Whio guardian Fiona Burleigh

August 2023

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August 2023

Fiona Burleigh returned to tramping in her 40s, and made up for lost time between 2015 and 2019 by completing Te Araroa and an alternative North Island route dubbed Spine of the Fish. She joined the Ruahine Whio Protectors, trapping in the ridges and rivers of Ruahine Forest Park. Her project, Manaaki Ruahine, is setting […]

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