Solo capturing the richness of a

capturing the richness of a sequestered territory and its isolated inhabitants

Bill Manhire

’ — Sonya Hunt

farming and education

and reviews of new poetry collections

Solo capturing the richness of aTales of ambition, risk and death in New Zealands backcountry One afternoon in Auckland, journalist Hazel Phillips decided to close her laptop and head for the hills. She then spent the next three years living in mountain huts and tramping alone for days at a time, all the while holding down a full time job. As she ranged from Arthurs Pass and the Kaimanawa Forest Park to the Ruahine Range and Fiordland, she had her share of danger and loneliness, but