Thread: On the hoof in the Northern Ruas

Originally Posted by XR500

Neat write up. That whole area was my possum block back in 1979/80. Big big coons up on the snow line. $25 each sort of size.

Those deep pools prevented me getting the old XR500 up from Center Makarora hut upstream to upper Mak. Was worth a try though

There was a lake up there too. Too early for my time but remember being told of it. @NIMROD would know..

Originally Posted by kiwijames

There was a lake up there too. Too early for my time but remember being told of it. @NIMROD would know..

Yes.... the lake was formed by a slip, possibly during cyclone Bola in 1988 if i recall correctly. Had a cobber who stashed a cheap inflatable dinghy by it to save swimming. took years before the river carved a path through the rock & debris.
Also of interest, the standard SF70 NZFS hut on display at the old DOC field center at Ongaonga was originally the Makaroro Base camp.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Yes.... the lake was formed by a slip, possibly during cyclone Bola in 1988 if i recall correctly. Had a cobber who stashed a cheap inflatable dinghy by it to save swimming. took years before the river carved a path through the rock & debris.
Also of interest, the standard SF70 NZFS hut on display at the old DOC field center at Ongaonga was originally the Makaroro Base camp.

There was also a big dam up the tuki
The last part I have to question?
The original makaroro base camp is now Poutaki Hut in the wakararas
The doc hut in onga onga is The old Broome Hut.

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Originally Posted by BRADS

There was also a big dam up the tuki
The last part I have to question?
The original makaroro base camp is now Poutaki Hut in the wakararas
The doc hut in onga onga is The old Broome Hut.

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Agreed - the DOC hut at Onga Onga is the old Broome Hut from the base of Big Hill.

Originally Posted by BRADS

There was also a big dam up the tuki
The last part I have to question?
The original makaroro base camp is now Poutaki Hut in the wakararas
The doc hut in onga onga is The old Broome Hut.

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Thanks for the correction BRADS..... good to know my memory is still operating at its usual level

The last time I was in Broome Hut before it was pulled out, was on a weekend territorials exercise and we had 4 or 5 Land Rovers stuck down in the dip by the hut unable to climb back up the papa track