Thread: Kaipo river

Hi,
Thinking of going in through poronui tomorrow. Wondering how crossing the kaipo will go. I see there's 30odd mm of rain forecast.
Alternative be clements road.
Cheers

Better alternative for the weather would be the Te Iringa. Lots of hunting on the way in but also gives you the swingbridge over the kaipo.

Yeah, could be an option.
I was thinking of heading up hinemahaiha catchment from th end of the road

Originally Posted by Longrun

Yeah, could be an option.
I was thinking of heading up hinemahaiha catchment from th end of the road

Give that a crack, kaipo will be pumping. Was 50+mm predicted today or yesterday

hinemaia can still come up quick with a good downpour. safety first...

Yes, I will sidle along the hill if I don't like the look of it. Hope the wind dries the bush out a bit so I'm not stuck with 'the drip'

Had a 100mm in last three days out of Taupo. You could ring HeliSika and ask how high rivers are.

Originally Posted by stagstalker

Better alternative for the weather would be the Te Iringa. Lots of hunting on the way in but also gives you the swingbridge over the kaipo.

yep this- 10km boooring walk through Poronui- versus- hunting from Te Iringa carpark

Really enjoy the Poronui walk in. Pretty amazing scenery. Mates are walking in right now. Hope they packed PVC rain gear for the weekend

Yer I'm thinking about it. Heading somewhere tomorrow morning and out Monday but havnt been there before so the river has me a bit concerned. Will watch the weather and make a call tonight.

Originally Posted by Snoppernator

Really enjoy the Poronui walk in. Pretty amazing scenery. Mates are walking in right now. Hope they packed PVC rain gear for the weekend

Great walk if you leave early morning. Last time I walked through I saw 50+ sika. Makes the walk a bit more interesting

2 handy sites I have used in the past to predict the crossing.

https://flowrate.co.nz/river/Mohaka%...onui%20Station

https://www.hbrc.govt.nz/environment/river-levels/

Originally Posted by Bobba

Yer I'm thinking about it. Heading somewhere tomorrow morning and out Monday but havnt been there before so the river has me a bit concerned. Will watch the weather and make a call tonight.

if you go Oamaru doc hut- and the Kaipo river is massive- dont cross it- head north and hunt the bush that runs north south -Kaipo river to the west and Poronui station/Eucalyptis to the east- long as you stay in the native you're in public land. The deers switch from native to Eucaliptis often- and are prolly getting fatter by the minute.

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

if you go Oamaru doc hut- and the Kaipo river is massive- dont cross it- head north and hunt the bush that runs north south -Kaipo river to the west and Poronui station/Eucalyptis to the east- long as you stay in the native you're in public land. The deers switch from native to Eucaliptis often- and are prolly getting fatter by the minute.

Imagine the new deer fence will be putting pay to that and the heavy duty culling going on along the native boundary.

Originally Posted by ANTSMAN

if you go Oamaru doc hut- and the Kaipo river is massive- dont cross it- head north and hunt the bush that runs north south -Kaipo river to the west and Poronui station/Eucalyptis to the east- long as you stay in the native you're in public land. The deers switch from native to Eucaliptis often- and are prolly getting fatter by the minute.

Not much Eucalyptus left these days, still shit loads of sika on poronui though