Timeline Wilderness Protection
Good things take time, especially wilderness protection. Shaun Barnett outlines the journey of New Zealand's wilderness protection.
Heavy rain A Milford Track drowning
Tramping New Zealand's Great Walks off-season requires a range of backcountry skills.
Spine of the Fish Day 31: A quick trip through the Kaimanawa
The food and energy get low as Oamaru Hut and bad weather near.
Club Rangiora Tramping Club
The Rangiora Tramping Club is a very family-friendly club, with a reputation for openly welcoming and including new people.
Spine of the Fish Day 30: Forest Park or Holiday Park?
We leave one superb hut for another...and another...
Spine of the Fish Day 29: we love the roar!
Fi and Anthony finally admit to themselves that they’ve become hut rats.
Spine of the Fish Day 28: back on the tops again
A perfect day for travel dawned so we took the high route.
Spine of the Fish Day 27: Making a Run For It
A desperate situation requires a desperate solution.
Spine of the Fish Day 26: nothing’s gonna happen
'What? Another zero day? You gotta be kidding me!'
Spine of the Fish Day 25: leaving paradise
We near the end of the Ruahine Range and things get unpleasant.
Spine of the Fish Day 24: a day in the mist
'move along you two, there's nothing to see here...'
Spine of the Fish Day 23: are we just getting lazy?
The weather forces another zero day on us. Damn!
Guidebook Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides
Mountain-biking has come a long way since the first edition of Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike rides in 1991.
Spine of the Fish Day 22: we get a surprise visit
You never know what is around the corner...or down the hill.
Tragedy Tears on Taranaki
What lessons can be taken away from the 2013 Mt Taranaki tragedy? Nick Plimmer considers the unfortunate events.
Spine of the Fish Day 21: a way with a fairy
Just because it's a short day doesn't mean it's going to be an easy day.
Spine of the Fish Day 20: a short walk in the rain
The art of slow walking is harder to master than you’d think...but Fi and Anthony are experts.
Spine of the Fish Day 18: Time for our Anna Pants
We walk our Nemesis...the dreaded Sawtooth.
Need to Know Understanding Heuristic Traps?
Make good outdoor decisions. Johnny Mulheron warns of, and describes, heuristic traps.
Spine of the Fish Day 16: getting back into business
Mixing work with pleasure on the Ruahine Range.
Voices from the past Preserving in Perpetuity
"I am acutely conscious every time I get in the hills that someone had to fight to save that experience for me."... A 2010 opinion piece from then FMC President Richard Davies.
