Saturday – 10 May On the weekend of 10 – 11 May, my mum, our new friends, me and a small dog called Sophie decided to walk to Pāua Hut. The hike started at the Catchpool Carpark (Remutaka Forest Park). We had our photo taken by the sign at the start of the track and ... Read more
Date: 28 Feb – 2 Mar 2025Trip type: MediumLocation: Tararua Forest ParkAuthor: Georgia Trampers: Sara (leader), Georgia, Tawera, Brianna, Chrys, Callum (and Sophie) Friday – 28 Feb Five of us and Sara’s lovely dog (Sophie) met at the Wellington Station and drove up to the Wairarapa with the EM group. We met up with Brianna ... Read more
You’ve planted a ‘Penguin Forest.’ This was a comment from one of my work colleagues after she heard about the volunteer work I had done over the weekend in the Catlins. Every year DoC, in partnership with Forest & Bird, organise a tree planting weekend in the Catlins and I saw this advertised on the ... Read more
Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds ‘The good news is that we have found your luggage. The bad news is that it’s still in Wellington.’ Uh oh. I’m now at Christchurch Airport after a 6:30am flight trying to figure out where my gear has gone. I now have no alpine gear ... Read more
Mt Richmond is on my aging list of ‘50 Best Tramping Peaks’ from the Wilderness magazine, way back, hence why I suggested it for the WTMC trip schedule. And on this weekend, it did indeed turn out to be a spectacular tramping peak. There were six of us, plus three from the EM group, on ... Read more
Capital city band Wellington Heads will be playing their blend of original jump blues and swing, 40s / 50s rhythm & blues styles and including Hawaiian sounds, Caribbean beats, and funky New Orleans grooves.
Wellington College players and travelling supporters celebrate winning their traditional and ending Silverstream’s 21-game Premiership competition winning streak. By Adam Julian Photos by Andy McArthur The 21-game winning streak of St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, in the Premiership ended, out-thought by a gutsy Wellington College 26-17 in the 95th annual Ken Grey Cup match in Upper...
