Euan Macleod and Craig Potton have won the 2025 Nankervis/Bamford NZ Mountain Book of the Year for Look Out, an artistic collaboration celebrating the Southern Alps. The $2000 grand prize is awarded in the NZ Mountain Book Competition as part of the NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival. “Here is a mountain art book that […]
About the author
Samantha Mythen
Walk Shorts writer Samantha Mythen is currently adventuring around the world, writing, hiking and cycling. She studied law but is now a journalist. She has worked for RNZ and freelanced for global publications, including Japan Today.
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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