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Relocation of the Te Matawai hut toilet finally happened this week. After searching for volunteers to do this job soon as possible, Mike Sheridan organized for Anton Marsden and Gerry Whitehouse (Photo above) to join him on sorting out the … Continue reading
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Difficulties trampers and the many Te Araroa Trail walkers have endured on the Waitewaewae track should be sorted now. Going by hut book entries, more than just a few have found the 14 km tramp heavy going. A team of … Continue reading
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A team of six lead by GWBN member Emma Gregg flew into Te Matawai hut on 21 February to give the hut a long overdue facelift. other team mebers were Hazel Gregg, Andrew Gibb, Anold Julian, Fletcher Klocek-Sawtell and Dale … Continue reading
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A GWBN team of Don French, Alistair Barr and Derrick Field went into Totara Flats on 4th Jan to cut the tracks around Totara Flats. Weather was bit wet, and 3 days were spent clearing the Totara Creek, Cone Ridge … Continue reading
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The Southern Crossing is one of the classic tramps of the Tararua Range. While the tramp on a fine day provides amazing views and has always been a populur tramp for more than one hundred years. But on one of … Continue reading
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Kia ora koutou Welcome to the this newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc. After a lot of discussions over the last 18 months, the TARHC committee members finalized adopting proposed changes to the TARHC at the … Continue reading
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Quite a few trampers and runners were met. Two volunteers for the GWBN did some long overdue work in the Tauherenikau valley over the last 5 days. Chainsaw operator Dave Eaton, keen hunter and mountaineer, and also mountaineer Don French … Continue reading
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Dorset Ridge hut got a much overdue facelift and is looking great again. The work was funded by the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network (GWBN). The work was spread over 2 trips totalling 10 days working on the hut. The hut … Continue reading
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Photo; Volunteer Dave Eaton clearing fallen trees off the Arete Sidle track The GWBN track maintenance programme reached 132 kms of tramping track cleared in the Tararua and Aorangi forest parks in the last 10 months.. The last tracks to … Continue reading
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Photo; Alistair and Don finally at the end of the track on the Pylon road, after 9 hours on the track. Another Tararua track clearing job has been knocked off. The Mt Frith track links the Tauherenikau gorge camp ground … Continue reading
