Fixture Card 2017 First half of year

Use for ski forms We welcome new people at all club activities

2016 Second Half < Archive > 2017 Second Half

Print me

May

January 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
Xmas/New Year
27 Dec – 8	Olivines Backcountry or in the vicinity	Alp	Dave Grainger	021 444 702
29 Dec – 4	Ruapehu Lodge – day trips all grades	All	Carol Kelly	972 5895

7	Saddle Creek by the new and the old tracks	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120

14	Holdsworth: Pinnacle Ridge - Jumbo Saddle circuit	MF	David McNabb	566 8600
Week
21-26	Ruahines Comet Road – head south. (6 days)	M	Janette Roberts	027 269 1222
Anniversary Weekend
21-23	Camping at Otaki Forks	Fam	Andy Foster	476 9220 021 227 8537
21-23	Tararua Lodge – Work party and tramping	Lodge Work	Vivienne Radcliffe	233 1398
21-23	Mt Aspiring: NW Ridge	Alp	Dave Grainger	021 444 702
21-23	Mt Aspiring region	Alp	Nina Sawicki	027 230 5808
21-23	Central NI – Kawakawa Bay – Rock / Climb	Youth	Andy Jones	021 0245 3784

28	Akatarawas: Mt Maunganui-Titi Circuit	M	Ken Fraser	04 905 3714
29	Waiotauru Forks, return via river.	EM	Liz Martin	938 6311

28-29	Northern Tararua (Arete/Mt Dundas)	MF	TBC

Wednesday walks in January		Grade	Leader	Contact
4	Ngatiawa River, Kapakapanui	M	Bill Wheeler	479 5666
	Mt Reeves area	SF	Tricia French	021 1814739
11	Thorndon, Wadestown	R	Dave Gobey	472 6498
	Te Whiti Park, Eastern Hills	E	Syd Edwards	970 5882
	Old Five Mile, Browns track, Cattle Ridge	EM	Kerry Popplewell	479 2144
	McKerrow, Turere, Whakanui	M	Wayne Perkins	970 5896
	Phillips Stream up from the peninsula	MF	David Ogilvie	479 3035
18	Lunch - Spruce Goose, Lyall Bay 12.0. No 3 bus from Stop J, Lambton Quay at 11.12
	Butterfly Creek - Kowhai St ,( Eastbourne)	BBB	Peter Nixon	382 8599
	Graces Stream and back via Clay Ridge	M	Susan Guscott	934 3855
	Gable End Ridge, Waiopehu track	SF	David McNabb	566 8600
25	Whitirea Park	R	Janet King	938 6446
	Zealandia - The charge to enter is $15 , less if we have some Zealandia members.	E	Barbara Ogilvie	479 3035
	Fern Gully, Lowry, Eastbourne	EM	Michele Dickson	972 2350
	East Harbour Lakes	M	Howard Larsen	472 6995
	Waiotauru River, Snowy River Hut	MF	Tricia French	021 181 4739

February 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
Waitangi weekend
4-6	Field Hut ? – Kime Hut ?	EM	Liz Martin	938 6311
4-6	Branch River and Upper Wairau Valley	EM	Hugh Barr	934 2244
4-6	Ruahines – Knights Track- Toka- Leon Kinvig Hut Ngamoko Hut	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
4-6	Atiwhakatu Hut tramp	Fam	Paula Carryer	479 8664
4-6	Tongariro NP – Whakapapa Gorge. Rock Climb	Youth	Andy Jones	021 0245 3784

10-11	Waerenga Hut – climb Mt Mathews. RESCHEDULED FROM 18-19 MARCH	EM	Vicki Wogan	479 4696
11	Holdsworth: Totara Creek Spur	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
12	Rimutaka summit – twin bridges	EM	Bob Cyffers	971 0019
11-12	Pohangina Base Trip - EM	Bike	Robin Chesterfield	233 8314

