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    Matahiwi Track experiences?

    Matahiwi track runs between the near top of the Parapara h/way, and ends somewhere on the Whanganui river road.
    The road is sealed from the para end, and i guess it peeters into a gorse covered, papa clay filled goat track as it progresses towards the river.
    Anyone got experience/knowledge on this track.
    Could be an interesting explore, (in the dry) even if you can't make it the full length.
    But if you could, it would be one hell of a loop road

    (Just noticed an "i" missing from the title.
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    We covered it on someones ride a few years back. I've got pics and a gps tracklog. It's all graded farm race from one end to the other and crosses private maori land. The actual track doesn't follow the original track due to an earthquake making the original track impassable, even by foot apparently.
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    Made inquiries about it last time we worked the Parapara's. Yep, it is on private maori land mate. However the station manager seemed a decent bloke if ya get me drift

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    Sweeeeet,
    A cunning plan over several glasses of port may yet be hatched.
    Cheers for the info guys.
    A two day Waimarino escapade sounds pretty good to me.

    (Not in winter though, well.........................

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    i'll grab the water cress and pork bones bro you bring a crate of wakatoo and well go visit the land owner
    'Good things come to those who wait'
    Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it

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    [QUOTE=tri boy;1130536718] the Whanganui QUOTE]

    WTF's a 'Whanganui'?

    I tort u was an ozzi? Sheesh.
    I'm no gynaecologist, however I would be happy to take a look......................

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    Cool Matahiwi

    Hey Brent, we did this about 4 years ago on the friday before the king country ride.

    The access was through a private station with gates locked at either end that had to be opened first.

    It tried to get the contact details for the farmer about 2 months ago, but they had been lost.

    Would be a matter of calling into to the main station house ( off the wanganui road ) and talking to the farmer again to try and organize further access

    Track was quite steep clay in some places and was easy in the dry but not something to be attempted in the winter on adventure bikes.
    Here for a good time, not necessarily a long time

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    [QUOTE=ducatijim;1130537050]
    Quote Originally Posted by tri boy View Post
    the Whanganui QUOTE]

    WTF's a 'Whanganui'?

    I tort u was an ozzi? Sheesh.
    Where did u get edumacated The river that runs through Wanganui has always been spelt with a H in it.

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    Matahiwi Track

    Quote Originally Posted by MXNUT View Post
    Hey Brent, we did this about 4 years ago on the friday before the king country ride.

    The access was through a private station with gates locked at either end that had to be opened first.

    It tried to get the contact details for the farmer about 2 months ago, but they had been lost.

    Would be a matter of calling into to the main station house ( off the wanganui road ) and talking to the farmer again to try and organize further access

    Track was quite steep clay in some places as was easy in the dry but not something to be attempted in the winter on adventure bikes.
    Just went back thru me photo's and we did it on the 24/4/2009, lol the E-09's are still on the DR since way back then , jeez I better get her out more
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    [QUOTE=ducatijim;1130537050]
    Quote Originally Posted by tri boy View Post
    the Whanganui QUOTE]

    WTF's a 'Whanganui'?
    Can you spell owned?

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    [QUOTE=Phreaky Phil;1130537187]
    Quote Originally Posted by ducatijim View Post
    Where did u get edumacated The river that runs through Wanganui has always been spelt with a H in it.
    Now far from wanting to say you could be wrong mate This myth spread by some people about what has always been and blaa blaa blaa could have a few flaws in it. If indeed the sovriegn landowners of the fine settlement of Taumaranui have always called the river the Whanganui river, they should perhaps have dialouge with the jokers from Taumariti (a little bit upstream from the other place) as the bridge by them crosses the Wanganui river Sez so on the sign on the bridge so it must be true
    Unless them sneaky cork-asians have been mispelling stuff again
    However as with most of the PC, hi-viz wearing bollocks we are subjected to in Noo Zeelan today, ultimately

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    Quote Originally Posted by That looks like fun View Post
    hi-viz wearing bollocks
    There'll be a website for that if it's really what you're in to...

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    Meanwhile, somewhere in Taranaki, a little boy waits

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    Quote Originally Posted by That looks like fun View Post
    Meanwhile, somewhere in Taranaki, a little boy waits
    Busy doing retaining walls/steps/gardens/ any excuse to avoid clay tracks in winter

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