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Te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua   -   Celebrating 100 years of tramping

Fixture Card 2012 First half of year

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2011 Second Half < Archive > 2012 Second Half

January 2012

New YearTrip grading?
27 Dec–5 JanMount Aspiring area - climbs from the WilkinClimbHugh Barr934 2244
1-6Ruahine CornerMJanette Roberts977 9865
4Riddifords, Mukamuka, Matthews SaddleMFPeter Reimann938 9602
7-8Kime Hut (Alpine flowers)EMLyn Taylor562 0235
7-15Mt Cook area climbing
specific ideas include:
Climbs from Pioneer Hut - Patrick Arnold
Mt Sefton from the Copeland river – Daniel Rogerson
ClimbDave Grainger021 444702
Wed 11Holdsworth-Alpine FlowersEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 11Belmont ‘bush-bash’MBill Stephenson565 0059
Mid Jan
Sat 14Southern Rimutaka rangeMDavid Bartle479 2324
Wed 18Tunnel GullyRSyd Edwards970 5882
Wed 18KapakapanuiMBill Wheeler479 5666
18-19Quoin, Alpha, Bull MoundMFDavid Ogilvie479 3035
18-20Mitre Flats Hut-MitreEMLeader required 
Anniversary Weekend
19-22Mt Brewster, Aspiring areaClimbRob Hawes027 447 0461
20-29Gouland Range-Beautiful RiverMFNeil Challands232 8492
20-23Tararua Lodge with Tongariro CrossingAllLeader required 
20–23Queen Charlotte Sound Walkway(approve sites)FamTom White383 8818
Sat 21Holdsworth Lookout-Gentle Annie Saddle-Mountain HouseMDavid McNab566 8600
21-23Bridge to Nowhere(approve sites)M (Cycling)Lois Buckrell387 3623
21-23Middle CrossingMBob White473 0084
Sun 22Maungakotukutuku Rd-MaunganuiEMMichele Dickson972 2350
Mid Week
25George Denton Park, ancient wellBBBKath Kerr475 8064
25Wairongamai Meet 8.30am Block Road,MellingEMLeader required 
25Goat Stream, South SaddleMMarg Conal -> mailto:margconal [snail] actrix [period] co [period] nz234 8191
Late January
27-29Tararua Lodge Work partySki/LodgePaul Maxim389 6945
28-29Mangahao FlatsEAlan Wright -> mailto:alanwright [snail] paradise [period] net [period] nz479 2566
28-29Matiu-Somes Island(approve sites) overnightFamPaula Carryer479 8864
Sat 28Off Track ExplorationMFColin Cook384 7414
Sun 29Takapu Rd-Cannons Creek BBQ Tawa (Olsens)EM (Cycling)Jenny Olsen232 7273
Sun 29Matiu-Somes Island(approve sites) day tripFamTBC479 8664
Sun 29PM Days Bay Ridge Track circuitEMeran Lewis383 7558

