There aren’t any tracks shown on the topo maps but a bit of research and I found this reserve is managed by the local district council and there is a track to the summit. As we were gearing up for our summer vacation nearby I figured this would have to go onto the list. This summit had not yet been activated so it would be … Continue reading ZL1/NL-086 Maungaraho

Weraroa is one I had looked at in the past but decided it was beyond my abilities. During a work flight I flew over this summit and reminded myself that it was a) there and B) doable. A bit of online research regarding access let me to believe a 4wd drive track took you a good way in. Well it does but not as far … Continue reading ZL1/MW-065 Weraroa

Pihanga – ZL1/WK-016 Sometimes there have to be a few rewards for working in the industry that I do. This is one of those occasions. You see, I work in the power distribution business and among many things we do – one of them is to ensure that the public is kept safe from our assets – things like transformers, Transformers like the one on … Continue reading Pihanga

ZL1/HB-149 This little summit I had been up a few times in the past as part of providing comms for an equestrian endurance event near Ocean Beach. I still had the contact details with the land owner saved. So I figured I’d reach out and see if he remembered me and would let us drive to the summit. Luckily for us he did and I … Continue reading Okahu