{"id":32,"date":"2023-12-23T02:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T02:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2023-12-26T02:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T02:16:39","slug":"local-sights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/local-sights\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Sights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47c06fe3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">When savvy tourists look back on their South Island experiences, the lasting clear impression is of a staggering variety of scenery within relatively compact distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Waitaki (the region around Oamaru) epitomises this characteristic. In 2023 Waitaki was declared as&nbsp;Australasia\u2019s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark.&nbsp;Within its boundaries you can discover alpine grandeur, many areas of geological interest, leading to wild Pacific Ocean sea-coasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The wealth of Waitaki is founded on its pastoral riches, More that 100 years ago it pioneered the first successful export of frozen meat to the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Beside the Oamaru harbour confident Victorian merchants commissioned a streetscape of ornate, gleaming white-stone buildings; while inland, in stark contrast, a little used road to the goldfields winds past the isolated, rustic Dansey\u2019s Pass Hotel (as welcome to today\u2019s traveller as it was to the miners more than a century ago!)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">On the northern boundary the mighty Waitaki River races from Mt Cook to the sea with brief pauses in hydro-power lakes. Jet boats skim along while in quiet spots anglers fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The sea too has boating and fishing attractions and seafood lovers will get very close to heaven if they sample the locally caught Blue Cod.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PastedGraphic-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PastedGraphic-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PastedGraphic-3-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PastedGraphic-3-768x620.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When savvy tourists look back on their South Island experiences, the lasting clear impression is of a staggering variety of scenery within relatively compact distances. Waitaki (the region around Oamaru) epitomises this characteristic. In 2023 Waitaki was declared as&nbsp;Australasia\u2019s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark.&nbsp;Within its boundaries you can discover alpine grandeur, many areas of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellview.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}