Exploring the lava formations of the Ōturere Valley in Tongariro National Park. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography

Great sights on the Great Walks

September 2021

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New Zealand’s 10 Great Walks are superb tramping trails for good reason: they pass through some of the country’s finest landscapes. Roving editor Shaun Barnett selects his favourite views.

Most Great Walks offer an appealing diversity of scenery; forests, mountains, river valleys, beaches. Picking a highlight from each is subjective, but having walked (or paddled) them all, these are the sights that have stuck in my memory. Tongariro Northern Circuit Volcanoes, desert-like landscapes, old explosion craters, dazzlingly colourful lakes; there’s a great deal to appreciate about the […]
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