WTMC have been contacted by the Membership Officer for Wellington LandSAR to ask if any of our members are interested in becoming volunteers. For more information about LandSAR see their website: http://www.landsarwellington.org/ The wait list closes on the 30th of April and applications close 10th May. More details can be found here at: https://www.facebook.com/LandsarWellington Any … Read more
WTMC has recently provided written feedback to DOC on the draft Wellington Conservation Management Strategy. Essentially, this is the plan for how the areas we tramp in across the lower north island are looked after for the next ten years. Our written submission is available here https://wtmc.org.nz/news-and-publications. It can also be accessed by clicking here WTMC Wellington CMS Submission April … Read more
It’s that time of year when the club committee changes over. I’m standing down as WTMC newsletter editor and from mailing out the FMC bulletins. I had lots of ambitions for the newsletter when I took it on and I only fulfilled a very small percentage of those ambitions. But I have kept it ticking … Read more
The WTMC 2017 Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday 5 April at 7:30 pm. Please come along, particularly if you have any comments or suggestions for the club committee. We will have tea and biscuits from 7pm, and you’ll get a chance to meet our ‘A-team’ committee. Below you’ll find links to all the relevant … Read more
There are a few changes afoot at the Federated Mountain Clubs, including a new name and new look for your quarterly FMC Bulletin (next one due out later in March). There is also some interesting reading in their latest newsletter. Read all about the FMC news here: http://www.fmc.org.nz/news/fmc-newsletters/
This coming Sunday and Monday (26th and 27th February) there are a number of great events on at Zealandia and other reserves in the Wellington region where you can learn to identify some of the amazing flora and fauna we enjoy here in New Zealand. The programme of events is called ‘Bioblitz-Go!’. We thought a number of … Read more
As part of Radio New Zealand’s summer series Lyn Freeman interviewed WTMC Chief Guide Illona Keenan and Tararua Tramping Club president Peter Barber about tramping. How about having a listen. Go to … http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-weekend/audio/201829408/the-great-outdoors-tramping
Many thanks to these keen WTMC members who helped out with the WTMC Journal mail-out this Sunday afternoon. There were 400 envelopes to package up with the 2016 WTMC journal and FMC bulletins. Members and Friends of the club should expect to receive the journal in their mailboxes toward the end of this week. Overseas … Read more
Do we have your correct email and postal addresses? We will be posting out the annual club Journal in mid-December, as well as emailing invoices for 2017/2018 membership fees. Please let us know () if you need to update your postal or email addresses. We don’t want you to miss out!
What better way to end off a good year of tramping/climbing/biking/kayaking than by celebrating over a few good beers with your WTMC pals? Sign Up for the 2016 Christmas Beer Tramp is open! It’s on Sat 17th Dec, and our intentions are below. We aren’t doing a paper sign up sheet, please sign up using … Read more