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January 2011

New Year trips
27 Dec-7	Hopkins and Huxley Valley exploration, Ruataniwha Conservation Park (M / grade 2-)	Climb	Hugh Barr	934 2244
27 Dec-7	TTC climbing camp, Hopkins / Huxley Valleys, Ruataniwha CP (M / grades 2+)	Climb	David Grainger	021 444 702
Sat 1-4	Waerenga Hut	E	Hut Officer, Grant Timlin	564 9579
Wed 5	Mt Matthews	M/F	Peter Reimann	938 9602
8-9	Powell Hut (Alpine flowers)	E	Diane Head	577 0076
Mid week
Wed 12	Sheridan Stream, Tirotiro Knob	M	Lynne Pomare	934 1187
Wed 12	Cable Car – Polhill – Central Park	BBB	Carole Haigh	476 7998
Wed 12	Haywards Reserve – Eastern Hutt Hills – Ken – Naenae	E/M	Michael Bartlett	565 0624
Mid week
Wed 19	Rocky Knob, bump 468, Taits Stream, Mt Reeves	M/F	Colin Cook	384 7414
Wed 19	Park Hill Reserve – Speedy Reserve	E	Einar Jensen	569 5432
Wellington Anniversary Weekend
21-24	Tararua Lodge	All Lodge	Cherie Marshall	021 424374
21-24	Cow Creek Bannister Circuit	M	Russell Cooke	977 9865
21-24	Ohau Te Matawai Dracophyllum Biv	M	Carol Kelly	972 5895
22-23	Organ Pipes – Rock, Taranaki (E / 14+ grade)	Climb	Sean Buchanan	021 183 2213
22-24	Wellington Anniversary Kaimanawa Forest Park Umukarikari – Waipakihi River	E/M	Mary Inglis Warwick Hill	383 6562 473 5560
22-24	Car camping Mt Holdsworth	Fam	Robyn Wilson	970 6979
Sun 23	Waiorongomai Hut	E/M	Michele Dickson	972 2350
Midweek
Wed 26	Speedys Stream, Belmont Stream	M	Bill Stephenson	565 0059
Wed 26	Butterfly Creek	R	Dorothy Douglass	472 8558
Wed 26	Cambourne Walkway to Plimmerton	E/M	Ray Markham	478 6091
End of January jaunts
Sat 29	Clem Creek-1st Forks-682-Walls	M	Lynne Pomare	934 1187
29 –30	Tararua Lodge Work Party	Work / Lodge	Charlie Georgiou	586 1599
Sun 30	(pm) Wellington Zoo(approve sites) – Houghton Bay	E	Liz Morrison	386 1948

