Driven by the desire to share Wainui Bay’s ancient podocarp forests with future generations, a Tasman couple have built a walkway on their land there. Chris and Anna Charlton worked with Herenga ā Nuku in 2016 to transfer 90ha of rimu, rātā, mataī, miro, nīkau and a rare stand of pukatea to a Queen Elizabeth […]
About the author
Samantha Mythen
Walk Shorts writer Samantha Mythen is currently adventuring around the world, writing, hiking and cycling. She studied law but is now a journalist. She has worked for RNZ and freelanced for global publications, including Japan Today.
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