Seedy Al Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Looked more like an Ant than anything...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Wow, that slip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 bullet ant even  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 looks like you guys had an epic adventure! wish you had one of those mini folding shovels to clear the slip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 jelly bean filled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 may as well get matching cell phone and fire extinguisher for emergency safety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Crikey.....http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/75358903/popular-kapiti-picnic-spot-closed-for-summer-due-to-rock-fall-risk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leebo3 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Gosh imagine if you were the last people in the history of the world to camp there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow, that's a bummer. Â The rock fall was pretty sketchy to drive past though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Value Buddy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 My lumpy cam must have shook it loose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 *lumpy wang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Way to ruin it for everyone Richard! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 This was on my list as a possible alternative to Otaki Forks. Â Maybe not so much now. Â http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/75545701/man-arrested-after-armed-offenders-squad-callout-to-manakau-campground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 yeah have checked out that camp site Not overaly slammed car friendly, but, well Neither is otaki forks haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Value Buddy Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Have stayed there a few times when it's quiet. Nice spot. Close enough to SH1,but not too close. Free too, cos basic (long drop) facilities. Lacks the ambience and serenity of Otaki Forks though. Wouldn't bother at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Work to begin on Otaki Gorge slip Saturday 19 Mar 2016 5:56 a.m. Â Â Â A large amount of earth is about to be moved to restore access to a popular camping and picnic spot north of Wellington. Otaki Gorge Rd was closed late last year after cracks were found in rocks, preventing access to Otaki Forks and the Department of Conservation Otaki Forks Campsite where as many as 300 people stay on summer nights. Kapiti mayor Ross Church says contractors are expected to begin work to clear and stabilise the area at Blue Bluff within the next two weeks. A mass of rock and other debris will need to be removed to allow the hillside to be stabilised. "Clearly it's important for the property owners and the Department of Conservation staff who have been cut off by the slip. It's also good news for the many people who have been missing the tramping, camping and other outdoor activities on offer in the Tararua Forest Park." Mr Church says the work could take two to three months and has an estimated price tag of $500,000, almost half of which will be covered by a contribution from the NZ Transport Agency's emergency works fund. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Otaki Forks road is open again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datlow Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 More than 70,000m3 (as a loose measure) of debris and slip material has been removed, which is enough material to fill Paraparaumu’s Coastland Aquatic Centre 25-metre pool 47 times. That wouldn't be a very nice swim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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