Te Araroa Media
All media enquiries should be directed our Chief Executive - Mark Weatherall on +64 21 132 45 19
Trail closure forces Te Araroa walkers on to road - Northern Advocate - 1 July 2020
Youngest Kids walk the TA - Explorers Web - 16 June 2020
Kiwis, don't worry about holidaying overseas - you can do it all right here - Stuff 11 June 2020
Marian Campbell's Te Araroa trail walk raises funds for youth in Hawke's Bay - New Zealand Herald - 2 June 2020
Turtles finally end 3000km march - Newsroom - 26 May 2020
The faces of Te Araroa - Wilderness News
Walker finishes the trail after Lock down - Southland Times - 23 May 2020
Trampers back on track after lock down - Otago Daily Times - 18 May 2020
Heartbreak, recovery and triumph through the gates of Invercargill Airport - Southland Times - 14 May 2020
Lockdown halts Claire’s fundraising hike through New Zealand - South Coast Herald - South Africa - 3 May 2020
Trampers emerge to new world - Times Age - 24 April 2020
KZN hiker’s trail across New Zealand cut short by coronavirus - Indepentant Online - 16 April 2020
Te Araroa Trustee Rides the lengh of NZ - New Zealands Womens Weekly - 19 March 2020
Kauri dieback now in Northland's Puketi Forest - Northern Advocate - 12 March 2020
Record breaking win - Stuff 3 March 2020
Northland Policeman finishes TA - Northland Advocate - 22 Feb 2020
Northland Policeman nearly finished TA - Northland Advoctae - 20 Feb 2020
Walking the TA - Stuff - 18 February 2020
Walker honours Mum by walking TA - Stratford Press - 29 January 2020
Graeme Dingle Foundation – Profile on Marian Campbell’s Walk - Scoop Regional News - 29 January 2020
New Male Running Record - Stuff 22 January 2020
New Female Running Record - Stuff 19 January 2020
Just what the doctor ordered - Sydney Morning Herald - 5 January 2020
A mates long Trek - 2 January 2020
More familes walking the TA - Stuff - 2 January 2020
Te Araroa River Crossing Update - Herald 2 January 2020
Visit to Whanganui - Stuff 26 December 2019
Great News - Invercargill to Bluff to be completed - Stuff 21 December 2019
A young Whanganui woman thought walking the 3000km Te Araroa trail would give her "alone time in the bush" - Herald 14 December 2019
Family of Seven walk the TA - Wilderness Magazine 11 December 2019
Walker Rescued - Herald - 5 December 2019
Family Walk the TA - Magic Radio - 28 November 2019
Marathon per day - one womans 3000km Run - Stuff - 28 November 2019
Get Outdoors Week - Scoop - 21 November 2019
Intrepid trekkers get to Wanaka - Wanaka Sun - 17 November 2019
Te Araroa Launch Trail Pledge - Scoop - 1 November 2019
A Fiddler on the trail - Northern Advocate - 1 November 2019
Northland cops walk length of NZ for Blue Light - Northern Advocate - 30 October 2019
Escarpment Track features in top 100 NZ Walks - Radio NZ - 27 October 2019
New walking season marks start of Te Araroa odyssey - Scoop - 1 October 2019
Te Araroa Trail season kicks off with the Trail Pledge - Wilderness Magazine - 1 October 2019
Sad news as camp ground closes - NZ Herald - 30 September 2019
Mickey and Michelle set to take on Te Araroa with their instruments - Radio NZ - 27 September 2019
Paraparaumu couple to walk Te Araroa Trail for Women's Refuge New Zealand - NZ Herald - 25 September 2019
How Laura Waters left her job, got over her ex and 're-wilded' her brain doing the Te Araroa - Radio NZ - 15 September 2019
World Famous Bluff - Stuff - 14 September 2019
Lake Hawea celebrated on postage stamp - Wanaka Sun - 12 September 2019
How five months in the wilds of New Zealand - ABC News - 12 September 2019
Ninety Mile Beach on NZ Post Stamp - NZ Hearld (9 September 2019)
New Zealand Post Stamps released - Wilderness Mag (4 September 2019)
A trail of two halves - Wilderness Mag (26 August 2019)
Brook Van Reenan ready for Te Araroa challenge - Radio New Zealand (19 August 2019)
Plans finalised for next three years - Wanaka Sun (2707/19)
Wanaka Runner set to take on Te Araroa (21/07/19)
Te Araroa release new Strategy (18/07/19)
Te Araroa plot course for next three years as the release a new strategic plan 17/07/19)
Kiwis among huge increase in walkers tackling country's longest track (10/8/17)
More NZers walking Te Araroa (Australasian Leisure Management magazine) (31/7/17)
