Category Archives: Department of Conservation

A Bit of Humour: Amusing E-mail Exchange with Transport Client

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Subject: Transport from Karamea-Westport 27 January     Hi   I am looking for transport from Karamea to Westport on Sunday 27th of January 2012- we are a party of 2 who will have been staying at Rongo backpackers after having finished … Continue reading →

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Japanese TV Crew Visit LivinginPeace Project in Karamea

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

A TV crew from Tokyo Broadcasting System came to Karamea at the top of the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand to film the daily lives of Japanese expat Sanae Murray and her family for a programme … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Hut/Lewis River Bridge Construction Progress Report

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Construction is underway on the new ‘super-bridge’ that will replace the two swing bridges at the Heaphy-Lewis River confluence. July flooding washed away the bridge across the Lewis River and it was eventually recovered near the Heaphy River mouth. The … Continue reading →

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The Mirror Tarn: ArtofNature Photography by Paul Murray

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

The Mirror Tarn is one of my favourite places. The tarn (small mountain lake) is surrounded by dense beech forest that protect the surface of the water from even the slightest breeze. The tarn is very deep and the water … Continue reading →

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Unicycling The Heaphy Track

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

By Ken Looi The 82km Heaphy Track is one of New Zealands nine ‘Great Walks’, located at the top of the South Island in Kahurangi National Park. Every year, thousands of people make the trek across some of the most diverse terrain … Continue reading →

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Aussie/Kiwi Unicyclists Take on Heaphy Track

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

On a sunny May morning in Karamea, five unicyclists from Australia and New Zealand prepared for a world-first adventure…to traverse the Heaphy Track on unicycles. It is believed to be the first-ever unicycle team to attempt the riding of the … Continue reading →

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Off the Top of my Head: Musings from a MountainTop

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

High on Denniston Plateau Seeking Balance Between Economy and Environment By Paul Murray High on a mountaintop overlooking the Tasman Sea hard-hatted men in convoys of white utes patrol the plateau and make plans to uncover the riches beneath the … Continue reading →

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Heaphy Track MTBs Irk IRD

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

DOC Brands One-day Riders “Tax Evaders” By Paul Murray The Inland Revenue Department today acted on a report by the Department of Conservation that mountain bikers cycling the Heaphy Track in a single day were utilising a tax-payer funded public … Continue reading →

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MTB Adventures on the Heaphy Track

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

  By Paul Smith   By late June, when I finally got to the Heaphy, it had been open for seven weeks and eight weekends. In that time an estimated 1000+ mountain bikers had travelled the trail, around 150 each … Continue reading →

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Rongo TV: There’s So Much to Do in Sunny Karamea

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

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