18	Rimutakas: East Whakanui - Papatahi Hut - Whakanui circuit	MF	David McNabb	566 8600
19	Old Whakanui – New Whakanui	EM	Joanne Gapes	022 096 7152
19	Kapiti Explorer EM	Bike	Jenny Olsen	232 7273
18-19	Tongariro NP – Tukino	Alp	Helen Chapman -> mailto:hmchapman [snail] gmail [period] com
18-19	Ruapehu Lodge Work Party	Work	Lodge Committee	021 261 0020
18-19	Mangahao Flats	Youth	Stu Hutson	027 686 5636

25	Kiriwhakapapa - Te Mara via Mikimiki spur - Blue Range Hut	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
26	Lowry Bay – Eastborne	EM	Melanie Martin	569 9925
26	Brooklyn wind turbine – Red rocks - Owhiro Valley- 272 Ohiro Road – Grade 3 (3-4 hours)	Bike	Paul Bruce	972 8699
25-26	Tararua Tops	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
25-26	Kehu Peak from the Rainbow, Nelson Lakes	Alp	Jadria Cincotta	022 639 2998
Week
25 – 4 Mar	Hokitika area –Toaroha.	MF	Peggy Munn	233 1564

Wednesday walks in February		Grade	Leader	Contact
1	Keith George Memorial Park, Ecclesfield Reserve	E	David Campbell	527 3752
	Wellington Hills	M	Marilyn Richards	479 1094
	Jumbo, McGregor, Atiwhakatu (Tues-Wed)	M 2 day	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
	Bull Mound	SF/F	Tony Black	473 2269
8	Ngaio Gorge Meet 10.40 Crofton Downs Station. Catch 10.32 train (J'ville line)	R	Denise Udy	473 7037
	Matiu/Somes Island - overnight. Book with leader, still spaces available. Catch 10.0 ferry from Queen's Wharf	E 2 day	Margaret Foden	479 2487
	Wairongomai Hut	EM	Liz Martin	938 6311
	Tauherenikau Gorge: river trip	M	Bill Wheeler	479 5666
	Holdsworth Lodge, Pinnacle, Atiwhakatu	MF	Bob Stephens	475 8655
15	Lunch		Chris Lock	479 2651
	Sanctuary perimeter	BBB	Diana Barnes	479 2947
	Mt Wainui	M	Peter Reimann	938 9602
	Akatarawa Forest Park	MF	Helen Beaglehole	977 1843
	Southern Crossing, two days	SF 2 day	David Ogilvie	479 3035
	Pauatahanui	Bike	Chris Leather	021 2308591
22	Whites Line East, Naenae	E	Syd Moore	589 1919
	Oakleigh Street circuit	EM	Rosemary Wilson	236 7171
	Waiorongomai Stream wander	M	Mike Crozier	479 6907
	Smith Creek, 714, 805, 756	SF	Tony Black	473 2269
	Mt Matthews via Matthews Stream	F	Warwick Wright	562 0194
	Karapoti to Queen Elizabeth Park	Bike	Paul Bruce	021 0271 9370

March 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
25 – 4 Mar	Hokitika area –Toaroha.	MF	Peggy Munn	233 1564

4	Holdsworth: Atiwhakatu-East Holdsworth	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
5	Clay Ridge – Orongorongo Tk	EM	Muriel Christianson	479 5269
4-5	Morison Bush camping	Fam	Simon Davis	973 6044
4-5	Mt Taranaki - Pouakai Circuit	M	Amie Claridge	021 252 7457
4-5	Mt Taranaki Climb	Alp	Paul Maxim	027 447 0459

10-12	Bushcraft Weekend @ Waerenga	Instr	Peter Barber	027 750 5443
11	Waiohine: Cone via Clem Creek Spur	MF	David McNabb	566 8600
12	Midland Park - Kilbirnie A cross-town caper, with some surprises and a scramble or two. Meet Midland Park 9.15 a.m	E	Chris Horne	475 7025
12	Mt Kaukau walk	Fam	Kate Williams	479 6423
12	Old Coach Road-Ohariu-Makara Beach-Johnsonville - EM	Bike	Barbara and Don Crump	977 7385
11-12	Neill Forks Hut via Makaka Creek Spur	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
11-12	Tarn Ridge hut	Youth	Stu Hutson	027 686 5636
11-12	Ruapehu Lodge – Food restock/ work party	Work	Peter Elder	971 5066

