Bookings for the 2025/26 season of Aotearoa’s Great Walks and other huts and campsites will soon open and will be staggered between May 13 to 28. DOC has upgraded the booking system, making it easier to use. There will be a queue system to manage high demand. The Heaphy, Kepler and Rakiura tracks are the […]
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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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