Be inspired by photos and videos taken by your fellow walkers. From mountain vistas to golden beaches, crystal clear lakes and windswept coastlines, Te Araroa offers some truly breath-taking scenery. Don’t forget to pack your camera and share your favourite adventures by tagging #teararoanztrail on Facebook and Instagram.
Scroll down to explore videos, podcasts and articles created by past walkers.
Go on a journey with Elina Osborne, in her beautifully dramatised portrayal of what it’s like through hiking Te Araroa.
Learn about one man’s most memorable moments while walking Te Araroa, from mud to mountain passes and everything in between.
In January 2015 Mark Watson left sunny Cape Reinga to walk and photograph the length of Te Araroa. The journey would take him nearly six months, through constantly changing landscape, geology, and many different kinds of forest. He walked urban pathways, farm tracks,...
Winner of the 2021 'Best Travel Book' at the Australian Society of Travel Writers awards. What would move you to ditch your life and take off into the wild for six months? For Melbourne woman Laura Waters, it took the implosion of a toxic relationship and a crippling...
In 2015 Anthony Behrens and Fiona Burleigh left Bluff on an adventure that changed their lives forever. About 15 years ago my partner Fiona and I got into tramping. We’d done it as teenagers but as parents we didn’t have the resources or energy to continue, even...
