Paparoa Great Walk

South Island robin beside newly constructed track

Hamish Seaton's notes to construction crew on track details

Kath Monk and grandson Jasper at son Michael's Pike memory stone at Pike memorial

Pike families spokesperson Bernie Monk at Pike memorial, near Atarau

Pike River mine portal

Names of miners killed at Pike River mine attached to rim of memorial wheel

Pike family member Steve Rose at access gate to Pike River mine, with painted crosses and effigies

Track builder Nigel Williams sharpening chainsaw

Project manager Mark Nelson on a section of "corduroy"-timber slabs which will be covered with soil to provide stability

Track being built in the alpine section of Paparoa Great Walk

Hamish Seaton uses inclinometer to decide on final track route

Biking up completed section of Pike Memorial track

Electric mountain bike used by track construction workers to reach work site on Pike Memorial track

Whio flock released into Pike River near the mine portal

Pororari River on Punakaiki side of track

Whio flock in Pike River

Large tree on Punakaiki side of track

View of ridge of Paparoa Range near Croesus Knob

Widespread windthrow on western side of track after Cyclone Gita earlier this year

X-shaped trunk beside newly formed track on western side of track

Helicopter delivers staff and supplies to camp on Punakaiki side of Paparoa Great Walk

Workers memorial wheel at Blackball, dedicated to workers killed at the workplace

Blackball Museum of Working Class History

Former miners' bathhouse on outskirts of Blackball

The famous Formerly Blackball Hilton