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The Moonlight Track (the one in Queenstown) is a 15km+ end to end walk with a decent amount of elevation.

Note: You can also start the Moonlight Track from Moke Lake. I’ll be referring to the

Hiking Crown Peak Track from Arrowtown takes you on various different tracks before the long track up to Crown Peak.

From the summit you get sweeping views of the Wakatipu Basin and the surrounding mountains. There are various ways to get to the top, and you ...

There are plenty of amazing walks in the Tararua Ranges.

Some can be done as a day walk, or you can spend a few nights bagging huts and exploring the trails deeper in this lesser-known mountain range.

If the Tararua Ranges gained NZ National Park stat...

I’m starting to make a concerted effort to transition some products away from synthetic to natural materials, socks and underwear to start.

This post is going to help me work out what the best mens merino underwear is…that you can easily buy in NZ. Ideally they’re for hiking, but I don’t distinguish between my active and day to day underwear so they’ll need to be a gre...

Considering the Kaikoura Peninsula Walkway when in Kaikoura?

With epic views and a good chance to see seals at Point Kean, you’ll have a blast on the most famous of the Kaikoura walks.

And it’s awesome as there’s the complete loop for the keen hikers, or you can do smaller sections of the walk (I recommend doing the full 12km loop).

Whether you’re going t...