February 2012

Mid WeekTrip grading?
1Chartwell to Johnsons HillEDiana Barnes479 2947
1Catchpool, #386, Clay RidgeMLynne Pomare934 1187
1Tapokopoko to The PeakFDavid Ogilvie479 3035
Waitangi weekend
3-6Rainbow area e.g. Mt Paske - POSTPONEDClimbHugh Barr934 2244
3-6Porangahau Southern Hawkes Bay – biking day tripsERodney Pfeffer934 3456
4-6Tararua Lodge with Tongariro CrossingE & EMLeader Required 
4–6Puffer to Tauherenikau (big kids)FamTBC380 6868
4–6Waerenga Hut? (little kids)FamPaula Carryer479 8864
4-6Dorset RidgeM*Cancelled*977 9865
Sat 4Mitre Flats-Waingawa RiverMPip Newton233 8779
Mid Week
Wed 8Somes IslandRBrenda Neill475 7397
Wed 8Camp Wainui, Crowther, McKerrowEMMichael Bartlett565 0624
Wed 8Lower Roaring Meg traverseMFColin Cook384 7414
Wed 8Evening ride – Whitireia PeninsulaE (Cycling)Jenny Olsen232 7273
Early February
11-12Bushcraft? 1InstMalcolm Cunningham 
11-12Chamberlain Creek, northern TararuasCanyonDaniel Rogerson022 674 9017
11-12Holdsworth, Jumbo, BaldyMSieny Pollard237 5261
11-12Kiriwhakapapa-Old Tram Track-Te Mara LoopMRussell Cooke977 9865
Sun 12PM Crofton Downs-Chartwell via Crows Nest and SkylineEDiana Barnes479 2947
Sun 12Waikanae: Mangaone Walkway(approve sites) (if allowed) or Waitarere ForestEM (Cycling)Jenny Olsen232 7273
Sun 12Otaki Forks-Waiotauru Forks-return via riverEMLiz Martin938 6311
Mid Week
15Waingawa RiverMBill Wheeler479 5666
15Barney’s WhareELiz Martin938 6311
15-17Kime, Renata, Otaki ForksMLynne Pomare934 1187
15-17Field Hut? - HectorEMDiane Head577 0076
Mid February
18-19Central north island rock climbingClimbDave Grainger021 444 702
18-19Quoin Ridge AlphaMDave Bartle479 2324
18-19Mt Reeves - TutuwaiEMLiz Martin938 6311
Sat 18City WalkwayMStephanie Grant021 049 3266
Sun 19Makara areaEM (Cycling)Don Crump977 7385
Sun 18BBQ and MTB WainuiomataFamAnne Dowden380 6868
Mid Week
Wed 22Tinakori Hill, Te Ahu Mairangi roundaboutBBBDave Gobey472 6498
Wed 22Whiteria Peninsula
Meet 9.45am at angle parking area at end of Bay Road, Titahi Bay,
just before it turns R and becomes Richard St
EMSheena Hudson389 2270
Wed 22South WellingtonMBob Stephens475 8655
Wed 22Whakatikei Upper GorgeMFRobin Chesterfield233 8314
Late February
24-26Tararua Lodge Work partySki/LodgeDick Stent04 293 7881
25-26Orongorongo Explorer based at Waerenga Hut?EJulia Fraser586 8466
25-26Bushcraft? 2InstMalcolm Cunningham 
25-26Rangiwahia – Mangahuia LoopEMJude Willis383 7476
25-26Roaring Stag, Ruamahunga BridgeMSandra Bourguignon384 2642
Sat 25Off Track ExplorationMFNeil Challands232 8492
Sun 26Belmont trig-Round HillEMChristine MacKenzie586 9924
Mid Week
Wed 29Fern Gully, Rata Ridge, Lees GroveRDave Currie589 1902
Wed 29Nikau Track-Turere-WhakanuiEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 29Cattle Ridge, McKerrowMLynne Pomare934 1187
Wed 29Papatahi: regular and irregular routesMFJohn Thomson479 2527

March 2012

Early MarchTrip grading?
2-5Arthurs Pass / Canterbury climbingClimbStu Hutson389 2681
2–4Camping at Morison BushFamSimon Davis -> mailto:ttc-simon-davis [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz
Howard Symmes -> mailto:hjsymmes [snail] clear [period] net [period] nz
973 6044
389 1759
3-11South Temple-AhuririMPeggy Munn233 1564
Sat 3Gollans Valley LoopMDon McMaster388 5923
Sun 4Round the BaysEMBarbara Crump977 7385
Sun 4PM Skyline and KaukauETricia Walbridge479 1097
Mid Week
7-9Ruahines: Purity, Wooden Peg, WaterfallMRobin Chesterfield233 8314
Wed 7Belmont TrigELois Hope479 3863
Wed 7West of Foxhill Ridge, MakahikaMWayne Griffen06 368 0570
Mid March
10-11Bushcraft? 3 Malcolm Cunningham 
10-11Pakihohore Ridge, Penn CreekMBernard Molloy388 7193
Sat 10North HoldsworthMBob White473 0084
Sun 11Hutt River trailEM (Cycling)Marg Conal -> mailto:margconal [snail] actrix [period] co [period] nz234 8191
Sun 11Butcher-Cattle Ridge-Orongorongo TracksEMAdrienne Vermeulen386 4300
Mid Week
14Miramar Peninsular walkabout (part 2)RDavid Burson479 6863
14Long GullyEMBarbara Ogilvie479 3035
14Cone via Clem CreekMFJohn Thomson479 2527
Mid March 2
17-18Roaring StagYouthStuart Hutson027 686 5636
17-18Three Kings and MitreFitDave Grainger021 444 702
17-18Cone Hut? Birthday and Work Party - postponed to 5-6 MayEHugh Barr934 2244
Sat 17Coal Stream-Reeves-745MCathy Wylie938 6498
18Hemi Matenga Walkway(approve sites) (Waikanae)FamDave Netherclift976 3636
Sun 18PM (2pm) Miramar PeninsulaELeader Required
Mid Week
21-23Powell Hut-Jumbo-AtiwhakatuEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 21Strathmore coastal walkEJean Morgan384 6165
Wed 21WaitatapiaMKen Fraser04 905 3714
Late March
23-25Tararua Lodge Work partySki/LodgeCarol Kelly972 5895
24-25False Spur, AlphaMFNeil Challands232 8492
Sat 24Kaitoke-714-PufferMPeggy Munn233 1564
Sun 25Abbots Creek twin bridges-Rimutaka Road SummitEMBob Cyffers971 0015
Mid Week
Wed 28Vogeltown, Ohiro Rd, Carlucci Land theme parkBBBNina Price384 7414
Wed 28Clay Ridge-McKerrow-Orongorongo TrackEMMary Inglis383 6562
Wed 28Phillips Stream: waterfall to sourceMFJohn Thomson479 2527
March-April
30 Mar-Apr 2Nelson Lakes / Mt Cupola, Hopeless etcClimbPatrick Arnold021 966312
30 Mar-1 AprPouaki Circuit, TaranakiMStephanie Grant021 049 3266
Sat 31Off Track ExplorationMFBernard Molloy388 7193
Sun 1 AprPM Puriri Track, Snail Trail, Waiu St ReserveEMichael Bartlett565 0624

