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….
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Five). Mistake Flat Hut to Mesopotamia. Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.3.2023. People who love the outdoors usually
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Four). Mistake Flat Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.3.2023. When you are out in the wilderness exploring
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Three). Growler Hut to Mistake Flat Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.3.2023. My cousin Adam’s determination is
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Two). Mesopotamia Station to Growler Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. A mission is an chance to
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part One). Christchurch to Mesopotamia Station. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. For all his faults my cousin Adam
“On a Mish” #368 The Taste of a River (Part Two). Potts River. Hakatere Conservation Area. 2.3.2023. If you go out hiking often, eventually you
“On a Mish” #368 The Taste of a River (Part One). Potts River. Hakatere Conservation Area. 2.3.2023. To be alone in an area the physical
“On a Mish” #245 The Edge of the Earth. Wharariki Beach. Cape Farewell. 18.1.2021. At the top of Te Waipounamu at the northwest tip of
“On a Mish” #178 The Need to Climb a Mountain (Part Two). Lake Hill(762m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 8.8.2020. The sheer satisfaction you get when completing
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Four). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2020. It is sometimes hard to explain the
“On a Mish” #312 Very, Very Sore and Satisfied (Part Four). Peak 1543m. Dore Pass / Glade Burn. Fiordland National Park. 8.12.2021. Is being stubborn
“On a Mish” #350 Not Going to Plan. Christchurch City. Otautahi. Aotearoa. 13.10.2022. It is safe to say that after more than two and a
“On a Mish” #29 Mountain Goats & Glissading (Part One). Mt Bealey(1836m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 1.10.2014. When you do something often, sometimes you can
“On a Mish” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part Three). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.12.2020. A long and slow recovery
“On a Mish” #179 Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part Two). Dry Creek (Little Man Creek). Whataroa. 21.7.2009. After visiting certain locations many times
“On a Mish” #444 Back to the Big Trees. Big Totara Reserve. Dean Forest (Southland). 4.12.2025. Aotearoa New Zealand is a little country with many
