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    Waiho Bridge collapsed

    For those like me going over to Haast for the roar the Waiho bridge has collapsed.Bit of a bummer but it is what it is.Check the news

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    Quote Originally Posted by pops View Post
    For those like me going over to Haast for the roar the Waiho bridge has collapsed.Bit of a bummer but it is what it is.Check the news
    Yes - what will they do about this and in what timeframe
    Think that ends the tourist buso for Autumn

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    The Army loves this shit. They'll be all over it with their new temporary bridge shit.

    I can't even get close to Franz at the moment. Road is closed between here and there and I don't know what for yet

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    Apparently the main road is closed from near Hoki all the way to Makarora for a variety of slips and surface flooding etc. Guess it was easier than just closing bits in the middle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    The Army loves this shit. They'll be all over it with their new temporary bridge shit.

    I can't even get close to Franz at the moment. Road is closed between here and there and I don't know what for yet

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    Yeah I can't get to the fox glacier without a huge drive. Which is a bummer.

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    Priority should be fixing the coast after this storm not playing around taxing law abiding gun owners there guns .
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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    Apparently the main road is closed from near Hoki all the way to Makarora for a variety of slips and surface flooding etc. Guess it was easier than just closing bits in the middle.
    Bugger. It really didn't start raining here where I am till 4 pm but the river is as high as I have seen it.
    It has only just eased off now.
    Supposed to be good for a while after tomorrow and I am supposed to be south hunting today.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
    Priority should be fixing the coast after this storm not playing around taxing law abiding gun owners there guns .
    100 likes if I could.

    Already said to me on the phone tonite by a non gun owner.
    They have needed a new bridge over the Waiho for years. Maybe the buy back will have to be put on hold

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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    100 likes if I could.

    Already said to me on the phone tonite by a non gun owner.
    They have needed a new bridge over the Waiho for years. Maybe the buy back will have to be put on hold

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    Knowing our luck it will still go ahead but buy back is now half price boys & girls enter new crises !...ps if you stuck there im already in the south feel free to pass on where you are meant to be im such a good bugger il do your hunting for you
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
    Knowing our luck it will still go ahead but buy back is now half price boys & girls enter new crises !...ps if you stuck there im already in the south feel free to pass on where you are meant to be im such a good bugger il do your hunting for you
    I would but how are you going to get there? It is between Hoki and Haast

    Hoping road will be open to Franz at least tomorrow.
    Rivers and creeks will bugger where we were going to go for a few days so have a plan B thankfully.

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    Oh I thought you meant south as in southland haha silly me ...good luck !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boaraxa View Post
    Oh I thought you meant south as in southland haha silly me ...good luck !
    I will be in southland after the 10th April hunting for 2 weeks but on private land

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    Anyone know anyone who’s in hunting at the moment?
    Be a little damp under foot and I hear taxcinder has issued deer with water wings
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    Driving to Haast on Friday. Concerned

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    Has that super narrow bridge with the turns at each end fallen down yet? Somewhere between Hoki and Greymouth. I hope it has. I rented two quads in Greymouth and when the guy went to get the trailer he said casually "oh, someone has stolen it". I got the 12 quad trailer instead. Gave me about 4" clearance on either side of the bridge.

 

 

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