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1080
... and because Australian native animals have co-evolved with naturally occurring 1080, they have a resistance to the poison (at Aus dosage rates) and are very unlikely to be killed ... -
DOC recording incidents following spike in violent
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/doc-recording-incidents-following-spike-in-violent-threats-staff-ive-been-told-need-eliminated The Department of Conservation (DOC) is so concerned about threats of violence against staff that it has started taking a record of incidents. Most of the threatening behaviour is related to ... -
Clubs based near Rangiora
Good luck with this Geeves - I am thinking of doing something very similar. I'm kinda over wellington. Thank god for the Tararuas..... -
Tourist hiker lost his life in Tongariro Crossing
I see NZ MountainSafety Council have just published a TAC video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bSomNPT2zQ -
Wanaka helicopter crash
the wallis's don't necessarily have anything to do with maintaining their helicopters. its a specialist job often performed by a different company to the company that operates the helicopters and employs ... -
Broke his neck and legs while hunting
Those Garmin Rhino GPS's sound like a game changer. -
Being prepared
I've been doing first aid courses regularly since I was a teenager but not for a while though. During my time as a Mtn Safety instructor, we did them annually. ... -
Is it illegal to swim in the emerald lakes?
Kia ora e hoa mā, @Exilr, the first forum rule is that we respect the community values. The sixth community value is that we respect Māori beliefs, rights, and values. @Gaiters ... -
Does it cost to do the Tongariro Crossing?
All great walks are free. It only costs if you want to stop overnight. -
Hunter who shot his buddy can't avoid conviction
in a dark forest you tend to become colour blind, it can be hard to tell what the real colout is, plenty of people been shot wearing high vis colours ... -
Tramper attacked by flying sheep in Ireland
>World wide nearly 5 times as many people are killed by herbivorous animals than by carnivores. I would disagree. Mosquitos are the most deadly animals to people, sucking peoples blood makes ... -
"The Most Compact Survival Backpack" illusion
No I want the larger model that starts the size of a day pack. That even has the kitchen sink and solar powered dishwasher -
Mt White Station Sale
That would be nice Honora - hopefully the message is trickling down to those (sometimes oblivious) folk at LINZ that kiwis are sick of being denied lawful access to these ... -
Lost in the Rainforest Article on Backpacker
"Lost in the rainforest," maaaayte. Seriously, if this guy had taken an Esky and Doona with him, none of this would have happened. -
GPS Routes and tracks
Heavier kit than a paper map, but some people use them. Solar mobile powerbank - can also be line-charged https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g2-M00-0A-F1-rBVaG1X1Z4mAGlrSAAFNQGFZOvU512.jpg/portable-solar-charger-power-bank-panel-5000mah.jpg If you're just re-locating sparingly, could be handy for some ?. ... -
Man who shot Kaimai hunter blinded by stag fever
its the brain trying to join the dots and fill in the gaps when they see what they think is part of a deer, they often think they know which ... -
DOC’s culture wars revealed
Said pilot was being paid. Despite what he thought about the whole thing you can bet he told his tourits he would be ringing the constabulary about the whole thing -
Body of tramper found, Nelson Lakes
His name was published 6 days ago. He was a Chinese Malaysian. They still don't know if he fell or just wandered off the ridge. Either scenarios are possible in ... -
Error 404 when 'Check-ins' link clicked
Yep, it's working fine now. -
Mangetepopo gorge tragedy TV1 tonight
Yes, @gaiters, you're right and to be honest I really don't care too much. But it was still a bad film, imho. For as long as it's the topic of ... -
details of Tararau tramping trip fatalities
"the son of a wealthy and influential family was speeding on a dangerous and winding gravel road to retrieve some of his gear." Not sure how wealthy that family is ... -
Media Release: Is Tramping really just a walk....
she was crossing with one of the guys at least, then they got seperated half way across. -
Avalanche risk 2018
too many muppets for doc to sift out... easier to be conservative i had to argue to pick up my hut tickets once because bad weather was coming and they wanted ... -
"Sherpa" - the movie
everest is the high altitude mountain for tourist climbers , there are a few other 8000m peaks like that, cho oyo, Lhotse , manaslu.. -
shortlist for new great walks released
Woot - no Tararaus!
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