Rangaika, Chatham Island, 12 - 13 December 2017

An overnight walk on one of very few DoC tracks on Chatham Island, to Rangaika reserve on the South Coast

Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size.
Chatham Island 029 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping sign
View of Hanson Bay from the Rangaika Track, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 003 Chatham Island Hanson Bay New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Tramping
View of Hanson Bay from the Rangaika Track, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 010a Chatham Island Hanson Bay New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Tramping
View south from Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 131a Chatham Island Little Mangere Island Mangere Island New Zealand Owenga Pitt Island Rangaika Rangaika Track Rangiauria Rangiwheau South Reef Tapuaenuku Tarakoikoia The Castle The Pyramid Tramping
View south from Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 131b Chatham Island Little Mangere Island Mangere Island New Zealand Owenga Pitt Island Rangaika Rangaika Track Rangiauria Rangiwheau South Reef Tapuaenuku Tarakoikoia The Castle The Pyramid Tramping
View south from Rangaika, Chatham Island. From left to right are Mangere Island (with Pitt Island in the background), Little Mangere Island, Unnamed island Pt 134m, The Pyramid, South Reef, The Castle.
Chatham Island 132 Chatham Island Little Mangere Island Mangere Island New Zealand Owenga Pitt Island Rangaika Rangaika Track Rangiauria Rangiwheau South Reef Tapuaenuku Tarakoikoia The Castle The Pyramid Tramping
Flax / harakeke (Phormium tenax). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 151 Chatham Island Flax Flora Harakeke New Zealand Owenga Phormium tenax Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 154 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Flax / harakeke (Phormium tenax) on the coast at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 159 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 160 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 162 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Campsite under flowering kereterehe (Olearia chathamica). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island Chatham Island Flora New Zealand Olearia chathamica Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping camp camping campsite keketerehe tent kereterehe
From Kereterehe - Olearia chathamica
Campsite at Rangaika, Chatham Island. Pitt Island is on the horizon.
Chatham Island 190 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Pitt Island Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping camp camping campsite coast coastline tent
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 301a Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 309 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 311 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 315 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 318 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 323 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 339 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Coastline at Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 347 Chatham Island New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping coast coastline
Chatham Island lancewood / hōhō (Pseudopanax chathamicus). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 030 Chatham Island Chatham Island lancewood Flora New Zealand Owenga Pseudopanax chathamicus Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping hōhō lancewood
From Chatham Island lancewood - Pseudopanax chathamicus
Talitropsis crassicruris male. Rangaika, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 229 Chatham Island Fauna New Zealand Rangaika Talitropsis crassicruris cave weta cave wētā insect tokoriro
From Talitropsis crassicruris
Chatham Island cicada (Kikihia longula) on Dieffenbach's koromiko (Veronica dieffenbachii). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 281 Chatham Island Dieffenbach's koromiko Fauna Kikihia longula New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping Veronica dieffenbachii cicada insect
From Kikihia longula - Chatham Island cicada
Spittlebug (Carystoterpa tristis) on Dieffenbach's koromiko (Veronica dieffenbachii). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 295 Carystoterpa tristis Chatham Island Dieffenbach's koromiko Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Veronica dieffenbachii insect spittlebug
From Carystoterpa tristis
Chatham Island stag beetle (Geodorcus capito) female. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 197 Chatham Island Chatham Island stag beetle Fauna Geodorcus capito Lucanidae New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve insect stag beetle
From Geodorcus capito - Chatham Island stag beetle
Stag beetle (Mitophyllus reflexus). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 236 Chatham Island Fauna Lucanidae Mitophyllus reflexus New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve insect stag beetle
From Mitophyllus reflexus
Weevils (Catoptes brevicornis) mating on Olearia chathamica leaves. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 252 Catoptes brevicornis Chatham Island Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve insect weevil
