Kiwi Saddle, Kaweka Forest Park, Saturday 18 January 2025 Banner Photo: Amelia and Darran at the Cameron/Kiwi Mouth/Kiwi Saddle junction There were just five so we went in one vehicle – and had a few laughs when picking up newcomer Darran. Thinking we were outside his house, and with no sign of life, I was… [Read More]
Dull weather puts a (slight) damper on Smith Stream mission
Smith Stream Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 14 September 2024 Banner Photo: Middle Stream crossing We left Napier around 7am as usual, picked up Di from Maraekakaho and continued down SH50, past the Sunrise Hut car park to get as close as we could to the river – with Fiona jumping out to open and close… [Read More]
Winter bites, on our trip to Kiwi Saddle
Kiwi Saddle Hut, Kaweka FP, Saturday 6 July 2024 Banner Photo: Heading to Kiwi Saddle Hut from the Cameron Hut/Kiwi Mouth Hut junction A full van-load of happy trampers met at Park Island on a decidedly dark and frosty winter’s morning. We arrived at the Lakes car park at 8.20. There was a light drizzle, so… [Read More]
Trampers? More like the Bay City Strollers!
Bluff Hill, Saturday 20 May 2023 Banner Photo: A map of our walk, highlighted by Juliet Due to bad weather forecast for much of the lower North Island, it was decided to put the planned A-Frame/Stanfield Hut tramp on hold (to be slotted in at a later date) and instead do a Bluff Hill walk…. [Read More]
Rogue Ridge delivers a good day out – and a wake-up call
Mackintosh Hut/Rogue Ridge, Kaweka FP, Saturday 17 September 2022 Banner Photo: The leaning sign at the top of Mackintosh Spur It was a sunny, windless Spring day – and it turned out to be an outing that was happy for most; but it also led to a rescue operation that revealed a few issues for… [Read More]
Windswept and interesting
Makahu Saddle to Middle Hill, Saturday 21 May 2022. Map: BJ37 Banner: What is she on about? The great Billy Connelly’s words spring to mind, as our tramp was exactly that – windswept and interesting! Six of us departed Napier in two cars, arriving at the Makahu Saddle car park at around 8.20am. There was… [Read More]
Fun and fungi galore – but a few scrapes, too
Sentry Box, Golden Crown, Master’s Shelter, Saturday 8 May 2021 Banner Photo: Looking back to Hawke’s Bay, from the Golden Crown track With a full vanload and John D driving, we headed off down through Maraekakaho, past Keruru Station and into the Mangleton Valley. We went first to Sentry Box Hut car park to drop… [Read More]
A Gorgeous day walk
Manawatu Gorge, Saturday 30th January 2021. Shona Tupe reports: Three of us were dropped off at the Woodville end of the Manawatu Gorge track in Ballance Gorge Road (myself, John Russell and newcomer Monique Richards). Kelvin was dropping the others off for the Ruahine Crossing, then he and Gordon would come in to meet us… [Read More]
Time to cool off in the Mangatutunui
Middle Hill – Whetu, Kaweka FP, Saturday 25 January 2020 We left Park Island at 7am on a foggy morning with a full vanload – 12 trampers in all, including five “newbies”. Initially it was thought that John Dobbs would be the lone male but he was joined by Geoff and Barry. The foggy conditions… [Read More]
