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Oteake Conservation Area – Easter 2024
Good Friday morning had Catherine and I driving up to Omarama and to the end of Broken Hut Road. We started walking from here, following the 4wd easement until reaching the Oteake Conservation Area. The 4wd track carried on up, … Continue reading
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Maori Rock Art Trip – 13 April 2024
On Saturday Hazel, Graham and Joan, Dorothy, Catherine and Owen, Don, Mark and Wayne drove out to the Raincliff area near the Opihi River to view an historic Maori rock art site under conservation action. The weather was cool and … Continue reading
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Green Point Hut, Jollie Valley – 6 – 7 April 2024
The Jollie River flows into the eastern side of the Tasman River not far above the head ofLake Pukaki. A public access easement up the Jollie Valley begins from the Braemar Mount Cook Station Road. Arriving at the carpark mid-morning … Continue reading
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Wainono Lagoon – 6 July 2024
We began this walk at the end of Hook Beach Road beside the memorial that commemorates the chance meeting in 1844 of Bishop Selwyn who was travelling south and Edward Shortland who, with two Maori companions, were camping overnight at … Continue reading
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Mt Horrible – 2 December 2023
Most locals will have heard of Mt Horrible and know that the basaltic loess-covered cliffs seen in many places around Timaru were formed by the volcanic eruption from this mountain thousands of years ago. It is probable though, that few … Continue reading
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St Cuthbert Range – Saturday 27 January 2024
It was third time lucky for this tramp. Led by Catherine T, seven of us, Graham and Joan,Vicky, Ali, Don and Catherine Y, joined the trip, despite the seemingly permanent high windwarnings. The aim was to get as far as … Continue reading
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Big Easy – 25th November 2023
On Saturday Hazel, Graham and Joan, Lindsay and Kay, Veronnica, Neville and Wayne drove up to the White Horse Monument from Te Kiteroa in Waimate. The weather was warm and sunny. We started walking from Te Kiteroa and took the … Continue reading
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Caroline Bay – 12th February 2024
Monday the 12th of February was a short evening walk around Timaru’s Caroline Bay. It was a mild evening with a pleasantly cool sea breeze. Hazel, Graham, Veronnica, Justine, Don, Peter, Olive, John and Wayne came along. We parked at … Continue reading
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Mt Somers – 11th February 2024
On Sunday the 11th of February, Graham, Joan, Justine, Veronnica, Vikki, John, Paul and Wayne did a daytrip to Mt Somers. It was a two part trip – an initial short and easy walk along the new DOC track to … Continue reading
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River Crossing Practice – 18th November 2023
Hazel organised and led a river crossing exercise at the Opahi River on Saturday. There were ten of us there. We entered the riverbed via the Roaring Camp Road. The weather was fine and sunny with no wind and the … Continue reading
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