There are three DoC walks near the Wairarapa coast that may be of interest to you: Rockyhill: 6km return and has great views. Honeycomb Rock: a flat 10km return along the beach and passes seal colony. Oumakura Stream Bush Reserve: 400 acres of nice bush to walk around, with lots of wild deer living that … Read more
Sharron Came, President At the time of writing I am looking forward to heading up to our fully booked Lodge for the last weekend of Snowcraft 2012. Magic to have a good weather forecast and to know there is currently white stuff coating the rocks. Of course it will be interesting to see what Tongariro … Read more
Amanda Wells, Chief Guide We’ve completed the trip schedule for Spring, which runs from September till Anniversary weekend in January. Thanks to all those who have signed up to lead trips; you play the most important role in the club. It’s inspiring to see so many people who completed the leadership course earlier this year … Read more
Jenny Beaumont, Social convenor Wednesday night talks this month: 29th August – “shorts night”. Let me know if you’d like to show a few slides. 5th September – Katja Reidel will give us some pointers on how to take a good photo.. come and be inspired to enter our annual photo competition! 12th September – Family tramping … Read more
This trip promised great things: 3 days away, good weather (which always seems to happen in Nelson Lakes), an easy walk in and an achievable peak. And that was before I met everyone else on the trip. Our party were: Mike P, stalwart leader, Katie, Rini, Paul, Gary, Kevin and myself (Paula). The ferry trip … Read more
This trip had been anticipated for a long time. Turere is a popular Orongorongo hut that needs booking well in advance. Planning began back in May for this trip. We met on Saturday at Catchpool, where bags of food were distributed for punters to carry in for our substantial dinner. The weather was kind on … Read more
Our weekend starts with Katie pulling out at 5.30pm on Friday due to a pulled muscle. We hear there was a good party on Saturday night too…. Katie was a good sort, acting as a shuttle driver to and from the club van, and passing over her group rations; including a wonderful dessert that even … Read more
Friday night departure went smoothly. But things slowed to a halt when two of us ordered dinner at the Thai slow-food takeaway in Levin. Eventually our dinner arrived and we set off again. Our driver safely manoeuvred around the many roundabouts in Fielding, and after a bit of exploratory detouring we arrived at the busy … Read more
A few months ago my husband – Lean – mentioned experimental research which proved that spending time 1,000m or more above sea-level resets the hypothalamus (metabolism function), and supports the thyroid gland. My thyroid is hypo-active, so naturally I was totally keen. We signed up for Rangiwahia Hut with Megan and Ian, Yao, Nicky, and … Read more
We left platform 9 on a cold Friday night with the promise of clearing skies and a warmer end to what had been an extremely cold month. The 40 odd minute drive through Wainuiomata, down coast road to the Orongorongos, sped by. We had boots on the ground before 6:30pm. Night tramping over the five … Read more