Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
Unfortunately we’re no longer able to store the WTMC vans at the Interislander terminal. We have a short term solution up in Ngaio thanks to Brian our trusty Lodge Convenor but we need to find a more permanent home for them as soon as possible. If you have any suggestions for possible parking locations or … Read more
If you are a safe and confident vehicle driver then please help out by getting yourself registered to drive the club vans. Forms are available here. Remember: Trips may not run if we have insufficient drivers on-board, and clubs like ours only function if everyone helps out.
Committee wants to remind all drivers of the club’s policies on driving vehicles on club trips. Travelling to/from the road end is the most dangerous part of any trip. It’s really important that people feel safe and risks are minimised. You can view the WTMC driver protocols in full on the website. I have summarised … Read more
At our last Committee meeting, we discussed some changes and clarifications to transport policies. Given that we have been hiring quite a few vehicles from Thrifty Rentals lately (because of the large numbers of trips we have run over winter), we want to make clear our policy around cancellation of trips when vehicles have been … Read more
Recently we’ve had a number of weekends when both club vans have been in use and we’ve needed to hire vehicles. To cover these situations, WTMC has signed a contact with Thrifty Rentals to supply rental vehicles when both club vans are in use. In these situations, it is now club policy to use Thrifty … Read more
Parking at Otaki Forks If you are leaving a club van at Otaki Forks, please make sure you park in the overnight car park. To get to this carpark, drive past the entrance to the day car park and follow the obvious signs. DoC has asked us to not park our vans in the day … Read more
Richard Lardner, Transport Officer One of the club’s selling points is that the club owns two vans. This makes it easy for us to arrange transport and to travel together as a group on club trips. Taking one van instead of three private cars puts less pressure on drivers, is cheaper overall and better for … Read more
Gareth Morton, Transport officer The club would like to remind all drivers of the club vans to be extra careful when operating the vans in any tight spots such as road-end car parks, and especially when reversing when other vehicles or objects are close by. The club suggests that the van driver requests another member … Read more
Would you like your very own set of keys for both the club vans, allowing you 24/7 access to the clubs sexiest assets? If you can help the Transport Officer just once a month with cleaning the vans then you will be given your own set of van keys. The job entails driving the vans … Read more
WTMC van use for non-club trips In an effort to gain further income from the two club minivans, the Committee wishes to advise that any WTMC member may request to hire a van for personal use when they are not being used for club activities. Personal uses may include going away for a weekend with … Read more