This birthday celebration was held soon after Cyclone Gabrielle. There was some concern that the river would be too high based on the overnight flow rates. 17 people were present.
When we arrived at the Orongorongo River crossing at Browns Stream the river was almost twice the 'normal' width and with a relatively smooth bottom and an island in the middle - we crossed without difficulty. The flow rate at the Truss Bridge was higher than our usual <2 cumecs limit.