Waitewaewae River

The Island Forks Wet Undies Club – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 14-15 January 2023.
Trip type: Tramp(M).
Location: Island Forks Hut - Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Jamie.
Trampers: Tracey A (leader), Rose, Phoebe, Jamie.

After a busy work day and a mission to find dinner at Paraparaumu, our tramp began at the Ōtaki Forks carpark. Being a hot summer weekend, there were plenty of cars parked. We zoomed along the road and over the slip track, making it to Parawai Lodge in about 45 minutes. It was very full … Read more

The WTMC takes over Island Forks Hut

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Date: 14-16 February 2020.
Trip type: M tramp.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Emile S, Aimee.

Island Forks

It didn’t take long for me to realize, on my second weekend back in Wellington, that I did not have the fitness to tackle the Mid-Otaki trip I had put on the schedule. Emily wisely suggested Island Forks instead, and I adopted the idea as my own. We had a romantic drive from Wellington to … Read more

More Mick-ey mouse business in the Tararua

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Date: 20-21 January 2019.
Trip type: Off Track silliness.
Location: Mick, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Aimee (hapless leader), Caryl, Yenfei, Patrick, Steph and Ken.

After my previous adventures up the “Mick”, you would have thought I could safely leave this area of the Tararua alone. Not so. Apparently I love getting lost in this Bermuda Triangle of bush. However, I am not on my own in this. Every now and then on the eastern slopes of the Mick, you … Read more