Fancy a hike up Mt Awful or a meander down Ugly River? In launching its new name, Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission (formerly the Walking Access Commission) has been highlighting a few of the backcountry’s more misleading placenames. There’s Westland’s pristine Cesspool swimming hole, the Slippery Dick Bridge on Ōpārara Valley Track […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
Otamatapaio Hut, Oteake Conservation Park
Why we’re putting on weight
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Dirt bike trial on Tongariro Northern Circuit gets approval
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