Bombay Hills

And the trucks, interestingly.

I climb up the Bombay Hills.

So there's a truck on the left.

And there's another truck trying to overtake this truck.

This does then mean that they have bigger ratepayer bases.

For example, Auckland used to be five different councils, and then when it merged, it has everything from up to Marikana, down to Pukekohe, and a little bit beyond until you get to the Bombay Hills.

So everyone in Auckland now contributes to the one ratepayer base.

So from that understanding, I...

So on our street, there's always car share available.

I can go outside, and with five minutes' notice, I can be driving towards the Bombay Hills on a week in the way.

It's much cheaper than owning.

I've never thought about that.

I want to take a slight side quest, and that is, um, [clears throat] my uncle Jerry, uh, uh, who came from the north, um, he's been passed about maybe 20 years now.

But he used to live, uh, in the house right next to me growing up, um, [clears throat] in, in the Bombay Hills, and we had this Japanese headmaster come over from Japan and live with us for maybe, uh, three months maybe.

And he came to New Zealand.

Um, uh, he was retired, and he wanted to...

So I guess I probably had the advantage of the fact, and this is no hate to my Aucklanders out there, but I grew up in Auckland.

So, you know, got to AQC past the Bombay Hills and made my way down to Canterbury University for study.

Yeah.

And kind of just fell in love with Christchurch, really.

There are also a series of shorter loop options, including Wattle Bay Loop, Cape Horn Lookout Loop, Captains Bush Reserve Loop, and Hillsborough Cemetery Loop, giving flexibility for shorter outings.

Mount William Walkway is on the northern fringe of the Waikato, just over the Bombay Hills.

Starting from McMillan Road or from the alternative southern access point at Puketutu Road, the track climbs through native bush and open farmland to the Mount William summit at three hundred and seventy-three meters above sea level.

From the summit, there are expansive views over the Auckland and Waikato regions, with further views from Puketutu Trig slightly higher at three hundred and seventy-six meters.