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Table of contents, November 2017
Features
22 Seven reasons NZ reigns supreme
An outgoing Brit reflects on what makes New Zealand the world’s best tramping destination
30 Off the beaten track
Curves with teeth – four sunny days traversing the Ruahine tops
36 Get outside without breaking the bank
How to complete your kit on a budget
38 Crowd control
With record numbers of tourists arriving, how will DOC cope?
42 Ranger secrets
DOC rangers share their must-do, must-see tracks, valleys, huts and viewpoints.
58 Photo essay: Abel Tasman National Park
A week in the life of a trainee DOC ranger
62 A foothold in a fractured landscape
As another alpine hut closes, we ask if they have a future in the rapidly changing Southern Alps
Waypoints
24 Let’s dance
Ball Pass, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
26 Wet and wonderful
Papakauri Stream, Russell Forest
28 See more… kakabeak
Three places to see this stunning and rare plant
Regulars
2 Editorial
4 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
6 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
8 Walkshorts
News from the wild
11 Wilderness word
Enter our crossword competition to win great prizes
14 Wild people
Outgoing Environment Commissioner Jan Wright reflects on a decade in
the role
16 Wild people
After losing his leg in an eruption on Mt Ruapehu, William Pike returns to
the peak
18 Bird spotting
One of New Zealand’s most elegant birds, the southern crested grebe
20 Photo school
Tips for capturing alpine light
96 Hotshot
The early bird catches the view
The manual
Wild trips
72 Waiohine Gorge to Otaki Forks via Neill Ridge, Tararua Forest Park
74 U Pass, Fiordland National Park
75 Whakapapaiti Hut, Tongariro National Park
76 Camp Creek Hut, West Coast
77 Wild range
Burnett and Wakamarama ranges, Kahurangi National Park
80 Wild review
Three-to-four season boots and two new and innovative packs
82 Gear news
The latest gear news, innovations and trends
83 Buyer’s guide
Your guide to 2017’s best tents
83 Three-season tents
87 Four-season tents
89 Family tents
