Syme Hut sits below the difficult southern slopes of Taranaki Maunga. Photo: Anneke Smith

Taranaki homecoming

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Your first climb of Taranaki Maunga is a special occasion. But when your ancestor was the first Pākehā woman to climb the mountain back in 1887, it takes on even more significance. By Anneke Smith

It was a peaceful summer evening as I stood peering out the small windows of Syme Hut. I’d grown up holidaying in the Taranaki region but never seen the maunga from this perspective. Sitting at an altitude of 1940m, it felt like I had a direct, level line of sight to the summit.  A large […]
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