Enthusiastic tramper Hazel Phillips has ‘wheelie bin’ out there lately. Tramping’ as a term is beginning to decline in popularity, with the English-originated word ‘hiking’ taking over. It’s true, I read it on the news. The Mountain Safety Council has come to this conclusion after studying Google searches from within New Zealand over the past […]
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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