Spurs Hut, dating to 1896. Photo: Pat Barrett

Spurs Hut, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

September 2019

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Spurred on by wild weather Our trip began with a car journey south from Christchurch through Fairlie and into the big, bare hills of the Sherwood and Ben McLeod ranges. These striking mountain ranges are high – over 2300m in places – and have little if any forest cover. Being predominantly tussock-covered, they possess a […]
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