Industrial Heritage Part II- Sunday June 8th 2025

A very cold but sunny day greeted 5 members as we drove south towards Murchison. First stop was the Glenhope Railway station alongside SH6. Thanks to head ranger Daryl we had a key to get in. The inside of the 1912 building still has remnant posters...

Maud Valley exploration, Buller district, 25 May 2025

Maud Valley runs off Howard Valley and the Maud Creek, that runs through the valley, begins just below Speargrass Hut. 4 trampers set off for a walk up this valley at about 9.50 on an overcast day, threatening showers. The start is at a locked gate...

Booths Cottage - Glenhope Scenic Reserve, Nelson Lakes NP, 27 July 2024

Sunday’s weather forecast looked dark and wet, so we shifted our walk to Saturday, a sunny, windless day. Three cars rendezvoused at St Arnaud, then drove up the graveled road into Howard Valley. Ray noted how the pine forest had been harvested since...

Mid-Winter Xmas at Waiuta Lodge, West Coast, 27 July 2024.

The Hokitika Tramping Club is the newest tramping club in the country, and it came as a surprise to receive an invitation to their Mid-winter Xmas at Waiuta Lodge near Reefton. We checked Waiuta Lodge on the DOC site. It had a fully equipped kitchen...

Kirwans Track Circuit, Victoria FP, 24 Apr 2021

The weather forecast was not promising but not bad enough to cancel the trip. And so it proved – middling good on Saturday and middling bad on days 2 and 3 with squally showers from the South but some sunny patches and no wind. There were 8 starters in...