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2024-12-18 Waiorongomai Stream
2024-12-16 Te Matawai To Holdsworth
2024-12-04 Lees Grove Track To Fern Gully
2024-12-03 Travers-Sabine
2024-11-27 York Bay-Lowry Bay
2024-11-27 Field Hut
2024-11-23 Year 10 Tramp To Waerenga Hut
2024-11-13 Ōtari To Johnston Hill Ōtari-Wilton Reserve, Trelissick Park, Kaiwharawhara Stream, Te Ahumairangi, Iain Galloway Park, Karori Cemetery, Ōtari Reserve, Johnston Hill, and the Skyline
2024-11-07 Kaimai Range
2024-10-30 Gentle Annie Saddle MF, SF, and M trips Forest Lookout, Carrington Ridge, Gentle Annie track, Murray's Track to Te Whakatūrākau
2024-10-16-Mt Reeves Along tracks to Mt Reeves & Waiohine Gorge
2024-10-16-Akatarawa Forest Path Along forestry roads & gorge travel
2024-10-09 Park To Park In Wellington
2024-10-05-Banks Peninsular Along the Banks Peninsula Walkway
2024-10-02-Wellington Along tracks near the Skyline walkway
2024-10-02-Ruapehu Exploring around Waihohonu Hut
2024-09-29-Wellington Visiting streams in Wellington
2024-09-18-Zealandia Walking tracks in Zealandia
2024-09-11-Wellington Ascending peaks around northern Wellington
2024-09-04-Korimako Track A broken wrist on a Wednesday walk
2024-08-28-Ōrongorongo Clearing pampas and gorse
2024-07-17-Marchant A long day on Marchant, on & off-track
2024-07-17-Kapiti Along the Kāpiti coastline & Waikanae River
2024-07-10-Ruapehu Activities & snow fun at the lodge
2024-07-10-Percy Scenic Reserve Along tracks in reserves & Sugarloaf Lookout
2024-07-01-Timor A guided crossing of Timor-Leste
2024-06-29-East Harbour Regional Park Butterfly Creek & along the tops
2024-06-12-Whareroa In Whareroa & up to The Rocks
2024-06-12-Mangaone Off track travel from the Mangaone walkway
2024-06-08-Waerenga A weekend at Waerenga with good food
2024-06-05-Wainuiomata The Pack Track, Whakanui & Solomons Ridge
2024-06-05-Smith Creek Smith Creek Waterfall & later installing permolat markers
2024-06-04-Hawkws Bay Biking at Norsewood, Tukituki R, Taradale & Napier
2024-05-29-Zealandia 10km of Zealandia tracks
2024-05-25-Wellington Saunas & swimming in Princess Bay
2024-05-24-Kapiti Tracks & huts from Otaki Forks to Kapakapanui
2024-05-04-Boar Bush Gully A day of cutting gorse & cups of tea
2024-05-01-Wellington Hills & valleys & reserves in urban Wellington
2024-05-01-Farm Creek Up Farm Creek & down Shepperds Stream
2024-04-29 Milford Kepler Tracks
2024-04-26-Ruahines Tricky river travel with waterfalls
2024-04-10-Tauwharenīkau Tracks & off-track near Dobsons, Pylon Road, & Puffer
2024-04-05-Ruapehu Off-track travel to Stanton Memorial.
2024-03-20-Tararuas Up Reef Creek to Blue Range hut
2024-03-17-Lewis Pass-Nelson Lakes From Boyle River to Sabine River
2024-03-15-Southern Crossing Southern Crossing overnighting at Field & Alpha
2024-03-13-Plimmerton Wairaka Walkway around the coast plus an alternative detour
2024-03-13-Mathews South Saddle Up a spur and a siddle to South Saddle
2024-02-28-Tararua SAR search for a TTC member
2024-02-23-Ruapehu Work party on lodge roof & windows
2024-02-18-Mt Victoria Walking Along the coast & tracks near Mt Victoria
2024-02-14-Remutaka A challenging climb of Kotumu in gale winds
2024-02-10-Tauwharenīkau Gorge A river trip down the Tauwharenīkau Gorge
2024-02-06-Tauwharenīkau Some rough travel to Alloway Dixon Hut
2023-12-00-Holdsworth Powell & Atiwhakatu Huts plus Mt Holdsworth
2023-11-29-Mt Lowry A climb of Mt Lowry
2023-11-28-Whakapapaiti Travel on the round the mountain track
2023-11-20-Hawke’s Bay Cycling on trails in Hawke’s Bay
2023-10-11-Lake Hatuma Cycling at Lake Hatuma,Tikokina, & Patangata
2023-10-04-Neill Ridge Along Cone Ridge and Neill Ridge
2023-09-23-Konini Lodge Dawsons Falls & Kapuni Lodge from Konini Lodge
2023-09-20-Eastern Walkway Visiting Oruati Reserve & Pass of Branda
2023-09-16-Ruapehu Visiting Crater :Lake & climbing Paretetaitonga.
