Have you looked at the Raetihi Times Newspaper yet?

It's very good and you can check out all the back-issues as we load them up. Quite a few there now but all will arrive soon. Cheers. Click here...www.raetihitimes.co.nz

No guests, just mutts. Time for a nap.

This is our favourite Raetihi pass-time. Fairly self explanatory.

Send Money Wine and Choppers

These not-so-poor types blasted into Raetihi the other day for a treasure hunt around town. They stayed at Snowy Waters Lodge and then wafted away on their around New Zealand tour. The landing shown in the video is the site of the Waimarino Hospital which is jut above Snowy Waters.

kiwi released in Raetihi forest

These 2 brilliant 3 month old birds were released today into forestry a few minutes from our backpackers in Raetihi. The eggs were removed from the nest at about 60 days and taken to Rotorua to hatch and grow to a stage where the birds can defend themselves against predators. Then they come back home. The first half of the video is a talk fro Warren Oates who co-ordinates the project and then we go into the bush and let the brother and sister kiwi out.
Amazing to be a part of. Please donate if you can. Options are at the end of the clip. Cheers, mike and Lucy at the Raetihi International Airport and backpackers
www.raetihi.tv

By no means new, I just finished cutting it!

This video is from November 2008. It stars 3 beautiful steam trains on the Central Plateau. They were brought here to celebrate 100 years of the Auckland to Wellington main

trunk railway line. The meeting point between the North and South lines was just south of the Makatote Viaduct. The viaduct is seen at the end of the video. This train was especially organised for the trip and carried various VIP's, government types and school-kids etc. While not everyone's cup of tea, put a train spotter in front of this and they will be all wonky and googly eyed. We did a great display of train bits in one of the Raetihi shops at the same time. Organised by Jeremy Nash and friends, it brought a good bit of life to the town and was enjoyed by loads of visitors.

Cheers. Filmed by me (mike)

For more video from us, go to youtube and search raetihi or our username 'raetihirocks'

Good luck for the rest of your walk down NZ !!

Cheers for staying Eyal.

He is doing a walk from Cape Reinga to Bluff (and maybe further). Avoiding roads whenever possible, this tough Israeli is using hiking routes (sometimes re-making them) through our stunning national parks, farms and bush.

Bye to Nick and Billy.

Man we are lazy bloggers! Ok time to try and change that.

We have said 'Bye' to winter last weekend and already we are hosting summer cyclists and trampers! Cool.
These guys have just departed to do a 4 day river trip by canoe on the Whanganui river. Best of luck to Nick and Billy. Cheers from Mike and Lucy at the Raetihi International Airport and Backpackers.