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"Kia ora!"
"Errr – sorry, no. You must be mistaking me for someone else. My name is Alison."
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Off the Beaten Track
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A list of 8 must-see destinations in New Zealand, plus tips and suggestions to help you along the way.
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Destinations
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New Zealand, known in Maori as Aotearoa, or Land of the Long White Cloud, is truly a land apart.
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Country Backgrounders
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Megan Tady
When Joseph Otari declared the forest he owned just outside of Wellington protected land, he was defying the times.
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Project Spotlight
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Andrea Gourgy
I just danced the merengue with a hard-nosed communist.
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Fred Sengmeuller
I am sitting on a bench outside Haldwani bus station, a rural chicken stop in the far north of India.
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Verge asked six seasoned explorers, "What do you NEVER leave behind?" Here's what the experts had to say.
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Budget Traveller
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Tom Peacock
An award-winning documentary draws attention to a Canadian company's role in Ecuador's oil mess.
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Enviro-traveller
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James Stairs
War reporting for the plugged-in generation. It’s fast, mobile and to the point. It’s also deadly serious.
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People and Profiles
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Jeff Minthorn
Robert Young Pelton has found his way into, and out of, more conflict zones than most can name.
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People and Profiles
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Fred Sengmueller
In Nangi, Nepal, graduating from grade 5 is a serious matter.
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Off the Beaten Track
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Ethan Ribalkin
At last count, Aki Ra has defused over 20,000 landmines—the same number he estimates he laid as a child.
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Off the Beaten Track
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With major European powers at its doorstep, Morocco has long had to cope with foreign interests as well as internal strife.
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Country Backgrounders
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Simon Worsfold
'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Babel,' and Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' were all shot in Morocco—the country has a certain mystique that has captivated the West. Simon Worsfold discovers what makes this desert country so special.
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