Katrina Megget

2 weeks ago | chemistryworld.com | Katrina Megget

The next generation of genetically altered food is forging ahead, aiming to be attractive to consumers rather than producers. Katrina Megget finds out whether Crispr means crisper salads What if we could boost our vitamin levels by eating a purple tomato? Or rely on strawberries to make the final at Wimbledon before turning to mush? Maybe eat greens that actually taste delicious? Well, these products are in the pipeline and others like them are already on supermarket shelves.

1 month ago | wildernessmag.co.nz | Katrina Megget

Sixty-eight-year-old Annie Simmons completed a 3000km thru-hike of Te Araroa and says if she can do it, so can other women her age. Annie Simmons might have dodgy knees, but she didn’t let that stop her from walking the 3000km Te Araroa Trail with her husband Sylvan last year. Nelson-based Simmons turned 68 on the trail and believes she was the oldest woman to walk New Zealand’s long pathway that season, perhaps the only woman walking in her age group.

1 month ago | wildernessmag.co.nz | Katrina Megget

Read more from the April 2025 Issue Cape Rēinga to Ahipara, 100km, 4–5 days Southbound TA starts at Cape Rēinga, and for those new to multi-day tramping, it’s a rude awakening – turns out four to five days of flat beach walking is not easy. Expect a beach that never seems to end, wet boots, blisters, lots of sand in places it shouldn’t be, and monotony.

Dec 23, 2024 | wildernessmag.co.nz | Katrina Megget

Read more from the January 2025 Issue Who knew there was a working farm called Ambury Regional Park on the outskirts of the Auckland suburb of Māngere, complete with water that has to be treated, plus sheep, chickens, ducks, and a horse named Cameron. My walking companion and I didn’t – and we grew up in South Auckland.

Oct 19, 2024 | wildernessmag.co.nz | Katrina Megget

Emily Russell is the only woman to own and run an independent outdoor store in New Zealand. She says adventure is right on our doorstep. “I really connect with nature … It’s my happy place.” So says Emily Russell, owner of the all-female-run Nelson outdoor store MD Outdoors, who likes nothing better than to be at the top of a mountain. “I love the challenge of going into different environments and surviving, and I love the meditative place it takes you to where it refreshes your soul.