Changes through the ages
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Ricky French
Hidden huts of the Orongorongos
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Family tramping - it doesn’t have to be perfect
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Fast deals and bankrupt trampers
30th anniversary, Wild Culture, Wild Huts
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Life list: 12 things every tramper must do
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Catching the sunrise
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Three tramps, seven days
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Last week was better
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Ladders! Bridges! Fires!
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
No. 2 - Traverse an entire range
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Learning that can’t be done in school
Wild Comment, Wild Families, Wild People
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
The first step is the hardest
Family Tramping Tips, Wild Families
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Tramping mistakes to avoid
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Camping, but without the tent
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Sneakers will do
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Your tramping horoscope
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Pack your bag, we’re leaving
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
C’mon baby light my fire
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Winter tramps with kids
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Along the knife-edge
30th anniversary, Off the Beaten Track
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Welcome to your first trip
School Holidays, Wild Families
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Discombobulated in Kahurangi
Features, Wild navigation, Missing person
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Five reasons the Holdsworth-Jumbo circuit is the best family tramp
Features, Wild Families, Wild Trips
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
The best family tramp
Features, Wild Families, Wild Trips, Wild winter
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
German couple mistake SH1 for Te Araroa Trail
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
The rise and rise of the Tararuas
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Your 2020 tramping horoscope
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Toilet paper shortage sparks chaos in bush
Covid-19, Walkshorts, Web exclusive
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Message in a barrel
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
No comments, please
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Learning the lost art of whittling
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Wake up somewhere different
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
The fun business of hut bagging
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Seizing the day
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Miracle makeovers
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Hard as ice
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
The freedom of camping the Great Walks
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
How young is too young?
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Packs with relative dimensions
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
A walk in nature leads to reduced stress and tension
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
How to start walking 1200km
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Camp therapy
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Walking the rural-urban divide
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
Your 2022 tramping horoscope
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…
School on the road
The Braaksma family has finished a year-long cycle journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga. Ten-year-old Mahe Braaksma will never forget riding his bike through the freezing rain in the…