Lake Matiri

Searching for a Needle in a Haystack – Matiri Range to 1,000 acre plateau

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Date: 29 Jan 2021 - 2 Feb 2021.
Trip type: Tramp.
Location: Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Sarah .
Trampers: Sarah F, Tony G.

Camping by a tarn on the 1000 Acre Plateau

The Matiri Range and 1000 Acre Plateau Searching for a Needle in a Haystack A 5 day tramp from the Wangapeka River, along the Matiri Range to the 1,000 Acre Plateau and the Matiri River. Tony assured me that I would be able to find The Needle in The Haystack easily. Well, he wasn’t wrong but … Read more

1000 Acre Plateau

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Date: 19-22 October 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: 1000 Acre Plateau, Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Bart.
Trampers: Mike (leader), Caryl, Rosanne, Byron, Matt, Juan, Tom x2, Ken, Kevin, Bart.

On Friday night our party of 11 stayed at Owen River Tavern campsite. The next morning, we drove 30 minutes over an unsealed road to the trailhead at 442828 and started our tramp at 8:40 after the obligatory group picture. There hadn’t been any rain for days, so the river crossing in the first bit was quite … Read more

Strawberries and Cream with the Men in Black

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Date: 26-29 November 2009.
Trip type: Fit Tramp.
Location: Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Jenny Cossey.
Trampers: Jenny Cossey, Steve Austin, Tony Gazley.

We all finally met in the vehicle line-up at the ferry car park. The trip leader had waited the previous half hour sunbathing and enjoying the perfect still evening air, watching the ironing board flat sea and the growing number of various shades of pink in the sky. An idyllic ferry crossing passed with pleasant … Read more