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    From the President – November 2023

    • 23 Nov 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC November recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Coming up in December If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron president@wtmc.org.nz South Saddle in the Remutaka Forest Park- MF group. (Credit: Mathew) WTMC November recap ... Read more
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    Queen Charlotte Track – Marlborough Sounds

    • 11 Nov 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • 18 months after the trip, we realised that no trip report had been written. Here is one; better late than never. Because our trip was at the Easter long weekend, we had to camp because all indoor accommodation had been booked out well in advance. But I think most of us didn’t mind camping. On ... Read more
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    Pizzas, High Ridge and a Wild Pig – Tararua Forest Park

    • 23 Jan 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Friday (Road end to Powell Hut – 2h 45min) As we hopped into the van with the EM group on Friday, the vision for the trip was clear: there would be pizzas. How we would justify it as a club trip and what the tramping would actually involve was not as clear, however… The trip ... Read more
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• • Chief Guide vacancy (& temporary help needed)

    • 22 Jan 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora Unfortunately our Chief Guide, Monique, has had to step down from her role on the Committee. We are looking for a bit of help to keep things running in the coming months: Help with the new Trip Schedule The new schedule is due for publication in March. Jamie (Assistant Chief Guide) kindly offered ... Read more
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• • Updates to the Club’s Constitution

    • 15 Jan 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • As has been communicated to members via email, we are in the process of updating the Club’s Constitution to meet new legal requirements. This is also a chance to refresh some of the content in the constitution. All club members are invited to review the current Constitution now and provide their views on what needs ... Read more
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• • 2023 member survey: summary or results

    • 22 Nov 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • In October the committee ran a survey of club members in order to understand who our members are, what we are doing well as a club, and what we should focus our efforts on improving going forward. The survey received 138 responses, 31% of our adult membership. Responses were well distributed between new and long ... Read more
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    Evening picnic at Carkeek

    • 13 Mar 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • A deep longing.Carkeek! Carkeek! Oh, Carkeek!We’ll be with you soon. Those who tramped with me over the last couple of years will know this trip to Carkeek hut had been a long time coming. My interest in the most remote hut in the Tararuas started turning into an obsession in 2023 on a new years ... Read more
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    Changes at Age Concern Wellington Region

    • 13 Mar 2024
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Age Concern Wellington Region is changing its structure from an Incorporated Society to a Charitable Trust. The move follows from the revision and update of the Incorporated Societies Act. The aim is to simplify the governance structure with a reduction in the numbers of decision makers, mainly because many of our members do not wish ... Read more
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    Some light reading in our Enews for July

    • 15 Jul 2025
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • It seems hard to believe, but half the year has gone already! July also marks the beginning of a number of changes in government and/or local body charges such as bus fares and GP fees (more details below). There are also increases in some government payments and benefits. We hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter. It’s ... Read more
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    Build Update: Let the earthworks begin!

    • 14 Apr 2024
    • Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards
    • 13 April 2024 Today we had a working bee on site to clear vegetation and prepare the grounds for Mills Albert to arrive and begin site scraping. Thanks team! 15 April 2024 Today, Mills Albert arrive on site to start silt fencing, building temporary pathways and other site preparations. Next week, Homestead Construction will fence... Read More
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    Cascade Hut via Hinemaiaia Track – Kaimanawa Forest Park

    • 15 Jul 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Snow on Ruapehu!Our journey began with a scenic drive on Desert Road – with a radiant full moon and snow was glittering on the peaks of Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Ruapehu. Being the shortest day of the year (June 21), not many people were out tramping. After a skilled late-night drive through winding roads and ... Read more
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• • Issues for Residents raised at TRA 2012 AGM

    • 17 Aug 2012
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • A range of important issues for residents emerged at the Thorndon Residents' Association Annual General Meeting. If you have an interest in:- earthquake prone buildings- traffic and parking - your responsibilities when someone (or something) damages your sewer pipe buried under the public street?- regional governancethen, take a moment to read the draft minutes from the TRA AGM
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    WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – the aurora and the honey mead

    • 15 May 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – the aurora and the honey mead At the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge the Teddy Bears Tramping Club enjoyed viewing the aurora and then also the tasty honey mead Today was an exciting time for us teddy bears at the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge. First there was an activation of the lahar warning system ... Read more
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    Mt Ruapehu day walk and the ice cave

    • 16 Apr 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Mt Ruapehu day walk and the ice cave. A day hike from the Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) Mt Ruapehu Lodge to a spectacular ice cave in the Summit Plateau Glacier Sarah enjoys staying at the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge. Mainly because it is easy there for her to make tasty pancakes and raisin scones. ... Read more
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• • Wellington 2040: A smart green city - a “freakin fantastic” idea

    • 16 Jun 2011
    • Architectural Centre Inc
    • This post is really just a heads-up for those of you who don’t keep up with the Dom-Post (and let’s be honest, they don’t really offer much reason to do so), but here is an article (via stuff.co.nz) that should have some interest for our members: Wellington 2040: A smart green city Although I recommend you read [...]
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• • Make a submission and support Option X

    • 23 Aug 2011
    • Save the Basin Reserve!
    • Submissions on the Basin Reserve flyover close this Friday 26 August, so make your voice heard today. You can use our submission guide (the link is in the menu to the right), and please support the best urban design outcome for Wellington - Option X. It's the high-quality transport solution that Wellington genuinely needs. read more
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• • Weekly Report for Sunday Oct. 16

