Wilderness

TE ARAROA TRAIL SHOWS PRESSURE

TE ARAROA TRAIL provides a fabulous opportunity to explore Aotearoa, and plenty of people seem to realise this.

According to Matt Claridge, executive director of Te Araroa Trust, there are more walkers on the trail this season than ever before: around 4000 with a split of roughly three overseas trampers to every Kiwi.

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