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Naomi Arnold about hiking Te Araroa

My guest today is Naomi Arnold – a New Zealand journalist and writer who not only hiked Te Araroa, the country’s long-distance trail, but also wrote a wonderful book about her journey: Northbound.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to walk the length of Aotearoa, how her hike stretched across nine months, and what it was like to experience Te Araroa mostly on her own. Naomi shares her reflections on the trail, the challenges she faced, and the deep connection she developed with the landscape and people along the way.

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Tim Voors talks about Te Araroa and Thru-Hiking in general

Today’s guest, Tim Voors, I actually met very briefly when hiking New Zealands’ long distance trail, Te Araroa, in 2018. Back then, I only hiked the South Island and went northbound. Tim did the whole trail and went southbound.  We had a brief conversation standing in a creek while passing each other. We never lost contact ever since and I am very happy to have Tim on today’s show. 

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In Day Hikes Hiking My New Zealand Ozeanien Travelling

Rangitoto and Motutapu Island 

Rangitoto is rugged, raw, dense vegetation covering most, but not all of the sharp edges of the dark lava rock. The very moment you step on Motutapu, the feel is very different: Motutapu is a 15 sqm mass of rolling hills, farmland that is still (better: again) cultivated by the local iwi (Māori tribe), some windswept trees and some fine beaches and bays to go for a swim or to sit and enjoy being away from the world.

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Hiking in the Marlborough Sounds: Queen Charlotte Track

As being somewhat adventurous and in love with hiking, I would not just fly to Christchurch to visit the concert. So, the plan was to take a night bus from Auckland down to Wellington, hop on a ferry to the south island, and meet up with a good friend, Jakob, to hike the 71-km-long Queen Charlotte Track in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. After the hike, which would take four days, we decided to make our way to Christchurch, visit the concert, and afterward, I would fly back to Auckland for work. 

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Hiking on Great Barrier Island: The Aotea Track

When I took a closer look at the map, a relatively big island caught my eye: it does not only work as a barrier between the Gulf and the open Pacific, but it is also, appropriately, called Great Barrier Island. And apparently, there is also a hiking trail. The Aotea Track is a 25 km long trail that loops around the island’s rugged interior and climbs up to the island’s highest peak, Mount Hobson/Hirakimata (627 m). After doing some further research on the island, I learned that it lies about 100 km northeast of Auckland, is about the same size as Auckland, but only has a bit more than 1000 inhabitants (Auckland, on the contrary, has over 1.6 Mio inhabitants). Life on the island is often described as being „life in New Zealand many decades back „.

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In Hiking Long Distance Trails (>250 km) Te Araroa 2018

Te Araroa: Meine gelernten Lektionen.

Da ich auf dem Pacific Crest Trail das erste Mal überhaupt vom Te Araroa gehört hatte, ich sofort Feuer und Flamme war, bin ich direkt von den USA über Australien nach Neuseeland geflogen, um Anfang Januar im Süden der Südinsel Neuseelands zu starten. Meine größte Fehleinschätzung des Te Araroa war, dass ich meinte, dass ich meine Wanderung vom Pacific Crest Trail einfach auf den TA übertragen und dort fortsetzen könne. Die erste Lektion, die ich sehr schnell lernte, war, dass jeder Wanderweg individuell ist und seine ganz eigenen Herausforderungen hat.

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