A word worth preserving

December 2024

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Letter of the month A word worth preserving I love tramping as an activity and I also love the word ‘tramping’: it’s a word unique to New Zealand. During the past decade or so, the words ‘hiking’ and ‘trekking’ have  crept into the New Zealand vernacular. I have noticed retailers and articles about tramping now […]

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