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Heading for the top
After several hours of scratches and bruises, teenager Omega Hemopo and her friend realised they were lost.

A cold night
Fading light caught Joan Tollenaar and her husband in the Coromandel bush.

Budding explorer
As a boy, Phil Budd roamed Parahaki mountain, imagining he was David Livingstone, the Scottish explorer of Africa.

A strange one
A thunderous bang announced an eerie visit, writes hut warden Michele Ayres.

Possum in a hole
How to catch a wild possum? Ernie Smith tried the hard way.

The wild bull
Fred Hollows stayed calm in a terrifying situation.

City slicker
It’s a long way from railway clerk to bushman, says Shelley Bennet.

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