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    ‘Puggy-licious’ Waiopehu – Tararua Forest Park

    • 19 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • We gathered at platform 9 on Saturday morning at 8 am and headed out to Poads Road end via a coffee stop at Paekākāriki. Our tramp began at 10 am and we spent the first 15 minutes or so trudging through very muddy paddocks to the start of the actual track. We took the most ... Read more
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    Daphne Hut – Ruahine Forest Park

    • 21 Oct 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Friday 8 September:The team met at Wellington train station and set off for Anzac Park (the one in Norsewood, not Palmerston North). Dinner was had enroute at the very originally named Indian Taj; a warning to future visitors, the staff implement the term “mild” in the most English sense. Tents were quickly pitched on arrival ... Read more
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    Dorset Ridge – not even close

    • 17 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Dorset Ridge Not even close (Note: This trip report was posted pro tempore 3 years ago) With the Ruahine Crossing cancelled due to COVID level 2 restrictions, I managed to persuade a number of club members to come out on a private trip with me that had the goal of having a fun weekend out ... Read more
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    Waiohine Gorge – Mid Waiohine to Totara Flats

    • 26 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Waiohine Gorge – Mid Waiohine to Totara Flats A tramping trip down the Waiohine Gorge from Mid Waiohine Hut to Totora Flats in a day. Wellington Anniversary weekend was fast approaching and the weather forecast was good. I needed to make some adventure plans! I put out the call to Marie and Tony who I suspected were ... Read more
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    A gentle amble along the Rakiura coastline

    • 25 Oct 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kiwi sightings: 9Number of huts bagged: 16Number of days: 8Number of days with wet boots: also 8Distance: 117 kmElevation gain: over 6,500m – a very undulating track! A Rakiura haiku: The mud is everywhere. Bog-a-licious, soggy mud. No coffee cart here. Friday 13 October Landing in Mason Bay8km of local exploring, 2h Boarding a tiny ... Read more
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    Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park

    • 29 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • This was my first club trip in a couple of years. I loved some of the changes and enjoyed how some things stayed the same. One change was I had never been on a trip before where on Saturday morning we stopped for baked goods and coffee – the goat curry pie was a winner. ... Read more
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    Howletts Hut – Ruahine Forest Park

    • 26 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Saturday After camping overnight at ANZAC Park, Norsewood, on the Friday night, we drove down Kashmir Road to the Moorcock carpark (via coffee and breakfast treats at the excellent Café Norsewood – highly recommended!). The road sign isn’t kidding when it says steep gradient, and it took a couple of goes to get the car ... Read more
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    Kiritaki Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

    • 10 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • “It’ll be easy.” Famous last words when we were trying to find a route around a gorge in Oruakeretaki Stream… On Saturday we left Kumeti campsite and started up Mangapuaka Stream for about 20 minutes before we came to the track on the true right. It was straight into a fairly steep climb. We ... Read more
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    Hopelessly Cupola – Nelson Lakes National Park

    • 8 Oct 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • An epic weekend spent picking off a few huts in the Travers valley in Nelson Lakes National Park. The trip began with us all meeting at Wellington Train Station to catch a 3.45pm sailing to the South Island. With Daniel and Mon in the group, we spent a lot of time talking about club policies! ... Read more
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    From the President – September 2023

    • 3 Oct 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC September recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Coming up in October If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron president@wtmc.org.nz WTMC September recap EM trip to Daphne Hut (left) . (Credit: Jane)Te Awa Kairangi ... Read more
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    🛀 Taking a Princess Bath: Transformation of the Sarahsaurus into a Princess

    • 17 Sep 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Mt Princess – a climb to the Princess Bath 🛀 Taking a Princess Bath Soft snow on the way to the Princess Bath Transformation of the Sarahsaurus into a princess. Tony told me he knew of a mountain that could transform a rebel Sarahsaurus dinosaur into a princess and all she had to do was ... Read more
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    Poulter Valley – an Arthur’s Pass adventure

    • 1 Nov 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Poulter ValleyMinchin PassBinser Saddle A 4 day hiking trip through spectacular mountain scenery in Arthur’s Pass National Park I pulled my running poles out of my bag in surprise. I had forgotten to take them out before I packed at home. I wondered what else I had forgotten to take out and would be carrying ... Read more
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• • “I’m so grateful to be here”: Ian has found purpose and community at Te Pā Maru

    • 30 Sep 2024
    • Wellington City Mission
    • When I think about the last ten years of my life there’s one word that comes to mind, and that’s grief. My dad was my best mate, and when he... Read more » The post “I’m so grateful to be here”: Ian has found purpose and community at Te Pā Maru first appeared on Wellington City Mission.
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• • The Wellington City Mission officially opens Whakamaru & Te Āti Awa gift The Mission Te Reo Māori name

    • 31 Oct 2024
    • Wellington City Mission
    • Hei Whakamaru o te Korowai o te Panepane o te Ika a Maui Following Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa’s joint blessing of the site at dawn on Wednesday, the... Read more » The post The Wellington City Mission officially opens Whakamaru & Te Āti Awa gift The Mission Te Reo Māori name first appeared on Wellington City Mission.
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    Whakamaru, Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    From the President – May 2025

    • 1 May 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, I hope you have been able to make the most of tramping these last couple of months. With the days getting shorter, the club’s focus is now gearing up for a fantastic winter season at the Lodge, preparing the winter / spring trip schedule and running some exciting social events. I intend to ... Read more
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    Great regular reads: transport

