STOKE THE VOTE 2026
AOTEAROA GENERAL ELECTION Every winter we watch it up close: shrinking glaciers, rising snowlines, favourite trails washed out by rain that used to fall as snow. Most people who love the outdoors already know this. What they don’t always have is a way to turn that concern into something that actually moves the needle. Here […]
World Glacier Day Challenge 2025
It’s World Glacier Day. Just one of a whole year designated International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation by the UN. So prepare to get familiar with all things glaciers across 2025–not only about the rapid changes to the mountains we love, but as a global crisis–endangering drinking water, food production, energy supply, and the places we […]
Better Public Transport | QT-WAN Bus Open Letter
Dear Otago Regional Councillors, As members of New Zealand’s outdoor community, we are writing to ask you, the elected leaders of our region, to implement a public transport connection between Queenstown and Wanaka. Winter is vital to our district’s economy, community, and identity. However, climate change threatens this way of life. Projections indicate Otago’s annual average […]