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July 2017

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When drinking straight from backcountry streams, avoid those that are fast-flowing and rich in sediment. Photo: Mark Watson
New Zealand seems to be one of the few places in the world where water can still be drunk straight out of backcountry streams, free from worry. Or can it?  Halfway up Mt Ngauruhoe, Irishman Alan Moore knew he had a problem. It was 2014, and for the previous few months he’d been thru-hiking the […]
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