Reds used to be all the way out to the end of Farewell Spit, 25 km from the nearest hills. There are a few freshwater lakes out there.
Last winter I saw red footprints in the mudflats of Westhaven Inlet, apparently crossing between headlands at low tide (at night I guess). Also browsing the native that grows all the way down to the high water mark.
Red footprints all over the sand of one particular beach in the Abel Tasman.
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