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Kennedy Warne on the South Westland cave he went in search of, and a group of community weedbusters in South Titirangi to tackle wild ginger, a hard-to-control weed in the north.

View of Jackson Bay / Okahu - South Westland

Track to Smoothwater Bay

Bed of Smoothwater River

Smoothwater Bay

Weathered rock at Smoothwater Bay

Homemade archery bows at campsite near Smoothwater Bay

Location of Anataonga Cave as given on topographical map

Ginger Ninjas Steven MacLeod and Ella Lilley-Gasteiger tackle the weed problem in Wood Bay, South Titirangi

After dealing with wild ginger, themed refreshments: gingernuts, ginger kisses and ginger beer

Dunking a gingernut in ginger beer-sacrilege or sensation?

Wood Bay-how's the serenity?

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