Nau mai, haere ki te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua
Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club.
Interested in outdoor activities, simply need some healthy exercise, and want to meet some friendly people? We may have what you're looking for.
Established in 1919, TTC is the longest established tramping club in Wellington with over 600 members. Tramping and day walks are our most popular activities, and there are many other ways you can enjoy yourself with the club, including family trips, snow sports, biking, youth programme and climbing and mountaineering. Have a look at our activities and trips for more details. ...
For information on tramping in the Tararuas, see Tararua Tramper's Guide and tramping information. For information about the native flora you might encounter, see In the hills, and our extensive trip reports.
Our event programme has all kinds of trips and activities, all year round.
Our club meetings are held every Tuesday night at our centrally-located clubrooms in Moncrieff Street. You are welcome to join us. ...
Tararua Lodge 70th
Tararua Lodge's 70th Birthday
Tararua Lodge turns 70 this year, the first hut would have been 75 years old this year.
Come up to the lodge to ski, climb, ski-tour, walk or just enjoy some good company and cake.
Book online
The photographic competition is coming up!
Now is the time to download your photographs and enter them in the Photographic Competition. Please see the Photo Competition Rules for dates and details.
Photo competition entries now open
Please see our photographic competition details.
At our next hui on 2025-07-15
Club nights are held on Tuesdays at our clubrooms opening at 7:10 p.m. with the proceedings starting at 7:30 p.m.
15 July National parks of Tasmania Diana Barnes
Diana went on an organised short trip to Tasmania, visiting several national parks and wilderness areas. An added appeal was seeing some native animals such as the pademelon.
Please see our online hui guidance for information on how to attend and for an invitation.
Coming up on Tuesday 2025-07-22
22 July Nocturnal activity of wild kākā Tirth Vaishnav
Kākā are a diurnal species (active during the day), but what are they doing up and about after dark? With funding from the Michael Taylor Memorial Award, Tirth undertook a field investigation of daytime and night-time activity patterns of kākā within the Zealandia ecosanctuary.
Upcoming trips 🥾
Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | |
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11-13 | Ski/climb/walk weekend - Tararua Lodge, Mt Ruapehu | All | Craig Scott -> mailto:craig [period] andrew [period] scott [snail] gmail [period] com | 021 0400 989 | Book Now |
13-18 | Ski/climb/walk week- Tararua Lodge, Mt Ruapehu | All | Self Cater -> mailto:ttc [period] tararua [period] lodge [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz | 021 948 634 | Book Now |
Sun 13 | Brooklyn, Waimahi Reserve, Zealandia perimeter | EM | Paul Bruce | 021 027 19370 | |
16 | Tree Planting Baring Head, East Harbour RP | All | Jane-Pyar Mautner | 027 689 8845 | |
18-20 | Tararua Lodge 70th Birthday, Ski/climb/walk - Tararua Lodge, Mt Ruapehu | All | Paul Maxim -> mailto:p [period] maxim [snail] xtra [period] co [period] nz | 027 4470 459 | Book Now |
Sat 19 | South Coast, Brooklyn Radome | M | Tim Stone |
Recent 2025 weekly activities
- 2025-06-25 Matariki Walks & Shared Lunch/East Harbour Lakes Tree Planning Project/Orongorongo Valley
- 2025-06-18 Otari, Karori Cemetery/Makara Walkway/East Harbour Regional Park/West Mangaone Loop/Belmont Traverse – Porirua to Petone/Goat Stream, Mt Matthews
- 2025-06-11 Percy’s Reserve/Berhampore [Half] Circuit/Mount Cook to Cook Strait Circuit/Dobson Circuit/Silversky Track, Skyline Walkway/Old Ghost Road
Recent 2025 trip reports from the Tararua Tramper