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Snow on Kaweka ranges?
Update: There was indeed no snow on the Kaweka's, the only snow that was there was current, i.e. what was forecast, so no technical gear required. You might still get your ... -
Chopper company fined $32,000 for illegal landings
... and $1000 of the fine goes to the tramper who reported the landing. Nice work! -
Tramping after TKR surgery
Dunno about TKR but my torn knee meniscuses (menisci?) were the end of my kayaking. Can manage sit-on kakay or packraft but anything that requires bracing using the legs - ... -
Topomap Wallpaper
I just love that the cost is "plus the maps"! -
Earplugs (logistics issue, not gear one).
It’s always embarrassing to wake in the morning and find others have moved out and be the recipient of deadly looks! I would be happy to be less of an annoyance ... -
Learning about mountain weather in N.Z
Erick Brenstrum put out a weather book that I studied intently and found very helpful. It's called the NZ weather book and could be found at your local library. Not ... -
Trial by social media
i heard back from the person who complained online about the club he said the club definitely didnt book. they knew about booking the hut, but thought that they didnt apply ... -
@Ruahine
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Wilding pine costs could soar past $4b
Reality is all wilding pines have commercially planted siblings. No biological weapon will kill one without killing the other. I think wandering the hills with a grubber and chainsaw are ... -
In other news the price of corks has gone down
It's just a headline, which puts a word in quotes, and I sort of want to ask is it really that bad? A couple of decades back this article would've ... -
For everyone thinking Taranaki is easy in winter
theres more time between snowfalls than there has been in years gone by... the snow all turns to rock hard ice at that altitude, it melts and refreezes . same ... -
Application for Helicopter landings in westland
It all looked a bit different when I was there. Didn't get a pic of Remarkable Peak but this is the east side of Gallena Ridge. http://tramper.nz/files/objectversions/28359/IMG_20200622_112035.jpg Reckon that descent & ... -
First crossings and Intrepid NZ
the doco's are screening on tv1 on sundays 12:55 and 2:55 also ondemand after they have screened.. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/first-crossings https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/intrepid-nz -
Winter Tramping
Our first trip after lockdown was to Pfeiffer Biv but it was obvious that several other people had the same idea so we ended up camping in the first approach ... -
Tahr, deer numbers ‘out of control’ on West Coast
Tahr are a problem , but deer are not "out of control" on the west cost. Its nonsence -
Tongariro crossing in winter
Wounded in Action and Killed in Action. -
highway end of Otaki gorge rd closing for 2 months
If heading from Wellington School road was the quicker way to the road end anyway. They were always going to have to redo the road at the bypass as it ... -
Couple missing in Kahurangi National Park
Helicopter = air ambuance. Charged thousands of dollars ?. You're lost or injured but choose not to hit the button ?. Your choice. -
Cost of rescuing lost trampers in Kahurangi
cost for the NH90's ws less than $ 60k some claims were they were costing over $20k per hour, which is a massive over estimate -
What not to do
It’s one of those things that baffles me. Having a gun doesn’t automatically make you a hunter or a bushman yet the cart often goes before the horse. Agree with PhilipW Could’ve ... -
The PCT's Most Iconic Trail Angels Are Retiring
"Why the PCT's Most Iconic Trail Angels Are Retiring Thru-hiker traffic on this western trail is growing faster than the volunteer community's ability to handle it" I've read similar comments from NZers ... -
$25 million funding boost for conservation tourism
Govt gives $25 million funding boost for conservation tourism https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/govt-gives-25-million-funding-boost-conservation-tourism -
Overnight hut North Waikato
Thanks and Much appreciated Morris -
NZTA closing canterbury roads when it snows
""... after an outcry from residents and businesses in the area, the agency has done a full U-turn on the policy. ....The change follows a town meeting at Castle Hill Village ... -
Tourism workers swap guiding for weeding
Used to be Ministry of Works or Railways would soak up the unemployed. Enhanced Task Force Green & a February job ad indicate $18/hr. ""We are based near Geraldine and ...
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