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The longest walk is about hiking. I know that its about people walking up a big mountain and then camp in a tent and then start walking up the mountain again in the morning they  start in Cape Reinga to bluff.

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After walking up to 30km a day for the past six months, you could forgive the Rapsey family for being a little fidgety.

It was one of the side effects Chris, Jorinde, Elizabeth (9) and Jonathan (7) Rapsey found after completing the 3000km Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff on Wednesday.

The Rapsey family (from left) Jorinde, Jonathan, Elizabeth and Chris stand beneath the signpost at Bluff, having completed the 3000km Te Araroa Trail from Cape Reinga on Wednesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

On their drive from Bluff back home to Dunedin, the family was already planning their next walk - hopefully to be completed before winter arrives.

"We're happy to be home," Mrs Rapsey said.

"But it will be difficult to settle back into normal life.

"Elizabeth, in the car on the way home, said, `I want to walk again'.

"We're finding it hard to sit still after a trek like that so we're going to the beach this afternoon."

A Te Araroa Trust spokesman was delighted the family had completed the journey and confirmed Elizabeth and Jonathan were the youngest people to walk the length of the country.

Mrs Rapsey said the children found the trip tiring at first, but a few weeks later, they were carrying their own packs and were still full of energy at the end of the long days.

They were inspired to walk the trail after venturing into Fiordland with the children twice in the first half of 2018 and being amazed at how well they did on the Hollyford Pyke Loop and a five-day return tramp to Monowai Hut.

The family rented out their house to help fund the Te Araroa trip, and the children have been able to keep up their home schooling while walking.

They were among more than 1000 people who were expected to walk the full length of the trail over the 2018-19 summer.

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Why was Elizabeth upset when she got out of the car that gave them a lift?

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Why was Elizabeth upset when she got out of the car that gave them a lift?

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She was upset because she wanted to be the youngest to walk the track but she wouldn't because She missed some of the track so she got a lift back to the spot she didn't do.

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What did the family do when the ‘track became water’ at the Whanganui River?

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What did the family do when the ‘track became water’ at the Whanganui River?

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they hired a canoe to get over the river.

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Tents Water Food First aid kit Tent Camp stuff.

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Tāmaki makaurau is the name of a big NZ city that the family walked through.  What is the English name of this place?

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Tāmaki makaurau is the name of a big NZ city that the family walked through.  What is the English name of this place?

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The  English name for Tāmaki makaurau is Auckland.

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Why didn’t the journey start out as fun for Elizabeth?

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Why didn’t the journey start out as fun for Elizabeth?

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because they got picked up on a part of the track and she wanted to be the youngest to walk the track so she went back to the part she didn't get to do.

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 Where is the family walking to before breakfast?

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 Where is the family walking to before breakfast?

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to the top of Poukirikiri/
Travers Saddle, high above the Nelson Lakes.

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What are your thoughts on living this lifestyle?

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What are your thoughts on living this lifestyle?

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I would because you can get more fit and you can explore more stuff. I wont because you can get hurt or you could go of by your self and get lost.

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how long has the  Rapsey family been walking for. 

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how long has the  Rapsey family been walking for. 

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The Rapsey family has been walking for exactly three
months and one day.

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Describe what is happening in the first few images.

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Describe what is happening in the first few images.

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walking through long grass. Then going through rivers. Then they are laying down on a bed. Then putting sticks on a fire.