Contents:
Te Puia Lodge – Alert
The first meeting of 2022
Christmas Celebration
Extra Christmas lunch and tramp
Mauri Oho – Request
Covid measures
Petrol money increase
Te Puia Lodge – Alert
Just a heads up for members of your tramping club to let them know that gas will no longer be supplied to DOC’s Te Puia Hut in the Kaweka Forest Park. The current supply is expected to run out very soon and visitors will need to take their own cooker when staying at the hut in the future.
An Alert has been placed on the DOC website https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/hawkes-bay/places/kaweka-forest-park/things-to-do/huts/te-puia-hut-lodge/
Ngā mihi
Louise McNamara
Ranger, Community – Kaitiaki, Ao Hāpori
Department of Conservation – Te Papa Atawhai
DDI: 64 6 834 4867 Fax: 64 6 834 4867 VPN 6867
Cell: 027 5396972
The first meeting of 2022
Thursday,13 January is our first meeting, and its’s not at the usual place and time. We meet at the Gin Trap at 6pm. We hope you will join us for a drink, maybe a meal and a good catch-up, post-Christmas.
Christmas Celebration
At the dinner on Thursday 2 December, Kelvin and Yvonne Shaw were awarded the Jonathan Livingston Seagull trophy in appreciation of their contribution to the club over many years.
Kelvin and Yvonne and their trophy
Everyone enjoyed the shared menu
The food was scrumptious (we had made it ourselves).
Extra Christmas lunch and tramp
Wednesday 15 December. Cape Kidnappers. Early start 7.00am Low Tide 9.30am. Lunch at Hygge, Clifton
Mauri Oho – Request for tramping gear (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 onto Lisa. Please contact her is you wish to contribute items, Email: julialmackie@gmail.com
Covid measures
On trips, mask-wearing in the van must be 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 he or she needs 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.
Attached is an information sheet on Covid and the pfizer vaccine that Colin Jones (Dr) supplied.pfizer vaccine b_
Petrol money increase
At the NTC meeting on November 4, the club voted in favour of an increase to the petrol money fee to cover increased costs from the provider Cross Country Rentals. With immediate effect the base fee per person for the van will be $25 (and where there are additional costs such as excess kilometres, a higher fee could be set). Please note that on these trips, the private car fee shall be the same as the van fee.
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