18	Wellington: Urban Tree Tramp	M	Tom White	383 8818
19	Raukawa St – Kinglsey St, Stokes Valley	EM	Michele Dickson	972 2350
19	Moonshine-Hutt Valley-Belmont-Moonshine. - EM	Bike	RobinChesterfield	233 8314
18-19	Waerenga hut – Climb Mathews	EM	Vicki Wogan	479 4696	THIS TRIP WILL RUN 10-11 FEBRUARY INSTEAD.
18-19	Quoin Ridge Alpha Hut Eastern Hutt River	MF	Russell Cooke	027 244 8603
18-19	Tararua - Mitre Peak off track	F	Dave Grainger	021 444 702

25	Holdsworth: High Ridge	M	Sieny Pollard	237 5261
26	Kotumu from Orongorongo R. mouth	EM	Peter Shanahan	934 7926
26	Hutt River- Mangaroa- Hutt River trail - Easy	Bike	Julia Fraser	586 8466

** BIKE TRIP POSTPONED TO 9TH APRIL

Week
25-26	Pinnacle from the Branch/Leatham (Wairau Valley)	alp	Jadria Cincotta	022 639 2998
25 – 29	Richmond Range – Te Araroa trail – Mid Wairoa hut to Red Hills. (5 days)	M	Anne Opie	06 304 7916

Wednesday walks in March		Grade	Leader	Contact
1	Bothamley Pathway, Porirua	E	Pip Hart-Smith	384 1208
	North Manakau Road, Panatewaewae Ridge	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
	Eastern Hutt, Marchant	F	David McNabb	566 8600
8	Paremata	R	Michelle Paterson	232 6670
	Plimmerton, Pukerua Bay via Carrad farm ridges	EM	Anne/Hadley Bond	233 2241
	Off-track west of Mangaone Walkway	M	Robin Chesterfield	233 8314
	East Holdsworth, Jumbo	SF	Joan Basher	476 7543
	Bothamley and beyond	Bike	Pip Hart-Smith	384 1208
15	Lunch
	Kohekohe track	BBB	Carole Haig	476 7998
	Days Bay, Gollans Stream	M	Jim Gibbons	568 9223
	Route to be confirmed	MF/SF	Lynne White	384 5238
22	Orongorongo track	E	Julia Fraser	586 8466
	Hunting for Waiwhetu gold mine plus …	EM	Anne/Hadley Bond	233 2241
	Belmont Hills circuit	M	Alison/Bill Stephenson	565 0059
	Gentle Annie Saddle, Atiwhakatu, Pinnacle	MF	Peggy Munn	233 1564
29	Naenae, Rata St tracks	E	Hadley Bond	233 2241
	Totara Creek spur	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
	Mt Tauherenikau circuit	MF	Joan Basher	476 7543
	The Peak via Tapokopoko	F	Warwick Wright	562 0194
	Kapiti Coast	Bike	Chris Leather/Jan Nye	021 230 8591

April 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
1	Northern Wairarapa: Ruapae Falls	M	Russell Cooke	027 244 8603
2	Oakleigh St 9.30am – Belmont Trig	EM	Julia Fraser	586 8466
2	Rimutaka Incline bike	Fam	Andy Foster	476 9220 021 227 8537
1-2	Ruahines; Sunrise hut and beyond	EM	Leader TBC	972 5895
1-2	Ruahine Tops from eastern side	F	Michael Allan	022 639 1781

