Wilderness

Each issue of Wilderness takes its readers to the most beautiful areas in New Zealand, whether by foot, mountain bike, sea kayak, raft, pony or dream.

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Wilderness

PIGEON POST

VITAL RAINWEAR SHOULDN’T BE BOUGHT CHEAPLY

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • What did you get up to last weekend?

RUNNER CRACKS 10 GREAT WALKS IN 10 DAYS

TE ARAROA UPGRADES COMING TO BLUFF

NIWA LAUNCHES WEATHER FORECASTING WEBSITE

SUSTAINABLE JACKET LEADS THE WAY

MSC TO LAUNCH TRIP PLANNING APP

PAPAROA  HELICOPTER DISSENT • A permit to fly heli-shuttles onto the Paparoa Track Great Walk has raised concerns about disruption to the natural environment, and the high carbon use involved.

GUIDING THROUGH A YEAR OF COVID • Covid-19 has knocked the wind out of the outdoor guiding industry in New Zealand, and when times return to ‘normal’ we should tread carefully, writes

2021 Wilderness PHOTO COMPETITION • Have you got what it takes to be the Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year? Entries are now open and you’ve got until March 4, 2021, to submit your best images.

SKIRTING GENDER NORMS • Is the humble tramping skirt having a revival? Long-time skirt wearer Hazel Phillips tugs at a thread from the fabric of sartorial history

See more ... BACKCOUNTRY TRUST PROJECTS • Volunteers around the country are restoring huts to their former glory. Shaun Barnett recommends five to visit

Highways to the TRAILS • The great Kiwi road trip is enjoying a revival in 2021. Here are five of the best routes in Aotearoa for those who like to also hit the trail.

HOW TO DO A ROAD TRIP WITH A TODDLER

A range of your own • Umukarikari, Kaimanawa Forest Park

From paddock to peak • Davies Track, Egmont National Park

The guardian of the southern lakes • Sentinel Peak, Hāwea Conservation Park

A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW • Awapoto Hut via Porter Rock, Abel Tasman National Park

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS • The Queenstown Mountain Bike Club has created an excellent network of tracks around Moke and Dispute lakes, discovers Dave Mitchell

Tararua tops feast • AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THE TARARUA NORTHERN CROSSING THAT TAKES IN THE MOST SPECTACULAR PEAKS.

Sole Food • In the outdoors, ordinary flavours are elevated to the extraordinary,

The A to Z of sustainable food habits • It’s easy to relax good food habits in the outdoors, whether it’s bingeing chocolate scroggin or using too much plastic. Here are 26 simple ways to enjoy the outdoors more sustainably.

FAMILY pancakes • Wake up slow with these delicious pancakes.

POSHING UP the porridge • Luxury porridge you might expect to find at a fancy restaurant is as easy as pie to make in the backcountry.

1 NUTTY bars • Sustainable muesli bars that can be made to your taste.

2 Adventure Scroggin • Here’s a high energy option to the store-bought trail mix.

4 Forager’s Tapenade • A simple tapenade to spice up your crackers.

3 Espresso chocolate bark • A simple chocolate treat with a hit of caffeine.

Food for the kids • When it comes to planning meals for your children, happy family memories created on the tramp are more important than balanced nutritious meals.

CHORIZO PESTO PENNE • Quick to make, and absolutely delicious.

GARLICKY MUSHROOM AND PEA PORRIDGE • A savoury porridge for the dinner plate.

Japanese mushroom on rice • A hearty Japanese meal that won’t weigh down your pack.

MUSHROOM AND PEA RISOTTO • A dead simple risotto that’s full of flavour.

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