You don’t have to go on multi-day tramps, wander the New Zealand backcountry or hike Te Araroa to have an adventure or even to be considered a ‘proper’ tramper.
Who knew there was a working farm called Ambury Regional Park on the outskirts of the Auckland suburb of Māngere, complete with water that has to be treated, plus sheep, chickens, ducks, and a horse named Cameron. My walking companion and I didn’t – and we grew up in South Auckland. “That’s what I loved […]
Katrina Megget is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer and has written extensively for Wilderness about Te Araora. Her work has appeared in the British Medical Journal, Scientific American and The Telegraph, and she is the former editor of British B2B publication PharmaTimes Magazine. Katrina has walked Te Araroa and sailed around the coast of Great Britain with her husband. She is currently writing a book on her TA experience.
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You don’t have to go on multi-day tramps, wander the New Zealand backcountry or hike Te Araroa to have an adventure or even to be considered a ‘proper’ tramper.
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January/February 2025
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