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Repaint completed Tutuwai hut in the popular Tauwharenikau valley got a much needed facelift by GWBN volunteers recently. Tutuwai is the main Tararua hut accessible from Wellington and the Hutt Valley and is also located on the tramping route from … Continue reading →

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The team at Elder hut One of the last remote tracks to be cleared by GWBN volunteers in Tararua was the Renata track. This track clearing to improve walking access in the forest park has been made possible by a … Continue reading →

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Photo above – Walking to the start of cutting on the track to Dennan After finishing clearing the Southern Main Range track from Anderson hut, the team flew to Field hut to begin clearing the track over Table Top ON … Continue reading →

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Ohoto above – Volunteer Liz Nicholson clearing the track on Neill. Tararua peaks behind. On 22 November, two GWBN teams took to the hills last week, to deal with one of the roughest sections of tramping track in Tararua. One … Continue reading →

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The team on day 10. Andrew Bichan, Nigel Boniface, Liz Nicholson, Steve McCabe, Mike Sheridan and Alistair Barr. Ready to head home after a hard day on the track. Clearing this track for the second time in two years has … Continue reading →

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The team on the last day, John Rhodes, Nigel Boniface and Steve McCabe. Gentle Annie track is probably one of the most popular day and overnight tramps in the lower North Island. It took 12 days climbing the Gentle Annie … Continue reading →

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View Preview Kia ora koutou Welcome to our July 2024 newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc. The efforts of our members that have put their hands up to help get the mahi done has been impressive, and to … Continue reading →

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Alistair Barr and Derrick Field spent few days in at Mitre Flats hut, clearing mainly windfalls of the tracks. Cleared upstream to North Mitre stream, , most of windfalls off the Mitre track, and also towards Atiwhakatu. still few to … Continue reading →

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GWBN volunteer Jim Hepburn getting cut leatherwood off the Dundas track One of the major GWBN track projects for 2023/24 was the recutting of the tracks on what is known as the Dundas Loop. This route leads from Putara roadend … Continue reading →