Tarn Hut Lees Valley

Backcountry Huts

It’s difficult to adequately describe the intrinsic joy of staying in a hut. It’s a privilege, a del…

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Kiwi Yarns - learn the local lingo

When travelling to a new place, it’s essential to brush up on common terms of the local language. Yo…

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Discover the enchanting Routeburn Track

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking wonders of the Routeburn, a trek that has etched itself as my a…

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Preparing for your Multi-day Hike

Multi-day hikes can lead to thrilling adventures that promise breath-taking landscapes, physical cha…

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Preparing for your Winter Hike

The Chamois buck (or Chammie as us Kiwis like to affectionately call them) eyed us from his high per…

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Why go guided

Take the stress out of your holiday and all the work, research, and uncertainty that goes into plann…

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Ultimate North Adventure

For someone who has worshiped The Lord of The Rings their entire life, a tourism internship in New Z…

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Tailor-made Holidays

Talk to us. You won’t get lost in a big organisation because we are small enough to really look afte…

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School Group Adventure

Hiking New Zealand recently guided a school group from Beijing around some of the splendid nature on…

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Certificate of Excellence – Trip Advisor

 

 Consistently achieving outstanding traveller reviews means Hiking New Zealand has received the C…

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What to Pack for Kiwi-style Hiking Trips

It is not always easy packing for a hiking trip – what is necessary and what is just a luxury? We ha…

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West Coast Wilderness

Hiking New Zealand – West Coast Wilderness 

The objective was to have a true New Zealand adventure,…

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A perfect day

When we are in the Hiking New Zealand office we love reading Trip Advisor reviews and all the emails…

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Photo Competition 2016-17

 Share a photo of #myparadise and WIN!
 Don't forget to bring your camera when going on one of our a…

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Tongariro Crossing

Traversing the volcanic moonscape of contorted lava flows and ash fields as you climb to the emerald…

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Hiking the Gillespie and Rabbit Passes

Michelle walked the 8-day Gillespie and Rabbit Pass and rates it as a trip of a lifetime. It wasn’t …

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Majestic Far North

Caroline kept her friends and family updated with a blog as she travelled through NZ and by the end …

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Captured Moment

This summer season's photo competition is in full swing...a month ago we announced our first monthly…

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Lake Waikaremoana - a wild journey

Glenys enjoys a journey through some of the North Island's forgotten wilderness - Lake Waikaremoana.…

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My amazing time on the Northland Discovery *Part 4*

Guest Blog by Chase M. 
 

This April (2015), Chase joined the Northland Discovery with his dad Jimm…

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My amazing time on the Northland Discovery *Part 5*

Guest Blog by Chase M. This April (2015), Chase joined the Northland Discovery with his dad Jimmy af…

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The Northland Discovery *Part 3*

Guest Blog by Chase M. 
This April (2015), Chase joined the Northland Discovery with his dad Jimmy a…

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The Northland Discovery *Part 2*

 Guest Blog by Chase M. 

This April (2015), Chase joined the Northland Discovery with his dad Jimmy…

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The Northland Discovery *Part 1*

Guest Blog by Chase M. 
Read the first part of his Northland Discovery adventure "Cow piles are the …

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Walking the Hump Ridge Track

Glenys Erskine reflects on walking the Hump Ridge Track

It has been over a year since I walked the …

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Part 2 - 13 days in the life of a Hiking New Zealand guide...

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HNZ DAY 9
We are early up, and away with the first stop at Roaring Billy Falls. T…

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Office to Outdoors - on the Job - Part 2

German-born Eva Starostka is a tourism student from The Netherlands, in New Zealand to write her the…

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Multi Day Hiking gear

Multi-day hiking - it's as simple as - food + clothes + pack + shoes or boots made for walking!

It'…

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Scottish weapon travels to Northland incognito

The Dalai Lama was once asked what the secret to being happy was. Apparently he answered “being happ…

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Inspirational Travel and Walking Quotes

 

Here at Hiking New Zealand we chose to work in this industry because we have a passion for travel…

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The Secrets of the South

Ryan Holden, of Intrepid Magazine, explore's New Zealand's Secret South with Hiking New Zealand
 

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Captured Moments December 2015

We were again blown away with the amazing pictures our adventurers submitted...

Starting with Alexa…

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