Author Archives: Derrick Field

Tauherenikau Gorge Walk

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Nic Blair and franz Hubmann on the track A recut of the Tauherenikau Gorge track was completed. The track leads from the campsite at end of Bucks road to the gorge upstream. Its about a 2.4 km walk on a … Continue reading

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Herepai Tracks

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Three GWBN members carried equipment and packs up to Herepai hut last week, mainly to clear the track to the bush line. Dave McQueen and Derrick Field walked in on Wednesday morning, and managed to get to clearing down in … Continue reading

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Pukeatua track clearing

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Photo above; getting all the gear to fit on Dave’s trailer was first job A GWBN team of 6 met at the end of the road to head into the Otaki Forks in western Tararua. The plan was to clear … Continue reading

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In The Tauherenikau

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A wet team on top of Mt Reeves A team of Alistair Barr, Nic Blair, John Duggan and Derrick Field went into Tutuwai hut to finish clearing tracks in the Tauherenikau valley and Lower Waiohine. The team worked on the … Continue reading

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Te Matawai Toilet

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Relocation of the Te Matawai hut toilet finally happened this week. After searching for volunteers to do this job soon as possible, Mike Sheridan organized for Anton Marsden and Gerry Whitehouse (Photo above) to join him on sorting out the … Continue reading

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Waitewaewae track

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Difficulties trampers and the many Te Araroa Trail walkers have endured on the Waitewaewae track should be sorted now. Going by hut book entries, more than just a few have found the 14 km tramp heavy going. A team of … Continue reading

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Te Matawai hut gets spruce up

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A team of six lead by GWBN member Emma Gregg flew into Te Matawai hut on 21 February to give the hut a long overdue facelift. other team mebers were Hazel Gregg, Andrew Gibb, Anold Julian, Fletcher Klocek-Sawtell and Dale … Continue reading

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Totara Flats tracks cleared

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A GWBN team of Don French, Alistair Barr and Derrick Field went into Totara Flats on 4th Jan to cut the tracks around Totara Flats. Weather was bit wet, and 3 days were spent clearing the Totara Creek, Cone Ridge … Continue reading

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Tararua Southern Crossing Video

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The Southern Crossing is one of the classic tramps of the Tararua Range. While the tramp on a fine day provides amazing views and has always been a populur tramp for more than one hundred years. But on one of … Continue reading

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Newsletter #3 December 2022

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  Kia ora koutou Welcome to the this newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc.   After a lot of discussions over the last 18 months, the TARHC committee members finalized adopting proposed changes to the TARHC at the … Continue reading

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