DOC – Changes to land access – Wellington & Hawkes Bay

Click here for full details on road and track access changes There are a number of changes to road and track access to recreational land in Hawkes Bay and Wellington. Affected areas include Waiotauru Track, Tararua forest park Putangirua Pinnacles top track, Aorangi Charlie Brown road, Kaweka forest park Eastern Ruahine forest park Makahu road,…

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Forest & Bird and DOC Letters – Heli-hunting

Read original letter from Forest & Bird The Department of Conservation’s management of heli-hunting Communication from Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Dear Al, Forest & Bird would like to endorse the position of the New Zealand Conservation Authority on heli-hunting. The Authority is critical of the Department’s current approach in…

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Rockslide Hut Hunting Trip

Short video from a club hunting trip to Rockslide hut near Tikokino. Rockslide Hut A 2-bed dog-box bivvy with a two-bunk shelter tacked on. Interesting spot on gravel flats in Apias Creek, opposite the huge rockslide that gives it its name.

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Hastings Deerstalkers club / Hamills Sika tracking KMBP

Hi all, just had confirmation back from Dan Herries (DOC) regarding the capture site for our sponsored stag. He has agreed with a request to locate our collared stag in the Te Puke tops area. A mature stag for us to track that is situated in the middle of the current control area will hopefully…

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