Club Photo Competition
Thursday 7 September is our club photography fun competition. The categories are:
1 Scenery – bush, mountains
2 Scenery – water
3 Club Photo (less than 2 years)
4 Club Photo (older than 2 years)
5 Native flora of NZ
6 Wildlife of the bush
7 Oh Bugger!
8 Hut Life
You can enter as many categories as you wish. No more than two photos in each category. All photos must be taken in NZ; 6×4 prints, portrait or landscape, no name, no borders, no nothing. Secretly place them on the correct labelled table. Members cast their vote. Prizes for the winners. Good luck.
- FMC photo competition. Please send your images in JPEG format to Sue Martin at petesuem at googlemail dot com telling her which category they are in, or bring a USB stick to the meeting. These entries are due on 7 September. They will go to expert judges who will choose two for each category. You can enter both competitions if you wish.
Mt Ruapehu – 10-16 November 2023
This year, Doug Matheson (T/O) has booked the Havelock North ski club lodge. $25 per night per person. Stay for the weekend or the full week, the choice is yours. Further information will be issued in due course. A booking sheet has been created, just put your stay (dates) in the ‘Remarks’ column.
How about a real change of scenery?
Patrick Arrieula and his wife Robbie, who live in Australia, have contacted us about the walking tours that they run in south-west France. For the last 27 years, they’ve been showing hikers around the area where Patrick was born.
Patrick says: ‘All our tours, except for the Camino, are based in the one hotel for the nine days, avoiding packing and unpacking. Our local knowledge of the area gives us a plus when it comes to local culture, scenery and food. We would love to share this beautiful part of France with keen walkers who appreciate the local tastes and wines of the various regions. Our tour itineraries change with the seasons and the challenge of the walks changes from region to region!’
You can check out what Patrick and Robbie get up to here
And you might like to download their schedule for 2024
Wilding pine update
Graham Leech reports:
This time out, on 18 August, we got 654 pines – including several larger ones which received the poison treatment. Our tally was lower than usual (we are taking this as a good sign – they are not so easy to find now and we are re-covering ground we had already been over).
Alan from DoC hadn’t been up with us for a while and he was impressed with the difference we are making. Thanks to all of you who have helped over the last year and a half.
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