Brown Hut blends in with its quartz and tussock surroundings. Photo: Victoria Bruce

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Victoria Bruce

Victoria is a keen tramper, journalist and author of the award-winning book Adventures with Emilie.

By Victoria Bruce

The historic heart of Oteake Conservation Park delivers a richly rewarding tramp.

(Listen to Vctoria read her story with a follow-up Q&A about the trip with our editor.) In the high hills above Central Otago, there’s a moment when the world seems to fall away and time unfolds. The wind scours the golden tussock as shadows from a shifting sky ripple across an undulating sweep of land. […]

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Victoria Bruce

Victoria is a keen tramper and author of the award-winning book Adventures with Emilie. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Queensland, has written for news agencies at home and abroad, and has held communications advisor roles within the public and private sector. These days she’s freelancing, writing books and spending lots of time outdoors with her daughter Emilie, exploring the rough and rugged mountains of the South Island’s West Coast and beyond.