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Nau mai, hoki mai ki te rōpū hikoi o te pae maunga o Tararua |
Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club |
Hosting duty 'cheat sheet'
- open the presentation cabinet to setup the laptop, turn on the projector at the wall
- pro tip: the RCA sound cable is not required unless the presentation has audio
- welcome the presenter when they arrive, offer them a cup of tea
- explain the koha options
- explain the online and hall audiences and two sound systems
- explain the latest end time for the talk (8:30pm), encourage them to keep to time
- explain the hall microphone options
- setup the online meeting on the laptop
- pro tip: ensure 'Display Settings' are set to two screens
- pro tip: ensure the windows sound setting for the browser is set to minimum if the powerpoint presentation itself has sound
- pro tip: reboot the laptop if the reboot required indicator is displayed or the laptop will not connect to the WiFi
- start the meeting at 7:30 with a mihi to the online and hall audiences
- introduce the TTC, explain health and safety (toilets and exits)
- ask if there are any new people at the meeting and welcome them
- President's and Committee notices
- weekly activity reports
- forthcoming trips
- library
- general notices
- introduce the speaker; ask for questions at the end
- after the talk moderate the online and in person pātai
- if after 8:30 restrict or have no questions
- thank the speaker (or arrange someone else to do so)
- announce the club night topic for next week
- close the meeting with a request to put the chairs away
- return the laptop etc to the presentation cabinet and lock it, turn off projector and sound system
08 September Inside the secret histories of Tongariro National Park
Hazel Phillips shares a few of her favourite stories from her book Fire & Ice: Secrets, histories, treasures and mysteries of Tongariro National Park - tales of ghosts, fires, avalanches, plane wrecks, sly grogging, secret spots and more - and talks about her recent Ruapehu summit plateau ice cave forays.
| Date | Location | Grade | Leader | Contact | ||
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| 6-Thu 11 | Preschool ski week to Tararua Lodge | Family | Anita Radcliffe -> mailto:anita [period] f.radcliffe [snail] gmail [period] com Arran Whiteford -> mailto:arranjcw [snail] gmail [period] com | AR 027 464 4455 AW 022 247 4777 | ||
| 09 | Queen Elizabeth II Park | E | Hadley Bond | 021 0341 980 | ||
| 09 | Volunteer needed!! | EM | ||||
| 09 | Petone-Belmont-Horokiwi-Grenada-Johnsonville | M | Peter Morten | 021 143 4979 | ||
| 09 | Bike: Pencarrow Circuit | M, bike | John Dement | 021 372 168 | ||
| 09 | Remutaka Scramble | MF | Anthony Hill | 021 0255 1924 | ||
15 September Ōtari-Wiltons Bush centenary
October 12 marks the centenary of the establishment of the Ōtari Open-air Native Plant Museum . Kathy Ombler, a Trustee of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust, explains how it has all evolved, while remaining true to the ‘Four Point Scheme’ designed by eminent botanist Dr Leonard Cockayne 100 years ago.