February 2011

Mid week
Wed 2	Upper Whakanui revisited	M/F	John Thomson	479 2527
Wed 2	Trelissick Park(approve sites) to Te Ahumairangi (previously Tinakori) Hill	E	John McIvor	479 5530
Waitangi Weekend (Waitangi Day Sun 6 Feb)
Sat 5	Marchant-Philips Stream-790-Marchant	M	Neil Challands	232 8492
5-6	Chamberlain Creek-Bash, Northern Tararuas (F / wet abseils)	Climb	Hayden Richards	027 655 5677
5-6	Waitangi at Waerenga	E	Hut Officer, Grant Timlin	564 9579
5-6	Club Summer Meet Cancelled Weather indications are for wet and gales at Kaitoke - tramping, biking, tubing	All	Brian & Julia Landymore	478 0169
Sun 6	Kaitoke Regional Park	Fam	Anne Dowden	380 6868
Mid week
Wed 9	Mt Hector	F	Peter Reimann	938 9602
Wed 9	Patent Slip – Treasure Island revisited	BBB	Dave Gobey	472 6498
Wed 9	Porirua Scenic Reserve – Takapuwahia Stm – Colonial Knob	E/M	Glenys Evans	233 8848
Wed 9	Evening Ride - Whitireia Loop, Porirua, BBQ	Bike E	Jenny Olsen	232 7273
Tararuas, local tracks and new members’ trips
11-13	Tararua Lodge	All	Vivienne Radcliffe	233 1398
11-13	Neill-Winchcombe (To Cone on Friday, Neill-Winchcombe - Kime on Saturday and out to Otaki Forks on Sunday)	M	Alan Wright	479 2566 or alanwright@paradise.net.nz
12-13	Orongorongo Explorer based at Waerenga	E	Julia Fraser	586 8466
12-13	Wharepapa South – Rock, Taupo/Waikato region (grades 14+)	Climb	Lorraine Johns	027 313 0073
Sun 13	Walls – Reeves - Walls	M	Jude Willis	383 7476
Midweek
Wed 16	Mitre Flats, Baldy	F	David Ogilvie	479 3035
Wed 16	Ridges at the southern end of the Mangaroa Valley	E	Sheelagh Leary	527 7380
Wed 16	Evening Ride - Tawa – Spicer Park	Bike E/M	Jenny Olsen	232 7273
Tararuas, local tramps and new members’ trips
18-21	Travers or similar, Nelson Lakes National Park(approve sites) (M / grade 1+)	Climb	Amie Claridge Dave Grainger	475 9502
Sat 19	Blackwater-Gable End-Ohau	M	Tim McGuinness	232 4271
19-20	Totara Flats Tramp	Fam	Michelle Rush	479 1730
19-20	Kime Hut	E/M	Liz Martin	938 6311
19-20	Rae Ridge – Kime Hut	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
Sun 20	Makara Loop	Bike E/M	Don Crump	479 6676
Sun 20	Bush 1	Instruction	Malcolm Cunningham	232 3695
Sun 20	Moa Point to Breaker Bay beach track	Fam	tbc	380 6868
Midweek
Wed 23	Aorangi Mountains: Mangatoetoe	M/F	John Thomson	479 2527
Wed 23	Waikanae River and Beach	R	John Hart	972 8094
Wed 23	Tulsa Peak – Mountain View Rd – Cannons Point – Clarkes Creek – Tulsa Peak	E/M	David Campbell	527 3752
Local mountains and Aspiring National Park
Feb or March TBC	Southeast Buttress of Girdlestone (M / grade 2 rock scramble)	Climb	Lorraine Johns	027 313 0073
25 – 1	Banks Peninsula Walk	E/M	Dianne Hill	473 5560
26 - 6	Wilkin – Rabbit Pass	M/F	Peggy Munn	233 1564
Sat 26	Skull Gully-East Branch-Wainui River	M	Grant Timlin	564 9579
26-28	Tararua Lodge Work party	Work/ Lodge	Daniel Rogerson	232 8720
26-28	Mitre Peak Loop	M	Hayden Richards	479 1094
Sun 27	(pm) Mt Kaukau	E	Diana Barnes	479 2947
Sun 27	Otaki Forks- Waiotauru Forks – return via River	E/M	Liz Martin	938 6311

