Kerr Bay campground is situated right beside the tranquil waters of Lake Rotoiti.
OPINION: Of all my teenage embarrassments, one of the most character-building was having to wear a plastic rubbish bag as a raincoat during a school camp at Nelson Lakes. I may have been a kid who went without, but, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that outdoor adventure is a great leveller. For this seed of wisdom I can thank a particular Marlborough Girls’ College teacher, Mr Rees. On that school camp, he sparked a love of te taiao/the natural world that grows ever-stronger still. And maybe it’s just nostalgia, but Nelson Lakes is the place where I feel that mauri the most.
Two trampers have been airlifted to safety after getting into trouble in the Nelson region. The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter responded to two callouts on Sunday, both involving trampers who had set off their emergency locator beacons. Pilot Barry McAuliffe said the first callout happened about 10am when a 17-year-old woman suffered an ankle injury near Speargrass Hut (altitude 1060m) at Nelson Lakes. McAuliffe said the woman had been tramping with a group of people, and was flown to the Mt Robert car park near Lake Rotoiti where she received treatment.
READ MORE: Later on Sunday, the helicopter was called out to another tramper in distress, this time on the Wangapeka Track in Kahurangi National Park.