I often ask myself
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    Bro ill through boring old pnorth in here

    access to ruhainies and tararua rangers, central location for sea fishing on both coasts aswel as as fresh water fishing all around.

    1.5hr to Wellys
    3hr to Taupo
    2hr to Napier
    3hr to np
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    Hokitika....which is gonna happen sooner than later, wifey is from Hari Hari and we're over there regularly. We've been house hunting for a year now and just waiting for the right property to come up. Hokitika has everything and is only 45mins to HH. Deer, surf casting etc etc.
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    Anywhere on the South Island if its not in Christchurch or South of Geraldine
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    The West Coast for sure. Look up WAMS and focus on the West Coast: the entire area is bathed from top to bottom (with a few tiny exceptions) in the light green colour denoting public land. Step 10 metres off SH6 and 99% of the time you are in public land. The New DoC hunting permit system means 30 seconds of box ticking and you are good to go for a year's unimpeded hunting. And then there's all those river mouths.......
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    Gisborne.
    Fertile soils.big pigs.big deer.great fishing
    Multiple species of deer.wild cattle.goats.pheasants,turkeys,ducks,big dark possums,
    Trout fishing.
    Small population surrounded by critters in every direction.
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    Opotiki but make sure up on the hill above the town why Opotiki flood prone why cheap housing ( bad gang reputation but likely not deserved)- gate way to great hunting and top fishing- leave South Island fishing for dead especially game fishing and snapper --

    Wanganui great fishing with a boat of the coast and hunting inland cheap housing again buy a house well above the town ( flooding )
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    Hokitika or haast

    Definitely not Tasman its rubbish up here

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    Its not what you get but what you give that makes a life !!

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    I would have thought Riihimäki for you
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    Quote Originally Posted by 199p View Post
    Bro ill through boring old pnorth in here

    access to ruhainies and tararua rangers, central location for sea fishing on both coasts aswel as as fresh water fishing all around.

    1.5hr to Wellys
    3hr to Taupo
    2hr to Napier
    3hr to np
    forgot only an hours drive to buzzmans firesale's
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