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Te Araroa trail clearing continues

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John Duggan, about to leave Dracophyllum hut, for Te Matawai TA Trail clearing continues A team of 5, including Mike Sheridan , Jeremy Collyns, Anton Marsden, John Duggan spent the week at Dracophyllum and Te Matawai huts clearing the tracks … Continue reading

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Alpha Hut make over

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Alpha after repainting Alpha hut has been over due for repairs and painting for some time. This was the priority hut project for the GWBN this summer an d was a “Must Do”. SWeather delayed the initial start, resulting in … Continue reading

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Mangahao Valley

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The team on the Girdlestone Saddle section of the track After 8 days cutting, the GWBN team completed cutting the 18.5 kms from the Dora Track to Mangahao Dams. Total effort was 211 hours cutting. The chainsaw and scrub bar … Continue reading

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Newsletter #5 December 2023

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View Preview Kia ora koutou Welcome to our December 2023 newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc. As with the last newsletter in July, theres been a bit going on. We had out AGM in September 2023. A new … Continue reading

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Newsletter #4 July 2023

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View Preview Kia ora koutou Welcome to our August 2023 newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc. Our first AGM is going to be held on 23rd September. The first year of the GWBN has been busy, with hut … Continue reading

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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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