Arthur's Pass Easter day trips, Arthur's Pass NP, 15 Apr 2022

Two carloads of punters drove down to Arthurs Pass on Good Friday. We regrouped for lunch at Moana after driving divergent routes to get there! We then made our way to Te Kinga for a short walk up to a lookout point over Lake Brunner the bush and...

Mole Tops, Nelson Lakes NP, 26 Mar 2022

A three day circuit of the Moles Tops lead by Steve McGlone. Day one has us ascending the Watson Creek Route to camp at a great spot on the bushline. On day two we climbed to the main ridgeline and then travelled north to camp beside a tarn in the...

1000 Acre Plateau Needle Haystack, Kahurangi NP, 19 Feb 2022

20 km off the sh main road to the road end and car park, 13km of it is gravel but no 4 wheel drive required. 1hour walk into Lake Matiri Hut, a cosy 6 bunk hut with a fireplace and a great view of the lake. A good option for an overnight at either end...

Anatoki - Waingaro, Kahurangi NP, 29 Jan 2022

South bound group report. The route from the carpark at 150 m starts up an old miners dray track and stays above the right bank of the Anatoki for the whole day, passing through Anatoki Bend (220 m, good camping) and over numerous tributary streams to...

Dragon’s Teeth (or gums…), Kahurangi NP, 30 Dec 2021

Day One - Cobb road end to Fenella Hut (30 Dec) We left Nelson at 8.30am, stopping at Riwaka for a coffee. On our drive up the lower Cobb Valley we passed hundreds of ‘Twisted Frequency’ festival goers parked on the side of the road, but we drove on by...