Five Foot Ronna

Long-time Rangitāiki local, Bill Clark, and I go way back to our Theatre Whakatāne day. It’s only been in the last deca…

How to get there: The waterfalls track can be accessed from the Ngamarama/Te Tuhi Track , which is an East-West trave…

Day one started off rough - I woke up to a nagging backache and Jingle Bell Rock playing in my head. I'm still not …

We’re pretty lucky in the Bay of Plenty, an hour’s drive in most directions leads to a waterfall in a seclude…

A 5km return in 2-3 hours, the Mount Tauhara track, at least on a sunny day, treats you to pretty epic views.…

Moanui carpark to Koranga Forks Hut: 9km, 4 hours When you’re a townie like me, hiking in the backcountry alw…

“That was a hell of a drive babe,” he looked relieved, and later I learned he even brought his hiking gear in …

Liz and I had first planned to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (TAC) back in March 2024. Unfortunately, a sto…