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The Long Way Home
by RNZ
Bruce Hopkins takes his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. But he’s taking the long way there; walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa trail.
Episodes
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Haere ra
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 just like he promised he would, he has carried his father and brother's ashes back home to Rakiura/Stewart Island. All you can say about that is well...
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Home
Is this it? Has Bruce Hopkins finally made it all the way home? Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 31, 4 May - 9 May 2018 Invercargill - Rakiura/Stewart Island "There ya bloody go!" "I currently sit in the luxury of my dear cousins Colin and Margaret's wonderful abode on what has always felt like…
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Southland Slog
Bruce Hopkins does not love the mud in Southland. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 30, 27 April - 4 May 2018 Te Anau - Invercargill "Just been raving and ranting about some a-hole walking off with my hiking poles from the hostel in Te Anau! "On the way to Aparima hut in Southland I endured three...
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Come On Over
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 2018 Wanaka - Te Anau "How are you at endings?" 'I am now facing a series of endings. A few days ago I emerged from the Alpine section of Te Araroa after…
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Going for the Record
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 April - 17 April 2018 Tekapo - Wanaka "Bloody hell when you think you have survived the hardest sections Te Araroa throws you another. "I got into...
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Ford Every Stream
50 rivers in one day? That's nothing for Bruce Hopkins. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 27, 2 April- 10 April 2018 Topp Lodge, Ashburton - Tekapo "50 river crossings in one day...wet shoes and feet are a given down this way. "Even relatively shallow crossings can have unpleasant endings. "Lynda...
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Reaching the Topp
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 26, 29 March - 2 April 2018 Arthurs Pass - Topp Lodge, Ashburton "What's the most dangerous situation you've ever found yourself in? "I had one in…
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The Big Three
Bruce Hopkins ticks off the last of three big challenges on Te Araroa. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 25, 15 March - 22 March 2018 Waiau Pass - Boyle River "What shape or form do blessings come in? "I've hit what I feel is my lowest point since starting Te Araroa. Knee injury = five days off…
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Eat All the Pizza!
Bruce Hopkins begins his crossing of Waiau pass, but is dreaming of other things. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 24, 10 March - 15 March 2018 St Arnaud - Waiau Pass "Oh man...that was arduous, really slow going. But spectacular! "But all the descending really did my knee in, and my right thigh,...
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The Smell of Fear
As he traverses the Richmond Ranges, Bruce Hopkins solves an age-old mystery. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 23, 3 March - 10 March 2018 Richmond Ranges - St Arnaud "After my longest stretch of consecutive days sweating it out in one of New Zealand's most rugged and beautiful hinterlands I...
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Late Starts and Duck Farts
The big climb begins! Bruce takes on the Richmond Ranges. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 22, 26 February - 2 March 2018 Anakiwa - Richmond Ranges "This 3000km odyssey is delivering the most demanding physical challenges I have ever faced in my life while delivering some of the most glorious...
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Queen of the Cicadas
Bruce Hopkins is in Te Wai Pounamu, beginning the second leg of Te Araroa. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 21, 17 February - 25 February 2018 Ship Cove - Anakiwa "This stunning experience of walking New Zealand's long pathway, Te Araroa, continues to reveal the beauty of the human spirit. Thank...
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A Tumble in the Tararuas
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 Trail Diary - Week 19, 10 February - 16 February 2018 Palmerston North - Wellington via the Tararua Tops "Sean McCarthy found my GoPro ... Sean brings…
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Whanganui Whānau
Bruce Hopkins spends five fabulous days on the Whanganui River. He finds some amazing friends and (not-so-amazingly) retains his reputation for losing stuff. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 17, 4 February - 9 February 2018 Taumaranui - Whanganui (5 days on the Whanganui River) "Whanganui River…
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Mist and Magnificence
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 big one - Tongariro . He still has the Whanganui River and the Tararuas to go before making it to the South island. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary…
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As if the Jigsaw Puzzle Wasn't Hard Enough
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. Pureora Forest Headquarters - Taumaranui "Pureora Forest Timber Trail. This trail is a winner. It's fantastic. "Trail mates say allow 4 or 5 days to…
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Dances with Bulls
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 2018 Te Kuiti - Pureora Forest - Taumaranui A friendly farmer lets Bruce use some prime real estate for a campsite before hitting the Trail. "This…
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A Bit of a Dogleg
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 wee medical issue that needs sorting out. Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 20, 17 February - 25 February 2018. Ship Cove "Talofa! I'm hanging…
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A Bit of a Jigsaw Puzzle
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 Otaki Forks. His plan is to fill in some of the gaps in the giant jigsaw puzzle that has become his version of Te Araroa. Five days of walking lie…
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Another World
4th generation Stewart Islander Bruce Hopkins chats to 3rd generation Islander Colleen Hopkins - his mum. During a break in Auckland for his son's wedding and to get his health sorted, Bruce Hopkins caught up with another ex-Stewart Islander; his mum Colleen. They talk about her early life…
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The 1000 Yard Stare
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 Long Way Home. "For this latest episode, we've done something a bit different. Bruce is off Te Araroa - New Zealand's trail for a few days to go to…
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I'll Be Home For Christmas
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 Hopkins walks into Palmerston North and stays at a DOC tramping hut - in someone's backyard. He flies up to Auckland for a brief break over Christmas to...
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Hop, Skip and Jump
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 from some health issues and stays with a couple who have a fascinating tale to tell. Obeying medical advice - mostly - he hops a bus to Whanganui,...
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High and Dry
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, they haven't turned up. Please keep looking! We appreciate it. Bruce has left Mercer and is on his way to Te Kuiti but hot days and the high hills are...
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Have You Seen My Father and Brother
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 struck. The pouch containing the ashes of his brother and father have gone missing along with the red waterproof pouch they were stored in and a…
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Take Two
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! Bruce Hopkins is back on the trail after a two-week injury break. He picks up where he left off, on the beach at Marsden Point and aiming to make...
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Blue and Fortunate Water
While he recovers from injury, Bruce recalls a conversation with Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple. It's been two weeks since Bruce Hopkins injured his left leg and had to come off Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail. While he recovers, Bruce takes us back to an interview with Te Araroa founder Geoff...
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Bung
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 last week means he's off Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail and is back home in Auckland recovering from a deep and serious infection in his left leg. What...
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Lost and Found
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 has fallen in love again with Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail. But does the trail love him back? Bruce heads south out of Russell, trekking the east...
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Four Forests in Four Days
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 and the honeymoon is already over between Bruce Hopkins and New Zealand's trail Te Araroa. Having suffered the length of 90 Mile Beach, this week...
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90 Mile Beach
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 coast. Loaded down under way too heavy a pack and with no small amount of nerves, Bruce Hopkins is underway! During his first five days on Te…
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The Long Way Home
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. For the next five months, he wants to walk the length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island, along Te Araroa - New Zealand's Trail....
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Introducing: The Long Way Home
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 back home to Stewart Island. Bruce Hopkins wants to take the ashes of his dad and brother home to Rakiura/Stewart Island. He's just taking the long…
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Bruce Hopkins takes his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. But he’s taking the long way there; walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa trail.
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