NZ's winter wonderland - trips 7-13
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Bums back on seats
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Schools take on Ruapehu lodge
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WanakaSAR stalwart recognised
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, October 2018
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Surmounting mountains
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Your trips, your pix, November 2018
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, December 2018
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, December 2018
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, January 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, January 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, February 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, February 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Whio duckling numbers explode
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, March 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, March 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
2019 Wilderness Photo Competition Winners
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, April 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, April 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, May 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, May 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, June 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, June 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Kauri dieback closes Northland's Four Sisters Walk
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Te Araroa Trail benefitting local business
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Budget gives DOC an extra $100m
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Take your beacon this long weekend
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, July 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New Zealand's best mountain bike park gifted to DOC
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Maps show paucity of predator control during devastating mega-mast
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FMC resigns from Mountain Safety Council
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Father's Day gift ideas for outdoor dads
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Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, August 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, August 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Waiheke celebrates 10 years of walking festival
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Wilderness readers confess ‘leave no trace’ sins
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Clarification provided for access myth
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, September 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, September 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Te Araroa Trail immortalised on postage stamps
Walkshorts, Web exclusive, Te Araroa Trail
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Wilderness wins again
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Vote now! 2019 Reader's Choice Outdoor Awards finalists
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Thanks for voting in the 2019 Outdoor Awards
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Readers confess left at home blunders
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Wilderness wins again
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Southern Lights in the west
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Taranaki Crossing for 2022
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Helping hand for Duke of Ed trampers
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your Trips, your pix, October 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Mixing music with miles
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Packrafting Safely
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Location awareness
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This is why we do it
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Track upgrades diminish connection to nature
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New hut for Kaimai ranges
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Kiwi photographer snaps big award
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Sequels on the way for successful MSC safety videos
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
DOC booking system update sees price spike
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, November 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, November 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
A Wilderness Christmas
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14 chances to win in our $5000 super summer subscription prize draw!
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Unlikely trampers
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Driving out the predators
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Behaviour pledge for Te Araroa Trail
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
LandSAR to launch online community
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
A pocket ranger
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Clubs celebrate their jubilees
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, December 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, December 2019
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Bookings up for Mt Somers huts
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Kit out your kids
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A fall from from Mt Rolleston
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Waikato TC celebrate 70th
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Trampers tasked to help endemic butterfly
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Club pulls pines
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Wasp Wipeout expands into new regions
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Your trips, your pix, January 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Red rocks of New Zealand
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Woman walks 150km Tararua double traverse
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Septet quits Te Araroa Trail
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New Year’s Honour for Lydia Bradey
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Wanaka drone use on the rise
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Your trips, your pix, February 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, February 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Author and super-tramper Geoff Spearpoint
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Finding our kiwi selves tramping
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Whio find safe harbour
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Sir Ed’s grandson joins Summit Challenge for Nepal
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Stop before you cross
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Super Summer subscription winners
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Weather bomb closes Routeburn indefinitely
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Your trips, your pix, March 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
2020 Wilderness photo competition
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Bushfire ash still on NZ glaciers
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Covid-19 ripples felt in NZ outdoors scene
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Climate change concerns for Great Walks
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Record time for Tararua canyon route
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Rusty Ruahine bivvy replaced
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, April 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, April 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Keep it local, Kiwis
Covid-19, Walkshorts, Web exclusive
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NZ Mountain Film Festival to go online
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No overnight trips during Alert Level 3
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Keep in good heart, stay 2m apart
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Shaun Barnett, Wilderness’ roving editor
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2020 guide to women's gear
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5 hot chocolate recipes for backcountry connoisseurs
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Support the companies that support Wilderness
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The Wilderness 100: The 2 best trips in Rakiura National Park
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The Wilderness 100: The 8 best trips Fiordland National Park
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The Wilderness 100: The 5 best trips in Queenstown and Wanaka
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The Wilderness 100: The 10 best trips Mt Aspiring National Park
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The Wilderness 100: The 7 best trips in Canterbury
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The Wilderness 100: The 7 best trips in Arthur's Pass National Park
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The Wilderness 100: The 13 best trips on the West Coast
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The Wilderness 100: The 9 best trips in the Nelson and Marlborough regions
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The Wilderness 100: The 6 best trips in the Wellington region
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The Wilderness 100: The 6 best trips in Taranaki and Whanganui
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The Wilderness 100: The 6 best trips in the Manawatu
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The Wilderness 100: The 6 best trips in Tongariro National Park
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The Wilderness 100: The 7 best trips in Waikato and Bay of Plenty
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The Wilderness 100: The 8 best trips in Northland and Auckland
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The Wilderness 100
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Your trips, your pix, May 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon post, May 2020
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NZ Conservation Authority backs $1b green package
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Overnight tramping permitted, but huts may not be open
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Film festival announces Covid-immune schedule
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The best guided trips in New Zealand
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Returning to Te Araroa
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Lake Rotoiti shines in wedding album
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Covid budget big on conservation
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Your trips, your pix, June 2020
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Pigeon Post, June 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Mountain Film Festival tickets now on sale
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‘Incredible optimists’ – Kiwis break Great Walks booking records
Walkshorts, Web exclusive, Great Walks
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Rangiora retirees pitch in on pest control
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Walkers put out by Paparoa hut popularity
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Your trips, your pix, July 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, July 2020
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Manson-Nicholls Memorial Hut has been rebuilt, renamed and reopened
