Saturday 23rd January – 37.2 km – 7.75 hours Heading up through Totara Park I am now on the eastern edge of Auckland. On top of a ridge, Te Araroa then follows Redoubt Rd – for the moment anyway – off towards Whitford, and then turning towards Clevedon. But a welcome turn away from roads [...]

Following our mate Rolands journey to the end of the country! Mostly horrible track through industrial auckland. A nice respite through the botanical gardens couldn’t make up for the boring and smelly day. If I were to do this part over I would have walked down the east coast instead. Finished the day at a [...]