April 2012

Mid WeekTrip grading?
4Aotea LagoonEMichelle Paterson232 6670
4Bull Hill, Haurangi Forest ParkMKerry Popplewell479 2144
Easter
5-10Moss PassMJanette Roberts977 9865
6-9South Island mystery climbClimbAlison Davis/Dave Grainger021 426 369
7-9Red Deer Lodge St ArnaudFamAndy Foster or Tom White479 8664 / 383 8818
5-9Reefton Day trampsEMChristine McKenzie586 9924
5-9Round RuapehuMPeter Radcliffe233 1398
Sun 8Blue Mountains Road areaEM (Cycling)POSTPONED UNTIL 15 APRILMarg Conal -> mailto:margconal [snail] actrix [period] co [period] nz234 8191
Mid Week
11-13Tongariro: Oturere, Wilderness, KetatahiMKen Fraser04 905 3714
Wed11Hutt River walkREinar & Margaret Jensen569 5432
Wed11Butterfly Creek, Middle Ridge, Hawtry, Days BayEMJenny Lewis472 9228
Wed11Gentle Annie saddle, Carrington RidgeMDiane Head577 0076
Mid-April
Sat 14Cow CreekYouthStuart Hutson027 686 5636
Sat 14Maraenui-PaekawakawaMChris Horne475 7025
Sun 15Colonial Knob-Kaukau  Catch the 9.14am train to Porirua from Wellington Railway Station. Arrives at Porirua station at 9.35am. Walk starts from Porirua station.EM-MColleen Davey972 8189 or 021 042 9411
Sun 15Cycle Blue Mountains Rd areaMMarg Conal2348191 margconal@actrix.co.nz
Mid Week
18-20Totara Flats Hut-Cone SaddleEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 18Takapu Road to BelmontESyd Moore589 1919
Wed 18Titahi Bay, Ohariu Valley, JohnsonvilleMPaddy Gresham472 1363
Wed 18Browns Stream, South SaddleMFPeter Reimann938 9602
Mid April
21-22Broken Axe PinnaclesMFLeader requiredTBA
21-22Burn HutEMCancelled 
21-22Mokai-Patea RangeMRussell Cooke977 9865
Sat 21Kotumu Stream-Waterfall Stream LoopMRobin Chesterfield233 8314
Sun 22Rata Ridge trackFamTom White383 8818
Sun22PM Tinakori HillEJenny Lewis472 9228
Mid Week
Wed 25Queen Elizabeth ParkEPip Hart-Smith384 1208
Wed 25Kapiti Island(approve sites)EMMary Inglis383 6562
Wed 25Puketaha traverse, Huia ForksMFColin Cook384 7414
Late April
28-29Mid-King BivMRobin Chesterfield233 8314
Sat 28Off Track ExplorationMFColin Cook384 7414
Sun 29Te Kopi-Cape Palliser lighthouse; postponed if very windyM (Cycling)margconal [snail] actrix [period] co [period] nz Marg Conal234 8191
Sun 29Clay Ridge-McKerrow TracksEMRay Markham478 6091

