Awatere Tussock Track, Marlborough - April 2014

LIVING THE HIGH LIFE by Ray Salisbury In early April, accompanied by club members Uta Purcell, Marie Lenting and Bob Janssen, I embarked on a self-guided quest in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley. A relative newcomer to the plethora of private walks in New...

Lochnagar – Mt Aspiring NP, 18-22 Mar 2014

Leader: Pat Holland Mike and Pat had checked out the map the previous year when they were in Aspiring National Park. It turned out to be a great circuit and it is surprising that it is not more popular. Day 1. A bright morning was frittered away in...

Mole Tops - Nelson Lakes NP, 1-3 Feb 2014

Leader: Andrea Cockerton With the promise of glorious weather and magnificent views there were no shortage of willing participants keen to explore the Mole Tops. Choosing to travel via the scenic old road to Murchison from Lake Rotoroa (Braeburn), with...

Tapuae-o-Uenuku – Inland Kaikoura Range, 13-15 Dec 2013

Leader: Mike Drake Our trip effectively began at the entrance to Bluff Station, Kekerengu, some 68 south of Blenheim. This high country station, running both merino sheep & beef cattle, covers some 13800 ha and includes some impressive scenery. Five of...

Old Ghost Road – West Coast, 15-20 Nov 2013

Private Trip After all the controversy; after all the delays; after all the marketing hype; we have to go see for ourselves – this home-grown, grass-roots community effort known as The Old Ghost Road; this 80-km journey through pristine wilderness...