2023-09-08-Tongariro Climbing and exploring above South Crater.
2023-09-08-Hector Overnighting in Field and climbing Hector
2023-09-03-Ruapehu Alpine Instruction Weekend
2023-08-30-Hemi Matenga Ridge Two groups meet with anzac biscuits
2023-08-18-Paekakariki Escarpment South along the Escarpment Track.
2023-08-18-Mitre Flats A trip to Mitre Flats Hut and beyond
2023-08-05-Ruapehu A climb over the Dome to Summit Plateau
2023-07-19-Whareroa A circuit through Ramaroa Bush to Rocks lookout and Matai Bush
2023-07-12-Belmont Trig An unusual track to Belmont Trig
2023-07-05-Whakanui From Willis Grove to the McKerrow and Whakanui
2023-07-05-Pigeon Bush Rugged off track travel including Prince Stream.
2023-06-14-Butterfly Creek Korohiwa track to ButterflyCreek to Greenwood Park
2023-06-04-Miramar-Seatoun Paths & steps in Miramar & Seatoun
2023-05-31-Puketaha Up a Sinclair Creek spur to Puketaha
2023-05-24-Whakanui A circuit along the East Whakanui & Whakanui Tracks
2023-05-17-Mangaterere A loop to the tops on tracks in scrub & forest
2023-05-13-Waerenga Hut A High School trip to Waerenga Hut
2023-05-03-Tauwharenikau To Smith Creek for a game of cricket
2023-04-26-Ōtaki Fork A loop off-track & on tracks.
2023-04-26-Whitireia Walking around Whitireia Park
2023-04-15-Ruahine Visiting 3 Huts on the tops & in valleys
2023-04-12-Eastbourne Hills Up and down tracks in the Eastbourne Hills
2023-04-01-Mt Ruapehu Walks from the TTC lodge at Whakapapa
2023-03-25-Remutaka Range Rough travel up to Kotumu & south along tops
2023-03-05-Paekakariki Escarpment A sunny walk along the Escarpment track
2023-03-01-Wellington Botanic Gardens Lunch at the Botanic Gardens
2023-03-01-Eastern Hills Up & along Rata Ridge plus Lowry Lookout
2023-02-22-Ōtari-Skyline Tracks in Ōtari bush & up to Skyline
2023-02-19-Ōtari-Ngaio Along tracks in bush and Reserves
2023-02-17-Ruamahanga Tramping to Blue Range Hut & tubing the Ruamahanga
2023-02-08-Tawa Tracks & reserves near Tawa
2023-01-25-Whanganui E-Biking around Foxton and Whanganui
2023-01-08-Percy Reserve Percy Reserve to Sugarloaf Rock to Ratanui
2023-01-04-Shormann A tops loop returning along Roaring Stag Track
2022-12-04-Wellington Along tracks in Wellington hills
2022-12-04-Blue Range A loop from Ruamahanga river to Blue Range Hut
2022-11-26-Smith Creek A long sidle above Smith Creek
2022-11-12-Tutuwai-Reeves A loop to overnight at Tutuwai Hut
2022-11-06-Tawa Botanising in Larsen Crescent Reserve & Redwood Bush
2022-11-06-Arete Forks A circuit over Blue Range & Table Ridge
2022-10-29-Aorangi Forest Park An Aorangi crossing in 2 days
2022-10-26-Skyline Walkway Along the Skyline walkway from Kaori to Ngaio
2022-10-26-Blackwater Stream-Waiopehu Track Up the Ohau River & Balckwater Stream
2022-10-21-Te Hekenga A Ruahine circuit from Mangahuia over Te Hekenga
2022-10-19-Kaitoke Up the ridge track & along a minor DOC track
2022-10-19-East Holdsworth Exploring the length of a small creek
2022-10-15-Mt Richmond Mt Richmond to Mt Fell to Middy Hut
2022-10-05-Hongoeka Bay Walking in wind & rain to Hongoeka Bay
2022-10-04-Parawai Lodge Grandparents & kids go to Parawai Lodge
2022-09-28-Waiotauru Forks Biking & walking to Waiotauru Forks to Pukeatua Track
2022-09-23-Tongariro Camping at Mangatepopo & visiting South Crater
2022-09-22-Paekākāriki Fine weather for the escarpment walk
2022-09-21-Maunganui Difficult offtrack travel to an aircraft crash site
2022-09-21-Baring Head A walk to Baring Head lighthouse and trig
2022-09-07-Pauatahanui Inlet Along the walkways beside the inlet.
