Kia ora! I’m Victoria and I’m walking Te Araroa with my seven-year-old daughter Emilie.
We’re the first solo Mummy/daughter duo to walk the length of New Zealand, proving that girls can do anything, and we’d love to share our adventure with you.
I’m walking the trail as part of a project to restore my wellbeing and reconnect with nature, meet some amazing people and make wonderful memories with Emilie.
When weather causes plans to change, Victoria and Emilie venture on a side-trip towards Ruapehu. With only a short walk to Whakapapaiti Hut, Victoria takes the luxury of an afternoon to sit and ponder.
Mother and daughter team, Emilie and Victoria, make the jump from the freedom of Ninety Mile Beach to the rolling agriculture of Kings Country, continuing all the way to National Park.
From the freedom of Ninety Mile Beach to Level 3 lockdown, Te Araroa was already promising to be one crazy adventure.
All great journeys begin with the first step. Victoria and Emilie fly over a locked-down Auckland to the top of Aotearoa and begin their adventures on Te Araroa.
Living with post-traumatic stress disorder is a bit like living with a brain that's constantly on the lookout for invisible Sabre tooth tigers.
I started my first overnight tramp anxious and overloaded, just me with my little Miss Four in tow.
The backstory on why we're going for a rather long walk, and why we're asking for your help!
If you always bring a tent, even a flooded river won't take away the fun of a weekend in the mountains.
In the hills we're all equal, and no one minds too much what state we're in; even sheepishly nursing a bruised bum and wet undies from a forgettable stumble.
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