Walkshorts, July 2016

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An NH90 helicopter moved the Mt Fell Hut 250 metres to its new site Photo: NZDF
Mt Fell Hut takes flight Mt Fell Hut has been plucked from its precarious home and relocated to more stable ground. Thanks to a group of trampers, DOC and the New Zealand Air Force, the six-bunk hut in Mt Richmond Forest Park was recently airlifted from an unstable slip area to a new spot just […]
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