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Walking in two worlds

Features, Wild People

A long-time Wilderness contributor and freelance author, Kathy writes about outdoor recreation, natural history and conservation.

By Kathy Ombler

Dave Rogers has spent a lifetime working on Taranaki Maunga and, as an iwi leader, was heavily involved in negotiating the Taranaki Maunga Redress Deed which has finally addressed massive grievances.

Dave Rogers, iwi leader and DOC senior ranger, visitor and heritage assets, was going through his work diaries when I showed up for our interview. He has a few, going back to 1975 when he quit his secure town job so he could work on the maunga on a government employment scheme. He became a […]

About the author

Kathy Ombler

Freelance author Kathy Ombler mostly writes about outdoor recreation, natural history and conservation, and has contributed to Wilderness for many years. She has also written and edited for other publications and websites, most recently Federated Mountain Club’s Backcountry, Forest & Bird, and the Backcountry Trust. Books she has authored include Where to Watch Birds in New Zealand, Walking Wellington and New Zealand National Parks and Other Wild Places. She is currently a trustee for Wellington’s Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust.