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Te Araroa hikers caught out by lockdown

After the nation wide lockdown went into effect, some Te Araroa Trail walkers emerged from the bush to a very different New Zealand. Two Te Araroa Trail hikers walked… Keep Reading

Kiwi outdoor company makes masks for Covid-19

Cactus Outdoor is ramping up production of face masks in the fight against Covid-19. Initially designed for tradespeople such as builders and painters, the masks are now under unprecedented… Keep Reading

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Duder Regional Park, Auckland
Cairnmuir Hill Track, Central Otago
Avalanche Peak via Scotts Track, Arthur’s Pass National Park

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Gear Review

Lowa Ticam Pro GTX

At a glancePluses: A strong and fully-featured boot, stable and stiff, crampon compatible, comfortMinuses: Expensive and heavy Weight 1800g Features: An alpine tramping boot with a soft leather upper…
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Sierra Designs Cloud 20 Sleeping Bag
Montane Trailblazer 30
Aarn Little Llama 20
Vasque St Elias FG GTX
Lowa Locarno GTX Mid

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2020’s best knives and multitools
2020 guide to water filters and purifiers
PLB with digital display offers ‘peace of mind’
2020’s sport sandals
2019’s daypacks

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Navigating through confirmation bias
How to care for your gear
Using a compass when there is no visibility
Navigating by stream
Location awareness

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Waypoints

See more… Harper

Visit more places named after this pioneering Canterbury family.  Arthur Harper, often known as ‘A. P. H.’, played an important role in the development of outdoor recreation in New Zealand.…
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Off the radar
A cure for the itch
The French Connection
Fanthams Peak, Egmont National Park
The Gateway, West Coast

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Mountain biking

A legacy trail

Servicemen returning from Europe after fighting in the First World War were offered land in the Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka valleys.  The first to arrive cleared the dense bush from their holdings...
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Beyond the Brass Monkey
2020 Wilderness photo competition
To summit or not to summit?
Return to the trail
The injuries you can’t see

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A legacy trail
To summit or not to summit?
Bite me for science
Peter Laurenson, Backcountry editor
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