Wangapeka Track, Kahurangi National Park

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On the Wangapeka Track. Photo: Ray Salisbury
There’s a proposal to develop a new road along the route of the Wangapeka Track in Kahurangi National Park, which would connect Tapawera to Karamea, halving the driving time to Nelson. To sample the track that some say is no place for a road, start at Rolling River, crossing a series of swingbridges and along […]
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