Retracing familiar ground to uncover overlooked historical features, rather than venturing into new areas for deep bush exploration.
Month: December, 2025
A major pest control operation in the Wainuiomata and Orongorongo area reduced possum numbers to zero, setting a 20-year...
Today I headed to Catchpool Valley and spent time exploring the bush in and around Grace’s Stream in the...
View across Remutaka Forest Park at Catchpool Valley from the Ōrongorongo Track. This outlook is reached approximately ten minutes...
Grace’s Stream is a minor forest waterway within Remutaka Forest Park, south of Wainuiomata where it flows through areas...
This older fire ban sign is nailed to a tree in the now abandoned Grace's Stream Campsite in the...
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