The Tararuas can be brutal. Beautiful country for sure but not the most accessible tops.
You don’t need an ‘indicating dog’ to hunt open country. Get anything smart and happy to keep you company during the hours sitting glassing the headwaters. For the hunting you are looking at doing she will become more valuable recovering your kills than indicating the live ones.
Find some of the huts in your chosen area that are maintained by ex forest service or the local tramping club. Enjoy their character and history and use as a base camp into the head of that river catchment.
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