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Te Araroa Trail

Te Araroa is a long-distance walking trail spanning Aotearoa New Zealand. The trail organization describes a roughly 3,000-kilometre route from Te Rerenga Wairua to Motupōhue, through landscapes ranging from beaches to alpine passes.

3 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

3 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Te Araroa Trail — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 1 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 1 editorial issueFeb 2025: 1 editorial issueMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 1 editorial issueMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 1Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 1; Feb 2025: 1; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 1; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Zäck’s self-supported Te Araroa mark

TUM reported Paulina Zäck setting a women’s overall Te Araroa Trail FKT in 54 days, 9 hours, 48 minutes while self-supported.

Published in TUM

Two distinct Te Araroa attempts underway

TUM reported Billy Meredith starting a self-supported Te Araroa attempt while Karel Sabbe was pursuing the route with full support. Their support categories and unfinished status remain distinct; the 49-day benchmark and Meredith’s 234-day CalendarYearTripleCrown record were retrospective context.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: February 7, 2025

Published in TUM

Sabbe announces a Te Araroa attempt

Karel Sabbe planned to start a Te Araroa FKT attempt on January 15 or 16,2025. The source’s 3,054 km route description and tracking link do not establish a later start, finish or record.

Event date: January 2025 · TUM publication: January 16, 2025

Connections

Dated route mark reported for Paulina Zäck

Paulina Zäck

TUM reported Paulina Zäck setting a women’s overall Te Araroa Trail FKT in 54 days, 9 hours, 48 minutes while self-supported.

Source

Self-supported 2025 attempt

Billy Meredith

TUM reported Billy Meredith starting a self-supported Te Araroa attempt while Karel Sabbe was pursuing the route with full support. Their support categories and unfinished status remain distinct; the 49-day benchmark and Meredith’s 234-day CalendarYearTripleCrown record were retrospective context.

Source

Supported 2025 attempt underway

Karel Sabbe

TUM reported Billy Meredith starting a self-supported Te Araroa attempt while Karel Sabbe was pursuing the route with full support. Their support categories and unfinished status remain distinct; the 49-day benchmark and Meredith’s 234-day CalendarYearTripleCrown record were retrospective context.

Source
Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 29, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

  • Te Araroa Trust Undated original public page; inspected during this review · Checked Oct 29, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 29, 2026

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