Aussie expat, former hiking guide and current staffer at MD Outdoors, Emma Shuttle

December 2025

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December 2025

Hailing from a very flat part of Australia, Emma Shuttle moved to New Zealand in 2023. She has worked in the outdoor industry for the past eight years, first as a hiking guide and outdoor education instructor, then in mountain biking tourism, triathlon and trail running. Now she’s at MD Outdoors in Nelson.  “I have […]

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