Author Archives: Derrick Field

New – The Deer Culling huts

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Angle Knob hut in the Tararua Forest park. Destroyed by wind. The culling of deer in our backcountry led to opening up of remote areas. These huts and associated tracks and bridges are now valued for recreation and also regarded … Continue reading

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Cow Creek facelift

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Cow Creek hut in the Tararua Forest Park has had a facelift, and return to the original interior and exterior colours that were used when the hut was built in 1960 by the NZ Forest Service. The hut is now … Continue reading

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Winchcombe Bivouac Returns

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Recently, the exNZFS team led by John McCann got the all new Winchcombe bivouac on site in the Tararuas. The idea to reinstate Winchcombe bivouac began a few years back after discussions about the old Forest Service bivouacs and that … Continue reading

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