by George Driver | May 13, 2020 | Environment, News portfolio, Wilderness magazine
After the nation wide lockdown went into effect, some Te Araroa Trail walkers emerged from the bush to a very different New Zealand. Read here Published on the Wilderness magazine website, March 28,...
by George Driver | Dec 11, 2018 | Environment, Features, Science, Uncategorized, Wilderness magazine
With the closure of another hut in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, George Driver investigates the challenge of keeping a foothold in one of the most rapidly changing landscapes on Earth Looking at Murchison Hut, you’d have no inkling it may soon tumble 200m onto...
by George Driver | Dec 11, 2018 | Environment, Features, Wilderness magazine
Parking restrictions on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing could be just the beginning. Plans to limit the number of people walking this and other popular trails around the country are in the pipeline. By George Driver Tongariro is glowing red. Ngauruhoe, fingers of snow...
by George Driver | Dec 11, 2018 | Environment, Features, Wilderness magazine
New Zealand is grappling with a rapidly rising number of tourists, but we haven’t reached the crest of the wave yet. DOC expects the number of national park visitors to double in the next six years, when the number of international visitors is expected to hit nearly...
by George Driver | Dec 11, 2018 | Environment, Features, Travel, Wilderness magazine
The last wildernessLike a Noah’s Ark of New Zealand wildlife, Hauturu/Little Barrier Island has one of the most intact and diverse ecosystems anywhere in the country. George Driver visited New Zealand’s first nature reserve to see what Aotearoa was once...
