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Author Archives: Mike McGavin
GPSs and Cognitive Mapping, or lack of it
Late in 2010, I expressed some concerns about uses and perceptions of GPS receivers and similar technology. This article published in the New York Times (copied verbatim here if the NYT tries to force you to subscribe) refers to some … Continue reading
Tararua Range Hut-Bagging Board Game Experiment
A loose symbolic representation of The Tararuas? A few weeks back, in a comment, I alluded to a thought that the Tararua Hutbagging Competition concept could make an awesome board game. I’m thinking towards the more complex and strategic Ticket … Continue reading
A Crossing to Remember: A Tararua Southern Crossing in 1920
Several days ago, I noted that it’s almost 100 years since the Southern Crossing Track was completed, which is pretty cool. This, however, was only the beginning of a significant tourism venture for both the Otaki and Wairarapa regions. At … Continue reading
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Tagged book, government policies, history, media, musing, tararua southern crossing, tararuas, tramping
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Tararua Southern Crossing Track Centenary, March 2012
March of 2012 will be a quiet 100th anniversary in the Tararuas, in a sense. It might as easily be very windy and rainy. This March, if you’re attempting a Tararua Southern Crossing, or maybe if you’re competing in the … Continue reading
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Tagged history, media, musing, newspaper clippings, tararua southern crossing, tararuas, tramping
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Not much to say
I won’t comment much about the recent tragedy to befall one of the Wellington-based clubs over the new year, except that my thoughts are with them and the affected families and friends.
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Tramping Hut Users’ Survey
Howlett’s Hut is one of my favourites. If you follow this blog (yippee!) or perhaps if you’ve just stumbled upon it, there’s a reasonable chance that you’re a user of New Zealand’s Back-Country Huts. You might like to consider taking … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, department of conservation, huts, link propagation
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Rivers and Ropes and Mutual Support
I’ve written a little about river crossing techniques in the past, and I’m about to do so again. Before continuing, I’d like to stress that this post is not meant to be instructional in any way, so much as commenting … Continue reading
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Tagged federated mountain clubs, mountain safety council, musing, review, rivers
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A Storm Brewing in DoC Intentions
There’s an interesting storm brewing in Canterbury over DoC’s decision to phase out paper-based intentions forms in favour of instructing people to use the AdventureSmart website instead, which either helps people to create their own intentions forms with their own … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, media, musing, news, search and rescue
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Te Araroa to open (officially)
If you’re in Wellington on Saturday December 3rd, you could pop over to Shorland Park, Island Bay at 10am for the official opening of Te Araroa—The Long Pathway. Te Araroa is a magnificent effort that’s been in progress for decades … Continue reading
Commercial Consents and Pest Control (watch that space)
Maybe this is old news, but I was interested to discover tonight, through a press release of a speech last night, that the Parliamentary Commissioner of the Environment (PCE) is beginning an investigation into commercial use of conservation land. The … Continue reading
