Three 17-year-olds are on a human-powered expedition through the heart of the North Island. Chasing 800km over three weeks, Olly Dow, Thomas Winter and Will Dunn are walking, biking and canoeing through Aoteaora’s wilderness. Dow, a keen tramper and member of Youth Search and Rescue (YSAR), said the idea came from his love of studying […]
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