Te Urewera

Te Urewera is unique. It's one of the few remaining truly remote areas in New Zealand and (like a lot of the East Cape) has retained its Maori culture - being owned now jointly by the local Tuhoe, Maori iwi and the Crown. We drove from the park all the way down the longest gravel road the world to Murapara and the rainforest just seemed to go on and on and on. We didn't see any signs of civilisation for miles and miles - the only life were the wild horses wandering about the roads. It pulled us to want to explore more, but the mystery and immensity of it held us back. Let's hope it stays that way for a long time to come.Read more