Among improvements to Te Araroa is a goal to become the world’s first regenerative thru-hike. Te Araroa Trust has focused on technological developments over the past year, driven by whakahou or “regeneration” as it works toward becoming the world’s first regenerative thru-hike. The aim of Te Araroa Whakahou is to improve the trail’s condition and […]
About the author
Leigh Hopkinson
Wilderness deputy editor Leigh Hopkinson spends the weekends in the hills with her whānau and weekdays as a journalist and editor. She has a Graduate Diploma of Journalism from the University of Canterbury. A keen tramper, rock climber and newbie mountaineer, she has written for magazines and newspapers on both sides of the Tasman. She’s originally from the West Coast and now lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
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