As rivers pose one of the most formidable obstacles in the backcountry, trampers must treat them with due respect. In colonial times, death by drowning was so common it became known as ‘the New Zealand death’. So people built bridges. It’s often forgotten now, but the New Zealand Forest Service and Department of Lands & […]
Ministry of Works Historic Hut, Kahurangi National Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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