Lodge Trips

The Tararua Tramping often has what are known as lodge trips, where members stay at a lodge, and use it as a base for various trips and activities.

This page provides information on those lodges for both participants in the trips, such as how to get there, and for leaders, such as lodge contact and facility information. Of course of you help the keep it up to date it it will be better and even more useful.

Tararua Lodge

Our own Tararua Lodge is a great place to go with many local activities, and an often used venue for lodge trips, particularly at New Year and Easter. Naturally it is open during the ski season (see our snow pages) for usage and booking information.

Sixtus Lodge

This is a great venue for club trips. The lodge was opened in 1978 to cater for the out door education needs primarily for children in the Manawatu. It is on the western side of the Ruahines 16 km east of Apiti which is about 60km from Fielding (near Palmerston North for the geographically misplaced)

Getting there

when going through Fielding look oout for either South or East streets on your right, (depending on which way you come into Fielding). Turn right into them and follow your nose into Kimbolton Road.

get on to the Fielding - Kimbolton - Mangaweka Road, a couple of Km past Kimbolton turn right for Apiti (approx 15km from Kimbolton)

go straight through Apiti and take SECOND turn right (approx 5km from Apiti) into Table Flat Road

at next intersection (Y) go rightish and follow almost to end of Table Flat Road (approx 12km from turn off)

Sixtus Lodge is on the right and sign posted. Table Flat Road is well formed but becomes narrow and windy towards the end. The final 6 km is unsealed.

The lodge has a carpeted central lounge, ablutions, a washing machine (cold water only), two large bunk rooms (sleeping about 20 each), 2 small bunkrooms (each 6) and a cottage (2 x 2). It has a well equiped kitchen with 2 stoves, instant hot water, microwave, fridge, deep freezer, kitchen utensils, crockery, cutlery and a barbeque outside. Also a drying room, games room (table tennis), and 6ha of grounds with large grassed areas and a botanical walk. Its a great venue to bring bikes to. Close by are tramping and walking opportunities, a limestone streamway with glowworms, and it is a great place to relax.

Bring your own

pillows, bedding, towels and toiletries. Take your rubbish home.

Costs

adults $10 per night, children $5 per night

• http://sixtuslodge.co.nz/
• DoC Sixtus Lodge area

Camp Wainui

• website

Waikuku Lodge (DoC)

• information

Pukepuke Lodge (DoC)

• information

Kawhatau Outdoor Education Centre

It has

6 x 8 bunk rooms

3 x 4 bunk rooms

1 x classroom

Dining / Kitchen with 2 stoves, fridge and freezer plus all pots, pans, cutlery etc

Lounge has wood burner so it should be pretty comfortable

Kawhatau (shown on the map as Upper Kawhatau) is approx 14 km east of Mangaweka (where the aeroplane cafe is) .

• turn right off SH 1 at Mangaweka (just through town)
• cross the Rangitiki River,
• turn left and head for Lower Kawhatau (approx 2 km)
• then head for Upper Kawhatau (approx 10 km)

Kawhatau Base Hut (DoC)

• information

Boyle River, Lewis Pass

• website

The Camphouse, North Egmont (DoC)

• information

Konini Lodge, Dawson Falls (DoC)

• information

Robson's Lodge, Kaweka (DoC)

• information
• history

Borland Lodge, Lake Monowai

• information
• Borland Rd (pdf)

Holdsworth Lodge, Wairarapa (DoC)

• information

Taumarunui High School Hostel

• up to 47 people
• available during weekends and holidays
• operates on a 'leave it as you find it basis'
• modern kitchen, dining room, lounge, games room

Morison's Bush

Not a lodge trip, but a camping weekend on the Ruamahanga River between Carterton and Martinborough.

• How to get there
• Bird's of Morison's bush field guide
• Bird checklist

Wakarara

Hawke Bay

• details required