Te Araroa

The Te Araroa (TA) is a 3,000 km (1,900 mile) trail from the northern tip of New Zealand’s North Island to the southern terminus of New Zealand’s South Island. Te Araroa means “The Long Pathway” and that’s exactly what it is. A trail leading across beaches, mountains, farmland; through rivers, estuaries, forests; and taking in some of the most majestic landscapes of the country. Below is the complete story of my journey across the beautiful and untamed land of New Zealand.

North Island

Chapter 1

The Days Before

Chapter 2

Ninety Mile Beach

Chapter 6

My Knee

Chapter 8

Roads

Chapter 11

The Timber Trail

Chapter 14

Tongariro Crossing

Chapter 15

A Hiker Christmas

Chapter 17

The Tararuas

South Island

Chapter 2

Able Tasman

Chapter 5

Nelson Lakes

Chapter 6

The River Rush

Chapter 8

Over the Saddle

Chapter 10

Wanaka

Chapter 11

Motatapu Track

Chapter 12

Queenstown

Chapter 15

Final Forests