Tararua Tramping Club - Club Nights

Tuesday is our regular club night. Meetings are held in our clubrooms in Moncrieff Street, off Elizabeth Street, off Kent Terrace.

We welcome new faces at our meetings, and there are always club members available to provide newcomers with information and any answer questions they may have.

Forthcoming Meetings

7 September	The Solomons in focus Rhys Richards has visited the Solomon Islands many times. He will tell us about his hikes and dives in this interesting location in the Pacific

14 September	Remote Raoul Island Gareth Rapley enjoyed his 5 month stint as a volunteer on Raoul Island so much, he returned after 2 months to spend another year there as a programme leader. Find out what it is like to live in the most isolated conservation area managed by DoC, where a team of dedicated people work tirelessly to eradicate pest plants and thus save the native forest.

21 September	Amongst the Archives Have you ever wondered what's in the TTC Committee Room? John Rhodes, of South Wairarapa Tramping Club, will share treasures from our Club's Archive.

28 September	Adventures bivvie bagging in the Hunter and Dingle Burn Malcolm Cunningham will tell us about his intrepid solo trip.

5 October	Mapping the Geology of Fiordland Dr Ian (Mo) Turnbull will tell of the massive intellectual and physical challenges he and his team of geologists faced in mapping the Geology of Fiordland. Their Institute of Geology and Nuclear Sciences QMAP took 8 years to complete and was published this year.

12 October	Photo Competition

The Tuesday evening programme is

Supper from 7.40 pm - 8.00 pm
General business 8.00 pm - 8.15 pm
Speaker 8.15 pm - 9.00 pm
Trip organisation and socialising 9.00 pm - 9.30 pm
There is a $2 door charge.

Can you, or someone you know, keep us entertained or informed?
Our Tuesday night programme organiser, on (04) 938 6311 or on (04) 383 6562. is keen to hear from anyone who would like to be considered as a Tuesday night speaker/presenter.
The club can provide assistance for speakers including slide or data projectors.