3 November 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) ...

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Notice of Road Closure: Putara Road The public are advised that Putara Road, Eketahuna, will be closed at bridge E117, 8km south of the Priest Road junction, from 8:30am on Monday, 28 April 2008 until 5:00pm Friday, 2 May 2008. This closure is necessary to allow urgent repairs to bridge E117 to proceed. The bridge will be reopened earlier if ...

Tararua Forest Park: Oriwa biv, Mt Dagg hut, Harris Creek hut and South Ohau hut have been removed. The woodburner at Cattle Ridge hut has been removed and won't be replaced. Aokaparangi Biv has been replaced. New hut location NZ Topo Map S26 E2708858 N6032286 Arete Biv has been replaced. New hut location NZ Topo Map S25 E2715755 N6048016

3 April 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) before ...

14 March 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) ...

Feb 07 Calling in at tramping mission control in Kumara, Quentin mentioned that he was doing a trip with Andrew McCrorie an ex HVTC member now living in the UK and asked if Hannah and I wanted to come.  Their plan was to cross from the Styx to the Waimakariri so Andrew could get the bus back to Christchurch and fly home.  A three passes ...

The King Country is renowned for many things.  Colin Meads, Jim Bolger, Colin Meads, umm, ....., well, uh, Coli.....  OK it's not renowned for many things and one of the many things it is not renowned for is tramping.  It is however close to Hamilton, so at Queens Birthday Alistair and Eric made the trip south and Graham and I ...

Late February saw Quentin and I roll into the Matakitaki valley looking to check out the lesser visited parts of Nelson Lakes National Park.  We stayed the night at the Nelson College facility just up the road from Mt Ella station.  It was locked but the big verandahs make for a good place to stay if you're down that way.  There ...

  Kapiti Area Number: 89/07K Issued: 29/05/2007 Valid until further notice   Important notice to Visitors   Tararua Forest Park Oriwa Biv removal Oriwa Biv has been removed and will not be replaced. There is no permanent shelter available at this site. (NZ Topo Map S25 E 2708300 N 6048100) Camping sites are available, ...