Kiwi tramper Lauren Norman made Te Araroa her own journey, hitching road sections and tacking on extra walks.

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April 2021

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As three very different trampers discovered, there is more than one way to walk Te Araroa Trail.

Jay Mangels didn’t want it to end. Five metres from Bluff’s iconic signpost, his feet were granite, his pace glacial. It took him half an hour to cover the final few paces, the tears flowing. Mangels had just completed the South Island section of Te Araroa and would make the trip again from Germany a […]
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