Manawatu Gorge Track, Wednesday December 7 2011 The last tramp for the year was a more social event – a short tramp along the Manawatu Gorge track, followed by lunch at the café. Driving down through the picturesque Central Hawke’s Bay, we arrived at the Ballance bridge car park at the eastern end of the… [Read More]
Archives for December 2011
Te Kooti’s Lookout for lunch
Te Kooti’s Lookout, Saturday, December 3 2011 History: Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki Māori resistance leader Te Kooti sheltered in the upper Mōhaka area between 1871 and 1872. He spent time on the Tataraakina peak at the junction of the Te Hoe and Mōhaka rivers, which is also known as ‘Te Kooti’s Lookout’. We headed… [Read More]