May 2012

Mid WeekTrip grading?
Wed 2Dry Creek, Boulder HillEEinar & Margaret Jensen569 5432
Wed 2Belmont Regional ParkMBill Stephenson565 0059
Early May
5-6McGregor BivMAlan Wright -> mailto:alanwright [snail] paradise [period] net [period] nz479 2566 or alanwright@paradise.net.nz
5-6Blue Range HutEJane Boydon232 6859
5-6Cone Hut? (Belated) Birthday and Work PartyEHugh Barr934 2244
Sat 5Belmont Regional ParkMChristine Whiteford475 3880
Sun 6PM Zoo to Houghton BayERodney Pfeffer934 3756
Mid Week
Wed 9Seton Nossiter Park(approve sites), NewlandsRPaul Jones478 1876
Wed 9Paremata-Plimmerton via Pukerua BayEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 9Pigeon Bush, Nicholl, Prince Stream circuitMJohn Thomson479 2527
Mid May
Sat 12Te MatawaiYouthStuart Hutson027 686 5636
Sat 12Rae RidgeMJanette Roberts977 9865
Sun 13Bus Barn-Pt HowardEMLyn Taylor562 0235
Mid Week
16-18Atiwhakatu Hut-Pinnacle RidgeEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 16Johnsons Hill to OtariECarole Haigh476 7998
Wed 16Mt Wainui, Fly-by-WireMKen Fraser04 905 3714
Mid May 2
18-20Mitre PeakMBob White473 0084
Sat 19Explore Headwaters of Orongorongo CatchmentMGrant Timlin564 9579
Sun 20Byways of northern Belmont Regional ParkEMAlison Stephenson565 0059
Sun 20Hutt River Trail MTB (Petone)FamLeigh Taggart973 5804
Mid Week
Wed 23Kingston to BerhamporeBBBJenny & Philip Dickson389 7317
Wed 23Mt BartonEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 23Battle Hill, Abbott and beyondMDavid Ogilvie479 3035
Late May
Sat 26Off Track ExplorationMFNeil Challands232 8492
Sun 27Stokes Valley track selection: meet at 9am at Molesworth Street end of Hill Street (behind Parliament)EMSheena Hudson389 2270
Mid Week
Wed 30Maungaraki to Korokoro DamRMeet 10.15am Oakleigh St carpark Kath Offer569 6674
Wed 30Abbots Creek, Rimutaka SummitEMJohn Thomson479 2527
Wed 30South WellingtonMBob Stephens475 8655

June 2012

Queen’s BirthdayTrip grading?
1-4Seaward Kaikoura traverse (feat. Bacon Buttress)ClimbPaul Maxim389 6945
1-4Ngamoko RangeMCathy Wylie -> mailto:cathy [period] wylie [snail] vuw [period] ac [period] nz938 6498
2-4Taupo area: Waikato River Trail(approve sites)EM (Cycling)Jenny Olsen232 7273
4-6Taumaranui High School Lodge, RuapehuLodge AllKaren Turnermob. 027 247 4225
hm. 562 8031
Mid Week
Wed 6Red Rocks circuit towards Te KopahauEBrenda Neill475 7397
Wed 6City to Sea(approve sites)MJustin Kerr472 6661
Early June
Sat 9Lowry Bay-Butterfly CreekMBob White473 0084
Sun 10Korokoro catchment TracksEMJulia Fraser586 8466
Mid Week
Wed 13Karori Cemetery to Otari
Catch no 3 Karori Park bus at 10.43 am, north end Lambton Quay, near Bowen St
or meet 11.00 am Karori cemetery main gate
RJanet King938 6446
Wed 13Tinakori Hill, Johnsons Hill, SkylineEMKerry Popplewell479 2144
Wed 13Smiths Creek, bump 714, Puffer saddleMBill Wheeler479 5666
Mid June
Sat 16Hine St-Whakanui-TurereMTim McGuinness232 4271
Sun 17Makara walkway(approve sites)FamAndy Foster476 9220
Sun 17Molem-Fitzherbert-ArakuraEMMichele Dickson972 2350
18-19Waerenga Winter Solsticeall  
Mid Week
20-21Waerenga Hut-Mt? MatthewsEMDiane Head577 0076
Wed 20Stellin Park(approve sites), Wadestown loopEMargaret Emerson
Tony Vial
499 2158
Wed 20East HarbourMDavid Ogilvie479 3035
Late June
23-24KapakapanuiEMPip Newton233 8779
Sat 23Wainuiomata CircuitMSusan Guscott
David Castle
934 3855
Sun 24MacKenzie Track-Gollans ValleyEMMike Bartlett565 0624
Mid Week
Wed 27 (not Thurs)Solstice “party”, Crofton DownsAllMargaret Foden
Brenda Neill
479 2487
475 7397
Winter
30 Jun- 1 JulMid Winter PartySki/LodgeSki and Lodge Committee972 5895
Sat 30Off Track ExplorationMFBernard Molloy388 7193
Sun 1 JulKaitoke Ridge TrackETricia Walbridge479 1097

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