Winter Solstice draws near
This year’s event is on Saturday and Sunday 20-21 June at Robson’s Lodge, Kuripaponga.
We’ll have a BYO pot luck dinner (no dehys) and please BYO drink and nibbles.
Come as a character out of a fairy tale. Please bring a recycled pressie, as well as
– sleeping bag and pillow
– pots, pans, cooking utensils, plates and cutlery
– firewood to replenish the stocks
And please, no candles.
Tramps are not yet planned but they will cater for different abilities and will finish near the lodge.
There are only 14 beds, so first in!
The cottage has:
– A simple kitchen with wood range
– Wood heating in the main lounge
– Bathroom with two showers
– Flush toilet
– Laundry tub
We will go by private vehicles.
The cost is $25
Tramp booking system changes in July…
Users can see a few changes to the booking sheet format for trips in the second half of this year. We’ve improved the form and introduced protected fields (they protect the coloured bits you were advised not to touch).
From July, clicking on the green and yellow sections will have no effect – apart from showing a helpful alert message. This should prevent the most common unforced errors.
You’ll still have to make sure your name is entered correctly, without any space after the surname – and that dreaded + sign at the bottom of the form still needs to be avoided at all costs.
… and a wee website tweak
Our Recent Trips sidebar used to show just three of them, and because we have unlimited available space, that number has been increased to six – so we now highlight more than a month’s worth of outings there.
If you have an idea for making the website even better, please get in touch, using the Contact form or by emailing or talking to a committee member. All suggestions are welcome!
Wilding pine update
Future diary dates for the team of wilding pine killers are 17 June and 14 July. Please contact HB Wilding Pine Control at alexia.morgans@pb08.wixemails.com or call Alan on 027 539 6278 if you’d like to join in. If you know others who are interested, they can sign up on the HB Wilding Pine Control website.at https://www.hbwildingpinecontrol.org.nz
Track closures
Some tracks and car parks in the Kaweka Forest Park were closed from 15 February. The closures may be in effect for up to five months. Details, including a map, are here
Ruahine User Group
Please see the February meeting minutes of the Ruahine Users Group. Julia, our club representative, was unable to attend this meeting.
Predator control in the northern Ruahines
The latest phase of DoC’s predator control operation in the northern Ruahines began in early February. You can get the details here. The department says that warning signs will be placed at all normal points of entry to the operation prior to the application of 1080 bait and that the carcasses of poisoned animals pose a significant risk to dogs for several months after the operation. Warning signs will remain in place until this risk has passed.
Owners of PLBs: Please read this!
This guidance applies to anyone taking their own PLB on a club tramp.
The club’s PLBs link the national Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCC) to our group’s contact, Brian Mackie. RCC personnel immediately call him if a club PLB is triggered, to ascertain group numbers, names and so on. When Brian is alerted by RCC, he tries to contact friends and relatives about the incident and keeps them updated.
But if a tramp member sets off their own beacon, the RCC will only contact the emergency person named for that PLB.
It’s essential that, before you go on a club tramp with a personal PLB, you tell your emergency PLB contact that if your unit is activated on a club tramp and they receive a call from the RCC, they should:
- Answer all questions, and then
- Tell the RCC caller that this is a Napier Tramping Club event and that they should also contact Brian Mackie on 021 613 914 for further information about the party.
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