Outside in Aotearoa
What's happening outdoors around New Zealand. Track updates, mountain news and good reasons to get out there.
Wallaby searches run near Lake Ōhau and Quailburn from 5–23 October 2026. Alps 2 Ocean riders should follow warning signs and contractor directions.
Read more... : Lake Ōhau wallaby searches: what Alps 2 Ocean riders need to knowLake Marian is a 6.2 km return alpine tramp beyond the falls. Plan the steep terrain, Hollyford Road start, spring hazards and essential gear.
Read more... : Lake Marian: the steep climb beyond the waterfallsWalk Ōkārito Trig: 4.2 km return and about 90 minutes, with School House parking, junction guidance, real aerial maps and what to bring.
Read more... : Ōkārito Trig: lagoon, coast and Southern Alps viewsPlan Lake Daniell from Marble Hill: 8.4 km each way, roughly six hours return, with a route map, hut booking details and packing advice.
Read more... : Lake Daniell: plan the forest walk and lakeside hut visitFind Thunder Creek Falls on SH6: a 200 m return walk to a 28 m waterfall viewpoint, with parking, toilet information and actual aerial maps.
Read more... : Thunder Creek Falls: an easy stop on the Haast HighwayWalk to Coal Creek Falls near Rūnanga: 3.6 km return, about an hour, with entrance directions, real route maps and practical packing advice.
Read more... : Coal Creek Falls: a forest walk near GreymouthPlan the Tongariro Alpine Crossing with detailed route stages, genuine trail photos, maps, packing advice, transport tips and attributed hikers’ accounts.
Read more... : Tongariro Alpine Crossing: the detailed trail, photo and packing guideJoin an Eastern Suburbs path-care morning on 11 October: meeting place, time, planned weeding and pruning, and what volunteers should bring.
Read more... : Love Your Path: an Eastern Suburbs working bee on 11 OctoberPlan Lake Rotokura near Ohakune: an easy forest outing past Dry Lake, access and parking, cultural care, what to bring and accurate aerial maps.
Read more... : Lake Rotokura: a quiet forest walk near OhakuneExplore Ship Creek’s 1 km Dune Lake loop: about 30 minutes, coastal boardwalks, viewing platforms, parking and toilets, plus location and route maps.
Read more... : Ship Creek Dune Lake Walk: coastal forest and West Coast viewsWalk to Haast Pass Lookout: 1.5 km return, about an hour and 150 m of climbing, with parking, toilet planning, mountain views and real route maps.
Read more... : Haast Pass Lookout: a short climb to Southern Alps viewsPlan Roaring Billy Falls: about 1 km return through lush forest, a riverbank viewpoint, road access, toilet stops and clear aerial route maps.
Read more... : Roaring Billy Falls: an easy forest walk beside the Haast River
