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Table of Contents, May 2016
Features
36 You’ve got email
Kakapo are making a comeback, thanks to devoted scientists, volunteers, and a fancy little gadget
40 Aoraki’s holy mountain
Mt Wakefield is ‘not your average mountain’, according to the Aetherius Society
46 Foraged and found
From backyard weeds to hilltop shrooms, foraging is on the rise
62 The perfect week in Tongariro National Park
The best tramps, huts, climbs and hideaways in New Zealand’s oldest national park
Waypoints
22 The Agony and the ecstasy
Eric Bivouac, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park
24 Descent to Travers
Travers Valley, Nelson Lakes National Park
26 See more…
National park monuments
Regulars
4 Editorial
6 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
8 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
10 Walkshorts
News from the wild
12 Wilderness word
15 Wild people
Nelson scientist Eric Buenz wants to know whether lead bullets are poisoning hunters
15 Wild people
Andrew MacDonald from Absolute Wilderness takes backcountry cooking back to basics
15 Wild tracks
From track to river: what happened when a tramping group ran out of new trails
18 Bird spotting
The harrier hawk
20 Photo school
Chasing galaxies: how to create the perfect star trail
28 Wild families
When trails around the world become the new classroom
29 Wild comment
Wicked Campers proves tourism requires a social license
30 Off the beaten track
Not for the faint of heart: Fiordland’s Dusky Track
80 Hotshot
Turnbull Thomson Falls tumble through bluffs in the Kitchener Valley
The Manual
Trips, skills, health, gear
WILD TRIPS
56 Mt McIntosh Loop Track, Whakaari Conservation Area, Glenorchy
58 Sea kayaking Urupukapuka Island, Bay of Islands, Northland
60 Mt Sunday Loop, Mt Richmond Forest Park, Marlborough
66 Wild Range
The Hooker-Landsborough Wilderness Area
70 Skills, food and exercise
Re-proofing your wet-weather gear
How to pack your backpack
Upward plank pose for stretching shoulders and chest muscles
Cashew, coconut, and chocolate butter
72 Wild review
Head-to-head daypack review
73 Gear news
The latest in outdoor gear trends and innovation
74 Buyer’s guide
A guide to buying wet weather gear: the fabrics, styles and all the best models