2022-09-07-Kapakapanui To the summit of Kapapakapanui
2022-09-01-Hawkes Bay Cycling: Around Lake Hatuma, on cycle trails, & visiting towns
2022-08-31-Kaipaitangata Stream A waterfall Investigation plus some difficult vegetation
2022-08-17-Mc Kerrow Up McKerrow Stream & down the Turere
2022-08-10-Zealandia Round the lake at Zealandia
2022-08-10-Paraparaumu Off track travel along traplines, ridges, & streams
2022-08-06-Waerenga To Waerenga Hut & a difficult river crossing
2022-08-04-Rata Ridge From Wainuiomata, Konini Ridge, Main Ridge track to Rata Ridge
2022-08-03-Turere Stream Off track travel in streams and up spurs
2022-08-00-Eastern Walkway Along the Eastern Walkway
2022-07-30-Baring Head Planting 275 plants in rainy weather
2022-07-23-South Saddle-Mathews Three Saturday trips in the Wellington region
2022-07-20-Kapiti Coast Coastal walking and tracks
2022-07-12-Sunrise Hut Cold wet weather for hardy grandkids
2022-06-01-Aorangi A 3 day Aorangi crossing in winter
2022-05-28-Mangahao From Mangahao to Burn Hut for a night, out via College Creek
2022-05-25-Mangaone Walkway-Waikanae River Walkway, tops & stream travel, & supplejack.
2022-05-04-Korokoro Along minor tracks near Korokoro & Galbraiths Gully
2022-04-27-Whakanui Creek On and off track to Whakanui Creek and return
2022-04-27-Rangiwahia Hut Into Rangiwahia Hut then some tops travel
2022-04-24-Escarpment Track Sunny weather for walking the Escarpment
2022-04-22-Maungahuka Stream River, ridge and tops travel and hut stays
2022-04-15-Mid King-Mitre Along the tops - Mid King to Mitre
2022-04-10-Miramar Peninsular Seatoun to Miramar to Evans Bay to Mt Victoria
2022-04-09-Waeranga Hut An overnight stay in Waeranga hut
2022-04-00-Mc Gregor Falls Difficult travel near the McGregor Falls
2022-03-30-Papatahi Two parties crossing over Papatahi in opposite directions.
2022-03-28-Neill-Winchcombe A loop over Bull Mound, Alpha, Neill & Cone
2022-03-19-Mount Climie Volume 94, no 4, May
2022-03-13-Wellington A walk to local steams and historic places
2022-03-12-Hinakitaka-Mt Mathews Up Hinakitaka Stream to Mt Mathews & down Corner Creek
2022-03-09-Eastbourne Hills From Muritai to Hawtrey to Butterfly Creek
2022-03-05-Mick Track A visit to aircraft crash weckage
2022-03-03-Southern Ruahines Along ridges and into valleys with river travel
2022-03-02-Turere Valley From McKerrow Track across the Turere Valley
2022-03-02-Cannon Point A loop over Cannon Point and Harcourt Park
2022-02-26-Whakatikei River A river gorge trip
2022-02-23-Quoin Ridge Up the Hutt River, Quoin Ridge, & down to E Hutt R
2022-02-23-Makahika A loop to the tops and over Marquee
2022-02-22-Te Araroa Trail-Tararua Along a three day section of the Te Araroa Trail
2022-02-16-Pigeon Bush Up to & along the ridge to Thomson Track and Prince Stream
2022-02-16-Boulder Hill Up Boulder Hill in Belmont Regional Park.
2022-02-09-Big Huia Creek Rough travel along ridges and in Huia creek
2022-01-26-Whitireia Peninsula On tracks around Whitirea, Titahi Bay, & Pikarere Farm.
