South from Auckland While I was waiting to get back up to Northland to complete the leg to Auckland, I started on the closer sections of the Te Araroa route south from Auckland. This is in a new blog – Tony on Te Araroa 2 – so click on that link to track my progress [...]

Saturday 21st November – Cape Reinga to Te Paki – 5.75 hours Hazel and I arrived at a deserted Cape Reinga at 8.00 am, so had the lighthouse there and the views to ourselves. Left around 8.30. A warm and cludy day, so great for walking down and up hills, along beaches, and over and [...]

First 6 days in Pictures – Cape Reinga to Russell. Follow Roland directly at http://teararoa.sarahhorth.com Day 7 - walking into Waitangi Writing this while sitting on the paihia to Russell ferry. Nice walk past the waitangi area, where they signed the treaty with the maori. Didn’t stop in as I’ve been twice before. The trail doesn’t [...]

Reproduced – an article by Brenda Ann Burke Te Araroa is a walking path that will provide access to Aotearoa’s history and natural heritage from the top of the North to the bottom of the South Island. The ambition to establish, by 2010, a hiking trail from the northern to the southern tip of New [...]