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PLB changes aim to boost registrations

RCCNZ is launching a new registration system for personal locator beacons in a bid to make registering easier and to provide more information for search and rescue services. The… Keep Reading

Have your say on dieback track closures

DOC has released a list of 35 tracks that it is proposing to close, or partially close, throughout the upper North Island and is calling for feedback. In total,… Keep Reading

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In the shadow of Sawtooth

Coming around the mountain

Bunks for all – but her

2018 guide to headlamps

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Karaka Tramping Track-Waiotahi Track, Coromandel Forest Park
Dorset Ridge Hut and Mid King Bivouac, Tararua Forest Park
Hidden Lake, Oteake Conservation Park
Round the Mountain Track, Tongaririo National Park
Tasman Lake, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park

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Good morning sunshine
Fiords
A bridge too far
An Unknown highlight
Volcanoes

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Your first ski touring trip
Four ski touring trips for newbies
Dying to tramp
Closing the ZIP on possums
Survival of the whio

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Gear Review

Rab Xenon X

At a glance Plusses: Versatile, warm, windproof, performs when wet, breathable. Minuses: Drafty hood. Features: The Xenon X bridges the gap between active layers and a down jacket. Synthetic insulation has improved significantly…
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Patagonia Micro Puff Hoodie
Marmot Featherless Hoody
Vasque Saga GTX
Cactus Outdoor Hammock
DD Frontline Hammock

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Closing the ZIP on possums
Survival of the whio
Gear that wears in
2018 guide to outdoor socks
Your first ski touring trip