Sun 27 Ruakokoputuna Rd - White Rock Road (Cycle) (M) Marg Conal 2348191

March 2011

Mid week
Wed 2	Kotumu via Red Rock Stream	M	Bill Wheeler	479 5666
Wed 2	Spicers Forest walk up to Colonial Knob(approve sites)	E	Lois Hope	479 3863
Wed 2	Evening Ride - Belmont Hills	Bike E	Janie Cook	565 1297
Tararuas, local tramps and Darrans
4-6	Morison Bush camping, kayaking, swimming Friday evening to Sunday afternoon	Family all ages	Howard Symmes Simon Davis	389‑1759 973 6044
5-12	Various, Darran Mountains (M / rock grades 15+)	Climb	Steve Hutchison	021 680 189
Sat 5	Off Track Exploration	M	Ken Fraser	04 905 3714
5-6	Roaring Stag Lodge	E/M	Peter Tunnicliff	973 9499
5-6	Roaring Stag Cattle Ridge Ruamahanga Bridge	M	Sandra Bourguignon	384 2642
Sun 6	Mt Barton-Little Akatarawa River	M	Bob Cyffers	971 0015
Mid week
Wed 9	Find Phillips Stream waterfall	M	David Ogilvie	479 3035
Wed 9	George Denton Peak – Windmill – Wrights Hill	BBB	Nina Price	384 7414
Wed 9	Belmont Regional Park	E/M	John Hill	472 7721
Tararuas, Rimutakas, Nelson Lakes and Tongariro NP
11 –13	Tararua Lodge work party food restock	Lodge	Carol Kelly	972 5895
11-13	Pakahore Ridge Penn Creek	M	Bernard Molloy	388 7193
11-14	Faerie Queene or Una, Spenser Mountains (MF/grade 2)	Climb	Mark Hearfield	0210 649 081
Sat 12	Southern Rimutaka Tops - Kotumu	M	David Bartle	479 2324
12 –13	Bush 2 ?	Instruction	Malcolm Cunningham	232 3695
12 –13	Turoa road, Lake Surprise, Horopito	E/M	Marilyn Bramley	971 6495
Sun 13	(9am start) Butcher Track	E/M	Adrienne Vermeulen	386 4300
!Mid week
Wed 16	Pinnacle, Jumbo Saddle, Atiwhakatu	M	Bill Wheeler	479 5666
Wed 16	Belmont Park – double crossing	E	Margaret Foden	479 2487
Tararuas, Belmont, Tongariro and Whirinaki
18-20	Cone Hut Birthday and Work Party	All	Hugh Barr	934 2244
Sat 19	Ruamahanga-Blue Range Stream-895	M	Russell Cooke	977 9865
19-20	Te Heuheu by Waihohonu Ridge, Ruapehu (MF /grade 1)	Climb	Piers Harris	475 9502
Sun 20	Maraenui to Te Aro - No. 11 Seatoun bus 9.05 a.m. from Platform B, Lambton Interchange. Alight at terminus	E/M	Chris Horne	475 7025
Sun 20	Matiu /Somes Island (ferry & walk)	Fam	Kerrie Kubisch	970 4051
20-26	Whirinaki Forest Park(approve sites): various options	M	Robin Chesterfield	233 8314
Mid week
Wed 23	Browns Stream, Tapokopoko	M/F	John Hill	472 7721
Wed 23	Parkway, Wainuiomata to top Wainui Hill Rd – Cheviot Rd circuit – Jungle Gym track	E/M	Michelle Paterson	232 6670
Wed 23	Gum Tree Loop, Wainuiomata	R	Fay Barclay	564 8841
Local tramps and Ruahines
Sat 26	Waiotauru-472-Forks	M	Leader Required
26-27	Whakanui – Papatahi Hut	E/M	Vicki Wogan	938 8937
26 –27	Pohongina Valley	Bike E/M	Jenny Olsen	232 7273
26-27	Bush 3 ?	Instruction	Malcolm Cunningham	232 3695
26-27	Ruahines Colenso Spur Sparrowhawk	M	Ken Fraser	04905 3714
Sun 27	(pm) Korokoro Stream Track	E	Merran Lewis	383 7558
Mid week
Wed 30	Marchant Stream: down from Dobsons, up to the Burn	M/F	David Ogilvie	479 3035

