https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-tramping-and-mountainneering-club Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club newsitems https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/managamate-loop-over-easter/ The secret society of Central Whirinaki Hut left no evidence behind of their esoteric full moon ritual. While the Waikato vegan tramping club did catch a glimpse of our trip leader yodelling a particular song, no suspicion was raised as that group was busy fishing – catch and release, of course – or were they ... Read more sport wcnhosted Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/managamate-loop-over-easter/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2026-04-24T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/nina-valley/ The trip was scheduled as going to Nina Hut and Manson Nicholls Hut in Lewis Pass. However the huts were booked by early December so we considered alternative trips and camping rather than overnighting in huts. We met Thursday afternoon at the railway station and then caught the ferry, driving on to Murchison for the ... Read more sport wcnhosted Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/nina-valley/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2026-02-24T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/president/life-membership-nominations-now-open/ Life Membership is the Club’s highest honour, to acknowledge people who have made an outstanding contribution to the Club over many years. Only 18 Members have been elected to Life Membership over the Club’s 78-year history, and you can read more about them here. The Committee invites Club Members to nominate peers who you view ... Read more sport wcnhosted Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/president/life-membership-nominations-now-open/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-12-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/awatere-hut-ruahine-forest-park-2/ Friday We left at around 4.45 pm from Wellington train station and had a dinner and supermarket stop in Palmerston North before continuing on to Anzac Park campground (arriving at around 8 pm). We all set up our tents, except for Bogdan, who took the opportunity to try out his tarp. The campground is next ... Read more sport wcnhosted Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/awatere-hut-ruahine-forest-park-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-11-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mitre-flats-hut-and-mitre-peak-tararua-forest-park/ Friday After a quick drive over the Remutakas and some of Carterton’s finest fried chicken, we drove to The Pines carpark and were at the head of the Barra Track at 7.30 pm. Ethan, sporting the elite tramping look of gaiters and shorts, was leading 9 of us to the mighty Mitre Peak in the ... Read more sport wcnhosted Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mitre-flats-hut-and-mitre-peak-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-11-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/skiing-and-hiking-at-mt-ruapehu-staying-on-the-mountain-at-the-wtmc-lodge/ Skiing and Hiking at Mt Ruapehu | Staying on the Mountain at the WTMC Lodge Skiing, hiking and family day walks at Mt Ruapehu — including the Tongariro National Park and particularly the Whakapapa area, including route guides and photos — with practical information on staying at the WTMC Lodge in Iwikau Village. WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/skiing-and-hiking-at-mt-ruapehu-staying-on-the-mountain-at-the-wtmc-lodge/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-10-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/the-broken-axe-pinnacles-loop-in-the-tararua-range/ The Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop in the Tararua Range A two=day hike around the Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop in the Tararua Forest Park including a map of the route. The Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop is a fun trip in the Tararua Range. It is usually completed as a faster day trip, but sometimes as a slower ... Read more sport wcnhosted Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/the-broken-axe-pinnacles-loop-in-the-tararua-range/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-08-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/mt-tongariro-via-south-ridge-from-the-wtmc-ruapehu-lodge/ Mt Tongariro – a day walk from the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge A loop day hike via the South Ridge to the summit of Mt Tongariro from the WTMC Lodge in the Tongariro National Park including a map of the route. Having done a fair bit of exploring around Tongariro National Park using the WTMC lodge ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/mt-tongariro-via-south-ridge-from-the-wtmc-ruapehu-lodge/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-06-26T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/lake-waikaremoana-great-walk-te-urewera/ Friday We set off to do this 3-4 day Great Walk in 3 days from Wellington train station promptly at 12:30pm. On the way to Waikaremoana Holiday park we stopped in Napier for a delicious dinner of pizzas, Pad Thai and kebabs. We arrived at the holiday park at around 10pm. We stayed there in ... Read more sport wcnhosted Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/lake-waikaremoana-great-walk-te-urewera/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-06-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/dorset-ridge-tararua-forest-park/ Friday Every time I walk the Barra Track I make a big deal of telling everyone who will listen about how much I dislike it. Yet once again, I found myself walking it – this time by head torch on a Friday evening – which of course made it take even longer than usual. We ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/dorset-ridge-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-05-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/papakura-o-taranaki-pouakai-circuit-egmont-national-park/ Drive to North Taranaki (Friday 28 March) On Friday, 14 adventurers met at Wellington Train station at 5pm, to drive to North Taranaki. A few went in Sara’s car. The rest went in the club van, heroically driven by Bailey and Raj. There was a stopover in Bulls to enjoy dinner. The group slept at ... Read more sport wcnhosted Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/papakura-o-taranaki-pouakai-circuit-egmont-national-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-04-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mud-sweat-and-sour-squirms-waiopehu-hut-gable-end-ridge-loop-tararua-forest-park/ I was slouching up against the wall of an Indian takeaways on Kent Terrace when I made the call. A weather bomb had hit the Tararuas, swelling rivers and drowning my dreams of taking my troop of ‘easy-medium’ punters to Mangahao Flats Hut. Instead, I spent the time waiting for my butter chicken pondering an ... Read more sport wcnhosted Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mud-sweat-and-sour-squirms-waiopehu-hut-gable-end-ridge-loop-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-04-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/pukeamoamo-mitre-via-mitre-flats-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Friday 14th Feb We combined resources with the MF trip group who were heading to Holdsworth trailhead. We all set off in the club van from Wellington Railway Station at 4.30 pm. We had decided on this earlier meet up time to give us more time for the walk into Mitre Flats Hut on the ... Read more sport wcnhosted Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/pukeamoamo-mitre-via-mitre-flats-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-04-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/pack-floating-down-the-waiohine-gorge-tararua-forest-park/ After 6 months of casual day trips and regular wine and cheese tasting overseas, I wondered what the best way would be to get back into tramping in NZ… and the answer appeared on the trip schedule listed as a Emily’s MF trip “Waiohine Pack Float via Jacs Biv”: good company, some tops travel, another ... Read more sport wcnhosted Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/pack-floating-down-the-waiohine-gorge-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mid-waiohine-hut-and-pizza-tararua-forest-park/ 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 wairarapa dogs places animals sport wcnhosted Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/mid-waiohine-hut-and-pizza-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-03-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/jumbo-hut-and-pizza-tararua-forest-park/ We gathered at the train station on Friday afternoon and piled into the van, greeted by Sophie who was co-leading the medium group with her human, Sara. She was clearly ready to have the best weekend ever and spent most of the trip up touring the van for pats. We stopped for dinner at the ... Read more sport wcnhosted Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/jumbo-hut-and-pizza-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-03-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/oamaru-tussock-loop-kaimanawa-forest-park/ Thursday 6th Feb Making the most of a 4-day weekend, we set off early from Wellington and enjoyed a scenic drive up to Helisika (Poronui Station) on Taharua Rd, off SH5. This location is in Hawke’s Bay, near Taupo. With the Desert Road closed for maintenance, we made detoured through Tongariro National Park and enjoyed the ... Read more sport wcnhosted Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/oamaru-tussock-loop-kaimanawa-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-02-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/hot-pools-and-hills-waitangi-weekend-2025-at-kaweka-forest-park/ Day One: Travel Day – Wellington to Mangatutu Hot Springs campsite Day Two: Makahu Road to Ballard Hut Day 3: Ballard Hut to Te Puia Hut and hot springs Day 4: Te Puia Hut to Wellington sport wcnhosted Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/hot-pools-and-hills-waitangi-weekend-2025-at-kaweka-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2025-02-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/wtmc-ruapehu-lodge-its-survival-may-depend-on-your-help/ WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – its survival may depend on your help Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) who have run the skifield at Whakapapa for 60 years is in Liquidation and Receivership. If no buyer can be found before the 2025 ski season it is very likely that all skifield infrastructure will be removed from the mountain and ... Read more sport wcnhosted Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/wtmc-ruapehu-lodge-its-survival-may-depend-on-your-help/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-12-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/a-tale-of-two-aorangi-crossings-aorangi-forest-park/ We had an extraordinary number of sign-ups for the Aorangi Crossing trip, originally graded Medium, which was very encouraging to see. We were keen to accommodate as many trampers as possible, as the club had signed up to support the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) ‘Love our Huts’ campaign (unbeknown to those who had signed up). ... Read more sport wcnhosted Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/a-tale-of-two-aorangi-crossings-aorangi-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-12-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/round-up/all-of-club-update-from-the-committee/ Kia