WALK SHORTS
REPAIR WORK BEGINS ON HEAPHY TRACK
Work on repairing damage to the storm-ravaged Heaphy Track has begun, although through-trips remain off the cards.
DOC closed the track in February after torrential rain swept through the West Coast and the 147m-long Heaphy River suspension bridge was written off.
The Gunner River bridge was also damaged, the Pitt Creek bridge washed away and there was a slip on Mackay Hill.
The track has since been partially reopened for return trips from Golden Bay and the West Coast, but the section between James Mackay and Heaphy huts is likely to remain closed for several months.
Work began in March to salvage the Heaphy Bridge for parts that can