8	Rimutakas: Whakanui-Whakanui Creek-East Whakanui	M	Bernard Molloy	388 7193
9	Barneys Whare	EM	contact Michele Dickson	972 2350
9	Hutt River- Mangaroa- Hutt River trail- Easy	Bike	Julia Fraser	586 8466
8-9	Kaimanawa - Waipakahi	M	Alison Davis	022 426 3690
Easter
14-17	Lodge Trip Kaimai – Mamaku Forest Park Opal hot springs Matamata	Lodge	Muriel Christianson	479 5269
14-17	Mt Owen area	EM	Hugh Barr	934 2244
14-17	Mt Owen Traverse	M	Russell Cooke	027 244 8603
14-17	Te Matawai – Park River – Park Forks – Upper Waiohine – Te Matawai	MF	Franz Hubmann	567 2162
14-17	Ella Range from the Matakitaki	Alp	David Grainger	021 444 702
Week
14-20		Fam	Anna Davison	021 0279 0745
Anzac Weekend
22-25	Mt Franklin, Nelson Lakes	Alp	Patrick Arnold	021 966 312
22	Holdsworth: Pinnacle Ridge-Atiwhakatu Loop	M	Anne Opie	06 304 7916
23	Bus Barn – Butterfly Creek - York Bay CANCELLED as TRIP RAN in JANUARY	EM	Lyn Taylor	562 0235

29	Waiohine: Reeves-Tutuwai-Cone	M	Sieny Pollard	237 5261
30	South Karori Stm	EM	Hugh Barr	934 2244
29-30	Ruahine Crossing – Kennet Rd to No 1 Line	M	Janette Roberts	027 269 1222
29‑30	Ruahine - Mangaweka Peak	MF	Alison Davis	022 426 3690

Wednesday walks in April		Grade	Leader	Contact
05	Gums loop	R	Kath Offer	569 6674
	Sweetacres Drive, Airstrip, Kilmister Track	EM	David Campbell	527 3752
	Pigeon Bush	M	John Thomson	479 2527
	Te Araroa: 657, Makahika	MF	David Ogilvie	479 3035
12	Lunch
	Botany: Wrights Hill and Burrows Ave Reserves	E	Chris Horne	475 7025
	Te Araroa: Colonial Knob, Kaukau	M	Christine Whiteford	475 3880
	Angle Knob	SF	Joan Basher	476 7543
19	Seatoun, Eastern Walkway loop	E	Margaret Emerson and Tony Vial Kerry Popplewell	499 2158
	Wellington: Western Hills	EM	Jan Nye	479 2144
	Porirua to Petone re-visited	M	Bob Stephens	565 4219
	The Peak, Kotumu	MF		475 8655
26	Wrights Hill	R	Mary Kempster	938 4223
	Southern Walkway - Meet 10.0 at Carlton Gore Rd bus stop, Oriental Parade Catch No 14 bus from Wgtn terminus Stop C at 9.37	E	Jean Morgan	384 5165
	Te Kopahou Reserve(approve sites), Red Rocks	EM	contact Michele Dickson	972 2350
	Arcus Dam loop	M	Dave Reynolds	934 6120
	Catchpool Stream, McKerrow Track, Turere Stream	MF	David Ogilvie	479 3035
	Powell Hut, upper Isabelle waterfall	F	Franz Hubmann	567 2162

May 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
6	Western Tararuas: Tangata from Otaki Gorge Road	M	Robin Chesterfield	233 8314
7	Skyline/Te Araroa and Ohariu Valley	EM	Tricia Walbridge	027 563 5109
13	The northern Maungatukus	SM	Ken Fraser	04 905 3714
14	Makara, both loop tracks	EM	Ray Markham	478 6091
13-14	Holdsworth-Jumbo	M	Sieny Pollard	237 5261

20	Wairarapa: Bruce-Blake Hill	M	Russell Cooke	027 244 8603
21	Waikanae, Hemi Matangi	EM	Helen Quinlan	473 6696

14	Makara, both loop tracks	EM	Ray Markham	478 6091
27	Wellington: Skyline selection	M	Sieny Pollard	237 5261
28 pm	Otari, flax clearing, kohekohe track- Cemetery selections	E	Diana Barnes	479 2947
28	Hutt River Trail bike	Fam	Anne Dowden	021 616 557

