The campfire

• Kaweka`s

  Started by Jono51 • 4 replies — latest 7 July 20107 July 2010 by bigpaul
  Keep the rifle handy on the way in plenty of deer on the road leave the rifle behind and take a rod the mohaka is full of very big trout. ...

• newer in New Zealand, december 2010

  Started by moliv • 1 reply 30 June 201030 June 2010 by Yarmoss
  Hello Olivier and welcome. If you are planning to visit the South Island in early December before the North Island then bring some good wet weather clothing with you. The last ...

• Wet Weather

  Started by Jono51 • 2 replies — latest 29 June 201029 June 2010 by jcmck
  There is a side creek about 15-20 minutes before Roaring Stag hut that rises rapidly if it is raining heavily and is not bridged. Although it is narrow the water ...

• Track, Trail or Walk

  Started by pmcke • 11 replies — latest 28 June 201028 June 2010 by Honora
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  Hope you are having a great time and get to see the Northern Lights. I checked out Markus's site. It is really very good.

• Camera left at Anderson memorial Hut - doh!

  Started by monkeysh1ne 27 June 201027 June 2010 • No replies
  Hi all I hope this isn't a gross breach of forum etiquette and I hope you'll forgive my presumption but on route out from Anderson Memorial Hut this weekend I realised ...

• Parawai Lodge - Tararua Forest Park

  Started by monkeysh1ne • 2 replies — latest 15 June 201015 June 2010 by monkeysh1ne
  Thanks BigP..suspect I will care little on arrival. As long as spared the elements a warm sleeping bag and a roof over my head will be ample shelter =)

• Are you in Wellington? Would like some help.

  Started by Mariku • 1 reply 25 May 201025 May 2010 by Mariku
  Thanks! Matt

• Ever come across aircraft wreckage in the bush?

  Started by Syncop8r • 2 replies — latest 20 May 201020 May 2010 by fruitbat
  There was an interesting item on TV about a family who were searching for a specific plane wreck in Fiordland, not sure if there was a family connection for them. ...

• Pivot Rock Karangahake Gorge Area

  Started by b_jordan 18 May 201018 May 2010 • No replies
  I wonder if anybody has been to this rock. I was taken there about 25 years ago and woild like to find it again. I have a photo and am trying ...

• Check it out for a laugh

  Started by Kerrym • 5 replies — latest 17 May 201017 May 2010 by Honora
  The hard part looks like getting down from Mt Nox to Lake Unknown.

• Weather

  Started by lgwaddel • 15 replies — latest 12 May 201012 May 2010 by izogi
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  Weather forecasts come from global weather models. There are a couple of major models, which respectively get run through massive super-computers in either Europe or the USA (depending on the ...

• Dangerous DOC bunks

  Started by izogi • 15 replies — latest 8 May 20108 May 2010 by Honora
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  Nice...good effort!

• Memorial Stone

  Started by tracy5 • 16 replies — latest 6 May 20106 May 2010 by bigpaul
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  Or simply just a milestone in each persons personal journey. The stories about each hut and stone are many and varied not the least of which is your own story ...

• SAR

  Started by Briar • 7 replies — latest 29 April 201029 April 2010 by kieranpalmer
  there are minimum ages to be deployed operationally. To join SAR you need to be 16 years and to be deployed on an operation you need to be 18 years old.

• Bedroll Placement

  Started by kieranpalmer • 6 replies — latest 28 April 201028 April 2010 by izogi
  It'd depend on where you go, too, of course. There are plenty of places where you might just be walking down a wide valley with little or nothing to get ...

• Park Pass

  Started by pmcke • 2 replies — latest 26 April 201026 April 2010 by pmcke
  I have known my dentist is related for a long time, but I saw the documentary on TV yesterday and that spured me to look up the book all about ...

• Lost Wellington Hunter

  Started by Jono51 • 6 replies — latest 26 April 201026 April 2010 by john dutchie
  She's safe and well.She walked out this morning.

• Lest we forget

  Started by normclimb • 2 replies — latest 26 April 201026 April 2010 by kieranpalmer
  LEST WE FORGET!

• GPS Newbie Questions

  Started by neilpendo • 21 replies — latest 25 April 201025 April 2010 by pmcke
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  Yes, I think I might have saved mine if I had removed the batteries immediately and dried it thoughrily. It went for a while and then started to do funny ...

• This Way of Life

  Started by bushtrekker • 3 replies — latest 24 April 201024 April 2010 by Dztramping
  I have not seen the movie; but a few shots look familiar. Also saw the track marker pole.

• Newbie to the Forum

  Started by Kerrym • 2 replies — latest 17 April 201017 April 2010 by Kerrym
  Thanks :) I did wonder about the sizing, though it was my web version. I usually create a web version of ones I want to share, but I'm not using ...

• Check out the New and upgraded Lewis Matt Tramping

  Started by matt the morepork 10 April 201010 April 2010 • No replies
  Hey All I hope I can do this Please check out the New and Improved Website including these New Trips -North Ohau hut and Shooters camp -Whakapapaiti hut -Tongariro Summet / Oturere valley -Lake Rotokare -Whanganui ...

• Outage

  Started by matthew • 1 reply 7 April 20107 April 2010 by Jono51
  Its allgood, you have got a great website here, Very usefull and good way to talk to people who share the same love of the outdoors. Cheers jono

• Tararua advice?

  Started by Jono51 • 2 replies — latest 7 April 20107 April 2010 by izogi
  If you go the Roaring Stag way, you'll get to the Ruamahanga River, which isn't bad. If it's a nice day I'd tend towards Herepai. Within about 30-60 minutes past ...

• Suggestions for 2-4 WEEK trip?

  Started by Mariku 6 April 20106 April 2010 • No replies
  Hi all, this is a bit of a trip finding challenge! It would be great if you could share your knowledge and help us find our next big trip. A BIT ABOUT ...