Explore the four corners of NZ’s second-largest national park. To readers who know Kahurangi well, this ‘perfect week’ will be notable as much for what isn’t included. Such is the scope of this park, second in size only to the massive, 1.2 million hectare Fiordland, and protecting a swathe of geological and biological diversity across […]
About the author
Kathy Ombler
Freelance author Kathy Ombler mostly writes about outdoor recreation, natural history and conservation, and has contributed to Wilderness for many years. She has also written and edited for other publications and websites, most recently Federated Mountain Club’s Backcountry, Forest & Bird, and the Backcountry Trust. Books she has authored include Where to Watch Birds in New Zealand, Walking Wellington and New Zealand National Parks and Other Wild Places. She is currently a trustee for Wellington’s Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust.
Ministry of Works Historic Hut, Kahurangi National Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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