The Long Way Home
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Haere ra
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of The Long Way Home. Kia ora, e te whānau.Bruce has done it - he's made it all the way to Bluff and the end of Te Araroa!And ...
Home
13 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is this it? Has Bruce Hopkins finally made it all the way home? Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 31, 4 May - 9 May 2018Invercargill - Rakiura/Stewart ...
Southland Slog
06 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins does not love the mud in Southland. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 30, 27 April - 4 May 2018Te Anau - Invercargill"Just been ravi...
Come On Over
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins is still hoping he'll meet Shania Twain. It's not looking likely. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 29- 30, 17 April - 27 April 2018Wanak...
Going for the Record
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Weddings and wading knee-deep in snow on the way to Wanaka... it's been a bit of a week for Bruce Hopkins. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 28, 10 Apr...
Ford Every Stream
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
50 rivers in one day? That's nothing for Bruce Hopkins. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 27, 2 April- 10 April 2018Topp Lodge, Ashburton - Tekapo"...
Reaching the Topp
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce meets up with some hunters in the hills before finding a long lost friend and then dropping in on Lynda Topp. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 2...
The Big Three
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins ticks off the last of three big challenges on Te Araroa. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 25, 15 March - 22 March 2018Waiau Pass - Boyle...
Eat All the Pizza!
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins begins his crossing of Waiau pass, but is dreaming of other things. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 24, 10 March - 15 March 2018St Arna...
The Smell of Fear
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As he traverses the Richmond Ranges, Bruce Hopkins solves an age-old mystery. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 23, 3 March - 10 March 2018Richmond Ran...
Late Starts and Duck Farts
11 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The big climb begins! Bruce takes on the Richmond Ranges. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 22, 26 February - 2 March 2018Anakiwa - Richmond Ranges&quo...
Queen of the Cicadas
04 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins is in Te Wai Pounamu, beginning the second leg of Te Araroa. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 21, 17 February - 25 February 2018Ship Cov...
A Tumble in the Tararuas
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At last Bruce finishes off the North Island section of Te Araroa Trail - but not without a close shave in the tops of the Tararuas. Bruce Hopkins Trai...
Whanganui Whānau
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins spends five fabulous days on the Whanganui River. He finds some amazing friends and (not-so-amazingly) retains his reputation for losing...
Mist and Magnificence
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins takes on the Tongariro Crossing against the flow of trampers coming the other way.Bruce continues to fill in the blanks, taking on the b...
As if the Jigsaw Puzzle Wasn't Hard Enough
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins fills in more of the bits he has missed on the Te Araroa trail. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 16, 27 January - 2 February 2018.Pureor...
Dances with Bulls
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After an extended layoff Bruce is given a roaring send off when he resumes his journey. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 15, 21 January - 26 January 2...
A Bit of a Dogleg
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins faces yet another setback. This one might be a bit more serious.Bruce spends one more day in sunny Wellington before flying home. He has...
A Bit of a Jigsaw Puzzle
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins fills in some of the missing pieces of Te Araroa jigsaw puzzle. Back on the road again! Bruce flies south and restarts his walk from Ota...
Another World
07 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
4th generation Stewart Islander Bruce Hopkins chats to 3rd generation Islander Colleen Hopkins - his mum. During a break in Auckland for his son'...
The 1000 Yard Stare
31 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins takes time out from walking Te Araroa to catch up with RNZ producer Justin Gregory. Trail Diary by Justin Gregory, co-producer of The Lo...
I'll Be Home For Christmas
24 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins beds down in a DOC Hut - in someone's backyard!Having leapfrogged over a rough section of Te Araroa: New Zealand's Trail, Bruce Hop...
Hop, Skip and Jump
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Hopkins hunkers down in Te Kuiti and meets a couple with a fascinating tale to tell.Bruce hunkers down in Te Kuiti for a few days to recover fro...
High and Dry
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce has a brainwave - but it's a bit too late. There has been a huge response to our plea for help in finding Bruce's missing ashes but so far,...
Have You Seen My Father and Brother
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On a rest day in Auckland, disaster strikes when Bruce loses something irreplaceable. Bruce has made it to Auckland but while on a rest day, disaster ...
Take Two
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After a frustrating injury break, Bruce Hopkins is back on the trail once more, beginning again from where he was forced to stop. Te Araroa - Take Two...
Blue and Fortunate Water
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
While he recovers from injury, Bruce recalls a conversation with Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple. It's been two weeks since Bruce Hopkins injured...
Bung
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After an accident on the trail, The Long Way Home gets just that little bit longer for Bruce Hopkins. Bruce Hopkins' leg is bung.A nasty fall las...
Lost and Found
05 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce meets old friends and new on the trail south of Russell but an unexpected event puts the future in doubt. It's week three and Bruce Hopkins...
Four Forests in Four Days
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dreaming of ginger beer and ice cream, Bruce climbs the high hills of the Northland forests to get back to his old home in the Bay of Islands.Week two...
90 Mile Beach
22 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With a heavy pack and a lot of nerves, Bruce is underway, measuring the length of 90 Mile Beach and recalling dangerous days fishing off the Northland...
The Long Way Home
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Whenua, whakapapa, whanau. Bruce Hopkins walks Te Araroa to take his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. Bruce Hopkins has a plan....
Introducing The Long Way Home
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Whenua, whakapapa, whanau. In a new podcast series available from 16 October, Bruce Hopkins walks Te Araroa to take his father and brother's ashes bac...