2022-01-26-Mathews Up a rib to the ridge-top track
2022-01-26-Battle Hill Camping at Battle Hill and walks
2022-01-19-Papatahi A loop from Papatahi along the tricky ridge
2022-01-14-Dorset Ridge-Carkeek Ridge To Dorset Ridge Hut & Park Forks to Jumbo
2022-01-12-Pyramid Knob Over various bumps to Pyramid Knob
2022-01-10-Mt Kaukau Multiple climbs of Mt Kaukau
2022-01-05-Percy Reserve Along tracks in & around Percy Reserve
2021-12-30-Oriwa-Ōtaki River A large loop on tops and in valleys of the Tararuas
2021-12-08-Kaitoke-Quoin Ridge Quoin Ridge to Hutt Forks
2021-12-01-Johnston Hill Heke Reserve to Johnston Hill
2021-11-24-Te Kopahou Reserve Up to the Radar Dome and out to Red Rocks
2021-11-23-South King-Mitre Flats A loop over McGregor and South King to Mitre Flats
2021-11-19-Waerenga Hut A weekend working party
2021-11-10-Ōrongorongo Peak A loop from the Ōrongorongo River over the peak
2021-10-20-Pencarrow Cycling and hiking to Baring Head
2021-10-17-Waimapihi Reserve Botanising along the Highbury Fling & Transient Tracks
2021-10-01-Powell Hut Up to Powell Hut & a warm fire
2021-09-29-Butterfly Creek From Eastbourne to Butterfly Creek
2021-09-29-Aorangi From Waikuku Lodge along the Aorangi Ridge to Mt Ross
2021-09-24-Tapokopoko A loop over Tapokopoko starting at Catchpole Stream car park
2021-07-21-East Whakanui Monitoring trap lines.
2021-07-13-Mt Ruapehu A 3-day stay in the TTC Lodge with grandparents & kids
2021-07-11-Highbury-Karori On tracks and thru reserves of west Wellington.
2021-07-02-Waitewaewae An overnight stay at Island Forks Hut
2021-06-23-Belmont Regional Park A trip to Belmont Trig.
2021-06-09-Mt Lowry-Butterfly Creek Along the tops from Pt Howard to Butterfly Creek to Bus Barnes
2021-06-06-Te Whiti Riser-Mt Lowry Along tracks in the Eastern Hills to Days Bay
2021-06-02-Wellington Southern Walkway Tracks to Mt Victoria, Hataitai, & Greta Point
2021-05-26-Kaitapu Steam-Waitotara Overnight stays at two bush huts
2021-05-19-Percy Reserve From Percy reserve to Sugarloaf Rock to Galbraith Gully
2021-05-05-Titahi Bay A coastal walk from Titahi Bay to Little Titahi Bay
2021-04-28 A TTC work party clearing riverbed gorse
2021-04-07-Square Knob A new route to Square Knob
2021-04-07-Mt Kaukau Johnsonville to Kaukau & back via multiple tracks.
2021-03-20-Mt Richmond A climb of Mt Richmond and exploring a plane wreck
2021-03-14-Pohill Reserve-Highbury A walk through reserves in Brooklyn & Highbury
2021-03-03-Paekākāriki Hill Up Fly-by-Wire gully to the tops & along & down.
2021-02-24-Deep Creek-Waiohine A climb of Waiohine via an indistinct route
2021-02-23-Mathews A rugged ascent to the NE Ridge
2021-02-21-Mt Crawford-Maupuia A walk on the Miramar Peninsular
2021-02-17-Butterfly Creek-Hawtrey Days Bay to Butterfly Creek and Hawtrey
2021-02-05-Renata From Cone hut to Alpha Hut to Renata Hut
2021-02-03-Churchill Reserve Through reserves, up Kaiwharawhara Stream & tunnels
2021-01-25-Mathews West Rib From Ocean beach to Mathews & down the South Ridge
2021-01-08-Triangle Spur-Mt Dundas Up the Mangahao to a circuit over Dundas, Logan & Pukemoremore
2021-01-04-Sawtooth Ridge Ruahines A traverse along the Ruahine tops
2021-0-13-Eastbourne Hills Up Cheviot Track to Mt Lowry to Lees Grove
2020-11-29-Burrows Avenue Reserve A botanising trip to Burrows Avenue Reserve
2020-10-28-Mt Climie Off track to Mt Climie &back on the 4WD track.
