Does dual mean a duel?

May 2014

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Mountain biking the Heaphy has proven so popular, DOC and local councils are drawing up a list of other potential tramping tracks to make dual use Photo: Dave Mitchell
After the apparent success of allowing shared tramper-biker use on the Heaphy Track, attention is now on whether the likes of the Kepler and Abel Tasman Coast Track should become dual use. By Matthew Pike Last winter I walked the Heaphy Track. I knew bikes would be present and, to start with, I was apprehensive. […]

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