    • 12 Oct 2011
    • Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
    • Hi Everyone Past President Gordie has run his 50th Marathon and is in his 50th year. Go read the article Dave Green has posted on the website. Well done Gordie. And here is a classical comment I can't resist making. 50th Marathon? 50 years old? Sounds as if Gordie is having an 'L' of a time.*
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• • Weekly Report for Sunday May 15

    • 10 May 2011
    • Wellington Runners & Walkers (WRW)
    • Hi Everyone In order to make sense of this report, you will need to read last week's. It was posted last Thursday and Stan sent out the noticifation twice, but it didn't get to members. He is liaising with the service provider to sort out the problem. Click on 'articles > Robjuliorum' and you can access last week's report.
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• • Social Barfly

    • 21 Sep 2010
    • The Wellingtonista
    • The Masked Barfly has been busy in the last little while soaking up the scene and hanging around the hors d'oeuvres in our buzzy little town.  As could be expected the Masked Barfly favours fecund environs where one can imbibe a good compost of booze, blood and guts, gossip and culture.    Some bullets of buzz: read more
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    Developing WTMC’s capability to lead trips – Intermediate Bushcraft Course

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • As part of the club’s efforts to develop new and emerging trip leaders, the club ran an Intermediate Bushcraft Course over the weekend of 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2025. We were extremely grateful for the financial support offered in the form of a Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) training grant. Dominic and Dave from the ... Read more
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    Lake Angelus – Nelson Lakes National Park

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • At lunchtime on Friday 3rd January, our group of 7 EM trampers along with the MF group, met at the Wellington train station bound for Nelson Lakes National Park. We had a smooth sailing across the Cook Strait before bad weather hit Wellington! However, we didn’t escape the rain in Picton. As the rain pelted ... Read more
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    Te Puia Hot Springs – Kaweka Forest Park

    • 16 Mar 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Ten of us (4 M and 6 EM trampers) met at 1pm on Waitangi Day (a Thursday) for the drive to Kaweka Forest Park. After stopping for leg stretches in Shannon and Woodville, and a meal in Hastings. We arrived just before dark at the road end campsite and pitched our tents for the night. ... Read more
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    Queen Charlotte Track – Marlborough Sounds

    • 16 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Although relatively close to Wellington, a WTMC trip to the Queen Charlotte Track involves quite a bit of logistical organisation. It involves bookings the ferry, accommodation in Picton, and water taxis to and from the track. WTMC ran two concurrent QCT trips on the Matariki long weekend, which allowed us to incorporate the club van ... Read more
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• • Wellington Community Fund – Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

    • 15 Sep 2025
    • Wellington Community Fund
    • Tēnā koutou katoa. The Wellington Community Fund Board is delighted to announce that Sue McCabe is our new Chief Executive Officer. This follows a recruitment process that attracted a large number of very high calibre applicants. Sue brings the leadership, skills, experiences, relationship focus and commitment to progress Wellington Community Fund’s vision of thriving communities... Read more »
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    BRET MCKENZIE speaks with THE DOMINION POST about revisiting a...

    • 3 Jul 2014
    • Orchestra Wellington
    • BRET MCKENZIE speaks with THE DOMINION POST about revisiting a childhood favourite, the Dr Seuss classic ‘Gerald McBoing Boing’ leading up to his performance alongside Orchestra Wellington.  "Bret McKenzie has his two young children to thank for being reacquainted with the classic story of a boy who "didn’t talk words" but "went Boing Boing instead". Read MORE 
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    Wellington City Council releases pre-election report for 2025

    • 10 Jul 2025
    • Thorndon Residents Assocation
    • With three months before the people of Pōneke vote for future Councillors and a new Mayor, Wellington City Council has released its 2025 pre-election report. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT (PDF) This statutory report provides an overview of the significant challenges and opportunities Pōneke faces, so the general public and candidates running for Council […]
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    Penguin update – Wellington & Malborough news

    • 29 Oct 2014
    • Te Papa's blog
    • Since we blogged 2 weeks ago, the Te Papa team working on little penguins has started a second front of activity in Marlborough, based at Motuara Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. Almost all of the birds from the Wellington Harbour nests have had their tags retrieved, and are going to either locations within the harbour or... Read more »
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    Insects of Takapourewa / Stephens Island

    • 11 Feb 2015
    • Te Papa's blog
    • Te Papa vertebrate curator Dr Colin Miskelly recently led a team that visited Takapourewa / Stephens Island Nature Reserve, to select and gather up 100 fairy prion chicks to move to Mana Island near Wellington. This is the fourth in a series of blogs about the project and the wildlife of Takapourewa. Takapourewa holds a... Read more »
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    POP gets ready to pop!

    • 15 Jul 2013
    • Te Papa's blog
    • The past week has been an exciting week for Warhol: POP – Open Lab’s collaboration with Te Papa in response to Warhol: Immortal. Tickets have gone on sale, the Facebook page has launched, and our hype video has been released! We’ve been busy finalising our designs for promoting the event and building the components for... Read more »
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    Mount Hikurangi – Ruakumara Forest Park (Stragglers, Stunning Views, Beach Vibes and Robbie Burns)

    • 16 Jul 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Highlights– The breathtaking summit of Mt Hikurangi and its cultural significance– Winter Solstice fire ritual – letting go and inviting in– Sunrise at Hikurangi Hut – with views that lingered, then 360-degree views of the East Cape and Raukūmara Ranges from the top of the Maunga– Whāngārā Beach, bach, and blissful atmosphere– Hot soak at ... Read more
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