Te Aratia walkway, Mahia Peninsula, Saturday 8 November 2025 Banner Photo: You must have a dip when by the seaside The Mahia Peninsula is steeped in romantic history. Rongomaiwahine, daughter of Chief Kahungunu, was a woman of great beauty, high status and much sought after. Unfortunately, the two single men in our group visiting the… [Read More]
Longest day on the shortest day
Central Whirinaki Hut, Saturday 21 June 2025 Banner Photo: The six of us at Central Whirinaki Hut Six trampers headed to Central Whirinaki Hut, one of the longest day trips for the club, on the shortest day of the year. Other members had originally planned to accompany us in to spend the night as the… [Read More]
Exploring new paths on Mahia
Te Aratia Walkway, Mahia Peninsula, Saturday 4 November 2023 Banner Photo: Following the Whangawehi River, with native planting to protect the stream The Mahia Peninsula is not really a tramping destination. But it does have a long walkway the locals call ‘Coast-to-Coast’ linking East to West. The building of this path has been a community… [Read More]
Gannet-free trip to the Cape turns into a hi-tech cliff-hanger
Cape Kidnappers, Wednesday 7 June 2023 Banner Photo: Most of the group at our turn-around point and lunch stop Twenty people descended on the Hygge cafe at Clifton about 10am, which might have surprised the staff. And this is not the normal way to start a club tramp. Although it did feel a bit like… [Read More]
We break new, too-easy ground, but Ted supplies the drama
Makairo Track, Waewaepa Range, 11 May 2022 Banner Photo: Bury my Heart at Wounded Knees… The club broke new territory walking this track for the first time. The DoC reserve is a 45-minute drive south-west from Dannevirke and east of Pahiatua. The Makairo Track was once a road linking Kohinui to Coonoor. It was closed… [Read More]
Acrophobia and Arachnophobia day
Apiti Track, Mangatewainui River, Ruahine FP, Wednesday 17 March 2021 Banner Photo: The very low river levels, Mangatewainui Stream This tramp blessed us with many experiences. It was not a ‘ho-hum, get the job done’ sort of day. Norsewood has a reputation for being one of the coldest spots in Central Hawke’s Bay. On this… [Read More]
Yoga lessons at Waipakihi
Banner pic: Ready for the off (or, at least, one of us looks like he is…) Waipakihi Hut via Urchin and Waipakihi River, returning via Umukarikari Range, 22-24 February 2021 This was always going to be an exciting three-day trip: good weather, good company and beautiful scenery. Geoff was the only one in our group… [Read More]
Exploring new territory in unspoilt Waioeka
Koranga Forks – Tawa Circuit, Waioeka Conservation Area, 12-14 October 2020 Feeling an urge to see an area not visited before, nine of us drove for almost five hours to Moanui road end, about 30km from Matawai on State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Opotiki. The Waioeka Conservation Area borders Te Urewera to the west… [Read More]
The last trip report for some time… Overnight to Maropea Forks Hut
Sat/Sun 21/22 March, 2020. Maropea Forks Hut, Ruahine Ranges, Map: BK36 We were unaware, as we set off on Saturday morning for our overnight tramp to Maropea Forks Hut, that this would be the last club organised tramp for the foreseeable future. The club has temporarily ceased activities to reduce physical contact with each other… [Read More]
