Visiting New Zealand
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multiday heli-hike/ backcountry hut
Hi Guys, Thank you for the tips, very much appreciated, great background info here. I will research both ways: enquiring by helicopter companies around the area (or maybe boat would be ... -
Wasting DoC's limited funds
separating development from maintenance - User pays? - any development of a facility should be paid for by the intended users. So for the Routeburn where its the commercial clients that ... -
Basics for visitors (and any new tramper)
I forgot there are 2 parts to a hut ticket. Never bought one in my life as I just automatically buy a hut pass every year. -
critique my Feb./Mar. 2015 itinerary
Back from my trip, I had a great time! Thanks again to all who helped steer my plans last year. I'm envious of all of you who get to live ... -
Weather conditions in winter
Agree 100% with above - I have a set of Kahtoola Microspikes and they're excellent for safely traversing the occasional icy patch. If I'm not taking crampons I always throw ... -
Rental cars + tourist drivers
Never mind gloves, glissading in crampons = pecker woods -
Tramping and employment
HikingNZ may be interested. https://www.hikingnewzealand.com/ -
Milford Track in one day (boat from Sand Fly)
roscoes can only have permission to land at sandfly point in may from what they told me.. -
Tourists
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Travel help
And be prepared for some mud. Great suggestion, though. Also at Mason Bay, there are some good day trips e.g. climbing the Big Sandhill, then going across from there to ... -
Routeburn Track Transport Options
Hi There, A friend and I are are walking the Routeburn Track Te Anau (Divide) -Queenstown (Routeburn Shelter) direction on the 1st-3rd March 2014. Is there anyone out there doing it the ... -
Seeking adivice
Thanks for all the suggestions! I mostly plan on hiking all the big trails n such, I'm more of a scenic traveler. Luckily I have over a year to plan ... -
heaphy track
There is a new hut at Perry Saddle http://www.tramper.co.nz/?8558 and another new one at Heaphy http://www.tramper.co.nz/?8560. They are large, quite well appointed huts I think, considering the number of people ... -
Best place to track
Thanks waynowski and Chris1 I'll keep all that in mind :) -
Car Swap
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car rental companies suggestions please
If you're based out of Auckland they are great folks to deal with. http://www.drivenz.co.nz/ http://www.allwaysrental.com/ Don't forget have fun and drive carefully...... -
be prepared
The issue is mentioned in the report of the Tourism workshop of the 1997 AGM. That was the first AGM I attended. Good god! I didn't realise it was so ... -
March Tenting (Queenstown -> West Coast)
You can get to see a few of the kick-ass items from the current product line of 2011's collection in your nearest Louis Vuitton's selection. And as always, the prices ... -
Security at Trailhead
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5-7 day walk in January
Madpom's notes are awesome and I wish I had these then. Pretty much all these walks being suggested are described in the 'Classic Tramping in New Zealand' book by Shaun Barnett ... -
Right choice of route for November (between 14-24)
Thanks for all that really helpful information. It has really got me longing to get there. I appreciate the time you have taken to give me all the details. Thank ... -
kids on Milford Track and whanganui Journey
Just to give some perpective on this tramping with children: In 1958, my sisters at the ages of 6 and 7, did a Doubtful Sound to Dusky Sound trip with ... -
Weight restrictions with small-plane hops in NZ?
dispassionate forum a quantities of dope -
Bringing tent at airport
My husband and I waited and waited for our tent to be inspected at Auckland airport on our way back from Alaska. Finally I went up to the closed lacth ... -
Photo gallery with some NZ pics from our trip
wow great pics mate, looks like you had a blast and good weather?
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