hiking

Long-time walker, first-time hiker: What newbie trampers need to know

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A hiker in front of a hut, with 'not me' written on it

Some people have an ‘appreciate from afar’ approach to nature. But this summer, with all the encouragement for New Zealanders to explore Aotearoa, more of us are biting the bullet and heading into the great outdoors, writes the Department of Conservation’s ‘anonymous DOC blogger’. First published on DOC’s Conservation Blog. It’s not that I don’t … Read more

DOC hut gastronomy: How to banish the bleak from your tramping food

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You may be far from civilisation, but there’s no need to resort to the depressing or the dehydrated while getting amongst the wilderness.  There is very little room for fanciness when you have to carry your whole kitchen on your back. When you take to New Zealand’s great wilderness, trekking from DOC hut to DOC … Read more