Letter of the month
TA TRAIL NEEDS MORE MONEY
Reading Katrina Megget’s story ‘A trail of two halves’ (September, 2019) had me reminiscing about my own experience walking the Te Araroa Trail.
I walked the TA over two summers – the North Island in 2016/17 and the South in 2018. Both islands offer unique experiences, special in their own way and I agree with Katrina that the North Island section of the TA isn’t just mud and road walks. There are plenty of ‘gems’.
The issue, I believe, is the amount of mud and road walking. Most hikers don’t mind a bit of mud or a stroll down a country road. If the TA wants to maintain its image as one
