Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
WTMC has recently provided written feedback to DOC on the draft Wellington Conservation Management Strategy. Essentially, this is the plan for how the areas we tramp in across the lower north island are looked after for the next ten years. Our written submission is available here https://wtmc.org.nz/news-and-publications. It can also be accessed by clicking here WTMC Wellington CMS Submission April … Read more
Please have your say – Wellington Conservation Management Strategy (CMS) is out for consultation – submission due 4 April. This is a 10-year document that puts general policies into practice for the places and resources the Department of Conservation manages. That covers everything that we love about tramping. Please read this link http://www.doc.govt.nz/get-involved/have-your-say/all-consultations/2016/draft-wellington-cms-consultation/more-information/ (it is much … Read more
DOC was recently approached by a group of community representatives, who are keen to see mountain biking options in the Tararua Forest Park. There are currently very limited opportunities for recreational mountain bikers to enjoy the Tararuas, unlike most other DOC managed areas throughout the country. DOC has proposed to allow mountain bikers access to … Read more
Greetings to your readers, I have a favour to ask of them, and hope that you will print this in an effort to get word out there… Currently, if you wish to purchase a 6 month (or longer) back country pass, it’s great if you live in Wellington as you can just pop into the … Read more