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Gift ideas for outdoor dads
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Risky Cape Kidnappers track will reopen
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Your trips, your pix - August 2020
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A Wilderness 100 omission
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Milford and Routeburn track bookings announced
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What lockdown take 2 means for trampers
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Best huts on the Great Walks
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The Great Walks by the numbers
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Pandemic podcast makes a comeback
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Packrafting trio make first descent in West Coast
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Share your story and win a PLB
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Lydia Bradey awarded Order of Merit
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Your trips, your pix - September 2020
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Pigeon Post, September 2020
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Casey Hut rises from the ashes
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Crystal Brindle, backcountry explorer
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DOC’s best campgrounds
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Gear for camping perfection
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The time I wish I had a PLB
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Funding boost for backcountry huts
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Money up for grabs for young Kiwi trampers
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Te Araroa partners with Walking Access Commission
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Your trips, your pix - October 2020
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Pigeon Post, October 2020
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What's in my pack: Ben Sinclair
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In-tents moments in the hills
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Bushcraft Manual to be digitised
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Popular Pouakai Hut moves into online booking system
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Wairarapa looks to the stars
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Your trips, your pix, November 2020
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Pigeon Post, November 2020
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Great Walk reader tips
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Kiwis outnumber tourists on Te Araroa Trail
Web exclusive, Te Araroa Trail
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A Wilderness Christmas
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Gear to improve your ride
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The 22 Great Rides
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Taranaki eyes future Great Ride
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Scientists hope to indigenise species names
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Awards success for Wilderness
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Your Trips, your pix, December 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, December 2020
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
2021 summer hiking clothes
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What's in my pack: Paul Hersey
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Super summer subscription competition
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2021's best hiking destinations
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Kaitiaki of the kauri
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Wheels in motion
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Kiwi YouTube star begins Te Araroa
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Kiwi distributor commits to sustainable future
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, January 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, January 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Hollyford Track reopens, but many streams remain unbridged
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Off track on open tops
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Infinite galaxies
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Help wanted to find missing plane
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Mountain hut survives 30 years in extreme environment
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
NZ Mountain Film Fest invests in Kiwi filmmakers
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Popular hot springs upgraded
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, February 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, February 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Fastpacker Alastair McDowell
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Backcountry cooking accessories
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Highways to the trails
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MSC to launch trip planning app
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NIWA launches weather forecasting website
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Sustainable jacket leads the way
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Runner cracks 10 Great Walks in 10 days
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, March 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, March 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Kahunui Hut upgrades ensure future generations can explore East Coast backcountry
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2021 Wilderness Photo Competition Winning Images
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Man of the mountains
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NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival announces speakers
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Skills drain looming for NZ guiding industry
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New boardwalk for Pouakai Tarns
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Don French completes 100 Peaks Challenge
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, April 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Pigeon Post, April 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Gear tailored just for women
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Busy summer for search and rescue despite Covid-19
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New $3.4m hut opening on Milford Track
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Book online with backcountry passes
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Your trips, your pix, May 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Great loo views hard to find
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Gear for ski touring
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Hooker Hut reopens in Aoraki
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Dogs poisoned by illegal meat baits
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
An historic wheelchair tramp to Pinnacles Hut
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New cycle trail opens in Central Otago
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Numbers on tourist tracks plummet
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, June 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Tips for plus-sized trampers
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Great Walks bookings open for 2021-22 season
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
MetService weather hazards help with trip planning
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New DOC hut for east Otago
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Great Walks could turn a profit after price hike
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
DOC director-general to leave role
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New DOC land created in Mackenzie Country
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Coal-heating in huts to be ceased
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, July 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Closed cell foam mats are the best
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Father’s Day Gift Guide
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No restrictions on TAC for now
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
DOC announces new campsite pass
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Major tourism plans for Arthur’s Pass on hold
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New track maps make outdoors more ‘Accessibel’
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Fundraiser for new Middlemarch hut
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, August 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Tramping with a toddler
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What's the story behind these strange signs in Tongariro National Park?
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DOC investigates six operators over Great Walks bookings
The world outdoors, Walkshorts, Web exclusive
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Storms hammer tracks in the North and South islands
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Calls for flight restrictions over Wilderness Areas
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Heaphy is a hotspot for South Island kōkako sightings
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New tramping opportunities in Milford Sound shake-up
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Campaign to combat untidy Kiwis
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
FMC turns 90
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Thank goodness they don’t make boots like they used to
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Kiwi app a world-first for trip planning
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Behind the scenes: how the Plan My Walk app was built
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What's in my pack: Lacey Beadle
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
We’re doing it, will you join us?
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Meet our partners
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New plan to save lives in the Tararuas
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Lake Dive Hut rebuild uncertain
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Name change for Mackinnon Pass proposed
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New public map app launched
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
New DOC director-general appointed
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Your trips, your pix, October 2021
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Champions for a safe outdoors
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
How to get the most from Plan My Walk
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
A world-class carry system
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Level 2 tramping rules relaxed
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Private Mt Cook hut could become public
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Great Walks’ popularity surges, West Coast’s plummets
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Extreme measures taken to end bed bug infestation
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
Historic Reefton track reopens
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…
A warning to always treat your water
Letter of the month A warning to always treat your water I have enjoyed tramping in many different parts of our beautiful country and have always appreciated our ‘clean,…