The Long Way Home
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The Long Way Home
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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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...
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
Invercargil...
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...
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 Ap...
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 - We...
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, Ash...
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 D...
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
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 Marc...
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 201...
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 -...
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...
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...
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...
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 o...
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 Februar...
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 -...
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....
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...
Another World
4th generation Stewart Islander Bruce Hopkins chats to 3rd generation Islander Colleen Hopkins - his mum.
During a break in Auckland for...
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-produ...
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 H...
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 reco...
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...
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 d...
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 Arar...
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...
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...
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...
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.
W...
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...
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 Hopkin...
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 bac...