Trampers love to hate speargrass, but there’s more to these spiky plants than meets the eye. By Lara Shepherd and Leon Perrie Speargrass is painfully familiar to any tramper who has blundered into one while being too hasty through the tussock. The leaves of most species are rigid with sharp points that can easily pierce […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
A tale of adventure and tragedy
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Get lost and suffer
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