Journey to Te Ika-a-Maui: Adventures on New Zealand's North Island

By Lee Traynor

Journey to Te Ika-a-Maui (the Maori name for the North Island of New Zealand) details an adventurous trip to New Zealand to kayak the remote Whanganui River and to hike the Great Walks of the Tongariro Northern Circuit, and the Waikaremoana Track.

The Whanganui River Journey is a five-day adventure down the Whanganui River in kayaks or canoes from Taumarunui to Pipiriki, down countless rapids over a distance of 150 km. Preparation is key here, and tips are given concerning trip planning and hiring equipment.

Not far from the Whanganui River the volcanoes of Ruapehu, Tongariro and Ngauruhoe rise from the limestone plains and valleys. Tourists may be familiar with the one-day Tongariro Crossing, but the mountains can also be circled by the 3-4 day Tongariro Northern Circuit, which passes by the picturesque Tama Lakes and over lava tongues, with exhilarating views of the mountains on clear days.

In the remote east of New Zealand lies the third of the North Island Great Walks, Waikaremoana, whose lakeside track can be undertaken in 3-4 days.

Lee Traynor spent a total of two months in New Zealand on these and other tracks and recounts his adventures on and off the track. In addition to detailed information about travel and accommodation in New Zealand, he presents technical advice on photography, image processing and map-making.

• Language: English
• Publisher: epubli
• Release date: Sep 25, 2017
• ISBN: 9783745024173

Lee Traynor

Lee Traynor lectures in Technical English at the Centre for Applied Languages at the Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany. He was born in Melbourne, Australia and studied Biochemistry at Oxford University. He is an eager skeptic and hopes one day to make a contribution to improving how people learn.

Book preview

Journey to Te Ika-a-Maui

Photo Credits

The Book

Off to New Horizons

Ironman I: Swimming

Ironman II: Kayaking

Ironman III: Tramping

Google and Other Aviation Disasters

Oh, No, National Geographic!

Kiwi English

Politics and Government in New Zealand

Rebounding Natives – The Maori

On Kayaks and Cameras

The Dark Room

CHDK continued

The Skeptics’ Dilemma – 1

The Skeptics’ Dilemma – 2

The Skeptics’ Dilemma – 3

The Skeptics’ Dilemma – 4

The Skeptics’ Dilemma – 5

Countdown

Hannover – Hilversum

Kayaker Intrepid has landed

2. Auckland: Coast-to-Coast

3. Auckland, St Heliers: Rangitoto Sea Kayaking

4. Auckland – Ohakune

5. Ohakune

6. Taumarunui, Cherry Grove – Poukaria: Whanganui River Journey 1

7. Poukaria – Whakahoro: Whanganui River Journey 2

8. Whakahoro – John Coull: Whanganui River Journey 3

9. John Coull – Tieke Kainga: Whanganui River Journey 4

Debriefing: Whanganui River Journey

11. Ohakune

12. Whakapapa – Waihohonu: Tongariro Northern Circuit 1

13. Waihohonu – Oturere: Tongariro Northern Circuit 2

Debriefing: Tongariro Northern Circuit

15. Ohakune

16. Ohakune: Old Coach Road

17. Ohakune – Auckland

18. Auckland – Raglan

19. Raglan: Bridal Veil Falls and Ngarunui Beach

20. Raglan – New Plymouth

21. New Plymouth – Whanganui: Dawson Falls

22. Whanganui – Waitarere Beach

23. Waitarere – Waikanae Beach: Otaki Forks/Arcus Loop

24. Waikanae Beach – Wellington – Tawa

25. Tawa – Palmerston North

26. Palmerston North – Hamilton

27. Hamilton – Rotorua

28. Rotorua: Waiotapu

29. Rotorua: Waimangu

30. Rotorua: Lake Tarawera

31. Rotorua – Whakatane

32. Whakatane: Nga Tapuwae o Toi

33. Whakatane – Gisborne

34. Gisborne

35. Gisborne – Wairoa: Te Reinga Falls

36. Wairoa – Waikaremoana – Onepoto – Waiopaoa: Waikaremoana Great Walk 1/2

37. Waiopaoa – Whanganui Bay: Waikaremoana Great Walk 3/4

Debriefing: Waikaremoana

39. Waipawa – Cape Kidnappers – Taupo

40. Taupo – Rotorua – Tauranga

41. Tauranga: Mt Maunganui

42. Tauranga – Whitianga

43. Whitianga

44. Whitianga: Cathedral Cove

45. Whitianga – Coromandel Town – Waiau Falls

46. Whitianga – Papakura

47. Papakura – Auckland – Ruawai

48. Ruawai – Dargaville – Paihia

49. Paihia

50. Paihia – Rawhiti (Cape Brett Walkway)

Debriefing: Cape Brett

52. Russell

53. Russell – Mangawhai Village

54. Mangawhai

55. Mangawhai – Auckland (New Lynn)

56. Auckland – Kuala Lumpur

57. Kuala Lumpur – Amsterdam – Home

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On topographical and geodetic maps, and PHP and JavaScript scripts for converting between the two

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Accommodation

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Off to New Horizons

Ironman I: Swimming

Ironman II: Kayaking

Ironman III: Tramping

Google and Other Aviation Disasters

Oh, No, National Geographic!

Kiwi English

Politics and Government in New Zealand

Rebounding Natives – The Maori

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