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7 min

Te Araroa - Te Anau to Lockdown

A final round up of our '19-'20 attempt at completing the Te Araroa trail, but like many things, fell foul of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown

5 min

Te Araroa - Bluff to Te Anau

Starting our northbound hike across the South Island, we we're ready to get back into the swing of things along the Te Araroa.

4 min

Te Araroa - Rakiura (Stewart Island)

A brief trip to Stewart Island to try and see kiwi, resulted in a brief but fantastic encounter with New Zealands most famous bird.

5 min

Te Araroa - Albatross, Hitchhiking, and a Flip-Flop

After completing the North Island, we headed South to start from Bluff on a Northbound hike across the South Island.

5 min

Te Araroa - Palmerston North to North Island's End

Our return to Palmerston North was via a week long road trip back down from Auckland. A few stops along the way included Muriwai's gannet...

5 min

Mount Taranaki

I know there are a good many die hard trail walkers out there, who wince at the thought of hitch hiking long sections of a trail along...

6 min

Te Araroa - Rangiriri to Whanganui

Spending anywhere from 7 to 13 hours walking through the day means, inevitably, that I spend much of it walking through beautiful scenery...

4 min

Te Araroa - Puhoi to Rangiriri

There's nothing quite like long distance hiking through adverse conditions to make you appreciate and yearn for home comforts we take for...

3 min

Te Araroa - Russell Forest to Ngunguru

Leaving the confines of a house can be made all the more difficult if you know you're also giving up a comfy bed, warming wood burner and...

5 min

Te Araroa - Ngunguru to Puhoi

At almost three weeks in I'm starting to realise that a day by day break down of our goings on is probably a bit overkill. I will forever...

4 min

Te Araroa - Omahuta Forest to Russell Forest

The walk from Apple Dam campsite was an interesting one. The night had been cold and I'd put more strain on my bad foot than I thought...

3 min

Te Araroa - Ahipara to Omahuta Forest

After resting a day at Ahipara campsite indulging in a whole lot of nothing, eating fish and chips, and a casual evening stroll to the...

5 min

Te Araroa - Cape Reinga to Ahipara

Stretching for 3000km across the length of New Zealand, the Te Araroa trail would throw a lot at us. Beaches, forests, mountains, towns...

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