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Te Araroa to open (officially)

Posted on 25 November, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

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 →

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Commercial Consents and Pest Control (watch that space)

Posted on 8 November, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

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 →

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Nostalgic Exposure (aka Such a Stupid Way To Die)

Posted on 25 August, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I should have posted about this when it came out, but missed it at the time and have since not had a suitable excuse. I still don’t have one, so I’ll just post it anyway with the expectation that it … Continue reading →

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Let’s acknowledge some Avoidable Mistakes

Posted on 4 August, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Last week was a very media-busy time for people being rescued from the New Zealand back-country. That time of year again, perhaps? Just a general kind’a day when the weather’s not so happy. This eventful day, where our actions were … Continue reading →

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EPIRBs and SPOT Beacons

Posted on 9 May, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’ve found it interesting to read about the search in the Waitewaewae catchment area of the Tararuas over the weekend. Summarised, a police officer was overdue when setting up a SaR exercise which had been intended for next weekend. He … Continue reading →

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FMC Bulletins now available online

Posted on 17 March, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Something I meant to write about a few months back (but became distracted) is the recent achievement of Federated Mountain Clubs in managing to get all of its FMC bulletins online, and available for download, all the way back to … Continue reading →

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Remembering the LandSAR Yeti

Posted on 18 January, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I guess it’s partly a consequence of not watching much TV (too much tramping) which meant that I never caught this advertisement for Land Search & Rescue when it came out in about July 2009 — so apologies to everyone … Continue reading →

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Tragedy near Kime Hut, part 3

Posted on 28 October, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Also see Tragedy near Kime Hut and Tragedy near Kime Hut, part 2. Amelia recently pointed me at a lengthy feature article in last Saturday’s Dominion Post, which expresses a detailed investigation of what happened when two people died in … Continue reading →

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Media Impressions of a Tararua Rescue

Posted on 15 July, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Sunday (a week ago, 11th July) saw what was probably a routine rescue mission in the southern Tararuas. A man (31) and a woman (27) from Wellington were somewhere in the vicinity of Alpha Hut and unexpectedly walking through deep … Continue reading →

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Tongariro Crossing Dangers

Posted on 4 July, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Just quickly, this 5 minute Close Up report clearly demonstrates what’s wrong with the Tongariro Crossing right now, and why probably nothing’s going to change until there’s an unexpected storm that wipes 50 tourists off the mountain. Hopefully that change, … Continue reading →

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