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Tararua Range Hut-Bagging Board Game Experiment

Posted on 6 February, 2012 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

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 →

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A Crossing to Remember: A Tararua Southern Crossing in 1920

Posted on 20 January, 2012 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

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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Tararua Southern Crossing Track Centenary, March 2012

Posted on 15 January, 2012 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

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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Keep an eye on the Tararua hut books

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

Don’t be too surprised if you get pushed over from behind by a few hut-baggers racing through the Tararuas during the next couple of months. Lower North Island LandSAR is running a Tararua hut-bagging contest for its members. (Specifically with … Continue reading →

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Tutuwai Hut damaged

Posted on 13 July, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I know a few people who follow this blog visit the Tararuas. If this is you, make a note that Tutuwai Hut is presently damaged thanks to a fallen tree in the recent stormy weather, and officially closed until further … 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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Drawing a line with daywalk safety

Posted on 5 January, 2011 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’ve been following the recent story in the news about a man who spent a night in the Tararuas, ill-equipped. He’d planned to walk around a loop within a day, apparently near the northern end. For some reason, reportedly cloud, … Continue reading →

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Trip: Powell, Totara Flats and Sayers

Posted on 18 December, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Saturday night sunset on Totara Flats. This is meant to be a tramping club trip, though really it’s just Éamonn and me. We’re the “social” trip, but I think people bailed on the social idea when it became clearer that … Continue reading →

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Tararua Adventure Guide, by Jonathan Kennett (a few thoughts)

Posted on 30 October, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post
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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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