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Heaphy Track - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the elevation of Mount Perry?
A) 1,300 m (4,265 ft)
B) 1,100 m (3,609 ft)
C) 1,500 m (4,921 ft)
D) 1,238 m (4,062 ft)
  • 2. What panoramic views can be seen from the peak of Mount Perry?
A) Over the Southern Alps and Fiordland National Park
B) Over Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown
C) Over the Aorere Valley and Golden Bay towards the North Island
D) Over Abel Tasman National Park
  • 3. How long does it take to re-enter forest after leaving Perry Saddle Hut?
A) About an hour
B) Two hours
C) 30 minutes
D) Three hours
  • 4. When was the Gouland Downs Hut originally built?
A) 1928
B) 1936
C) 1945
D) 1950
  • 5. What type of geological formations can be found near Gouland Downs Hut?
A) Slate rocks and gorges
B) Granite cliffs and rivers
C) Limestone arches, caves, and small waterfalls
D) Basalt columns and hot springs
  • 6. What era were the sandstone and mudstone sedimentary rocks in Gouland Downs formed?
A) Mesozoic era around 200 million years ago
B) Lower Palaeozoic era around 400 to 500 million years ago
C) Triassic period around 250 million years ago
D) Cenozoic era around 65 million years ago
  • 7. What type of plain is the Gouland Downs area?
A) Mountain range
B) Valley
C) Peneplain
D) Plateau
  • 8. What was deposited on top of the older sedimentary rocks in Gouland Downs?
A) Basalt
B) Limestone
C) Granite
D) Shale
  • 9. Why were takahē translocated to Gouland Downs in 2018?
A) Due to habitat destruction elsewhere
B) For a breeding experiment
C) As part of a tourism initiative
D) To ensure the survival of the species
  • 10. Where were the takahē translocated from?
A) Fiordland National Park
B) Abel Tasman National Park
C) Burwood Takahē Centre in Southland
D) Mount Cook Village
  • 11. What has helped keep down the population of predators in Kahurangi National Park?
A) Introduction of new predator species
B) Intensive pest control and natural barriers
C) Use of chemical deterrents
D) Fencing off the entire park
  • 12. What type of soil is found in the remaining areas of Gouland Downs?
A) Clayey and dense
B) Shallow and infertile
C) Sandy and loose
D) Rich and fertile
  • 13. What plants thrive in the soil of Gouland Downs?
A) Kauri and rimu
B) Pine trees and ferns
C) Eucalyptus and acacia
D) Tussocks and rushes
  • 14. Who was the Heaphy Track named after?
A) John Clark
B) Thomas Brunner
C) Charles Heaphy
D) James Mackay
  • 15. In which national park is the Heaphy Track located?
A) Abel Tasman National Park
B) Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
C) Kahurangi National Park
D) Fiordland National Park
  • 16. What natural event caused major damage to the Heaphy Track in February 2022?
A) Floods
B) Landslide
C) Wildfire
D) Earthquake
  • 17. What was the area named by James Mackay and his colleague?
A) Mackay Meadows
B) Heaphy River Plains
C) Gouland Downs
D) Brunner Basin
  • 18. Who was the European gold miner that first crossed approximately along today's route in 1859?
A) Thomas Brunner
B) John Clark
C) Aldrige
D) James Mackay
  • 19. In what year did James Mackay create a rough track between the upper Aorere River and the Heaphy River mouth?
A) April 1870
B) October 1856
C) June 1865
D) December 1861
  • 20. Who was engaged by the Collingwood County Council to survey a route suitable for horse carts in 1885?
A) John Knyvett
B) Arthur Mackay
C) James Saxon
D) Thomas Brunner
  • 21. When was the North-west Nelson Forest Park created, leading to the rediscovery of the track?
A) 1985
B) 1975
C) 1950
D) 1965
  • 22. In what year did Kahurangi National Park come into existence?
A) 1986
B) 1996
C) 2006
D) 2016
  • 23. Which district experienced heavy rain leading to the track closure in 2022?