ora, We haven’t had a club newsletter for a few months, so this will be a bumper issue ‘from the committee’! Grab a cuppa and settle in to hear what’s been going on across the club. This article provides updates from each of our committee portfolios and a look at what’s coming up over ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:14:50 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/round-up/all-of-club-update-from-the-committee/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-10-24T03:14:50Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/maungahuka-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Fri 11 Oct – Waiohine Road End to Totora Flats HutWe joined the medium group in the van on Friday after work and headed over the hill to Waiohine Gorge road end, via the supermarket and takeaways in Greytown. This was to be Isabella’s first tramp in New Zealand! – very gutsy going straight for ... Read more sport wcnhosted Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:08:43 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/maungahuka-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-10-23T09:08:43Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/tutuwai-hut-tararua-forest-park/ This trip started off bright and early with the group meeting at the train station at 7am on Saturday morning. The trip leaders had been keeping an eye on the heavy rain forecast all week and it wasn’t meant to start pouring until late afternoon – so we wanted to do as much walking as ... Read more sport wcnhosted Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/tutuwai-hut-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-09-23T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/totara-flats-hut-via-the-gentle-annie-track-tararua-forest-park/ Snow on Powell!Our journey began with a drive on the winding road to the Wairarapa, we eventually arrived at our first stop, the Clareville Bakery, for a last minute coffee and pastry. Once satiated with morning tea, we began our journey to the Tararuas, with a radiant sun shining, the snow was glittering off the ... Read more wairarapa snow places sport wcnhosted Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/totara-flats-hut-via-the-gentle-annie-track-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-08-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/sparrowhawk-biv-ruahine-forest-park/ We travelled up to the Ruahine Ranges with another (EM) group from the club who were going to Sunrise and Top Maropea Huts. The weather forecast for our ridge travel to Sparrowhawk Biv had been looking unkind for most of the week, but was improving, so we all left Wellington in good spirits. After stopping ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/sparrowhawk-biv-ruahine-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-08-22T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/promotions/the-winters-tale-a-snowy-wander-in-nelson-lakes-national-park/ The Winter’s Tale – a snowy wander in Nelson Lakes National Park An 8 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery in Nelson Lakes National Park visiting Cupola Hut, and Angelus Hut via the Cascade Route up Hukere Stream. Once upon a time two WTMC trampers, Sarah and Batt, set out on an adventure ... Read more sport wcnhosted Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/promotions/the-winters-tale-a-snowy-wander-in-nelson-lakes-national-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-07-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/kakapo-peak-with-no-unicorns-or-doughnuts-left-behind/ Kākāpō Peak – with no unicorns or doughnuts left behind A 4 day hiking trip up the Cobb Valley and climbing Kākāpō Peak in Kahurangi National Park ‘Where are the Kākāpō? Where are the kea?’ Suddenly I am surrounded by a blessing of five unicorns sitting next to me on the summit of Kākāpō Peak. Well ... Read more sport wcnhosted Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/kakapo-peak-with-no-unicorns-or-doughnuts-left-behind/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/roaring-stag-hut-tararua-forest-park-2/ Nei te mihi maioha ki ngā kaitiaki o Tararua maunga. Arā, ko Rangitāne o Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua, ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, ko Muaūpoko, ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira, ko ngā iwi o taua wāhi katoa hoki. Tēnā koutou katoa. A warm thanks to the guardians of the Tararua range. Namely, Rangitāne o Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua, Ngāti Kahungunu ... Read more wairarapa places sport wcnhosted Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/roaring-stag-hut-tararua-forest-park-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/boo-boo-hut-the-toaroha-and-diedrichs-range-bear-hunt/ Boo Boo Hut the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range bear hunt A 9 day hiking loop trip through the spectacular mountain scenery in the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range area of the West Coast of South Island. #BearHunt Clue: A sleepover at the home of Yogi Bear’s friend. Back in April 2020 during lockdown, some naughty teddy ... Read more sport wcnhosted Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/boo-boo-hut-the-toaroha-and-diedrichs-range-bear-hunt/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/panatewaewae-tararua-forest-park/ I wanted to lead this trip because there was a big empty space on the Tararua Forest Park map on my dining room wall, where I haven’t yet stepped foot. It was going to be a navigation challenge with few marked tracks in the area. Four keen beans signed up. I like to reflect on ... Read more sport wcnhosted Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/panatewaewae-tararua-forest-park/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z