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Table of contents, October 2017
Features
26 And the winners are…
Meet the winners of the 2017 Wilderness Outdoor Awards
32 Off the beaten track
Explore the unusual features of South Westland’s Red Hill and Olivine ranges
38 Kauri dieback
The science behind why people ignore advice to stop this disease spreading
42 West Coast high
Could outdoor adventures be the untapped gold mine that revives the West Coast’s economy?
48 Wild families
Three stories to inspire your next family adventure
58 Back to basics
Essential backcountry skills and advice
Waypoints
22 Delightful two
Youngman Stream Hut, Puketeraki Forest Conservation Area
24 See more…
Four places to find the wily weka
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
Artist Caroline Bellamy is inspired by tramping in wild places
16 Wild people
Professional photographer Neil Silverwood carved out his career deep underground
18 Bird spotting
All you need to know about the fernbird
20 Wild conservation
Weeds are heading into the high country as temperatures rise
88 Hotshot
A kaka in flight at Zealandia
The manual
Wild trips
66 Cameron Hut, Hakatere Conservation Park
68 Mt Alaska, Whakaari Conservation Area
70 Mitre Flats Hut, Tararua Forest Park
71 Lake Wainamu Loop Track, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
72 Wild review
Two soft-shell jackets, two base layers and a GPS watch put through their paces
74 Gear news
You don’t know you want it until you’ve seen it