A) Tasman District
B) Canterbury District
C) Otago District
D) Buller District
  • 24. How many bridges were damaged on the final section of Heaphy Track in 2022?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
  • 25. Which bridge was swept away by floods in 2022?
A) Heaphy River bridge
B) Gunner River bridge
C) James Mackay bridge
D) Pitt Creek bridge
  • 26. How high was the bridge deck above normal river level?
A) 3 meters (10 feet)
B) 9 meters (30 feet)
C) 12 meters (40 feet)
D) 6.5 meters (21 feet)
  • 27. What was the length of the Heaphy River suspension bridge?
A) 200 meters (656 feet)
B) 100 meters (328 feet)
C) 148.8 meters (488 feet)
D) 250 meters (820 feet)
  • 28. What service was established for walkers between Lewis Shelter and Heaphy Hut?
A) Helicopter shuttle service
B) Ferry service
C) Guided hiking tour
D) Bus transport service
  • 29. How many people had booked accommodation on the track before its reopening in October 2023?
A) 8,000
B) 5,000
C) 12,000
D) 20,000
  • 30. Who provided car transfer services until his retirement in 2018?
A) Tasman District Council
B) Derry Kingston
C) DOC
D) John Saxon
  • 31. What type of forest does the track from Brown Hut to Perry Saddle primarily pass through?
A) Mature beech forest
B) Rainforest
C) Grasslands
D) Coastal scrubland
  • 32. How many bunks are available at Perry Saddle Hut?
A) 10
B) 50
C) 15
D) 28
  • 33. Which endangered species might be seen near Saxon Hut?
A) Blue duck (whio)
B) Nīkau palms
C) Mountain bikers
D) Great spotted kiwi
  • 34. What type of birds can often be heard around Saxon Hut?
A) Blue ducks
B) Great spotted kiwi
C) Mountain bikers
D) Nīkau palms
  • 35. When did mountain biking become a permanent option on the Heaphy Track?
A) 1996
B) 2011
C) 2000
D) 2016
  • 36. Until what decade were there significant streams across the Heaphy Track that weren't bridged?
A) 1950s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1960s
  • 37. When did a track worker die at Kohaihai Bluff?
A) 1930
B) 1925
C) 1919
D) 1945
  • 38. Who went missing on the Heaphy Track in October 1965?
A) A tourist from Australia
B) A school teacher from Rockville
C) A hiker from Wellington
D) A park ranger
  • 39. What happened to a visitor from the United States in March 1972?
A) She completed the track successfully
B) She went missing on the climb up from Brown Hut
C) She was rescued after getting lost
D) She found an uncharted path
  • 40. How many people stayed overnight at Gouland Downs Hut on one night during the 1970s?
A) 30
B) 100
C) 50
D) 82
  • 41. What happened to three young trampers from Auckland on 17 March 1980?
A) They found a shortcut to the end of the track
B) They completed the track safely
C) They died when swept off rocks at Crayfish Point
D) They were rescued by park rangers
  • 42. When was a solo tramper from Canterbury last seen before going missing?
A) At the start of the track in Karamea
B) At Kōhaihai
C) After leaving Perry Saddle Hut on his way south
D) At Heaphy Hut
  • 43. In which decade did demand first arise for a road connecting Karamea with the Nelson area?
A) The 1930s
B) The 1880s
C) The 1920s
D) The 1940s
  • 44. When did the government first indicate a willingness to proceed with a road through the route of the Heaphy Track?
A) October 1931
B) October 1934
C) March 1973
D) September 1973
  • 45. Who questioned the economic viability of the proposed road in October 1936?
A) Garry Howard, Buller Mayor
B) Bob Semple, the Minister for Public Works
C) Denis Marshall, the Minister of Lands
D) The local West Coast and Collingwood population
  • 46. In which month and year did proposals to build a road become a subject of public controversy?
A) April 1973
B) December 1995
C) September 1973
D) March 1973
  • 47. In which year did the Government announce that work on the environmental impact report for the proposed road would not proceed?
A) 1976
B) 1995
C) 1973
D) 1996
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