Howletts Hut, Ruahine FP, Sat/Sun 4/5 June 2022 Map: BL36 Banner Photo: Sunrise at Howletts Hut by Fiona Bryant Saturday 4 June This was to be the first time to Howletts Hut for Campbell, Sue and Dorothy. Our plan was to get to Howletts on Saturday and then take the route to Longview Hut via… [Read More]
The hills are alive with birds, bees, butterflies, bunnies – and a snoozing sheep
Middle Hill, Whetu, Makino Hut, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 8 December 2021. Map: BJ37 Banner montage: What we saw, L to R, Spotted Orchid, fungi, Celmesia (Mountain Daisy) It was a beautiful day and very hot, although we had a little rain on the windscreen on the way in. The team comprised of five; three went… [Read More]
A historical road trip to Mt Hikurangi
Mt Hikurangi, East Cape, 24-26 April 2021 Banner Photo: The view from the summit ridge At last we had the weather and permission to climb Mt Hikurangi. Three previous attempts had been thwarted. This time, 12 club members were raring to climb the sacred Te Ara ki Hikurangi, the highest non-volcanic mountain in New Zealand… [Read More]
Mid-weekers’ easy Taupo trip rounds off the year
Around the Taupo area, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Fourteen of us went on a fun day to Taupo for our last Wednesday tramp of the year. We went to Huka Falls and walked through to Aratiatia Dam. (Colin kindly took the van round to the dam.) We were in some trees to start with, which… [Read More]
Black clouds keep their distance
Makahu Saddle to Middle Hill Hut, 11 May 2016 As we drove to the Makahu Saddle car park, there was a lot of dark cloud over the Kawekas. There were 13 on the trip and nine of us left the car park at about 8.45, heading along the track to Kaweka Bivvy for morning tea…. [Read More]
Longview Hut is getting a makeover from DoC
Longview Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Wednesday March 4 2015 Twelve people set off for Longview Hut, noting DoC vehicles with trailerloads of firewood ready to be helicoptered to the hut. It was cloudy when we began. The new track zig-zags up the hill and is much easier than the old route. There were a few… [Read More]
