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Off The Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne

From Nine To Noon 17 August 2009

The Clarence RIver with outdoorsman, adventurer, travel journalist and photographer Kennedy Warne.

The Clarence River rises on the boundary of Nelson Lakes National Park, follows a serpentine course between the two great mountain ranges of Kaikoura – the Seaward and Inland Kaikouras – and empties into the Pacific at a town named, yes, Clarence, about a half-hour drive north of Kaikoura.

Tourists have discovered the delights of Kaikoura, but Clarence still remains off the beaten track, its attractions little visited and, for that reason, all the more pleasurable for those who take the time to seek them out.

Johnny Reader's airboat, Snow Gatehouse at the helm.

Lupins blaze on the river flats at the Clarence mouth in spring, with the Kaikoura ranges in the background.

Clarence bridge carries State Highway 1 across the river.

Shingle beach at Clarence mouth.

Colin Nimmo checks stock on Muzzle Station the easy way in his helicopter.

Casting for kahawai at Clarence mouth.

Clarence flows into Lake Tennyson near Hanmer Springs, before beginning its long journey to the coast.

Lime-crushing machinery on Waipapa Station, near Clarence mouth.

Lynda Kitchingham and Dylan Simson (plus Bilbo Baggins), lavender growers at Clarence.

Mustering cattle on Bluff Station, inland from Kekerengu.

Mustering cattle on Bluff Station in paddocks with flowering blue borage.

Muzzle Station, one of the country's most remote farms, in the mid-section of the Clarence.

Approaching a gorge during a rafting trip on the Clarence.

Riding whitewater during rafting trip. sheep waipapa -- Irrigators keep the paddocks green on Waipapa Station, near the Clarence mouth.

Irrigators keep the paddocks green on Waipapa Station, near the Clarence mouth.

Tina Nimmo of Muzzle Station.

The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.

Kennedy Warne at Codfish Island. Photograph by Frans Lanting.

Kennedy Warne is an outdoorsman, adventurer, travel journalist, photographer and regular guest on Nine to Noon.

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