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Beyond Fiordland to our Wildest Islands

NZ Today2019-06-12T14:21:12+12:00June 12th, 2019|Tags: Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, Fiordland, Isaac Wilson, Spirit of Enderby, Stewart, Sub-antarctic Islands, The Snares, Ulva, UNESCO|

I didn’t know what a megaherb was two days ago; now I’m wading waist-deep through meadows of the super-sized alien blooms along the soaring clifftops of Campbell Island, New Zealand’s southernmost subantarctic island. It feels like we’ve stepped onto the set of a ’70s sci-fi movie as we pass the nodding golden cylinders of Bulbinella [...]

Southern Lake Linking

Fiordland, a paradise packed with dramatic landscapes, and blessed with plentiful huts and hiking tracks including three Great Walks; yet surprisingly barren of cycle trails. Wheels of change are in motion though. As a result of the incredible efforts of the Fiordland Trails Trust, the tread of my tyres can now easily explore the fringes [...]