Warwick and Keitha Ross of Dunedin look back on their Te Araroa journey (17/7/17)
Te Araroa having an ecomonic impact on the regions of New Zealand (11/7/17)
Record numbers on national trail (1/6/17)
Mark Kerr walks for life on epic 3000km journey from Bluff to Cape Reinga (20/5/17)
National Geographic - Te Araroa and the Increasing Popularity of Thru-Hikes (16/5/17)
Kapiti man on track to become one of the oldest to walk the length of NZ (4/5/17)
Seven Life-changing Lessons Learned From Thru-Hiking (11/3/17)
Scott Macleod's Motatapu Alpine Track experience (25/1/17)
Seventeen year old New Zealander walking Te Araroa (12/1/17)
Video report on Atawhai Charteris walking in support of people protecting New Zealand's environment (12/1/17)
Huge numbers walking the Hakarimata Walkway (24/11/16)
Wilderness Magazine meets 8 Te Araroa walkers it will follow on their journey (18/11/16)
Daniel Lee walking Te Araroa to support Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter (1/11/16)
Walking New Zealand to return a favour for lifesaving helicopter (1/11/16)
Kiwi Callum Barnes shares his experience of walking Te Araroa (1/11/16)
Shelley Butt walks Te Araroa for charity (27/10/16)
Southland Times editorial supports fast-tracking of Invercargill-Bluff section (7/10/16)
Environment Southland keen to see Invercargill-Bluff section completed (5/10/16)
Te Araroa having an impact on businesses throughout New Zealand (30/9/16)
Anonymous donation to upgrade hut in key Te Araroa location (22/9/16)
Te Araroa Trust wins at the 2016 NZ Recreation Association Outdoor Awards (2/9/16)
Jesse Hyde, age 15, walks the North Island stretch of Te Araroa (2/8/16)
Pio Terei talks to Elisabeth Easther about his Te Araroa adventures (21/5/16)
Paekakariki Escarpment Track reviewed on The Wellingtonista (25/4/16)
Kapiti's new Te Araroa track praised by walkers (14/4/16)
Barry-the-Brick has a Te Araroa journey (11/4/16)
Huge interest in opening of new Te Araroa track in Kapiti (7/4/16)
Tim Fookes (Newstalk ZB) speaks to Te Araroa CEO about the Paekakariki Escarpment Track (7/4/16)
Lynn Freeman discussesTe Araroa's new Paekakariki Escarpment Track on National Radio (28/3/16)
Click here and scroll down for Lynn's photo gallery
New leg of Te Araroa will be one of Wellington's finest walks (25/3/16)
Te Araroa's new "Stairway to Heaven" beckons Wellington walkers (21/3/16)
New section of Te Araroa opens in April (17/3/16)
Te Araroa popular with overseas walkers (16/3/16)
Te Araroa making its mark on Taumarunui (24/2/16)
Paekakariki Escarpment Track nearing completion (24/2/16)
Taking the tough road (18/2/16)
Artist painting her way around Te Araroa (16/2/16)
Taumarunui on the Te Araroa Trail (15/2/16)
Geoff Chapple - Life and Influences on Radio NZ (14/2/16)
Q and A with Anna McNuff (10/2/16)
Te Araroa named as one of Mother Nature Network's "9 Epic Long-Distance Trails" (5/2/16)
Treasure Trail (Cover Story in The Listener) (24/1/16)
A very long pathway by Laura Waters (20/1/16)
Couple to walk Bluff to Cape Reinga to fundraise for Nepal (19/1/16)
New owners supporting Te Araroa at the Flying Fox on Whanganui River (16/1/16)
Manawatu councils urged to develop Te Araroa route through the region (13/1/16)
Finding footing and funding for Fostering Kids (11/1/16)
Peter Chandler's work on Waitomo area tracks got him a Walking Access Award (28/10/15)
New Zealand Walking Access Commission walking access award for Waitomos unassuming champion (28/10/15)
Magill still walks the walk at 89 (29/9/15)
Long walk to keep the kilos at bay (24/9/15)
Geoff Chapple Terrain:Travels through a deep landscape (23/8/15)
Te Araroa Trail comes to Central Wellington (18/8/15)
Bronze plaques highlight Te Araroa Trail on Wellington Walkway (18/8/15)
Anna McNuff's Te Araroa running experience all to inspire kiwi kids and kids around the world
Coastal trail could bridge the Puhoi River (22/7/15)
Te Araroa's Matapouri Bush Track voted No.1 in the list of top 10 winter walks by AA.co.nz (7/15)
Mina Holder Te Araroa Trail Highlights Video (1/7/15)
Mina Holder Fastest known female to complete Te Araroa trail in 78 days (11/6/15)
Cambridge couple home after 3000km Te Araroa Trail walk (10/6/15)
New section of Invercargill to Bluff walkway open (8/5/15)
New section of southern walkway opens (8/5/15)
