First NameNicoloLast NameRadoveAlternative Name'Big Mick'DescriptionNicolo Radove was a colourful character who was the first occupier of Birch Hill Station in the Mackenzie Country. He occupied the run between 1869 and 1874, before selling to try his luck in the North Island. However, he returned to the Mackenzie Country and purchased the aptly named 'Mistake Station' (now the site of Godley Peaks) but was forced to abandon it, penniless.
'Big Mick' later became a well known guide at Mt Cook.
![Conquest of Mount Cook, "Reckless Romp Over The Last Rocks", A Christmas Day Triumph](/img/placeholder.gif?1772743620 "Conquest of Mount Cook, "Reckless Romp Over The Last Rocks", A Christmas Day Triumph")
