Social media content creators in Tasmania national parks will need to pay $100 for the new ‘Enthusiast Business Licence’, which will enable them to gather content for which they receive payment.

Payment includes endorsements, sponsorship, and being given accommodation and travel, equipment or clothing. The licence is for solo content creators who engage in small-scale filming and photography using handheld devices and removes the need for public liability insurance.

Also in this week’s outdoor news: Bushcraft lessons offer safe space for men with autism, remote tech begins a new era for conservation, new Auckland shared pathway receives award for accessibility and more!

Missed yesterday’s feature? Our 2026 Mother’s Day gift guide will help you choose the perfect gift for the mum who loves the outdoors.

The Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition is back in 2026! The search is on for the best outdoor photographers in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Time is running short: Entries close Sunday.

This year’s generous prize pool has over $3500 worth of camera gear from Panasonic Lumix.

Take a look at this week's most read articles at wildernessmag.co.nz.

The feisty weka is well known to trampers as the mischievous rail that snatches shiny objects and food, from car keys to biscuits!

But while this backcountry ‘bad-boy’ may be a campsite kleptomaniac, that’s not the whole story. It also plays an important ecological role.

Researchers have found the weka is an important disperser of large seeds and is also an avian ‘jack of all trades’, combining the cheeky nature of the kea with the nocturnal calling of kiwi, the tree climbing of kākā and the feistiness of the kārearea.

Tucked into a tranquil arm of Pekapeka Bay in the Whangaroa Harbour, to say Lane Cove Hut is an idyllic destination is an understatement. It feels more like a holiday bach than a shelter from the storm.

This serviced, wood-panelled cottage accommodates 16 in three large rooms and bookings are required. Lane Cove Hut is part of Whangaroa’s early European history and was built by the Lane family, an influential and well known family from Whangaroa.

Access is along the well-marked Wairakau Track over a low saddle. The benched path descends through luxuriant rainforest and grassy flats to the harbour, then skirts a tidal estuary before climbing a rocky trail to Lane Cove. An adventurous scramble up the Duke’s Nose, a rock formation that towers above the hut, provides sublime 360-degree views.

We featured this hut in our 25 huts in 2025.

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