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
| 9 September | Photo Competition
For details see the Photo Competition page. |
| 16 September | Waerenga - the great move
A special presentation by Barry Durrant to co-incide with the grand re-opening |
| 23 September | How to avoid getting lost in the future
Graeme Blick from LINZ, will update us on the forthcoming changes to mapping in New Zealand. |
| 30 September | The lives of mountaineers
Lee Davidson will talk about her research which has examined the life stories of 22 NZ mountaineers. She will focus on how their passion for the mountains began, the role that it has played in their lives and how they have sustained their commitment to it throughout their lives. There will be the opportunity for people to contribute their own reflections on what attracts them to the outdoors and how it has impacted on their lives. (Articles about Lee have appeared in the Dominion Post and the Wilderness magazine) |
| 7 October | Turning Wellington Zoo into "Absolutely, Positively the Best Little Zoo in the World"
Karen Fifield, CEO and Katja Geschke, Manager, Conservation and Veterinary Science of Wellington Zoo, talk to us about a couple of really exciting new developments at the Zoo.
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| 14 October | Remote Afghanistan
Warwick Gilbert is an aid worker who, while working in Afghanistan, did a two week trip into Nuristan, Eastern Afghanistan, a forgotten territory of this troubled country. |
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
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.


