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March 2018 News

March 11, 2018 by Julia Mackie Leave a Comment

Contents:

Ruahine User Group Minutes of Feb 18th Meeting
Manawatu Walking Festival;
Sunrise and Rangiwahia Hut Booking Season;

Ruahine User Group Minutes of Feb 18th Meeting
The minutes of the Feb 19th meeting are attached. There is a lot of information about the Ruahine Huts and tracks, and the good work that DoC and other clubs and volunteers are doing to keep the huts and tracks in good order. Minutes Ruahine User Group Meeting Feb 2018. Also attached are photos which have been shared on the RUG Remote Huts forum. The work carried out on Top Gorge Hut is ‘awesome’. A great hut to visit. Top Gorge Hut Photos-1.

The unlined hut, which has now had a makeover.

Manawatu Walking Festival is being held on March 9, 10 & 11, 2018.
There are twelve inspiring walks for families to trampers.
These include:
– Walk the Sunset Beach Walk starting at Foxton Breach ending with Fish & Chips,
– Forest and Bird guides will explain the history etc of the Manawatu Gorge Walk ending at a cafe,
– See magnificent views over the Rangitikei on the Oroua Tunipo Tramp.
Plus so much more. Bookings essential www.mwf.org.nz

Sunrise and Rangiwahia Hut Booking Season
Just a note to let you know that beds at Rangiwahia and Sunrise huts are currently bookable; until April 30th 2018. The booking system is accessible via the DOC website. People may call the Manawatu District Office to enquire and/or book, particularly if they have an annual hut pass. Annual hut pass holders can make a booking with no additional cost. Use of the booking system will be reviewed again once the season has closed.

The photogenic loos at Rangiwahia Hut

Based on feedback DOC have received, throughout and following our 2016/17 Gateway hut booking trial, we plan to:
– Have the difference between a booking, hut tickets and a hut pass outlined on signage at the huts.
– Have hut wardens present at the huts at peak times (volunteer hut wardens would still be welcome when paid wardens were not available, and outside of the bookable period).
– Give hut wardens a list of bookings for the applicable nights.
– Include specific columns on hut warden report forms to show who has hut tickets, bookings, annual hut passes or none.
Nicole Dillon, DoC, Palmerston North.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ruahine Forest Park

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About us

We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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  • Dept of Conservation
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  • Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ (FMC)
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  • New Zealand Tramper
  • NZ Walking Access Commission
  • Wanganui Tramping Club

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