A Bay of Plenty filmmaking whānau is encouraging tamariki to get off their devices and into the outdoors. Anton Steel, Kylie Dellabarca Steel and their sons Malachi (15), Judah (12) and Ezra (7) have created a web documentary series, Kids Unplugged. The six-part series is about ‘real kids having real adventures’: tramping to huts, riding […]
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Leigh Hopkinson
Wilderness deputy editor Leigh Hopkinson spends the weekends in the hills with her whānau and weekdays as a journalist and editor. She has a Graduate Diploma of Journalism from the University of Canterbury. A keen tramper, rock climber and newbie mountaineer, she has written for magazines and newspapers on both sides of the Tasman. She’s originally from the West Coast and now lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year winners
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