This would be a great place for a murder… It's not a normal take on wilderness but Trish McCormack who grew up at Franz Josef Glacier is fascinated with murder and its motives. Wild places and the stories of (fictitious) people who live there are her inspiration. An archivist by day and a crime writer by night, ... Read more
Mountain Radio Service is a volunteer group that provides a backcountry communications service with scheduled calls providing daily weather updates and help getting messages communicated. See the Wellington Mountain Radio Service for more information.
Photos submitted to the WTMC Photo competition will be highlighted by Judge Grant Newton with feedback and winners announced. See the newsletter post for more details about entering the photo competition - deadline for entries is 5 July 2017.
Hear from one of the experts! Nick Graham is a Technical Expert at Good Nature, home of the innovative non-toxic, self resetting traps for pests. WTMC has worked with DOC to install several of these traps on our trapping line in the Ruahines to help protect whio. Come along to find out just how these traps work, the ... Read more
7 days and 150 kms of beautiful coastline, beaches, bush, and wild-flower heathlands
Sure you’ve heard of Aoraki or Tititea. But do you know how to pronounce these words? What about the places closer to our Wellington home – how do you really pronounce Tararua or Aorangi or Atiwhakatu? In the lead up to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori or Te Reo Māori Language week (11-17 September 2017), ... Read more