Resource Page

This will be a catch all location for links and relevant information about the Te Araroa trail:

Websites and online resources

The official Te Araroa Trust website


The un official TA Wiki with lots of additional information about the trail


There is a lot of information about the section of the Te Araroa on the ArthursPass.Com website, especially weather and track information.




Tips for Te Araroa Long Distance Trail- a post on the blog for cascade designs (makers of Therm a Rest) from a TAT alumni Patrice La Vigne, with a lot of good information about what to expect on the trail.






Ten Things to Know About Hiking the Te Araroa from Backpacker magazine's online site. The blurb reads: New Zealand's newest long-distance hiking path is a 3,000-kilometer monster that spans the length of the country. Here's how to tackle it.

Books, guides, magazine articles etc.

A Walking Guide To New Zealand’s Long Trail: Te Araroa by Geoff Chapple. This is the official guide book for anyone thinking of walking the TaT. Available from Fishpond.

End to End New Zealand - tells the story of Paul Garlands 3,000 km journey from Cape Reinga to Bluff along the Te Araroa trail. A great read and a useful guide on what to expect on the trail. It is available on-line at the Copy Press or at Fishpond.

Te Araroa: Walking New Zealands 3, 000 km trail - This is a photographic record of Mark Watsons trek along the Te Araroa in the Winter of 2015. Awe inspiring photos with informative text, it is available in most New Zealand book stores.




Here's the link to a full copy of an article on the TA published in Great Walks magazine recently (Australia).