Upper Hopkins Valley, Ruataniwha Conservation Park Ranger: Kevin Donoghue, Te Manahuna/Twizel With glaciated peaks, beech forest, a braided river and a variety of huts and tracks, biodiversity ranger Kevin Donoghue says the Hopkins Valley offers a week’s worth of alpine exploration. The valley, which extends from the head of Lake Ohau, has six huts leading […]
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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