The campfire

• Couple missing in Kahurangi National Park

  Started by waynowski • 113 replies — latest 31 July 202031 July 2020 by Pro-active
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  Helicopter = air ambuance. Charged thousands of dollars ?. You're lost or injured but choose not to hit the button ?. Your choice.

• Cost of rescuing lost trampers in Kahurangi

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 21 July 202021 July 2020 by waynowski
  cost for the NH90's ws less than $ 60k some claims were they were costing over $20k per hour, which is a massive over estimate

• What not to do

  Started by Mr Finch • 24 replies — latest 2 July 20202 July 2020 by strider
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  It’s one of those things that baffles me. Having a gun doesn’t automatically make you a hunter or a bushman yet the cart often goes before the horse. Agree with PhilipW Could’ve ...

• The PCT's Most Iconic Trail Angels Are Retiring

  Started by waynowski 29 June 202029 June 2020 • No replies
  "Why the PCT's Most Iconic Trail Angels Are Retiring Thru-hiker traffic on this western trail is growing faster than the volunteer community's ability to handle it" I've read similar comments from NZers ...

• $25 million funding boost for conservation tourism

  Started by waynowski 27 June 202027 June 2020 • No replies
  Govt gives $25 million funding boost for conservation tourism https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/govt-gives-25-million-funding-boost-conservation-tourism

• Overnight hut North Waikato

  Started by 55555 • 2 replies — latest 24 June 202024 June 2020 by 55555
  Thanks and Much appreciated Morris

• NZTA closing canterbury roads when it snows

  Started by waynowski • 4 replies — latest 20 June 202020 June 2020 by Pro-active
  ""... after an outcry from residents and businesses in the area, the agency has done a full U-turn on the policy. ....The change follows a town meeting at Castle Hill Village ...

• Tourism workers swap guiding for weeding

  Started by Scottie • 1 reply 12 June 202012 June 2020 by Pro-active
  Used to be Ministry of Works or Railways would soak up the unemployed. Enhanced Task Force Green & a February job ad indicate $18/hr. ""We are based near Geraldine and ...

• Where is this?

  Started by madpom • 422 replies — latest 11 June 202011 June 2020 by gh546f
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  Boundary Creek hut?

• Te Araroa The New Zealand Trail.

  Started by Kickinghorse • 2 replies — latest 8 June 20208 June 2020 by Kickinghorse
  Thanks for the link Wayno. Will enjoy reading. Phil

• River crossing rules of thumb ?.

  Started by Pro-active • 23 replies — latest 8 June 20208 June 2020 by waynowski
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  looks like its their wheeled travel packs that shouldnt be immersed in water https://www.osprey.com/us/en/fitting-learning/pack-care

• PLB long term hire thoughts

  Started by izogi • 10 replies — latest 7 June 20207 June 2020 by Honora
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  Maybe we could put the idea out there that if you've got a loved one tramping, it would make sense for the whanau to club together and buy said loved ...

• Tramper missing after attempting river crossing

  Started by waynowski • 5 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by izogi
  Small correction... From the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which is different from the Ministry and much smaller. It's the office responsible for investigating and independently evaluating ...

• Why do trampers freak out when they get lost?

  Started by waynowski • 8 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by waynowski
  first time i even came close to being lost i was pretty young.. still at primary school or intermediate was on a camp and taking a walk to a waterfall i'd ...

• routeguides

  Started by madpom • 9 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by geomatt
  ...but the DOC track positions, in the DOC web site or in Koordinates web site, are good enough for trip planning purposes.... just not for navigation. Unfortunately LINZ take DOC track ...

• Bear Hunt on NZ Topo Map

  Started by gavinharriss • 1 reply 29 May 202029 May 2020 by Syncop8r
  I'm loving this - have found 45 bears and friends out of 45 clues so far! :)

• Tramping illegal

  Started by madpom • 213 replies — latest 26 May 202026 May 2020 by Honora
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  We're finding it hard to get to stay in some huts these days anyway. We have to wait for deep rivers or deep snow sometimes to get a bunk in ...

• Dogs in Huts

  Started by Mr Finch • 14 replies — latest 25 May 202025 May 2020 by Honora
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  I used to give a mate at work a hard time about how he was always going in to Black Hill Hut but then we started going there a lot ...

• I shouldnt be alive reenactment documentary,

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 24 May 202024 May 2020 by waynowski
  when the actor took a big slide, it looked like he was holding onto something between his legs that you couldnt see, like something underneath him to slide better on... but ...

• Covid

  Started by waynowski • 11 replies — latest 17 May 202017 May 2020 by Pro-active
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  And partly due to huddling behaviour. The link cites that ""None of the temperatures in badly affected cities dipped below 0C (32F)during the height of the epidemic, which may ...

• Government pulls forward biosecurity, conservation

  Started by waynowski • 1 reply 13 May 202013 May 2020 by madpom
  Looks like mainly wilding pine work. Which is good & worthwhile. But note that as pine control is funded through MPI as part of their biosecurity responsabilities - it's not ...

• some rare fiordland photos

  Started by Liri alex • 1 reply 24 April 202024 April 2020 by geeves
  Should enter some of those pics in the photo competition page

• PLB, again.

  Started by Pro-active • 5 replies — latest 1 April 20201 April 2020 by waynowski
  he didnt know that metal affects compasses? lucky it hasnt happened to him earlier....

• DOC closing some facilities due to COVID 19

  Started by waynowski • 40 replies — latest 29 March 202029 March 2020 by waynowski
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  most of the infectioned in NZ are under 65 yo, most who die are over 65.

• banff film festival free online

  Started by waynowski 26 March 202026 March 2020 • No replies
  https://civictheatre.ca/blog/banff-mountain-film-festival-online