Middle Hill Hut, Whetu – changed to: Te Puia Lodge, Kawekas, March 26 2011 Trampers to Te Puia via the Mohaka River Track: Paul Exeter, Ted Angove, Geoff Donkin, Marc Marchal, John Marshall and reporter Sue Martin It rained and was blowing all the way out to the Kawekas, so it didn’t look promising for… [Read More]
Cruising up and down the river
Te Puia Hut and Hot Springs (via Makino Ridge/Mohaka River), Saturday, February 27 Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Matt Green, Wade Sawyer, Viv Bramley, John Marshall, John Russell, Murray Goss, Ray Slavin, Sue Marshall, Geoff Donkin, and Jude Paton Twelve keen trampers set out for one of our favourite destinations: Te Puia Hut and the… [Read More]
Spring has sprung at the Springs!
Day trip to Makino Ridge / Te Puia Lodge / Mangatainoka Hot Springs, Saturday August 29 2009 Trampers: Colleen Pereaux, Julia Mackie, Gordon Tapp, Alison Greer, Alex Thomason, Geraldine Oliver, John Dobbs, Jude Paton, Geoff Donkin, John Marshall, Colin McNatty, Murray White, Ray Slavin, Sue Marshall, Ted Angove, Denise Payne, Murray Goss, Suzanne Collins, Veronica… [Read More]
Happy wanderers around Te Puia
Te Puia Lodge, Wednesday June 10 2009 Trampers: Alison Greer, Murray White, Gary Bowler, Graham Bell, Manfred Hausler and Jeanne Van Den Hout (Makino Ridge route); Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Peter Slagter, Vic Bullock, Kelvin Shaw, Gordon Tapp, John Marshall, Thelma Tasman-Smith and John Gray The forecast was not good, but 11 trampers in the… [Read More]
Going flat out, and ending up out flat!
Day trip to Te Puia Lodge and Mangatainoka Hot Springs, June 14, 2008. Map: U20 Trampers: Ted Angove, Matt Green, Gordon Tapp, Julia Mackie, Sue Marshall, Denise Payne, Ray Slavin, John Gray, John Dobbs, Garry Whincop, Jude Paton, Marie Sturgess, Noeline Blair, Murray White, Geoff Donkin, Paul Exeter, Alison Greer, Peter Heaney, Sam Clark, Colin… [Read More]