Collingwood day trips, Golden Bay, 8 Dec 2023

Eight of us enjoyed a stunning weekend in Golden Bay, staying in a bach in Collingwood for two nights and doing day walks on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was perfect weather for a walk along the coastline from Farewell Spit to Wharariki Beach. We left...

Golden Bays Walks, 11-14 Aug 2017

Organiser & host: Brian Renwick Pupu Valley Walkway Saturday dawned fine and, after a leisurely start from the too comfortable accommodation, we drove to Pupu Hydroelectric Power Station, at 250kW, not one of NZ’s mightiest, but on a lovely site. A...

Mangarakau Swamp - 5-7 June 2004

Mangarakau Swamp - Organiser: Uta Purcell Not up a mountain or along ridges - no, into a swamp! Not in a hut or in tents - but in a modern house with electricity, an indoor toilet and a bath! That was the Club's easy destination this Queen's Birthday...