Tramping
Czech tourist stuck on remote track for almost 1 month
Czech tourist Pavlina Pizova talks to media about the harrowing month she spent alone in a hut on the Routeburn Track, after her companion fell to his death. Video, Audio
Weather for the Easter Weekend
Extreme weather warnings are in place for much of the country. Metservice gives an update on what can be expected for the long weekend. Audio
Overcrowding fears for Milford and Routeburn
Bookings on the South Island's famous tramping tracks are running at an all-time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation. Audio
Claims of public access privatised by stealth
Philippa Tolley explores if more needs to be done to safeguard public access to the great outdoors Video, Audio
Cooking for trampers and campers
Paul and Rebecca Garland have recipes for camp scones, four cheese pasta or gnocchi and steamed ginger pudding. Paul Garland has been a keen tramper for 50 years, he's walked the length of New Zealand… Audio
Decadent cheese sauce for pasta or gnocchi
Recipe by Paul and Rebecca Garland
From Nine To Noon on Monday 14 December 2015
Mountain clubs' plan to help upskill foreign hikers
Tramping clubs are going to produce their own Youtube video showing foreign hikers how to stay safe in the New Zealand mountains. Audio
Great Walks go virtual with Google
A new way to experience New Zealand's Great Walks will encourage more people to use the tracks, an engineer who helped create a virtual tour says. Video, Audio
Tourist trampers warned not to rely on virtual tours, photos
New Zealand's biggest tramping group is warning tourists not to rely on what they've seen on virtual tours and photos, before heading out on the trail. Audio
Coromandel circular walk takes step forward
Nearly three million dollars is being pulled together by Thames-Coromandel District Council to kick off its plan for a walk track that will eventually circumnavigate the Coromandel Peninsula. Audio
Mother and daughter rescued off icy ridge
What Megan Boyd thought would be a straightforward tramp on Taranaki's Pouakai Ranges turned into a nightmare on Saturday evening as she and her 12 year old daughter crawled on their hands and knees… Audio
Four trampers lucky to be alive
Rescuers had to battle their way through cloud and thick ice to reach four trampers who were hurt and suffering from hypothermia. Audio
Lessons for the outdoors: Splitting up and getting lost.
Splitting up and getting lost. Lessons for the outdoors. Audio
Tramper crawls for 10 hours with dislocated shoulder
A tramper crawled for ten hours with a dislocated shoulder after being stuck on the side of a mountain on the West Coast for two days. Audio
Our Own Odysseys - Hanging Out in Hong Kong
It's a fascinating time to find oneself in Hong Kong. With Jordan King, a Sociology Masters student at Victoria University who is a current recipient of a Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia. Audio
69 year old woman dies after falling 40 metres down steep bank
A 69 year old Wanaka woman has died after falling 40 metres down a steep bank on the Fern Burn Walking Track in the Motatapu area. Audio
Kemi Whitwell & Niko Leyden - Tiny Huts
Mixing art and nature - that's what the artists Kemi Whitwell & Niko Leyden are doing. It's a public art project called miniature hikes - a series of seven tiny colourful huts hidden in the bush, on… Audio
Never Too Old To Climb
Anne Wilson is 75 years old. She only started tramping in her 50s but this year she climbed the two highest mountains in Africa - Mt Kenya and Mt Kilimanjaro. It's the latest in a string of adventures… Audio
Playing Favourites with Shaun Barnett and Chris Maclean
Trampers and writers who have collaborated on the new, illustrated book, Tramping: A New Zealand History. Audio
