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Every episode, oldest to newest

000 Pilot: Meet your host, Abigail Hannah 001 Helicopter over Aoraki with Billy Nunweek 002 Vanlife on a Working Holiday Visa with Harry and Lydia 003 Hiking the Kepler Track in Fiordland with Dua 004 Hiking to Alex Knob, Glacier Views with Lucy 005 Pouakai Circuit and Syme Hut with Kristina Montgomerie 006 4WD Land Cruiser Adventures with Bri Woolnough 007 Walking the Length of the South Island with Aimee Roberts 008 Living on the Road for Three Years with Goose and Ellen 009 Solo Hiking the Routeburn Track with Emily 010 Exploring Aotearoa with a Toddler with Shoshannah 011 Creating the Roady App with Roscoe Price Moor 012 Travelling with Pets in New Zealand with Tegan 013 Bikepacking from Cape Reinga to Bluff with Greg and Lauren 014 Snowsports in Aotearoa with Olympian Anja Barugh 015 Hiking Old Ghost Road as a Family with Sonia Barrish 016 Exploring the Nelson Lakes National Park with Mel White 017 Enchaining New Zealand's 3000m Peaks with Alastair and Hamish 018 Slow Travel and Mental Wellbeing with Pamela Edmondson 019 Swimming the Length of the Clutha River with Rob Hutchings 020 Travelling the South Island with Dogs with Courtney Mellow 021 Wellington Gems and Travelling Locally with Tilleigh Ultra 022 Living, Working and Travelling in NZ as an Expat with Justine Jehanno 023 Hiking while Pregnant and Gillespie Pass with Alice 024 A Lifetime of Adventure and a Few Close Calls with Russell Jennings 025 Sailing, Racing and the Best of the Hauraki with Stephanie Haden 026 Abel Tasman National Park and Adventure Tourism with Kyle Mulinder 027 Experiencing the Night Sky and Astrophotography with Larryn Rae 028 Mueller Hut and Hiking as a Family with Jen Parkes 029 The Red Canoe at Tasman Glacier with Guy and Alisha 030 Hiking the Milford Track in Fiordland with Sam Fulton 031 Falling in Love with New Zealand with Travel Blogger Tara Tavener 032 Ruapehu and Solo Tramping in the Backcountry with Hazel Phillips 033 A Human Powered Adventure Along the 45th Parallel Traverse with Tanya 034 NZ's Most Popular Walk - The Milford Track 035 Summitting Mt Earnslaw and Mountaineering for Beginners with Wiktoria 036 The Ultimate New Zealand Road Trip with Dane and Stacey 037 Camping at Earnslaw Burn and Gertrude Saddle with Lauren Murray 038 Drone Photography and Unique Rotorua Landscapes with Petra Leary 039 Angelus Hut and Tramping Guiding with Dylan Arthur 040 Surfing and Skydiving in NZ with Cody and Callie Chase 041 Growing Up in the Bush and Antarctica Expeditions with Chris Long 042 From Corporate Hustle to Outdoor Social Enterprise with Robert Bruce 043 Thru-hiking the Te Araroa Trail with Zoe 044 A Spontaneous Solo Road Trip in a Station Wagon with Morgan Healey 045 The Underwater World and Scuba Diving with Annika Andresen 046 Routefinding and Bivvying on Mount Wakefield with Jinal Govind 047 Downhill Mountain Biking in NZ with Laura Goldsworthy 048 Eight Days in the Kaimai Mamaku Ranges with Jenifer Silva 049 Tramping the Dusky Track in Fiordland with Sam Harrison 050 Living and Travelling in a Caravan as a Family with Bronson and Chelsea 051 Bikepacking around the South Island with Rachel Davies 052 Getting Outdoors, Walking and Wellbeing with Kaelyn Kingi 053 An 85-Day Southern Alps Traverse with Penzy Dinsdale 054 A Memorable Week on the Road from Kaikōura to Aoraki 055 Hiking with Kids to Mt Brown and Mental Health with Renee Cadigan 056 Vanlife, the East Cape and Life Done Differently with Lisa Jansen 057 A Healing Journey on Te Araroa Trail with Germaine 058 Converting a Bus to Explore New Zealand with Warrick and Chené 059 Two NZ Epics - Bicycle Circumnavigation and Packraft