Lakehead Hut Family Tramp, Nelson Lakes NP, 26 Jan 2025

The weather forecast was for heavy rain, but on looking closer at the forecast this appeared to be for West of Motueka, so I persisted/ insisted the trip go ahead. 6 Trampers met at Kerr Bay, introduced ourselves, then took the water taxi to the top of...

Pearse River Resurgence, Kahurangi NP, 19 Jan 2025

It was forecast to be a glorious summer's day, and Michele kindly opened the trip numbers up to include all 17 who put their hands up. We met at 8am and divided into four 4WD cars to make the journey. Once parked at Pearse Road end we faced the first...

Maitai Pipeline, Nelson, 12 Jan 2025

To start the new year with an easy local tramp with a difference I search our suggested trip list. As a civil engineer with a passion for water engineering, walking the Maitai raw water pipeline seemed a good idea, both teaching and walking. The day...

Xmas BBQ & Cricket Match with Waimea Tramping Club 15 Dec 2024.

The 2024 Xmas get-together of the Nelson and Waimea Tramping Clubs on Rabbit Island was a great success with close to 40 attendees from both Clubs. The weather was fine resulting in nearly all the available BBQ spots being taken by other groups, but we...

FLORA HUT working bee, Kahurangi NP, 24 Nov 2024

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...