What’s the rush? Children help us slow down and take delight in
the everyday wonders – like crossing a swingbridge – of tramping. Photo: Leigh Hopkinson
The pace may be slow and the distractions many, but getting to share a child’s first outdoor adventure is a complete joy. It became clear, just two hours into our walk to Nina Hut in the Lewis Pass, that we weren’t going to make it before dark. We’d set off at midday and the track […]
About the author
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.
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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