Where history and tragedy collide

January 2017

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Goblin Forest just below Mt Hawera. This forest is just over the top of the Brunner Coal seam that was mined at Pike River. Photo: Neil Silverwood
Is the Pike29 Memorial Track, due to become New Zealand’s 10th Great Walk, worthy of such status? Wilderness walked the route to find out THE ANNOUNCEMENT in late 2015 of a new Great Walk came as something of a surprise to the outdoor community. Even before the first tree was cut down, or the park’s management […]
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