Three best historical paintings of the New Zealand outdoors

Freedom campers say NZ is too expensive

We’ve heard what Kiwis and local councils think about freedom camping, but what do those who practise it think of the kerfuffle? Michael Andrew finds out With freedom camping… Keep Reading

Alternative Auckland

With the Waitakere Ranges and parts of the Hunua Ranges closing soon to prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease, Aucklanders could be forgiven for thinking they’ve run out… Keep Reading

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Backcountry meltdown

Perfect perch

Rise of the drones

Three ways over a three-wire

Trips View all

Moa Stream Hut via Kiwi Stream, Craigieburn Forest Park
Hope Arm Hut via Monument, Fiordland National Park
Tamahunga Track, Warkworth
Earnslaw Burn Track, Mt Aspiring National Park
Mt Titiroa, Fiordland National Park

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Waypoints

Perfect perch

The western Ruahine Range offers some exceptional tramping country, including the Pourangaki River, which drains some of the park’s highest mountains. One of the area’s most accessible huts is Kelly Knight,...
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Action on Alexander
Magnificent valley-heads
A west side story
Forgotten Great Walk
Water spiders

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Three to remember
Backcountry meltdown
Discombobulated in Kahurangi
The crossing that’s not
Fell-walking the hard way

Gear reviews View all

Gear Review

Cactus Outdoor Hammock

At a glacne Plusses: Good size, stable, durable for years of use. Minuses: Not an option for camping. Features: Best known for their hard-wearing packs and ‘free-standing’ pants, Cactus has added a hammock…
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DD Frontline Hammock
Therm-A-Rest Space Cowboy 45
Rab Alpha Flux
The North Face Ventrix
Fjällräven Kajka 75l

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Peggys Peak to South King, Tararua Forest Park
Magnificent valley-heads
Sushi’s last climb
The Insta-goldrush
Therm-A-Rest Space Cowboy 45