April 2011

Local trips and Charleston area
1-3	Wairarapa: Kaiwhata Private Walk + Honeycombe rock	E/M	Jenny Lewis	472 9228
1-3	Ohau – Arete Biv	M	Leader Required
2-5	Bouldering and sea cliffs, Castle Hill/Charleston (E / rock grades 15+)	Climb	John Grace	232 4024
Sat 2	Otaki Forks-Rae Ridge-Field Hut	M	Dave Bartle	479 2324
Sun 3	Mt Kaukau shorter	Fam	Kate Williams	977 7517
Sun 3	Mt Kaukau longer	Fam	Leigh Taggart	973 5804
Sun 3	Round Ridge-McKerrow Track-Bruce Track	E/M	Michele Dickson	972 2350
Mid week
Wed 6	Manakau area	M	Wayne Griffen	479 3035
Wed 6	Williams Peak, Day’s Bay to the ridge and North to York Bay/Ferry Rd	E	Brenda Neill	475 7397
Tararuas and Eastbourne
8 –11	Tararua Tops – Holdsworth Maungahuka circuit	M	Peggy Munn	233 1564
Sat 9	Titi-Manganui Valley Track - cancelled	M	was Alan Wright - now unavailable	479 2566
9-10	Penn Creek Hut	E/M	Jude Willis	383 7476
9-10	Original Southern Crossing Otaki – Walls whare	M	Paul Maxim	389 6945
Sun 10	(pm) Circuit of Haywards Reserve, Lower Hutt	E	Michael Bartlett	565 0624
Mid week
Wed 13	Eastern Hutt gorge, bump 790 circuit	M/F	Colin Cook	384 7414
Wed 13	Jubilee Park	BBB	Dave Currie	589 1902
Wed 13	Crowther – McKerrow – upper Turere – Whakanui	E/M	Diane Head	577 0076
Wainuiomata, Tararuas and climbing in Rainbow Area
15 – 17	Pahiatua - Makuri	Bike E/M	Sylvia Dixon	479 2684
Sat 16	Sunny Grove-Whakanui-Catchpool cancelled	M	leader unavailable
16-18	A peak from the Rainbow, Rainbow Conservation Area (M /Grade 1+/Various)	Climb	Stuart Hutson	027 687 5636
Sun 17	Kapakapanui	M	Colleen Davey	972 8189
Mid week
Wed 20	Marchant Stream: Mouth to Old Dobsons	M	Diane Head	577 0076
Wed 20	Cannon’s Point	E	Paul Jones	478 1876
All over the place for Easter
20-25	Golden Bay Lodge Trip	E Lodge	Rodney Pfeffer	934 3756
22-25	Mt Taranaki Explorer - Friday to Kapuni Lodge, Saturday to Syme Hut, Sunday to Lake Dive and home on Monday	E/M	Alan Wright	479 2566 or alanwright [snail] paradise [period] net [period] nz
21-25	Bannister circuit	M/F	Janette Roberts	977 9865
21-25	Lewis Tops, Nina river Devilskin Saddle	M	Hugh Barr	934 2244
22-25	Easter at Waerenga Hut	E	Hut Officer, Grant Timlin	564 9579
22-24	Easter at Otapawa Farm	Fam	Anne Dowden	380 6868
Mid week
Wed 27	Makara, Terawhiti	M	Bill Wheeler	479 5666
Wed 27	Battle Hill Farm Park	R	Margaret Foden	479 2487
Wed 27	Days Bay – Hawtry – Middle ridge – Butterfly Creek – Bus barns/Kowhai St	E/M	Jenny Lewis	472 9228
Sat 30	Galbraith Gully - Takapu Road. 8.35 a.m. train Wellington Station to Petone	M	Chris Horne	475 7025

May 2011

Mid week
Sun 1	Gollans Valley	E/M	Lyn Taylor	562 0235
Wed 4	Tangata circuit	M	Paddy Gresham	472 1363
Wed 4	Cannon’s Point	E	Paul Jones	478 1876
Tararuas and Ruahines
Sat 7	Otaki-Waitatapia-876	M	Leader Required
7-8	Ruahine Range – Crow hut	M	Russell Cooke	977 9865
Sun 8	(pm) Te Ahumairangi Hill (Tinakori Hill)/Ngaio Gorge(approve sites) Area	E	Jenny Lewis	472 9228
Sun 8	Ridge Track Kaitoke	Fam	Michelle Rush	479 1730
Mid week
Wed 11	Underhill Rd, Frith, Abbotts Creek	M	John Thomson	479 2527
Wed 11	Ngaio – Skyline – Otari	BBB	George Spencer	479 2955
Wed 11	Smith’s Creek track – Bush Spur – Dobsons track	E/M	Michael Bartlett	565 0624
Tararuas and Orongorongos
Sat 14	Burn Hut Loop	M.. Chris Munn	233 1564
14-15	Totara Flats	E/M	Lyn Taylor	562 0235
Sun 15	Cattle Ridge-Orongorongo River	E/M	Julia Fraser	586 8466
Mid week
Wed 18	Puketaha traverse, Huia forks	M/F	Colin Cook	384 7414
Wed 18	Western Hutt Hills – Harbour View area	E	Pip Hart-Smith	384 1208
Local trips
Sat 21	Dry Creek-Boulder Hill-Petone	M	Christine Whiteford	475 3880
21-22	Waiopehu Hut	E/M	Vicki Wogan	938 8937
Sun 22	(pm) McKenzie Track – Days Bay	E	Tricia Walbridge	479 1097
Mid week
Wed 25	Maungaraki – Korokoro Dam	R	Kath Offer	569 6674
Wed 25	Pigeon Bush – Princes Stream – Mt Nichol	E/M	John Thomson	479 2527
Local trips
Sat 28	Wellington City	M	Kerry Popplewell	479 2144
Sun 29	Old Whakanui-Top Turere-Nikau Track	E/M	Diane Head	577 0076
Sun 29	Otari-Wiltons bush	Fam	Paula Carryer	479 8664

