Anatoki - Waingaro, Kahurangi NP, 29 Jan 2022

South bound group report. The route from the carpark at 150 m starts up an old miners dray track and stays above the right bank of the Anatoki for the whole day, passing through Anatoki Bend (220 m, good camping) and over numerous tributary streams to...

Dragon’s Teeth (or gums…), Kahurangi NP, 30 Dec 2021

Day One - Cobb road end to Fenella Hut (30 Dec) We left Nelson at 8.30am, stopping at Riwaka for a coffee. On our drive up the lower Cobb Valley we passed hundreds of ‘Twisted Frequency’ festival goers parked on the side of the road, but we drove on by...

Dragons Teeth Traverse - Southbound, Kahurangi NP, 30 Dec 2021

DRAGONS TEETH TRAVERSE | Southbound Party 30 December 2021 – 6 January 2022 By Ray Salisbury Day 1: Aorere Valley – Lake Clara After a three-hour drive over Takaka Hill to Bainham, we briefly visited Ray’s Gt-Grandfather’s old home named Armchair Farm,...

Takaka Hill Walkway and Harwoods Hole, Abel Tasman NP, 8 Jan 2022

On Saturday 8th January, a group of predominantly newbie trampers plus a couple of old hats, were ably led by Esther to the Takaka hill walkway and then on to Harwoods hole. It was a sunny day so the trip around the Takaka walkway was completed in...

Hartbreak Ridge, Mt Richmond FP, 13 Dec 2021

After a successful recce trip in May, Ian offered to take another group of seven adventurers up Hartbreak ridge in mid November, but we were thwarted by a bad weather forecast. He managed to re-schedule the trip for a Monday in December, which suited...