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On the 309 Road, Ahurewa Eco Retreat is $325 a night for two, with a minimum stay of two nights. Visit canopycamping.co.nz/ahurewa-retreat. A night at Wairua Lodge is from $225 for a double room, or $320 for a twobedroom apartment. Visit wairualodge.co.nz.

Visit the Tuapeka Mouth Ferry Facebook page for the latest operating hours and weather updates, as it doesn’t operate if the wind is too high or the river too low; facebook.com/TuapekaMouthFerry.

Carbon footprint:

Flying generates carbon emissions. To reduce your impact, consider other ways of travelling, amalgamate your trips, and when you need to fly, consider offsetting emissions. If you’re booking with Air New Zealand, tick the box to offset your emissions during the booking process. If you’ve already flown, or are booked onto another airline you can still work out your emissions by starting to go through the Air NZ booking process and clicking the ‘‘offset your emissions’’ box. Read more at airnewzealand.co. nz/sustainability-customer-carbon-offset.