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Stay with Us: Whakatāne given six hours to show itself off as vacation hotspot

November 7, 2018

Lucas de Jong puts the North Island town to the test.

When was the last time you planned your Kiwi summer holiday by throwing a dart at a map of New Zealand?

Everyone knows the appeal of places like the Coromandel, the Marlborough Sounds and the former hell-hole of the Pacific Kororareka (Russell).

But what about the less touristy towns?

Well, we've been getting some locals to show us around.

In the first of a new series Lucas De Jong spends six hours in Whakatāne.

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