Using a wire cage to cross the Olivine River on the Pyke-Big Bay route is a godsend when the river is running high as the cage provides access to Olivine Hut. I chose a vertical format to frame the river crossing against the distant peaks. – Jonathan Astin
Ministry of Works Historic Hut, Kahurangi National Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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