Hacket Hut – Mt Richmond FP, 15 Sept 2013

Leader: Jo Kay The Hacket River and track has undergone some shape shifting caused by the recent flood. There was a diversion round a washout shortly before the turn off to Whispering Falls. We had a wee look along the closed Whispering Falls track to...

Mt Patriarch, Kahurangi NP, 6-9 Sept 2013

Leader: Pat Holland Although the weather forecast was rather mixed, it proved very worthwhile to proceed with the famous round trip. There was rain only at night and some mist and wind in the mornings but the days were generally sunny and bright. Five...

Hailes Knob – Kahurangi NP, 1 Sept 2013

Leader : Ross Price The first day of spring: clear, calm and sunny – a good day to climb a mountain. None of us had been here before so it was a case of plan as you go. We parked a few kilometres along Waitui Road and began a steady climb up to a...

Begley Hut via Rainbow Hut, Nelson Lakes NP, 24-25 Aug 2013

Leader: Dion Pont Dion and Kate did a superb job negotiating the fords on the Hydro Road along the upper Wairau Valley. But first we had to wait for half an hour for a farm-hand to return with a gate key – lucky Dion knew Roger, who was apparently once...

Tahunanui to Airport – Nelson, 18 Aug 2013

Leader: David Blunt David took us on a relaxed and informative walk along the Tahunanui back beaches – a great antidote to a weekend of earthquakes and rain. The day was grey but warm, and we commented how deserted the beach was for a Sunday – barely a...