Tararua Tramping Club clubrooms
4 Moncrieff Street |
off Elizabeth Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington |
Our clubrooms at 4 Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria, are the venue for our regular Tuesday evening club night, as well as for instruction for bushcraft, youth programme and alpine instruction.
You will also find us here for social activities, and other meetings and events.
The hall is available for hire, both to other tramping clubs, and to community and commercial groups. Please see the hall hire information for details about the venue. To make a booking please use the clubrooms booking inquiry form or contact Alistair Beckett -> mailto:ttc [period] clubrooms [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website on 027 845 8524, or Alan Knowles on 027 459 3999.
The nearest bus stops are for:
- routes 1, 3, 23 and 43: Kent Terrace Southbound; Cambridge Terrace Northbound
- routes 2 and 5: Elizabeth St Eastbound; Elizabeth St Westbound;
- and all Courtenay Place buses are just a short walk away.
Next club night topic:
17 May Exploring Fiordland National Park (Clubrooms and Online meeting) Exploring Fiordland National Park For Alby Frampton, Fiordland National Park is an untracked, wild place with opportunities to explore where no one has gone before.
Alby has written a book about some of his trips and he will bring along copies to sell. Although they normally retail at $40.00, he is willing to sell them to us for $30.00.
28 January Steak, salads and sausage sizzle - General Committee’s barbeque
The General Committee is hosting a barbecue for club members from 5-9 p.m. at Simon Davis's kainga in Petone.
Please bring your own kai for the BBQ and kai and inu to share. RSVP Secretary Vicki Wogan -> mailto:ttc [period] secretary [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website on 027 218 3330
04 February Trekking in Morocco and Southern Europe Peter Gates
Peter and Caroline went e-bike touring in Brittany and
trekking in the Rif Mountains (Morocco), Picos de Europa (northern Spain), GR211 (Mallorca) and the Dolomites. They stayed in mountain refugios and had no qualms about using gondolas to help with the uphill.
11 February Geckos and skinks: lizards of the backcountry
Author Anna Yeoman shares stories and photographs from her new book, Geckos & Skinks: The Remarkable Lizards of Aotearoa, a collection of gripping tales about the discovery, study and conservation of New Zealand’s fascinating lizard species. Her book will be on sale for $55 - bring cash or arrange a bank transfer.
18 February Adventures in Kenya and Tanzania Philippa Grimes
Philippa cycled on remote back roads in Kenya and Tanzania, camped with local families, viewed wildlife in the Ngorongoro Crater, and climbed Mt Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route.
25 February Predator Free Wellington Phase Two: Island Bay to CBD Alistair Henshaw
With the Miramar mission successfully completed, PFW’s primary focus now is optimisation and increased efficiency, going harder and faster with improved methods, new technology and innovation. See Predator Free Wellington.
04 March Hiking across Timor-Leste Jonty Crane
In the first of two talks Jonty Crane shares his hiking experiences(approve sites) in Timor-Leste (East Timor), a country he calls ‘an undiscovered hiking gem’, focussing on an eight-day hike across the country and hiking around Atauro Island.
Hall
Our hall, library, and committee room can be booked. Please fill in the clubrooms booking inquiry form.