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Training Days - Kepler Track / Waiau River / Lake Te Anau
In less than two months I will embark on another journey to the mountainous land of magic known as Nepal. This time last...
The Hidden Serpent (Part Two) - Serpents Back Track
At 1.3 million hectares, Fiordland National Park has many hidden corners to get lost in. I would never recommend going i...
Forest Bathing (Part Two) - Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track
The call of the wild is louder for some over others. Those who must go bathe in a forest’s relaxing vibes return refresh...
Forest Bathing (Part One) - Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track
Moving back to Te Anau has given me a chance to take in how amazing this little town is and to appreciate the place I ca...
Welcome Back Rain - Fiordland Goes Back to Normal
For many visitors to the south this summer the weather has been absolutely outstanding. Day after day of epic sunshine,...
Protecting Paradise - Trapping in the Murchison Mountains
Aotearoa was an incredible land of birds once. The land's remote isolation meant many unusual ground birds could frolic...
Waves on the Water - Crossing Te Anau Strait
In Maoridom Pounamu is a gift that gives luck to the recipient. I am lucky enough to have a Hei Matua (the Fish Hook) pi...
Same Old New - Glade Wharf
To look out the window of your workplace at the beauty that many people crave to see makes you feel rather special. Not...
Back in the Game (Part Three) - Lake Marian Trek
It is amazing where determination / stubbornness can get you. Simply focusing on the task at hand and not worrying about...
Back in the Game (Part Two) - Lake Marian Trek
Taking steps into the Darran Mountains alone is a way to appreciate how big mountains really are. We (human beings) are...
Back in the Game (Part One) - Lake Marian Trek
It had been a long time since I had last tasted the sweet air of wild Fiordland, thanks to the work of a large fridge do...
Back to Fiordland - Back to Work
A girl in shiny red shoes said it best “there’s no place like home”. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and being away...
The Power of Fiordland Rain - Lake Marian
To say it rains in Fiordland is like saying 2020 hasn’t been the best year… tell us something we don’t know! For those w...