Venture into the east coast backcountry and stay the night in a classic six-bunk hut. Waioweka Conservation Area is a 39,200ha bush-clad expanse of public conservation land, south of Ōpōtiki, which adjoins the vast Te Urewera to the west. It includes a large part of the Waioweka River catchment. An hour and a half’s drive […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
A tale of adventure and tragedy
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Get lost and suffer
Subscribe!
Each issue of Wilderness celebrates Aotearoa’s great outdoors — written and photographed with care, not algorithms.Subscribe and help keep our wild stories alive.
