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Freedom camping sites in Christchurch to close
tourists on mt Eden using the bushes for a toilet http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648270 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/national/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503075&gal_cid=1503075&gallery_id=161324 -
This year's Conservation budget
from http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/80533210/department-of-conservation-funding--why-dont-the-numbers-match-up "Money put aside for conservation in the Budget for 2015/16 was at $472m. That dropped to $430m in the latest budget. The Minister said people have overlooked the fact $20.7m of ... -
NZ heli deer hunting doco
https://www.primetv.co.nz/videos/-/asset_publisher/eviSPDsbDSfP/content/deer-devils -
kids in the outdoors article
Usually because they have run up and down the whole mountain twice before you've made your first ascent, if my kids are anything to go by... :) -
women missing, kapakapanui area
Meanwhile... somewhere in Australia http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/bushwalker-brian-saunders-tells-how-he-survived-five-days-lost/news-story/986c4d2d5e26f36b87298e956653d161 -
packraft
There is an article about them in the June 16 Wilderness magazine. -
northland forest article on 7 sharp
you'll still be able to see native bush intact in a few isolated enclaves in the future where they 1080 extensively. although they will be where there are the most ... -
Hunter charged after fatal Ruahine shooting
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11643697 -
Somebody hacking accounts
^ true! Seems to be a new one in action whenever I pop my head back in for a look. Always good for a laugh, and always dealt with rapidly. -
Conservation versus Tourism – Minister responds
Funding cuts put endangered species at risk http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/funding-cuts-put-endangered-species-at-risk-2016052317 -
The feeling of "lonliness" when solo tramping
I could do a show on the classic format of "the Farmer's Bollocking"... Though today our circuit was entirely on conservation land. -
Shorts all year round
"makes me think of Scotland". Yes, especially with the central figure obviously in the midst of a highland fling! Or is he just cold? lol Have always been a shorts man, ... -
Yeti & Bigfoot
I am closing off this thread as it is irrelevant, pointless, and has devolved into one person debating with himself via a fake account, which I have deleted. -
Advice for taking dog tramping for his first time
Do please get your dog kiwi aversion trained. But also do be aware if you are staying at a back country hut, or even on a back country track there are ... -
Freezing to death in the Tararuas
Oh I dont think anyones getting hung up about it, everyone is as confused as the coroner is as to how it actually happened. The only good thing that can come ... -
Stranded trampers blamed for Lake Coleridge poo pr
All freedom camping is still allowed on any NZTA land anyway, they put safety first and do not want fatigue or tired people driving. -
What "groups" are tramping clubs inteded for?
Club culture isnt for everyone all of the time. As long as they are out there doing it with appropriate gear and knowledge why should we complain? -
Otaki Forks foot access
no the slip has obliterated the road and there are heavy diggers working above the road, theres a diversionary track that climbs the hill that starts before the slip, its ... -
Haystack biv
That makes sense, have found the corresponding shading on the George track. For a moment I was hoping it was some kind of crazy route.... But have studied that ridgeline ... -
Determining the fine line of activating a PLB
I've been in a handful of situations where the group has separated and then had the nerve-racking experience of their not re-joining us because they went a slightly different way ... -
Mesh cage 2hr south of Tutiwai hut
Thats really interesting, I just uploaded a photo of it http://imgur.com/BMWCqwe -
Ill equipped/experienced tourists
yeah i'e seen people in running gear with thin wind breakers crying on the Crossing in bad weather, because they felt they had to complete it because their bus would ... -
Heart attacks. Defibrillators not welcome?
I didnt mean it like that but its not untrue -
National park fees for foreigners scoped
A fee for only tourists entering parks could well end up one of 2 ways A: A fee for everyone B: costing more to collect than it raises. How is a tourist ... -
How to remove account from tramper.nz?
Could an admin please remove my account please?
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