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Nau mai, hoki mai ki te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua |
Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club |
Hosting duty 'cheat sheet'
- open the presentation cabinet to setup the laptop, turn on the projector at the wall
- pro tip: the RCA sound cable is not required unless the presentation has audio
- welcome the presenter when they arrive, offer them a cup of tea
- explain the koha options
- explain the online and hall audiences and two sound systems
- explain the latest end time for the talk (8:30pm), encourage them to keep to time
- explain the hall microphone options
- setup the online meeting on the laptop
- pro tip: ensure 'Display Settings' are set to two screens
- pro tip: ensure the windows sound setting for the browser is set to minimum if the powerpoint presentation itself has sound
- pro tip: reboot the laptop if the reboot required indicator is displayed or the laptop will not connect to the WiFi
- start the meeting at 7:30 with a mihi to the online and hall audiences
- introduce the TTC, explain health and safety (toilets and exits)
- ask if there are any new people at the meeting and welcome them
- President's and Committee notices
- weekly activity reports
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate the online and in person pātai
- thank the speaker (or arrange someone else to do so)
- announce the club night topic for next week
- close the meeting with a request to put the chairs away
- return the laptop etc to the presentation cabinet and lock it, turn off projector and sound system
14 April Sea lions, seabirds and sea sickness Andy Maloney
Andy has spent many summers with the DoC sea lion team on the Auckland Islands and Campbell Island researching sea lions and photographing the wildlife and wild landscapes. Don’t miss his tales of working in some of the world's most isolated and special islands.
| Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | |
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| 14-16 | Ōtaki River camping (grandparent trip) | all | Peggy Munn | 027 533 1564 | |
| 15 | Raumati Escarpment | E | Anne and Hadley Bond | 04 233 2241, 021 1027 2241 | |
| 15 | Southern Walkway, Waitangi Park - Island Bay | EM | John Willett | 021 1876 063 | |
| 15 | Bike/tramp. Details TBA | EM | Dave Reynolds | 027 693 7394 | |
| 15 | Bus Barn - Main Ridge - Point Howard | M | Joan Basher | 027 346 7700 | |
| 15 | York Bay - Gollans Stream Headwaters | M | Carolyn Jenkins | 021 434 955 | |
| 15 | Lunch on the Peak | MF+ | Mike Wespel-Rose | 027 562 6341 | |
| Sun 19 | Silversky/Skyline Bells Track | EM | Muriel Christianson | 04 479 5269 | |
| 20-24 | Abel Tasman kayaking | all | Peggy Munn | 027 533 1564 | |
21 April Tour te Waipounamu (TTW) Darryl Carpenter
Tour te Waipounamu, an ultra-distance (mountain) bike packing race the length of the South Island, is gaining a reputation as the toughest bike packing event in the world. Darryl competed in the 2026 event.