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Mountain clubs in the Wellington region put a quiz night to raise funds for two volunteer groups. The evening was great success and well organized by the VUWTC, WT&MC, TTC and NZAC. Awsome to see the support for the GWBN … Continue reading
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Alistair Barr outside the finished hut Some of the team. Pilot Bill Rainey, Fiona Burligh, Steve Wiman, Tina Christie and David Lyttle. In march this year, a team led by Steve Wilman took on the Dorset Ridge hut project. The … Continue reading
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Repaint completed Tutuwai hut in the popular Tauwharenikau valley got a much needed facelift by GWBN volunteers recently. Tutuwai is the main Tararua hut accessible from Wellington and the Hutt Valley and is also located on the tramping route from … Continue reading
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Kia ora koutou Welcome to our March 2025 newsletter of the Greater Wellington Backcountry Network Inc. Our members have been busy this summer. After three years, our track work program has been aimed at clearing nearly all of the remote … Continue reading
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The team at Elder hut One of the last remote tracks to be cleared by GWBN volunteers in Tararua was the Renata track. This track clearing to improve walking access in the forest park has been made possible by a … Continue reading
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Photo above – Walking to the start of cutting on the track to Dennan After finishing clearing the Southern Main Range track from Anderson hut, the team flew to Field hut to begin clearing the track over Table Top ON … Continue reading
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Ohoto above – Volunteer Liz Nicholson clearing the track on Neill. Tararua peaks behind. On 22 November, two GWBN teams took to the hills last week, to deal with one of the roughest sections of tramping track in Tararua. One … Continue reading
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The team on day 10. Andrew Bichan, Nigel Boniface, Liz Nicholson, Steve McCabe, Mike Sheridan and Alistair Barr. Ready to head home after a hard day on the track. Clearing this track for the second time in two years has … Continue reading
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The team on the last day, John Rhodes, Nigel Boniface and Steve McCabe. Gentle Annie track is probably one of the most popular day and overnight tramps in the lower North Island. It took 12 days climbing the Gentle Annie … Continue reading
