​TANGARAKAU 11 - 12 JANUARY 2025. Weekend tramp into the Tangarakau area. This will be my last trip to my favourite camping site where I will share it with others. Access to the very remote site is over old tracks in native bush. The campsite is on a hill top with 360 degrees for amazing sunsets and rises on the Taranaki and Tongariro mountains. Need to be self-sufficient with camping gear for the overnight stay.  Plan to stay at the Bushlands motor camp Friday evening and return late Sunday afternoon.  Transport cost $25.  Contact Peter 027 605 0847.

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Check website for cancelled trips due to unforeseen circumstances. Please contact the tramp leader no later than 7.30pm the day before so vehicles can be arranged. Recommended contribution for the cost of transport is 15c/km to be paid to the driver. (A) GRADE Fitness required. (B) GRADE moderate hill work. (C) GRADE Easy. Please read the 'Safety Manual' 

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GOAT MARSHALLING EVENT 17 - 18 January 2025. THIS MARSHALLING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to lack of numbers. Deadline for bookings was 7th January.

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AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND 24 – 27 January 2025. The Whanganui Tramping Club will be hosting our club.

ACCOMODATION. Wanganui Boys & Girls Club. GF Moore Drive, Springvale. Need, Sleeping bags and towels. All pots and pans plus cups plates and cutlery all there. Plus 2 good sized refrigerators. Good bathrooms and showers. Look on the website Group Accommodation - Whanganui Boys and Girls Gym Club (whanganuigymclub.co.nz) 

25th Saturday  WTC Van will pick up visitors at 8 am. Basil will narrate the Waitotara Valley where he has lived all his life to where we start our tramp for the day to the Mangaphio Lakes. The day will conclude by being joined by the WTC members at the accommodation for a potluck meal starting at 6pm

Sunday 26th Nov. Van pickup again at 8 am to make our way to the iconic Manawatu Gorge, starting at the Woodville end, going through to the Ashhurst end where if all goes well we will get to hear and see where the Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatu Tararua Highway Flyover is nearing completion. I am working with Palmerston North i site to share info on the first spectacular wind turbines and another person, Kate Allardice-Green the site manager there for the new highway where it started with the construction of a bridge over the Manawatu River Gorge. All very spectacular. For Dinner that night, the St Johns club is recommended. Only about a Km away. We will need to make bookings before we leave for the day.

27th Monday-morning you might enjoy a walk around central city, the Waimarie paddle boat, the museum there, the Durie Hill tunnel and of course the latest spectacle, the Art Gallery. No charges anywhere there. Lots of cafes for a quick lunch if so desired before you leave for home. Costs: idea for the weekend. Accommodation $30.00 per night.  Van cost Saturday Approx $13.00. Sunday Approx $20.00. CONTACT PETER  027 605 0847 ASAP before 20th December.

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​CLUB BBQ TARINGMUTU 12 February 2025. The BBQ will start approx.  5-30pm. DIRECTIONS - Golf Rd Roundabout, Taringamutu Road 1km, look left for the TAUMARUNUI TRAMPING CLUB sign.  Drive through and follow the arrows to a rocky stream - please close all gates. Bring camp chairs, own food/drink, utensils & insect repellent. There will be a hot plate for cooking and hot water. Contact Peter 027 605 0847

 

TE MARIE NATIVE BUSH & HILL WALK 15 February 2025. Contact Jenny 027 220 5405

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HIKUMUTU ‘TIN POT’ WALK 1 March 2025. “Tin Pot” was a meeting place on the junction of the Kawautahi and Kirikau coach roads in the early 1900’s. We will be joining up with the Taupo Tramping Club and have a guide who lived in the area that will be able tell all the stories and history. It is a nice 14Km day walk with good views and a bit of history. Transport cost $5-00. Contact Peter 027 605 0847

 

ROTOPONAMU LAKE WALK 8 March2025.  Lake Rotoponamu is an easy around the lake family walk.  Transport cost? Contact Sue 0273163721

 

WEEKEND AT BUSHLANDS CAMPGROUND TANGARAKAU 21, 22, 23 March.  There is the option of driving to the camp on Friday afternoon or making an early start on Saturday morning. Saturday there will be a choice of day and half day walks that will be suitable for all standards of fitness. Sunday there will be an easy 5km walk to the canyon on a well-formed farm track following the Tangarakau River.  After lunch at the Camp we will return home. Accommodation There is cabin accommodation for $55 per person per night.  There is an unlimited area for tent sites, caravans and campervans.  $20 / person per night. The camp has basic facilities: Kitchen area, ablutions block and Gas BBQs.  There are some cooking and eating utensils but to be sure I would advise you to take your own. Take your own tea towels. Take your own food for dinner Friday evening, breakfasts, snacks & lunches. If you require a cabin you will need to book as soon as possible. More information about the motor camp is on their website https://bushlands.co.nz/ Contact Peter  027 605 0847  Transport cost $25.

KURUTAU/OMORI BUSH & LAKE WALK. 15 March  2025. An 8km picturesque walk on well-maintained tracks with great views. It will be a circuit so for those wanting a shorter walk, there are options. Transport costs $15. Contact Jenny 027 220 5405

 

THE PINNACLES MOUNT RUAPEHU 29 March 2025. This will be an off track 12km loop to the base of the Pinnacles on Mt Ruapehu. A great tramp with great views of the park looking over towards the Top O Bruce. Some long uphill grades, moderate amount of fitness required. Transport cost $12-00. Contact Peter Panton 027 605 0847

 

WAITAANGA FOREST PARK OVERNITER 5 - 6 April 2025.  Leaving early Saturday morning and walk to the Te Rerepahupahu Falls on an old bush tramway on a marked track. From the falls we will follow the river downstream to a bush campsite. Sunday we will return the same way back to or vehicles. Need gear and food for an overnight stay. Transport cost $21-00.  Contact Pete 027 605 0847

 

PRESTAGES FARM WALK 12 April 2025. Contact Annie 021 156 7424

 

AGM 29 April 2025.

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