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July 2017
What is a mountain radio and why should you use one? – Rowena
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.
Find out more »Annual WTMC Photo competition
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.
Find out more »August 2017
Good Nature Traps – everything you ever wanted to know – Nick Graham
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
Find out more »Walking Western Australia’s Cape to Cape Track – Harry Smith
7 days and 150 kms of beautiful coastline, beaches, bush, and wild-flower heathlands
Find out more »September 2017
Te Reo Māori pronunciation of place names (lead up to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori) – Joan Costello
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
Find out more »How to get in to canyoning 101 – Lee Dan Haan
Kiwicanyons says "Canyoning is the practise of descending rivers and streams, using any combination of walking, climbing, abseiling (rappelling), swimming, jumping and sliding. Canyoning is kind of like a Hydroslide theme park, carved into stone and located in the wilderness. Anyone who loves sliding, jumping and playing in water, exploring, abseiling and technical problem solving ... Read more
Find out more »October 2017
Taranaki and the Great White Shark Tooth – Nick Horrell
In early August, a WTMC trip scaled the East Ridge of Mount Taranaki - come along and hear all about how they made it to the top of the mighty Shark Tooth in an alpine climbing epic!
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