Social Convener

Author: Donna Maher and Jenny Beaumont, Social convenors The club will be open from 7.30pm – 8pm on the 21st December for gear pick-up and returns only.  For those interested, we will wander down to a local pub for pre-Christmas drinks at 8pm. The club rooms will be closed on the 28th December and 4th … Read more

Author: Donna Maher and Jenny Beaumont, Social convenors We have set the date for our annual photo competition: Wednesday 7th March 2012. We’ll be asking for entries in early February (we’ll confirm a date soon) – so don’t forget to take your camera out and about with you over the summer holidays! We have aligned … Read more

Author: Donna Maher and Jenny Beaumont, Social convenors Well it’s hard to believe that Labour weekend has gone for another year! But no problem, the Christmas break isn’t that far away. Speaking of Christmas, it’s definitely time to start thinking about what you would like to do during the summer. The club would really like … Read more

There are a number of exciting talks coming up on club nights in September including Kate Cushing talking about the Larapinta Trail, a 223km walk through the middle of Australia, Amanda Wells on tramping in the Tararuas and Dave Collett on cycling in the south island.  For more information go to the home page of … Read more

Kia Ora Hard to believe July is almost upon us! This is the time of year to be positive about the months ahead. Winter tramping trips can be very spectacular and well worth the effort of getting out there. Even when the trip was not as you either planned or imagined (refer to the Lake … Read more

Kia Ora Winter is upon us and it’s good to see all the faces on a Wednesday night despite the inclement weather at times. We’ve had some very informative and entertaining presentations recently.  It was great to remind ourselves of safe methods to cross rivers and to remember the answer to the question “Do we … Read more

Well it’s hard to believe that Easter has gone for another year! But no problem, the next long weekend to look forward to will be Queens Birthday which isn’t very far away (6th June). In the meantime fill those winter evenings with a visit to club on a Wednesday evening. It’s a great chance to … Read more

Kia Ora Well it’s another year coming to an end…yes its hard to believe Christmas is only a few weeks away. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people that have helped make Wednesday nights interesting and exciting. Covering subjects as diverse as ornithology and geophysics, and places such as Ethiopia, … Read more

Hi everyone Just to let you know …. possibly the biggest, most exciting, awe inspiring and most talked about Wednesday night of the tramping club calendar (other than the ball!)……. the international, world famous WTMC photo competition awards night will be held the beginning of March 2011. The reason for the change is to give … Read more

As you all know we had the long awaited function of the year st on 21 August. Yes you guessed it…..The Winter Ball. To those who came, well done you! And to those who decided not to, you missed out on a Fantastic night of great food, a great band, a great venue and fantastic … Read more