See more… braided rivers

January 2013

Read more from

January 2013

Tramping in the upper Rakaia River. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
Three places to these characteristic New Zealand rivers Many New Zealand trampers have threaded their way up Canterbury’s braided rivers, crossing each milky strand thinking it was the last, before reaching one last ford, often unexpectedly deep. Fording many of the largest rivers, however, would be impossible if the river’s full force was concentrated into […]
Shaun Barnett

About the author

Shaun Barnett

More From See more

Similar Articles

Lake-edge retreat in St Arnaud

Tackling the Tākitimu

Diamond in the rough

Trending Now

Pearson Hut, Kirkliston Range

Takorika, Havelock Water Supply Reserve

Zion Hill Track, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park

A biking adventure to suit

Taking on the Tin Range

Subscribe!
Each issue of Wilderness celebrates Aotearoa’s great outdoors — written and photographed with care, not algorithms.Subscribe and help keep our wild stories alive.

Join Wilderness. You'll see more, do more and live more.

Already a subscriber?  to keep reading. Or…

34 years of inspiring New Zealanders to explore the outdoors. Don’t miss out — subscribe today.

Your subscriber-only benefits:

All this for as little as $6.75/month.

1

free articles left this month.

Already a subscriber? Login Now