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Geoffrey John Chapple ONZM (born 1944) [1] is a New Zealand author and journalist. He conceived and founded Te Araroa, a walking track the length of New Zealand. Life and career. Chapple grew up in West Auckland and attended Henderson High School. [2] .
Geoff Chapple is an accomplished writer, journalist and committed trail-blazer. He was the founding CEO of the Te Araroa Trust. He lives in Auckland, New...
Geoff Chapple founded Te Araroa, the New Zealand-long walking track that opened in 2011. He is an author, journalist, playwright, occasional musician, and was once the librettist for an opera. He has won prizes for his movie scriptwriting, and his journalism.
May 2, 2024 · Geoff Chapple is a renowned New Zealand author, journalist, and adventurer. Geoff revitalised the idea of a continuous trail spanning the length of the country in the early 1990s and founded Te Araroa Trust in 1994 to raise funds and oversee the trail’s development.
Geoff Chapple founded Te Araroa, the New Zealand-long walking track that opened in 2011. He is an author, journalist, playwright, occasional musician, and was once the librettist for an opera. He has won prizes for his movie scriptwriting, and his journalism.
Journalist/writer Geoff Chapple won an NZ Film Award for Vincent Ward's acclaimed fantasy The Navigator. Chapple co-wrote the script, and also co-authored Ward's book Edge of the Earth. Chapple's other books include Rewi Alley of China, written after working with Alley on docos Gung Ho and The Humble Force. Chapple is an ex member of percussion ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Geoff Chapple, author of Te Araroa: The New Zealand Trail, set out on a year-long journey to find out why, and to seek out the shifting forces that shape them. For company, he chose to walk with geologists and the artisans who work the rock.
