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]