Tararua Fever

Welcome back to another episode of Tararua Fever! In this episode, we cover off the usual hot topics and catch up on the latest Tararua news, with the obligatory chat about the ranges’ favourite weather conditions — dry, wet and windy! Kent takes us along for a trout-fishing weekend at Ōtaki Forks with the lads, sharing the fishing stories and lessons learnt along the way. Then Al joins us for another round of What’s It Al About?! For Walk N Talk, we’re joined by the fantastic Geoff Spearp...

Well, we are very late indeed. Apologies, and thank you for your patience Fever fans! Jerry is back and the boys are finding their feet, trying to get back in the podcast rhythm again. This (slightly old) bag of scroggin contains: - Slightly-less-hot-than-usual hot topics - The obligatory weather chat - Jerry's recap of his trip in Europe, along with some nostalgia from Kent - Kent's Cooking Corner (always good) - The obligatory silly song We really appreciate you listening, and w...

Welcome back to another episode of Tararua Fever — the podcast about tramping and the Tararua Ranges. In this one we’ve got a bit of this and a bit of that, as we cover off a few of the hot topics doing the rounds before sitting down for a couple of good yarns with people from two of the Tararua’s tramping clubs. First up, we chat with Glen Cattermole from the Parawai Tramping Club about the club, Parawai Lodge and some of his recent tramping adventures. We then catch up with Franz Hubmann...

Welcome back to another episode of Scroggin — the bonus trail mix of the show, and we’ve got a bloody good mixed bag for you in this one. As usual, we cover off a few of the hot topics, including the proposed Barnett Peak, the possible future of Tarn Ridge Hut, and an update on the Nichols Hut replacement. We then sit down for a yarn with Pi from the New Orleans-style band, The Crashbandihoots, talking about their recent escapade, bush doofs at Powell Hut, and what it takes to clamber up wi...

This episode we're doing something a little different and venturing beyond the boundaries of the Tararua Ranges. We're joined by returning guest Jonty Crane from The Tramping Life podcast to chat about his recent crossing of the rugged Aorangi Range. We hear what makes the range so unique, how it compares to the Tararua Ranges, and why this wild corner of the lower North Island deserves a spot on every tramper's bucket list. Then in Walk N' Talk, we turn our attention back to the Tararua Rang...