Buckland Peaks, Paparoa NP - Feb 22nd-23rd, 2020

Leader: Kate Krawczyk Participants: Debbie Hogan, John Whibley, Leah Parker, Catherine Doherty, Troy Dixon, Clare Quested, Sue Henley Eight happy trampers set off from Nelson at 7:30 am on Saturday morning. A coffee stop at Rivers cafe in Murchison was...

Mount Brown Hut, Hokitika, 10 Oct 2015

Leader: Ray Salisbury West Coast or East Coast, that is the question. The nagging umming and ah-ing that plagues us prior to any tramp locked into the calendar, months ahead. A humungous High loomed large over the Tasman, and brought hope to our...

Buckland Peaks, Paparoa NP - 31 May-2 June 2014

Leader: Ray Salisbury Seven set forth from the carpark on SH6, not far from the sleepy suburbs of Westport. Striding out along the private farm access, we were nearly the target of an enthusiastic top-dressing pilot. After 8 km of easy rambling we...

Lyell Saddle Hut– Upper Buller region, 8-9 July 2012

Leader: Ray Salisbury Ten hardy souls embarked on an adventure just south of Kahurangi National Park, in the thick of winter. (Actually, the Mokihinui catchment should be better protected by being incorporated into the National Park – it just avoided...

Buckland Peaks - 16-17 April 2005

Buckland Peaks - Organiser: Mark Stevens "Buckland Peaks, shrouded in mystery and cloud..with stupendous views of the coast and surrounding areas and with the view of Mt Cook Massif in the south." This is what the guide books promise, but it was not to...