Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'
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Country Life takes a walk with mountain ranger Tāne Houston through the forest on the slopes of Mt Taranaki. We head up the volcano along a trap line, resetting bait, foraging and chatting about the progress made in restoring the landscape.
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