Cleft Creek

Kaiparoro Plane Wreck – Tararua Forest Park

Date: 14 - 15 June 2025.
Trip type: Tramp(MF).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Mathew D.
Trampers: Mathew D, James W, Richard H.

I was originally inspired to start bagging plane wrecks in the Tararuas at a club talk back in 2021, so I am happy to report that four years later I have now ticked off two plane wrecks. The first was near Mick, on the western side of the range, so it is appropriate that this … Read more

Packrafting the Ruamahanga River Gorge from Cleft Creek to Mt Bruce

Date: 8 June 2019.
Trip type: Packrafting.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Jenny Cossey.
Trampers: Ben Kurtz, Andrew Esler, Jenny Cossey.

Packraft-Ruamahanga-River

This trip was Marie Henderson’s idea. Walk into Roaring Stag on Friday night and sleep in the hut. Then  packraft down the Ruamahanga River on Saturday to a Mt Bruce exit on the highway. But at the last hour Marie was called by SAR for four days assistance in the search for a tramper missing … Read more