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The track has already been started and a good 100-200mtrs is rideable from the bottom. A great Sunday work party did this a few weeks ago, but we will need plenty of help to get the rest of it...
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Another 100 metres was built on Lazy Fern last Sunday, which was quite a surprise for everyone, becuase we had planned to work on T3, but it was too windy. Instead we worked from the bottom switchback...
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Here are a few more photos. Just for those that are interested, the switchback involves almost as much work as 100 metes of siddling track. We have to dig out a huge amount at the top of the turn and...
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Actually, as you can see, it's not always my fault that I don't get good photos!
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Article 14
The last day of Mo-vember saw a crew of 3 likely lads push through a few hundred meters of scrub to finish the track design for Lazy Fern. Coconut crackers in hand we sliced through the bush with ease...
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Slow but steady. Slow but steady. Until Sunday!Thanks to Matt, Hamish, Chris, Dave, Murray, Zac, Rob, Shane, Sacha,Don, Hugh, Simon, Grant, Dean and Jonathan the Lazy Fern track jumpeda big step closer...
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Article 12
Incredible progress has been made since our last entry on this blog. That's partly because the last entry was four months ago (shame), but mostly because a huge number of people have been digging away...
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Article 11
A working bee last Sunday saw the first 90mtrs of Lazy Fern widened to its proper finished width of 1.2mtrs, this meant we could lay gravel down for the contractor to come in and start building the...
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Article 10
On a windy, grey old day a small but effective team finished off about 200 metres of track, so we are now well into the 'Switchback Zone'.Many thanks to Murray, Alex, Zac, Don, Ben and his kids, Rob,...
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Another busy day on Lazy Fern was had on Tuesday. The Conservation Corps led by Jonathan widened another 50 mtrs of track in the morning and then got a lesson in the afternoon on using the power...
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Article 8
What more could you want from an after work track building session, good company, good progress, good pizza and good beer.If this sounds like your kind of thing then keep a look out on the Website for...
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Article 7
The Council contractors are moving along quickly with the bridges and retain wall at the bottom of the track. Here are some before, after and during shots so we can remember what it was like before the...
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Article 6
Tuesday started of a beautiful fine day for the Global Volunteers to get out and experience some good old Kiwi track building; shame the weather crapped out on them by lunchtime. They were steadfast...
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Article 4
Another great after work, work party was held last night with a small but dedicated group working on switchbacks number 2 and 3, plus a huge amount of widening in between, the track is looking...
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Article 2
Not quite sure if it’s office fever, or the lure of pizza, but the Wednesday night sessions have been going off. This week eleven keen diggers managed to finish off two switchbacks and the 70 metres...
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Article 1
In late December 2005 strange thrashing and grunting noises were heard from the bush above South Kaori Stream. Wild pigs? Blind mountain bikers? Exploring botanists? Nope, it was the first of many...
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Lazy Fern in ACTION!What can we sayWhat a great trackWhat a great raceWhat a great dayWhat a great bunch of supportersMay the digging continue long into the future
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