Intro video on Abel Tasman Coast Track. View my tramping report on this track.      Further information on Great Walks. Read More

Intro video on one of my favourite tracks - Tongario Northern Circuit. Warning: Due to recent Mt Tongario eruptions Ketetahi Hut is current closed for 2012/13 season.  This also affects part of the ... Read More

Video that is now playing on-board selected Air New Zealand flights, encouraging Kiwis to get out and walk New Zealand’s stunning nine Great Walks. Further information on Great Walks. Read More

The Tongariro Crossing is currently closed and will be reviewed on a daily basis. Mount Ruapehu ski-fields are unaffected by the eruption. Walks around Mount Ruapehu are also unaffected. The Department ... Read More

You have may have heard in the news that there has been a number of people reporting overdue, missing, lost, or never returning. All of these are due to people not being prepared and not taking care while ... Read More

Thanks to Google Maps, the track maps are now available in 3D. Just click the "Earth" button at top right of the map to view in 3D. You will need to have the Google Earth Plugin installed on ... Read More

A new DOC hut and camping facility is under construction at Crosbies Settlement on the main Coromandel range, about 12km north east of Thames. The new hut will sleep 10 people and is expected to be open ... Read More

The Department of Conservation (DOC) has announced some modest fee increases for some of its high profile walks for the coming season/year. In announcing the increases, Acting General Manager Operations ... Read More

New Zealand’s most popular one-day trek across Mt Tongariro in the central North Island is being renamed the ‘Tongariro Alpine Crossing’. The new name better reflects the nature and terrain ... Read More