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Table of Contents, January 2016
Features
22 The perfect week in Abel Tasman National Park
The best day’s walk, the best swimming hole, the best hut, the best campsite and more
30 NZ’s best family tramps
The child-friendly Pouakai Circuit offers it all: mountains, huts, tarns, waterfalls and bridges
36 Nine other trips great for kids
Including Kaweka Flats Biv, Rangiwahia Hut, Mt Somers Track, Lewis Pass tops
38 Sky high on Christchurch’s doorstep
The new trail opening a whole new world to Cantabrians
44 Outdoor heroes
21 amazing Kiwis inspiring future generations to explore, conserve and lead
Waypoints
16 Small gem, bright sparkle
Elder Hut, Tararua Forest Park
18 A pristine location
Valley of the Trolls, Mt Aspiring National Park
20 See more
Cableways – the most exciting way to cross a river
Regulars
4 Editorial
5 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
6 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
8 Walkshorts
News from the wild
11 Wilderness word
12 Wild birds
The shining cuckoo
14 Photo school
How to take compelling portraits
26 Wild comment
The future of the Mackenzie Country should not be decided behind closed doors
28 Wild comment
Valuable hut experiences could be lost to the DOC booking system
88 Hotshot
Young River campsite
The Manual
Trips, skills, health, gear
WILD TRIPS
66 Manawatu Gorge Track, Manawatu Scenic Reserve
68 Falls Creek, Fiordland National Park
69 Bob’s Camp Biv, Mt Thomas Conservation Area, Canterbury
70 Mid Waiohine Hut, Tararua Forest Park
71 Wild Range
Browning Range, Westland
74 Skills and cuisine
Put your tent up in a howling gale
Avoid stenchy feet
Master the clove hitch knot (it’s easy!)
Date cocoa energy balls
Gingerbread alps
76 Wild review
Hiking shoes for lightweight summer excursions
78 First look review
Macpac’s Epic sleeping bag and Suunto’s Traverse watch
79 Buyer’s guide
Your guide to buying walking poles, water filters and purifiers, and backcountry stoves