Traverse with Dunc Wilson 060 Unforgettable Experiences in New Zealand with First-Time Visitor Tracy Collins 061 Moving to New Zealand and Travelling with Photographer Scott Howes 062 Hiking the Three Passes Route from Arthur's Pass to Hokitika with Pat Nolan 063 Tramping the Canyon Creek Track as a Beginner with Debbie Cartwright 064 West Coast Solo Road Trip and Kiwi Hospitality with Neha Paranjape 065 Exploring the Skies, Paragliding in New Zealand with Josh and Caleb 066 Getting the Most out of Local Weekend Trips with Ashley Elliott 067 Hiking and Trail Running in Mount Somers with Lauren Korstrom 068 An Epic Northland Road Trip and Vanlife with a Toddler with Renata Wiles 069 Hitchhiking and New Zealand's Great Walks with Howie McFadyen 070 Learning to Surf in New Zealand with Amber Holyoake 071 Travelling New Zealand in a Van and LOTR Filming Locations with Charlotte and James 072 White Water Kayaking and a Harrowing Accident with Ryan Lucas 073 Southland's Five Great Walks in Five Days with Simon Patton 074 The Frustration and Elation of Landscape Photography with Meghan Maloney 075 A Ski-Packraft-Tramping Expedition from Mt Aspiring to Waiatoto with Nick Pascoe 076 Two Weeks Tramping in the Kaweka Ranges as a 17 Year Old with Olly Dow 077 Five Days, 85km on Abigail Hannah's First Solo Hike on the Old Ghost Road 078 The 10 Great Walks in 10 Days Challenge with Jordan Pratt 079 Exploring the Trails in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park with Heather Marston 080 Safety in the Outdoors and the Importance of Carrying a PLB with Katie Johnstone 081 Ski-Touring and Camping on Tasman Glacier in a Storm with Helena Sodergren 082 Family Heli Trips to Chancellor Hut and Almer Hut with Hami Tangiora 083 Finishing Te Araroa as a Family Two Years Later with Deanna Gerlach 084 Low Carbon Adventures Around New Zealand on Foot, Bike and Public Transport with Shanti Mathias 085 Bikepacking as a Beginner and a Solo Trip from Christchurch to Queenstown with Katy Binchy 086 From Fly Fishing Guiding in New Zealand to Starting an Outdoor Gear Brand with Matt Butler 087 Overlanding in New Zealand up the Godley and Havelock Valleys with Jack Laurent 088 Waterfalls, Beaches, Geothermal Wonders and Other Hidden Gems in the North Island with Barbie Sharma 089 Skiing to the South Pole on a 50 Day Antarctic Expedition with Mike Dawson 090 A Solo Kayak Circumnavigation of New Zealand Over 5800km with Red Paterson 091 Finding Freedom in Slow Travel and Bikepacking with Nicole Koch 092 A Passion for Camping, Community and Knowledge Sharing with Jono Collins 093 A Team Effort to Sea Kayak the North Island of New Zealand with Paddle for Purpose 094 Climbing Mt Maunganui 38 Times in 14 Days and Living a Nomadic Lifestyle with Bri O'Brien 095 Exploring the South Island for the First Time as a Kiwi on a 7 Day Road Trip with Hamish McColl 096 Camping and Hiking in Northland as a Family with Waikato Mum Anna O'Brien 097 Accidents and Beauty Found in Solo Hiking Whirinaki Conservation Park with Kurt Fenton 098 Beating Cancer Twice and Exploring Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain with Ellena Butcher 099 Moving to New Zealand and Learning to White Water Kayak with Isaac Naylor 100 Celebrating 100 Episodes of the Aotearoa Adventures Podcast with Abigail Hannah and Special Host Olly Dow 101 4WD Rakaia Valley Adventure and a Solo Northland Trip with Billy Nunweek 102 Having an Accident on the Routeburn and a Five Year Recovery Journey with Sarah Heffron 103 The Ultimate New Zealand South Island Road Trip in Winter with Barb and Reg 104 Avalanche-Bealey Traverse and Pursuing Adventures with Neurological Disorders with Nick Allen 105 A Multi-Day Canyoning