Pureora Forest - NZ's best kept secret: Middle Earth quite literally!

**dino3310** · 27th October 2010, 21:25

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Anakin wasn't to be seen though, he was still learning to ride the tri-cycle...

and still is

**Waihou Thumper** · 29th October 2010, 20:42

The geographical centre of the South Island guys? Is it rideable?
Mind you, it also keeps changing from day to day aye!
I would be interested to know........wouldn't it be fun to ride it and find it......North Island one was only discovered in 1981...

**dino3310** · 29th October 2010, 21:18

Originally Posted by NZKTM

The geographical centre of the South Island guys?

its in the middle

**Waihou Thumper** · 30th October 2010, 15:34

Originally Posted by dino3310

its in the middle

Thanks mate, awesome contribution....
I am sure we can work on that and narrow it down a bit aye!

**dino3310** · 30th October 2010, 20:36

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Thanks mate, awesome contribution....
I am sure we can work on that and narrow it down a bit aye!

would be fun just to take a month or two and ride around looking for it

**junkmanjoe** · 30th October 2010, 20:45

might do a bit of investigations on this matter... keen to find the north one, one day my self as well...

JMJ

**JATZ** · 30th October 2010, 22:10

Originally Posted by NZKTM

The geographical centre of the South Island guys? Is it rideable?

Just out of Nelson Mark, I don't know if you can ride to it, it's a walking track so I never bothered

**junkmanjoe** · 30th October 2010, 22:20

Jatz i sure thats the center of NZ,

Geographical Centre of New Zealand

The marker at the "Centre of New Zealand".
The geographical "Centre of New Zealand" allegedly lies in Nelson;[11] on a hilltop near the centre of the city. However, this supposed "centre" was simply the convenient starting point for the original trigonometrical surveys of the South Island. The true geographical centre lies in a patch of unremarkable dense scrub in a forest in Spooners Range near Tapawera, 35 kilometres south-west of Nelson: 41°30′S 172°50′E.[12]

go find it Jatz....tag it mate...

**JATZ** · 30th October 2010, 22:29

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

Jatz i sure thats the center of NZ,

Geographical Centre of New Zealand

The marker at the "Centre of New Zealand".
The geographical "Centre of New Zealand" allegedly lies in Nelson;[11] on a hilltop near the centre of the city. However, this supposed "centre" was simply the convenient starting point for the original trigonometrical surveys of the South Island. The true geographical centre lies in a patch of unremarkable dense scrub in a forest in Spooners Range near Tapawera, 35 kilometres south-west of Nelson: 41°30′S 172°50′E.[12]

go find it Jatz....tag it mate...

Sounds like a challenge

so long as I don't have to walk

Just had a look on mapsource and I think I could find it

**junkmanjoe** · 30th October 2010, 22:32

its a go then, geographical tag challenge....

helicopters are allowed to be used in this challenge..

JMJ

**dino3310** · 30th October 2010, 22:46

any ideas on the centre of the south

**jafar** · 30th October 2010, 23:40

Originally Posted by dino3310

any ideas on the centre of the south

Arthurs pass??

I bin there

**Eddieb** · 31st October 2010, 07:50

NZKTM wanted to see some footage of himself riding the Pureora Forest roads so here it (he) is.

I over laid some tunes to it via You Tube as well as there was only fuzzy audio captured.

**Waihou Thumper** · 31st October 2010, 08:26

Not too shabby mate.....Looks good, of course high editing of my wayward cornering and bad techniques.....Liked it.... Thanks Eddie!

**offrd** · 6th November 2010, 07:01

Lots of other roads out in the purioras, lots of tracks too, could spent days out there! I have done lots of 4wheeling out there years ago.
Took my bike tracking a few times, had to carry it in some bogs, summer is much easier than winter to ride on CLAY!
Thank god it was my RMX not my 950!!!!! carry that under a helicopter!