Whirinaki

Whirinaki Forest, Te Pua-a-Tāne Circuit

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Date: 13 - 17 November 2020.
Trip type: Tramp.
Location: Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Forest Park.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Aimee, Emily, Maarten, Matt, Megan B, Sarah.

whio

‘Whio, whio’, I could hardly believe it—we had been walking for less than two hours and already my promise of sightings of the nationally vulnerable whio on this trip was coming true. I could see why the circuit we were tramping was called the Te Pua-a-Tāne Circuit—the name itself means the abundance or blossoming of … Read more

Easter eggs and tramping in Whirinaki

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Date: Easter (April 21-25) 2011.
Trip type: Easy-Medium Tramp.
Location: Te Ureweras.
Author: Annika Magdorf.
Trampers: Oleg Vlasov, Barbara Keenan, Annika Magdorf, Marie Smith, Sam Buckley, HelenLaw (leader), Anita Su'a.

Easter this year starts with rushing out of the office on Good Friday to meet the Easy/medium tramping crew at the station. On schedule, the caravan packed with eager trampers and heaps of backpacks starts towards Turangi. Just before 10pm we arrive at the backpackers and it takes less than 20 minutes until all of … Read more

Whirinaki

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Date: Easter (April 21-25) 2011.
Trip type: Medium Fit Tramp.
Location: Te Ureweras.
Author: Amanda Wells .
Trampers: Amanda Wells, Richard Lardner.

Five years ago at Easter I had to bail on a club trip to Whirinaki because of a cold. Despite multiple sneezes on the day we departed, this time I decided to take a “kill or cure” approach. We don’t often go to Whirinaki because of the distance: seven hours driving under the best possible … Read more