Te Araroa: A Personal Pilgrimage Across New Zealand

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been driven by a love for adventure — the kind that pushes you beyond the familiar and into the unknown. This year, I’ll be thru-hiking the Te Araroa Trail, a 3,000 km journey across New Zealand. It’s a challenge that will test me physically and mentally, but it’s also much bigger than myself.

Not everyone can drop everything and walk across a country. Many share this love for exploration but life holds them back. My goal is to bring them along — through storytelling, film, and photography, capturing both the struggles and the beauty of the journey.

I want this hike to inspire, to comfort those who dream of adventure but can’t yet take it, and to remind us that the world is still out there, waiting. With your support, I can share the Te Araroa with thousands — not just as one hiker’s story, but as a story of resilience, wonder, and the universal pull of adventure.