It doesn't have to be a huge tramping epic - just getting your kids outside will help everyone's sanity this summer.

The stay-sane guide to summer holiday walks

Features, School Holidays, The Life List, Wild Trips

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Marios Gavalas

Marios is an adventure guide and author of 18 walking and tramping books.

By Marios Gavalas

The school holidays are upon us and while many head away for a few weeks of beach-side camping, the perennial problem of what to do with the kids will undoubtedly rear its head.

Maungauika/North Head, Auckland In the 1880s, when the Russians were the enemy, the government constructed coastal defence systems as a deterrent. The three guns were state-of-the-art and the barrels alone weighed 13 tonnes. An example still remains at the South Battery. By the time the Second World War arrived, North Head was used as the […]

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Marios Gavalas

Marios Gavalas works as an adventure guide, showing off Aotearoa’s wild places to international visitors. He is the author of 18 walking and tramping guide books and has been a Wilderness contributor for over 10 years. He is happy on his mountain bike or skis and can often be found in his garden communing with gnomes.