Boardwalks make it possible to visit kauri on recently reopened Waitākere Range tracks. Photo: Matthew Cattin

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Having neglected his local tramping ground for too long, Matthew Cattin set out to walk every reopened track in the Waitākere Ranges.

It started as an offhand idea, but quickly became an obsession; to walk every open track in the Waitākere Ranges. Despite living my whole life in Tamaki Makaurau, I’d logged most of my tramping miles beyond the city limits, and decided that ought to change.  I’ve always loved the west coast – I guess it’s […]
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