From Catoptes brevicornis
Strongylopterus chathamensis. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 200 Chatham Island Curculionidae Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Strongylopterus chathamensis Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping insect weevil
From Strongylopterus chathamensis
Bristle fly (Tachineo spp.). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 207 Chatham Island Diptera Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Tachineo Tachinidae Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve fly insect tachinid
From Genus Tachineo
Cambridgea annulata. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 238 Cambridgea annulata Chatham Island Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve arachnid sheetweb spider
From Cambridgea annulata
Garden orbweb spider (Eriophora pustulosa). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 213 Chatham Island Eriophora pustulosa Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve arachnid garden orbweb spider spider
From Eriophora pustulosa - Garden orbweb spider
Orbweaver (Family Araneidae). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 243 Araneidae Chatham Island Fauna New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve arachnid orbweaver spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Flat-backed millipede (Family Dalodesmidae). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island Chatham Island Fauna New Zealand Owenga Polydesmida Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve flatbacked millipede millipede Dalodesmidae wildlife myriapoda
From Family Dalodesmidae
Swamp sun orchid (Thelymitra cyanea). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 093 Chatham Island Chatham Island aster Chatham Island gentian Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Thelymitra cyanea Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping orchid sun orchid swamp sun orchid
From Swamp sun orchid - Thelymitra cyanea
Caladenia variegata. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 177 Caladenia variegata Chatham Island Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve orchid
From Caladenia variegata
Chatham Island gentian (Gentianella chathamica). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 072 Chatham Island Chatham Island aster Chatham Island gentian Flora Gentianella chathamica New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping
From Chatham Island gentian - Gentianella chathamica
Chatham Island aster / hanga-tare (Olearia semidentata). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 084 Chatham Island Chatham Island aster Flora New Zealand Olearia semidentata Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping hangatare
From Chatham Island aster - Olearia semidentata
Kereterehe (Olearia chathamica). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island Chatham Island Flora New Zealand Olearia chathamica Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping keketerehe kereterehe
From Kereterehe - Olearia chathamica
Dieffenbach's koromiko (Veronica dieffenbachii). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 271 Chatham Island Dieffenbach's koromiko Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping Veronica dieffenbachii
From Dieffenbach's koromiko - Veronica dieffenbachii
Dieffenbach's koromiko (Veronica dieffenbachii). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 275 Chatham Island Dieffenbach's koromiko Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping Veronica dieffenbachii
From Dieffenbach's koromiko - Veronica dieffenbachii
Dracophyllum scoparium. Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 047 Chatham Island Dracophyllum scoparium Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping
From Dracophyllum scoparium
Chatham Island grass tree / tarahinau (Dracophyllum arboreum). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 148 Chatham Island Chatham Island grass tree Dracophyllum arboreum Flora New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve tarahinau
From Chatham Island grass tree - Dracophyllum arboreum
Chatham Island mingimingi / pouteretere (Leptecophylla robusta). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 146 Chatham Island Chatham Island mingimingi Flora Leptecophylla robusta New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Tramping pouteretere
From Chatham Island mingimingi - Leptecophylla robusta
New Zealand iris / mīkoikoi (Libertia peregrinans). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 381 Chatham Island Flora Libertia peregrinans New Zealand New Zealand iris Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve mikoikoi mīkoikoi
From New Zealand iris - Libertia peregrinans
Flax / harakeke (Phormium tenax). Rangaika Scenic Reserve, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 134 Chatham Island Flax Flora Harakeke New Zealand Owenga Phormium tenax Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve
From Flax - Phormium tenax
Short-legged harvestman (Neonuncia opaca). Rangaika Scenic Reserva, Chatham Island.
Chatham Island 255 Chatham Island Fauna Neonuncia opaca New Zealand Owenga Rangaika Rangaika Scenic Reserve Rangaika Track Thomas Mohi Tuuta Scenic Reserve Triaenonychidae arachnid shortlegged harvestman
From Neonuncia opaca