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My home is your HOME

CHRISTMAS DAY, 2018 WAS A BIT OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR TOZAN DELMAN.

His wife Jess was somewhere in the North Island, working her way towards Bluff.

Tozan was in his in-law’s barn in Central Otago, working his way through coding on his phone.

In several days, he would join Jess to walk the South Island leg of the Te Araroa Trail – but first, he had a website to set up.

The idea was simple, but until now unfulfilled – Trailangel.co.nz would be an online forum where Te Araroa Trail walkers could communicate with those offering accommodation, transport, food or general help, known to many as ‘Trail Angels’.

“I wanted to prove that if something is a good idea, nothing should stop you from doing it – you don’t need money or resources – it’s possible to make a website

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