The campfire

• Leaving car in carpark overnight-Waitawheta

  Started by camlia • 2 replies — latest 3 January 20173 January 2017 by camlia
  Thanks Dodgydave. Looking foward to this experience.

• Stand by, stand by.....

  Started by Kreig 30 December 201630 December 2016 • No replies
  High team! Merry Christmas and all that jazz. Hope you're having a cracker of a festive season! I've been a bit absent recently, but for a reason.... Firstly, I just went back ...

• Beyond The Edge

  Started by waynowski 29 December 201629 December 2016 • No replies
  Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary's monumental and historical ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/ondemand/beyond-the-edge/28-12-2016/series-1-episode-1

• How do the "Great Walks" lose $3m a year?

  Started by contour_lines_are_the_enemy • 4 replies — latest 25 December 201625 December 2016 by Pro-active
  I can't find where this was sourced from DoC ... https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/f/q/5/f/4/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.1fmc1r.png/1480043503511.jpg http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/86702463/the-price-of-paradise-new-zealands-great-walks-are-losing-millions-of-dollars ... but their financial statements for year ended 30 June 2016 are here: http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/about-doc/annual-report-2016/annual-report-2016.pdf The Departmental financial statements start page ...

• Live: record attempt on tararuas 1500m peaks

  Started by waynowski • 4 replies — latest 18 December 201618 December 2016 by waynowski
  record for the shorman kaitoke https://altrarunning.co.nz/blogs/altra-running-new-zealand-blog/s-k-fkt

• Moratorium to be placed on Ruataniwha Dam

  Started by waynowski • 3 replies — latest 15 December 201615 December 2016 by waynowski
  Supreme Court to hear Ruataniwha Dam appeal http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/320516/supreme-court-to-hear-ruataniwha-dam-appeal

• Emergency shelters - what works/what's practical?

  Started by Ian_H • 32 replies — latest 11 December 201611 December 2016 by Honora
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  @Ian_H: thanks for all that info and good tip about the lightweight but fragile bridal tulle. That low and high ended trapezoid tarp design sounds a bit like the bomb ...

• Debunking Hypothermia Myths

  Started by waynowski • 11 replies — latest 11 December 201611 December 2016 by geeves
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  A skinny person can adapt to a limited amount by eating a large amount of high energy high output food. Even then they have to get used to it. A ...

• North Canterbury earthquake

  Started by matthew • 36 replies — latest 5 December 20165 December 2016 by geeves
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  White island doesnt have a history of big erruptions and is downwind in most circumstances. It would be a unusually big erruption to affect Whakatane Ruapeahu might affect Turangi and ...

• Te Araroa

  Started by waynowski • 4 replies — latest 3 December 20163 December 2016 by waynowski
  there are various huts now that are used mainly by TA walkers in summer that are already over filled

• Kaikoura Earthquake Landslides & Landslide dams

  Started by waynowski 2 December 20162 December 2016 • No replies
  http://info.geonet.org.nz/display/slide/2016/12/02/Landslides+and+Landslide+dams+caused+by+the+Kaikoura+Earthquake

• Ruahine not happy over loss of DoC office

  Started by Honora • 3 replies — latest 30 November 201630 November 2016 by Berend de Boer
  I'm all for efficiency gains, but local knowledge is irreplaceable.

• Great Walks Revenue versus Expenses

  Started by izogi • 11 replies — latest 30 November 201630 November 2016 by geeves
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  what cynicism?

• Had to change my plans

  Started by Gizmo • 2 replies — latest 27 November 201627 November 2016 by Gizmo
  The movie is about the Camino Frances, which is the most popular. There are a lot more. The one I`m planning to do is partly in Portugal, and partly in ...

• Care to meet?

  Started by Kreig • 12 replies — latest 27 November 201627 November 2016 by Scottie
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  Was awesome to meet and have a good chat over some food and a beer. Did you manage to get your laptop sorted?

• Media coverage

  Started by izogi • 22 replies — latest 26 November 201626 November 2016 by Craigo.
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  The scenario I've always dwelt upon most is being wet (hopefully just feet and hardshell pants and jacket), heavy rain and wind, and for whatever reason you're forced to try ...

• Man who shot hunter Danny Jordan sentenced

  Started by waynowski 23 November 201623 November 2016 • No replies
  Man who shot hunter Danny Jordan sentenced to six months imprisonment http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/86767116/man-who-show-hunter-danny-jordan-sentenced-to-six-months-imprisonment

• New dam on the Hapuku River

  Started by izogi • 6 replies — latest 19 November 201619 November 2016 by matthew
  Here's the same view with Google Maps, and Barratt's marked. Pretty clearly in a lake. https://goo.gl/maps/BXx433UheT82

• Did govt use US election as cover for RMA changes?

  Started by waynowski • 5 replies — latest 15 November 201615 November 2016 by Berend de Boer
  Great idea geeves :-) But coal mines? Hmm, I doubt there's any risk of that really.

• DOC and Labour's youth unemployment policy

  Started by izogi • 28 replies — latest 14 November 201614 November 2016 by TararuaHunter
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  @geeves the big one at bout midnight rocked the hut a fair bit, is all. if there were any others, must have slept though them

• Intrepid NZ TV Series

  Started by waynowski 13 November 201613 November 2016 • No replies
  Repeat screening TV One Sundays Intrepid NZ 2:55pm - 3:55pm Classified: G Genre: Factual Real-life adventurers Jamie Fitzgerald and Kevin Biggar are back, exploring New Zealand and recreating legendary journeys in Intrepid NZ.

• everest quake doco 7:30pm choice tv

  Started by waynowski 9 November 20169 November 2016 • No replies
  everest quake doco 7:30pm choice tv

• Gareth's new party

  Started by izogi • 4 replies — latest 5 November 20165 November 2016 by Gaiters
  The page is a little vague at the moment but I'm interested to hear what he's got.

• Freeeeedoooommmm!!!!! :D

  Started by Kreig • 9 replies — latest 4 November 20164 November 2016 by geeves
  I dont know 2 couples enjoying the outdoors. Only in LA

• idea of one management plan for 4 national parks

  Started by waynowski 2 November 20162 November 2016 • No replies
  Otago and Southland conservation boards float idea of one management plan for four major national parks http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/85946434/Otago-and-Southland-conservation-boards-float-idea-of-one-management-plan-for-four-major-national-parks