TTC Social Club Committee Roster
PLEASE!
- The roster is tight; if you can't do a duty, please agree to swap with someone else.
- see the duty and event guides
| Date | Host | Supper |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | Cathy | Ann |
| 1 September | Lana | Lynne |
25 August 2026 Annual General Meeting
Come to this year’s AGM, have your say on how our club
is doing and the actions the General Committee is taking as
a result of its recent strategic planning work, and elect the
General Committee for the year ahead.
01 September Mongolia Jonty Crane
Jonty just returned from an 11-day hike in the Kharkhiraa and Turgen mountains in western Mongolia. Led by adventurer and author Tim Cope, the group hike followed traditional nomadic routes through vast steppe, alpine valleys and high mountain passes, with camels carrying gear between camps. Jonty will share encounters with nomadic families, and what it was like to hike through this remote and incredible landscape.
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.
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.
22 September Te Araroa: Bluff to Queenstown
Robert and Carolyn Tristam walked the South Island Te Araroa north bound (NOBO) from Bluff from December 2025. With several side quests along the way, they then walked from Auckland Airport north to Cape Reinga. This talk will cover the Southland section from Bluff to Queenstown, areas less traversed by Wellingtonians.
29 September Bagging the Waitāwhiri Wilberforce River
Simon Davis spent five years planning a trip up the Wilberforce River, a major braided river in western Canterbury that flows into the Rakaia. The river valley is part of the traditional route used by Ngāi Tahu to cross the Southern Alps between the West Coast and Canterbury.
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