Newsletter Editor

This being the first newsletter for the 2013 WTMC committee, we thought it fitting to introduce ourselves: Sharron Came, President My job is to ensure our club is well run and members are inspired to make the most of New Zealand’s fabulous natural environment through participating in our cool outdoor group activities and indoor social … Read more

Sarah Young, Newsletter Editor What a great way to start a new year than with a bumper issue of the WTMC newsletter. Thank you very much to all of you who contributed to this edition and to editions past. Writing articles is no easy task, and one that consumes a fair amount of time. That … Read more

Author: Newsletter editor, Sarah Young Are you a budding artist? Do you know anyone who is? Every month I publish my favourite photo from the articles submitted to the front cover. I’d like to change that and print an eye catching, self explanatory illustration on the front cover; if someone saw the newsletter on your … Read more

Author: Tony Gazley (soon-to-be Journal editor) Do you have an interesting story to tell? Have you been on an interesting trip in the last year and took amazing photographs to match? Send your story and photographs to for inclusion in the next WTMC journal. Deadline for submissions is 25 February 2012.

Author: Sarah Young What a fun filled newsletter we have this month with a huge variety of trip reports ranging from family trips and black tie lunches to experience testing fit trips and medium trips. Thank you to all of you for putting up with, and bowing down to my pestering and requests for newsletter … Read more

Author: Tony Gazley (soon-to-be Journal editor) Yes folks there will be one, but for a number of reasons not until March next year. The good news is that the delay will give you plenty of time to write a story about a great trip you have been on during the last year, or trips you … Read more

P-K Tararua crossing books for sale. Are you interested in the Tararuas?  In which case, this book may be for you.  We have a few copies left for sale at $11 each (including postage).  If you are interested contact Steve Austin via: Use of hiking sticks in the mountains The international mountaineering and climbing … Read more

Safety whilst on trips is the strong theme of this month’s newsletter … not something that was planned for this edition, but something that is obviously top of mind for many club members.  Perhaps it is the winter months, the shorter daylight hours and the much colder weather that is making safety be more top … Read more

Wow… another bumper newsletter this month.  I couldn’t do it without you! Thank you so much for all your contributions this month; they make a great read.  I have to admit that some of the tales that are told of tramping trips do leave me somewhat envious and longing to get out again and onto … Read more

Thank you very much to all of you who provided feedback about the WTMC newsletter. What was said was extremely constructive. Many of you provided some really good ideas on how we can improve this publication such as: be consistent in font, improving the layout; include more trip reports, provide more context about future trips, … Read more