Wednesday walks in May		Grade	Leader	Contact
03	Titahi Bay	E	Hadley Bond	233 2241
	Owhiro Bay, Sinclair Head and upwards	M	Brian Hasell	479 2068
	Putaputa Stream	MF	Warwick Wright	562 0194
10	Hutt River Trail	R	Mary Cropp	389 8021
	Dobsons, Marchant Stream route	EM	Lynne Pomare	934 1187
	Lowry Bay, Butterfly Creek, bus barns circuit	M	Carolyn Jenkins	021 434 955
	Route to be confirmed	MF/SF	Lynne White	384 5238
17	Lunch
	City interest walk	BBB	Kath Kerr	475 8064
	Maungakotukutuku Valley, Titi, Maunganui	M	Carol Kelly	972 5895
	Cone via Cone Hut and Block XIX track	MF	Warwick Wright	562 0194
24	Ngaio, Crofton Downs explorer	E	Lois Hope	479 3863
	Old Whakanui area	EM	Lynne Pomare	934 1187
	City to Sea Walkway	M	Howard Larsen	472 6995
	Greens Stream spur, Tapokopoko, Paua Ridge	SF	David Ogilvie	479 3035
31	Belmont via Korokoro Stream	E	Einar and Margaret JensenCheryl McDonald Cheryl McDonald	569 5432
	Wellington Wander	M	Warwick Wright	934 8268
	Maymorn Ridge	MF		562 0194

June 2017 fixture card

Date	Location	Grade	Leader	Contact
Queen’s Birthday
3-5	Nelson Lakes, St Arnaud Red Deer lodge(approve sites)	All	Bob Ciffers	971 0015
3-5	Nelson Lakes Mountains	Alp	David Grainger	021 444 702
3-5	South Island early season climbing trip	Alp	Paul Maxim	027 447 0459

10	A Hera special	M	Hera Cook	021 0287 2236
11	Ferry Rd – Rata Ridge – Gollans – Days Bay	EM	Michele Dickson	972 2350
11	Otari-Wilton Bush	Fam	Leader TBC	380 6868

17	Southern Tararuas: Mt Frith	M	Cathy Wylie	938 6498
18	Korokoro Track selection	EM	Phil Cole	586 8480
17-18	Mt Ruapehu – plateau & peaks	Alp	Alison Davis	022 426 3690

24	Rimutakas: Cattle Ridge-McKerrow	M	Jane Boydon	021 205 3962
25 pm	A Te Ahumairangi Circuit(approve sites)	E	Jenny Lewis	472 9228
24-25	Waerenga Hut – Gourmet trip	E	Jeanette Martin	027 658 9441

Wednesday walks in June		Grade	Leader	Contact
07-Jun	Seton Nossiter Park(approve sites)	R	Brenda Neill	477 3457
	Porirua Reserve selection	EM	Rosemary Wilson	387 8959
	Orongorongo, Haurangi Hut, Turere Stream, Old 5 Mile	M	John Thomson	479 2527
	Mick, Tangata Maunga	MF	Bob Stephens	475 8655
14-Jun	Sea to Sanctuary	BBB	Jenny Lewis	472 9228
	Tunnel Gully area	M	Wayne Perkins	970 5896
	Mangatarere Valley, Sayers Hut, Totara Flats Hut	MF	Bob Stephens	475 8655
	Rimutaka Incline(approve sites)	Bike	John Hill	472 7721
21-Jun	Solstice “party”	all	Michele Dickson	972 2350
			Margaret Foden	479 2487
28-Jun	Art Walk	E	Paul Jones	478 1876
	Horoeka St, ECNZ Rd, Stokes Valley Rd	EM	Michele Dickson	972 2350
	Kaitoke, Smith Creek, Dobson Loop Track	M	Trish Gardiner-Smith	386 2304
	Quoin Ridge to 754	MF	Wayne Perkins	970 5896

