Chief Guide Update – trip fees going down!

Kia ora, This month is a short update from the Chief Guide on the new trip fee structure that the club will be trialling from 1 December 2024 onwards, a look at some of the club’s efforts to support the FMC’s ‘Love our Huts’ campaign, and a few notices. Ngā mihi, Sara H | Read more

All of club update – from the Committee

Kia ora, We haven’t had a club newsletter for a few months, so this will be a bumper issue ‘from the committee’! Grab a cuppa and settle in to hear what’s been going on across the club. This article provides updates from each of our committee portfolios and a look at what’s coming up over … Read more

From the President – June 2023

Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC June recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Coming up in July If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron  WTMC June recap Morning clouds in the valley and overgrown sections of the track, … Read more

From the President – May 2023

Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC May recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Coming up in June If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de (left) Fiery sunset and hot pink trousers on the ridge to Mt Fell Hut … Read more

From the President – April 2023

Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC April recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Intentions for the year to come Coming up in May If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Luxmore hut and a dusting of snow on … Read more

Mini SK turned section of the TA

Day 1: Poads Rd to Te Matawai Hut (31st Dec) Poads rd to Waiopehu: 5hWaiopehu to Te Matawai: 4h We met at 8am at Ōtaki Forks, left a car there and drove up to Poads Road. It was 9am and already pretty hot when we started heading up Waiopehu track, which was suspiciously dry. After … Read more

Chief Guide update: Trip planning evening, activating a club PLB and more…

[This email was sent on 30 August 2022] Kia ora, This email provides a brief update on club trips: Upcoming trip planning session for the Nov-Feb period (Wed 7 Sept) Step by step instructions to activate club PLBs Upcoming training courses Templates for new trip leaders Ngā mihi, nā Anne de Ferron Chief Guide _____________________________________________________ … Read more

Chief Guide Update: Upcoming training, winter schedule and more…

[Sent to trip leaders on 21 April 2022] Kia ora, This email provides a brief update about WTMC club trips: Next week: Trip planning session for the winter/spring schedule Upcoming training courses New WTMC committee and call for Volunteers Refund policy published online Ngā mihi, nāAnne de FerronChief Guide Trip planning session for the winter/spring … Read more