Kahurangi Point Lighthouse, Kahurangi NP, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2016

Leader: Kate Krawczyk We set out from Nelson around noon on the Saturday, heading for the mouth of the Anatori River. It took about three and a half hours to get there with a coffee/ice cream stop in Takaka on the way. It’s all narrow and windy shingle...

South Side of Mount Owen, Kahurangi NP, 16-20 Jan 2016

Leader: Andrea Cockerton With the forecast changing daily and nine hopefuls, we decided to make tracks as planned and head up the pretty Fyfe River to Branch Creek Hut. The southern access to Mt Owen is mooted as more challenging than the popular route...

Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku, Marlborough, 7 Nov 2015

Leader: Simon Garton “Wake up, Ray!” Pat Holland is knocking on my front door at the insane hour of 3am. There is no response to his wake-up calls, so he checks the time–oops! He’s four hours too early. (I am beginning to wonder if our club captain is...

Around the Raglan Ranges, Marlborough, 23 Oct 2015

Leader: Pat Holland Day 1: Branch—Silver Stream. Five of us squeezed into Mike’s 4WD to drive over to the Wairau Valley and into the hills at Argyle Pond. There was some early excitement as we neared the ford across the Leatham River. Mike and Pat were...

Mt Paske, Marlborough, 2 Oct 2015

Leader: Mike Drake After poor weather resulted in this trip being aborted a month before, a dubious forecast and other factors resulted in several abstentions for this re-run. So just Mike and Pat flew the flag of optimistic heroism and headed up the...