(Listen to this interview.) Artist Niels Meyer-Westfeld’s new book, Feathers of Aotearoa, is filled with exquisite drawings and intriguing facts. Where did the idea for Feathers of Aotearoa come from? I started drawing birds in about 2008 and had my first book, Land of Birds, published in 2014. After that I continued drawing birds, and […]
About the author
Leigh Hopkinson
Wilderness deputy editor Leigh Hopkinson spends the weekends in the hills with her whānau and weekdays as a journalist and editor. She has a Graduate Diploma of Journalism from the University of Canterbury. A keen tramper, rock climber and newbie mountaineer, she has written for magazines and newspapers on both sides of the Tasman. She’s originally from the West Coast and now lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
Green Point Hut, Gamack Conservation Area
Oboz Katabatic RT Low
Mud, sweat and tears in Longwood Forest
Every Tararua hut reviewed and ranked
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