Takaka Hill Walkway, Golden Bay, 7 July 2024

Situated at the top of the Takaka Hill, this walkway is a 6 km loop track traversing karst outcrops, sub-alpine scrub, tussock ranges and dense beech forest with a magnificent view point at the lookout taking in Mohua (Golden Bay), the mountain ranges...

Commentary Cave - Upper Takaka, Golden Bay, 20 Apr 2013

Leader: Alison Pickford Alison Pickford organised a joint weekend with the Nelson Speleological Group. 4 NTCers, 2 visitors and 8 cavers gathered at the Rat Trap corner, Upper Takaka. Showery weather and report not good but the cavers insisted they had...

Takaka Hill Walkway – Golden Bay, 21 Jan 2012

Leader: Robyn Walsh Well, we finally did it, after three earlier cancelled attempts last year. Today, everything fell into place with perfect weather. Earlier, back in Stoke, the day began with a disjointed start with some confusion as to the...

Motueka Ramble - 18 April 2004

Motueka Ramble - Organiser: Lindsay Twiname We commenced from the Motueka markets where, in the morning’s fog, we had a little retail therapy. With the fog lifting, we headed towards the port, via Thorps Bush, Woodland’s Canal, the estuary edge track...