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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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