Murchison – RV Travel Lifestyle Magazine

Earth, Water, Wind and Fire

Because we live near the very top of the North Island and regularly take our visitors to Cape Rēinga, we decided that this year our own road trip would incorporate the northernmost point of the South Island, Farewell Spit. State Highway 60, beginning near Nelson, is the only way to get to that point by [...]

Geological and Human History in Murchison

RV Lifestyle Admin2020-11-11T10:33:59+13:00February 28th, 2018|Tags: Matt Winter, Murchison, South Island, Tasman, Travel|

At 10.17am on the June 17, 1929, Murchison was rocked by a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Damage to houses, buildings, bridges and roads was severe, and the road from Westport to Reefton was closed for 18 months. However, the most drastic consequences of the big shake were to the landscape. Being midwinter, the countryside was sodden [...]