The campfire

• Where did Kreig go?

  Started by Gaiters • 1 reply 13 September 201713 September 2017 by Honora
  He's having a break from the forum. Sometimes people need a bit of time out.

• Rahui placed on Kaimanawa search site

  Started by waynowski • 6 replies — latest 12 September 201712 September 2017 by izogi
  To echo something I've just posted into Wayne's NZ Tramping News group, I've looked up the LINZ data. I'd assumed that the park boundary was State Highway 1. According to the ...

• Electric undies

  Started by pseudo • 9 replies — latest 11 September 201711 September 2017 by FrankB
  The website states up to 8 hours before needing to be re-charged. Bit difficult in the middle of nowhere and no electricity supply. Curious about how much weight the electrics ...

• New Blue Lake warden

  Started by Pro-active • 2 replies — latest 3 September 20173 September 2017 by Forest823
  Not sure if that's going to change anything as the volunteer hut wardens are only at each hut for one night in the week that they walk the Travers Sabine ...

• Blogs

  Started by madpom • 5 replies — latest 21 August 201721 August 2017 by Gaiters
  Izogi has a good one

• Calls to close access to the Waitakere Range

  Started by izogi • 12 replies — latest 18 August 201718 August 2017 by izogi
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  There's an MPI response from today's show at http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201855235/mpi-responds-to-criticism-over-biosecurity-and-border-control

• every dollar counts I suppose

  Started by geeves 8 August 20178 August 2017 • No replies
  https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/95566673/fences-wetlands-and-a-dam-get-public-water-quality-funds The dam is an irrigation scheme The Selwen will be restored by taking water out of an irrigation scheme but even then 44m over 100 locations wont even get a ...

• Tongariro rescue

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 23 July 201723 July 2017 by waynowski
  extremely lucky to have cell phone coverage, thats the exception rather than the rule in the mountains

• Four trampers overdue in the Tararuas

  Started by abc123 • 16 replies — latest 19 July 201719 July 2017 by geeves
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  Ive seen things in the papers here and thought Im sure I read that here first

• Woman survives freezing night lost on Mt Ruapehu

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 17 July 201717 July 2017 by Pro-active
  Could have been forums shortest thread ?! Sorry.

• National wants to destroy conservation land

  Started by waynowski • 17 replies — latest 17 July 201717 July 2017 by Pro-active
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  The Green Party press release, quoted in the original post, eventually links to the Govt action plan - http://www.wcrc.govt.nz/Documents/Other%20Plans%20and%20Strategies/West%20Coast%20Economic%20Development%20Action%20Plan%202017.pdf The pertinent pdf pages are 28, 29, 33 & 40. It's easy ...

• Mt Fox incident

  Started by lewshaw • 6 replies — latest 15 July 201715 July 2017 by glennj
  It was the Mt Fox a little south of Fox Glacier. We have a bit about the route on this site. https://tramper.nz/16147/mt-fox-route/

• ruataniwha dam appeal

  Started by waynowski • 18 replies — latest 7 July 20177 July 2017 by izogi
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  Meanwhile Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who knows a thing or two about constitutional law, is constitutionally outraged at the suggestion that the government might change the law to get around this ...

• Hut Bagging Rules- a dilemma

  Started by bmackz • 47 replies — latest 5 July 20175 July 2017 by geeves
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  darken the door might not be the idea when you arrive in darkness

• missing person on mt Taranaki

  Started by waynowski • 17 replies — latest 5 July 20175 July 2017 by izogi
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  I'd suggest it was a mis-quote, but given he works for Stuff that possibility seems less likely. I'd love to see the comments in the moderation queue for that article.

• Tongariro NP Parking

  Started by waynowski • 12 replies — latest 2 July 20172 July 2017 by FrankB
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  Yes, but let us not lose sight of the clever decisions by both local and central government. They can now claim as more shuttle services are required that they have ...

• Native Affairs – A warning to Tongariro tourists

  Started by waynowski • 19 replies — latest 30 June 201730 June 2017 by izogi
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  Heh. It's not too distant from the truth, really. We live relatively peacefully but only so long as there's an ability, or diplomacy, or a total lack of interest to ...

• Drones to spread pest baits?

  Started by PhilipW • 15 replies — latest 30 June 201730 June 2017 by geeves
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  Predator drones would fit the bill and get the job done a lot faster. Maybe the US airforce could use bait spreading as practice for their real task

• Remarkables National Park ... FMC

  Started by PhilipW • 2 replies — latest 25 June 201725 June 2017 by waynowski
  the heliskiing companies operate in there as well.

• Wilding pines

  Started by lewshaw • 17 replies — latest 25 June 201725 June 2017 by waynowski
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  abel tasmans problem is a drop in the bucket of the NZ wide problem isnt it? a lot of paid and volunteer labour working in a relatively small park, compared ...

• Now they want the Wangapeka

  Started by PhilipW • 12 replies — latest 12 June 201712 June 2017 by waynowski
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  well cyclists see a different part of nz, if they dont get off the main highways thats what they will see, there are various tourist routes that are now crowded ...

• funding from tourists

  Started by waynowski • 22 replies — latest 10 June 201710 June 2017 by geeves
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  insurance co's tayler the cover to the country of travel If there is ACC then accident cover is removed If a country covers all claimers you can bet the travel ...

• new barier fence at Flock hill

  Started by waynowski 5 June 20175 June 2017 • No replies
  Divisive high country fence likely to get ratepayer funds following delay http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/93345969/divisive-high-country-fence-likely-to-get-ratepayer-funds-following-delay

• Govt accepts bid to protect pupu Spring

  Started by waynowski 5 June 20175 June 2017 • No replies
  Govt accepts bid to protect famously clear Te Waikoropupu Spring in Golden Bay http://beta.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11869866 One of the clearest freshwater springs in the world could soon be protected from commercial ventures. Environment Minister ...

• 80% native birds threatened - commissioner

  Started by waynowski • 1 reply 4 June 20174 June 2017 by izogi
  The report's at http://www.pce.parliament.nz/our-work/news-insights/native-birds-in-desperate-situation-says-environment-commissioner I've just finished reading it and it's mostly a good report, imho, especially on the state of birds. The strange part is conclusion 10.6 (border levy and increased ...