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The Tararua on TV

Posted on 4 April, 2017 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Even if you’re not into hunting, the latest episode of NZ Hunter Adventures (Ep 9, Series 3) is probably of wider interest. It’s viewable online on Choice TV’s website for the next 3 weeks, free registration required. The episode features … Continue reading →

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Floyd Pond: A New Tararua Lake

Posted on 20 March, 2017 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

There’s an interesting report on Stuff this evening about a landslide in the upper Tauherenikau catchment of the Tararua, which has created a new lake in the catchment surrounded by the Dress Circle and Alpha. The new lake was reported … Continue reading →

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Why can some huts be locked from the inside?

Posted on 21 July, 2016 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Yesterday, Federated Mountain Clubs published an informal facebook post. It noted an experience at Blue Range Hut, in the Tararuas, where the overnight inhabitants had locked the door from the inside. Most of the discussion under that post has been … Continue reading →

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A Fortunate Outcome at Kapakapanui

Posted on 25 May, 2016 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Looking towards the inner Tararuas from near Kapakapanui Peak. Late last month, two women had a very fortunate outcome in the vicinity of Kapakapanui. In the past, I’ve written multiple trip reports describing the very accessible loop walk which the … Continue reading →

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Otaki Gorge Road Closed, Also for Foot Access

Posted on 22 December, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Just quickly, for now at least, it looks as if Otaki Gorge Road has been closed. Not just for vehicles due to the usual slip, but also to foot access. At this time, it also appears to be indefinite. Alternatively, … Continue reading →

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Mountain Biking Between Holdsworth Road and Atiwhakatu Hut

Posted on 21 November, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

The Tararuas hit the news a few days ago, not for the most flattering reasons. The Tararua, Rimutaka and Aorangi Huts Committee, which forms the representation of local tramping and recreation clubs in DOC’s consideration of local park management issues, … Continue reading →

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Trip: Blue Range Nav to Ruamahanga, Cow Saddle, Cow Creek

Posted on 12 October, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Eleanora dropping to Cleft Creek on Saturday. It’s Saturday night, before 8pm. I’m hunched below a top bunk of Cow Creek Hut, feeling very well fed and trying to scribble these notes by torchlight. Debbie and Eleonora are already trying … Continue reading →

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Positive News for Cone Hut

Posted on 30 July, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Some have probably already seen this, but following my earlier post regarding the vandalism of Cone Hut, Stuff reports that there’s been a positive and concerted effort to repair and restore it to a state better than what it was … Continue reading →

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Cone Hut trashed by vandals

Posted on 30 June, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’ve only just written about what a great deal we’re probably getting on looking after our back-country huts for minimal cost given what’s available, but then this is reported: A historic hut in the Tararua Range, three hours’ walk from … Continue reading →

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Good LandSAR Publicity

Posted on 16 May, 2015 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

This morning’s Dominion Post has some fab publicity for New Zealand’s LandSAR organisation, derived from a couple of recent high profile incidents in the Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges in the lower North Island. The first article profiles a couple of … Continue reading →

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