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Media fanning the flames of regulation

Posted on 29 June, 2017 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Details are still thin, but it’s sad to learn of another death on Mt Taranaki. Not much detail has yet been released, except that an accident appears to have occurred somewhere in the vicinity of Ambury Bluff and Humphries Castle … Continue reading →

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Not my preferred form of agony

Posted on 9 February, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Here’s a quick pointer towards the Tararua Fastest-Known-Times site, which has been spread around social media in the last few days. It caters to a mentality which doesn’t so much appeal to me, but which has a good following. My … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about a Pouakai Crossing route

Posted on 30 October, 2014 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Recently my attention was caught by Radio NZ briefly publishing an idea about a “Pouakai Crossing” track in Egmont National Park, supposedly to “rival the Tongariro Crossing” according to the headline. On seeing that headline, my first thoughts were admittedly … Continue reading →

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Recreational impressions of New Plymouth

Posted on 10 January, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’ve been back in Wellington for a week now, but I suppose there’s one lasting impression I wanted to express about Taranaki and specifically New Plymouth which I’ve now visited quite a few times over the last several years. Even … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Pouakai Hut from Mangorei Road

Posted on 1 January, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’m presently in Taranaki, where Stacey’s family lives, so I’ve been going for walks around here in the last short while. A few days after I returned from a 2 night solo walk around another part of Egmont (which I’ll … Continue reading →

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Yay for Taranaki

Posted on 25 December, 2008 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I forgot to mention that we’re leaving to head up to Taranaki early’ish tomorrow where two different sides of Stacey’s family will be having two separate re-union things, and after that I’m hoping to get out for a couple of … Continue reading →

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Back from Taranaki

Posted on 30 December, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

We returned from Taranaki on Thursday, after a nice (albeit short) trip away. I was quite keen to come back to Wellington via Palmerston North, mostly because I haven’t been that way for a very long time, and I really … Continue reading →

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Trip: North Egmont Overnight

Posted on 26 January, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

For the record, here are some more details of my overnight trip around North Egmont, during which I managed to make my knee injury a bit worse. Spending christmas with Stacey’s family in Taranaki was a perfect excuse to go … Continue reading →

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Stacey’s dad broke my knees

Posted on 24 January, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Uphill Hmmm, first entry. Why do I want a weblog? I don’t know; just to try it out I guess. Please accept it as my own contribution to the useless content of the web. I was actually warned on this … Continue reading →

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