Trip in Abel Tasman with Aimee Jules 106 Overlanding in the Old Man Range and 4WD Trips with Jono Hitchcox 107 Learning to Freedive, Spearfish and Building Community with Renee Taylor 108 Fastpacking from St Arnaud to Arthur's Pass in 8 Days with Alice Brice 109 An Epic 4WD Summer Road Trip at the Top of the South with Brad Willetts 110 A Sea Kayaking Expedition Along the Fiordland Coast with Mark Jones 111 Coming Home to New Zealand and Living in a Kombi as a Family with Kirianna Poole 112 Crossing the Cook Strait on a Paddleboard and Surf Lifesaving with Britt Spencer 113 Tramping the St James Walkway and an Unexpected Encounter with Olivia, Jacinda and Sarah Blair 114 Sea Kayaking for Beginners and the Best of the Hauraki Gulf with Bennett Lim 115 Quitting his Corporate Job and Preparing for Five Months of Thru-Hiking Te Araroa with Anurag Sharma 116 4WDing and Camping as a Family in the South Island with Kerry Quigley 117 Bikepacking to all 23 New Zealand Ski Fields with Tara and Naomi 118 Hut Bagging and Visiting Over 500 DOC Huts with Benjamin Pigott 119 Three Teens' 900km Cape to Cape Human Powered Journey with Olly, Will and Thomas 120 Multi-Passionate Adventures and the Olivine Ice Plateau with Alexander Hillary 121 Avoiding Vanlife Mistakes and Life on the Road in NZ with Tiff and Nathan 122 Solo Female Travel in New Zealand in Your 50s with Larissa Hubbard 123 Best Auckland Adventures for Kids with Outdoorsy Hijabi Mum Veronika Edali 124 A Bucketlist Birthday Group Trip to New Zealand with Travel Podcaster Jackie Nourse 125 Jetboating 27 Wild Rivers on a Solo Trip with Ollie Sharpe 126 Adventures with Kids and a Peach Cove Rescue with Renata Wiles 127 Tramping an Unmarked Route to Gorge River with Elvisa Van Der Leden 128 4WD Adventures across the Length of the South Island with Rich Soult 129 Tramping Four Epic South Island Hikes in 10 Days with Stacey Walker 130 Full Time Vanlife and Staying Off-Grid in Fiordland with Jord and Tom 131 Conservation and Lessons from the Bush with Bushman Sam the Trap Man 132 Nine Months of Solitude Walking Northbound on Te Araroa with Naomi Arnold 133 Tramping the Heaphy Track from Karamea to Collingwood with Jacq Nesbit 134 Three Months of Road Trips and Hut Bagging in the South Island with Sophie Wakelin 135 Ultra-Swimming and 11 Hours to Swim Across the Cook Strait with Ivan Polyntcev 136 Pushed to her Limits on the Hump Ridge Track and Slow, Mindful Travel with Helen Griffiths 137 A 5 Year Journey from Budget DIY Van to Dream Home-on-Wheels with Abigail and Isaac 138 An Obsession with the Mountains of Tongariro National Park with Hazel Phillips 139 Slow Travel in an EV and Catlins, Dunedin and Oamaru with Mature Flâneur Tim Ward 140 Off-Track Tramping to the Unknown in Rockburn Valley with Sarah Morrison 141 Best Christchurch and Canterbury Adventures with Kids with Jasmine Trafford 142 Tramping and Exploring Aotea Great Barrier Island with Kristina Montgomerie 143 Intro to Rock Climbing and NZ's Best Crags with Josh Parker 144 Solo Adventures, 4WDing and Being Multi-Passionate with Grace Reeves 145 Solo Tramping the Mangamate Loop in Whirinaki Forest Park with Sharon Evans 146 Hiking to Barker Hut and Ranking NZ's Best DOC Huts with Chris Lierheimer 147 An Ocean Obsession, Great White Encounter and Spearfishing with Laura Kuggeleijn 148 A Mountaineering Career and Climbing Mt Aspiring with Dom Huxley 149 Solo Expedition on Rakiura and ADHD with Wild Boy Brando Yelavich 150 Hunting Wapiti in Fiordland with Jarrod McLachlan 151 House Sitting across New Zealand with Travel Writer Jessica Lockhart 152 First Ascents on Mount Lindenfeld and Mount Haast with Justin Wimmer 153 Arthurs Pass and Three Attempts at Mount Philistine