Five Foot Ronna

I like taking photos of mushrooms if I come across them on a hike, but I wouldn't call myself a mushroo…

How to get to the start of the track: The track starts and ends at the Taranaki Falls car park on Ngauruhoe Terrace i…

How to get to the start of the track: Parking for  Lake Rotopounamu is on Te Pononga Saddle Road (SH 47), about a 10-m…

How to get to the start of the track: We did the Daly’s Clearing Track loop over two days. It’s an easy 7.5km loop, and…

Day 1: Waihohonu Hut (15.4km, 5h 45m) I had packed up and was ready to go by 7.30am, feeling pretty pumped to start my …

Some adventures don’t always go to plan, and in the seven years I’ve been solo hiking, this one takes the cake! I had b…

I had planned an overnight camp at Ngatuhoa Lodge to explore three waterfalls that weekend: Te Rere i Oturu, Ngatuhoa a…

It took me 2.5 hours to get to the trig (this was the weekend after we came out of lockdown so my fitness was pretty cr…

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