Can we harness the power of the tramping hive mind to uncover New Zealand’s top toilet? And is a soft-close loo lid going, well, too far? n January the world of tramping toilets changed forever. The Backcountry Trust (BCT) installed a soft-close toilet seat on the thunderbox at Taruarau Biv in the Ruahine Range. Since […]
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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