Originally Posted by
fungus pudding
A little more on that theme - I used to do a bit of Tramping and have walked almost every tramping track in the South Island, many several times. Our tracks attract people from all over the planet; I've encountered Canadians, Nth. and Sth. Americans , Australians, Germans, French, Asians, Swiss, Japanese, Irish, Sth. Africans and Poms to name a few. However I've yet to see a Maori out tramping. I often think of this when I hear about their special attachment to the land and bush. Amen.