Mt Faust, Lewis Pass, 2 Apr 2021

Another super time with NTC, this time heading further afield. Lewis pass offers multiple options and basing at Boyle Village meant we could accommodate both glampers and lodgers akin. Much was learnt, from Estonion nursery rhymes to the carnivorous...

Tableland Tour Two, Kahurangi NP, 2 April 2021

Tableland Tour Two | 2-4 April 2021 (Easter) The Tableland trip was an historical journey. When we walked from Flora car park, the sky overhead was cloudy. On the way, we saw Gridiron Gulch and visited Upper Gridiron rock shelter. The beech trees,...

Baton River, Kahurangi NP, 14 Mar 2021

Baton River 14th March Only four people signed up for this trip so that meant we could all get into the track start in Rod’s 4WD van. It was a fine day with no clouds to be seen and after a 90 minute drive from Nelson we approached the Ellis River ford...

Tableland Tour 1, Kahurangi NP, 5 Mar 2021

I am a newbie on the tramping club circuit, this being my very first tramp with the club. This did not disappoint. We hit Flora Hut carpark at about 10.30am and Ray Salisbury took us on a very extensive tour around the Tableland circuit. We arrived at...

Three Passes plus Two, Arthur's Pass NP, 5 Mar 2021

Our planned route was on part of the classic Arthur's Pass Three Passes route over Harman, Whitehorn and Browning passes before leaving the standard route and crossing two extra passes to exit back on Highway 73. The five of us, two from NTC and three...