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Injured dog: Carry out or leave him?
True. To be honest I doubt that after the sar has responded and found it was a dog rather than human they are not going to do what they can for ... -
anyone else having trouble viewing this forum ?
Hey Matthew. So, will there be downtime on the transition ?. Cheers !. -
Should SAR charge for ALL rescues?
>Insurance cos offering travel insurance know about the free service and set premiums that wouldnt cover the costs if it was removed I disagree with charging for SAR for the usually-stated ... -
Ruahine Ranges Lion Kinvig hut. Left behind GPS
Hi. I am just wondering if anyone is hiking into Lion Kinvig Hut in the Ruahine Ranges anytime soon? I left my portable GPS there and am currently unable to ... -
Police warn trampers using cellphones to navigate
The article stated that they got lost after losing reception, this means they didn't have offline maps, which is a rookie mistake. I have always Google maps and Gaia topo maps ... -
Doc budget breakdown
The kauri dieback response is funded through MPI. -
1949 Lockheed crash site location
@fdi4r978fg, https://www.meetup.com/Source-to-Sea-and-Other-Adventures/photos/all_photos/?photoAlbumId=28057597 has what you are looking for. -
Five Auckland trampers rescued from Te Araroa Trai
its a forum people are free to comment even if it is repeating stuff... but if you pay attention often its not just repeating its elaborating on the same subject ... -
$81 million in conservation pest control budget
The extra funding would let the Department of Conservation [DOC] cover 1.8m hectares, nearly double the current area and the size of Northland and Auckland combined. The investment was needed ... -
How do you stay fit for tramping?
I run usually 3 times at week...and because I can I walk to work every day...so usually in one day I can do up to 8/10 k...I work in retail ... -
Tararuas in one go.
@krieg. The easiest way to do this would be three north-south traverses - one on the tops and two up the flanking valley systems, with a wee tops/gorge loop added ... -
The most embarrassing thing happened
@Gaiters - been there, done that. What I see as fairly mundane day-walks to Field or Cone Huts turn into real logistical nightmares complete with bruises from major falls, twisted ... -
Trampers flown out of Tararua Range
It's nearly always claggy from the saddle to dundas. -
University tramping club forbidden to tramp
When I was instructing I took great interest in the Princeton University Freshers Program. All the students went on back packing trips and the guru had a great training program ... -
Hip belt keeps sliding down my belly
Interesting you mention those straps @geeves as I've noticed they've largely disappeared from many packs. I think they are called hip-belt stabiliser strap/anti-sway straps. My Macpac Torre had them and ... -
Two dead in the Tararuas
> ...until eventually he met a situation he couldnt cope with which happened to be severe enough to kill him ...and most likely someone else, which makes it even more sad. -
Tararua Rescue on southern crossing
It's just another tool in the kit which may or may not be of assistance . There are so many circumstances possible, it is hard to say if it will ... -
Large are of High country land could be privatised
thanks for the link for status of pastoral leases, Matt. I've bookmarked it. Very useful. -
I'm back (not that many will have noticed).
Hi guys, @Kreig and I must have been on some kind of similar "forum break" as I noticed he's back too. Not sure many will know me if i'm totally honest, although ... -
Antipodes pest control operation starts
There's an excellent Stuff feature, from this month, on the motives for the mouse eradication at https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2018/03/the-island/ -
Ruamahanga: the story of a river
Storm water is a different problem to sewage. It should be relatively clean although road water is often contaminated with road grime and lazy peoples oil change residue. Sewage though is ... -
G'Day!!
Well, for starters, I'm getting a certified self-contained camper. And Auckland recently opened up a bunch of freedom camping spots; for self-contained campers. But there's always infinite other legal options. :) -
Dome Shelter to be removed
My memory of Dome Shelter is that on an instruction weekend with the WTMC, our instructor had us have our lunch outside while it was snowing as he said this ... -
deer released into taranaki forests risking TB
I understand where you're coming from Matthew. I would like to point out though, that the word 'urbanite' is not in any way derogatory - it simply means a person ... -
TV show mueller to Landsborough and beyound
Did the Fyffe Pass route in winter during the late 70's. Everything was frozen up when we did it and the avo risk was probably minimal, but from dim memory ...
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