Tararua Tramper Contributor Guidelines

Guidelines for contributors of material published in Tararua Tramper

Deadlines

The deadline for the next issue is published in each edition of Tararua Tramper.

Length of trip reports

Up to 750 words.

How to submit

Email all items to ttc.tramper@ttc.org.nz
Send trip reports and articles as attached Word (docx) documents
Send photos and maps as attached jpeg files
Short notices, news items, and small ads may be submitted in the body of an email

Editing procedure

The editor:

reviews and formats draft reports, articles, and letters to the editor
corrects grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax
corrects any identified factual errors
may remove statements considered inappropriate, insensitive, offensive, or defamatory
suggests edits (shown in blue text) to clarify meaning and improve readability

NB. Contributors may opt out of receiving suggested edits. Suggested changes are published only if accepted.

Style Guide: Standard formats

Date: 15 June
Directon: southwest / south-west / SW
Distance: 400 metres / 400 m / 1.5 km
Height: 3,000m / 767m
Location: Point 830 / .830. True left. The road end / Ridgeline Road end
Number: Numbers one to nine in words (except in recipes etc) - otherwise use digits.
Place names: New Zealand or Aotearoa or Aotearoa/New Zealand, Aoraki/Mount Cook, Rakiura/Stewart Island, Radome Track
Te reo Māori place names: See website place names style guide
Quotations: Single quotation marks or italics. ‘The mountains are calling and I must go’, or The mountains are calling and I must go.
Tararua Lodge: we returned to the lodge after a long day on the slopes
Tararua Tramping Club: TTC, club members, club night, clubrooms / hall, the club's. Web address/URL: ttc.org.nz (no https:// or www.)
Te reo Māori: See website Style Guide for use of macrons
Time: at nine / 9:00 a.m. / 0900 / 12 noon / 4:15 p.m. / 1615 / 16:15 / a multi-day trip

Tributes to deceased club members

Close friends and associates of a recently-deceased club member are invited to write a tribute for publication in Tararua Tramper.

A tribute is not an obituary, so does not contain a lot of biographical detail. Obituaries are published in Tararua.

Tributes and obituaries typically include: notable accomplishments of the deceased member; the service he/she has given to the club and its wider interests; an appreciation of their contribution to the lives and well-being of club members; reference to their unique nature and personality; and perhaps a brief anecdote or two.