One of THE main access routes into the Kaimanawas for the past 65 years. DoC Will wear a lot of egg on the face if this is correct.
There will be a gate that restricts access to the new building off to the East of the tar sealed Waipakahi road that services the downhill mountainbiking route that comes off the top of the Needles though. Heli access to the top of the track I imagine. WAMS shows a new hut up on the upper bush edge too.
But if the tar sealed road itself has grown a barrier, well, lets say it won't take the locals too long to get imaginative...
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