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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 not to run over
- explain the 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 presentation itself has sound
- start the meeting at 7:30 with a mihi to the hall and to the online audiences
- introduction to TTC, health and saftey (toilets and exits)
- ask if there are any new people at the meeting and welcome them
- President's notices
- weekly activity reports
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate online and in person pātai, then thank the speaker (or arrange someone else to do so)
- announce the club night topic for next week and 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
27 May New members’ evening
Gain new skills and enjoy our bush and mountains with Tararua Tramping Club!
Your opportunity to find out about our Bushcraft Instruction and Alpine Instruction? courses, our trips, our lodge on Ruapehu that provides a great base for climbing, skiing, snowboarding and walking, our comfortable hut by the Ōrongorongo river, our gear room free to members, and our library.
| Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | |
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| 21 | Waterfront Walk | R | Peter Nixon | 027 372 2878 | |
| 21 | Rangituhi /Colonial Knob from Ōhāriu Valley | E | Michele Dickson | 022 635 0193 | |
| 21 | Butcher Track, Cattle Ridge | EM | Pip Newton | 027 533 8778 | |
| 21 | Paekakariki to Plimmerton | M | Peter Morten | 027 143 6633 | |
| 21 | Off-track adventure through the Kaitawa Scenic Reserve | SF | Bill Allcock | 027 310 0263 | |
| Sun 25 | E/M | Leader required | |||
| 26-29 May | Hawkes Bay Cycle | Easy Cycle Multi | Robyn and Frank Usmar | 027 249 2122 | |
| 28 | Whareroa Farm, and kohekohe trees | E | Lois Kluger | 021 1382 358 | |
| 28 | Brooklyn, Waiamapihi Reserve, Zealandia fence | EM | Paul Bruce | 021 027 19370 | |
| 28 | Lowry Bay, Gollans Stream | M | Carolyn Jenkins | 021 434 955 | |
| 28 | Kingston to Sinclair Head | SF | Tim Stone | 022 126 8932 | |
| 28 | Off-track in Norbert Creek and Phillips Stream | MF | Janette Roberts | 027 269 1222 | |
03 June Volunteering with DoC on Rakiura Sarah Fisher
During a 15-day FMC scholarship trip, Sarah assisted DoC’s work saving the critically endangered southern New Zealand dotterel population, sat out a wild storm on Tin Range, and came across an untamed mud monster that tried to capture an unsuspecting tramper in a waist-deep mud hole.