Weekend Gear

Clothing

Do NOT bring cotton clothing (leave cotton clothing at home!)

synthetic shirt/polypropylene or wool/merino singlet
bushshirt/polar fleece jacket/wool jersey
quick drying shorts
underclothes
two pairs wool/polypropylene socks
boots
gaiters
handkerchief

Storm clothing

Waterproof parka and windproof overtrousers
wool/synthetic mittens
balaclava/hat

Change of clothing

polypropylene/wool top
polypropylene/wool long johns
socks
underclothes
hut footwear

Sleeping gear

groundsheet
sleeping mat
sleeping bag and liner

Other gear

GPS device, compass and Topo maps of the area, track description
Personal Locator Beacon (available on loan from the gear room)
Headlight or torch, with spare batteries, (and spare bulb if applicable)
personal first aid, first aid manual, or Red Cross First Aid phone app
DoC hut tickets/annual pass(approve sites)
toilet paper
insect repellent
whistle
matches in waterproof container, or lighter
candle, or led lantern
1 litre of water
camera, spare camera battery
antihistamine tablets
water purification tablets
small towel
sunhat
sunblock
sunglasses
togs
toilet gear
stove and fuel
billy, billy cleaner
pot mitt or billy handler
tent, poles, pegs
fly
poles and pegs

Line pack with large plastic survival bag to keep all gear dry, or use smaller waterproof bags.

Snow, Winter, and Alpine conditions

additional top layer and longs, socks
overmitts
snow goggles
crampons and ice-axe (check with trip leader)

Extra pack weight approximately 3 kg.

Overdue Trips

Note to parents, relatives or friends of members on club trips: Should a party be late in returning, please do not worry unduly as this happens often and there are probably good reasons for their delay. If you are in doubt please contact the Chief Guide, a Tramping Organiser or the President.

Safety

Plan your trip thoroughly

register and email your trip intentions using the Outdoors Intentions Form with a responsible person
- the route you intend to take
- the party size, and experience level of the group
- time and place of return

Carry sufficient clothing, equipment, food, and water
- take appropriate clothing: wool or polypropylene next to the skin, two pairs of socks at all times to avoid blisters, sunhat, parka with a hood, overtrousers.
- take appropriate equipment: boots with good tread, small rubbish bag, comfortable pack with a pack liner and a pack cover.
- take a tent fly, first aid items and extra food in case of emergencies
- take navigation equipment and know how to use it: map and compass AND offline maps on your GPS phone app or a dedicated GPS unit.
Carry a means of emergency communication
- take a personal locator beacon (PLB) or InReach, it is good practice to ensure there are at least two PLB on a trip.
- Consider also taking an InReach or satellite phone.
  A communication device is necessary in the outdoors where cell phone reception may be limited or unavailable. Emergency communication devices can be hired at minimal cost or purchased.
Check the weather forecast
- monitor the weather in the days before you leave
- continually monitor the weather conditions during the trip
Check the track and hut conditions
- check with the Department of Conservation, locals, local tramping clubs, Regional Authorities, or District Councils
Beware of rivers - if in doubt DO NOT CROSS
- know when, where, and how to cross
- attend a river safety course before you go
Prepare for emergencies
- when things go wrong, use the STOP model for making decisions:
Stop, take a breath, sit down, and remain calm
Think, look around you, listen, brainstorm options
Observe what is around you, evaluate the potential consequences
Plan what to do what is necessary to keep alive, then act. Water, shelter, warmth, and the will to survive are the essential elements to your survival, but if in doubt stay put.

Incidents and Accidents

If a club trip is involved in or with an incident or accident, please contact the President as in incident review may be required. The President may request a written report of the circumstances and actions taken for circulation to the Incident Review Committee. Any 111 call or PLB activation must be reported to the President. A fatality on a trip must be reported to the President at the earliest opportunity.

Category: Trip information

See Trip grading ?

Category: Trip information 2017