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exNZFS chaps John McCann, Ryan Mollier and Sandy Allan went in to Alpha hut over the weekend, to do a long overdue relocation of the toilet. A new deck was flown in by Jason Diedrichs (JD) of Amalgamated Helicopters. The … Continue reading
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Planned work on the tracks in the Waingawa valley including the Arete Sidle track and tracks downstream to Mitre Flats began. Volunteers Alistair Barr nd Derrick Field Five days spent at Mitre Flats hut, cutting the tracks around the hut. … Continue reading
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Waitewaewae Hut work 4 – 8/4/22. Six members of the Hutt Valley Tramping Club walked in from the blue slip on the Otaki Gorge Road Monday afternoon to Parawai Lodge, then with the rain starting Tuesday on to Waitewaewae Hut. … Continue reading
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The track work scheduled for the Washpool track from Te Kopi in Aorangi Forest Park was completed with help from Alistair Barr who spent about 8 hours tossing gorse and other cut vege of the track. A total of about … Continue reading
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An exNZFS team of ex Forest Service hunter and ranger Joe Hansen, also ex NZFS, Bill McKenzie and good keen tramper and volunteer Alistair Barr spent the last few days working on Andersons hut. Andersons is on the Main Range … Continue reading
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An application by the TARHC to fund tramping track clearing on the Arete Sidle track in the Tararuas has resulted in a grant from Trust House Foundation. This will provide helicopter transport of equipment and the volunteer track team to … Continue reading
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On 22 february to 25 February, keen trampers from the MT&SC carried out the annual Mangahao Flats hut work party plus additional track clearance between Mangahao Flats hut and Te Matawai hut. The work party was Jenny McCarthy, Adam Matich, … Continue reading
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A couple days were spent clearing gorse and other regen on the track to the Tauherenikau Gorge, at Bucks road near Featherston. Apart from a few creek washouts, the track in in good order and isnt long, about 2.4 kms. … Continue reading
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The South Ohau hut has been been added to the Management Agreement the Tararua Aorangi Remutaka Huts Committee has with DOC Masterton (TARHC). Thanks to the efforts of some keen volunteers, and funding from the Backcountry Trust, the hut got … Continue reading
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The Tararua and Aorangi track programme has got underway, with completion of tracks at the southern end of the Tararua range. The tracks from Kaitoke to Smiths Creek and Dobsons were cleared by TARHC volunteers that had John Rhodes, Derrick … Continue reading
