The campfire

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

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...

https://www.primetv.co.nz/videos/-/asset_publisher/eviSPDsbDSfP/content/deer-devils

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... :)

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

There is an article about them in the June 16 Wilderness magazine.

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 tourists....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11643697

^ 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.

Funding cuts put endangered species at risk http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/funding-cuts-put-endangered-species-at-risk-2016052317

I could do a show on the classic format of "the Farmer's Bollocking"... Though today our circuit was entirely on conservation land.

"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, with leggings in dire situations ...

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.

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 some pretty rough pig dogs ...

I also agree with Wayne's earlier comment on trivialisation. There needs to be some care with this type of discussion, especially as the names have been mentioned here. The thread's potentially going to be archived and ...

All freedom camping is still allowed on any NZTA land anyway, they put safety first and do not want fatigue or tired people driving.

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?

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 a good extra two hours ...

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 before online and decided it ...

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 e.g. the longer and more ...

Do any of the fruit trees remain?

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 be at the other end..

I didnt mean it like that but its not untrue

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 going to pay? How will ...

Could an admin please remove my account please?