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Taumarunui will continue to benefit from New Zealanders and international visitors walking the 3,000km Te Araroa trail following agreement of a revised route that takes in Pureora Forest’s Timber Trail,...
Read moreThe number of Kiwis walking Te Araroa is on the rise, with approximately one in five walkers hailing from cities, towns and rural communities across New Zealand.
Read moreBusiness is booming for cafés, dairies, campsites and other enterprises along the length of New Zealand’s national Te Araroa Trail.
Read moreRecord numbers of people took to the Te Araroa Trail over the summer season, with some sections of the national trail recording more than double the number of walkers anticipated.
Read moreTwo American backpacking ambassadors, Patrice and Justin La Vigne, have launched a U. S. -based speaking tour, “Exploring New Zealand: Thru Hiking Te Araroa and Beyond.
Read moreTe Araroa Trust has gained recognition by winning the Organisational Excellence Award at the 2016 New Zealand Recreation Association Outdoor Awards.
Read moreNew Zealand's top location is Fiordand National Park in 17th place.
Read moreTrail Note and Map updates for Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail are now available.
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Wellington now has its own ‘devil’s staircase’ with Te Araroa’s newest track packing a punishing 1500 steps and thought to be one of the toughest ascents in the region.
Te Araroa Trust are extremely saddened to hear of the death of a walker today on Te Araroa’s newly opened Paekakariki Escarpment Track on Wellington’s Kapiti Coast.
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