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” #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” #34 Beyond the Hut – Part Two. Hut Spur(Point 1581m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 21.6.2017. We are lucky here in Nz because we
“On a Mish” #34 Beyond the Hut – Part One. Hut Spur(Point 1581m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 20.6.2017. As time goes on the winter snow seems
“On a Mish” #118 An Easy Stroll in the Rain. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.6.2017. Being wet is temporary, memories last forever. So
“On a Mish” #80 Top Dog (Part Two). Dogs Range Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 29.5.2017. Getting lost isn’t on most people’s list of things to
“On a Mish” #80 Top Dog (Part One). Dogs Range Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 28.5.2017. If you stare at a mountain long enough you’ll find
“On a Mish” #10 The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part Three). Mt Potts(2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.5.2017. Mt Potts is a must do for
“On a Mish” #63 Isolation (Part One). Sudden Valley Bivouac. Sudden Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.7.2013 I find something very inviting about going outdoors
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules (Part Two). Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 3.9.2021. There are some very good reasons why
“On a Mish” #198 The Benefits of a Local Guide (Part Two). Yatsugatake Mountains. Yatsugatake Cushin Kogen Quasi National Park. Japan. 9.6.2013. I have been
“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” #352 Grandeur on Steroids (Part One). Mid Rakaia River. Canterbury. Aotearoa. 7.10.2022. Nature offers the brain a reassuring calm like no other.
“On a Mish” #428 Finishing as I Started, Plus One (Part Two). Rakaia River (Double Hill), Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.1.2025. So many of my missions
