The Rakiura Track | Stewart Island, New Zealand
The Rakiura Track on Stewart Island/Rakiura is arguably the most remote of New Zealand's Department of Conservation's (DOC) Great Walks. Highlights of the track include navigating dense rainforest, combing remote beaches, and spotting awesome wildlife, including the Kiwi if you're lucky! A must see if you are in NZ! If you have the chance, you should totally take some time to explore the Ryan's Creek optional track, and Ulva Island. Footage in this video includes Oban, Maori Beach, Lee Bay, Port William campsite, Port William Hut, North Arm Campsite, North Arm Hut, and Ryan's Creek track, all Part of the Rakiura Track.
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Tramping on Stewart Island - Stewart Island, New Zealand (stewart island tramping, the ruggedys)
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Tramping on Stewart Island
STEWART ISLAND Finding somebody to tramp with ... As I was leaving Auckland for my Xmas holidays nothing was planned a part from my stay in Christchurch over Xmas. A few days before I was leaving Roberta told me about a friend from Australia, who would like to go tramping in New Zealand. I was quite keen on tramping too, so I asked her whether we could send an Emil to him and find out about his plans. It turned out that Daniel wanted to do a rather longish tramp preferably on Stewart Island. My first reply to his e-mail was, that I couldn't do such a long tamp as I've to be back in Auckland around the 5th of January. The next day I thought, well I might catch up with my work during the weekends if my supervisor doesn't mind and just go for it. After everything was sorted out I gave Daniel a ring and we decided to catch up in Dunedin. On Sunday the 28th of December I hitch hiked from Christchurch to Dunedin an met Daniel and his family. We stayed with his grandparents in Waitati, which is around 20km outside Dunedin (Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of the beautiful Blueskin bay. It was really nice to stay there and meet the Trambaiolo's and Fitzgerald's.). As we came home on Sunday night, because we went out for an Indian dinner in Dunedin beforehand, we decided that we want to do the Northwest Circuit. Planning the trip ... On monday morning we had to book bus, ferry and call the D.O.C. (Department of Conservation) to get information about the availability of the huts on Stewart Island. In the afternoon we drove to Dunedin and bought all the gear that was still missing, like gaiters, thermal under ware, cutlery, etc. ... Afterwards we went to the New Market and bought food for ten days as well as things form the pharmacy. Thanks a lot to his mother Constance, how had to be patient with us taking so much time to buy all the stuff and thanks to his brother Jovani, who gave us good advises with our shopping at New World. We had a really busy day and it was probably around 2 am as everything was packed and planned for the next day! On Tuesday morning Constance gave us a lift to our bus and that is were our tramp started. Stewart Island The Maori name for Stewart Island is Rakiura and means 'land of the glowing sky'. The only town is Oban with probably has not more than 300 inhabitants. The Northwest Circuit is a 10 days tramp around the northern half of Stewart Island. A huge chain sculpture at the beginning of the track is a symbol for the Maori explanation of Stewart Island as the anchor to the canoe of South Island. This track is famous for mud and bogs (and sandflies!), which make the track a challenge. But its worthwhile spending time and energy. You will see stunning beaches, mountains and dunes, awesome bush, Kiwis (if you are lucky) and lots of other things. I will let the pictures tell you about our trip, as it would take ages to write down a nine days tramp and you'll probably get bored. I hope you enjoy the pictures although they'll never give you a real impression of the beauty. note: Sorry for those how are particular interested in the location of each picture. I haven't had time to label all the pictures properly so far. So if you have a look in a few weeks I might have done that as well... PS: I found a really good homepage today. You can find awesome pictures of New Zealand here. So have a look and enjoy them:
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Photos from this trip:
01 Daniel and me
02 Little Hut
03 the beginning ...
04 bridge
05 beach
06 The brothers or team red
07 walking on the track
08 through the forrest
09 walking up Mt. Anglem
10 half way up Mt. Anglem
11 near the top of Mt. Anglem
12 climbing between mud and roots
13 Yankee River
14 smokey beach
15 on the dunes of smokey beach
16 at the smokey beach
17 following the track ...
18 approaching ruggedy beach
19 at the ruggedy river
20 walking on the dunes of ruggedy beach
21 sun set at Hellfire Pass Hut
22 Masson Bay, after a really stormy day
23 Masson Bay - the surf
24 on Mt. Rocky
SAP Services help New Zealand's Department of Conservation provide Strategic Oversight
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) is responsible for conservation of New Zealand's natural and historic heritage. The Department of Conversation was looking to shift its business processes into the mobility space enabling technology and allowing rangers to do their job for efficiently.
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Kids explore Abel Tasman Coast Track
Kids explore one of New Zealand's Great Walks, Abel Tasman Coast Track. Check out the natural rock pool with a moss-lined water-slide, known as Cleopatra's Pool.
Hillcrest Normal School, Hamilton won a Great Walks experience as a part of the Virtual Great Walker competition -
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Abel Tasman Coast Track, New Zealand (Great Walks Episode 4 of 9)
Abel Tasman Coast Track is one of the New Zealand Department of Conservation's nine Great Walks.
Kepler Track: Alpine Tramping (Hiking) Series | New Zealand
The Kepler track is a 60km loop that takes you alongside glistening alpine lakes, through dense beech forest and up into a spectacular alpine environment. This video takes you through the alpine section of this ‘Great Walk’ to help you prepare for the harsher conditions, particularly in exposed areas. With good planning and sensible decision making you can use this video to plan for the hike of a lifetime and make it home safely.
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Chatham Islands
The Chatham Islands form an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 680 kilometres (420 mi) southeast of mainland New Zealand. It consists of about ten islands within a 40-kilometre (25 mi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island.
The archipelago is called Rekohu (misty sun) in the indigenous language Moriori, and Wharekauri in Māori. It has officially been part of New Zealand since 1842, and includes the country's easternmost point, the Forty-Fours.
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Whanganui Journey Track, New Zealand (Great Walks Track Profile 3 of 9)
The Whanganui Journey is one of the New Zealand Department of Conservation's nine Great Walks.
Kepler Track, Great Walk 2 of 9, Living a Kiwi Life - Ep. 17
Our second New Zealand Great Walk, The Kepler Track in Fiordland just outside of Te Anau. We walked it clockwise over 4 days and it was a major highlight for us during our time on the South Island. The Luxmore Cave was an awesome side trip and is highly recommended (you can go much deeper than you think).
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Lake Waikaremoana Track, New Zealand (Great Walks Episode 1 of 9)
The Lake Waikaremoana Track is one of the New Zealand Department of Conservation's nine Great Walks.
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The Lake Waikaremoana Track is one of the New Zealand Department of Conservation's nine Great Walks.
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The Heaphy Track is one of the New Zealand Department of Conservation's nine Great Walks.
South Island | Wikipedia audio article
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The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area; the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers 150,437 square kilometres (58,084 sq mi), making it the world's 12th-largest island. It has a temperate climate.
It has a 32 percent larger landmass than the North Island so is sometimes referred to as the mainland of New Zealand, especially by South Island residents, but only 23 percent of New Zealand's 4.9 million inhabitants live there. In the early stages of European (Pākehā) settlement of the country, the South Island had the majority of the European population and wealth due to the 1860s gold rushes. The North Island population overtook the South in the early 20th century, with 56 percent of the population living in the North in 1911, and the drift north of people and businesses continued throughout the century.