‘Bloody DOC’?

June 2015

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June 2015

Photo; Hugh Logan
It’s no good blaming the ills of the backcountry on one cash-strapped department, says Mick Abbott This Easter I was in Top Hope Hut, in the Lake Sumner area, enjoying the nearby hot pools. It was surprising that the hut had no fire, a point that other visitors had made abundantly clear in the hut […]

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