Our 50th Anniversary
Book for our celebration dinner and the traditional Kaweka J tramp on the Anniversary website page. Each month, we post pictures here from past tramp reports.
Taraponui i-Networks camera link
We have added a link to this camera on the Home Page, Useful Links at the bottom of the page. The camera is updated every 15 minutes and faces west. Useful if you’re planning a trip nearby.
Wilding pine update
Graham Leech reports:
Nine of us (Giles, Connor, Alan, Alexia, Jenny, John, Keith, Mark and I) dealt to 2717 contorta pines at The Lakes on 29 October. Armed with a DoC map of some air-spotted bigger ones, we found these and poisoned them and then covered the clay pans on the south-eastern faces for many smaller ones. Real progress here at The Lakes (it feels “under control”). We’ll be heading back to Kohinga and potentially starting at Comet soon.
Our next day is Wednesday 6 November. Usual arrangements – meet at Omahu/Fernhill just as the Napier Taihape Rd starts by the cemetery at 8am to carpool up to Kuripapango – bring lunch and clothes for bush-bashing. We will supply tools, first aid, plb etc. We aim to be back about 3pm; latest 4pm. Weather forecast is currently so good we could almost plan a swim at lunch!
Giles and I are heading off to the National Wilding Pine Conference in Taupo later in October.
Ruahine Whio Protection Trust 2025 Calendar
Ruahine Whio Protection Trust has produced another lovely Wild Ruahine calendar for 2025.
If you would like to continue to support the trust’s work, you can purchase a copy direct from jwilson@inspire.net.nz.
The cost is $20 + 4.90 P&P.
From the archives
Solstice 2008 at Roaring Stag Lodge, the theme was floral
Poutaki Trig, July 2008
Heading up Three Fingers, July 2010
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