{"id":1856,"date":"2011-01-02T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-02T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2025-07-27T14:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:59:50","slug":"pearl-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2011\/pearl-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl flat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Laing and I camped at Pearl flat which sits below Mount Aspiring. 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