Mt Owen Mt Bell and Billies Knob, Kahurangi NP, 26 Feb 2021

Mt Owen 26-28 March – Group A trip report I’ve been wanting to do a nice relaxed 3 day trip up to Granity Pass and Mt Owen for several years. Last year’s attempt was cancelled due to it being the first weekend of lockdown, so I rescheduled the trip for...

Kaituna Forks and Mt Stevens, Kahurangi NP, 19 Feb 2021

It was unfinished business and a glorious weather forecast that shooed four of us out the door on Friday evening; we'd last attempted the Kaituna Forks track in September but a swollen river held us back on that occasion. After a night at the perfectly...

Mole Tops, Nelson Lakes NP, 30 Jan 2021

Mole (or is that "Mo-lay") tops. Graeme had gone to great lengths to optimise transport pickups with everyone first coming together at the Wakefield Bakery. So obviously food was high on the agenda. This meant lunch on the first day could be of a...

Navigation Training, Kahurangi NP, 13 Feb 2021

Saturday: We gathered at the Pioneer Park hall eagerly armed with compass, pencil and ruler, and spent a convivial and productive day being introduced to the art of map reading and navigation. Mike’s presentation is well thought out and illustrated...

Kahurangi Lighthouse, Kahurangi NP, 5 Feb 2021

Kai Moana, Sun, Creek and Ocean Swimming, and a Great time The party gathered at Mangarakau Lodge on Frid 5th the later group of arrivals getting there at 8.30pm. Mindful we needed to be at Big River at about 11am we had a 7.30am departure from the...