Helicopter shuttle bridges gap on Heaphy Track

October 2022

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October 2022

The smashed Heaphy bridge can now be bypassed with a helicopter shuttle.
Helicopter trips over the Heaphy River will be available from October for Heaphy Track walkers and bikers who want a through-trip. The track has been closed between James Mackay and Heaphy huts since February due to storms that wrote off the 150m-long Heaphy River suspension bridge. Re-installing a bridge is the main obstacle to fully […]
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