It takes skill and precision for a Snares crested penguin to exit the water with grace, which isn’t always achieved. Photo: Sam Harrison

Untamed Subantarctic

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Sam Harrison

Sam Harrison is a chocolate addict who tramps on the side and can’t resist a bit of type II fun.

By Sam Harrison

An expedition to New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands reveals a landscape shaped by volcanic activity, wind and cold. Yet flora and fauna thrive here in numbers that astound.

They lie hundreds of kilometres from New Zealand’s southern and south-eastern coast and are hidden far from even the most committed tramper. But New Zealand’s Subantarctic Islands can be regarded as a jewel in the conservation estate and are well worth visiting. There are five different island groups: the Snares, Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty […]

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Sam Harrison

Sam Harrison is a chocolate addict who tramps on the side. When he’s not in the bush he can be found pushing paper for a government department in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Sam graduated from the University of Otago in 2021 with a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts, a large student loan and a love of all things tramping. He is easily identified in the hills by his oversized camera and his distinctive knack for finding type II fun.