2020-10-14 Sayer Hut A trip over Waiohine to Sayers Hut
2020-10-13-Tongariro Northern Circuit A 3 day Tongariro Northern Circuit from Whakapapa Village
2020-10-07-Kaiwharawhara Stream Crossing the new Kaiwharawhara bridge
2020-09-28-Ōrongorongo River A family trip to Turere Lodge
2020-09-19-Tongariro National Park Recent Wellington High School trips
2020-09-16-Pukerua Bay-Karehana Bay Hidden Valley track to Taua Taua Track to Karehana Bay
2020-09-09-Remutaka Trig Along the trig track, then bushy travel & logging tracks
2020-09-06-Mt Lowry-Hawtrey A damp tramp along the Eastbourne tops
2020-09-04-North Saddle To North Saddle and along ridges
2020-08-26-Bothamley Park A pickup of rubbish in and near KenepuruStream
2020-08-23-Gollans Stream From Kereru Track to Golands Stream to Korimako Track
2020-08-19-South Miramar Tracks and hills near Worser Bay and Miramar
2020-07-12-Ōtari-Botanic Garden A walk through reserves of Wellington
2020-07-03-Powell Hut Track Up through snow to Powell Hut
2020-07-01-Khandallah A lunch trip
2020-07-00-Te Araroa Escarpment Escarpment trips in 2008 and 2020
2020-05-30-Mt Travers Up Summit Creek & onto & up Mt Travers
2019-10-26 Stanton Memorial Stanton Memorial from Tararua lodge
2019-02-01-Southern Crossing Southern Crossing: Otaki Forks, Kime Hut, Tutuwai Hut, Reeves, Woodside Station
2018-12-27-Temple-Huxley-circuit Five day circuit Temple Stream, Huxley and Hopkins river with alpine crossing of the Barrier Range
2016-04-17-Trip Location Waiohine Road end, up Makaka Stream & a nameless spur to Cone Mound, down to Cone Saddle and out
2012-04-05-Moss Pass An easter trip up the Sabine, over Moss Pass, returning down the D'Urville
2011-12-03-Pioneer Hut Climbs of Haidinger, Halcombe, Glacier Peak, West Peak, & Lendenfield.
2011-05-13-Naxos Island Greece Several day walks on the Naxos, one of islands in the Greek Cyclades group
2010-10-22-Tapuae-o-uenuku Labour weekend climbs of Tapuae-o-Uenuku and Alarm from the Clarence River
2010-10-22-Pelorus River-Bryant Range Labour Weekend - Pelorus River to Middy Hut, & Bryant Range to Dew Lakes
2010-10-17-Percy Scenic Reserve A trip to unveil a memorial to Peter Jagger in the Percy Scenic Reserve
2010-10-02-Mick-Tangata Maunga A 9-hour day trip over two peaks and along ridges
2010-08-22-Tararua Lodge Mt Ruapehu University ski week at the TTC lodge.
2010-07-01-Cordilleras Blanca And Huayhuash-Peru Eight weeks of climbing and living in the mountains of northern Peru using the town of Huaraz as a base
2010-06-26-Tararua Lodge Ruapehu A mid-winter weekend to celebrate the new alterations
2010-04-31-Otztal Alps Traverse An alpine ski touring trip to the Otztal alps, central eastern Alps, Europe
2010-04-18-Red Rocks A family tramp to Red Rocks, Wellington South Coast.
2010-04-02-Mt Owen An easter trip to Mt Owen area with climbs of Mt Owen, Replica, anda visit to Granity Pass.
2010-04-01-Renata Forks-Elder Hut-Quoin Ridge A 2-day round trip from Eastern Hutt to Elder Hut via Renata Forks and Quoin Ridge
2010-02-20-Utah Ski Fields A ski trip to Utah, USA, to ski the best snow on earth
2010-01-22-Rainbow Road-Molesworth A cycle trip from St Arnaud through the Rainbow Valley to Lake Tennyson and on through the Molesworth to Hodder Bridge
2010-01-03-Huayna Potosi-Bolivia A guided climb of a 6088m peak in Bolivia
2006-06-03-Ski Life Lodge-Family
1999-02-07 Tauherenikau Gorge Family Trip
1997-Easter-Bridge To Nowhere Family Trip
1997-01-Southern Crossing With Children
1996-Easter-Queen Charlotte Walkway
1996-12-Waiototo Wanderings

2023-03-13-Hanmer Day walks & multiday trips from Hanmer
2022-04-24-Escarpment Track Sunny weather for walking the Escarpment
2009 Patagonian Expedition40th Anniversary The 40th anniversary of: The “New Zealand Patagonian Expedition 1969 (commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tararua Tramping Club)”
2008-09-05-Putara-Cattle Ridge-Pukemoremore A weekend trip n the Northern Tararuas
2007-11-15 Middle Crossing A November Middle Crossing
2005-09-02 Bannister Circuit

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