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Rakiura solo tramping: Southern and North West Circuit complete trip report
Rakiura Solo Tramping I was standing at the beginning of a 12-day solo circumnavigation of Stewart Island/Rakiura—about to tackle the Southern and North-West Circuits back-to-back. Rakiura National Park had been on my bucket list for years—a place described by the Department of Conservation as ‘unspoiled native ecosystems from the mountain tops to the sea.’ But…
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Southern NZ Dotterel: The Race to Save the 260g Survivor
A week on the Tin Range Stewart Island helping the Department of Conservation rangers with predator control to protect one of NZ’s most endangered birds the southern dotterel. High atop the wind-swept Table Hill and the exposed ridges of the Tin Range, a tiny, 260g bird is fighting for the survival of its entire…
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Solo Tramping Rakiura: My Journey Through the Wild Tin Range
Solo Tramping Rakiura: My Journey Through the Wild Tin Range A solo expedition to rugged southern Rakiura including an ascent of the granite peak Gog, partly funded by a Simon Bell scholarship with the FMC New Zealand. Solo tramping Rakiura is an experience in raw, untamed magic. Southern Rakiura is one of the few places…
