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Henry Chaffey and Annie Fox lived in the remote mountains of  north-west Nelson for almost 40 years. They started out in a wooden hut near Arthur ...

We would like to extend a massive thank you to James Cagney for the following  text and photos. James posted loads of cool photos and stories to FB...

  Thousands of excellent cookery books have been published but few, if any, are entirely devoted to camp cooking with the limited rations and cooki...

In 1951 CIA instructors were on a mission to transform Agency officers into wilderness wizards. They produced "Introduction to Survival," a course...

  Raymond "Trem" Trembath, a man born into a legacy of warriors, embarked on a life story that could rival the plot of any action-packed movie. Bor...

Once upon a time, in the mystical wilderness on the fringes of Poronui, there lived a character like no other. For a whopping four decades, Punchi...

  In the swinging sixties, New Zealand's Milford Track was the stuff of legends, a velvet rope separating the privileged from the wild beauty with...

  In the heart of the South Island's untamed wilderness, where native forests flourish and rugged landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see, re...

In the early 80's Johnny Currie, a bloke with a spirit as wild as the West Coast itself, reckoned it was time he gave the city life the flick. He ...

Lieutenant Colonel Malone stands outside his bivouac on Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, 1915.   Lieutenant Colonel William George Malone's contribution...

Here's the review of the Foxtrot Mk2 Belt Rig by NZ Outdoor magazine.    Foxtrot Mk2 Belt Rig – BushLife NZ Bushlife NZ Foxtrot Mk2 Belt Rig. by Ga...

Pilot Bill Black with shooter Jim Kane. Legendary pilot William (Bill) Black MBE was one of the pioneers of live deer capture from helicopters in ...