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Re-living the Sutch Search (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Following from part one and part two. From Evening Post, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 10 (additional): RECALL OF SEARCHERS A LONG PROCESS It is expected that it will be several days before all the searchers can he recalled. … Continue reading →

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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 2 of 3)

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

This post follows part 1 and is continued in part 3. From Evening Post, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 7: TRAMPERS FOUND IN THE TARARUAS AFTER A FORTNIGHT IN THE RANGES.— The four trampers who have been travelling through … Continue reading →

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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on 27 August, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

After the recent post regarding the search for Esmond Kime, I’ve decided that the New Zealand National Library’s Papers Past service is a gold mine of interesting history, with an added benefit of not needing to extract and dump 2,000 … Continue reading →

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In Search of Esmond J. Kime

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Here’s a slice of history: From Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 137, 13 June 1922, Page 8: MISSING TRAMPERS Two Wellington youths, who set out to cross the Tararuas last Thursday morning, have not since been heard of, and their … Continue reading →

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Environmental externalities from Mining in New Zealand (unverified notes)

Posted on 3 August, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

With everything happening lately regarding opening up (or not) land listed in Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act to mining, and with me being someone who likes getting outdoors, I’ve been keen to find some vaguely objective information about … 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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Rising hut fees, the price of being honest

Posted on 5 July, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I woke on Saturday morning to the Radio NZ news that back-country hut pass fees are to rise, or more to the point that they’ve already risen as of last Friday when the announcement was made. The base cost of … 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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A Trampers Journey by Mark Pickering (my notes)

Posted on 23 June, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Several years ago I picked up this book by Mark Pickering titled A Tramper’s Journey, subtitled Stories from the back country of New Zealand, and noticed the entire opening section was all about the author’s 1970s experience in Tongue & … Continue reading →

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Learning and Instruction

Posted on 20 June, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Today I attended an outdoor first aid refresher course, which is the regular course required every two years to retain an existing outdoor first aid certificate. This instance of the course was run by the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, … Continue reading →

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