with Amelia Hayes 154 Working as a Sky Diving Instructor in Wānaka with Anne Bonfert 155 Five days on the Sladden Glacier climbing Mt Sealy and Mt Jeanette with Kaleb Anderson 156 Taranaki Three Peaks Traverse and Supporting Families in the Outdoors with Jenn Julian 157 Setting the Fastest Self-Supported Record on Te Araroa with Billy Meredith 158 Mountain Biking, Towel Ponchos and a Brain Injury with Debs Brockelsby 159 Exploring Northland and Living on the Road in a 12-Ton Unimog with Kyla and Louis 160 Hut Etiquette in DOC Huts and Exploring the Whitcombe Valley with Renee Cadigan 161 Empowering Kiwi Women in Hunting & Fishing with Wild Chix Isabell Zitzelsberger 162 We are Kayaking From Cape Reinga to Tauranga to Raise $20,000 !!!! 163 Best Spots and Hidden Gems in the Bay of Plenty & Coromandel with Ciska 164 Five Months SOBO on Te Araroa and Finding Community with Deni Estivill 165 An 18-Day Mission Through Nelson Lakes, Kahurangi and Abel Tasman with the National Park Trifecta 166 Caravan Living as a Family and Writing Music on the Road with Emily & Charles 167 Finding Hidden Places and Getting Lost with Cat Macnaughtan 168 From First Tramp to Paparoa and all the Great Walks with Nicola Harvie 169 Tramping, Hut Bagging Goals, Cancer and Recovery with Verity Jackson 170 122-Day Self-Supported North Island Sea Kayak Expedition with Joel Buckley 171 Planning an Adult Gap Year to Full-Time Van Life with Sagar and Ami 172 Hiking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and Tongariro Northern Circuit with Ben Boland 173 Section Walking Te Araroa over Multiple Seasons and Battling Cancer with Te Aroha Hohaia 174 Fastpacking the Travers-Sabine Circuit in 2 Days with Zeb Harris 175 Starting Tramping in her 40s and Lake Waikaremoana as a Family with Lois Baldwin 176 A Local's Guide to Northland and Building Hiking Communities with Hannah Whittaker 177 First-Time Packraft Adventures and Hiking to Lake Crucible with Charlotte 178 One month into a 1000km Sea Kayak Expedition with Isaac and Abigail 179 Vanlife and Revisiting Favourite New Zealand Hidden Gems with Daniel Mauden 180 Hiking the Cascade Saddle Route, Tramping Clubs and Influencers with Alice Milne 181 Scuba Diving in Wellington and Motorbikes with Tyla Bow 182 Finishing a Two Month Slow Paddle Sea Kayak Expedition with Isaac and Abigail 183 Four Years of Aotearoa Adventures and No Home Address with Host Abigail Hannah 184 Turning New Zealand Work Trips into Solo Great Walk Adventures with Nick Thompson 185 Thru-Hiking New Zealand Before Te Araroa Opened with Shalane Hopkins 186 Packrafting and Tramping 48 Days Through Fiordland with Penzy Dinsdale 187 From Beginner Trail Running to Setting Course Records with David Haunschmidt 188 Bikepacking 3,000km in New Zealand on Tour Aotearoa with Laura Bell 189 Moving to Aotearoa from Chicago and Building a Life in Queenstown with Viktoria De Dominicis 190 Family Tramping on a Budget and Child-Free Trips with Shoshannah Shand 191 Backcountry Huts as Art and Tiny Home Living with Kemi & Niko 192 Six Week Road Trip in the Top of the South Island with Abigail & Isaac 193 Solo Tramping the Richmond Ranges and Running an Outdoor Store with Emily Thompson 194 Summer as a DOC Ranger on Stewart Island and Women in Trades with Brooke Thompson 195 From Everest to NZ Expeditions to Local Microadventures with Tsewang Nuru Sherpa 196 Packrafting the Landsborough River from the West Coast with Tom Waters 197 Pioneering Women of Aoraki Mount Cook with Hazel Phillips 198 Around the Mountain on Taranaki in Three Days with Kelsea & Olivia 199 Building NZ's First Public Via Ferrata on Tākaka Hill with Till Middelhauve

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