Contents: Track Cutting – Northern Ruahines Kaweka Forest Park, Huts and Tracks New Website FMC Track Cutting – Northern Ruahines Quick update: Contractors and DoC staff have been in the Kawhatua area over the last couple of weeks. Track has been cut from Kawhatau Base (KB) to Colenso high point, KB down the old river… [Read More]
March 2017 News
Contents: Ruapehu club trip – March 3-9. Save the Kea – Fundraiser Kawhatau Base – Ruahine User Group Forum Information Ruahine User Group – Draft Minutes of the February 2017 Meeting Track Cutting – Northern Ruahines Ruapehu club trip – March 3-9. The annual club trip for a week’s stay in the ATC hut on… [Read More]
February 2017 News
Contents: Ruahine User Group Meeting; NTC Committee Meeting The next meeting of the Ruahine User Group is on Monday, February 20, 2017. lt will be held in Palmerston North at the DoC offices. Julia Mackie will be attending on behalf of the club. She will report back to the NTC and the minutes of the… [Read More]
December 2016 News
Christmas BBQ at Omatua, 4 December 2016 The weather was organised (so said the President), the food was organised and the members were organised – but alas, the barbecue wasn’t: it lacked a gas bottle. Many thanks to Dave Hills who went home and returned with his own bottle. In the meantime, intrepid chefs John… [Read More]
November 2016 News
Contents: Sunrise and Rangiwahia Hut Booking System now Live Trip List Changes Ruahine User Group (RUG) Meeting – Report and Minutes Sunrise and Rangiwahia Hut Booking System now Live The hut booking trial at Sunrise and Rangiwahia huts is going ahead. From December 1st until Easter weekend these two huts will be bookable. The booking… [Read More]
October 2016 News
Contents: Trip List Changes Ruahine User Group Meeting – Report Trip List Changes Due to the weather during July, many tracks have suffered snow and wind damage. The weekend trip in September into Whirinaki FP will be changed as this area was one of the worst hit by the storm. Your ideas of an alternate… [Read More]
September 2016 News
Contents: NTC Resolution on DoC Operational Proposed Changes Trip List Changes Ruahine User Group Meeting Kapiti Island NTC Resolution on DoC Operational Proposed Changes I attach the email that has been sent to Lou Sanson and Maggie Barry ref. the club’s resolution at our meeting on Thursday 22 September, 2016. ntc-resolution-onga-onga And Lou Sanson’s immediate… [Read More]
August 2016 News
Contents: Ruahine Use Group Operations Update from the Operations Manager, Ken Mills. Kapiti Island Ruahine User Group Update Ken Mills, Operations Managaer, DoC reports to the Ruahine User Group August 15, 2016. I have just spoken to a chap who spent Saturday night at Sunrise hut. There is snow on the track from about the… [Read More]
June 2016 News
Contents: Ruahine Use Group Operations Update Safety in the mountains Ruahine User Group Update Ken Mills, Operations Managaer, DoC reports to the Ruahine User Group Well winter has finally hit us. Put those shorts away, grab the longs, get more wood for the fire. There is snow on the hills behind the village of Takapau,… [Read More]
May 2016 News
Contents: AGM – May 5 Kelvin Shaw was elected as our Club President. Geoff Donkin is the Secretary. See the contacts page for the full details of this year’s NTC committee. Safety in the Mountains We have recently seen two expensive rescues involving club members – and none of the incidents occurred “in the mountains”…. [Read More]
April 2016 News
Contents: Federated Mountain Club Executive Ruahine User Group – Operations Report Federated Mountain Club Executive You will know by reading the March Bulletin and a recent mailing to your club that it is that time of year when nominations for FMC Executive are called for. The Central Region covers a big chunk of tramping country… [Read More]
March 2016 News
Contents: Additional Tramp Dates Te Puia Hut Federated Mountain Club Executive Extra tramps We suggested that we put some additional tramps onto the trip list, as we were not able to do the tramps due to high winds last year. March 19th – Longivew Hut, Makaretu Hut, Awatere Hut, Moorcock Saddle. Please let us… [Read More]
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