http://www.windy.gen.nz/index.php/archives/82 Wellington-biased back-country tramping in New Zealand Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.windy.gen.nz/index.php/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-1298 Walking your house through the land | Windy Hilltops Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:25:23 +0000 http://www.windy.gen.nz/index.php/archives/82#comment-1298 [...] access rights to privately owned land are a hot topic. In the past I’ve already written about how irked I’ve been that so much of the Kaimanawas happens to be fenced off from casual access due to exclusive private ownership, and I see this as an example of the negative [...] [...] access rights to privately owned land are a hot topic. In the past I’ve already written about how irked I’ve been that so much of the Kaimanawas happens to be fenced off from casual access due to exclusive private ownership, and I see this as an example of the negative [...]

]]> http://www.windy.gen.nz/index.php/archives/82/comment-page-1#comment-141 Trip: Urchin, Waipakahi River, Te Hiwiokaituri Ridge | Windy Hilltops Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:18:51 +0000 http://www.windy.gen.nz/index.php/archives/82#comment-141 [...] In the past I’ve tended to overlook the Kaimanawas. Driving along the desert road, the mountainous areas of Tongariro National Park on the other side have usually grabbed my attention, whereas legends of wild horses in the Kaimanawas give the impression of them not being much more than a large pet food factory. Wellington Anniversary Weekend was a good introduction which challenged my prior perceptions. I was going to start this report with some background information about the private land issue in the range, but after it became a bit long, I decided to post that part separately. It can be found over here. [...] [...] In the past I’ve tended to overlook the Kaimanawas. Driving along the desert road, the mountainous areas of Tongariro National Park on the other side have usually grabbed my attention, whereas legends of wild horses in the Kaimanawas give the impression of them not being much more than a large pet food factory. Wellington Anniversary Weekend was a good introduction which challenged my prior perceptions. I was going to start this report with some background information about the private land issue in the range, but after it became a bit long, I decided to post that part separately. It can be found over here. [...]

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