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Spring opening for new Kaimai hut

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May 2018

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Alistair is the editor and publisher of Wilderness. His favourite tramping ground is Tongariro National Park.

By Alistair Hall

Plans for a new 12-bunk hut in the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park have been held up and the project is now expected to be completed in time for spring. The project is being run by the Kaimai Ridgeway Trust (KRT), which represents tramping and deerstalkers’ clubs from Auckland, Waikato, the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty. The […]

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