North Twin, Kahurangi NP, 8 Mar 2025

Day 1: Flora Car Park to Camp The group gathered at the Flora Car Park early in the morning, ensuring gear was packed and ready before setting off at 8:45 am. The weather was chilly but dry, making for pleasant tramping conditions. Our first stop was...

Dew Lakes and Saddle Hill Route Loop, Nelson, 23 Feb 2025

Nine people (seven NTC members and two local guests, Robbie and Nikki) met at the lower Maitai Dam carpark at 8am. We followed the road past the dam slipway then a side track climbing up along a ridge to the Rush Pool and on up to Dew Lakes for morning...

Cobb camping Ruby Lake, Kahurangi NP, 4 Feb 2025

Based on the forecast and low numbers of registrations for Moss Pass, I changed the Waitangi tramp at very short notice: Going to camp in the Cobb instead, starting 2 days earlier, making the best of the good weather. I ended up solo, leaving Nelson on...

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...