NEW ZEALAND VIEWS.
Sir,-I was interested in your article headed "The Finest View in New Zealand." I have not. seen all parts" of New Zealand, but I have moved round somewhat, and I can call to mind three outstanding views and of the three, I would place Christchurch City from Cashmere Hills with farm lands beyond, and the long range of snow-capped Southern Alps as a background. Again, looking down on Christchurch City and suburbs on a clear, calm night, with thousands of twinkling lights, takes a lot .of .beating. My next se’ection would be "sunset from the Esplanade, Raumati South," in which can be seen the most
northerly part of the South Island with the line of small islands to the north. Given a clear day, this is a sight that once seen will never be forgotten by any lover of the beautiful. Another view which is firmly impressed on my mind is sunrise at Rotorua, from what was originally known as Ohinemutu; and looking towards Mokoia Island with several Maori canoes in the foreground was a particularly fine sight. The wildest scene I have known was the Otira (north branch) in flood, which was caused by a cloudburst in which I was caught on the old coach road, on one occasion. The rain-drenched bush-clad mountains and the raging torrent completed a scene of awe-inspiring wildness,
C. R.
CAVERHILL
(Raumati).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 476, 6 August 1948, Page 5
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