{"id":12,"date":"2020-01-15T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T13:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backpackerboard.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-02-08T02:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:50:06","slug":"new-zealand-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.backpackerboard.co.nz\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate blog for backpacking around nz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">If you are looking for some great tips and advice for an upcoming trip to NZ then you&#8217;ve come to the right place.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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