Simone Thierstein

Meet our Guide: Simone Thierstein

Meet Simone, our Swiss-Kiwi adventurer whose heart belongs to the wild trails of both hemispheres. S…

Hiking NZ Team

End of Season Celebrations, 2025

Our Hiking NZ team end-of-season weekend is a chance to coalesce, get some exercise, make some misch…

Matariki NZ

Celebrating Matariki: Māori New Year

Matariki is a celebration of past, present and future. Each year, as our hiking season comes to a cl…

Anna Morris Profile

From Textbooks to Trails: Discovering New Zealand’s Northern Wonders

As we approached the end of another very busy hiking season, Anna Morris Sales and Tour Manager at H…

Martin Leslie and wife

Meet our Staff: Martin Leslie

Martin’s interest in, and urge to explore the natural world has been a consistent theme through stud…

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Meet our staff: Kerry Williams

Kerry brings a vibrant mix of energy, experience, and love for the outdoors to our team. Growing up …

Michelle Cloudsley

Meet our Staff: Michelle McConnon

Michelle brings her energy, humour, and all-in attitude to our team. She designs women’s hiking trip…

Anne Laugh

Meet our Staff: Anne Murphy

Anne brings warmth, grit, and a deep love for wild places to everything she does at Hiking New Zeala…

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