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” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part Two). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 11.10.2025. It is amazing that you can
“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part Two). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 25.8.2025. Camping is a simple pastime that brings much
“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part One). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 24.8.2025. Coldness is a foe that can be defeated
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Three). South Mavora Lake Track. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 20.7.2025. When I was off work
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Two). North Mavora Lake Track / Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025.
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025. There are many things we have
“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” #432 Hanging Out (Part Three). Forest Clearing, Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 24.3.2025. Sometimes all we need is the peace found in nature
“On a Mish” #431 Bob Fortune’s Cove (Part Two). Bobs Cove, Queenstown. Otago. 9.2.2025. William Rees must have been buzzing when he first saw Lake
“On a Mish” #414 Training Days. Kepler Track / Waiau River / Lake Te Anau. Southland. 17.9.2024. In less than two months I will embark
“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part Two). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 15.11.2013. There are many places throughout the South Island of
“On a Mish” #196 A Fridge Sized Rock (Part One). Cold Peak(1613m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 10.11.2016. Injuries are never a good thing, and if
“On a Mish” #422 My Nepali Family (Part Two). 2024 Ganesh Himal Charity Trek. Aotearoa to Nepal.15.11.2024. My writing began as a way to fill
“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Three). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Part of the appeal of hiking to
“On a Mish” #20 Snow Business (Part Two). Mt Somers Track (Track to Pinnacles Hut). Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.6.2013. Sometimes things don’t go exactly to
“On a Mish” #291 Almost too Beautiful (Part Three). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 8.7.2021. Forget the latest iPhone or android, I’ll take a look
