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Colleen (5 January, 2019): The boardwalks are there to stop people damaging...
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Mike McGavin (10 July, 2018): Hi Gazza. Thanks for the thoughts. Yes the web...
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Wayne (1 January, 2018): What he said
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Joe Nawalaniec (30 March, 2017): That’s looks pretty good. –...
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Allan Thomas (18 March, 2017): Make overseas trampers pay a $100 fine if...
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bernieq (2 February, 2017): Quite a few years ago (6, I think), I put the...
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You can’t beat Wellington on a good day
All parts of New Zealand have great things going for them, but the target of my unending bias is definitely the Wellington region. This is the case even though I’ve been absent for the past 2.5 years, living in Melbourne … Continue reading
Re-visiting New Zealand
We’re getting ready to go back to New Zealand again, in another of our recurring visits. For anyone who reads these things and has not been aware, I’ve been living abroad for the last couple of years. My plan, having … Continue reading
I’m outta here
…at least for a while.
Short recovery walks
A week ago I hoped to go tramping around the Camelbaks in the Tararuas, but wasn’t feeling well and ended up pulling out. By Sunday I thought I was doing better though, and was getting a little bored of sitting … Continue reading
Yet another attempt at Kapiti Island
We’re having yet another attempt at Kapiti Island on this coming weekend, after the previous two efforts to get there failed due to forecasts of undesirable wind. I guess it’s the time of year, but with DOC having taken our … Continue reading
Onward to Kapiti Island
I’m taking a break from tramping next weekend. To help fill it in, Stacey and I are hoping to go and visit Kapiti Island. I’d been put off in the past because my speedy anecdotal investigations had implied that it … Continue reading
