In regards to Shearer's comment - i believe the paper rd through Poronui Station is actually poled partly through a swamp to the left of the access road that Poronui has allowed the public to walk on to the upper Mohaka? At least you have a reliable car park to safely park your vehicle? Our forefathers may not have walked the route in the day to see it wasn't very practical for a vehicle for most of it? The Waipakihi Road in comparison is just that - a formed rd suitable for driving a vehicle on. Doubt anyone would want to park their vehicle next to SH1 and hope its still there when they return?
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