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Neill Forks Haikus

Date: 14-15th May.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium.
Location: Neill Forks hut, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Emily, Caryl, Jo, Lynsey, Luke.
Trampers: Emily (leader), Caryl, Jo, Lynsey, Luke.

Tararua Goblin Forest. Photo Lynsey.

The forecast was for rain and wind in the Tararua but we had no unbridged river crossings and only a very short section of exposed tops so we set off on Plan A to reach Neill Forks hut from Waiohine Gorge road end, via Cone, Neill Peak and the unmarked spur NE down to the … Read more

Bernie’s trip in the Tararuas

Date: 16 - 18 May 2014.
Trip type: Fit tramp.
Location: Tararuas.
Author: Tony Gazley.
Trampers: Bernard, Neill, Winchcombe, Hector, Shay, Jessie, Tony.

For some of the pictures Tony took on the tramp click here. Four friends left Welly Railway Station Friday after work and headed off to the Tararuas. They were to meet Neill, Winchcombe and Hector on the following day—for they had made their own way and were already there. The four bivied on the summit … Read more