View from the summit of Patuha. Photo: Graham Bocock

Waimoku and Sefton Ridge tracks, Egmont National Park

January 2019

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When walking in Egmont National Park, Mt Taranaki gets all the glory. But the diminutive and nearby Kaitake Range offers some memorable walking without the mammoth ascents.

This trip starts from Lucy’s Gully, named after Lucy Stevens who lived in Oakura in the early 1900s. Decorated with moko and usually wearing a black scarf, the toothless woman was a popular landmark, selling mushrooms, blackberries, kete and whip thongs to travelling bullock and horse-drawn vehicle drivers at the monthly Okato sales. Her husband […]
January 2019

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Marios Gavalas

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Marios Gavalas

Marios Gavalas works as an adventure guide, showing off Aotearoa’s wild places to international visitors. He is the author of 18 walking and tramping guide books and has been a Wilderness contributor for over 10 years. He is happy on his mountain bike or skis and can often be found in his garden communing with gnomes.

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