Totara Spur

Upper Makaroro

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Date: 16-17th July 2022.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium.
Location: Ruahines Forest Park.
Author: Sam Davis.
Trampers: Sam (trip leader), Alistair, Abigail and Michael J.

Our trip planning got off to a shaky start when James Wratt, the original trip leader, needed to isolate as a Covid close contact. Finding out I would lead an overnight trip for the first time, two days before the trip was due to start, was a bit of a shock. However James had done … Read more

Snailing around Ruahine Corner Hut

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Date: 23-26 October 2020.
Trip type: Medium tramp.
Location: Ruahine Forest Park.
Author: Sarah Fisher. Photos: Matt Conway.
Trampers: Matt Conway (leader) and Matt Cowan (“Matt squared”), Jamie, Maj-Britt (“Batty”), Sarah (“Crackers”).

Ruahine Corner Hut

Any trip worth its salt has an epic long drive and it seems this one was no different – it involved Matt having to do a superb job navigating around a pack of farm dogs that seemed intent on stopping the club van progressing up the road – I think they got the club van … Read more

WTMC whio protection

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It is depressing to all those that love the outdoors that so many of NZ’s native birds are either recently extinct, or are now classified as nationally critical or nationally endangered. Kea that were once common in large flocks are now rarely seen on tramping trips in the South Island mountains, falcons and rock wrens … Read more