Funding secured to finish Paekakariki to Pukerua Bay Trail (30/4/15)
Top of the world, Pio Terei samples river life for TV series (26/3/15)
Pio Terei Walks the Te Araroa Trail in New Maori TV Series (4/3/15)
Murray Faulkner celebrates in Bluff on February 13 after completing the Te Araroa trail (3/3/15)
Tramping v hiking by Margaret Hedderman (2/3/15)
Architect Rebecca Cox making good ground on the Te Araroa trail raising funds for Oxfam (6/1/15)
TA awaiting confirmation of March funding stream to fund the completion of the Kapiti Track (22/1/15)
Intrepid walkers hit Queenstown (22/1/15)
Kidney transplant donors and recipients energetic campaigners (19/1/15)
CNN International names Te Araroa in their top 10 world's most amazing long distance trails (12/1/15)
Margaret and Bobby Hedderman - Te Araroa journey Interview with Tim Fookes Newstalk ZB Wellington (14/1/15)
Trek across South Island to help blue ducks (8/1/15)
Interview with Naresh Kumar on completing the Te Araroa Trek (2/1/15)
A Canadian nomad returned to Te Araroa 40 years later to repeat his original 1974 traverse across NZ (2/1/15)
National Geographic 20 Dream Trails (12/14)
National Geographic names Te Araroa as one of the world’s best hikes (16/12/14)
National Geographic - Te Araroa Trail One of the Worlds dream hikes (23/12/14)
New migrant runs from Cape Reinga to Bluff (10/12/14)
Tolkein saga inspires 3000km odyssey (9/12/14)
Kiwi walking trail grows in popularity (8/12/14)
Walking New Zealand's Te Araroa Trail (28/11/14)
Te Araroa walkers receive congrates medallion for completing the long journey (13/11/14)
Invercargill City Council to produce a special plaque for those who complete Te Araroa (13/11/14)
Damien Day walking Te Araroaraising funds forWaikato Riding For The Disabled (7/11/14)
The Breeze Radio Interview - Margaret and Bobby Hedderman - New-Zealand-On-Foot (3/11/14)
Builders aids young while walking Te Araroa (6/10/14)
Walking the length of new Zealand, following in the footsteps of his Maori ancestors (14/9/14)
Ankle injury for 23 year old Australian walker calls halt to Fred Hollows charity walk (11/8/14)
A team headed by Kerikeri sculptor Chris Booth has reconstructed the Te Araroa Cairn (10/4/14)
Renwick man Jonathon Wright completed Te Araroa a lifetime dream (7/4/14)
An unprepared young German Tourist rescued on the Te Araroa Trail near Roundhill Skifield (3/3/14)
Safer route to Blue Lake Hut proposed (18/2/14)
Teen plans to walk Te Araroa to raise money for World Wildlife and Save Animals from Exploitation (9/1/14)
Tourism NZ Story - Te Araroa the long New Zealand Trail (2014)
Have shoes will travel, female Masterton lawyer takes three month out from work to do the Te Araroa (27/9/13)
Jez Bragg: 'I ran the length of New Zealand - 3054km in 53 days' (1/4/13)
Brit nails Te Araroa, but nearly dies on river crossing (8/2/13)
Wedding bells on the Te Araroa trail (1/2/13)
Jez Bragg's Journey of Te Araroa Trail (1/2/13)
Australian runner Richard Bowles first man to run the Te Araroa track (18/12/12)
Te Araroa: Keeping track up North (14/10/12)
Te Araroa's newest section addition in Manurewa opening (15/6/12)
Magical Days on the Te Araroa Trail (14/5/12)
Visiting hikers near end of NZ trek (21/4/12)
Te Araroa New Zealands epic walking trail officially opens (3/12/11)
Geoff Chapple book launch "Te Araroa The New Zealand Trail: One man walks his dream"
Travel book launch: Te Araroa (30/11/11)
DOC to provide funds to complete the last 244km track to Bluff (22/6/11)
Tararua walk from Otaki to Waikanae opens (18/6/11)
Stuart Fleming is doing the 3000 kilometre walk to raise awareness of Scouts (16/3/11)
Plimmerton pitstop for Dutch youth walking journey of New Zealand (22/2/11)
Te Aroroa track construction hits a snag in Southland (11/3/10)
Overseas volunteers help complete Te Aaroa walkway in Waikato region (16/1/10)
NZ PM John Key open Waikato section that will take walkers to the summit of Mt Pirongia (12/12/09)
Plans for the Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki leg of a national walkway have hit a bump in the road (27/10/09)
Waikato region walkway between Te Kuiti and Pirongia grand opening (14/10/08)
Opening of the Motatapu Track Shania Twains Central Otago Country farm, part of Te Araroa (14/3/08)
