Mount Cupola, Nelson Lakes NP, 6 Dec 2024

We caught the water taxi at 8am on Friday while the weather was sunny with almost no wind. Our destination for the night was Cupola Hut. According to DOC we had 7.5 hours walk from Coldwater Hut. It took us 5 hours to get to John Tait Hut. From this...

FLORA HUT working bee, Kahurangi NP, 24 Nov 2025

On Sunday six men drove into Kahurangi to prep this 98-year-old lady for a revamp. The hut walls, windows and roof were cleaned, the grass cut back, the chimneys were primed and a new track to the long-drop formed. The final paint job is to be done...

Mt Patriarch, Wangapeka, Kahurangi NP, 23 Nov 2024

We set off from Nelson at 7am, though Mt Patriarch, Wangapeka, Kahurangi NP, 23 Nov 2024our original team of four had slimmed down to just two: myself (Sarah) and Malcolm. By 9am, we had arrived at Rolling Junction and started our walk along the...

Nydia Bay Lodge overnight crossover: not A Team, Marlborough Sounds, 16 Nov 2024

Three groups met at the Cathedral steps on an overcast Saturday morning and with a quick reshuffle we were off to regroup at Rai Valley with the 4th group that had gone there directly. Keys and cars were swapped and two cars each headed to the ends of...

Nydia Bay Lodge overnight crossover: A team, Marlborough Sounds, 16 Nov 2024

After a quick coffee stop, key and car exchange, 2 cars headed out of Rai Valley for our start point at Duncan Bay. It was a cloudy overcast day with a bit of mizzle in the air. The A team (well that’s what our esteemed leader called us), consisting of...