Mangahao River

Tararua Range – what are some of its faults?

The Tararua photographed from Mt Hector

Tararua Range –what are some of its faults? The Tararua has many earthquake faults, and the Wellington Fault and the Wairarapa Fault have left many obvious geomorphological features visible to the hiker. 🌧 One of the faults of the Tararua Range is that it rains a lot and there are only about 80 sunny days per … Read more

Burn Hut – Tararua Forest Park

Date: 29-30 April 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Monique B.
Trampers: Monique B (leader), Charlotte, Tony, Jane, Rory, Charlie, Annabelle, Karen, Matthew, Heather.

Day 1: Mangahao Lower No 2 Reservoir to Burn Hut Weather: Dry and warmDOC travel time: 3-4 hrs Group Time: 4 hrs Departing Wellington at 9am, it was a 1 1/2hr drive to Shannon, where we had morning tea. After this, there was a 45 minute drive up a narrow gravel road to Mangahao No … Read more