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March meetings cancelled
Mauri Oho – Request
Covid measures
Meetings restart in April
We will restart our fortnightly meetings on Thursday 21 April. Masks will still need to be worn during the talks but not during the cuppa tea at the end.
Please note: AGM is 5 May.
Tramps are still going ahead as usual (weather permitting) and if you put your name down, the organiser will be in touch.
If you have any questions, please email Di Reid a at jeffdi dot wyldham dot com.
Mauri Oho – Request for tramping gear (first published 4 November 2021)
Kia Ora Napier Tramping Club members,
We are undertaking a three-year Jobs for Nature project in the northern Ruahine range for wildlife recovery in both the backcountry and front country – along the forest park-farmland boundaries and streams that flow from Ruahine.
Our vision is to further protect the wildlife, expanding the traplines as juveniles fledge into unprotected stream catchment areas of the Ruahine range. A major part of our vision is to reconnect Maori, both hapū and rangitane whānau members, back to the whenua.
Currently, we are in the process of recruiting eight kaimahi (field workers). We are targeting hapu and whānau who live in and around Omahū, Kererū, Waipukurau and Tamatea in Central Hawke’s Bay. Traditionally hapū and whānau have not been involved in tramping or even hunting in the remote backcountry; and hence, have little experience and knowledge of best gear for that wild tops weather.
We are in desperate need of a good supply of gear and wondered if club members have any old or unused tramping gear they would like to donate to our workers, including hapū and rangitane who want to get out there and experience the backcountry?
The Mauri Oho budget covers a basic budget to buy a pack, boots, coat, PLB, and one layer of fleece. We are seeking gear – such as old thermals for a second layer, gaiters, old coats and packs, or any back-up gear – in fact, we’ll accept any gear donations from club members.
To find out more about Mauri Oho, go to our website here: https://maurioho.nz/
Our Mauri Oho HQ is at Onga Onga (the old DoC staff quarters), which we share with the Onga Historical Society.
ngā Lisa
Lisa Whittle
021 022 75042
Maurioho.ruahine@gmail.com
Note: Julia Mackie is collecting any items to pass on to Lisa. Please contact her is you wish to contribute items, Email: julialmackie@gmail.com
Covid measures
On trips, mask-wearing in the van is compulsory for the time being. Some members will struggle with this if they are prone to motion sickness sitting in the van on winding roads; wearing a mask may exacerbate the nauseous feeling. They can of course make their own arrangements for transport in a private car to the start of the day’s tramp, where you are free to choose not to wear a mask.
Depending on numbers registered for the day’s tramp, it may become uneconomical to take the van. Eight people or less is uneconomical. If this situation arises, we will need to use private vehicles for everyone. So, if you need or want to take your own vehicle to avoid mask-wearing, please indicate that on the registration spreadsheet at the time you book. Also, if you usually are a van user but have a car you are happy to use if numbers don’t add up, please indicate that. This will give the tramp organiser the information needed to manage transport for us all.
Meetings will require appropriate distancing and the wearing of masks. It is hoped all members will be double-vaccinated by 2022.
We have an information sheet on Covid and the pfizer vaccine, supplied by Dr Colin Jones.pfizer vaccine b_
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