An accident at the start of 2020 turned out to be a good thing… Thanks to a fridge door I was sidelined for all of 2020 and what seemed like a death sentence turned into NzHikes.co.nz! If I have been forced to sit around, then I’m not going to sit around and do nothing!! One story became 20… 50… and now over 300 tales from the mountains of New Zealand and around the world….
“A Mish a Day” #205 Wharfedale Hut. Oxford Forest Conservation Area. 26.9.2017. Just before Ashley Gorge in the foothills of Canterbury is a fairly unassuming
“A Mish a Day” #137 Lake Emma. Hakatere Conservation Area. 19.9.2017. There are twelve tranquil lakes in Hakatere Conservation Area, and along with the upper
“On a Mish” #28 A Dog and Bob (Part Two). Bobs Camp Bivouac(920m). Mt Thomas Forest Conservation Area. 1.8.2017. Of all the adventures I have
“On a Mish” #28 A Dog and Bob (Part One). Bobs Camp Bivouac(920m). Mt Thomas Forest Conservation Area. 31.7.2017. As long as you can put
“On a Mish” #241 Me, A Dog and Mt Herbert(919m). Te Ahu Patiki / Banks Peninsula. 26.7.2017. Nothing better than taking full strides up a
“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part One). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.7.2017. As you round a small corner on the Hakatere
“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part Two). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.7.2017. The specially selected sites for the filming of Lord
“On a Mish” #103 Winter & Mount Somers – Part Two. Mt Somers Camp. Hakatere Conservation Park.11.7.2017. Many look to the west over the Canterbury
“On a Mish” #103 Winter & Mount Somers – Part One. Mt Somers Camp. Hakatere Conservation Park.10.7.2017. When flying into Christchurch from the west it
“On a Mish” #273 Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. 2.7.2017. Not much is simple when it comes to New Zealand’s mountains. Places
“On a Mish” #280 Still a Bit Buggered (Part One). East Eglinton / MacKay Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.6.2021. Not being able to do what
“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part Two. Cimera Range. 5.2.2021. It is so easy to give in to an injury and let
“On a Mish” #435 A Salute to Canterbury. Christchurch to Cook & Everything In Between. 7.6.2025. Canterbury is almost greedy with how much it has
“On a Mish” #149 Mount Cook’s Foot (Part Two). Mt Wakefield(2058m). Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 18.12.2014. Many times people have looked at a distant summit
“On a Mish” #303 Awesome Undulation (Part Two). Mt Sebastopol(1468m). Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 27.9.2015. Less than 300 people live in Aoraki Mt Cook
“On a Mish” #389 An Appropriate Place (Part One). Dogs Hill(1067m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.12.2023. Having a dog of my own was one of the