June 2011


Mid week
Wed 1	Cattle Ridge, McKerrow	M	Paddy Gresham	472 1363
Wed 1	Lowry Bay to Woburn Station	E	Syd Moore	589 1919
Eastbourne, Western Ruahines, Hanmer Springs(approve sites) biking for Queens Birthday
3-6	Hanmer Springs	Bike E/M	Jenny Olsen	232 7273
3-6	Waerenga Hut	E	Hut Officer, Grant Timlin	564 9579
4-6	Kawhatau Outdoor Education Centre	Lodge / All	Karen Turner	567 2282
4-6	Taranaki Stony River Paoukai Dover Track	M	Sieny Pollard	237 5261
Mid week
Wed 8	Outlook Hill	M	Bob Stephens	475 8655
Wed 8	Butcher-Cattle Ridge Circuit, Rimutaka Forest Park meet at the car park near the golf range in Randwick Road, Moera at 9.30	E/M	Liz Martin	938 6311
Wed 8	Rimutaka Incline	E/M	Mary Inglis	383 6562
Local trips
Sat 11	Holdsworth Creek-Powell Hut	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
Sun 12	(pm) Wgtn Zoo – Houghton Bay	E	Rodney Pfeffer	934 3756
Mid week
Wed 15	City walk	M	John Hill	472 7721
Wed 15	Makara Gun Emplacements(approve sites)	E	Diana Barnes	479 2947
Local trips and climbing in Tongariro(approve sites)
Sat 18	South Mangaone road-end to Otaki Forks, combines with Te Araroa opening	M	Sue Boyde	04 902 0858
18-19	Waerenga Winter Solstice - Into the hut Saturday morning, climb Mt Matthews for those who wish to, and then a shared meal at the hut (BBQ, gluhwein). Sunday explore the valley and then home.	E	Alan Wright -> mailto:alanwright [snail] paradise [period] net [period] nz	479 2566
18-19	Ngauruhoe Traverse, Tongariro National Park(approve sites) (Medium/Grade 1+ or 2)	Climb	Patrick Arnold	970 3013
Sun 19	Hair St-Molem-Parkway (Wainuiomata)	E/M	Michael Bartlett	565 0624
Sun 19	Makara beach and walkway	Fam	Dave Netherclift	976 3636
Mid week
Wed 22	Red Rocks	R	Kath Kerr	475 8064
Wed 22	Johnston Hill – Makara Peak – Wrights Hill	E/M	Barbara Ogilvie	479 3035
End of June / early July
Sat 25	Off Track Exploration	M	Neil Challands	232 8492
25-26	Kapakapanui	E/M	Pip Newton	233 8779
Wed 29	Winter Solstice	All	Margaret Foden Brenda Neill	479 2487 475 7397
01-02	Winter Solstice Party (Whakapapa opens)	Lodge	Carol Kelly	972 5895
Sun 3 Jul	Southern Walkway(approve sites)	Fam	Tom White	383 8818

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