    • 1 Aug 2024
    • Talk Wellington
    • What’s neat to read? A few go-to sources for great thinking about urban transport stuff (and some civics thrown in). Next up: landuse, housing, other neat things In no particular order… places we go to get thought leadership on transport stuff! Please add your own hot tips in the comments. GreaterAuckland and Greater Ōtautahi are...
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    Junior Club Champs, March 2024

    • 31 Mar 2024
    • Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards
    • Junior surf saw out the season in the best possible way. On Sunday we had beautiful weather, fresh fish and chips, and some serious competition with our Junior Club Champs. It was amazing to see how all the nippers’ skills and confidence has progressed over the season. Well done to all everyone who took part, and... Read More
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    Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards, Beach access, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Recap: Nationals at Mount Maunganui March 2024

    • 31 Mar 2024
    • Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards
    • Once again our boaties did us proud, bringing home plenty of medals and plenty of smiles. We had a great contingent representing in the Master’s section this year too. Down in the craft and beach arenas Our super coach Dave Jones kicked things off with some stunning results in the Master’s section: An 18 strong... Read More
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    Paekakariki Surf Lifeguards, Beach access, Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5034, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    Finding Strength Through Change and Loss

    • 31 Aug 2025
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Age Concern Wellington, in partnership with Catholic Social Services, recently hosted a heartfelt seminar at the Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club. The session, “Understanding Change, Loss and Grief,” was part of the Seasons for Growth resources, which support people in exploring life’s changes and learning strategies to cope with grief. The seminar touched on many important ... Read more
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    Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
  
  
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    2024 Term 1 Player Development Programme

    • 2 Feb 2024
    • Onslow Junior Soccer Club
    • Registrations for our Term 1 PDP are now open – with the first sessions in the week starting Feb 12th. We have options for open training, committed training for players wanting to prepare for the new season, girls only and… » read more The post 2024 Term 1 Player Development Programme appeared first on Onslow Junior Football Club.
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    From the President – October 2025

    • 2 Oct 2025
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, I hope you’ve had a good month and are looking forward to making the most of daylight savings. That means there is just under a month until the lodge exits “winter mode” (with food provided as part of your booking) – you can book here. A big thank you to Andrew for dealing ... Read more
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    Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park

    • 3 Jun 2024
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Summary:• Mud, mud and more mud!!!• Approximately 40 km over 2 days, including a side trip towards Pukematawai on the Tararua main range to get some views!• Te Matawai Hut is an 18 bunk non-bookable hut in the north part of Tararua Forest Park. Saturday 25 May 2024: 17.9 km As there were just two ... Read more
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    Tapokopoko to South Saddle – with aliens on the eastern skyline

    • 1 Aug 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Tapokopoko to South Saddle ‘Where is the Tapokopoko scree slope? The map shows it is right here.’ ‘The map lies. I reckon the cheeky aliens stole it out from under us and planted a whole forest of trees instead!’ Tony and I were standing on the edge of the supposed ‘scree slope’ that was marked ... Read more
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    Across Rangipo Desert from the Lodge – and the history of Te roro o Taiteariki

    • 31 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Across Rangipo Desert from the Ruapehu Lodge – and the history of Te roro o Taiteariki There are a total of about 50 volcanic vents in the Tongariro National Park area including Te roro o Taiteariki at the far edge of the Rangipo ring plain. Some are currently active, but most are still quietly dozing after thousands ... Read more
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    Volunteering on Kapiti Island

    • 20 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Volunteering on Kapiti Island On Friday at 8am I was waiting with Anne, Jamie and nine other volunteers to jump in the boat and head across to Kapiti Island to volunteer for three days doing trapline work on the island. On arrival we headed straight to the biosecurity room to go through all our gear and ... Read more
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    Maungahuka Hut and marshmallows in the rain – Tararua Forest Park

    • 20 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • The forecast for the weekend was pretty uninviting – gale force winds on Saturday with increasing rain throughout Sunday. The low on Saturday night was forecast to be -3°C at Kime Hut. I figured there was no way we would be going ahead with our planned route along the tops. In fact I was so ... Read more
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    From the President – July 2023

    • 27 Jul 2023
    • Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
    • Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC July recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Get involved with the review of the Club’s constitution Coming up in August If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron president@wtmc.org.nz WTMC July recap Tutuwai and ... Read more
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    Service Helps Hundreds of Seniors Plan for their End of Life Care

    • 3 Feb 2025
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • In September 2022, Age Concern Wellington Region launched an Advance Care Planning Service (ACP) designed to support seniors and their families through the often complex and sensitive process of planning for their future health care. In the more than two years since launch, we helped 362 people fill in their plans, with more than half ... Read more
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    Renewing your driver licence after 75

    • 4 Jun 2024
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Just like a driving test, having a medical examination to ensure you are still fit to drive can be daunting – but it is important, both for your own safety and the safety of other road users. You must renew your driver licence on or before its expiry date if you wish to continue driving ... Read more
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    Age Concern’s Latest Enews

    • 4 Mar 2024
    • Age Concern Wellington
    • Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. We hope you’ve enjoyed your week so far. This newsletter is packed full of useful information, news, and more. In case you didn’t know, Neighbours Aotearoa has designated March as Neighbours Month 2024. This year’s theme, Growing Together, is about connecting, nurturing relationships, sharing, and encouraging aroha where ... Read more
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