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Wednesday 5th March - Club Night 7.30pm
David Sattlers Memorabilia Collection
A club night at David and Anne Sattlers, 11 London Street Eltham
Come and look at Davids collection of Egmont National Park memorabilia, old tourist ware and other historic items including mountain paintings with the oldest painting at 156 years old. Leaving the clubrooms at 7pm for the short drive to Eltham, or see you at Davids.


Friday 7th - Monday 10th March - Taranaki Anniversary Weekend
Our annual weekends to Ohakune have always been in the winter, with little skiing over the last few trips. The idea is to enjoy Ohakune as a summer trip and explore new biking and walking options. Will be motorhome based for most, looking at doing the 42nd traverse by e-bike, and the downhill ride from Turoa.
Contact: Al Barkla 027 618 9002


Saturday 22nd March - Curtis Falls
Again, a trip with options. It would be good to have a pick up option from the plateau, someone wanting a modest walk could walk to the new bridge and meet the others.
Contact: David Sattler 027 209 9375


Wednesday 2nd April - AGM 7.30pm
We are a club with a lengthy history. Although we have had some good growth in membership over the last little while, we have a very small committee and need more people around the table. Those in key positions have been in their roles for a long time. We need new blood on the committee to breathe new life into our club.

Sunday 6th April - New Plymouth Walks
Join Barry Greenbrook for another enjoyable stroll through lesser known walkways in New Plymouth. We will start the morning at 9.30am out east, park on Nevada Drive just down from the Merrilands shopping centre entrance. A bit of a city amble that will include the bush, an historic site, road walking, a school visit, a river track saunter, a climb through an orchard, through suburbia and back to the cars. Some cool views cloud permitting!
Then out to the west where we will admire the volcanic crystals and Mt Taranaki's historic heritage with some tumble downs, a seal or two and a scenic climb and even a log cabin in the mix. The views are breath taking! Cafe lunch somewhere for sure.
Leaving clubrooms 8.30am. Local contact: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429


Saturday 12th April - Tram Tracks Trip
A climb up the south side of Fanthams Peak taking a line up the long rock formations that look like tram/railway tracks from a distance. This is a totally different and more interesting route up the peak than the normal route most people take. Most likely returning the normal route back down.
Contact: David Sattler 027 209 9375


Sunday 27th April - New Plymouth Mystery Bike Ride
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Change of plan, Wietze is unable to lead this ride now so maybe we'll make this a ride around the Opunake Trail, open to walkers too, and a cafe lunch after?
Contact: Al Barkla 027 618 9002, trailer available if you need bike transport.


Wednesday 7th May - Club Night
Donna Bunyan around New Zealand. Come and listen to Donna talk about some of the many interesting rides she done. 7.30pm.

Fun Day at Rotokare - Postponed until a later date

Choice of tracks, lower or upper, or a trapping line. Bird photo competition.

Saturday 17th May - Join Stratford Tramping Club
on the No-one Went to Town Walk. Follow the path May Tarrant and her family took in the early 1900's to reach civilisation. Based on the book with the above title, written by Phyllis Johnston. From Strathmore, over the hill to Makahu, approximately 8kms, car shuttle required. Please indicate your interest by Thursday 15th May to Jan 027 418 2429 to arrange drivers.

Saturday 24th May - Dawson Falls to Enchanted Walk, Weta Cave
Lunch at Waingongoro Hut to complete the circuit back to Dawson Falls.
Contact: Kathryn Jones 027 711 2357 or David Sattler 027 209 9375

Sunday 8th June - Bushy Park
An easy couple of hours stroll through the Bushy Park Sanctuary. There are a number of tracks, ranging from wheelchair friendly to the first Hihi feeder, to the Fenceline Loop, 90 minutes around Moortes Ride - Fenceline Track.
Leader: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429

Friday 13th June - Banff Mountain Film Festival
City West Church 62c Poplar Grove New Plymouth
Tickets available here

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Kuripapango Campsite, Taranaki Anniversary Weekend 2022

31/3/2022

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Friday 11th March Finer's, Linns, Guts, Barkla's and Fleming's in motor homes, and Alan Rogers with his tent headed for Kuripapango DoC camp in the Kaweka Forest Park.

We arrived in glorious sunshine, explored the camp and dipped our toes in the Ngaruroro River which bounds the camp before declaring the sun was possibly over the yard arm and happy hour (or two) began. But darkness falls pretty early now so it was a reasonably early night.

At 8 am  Saturday morning Alan, Jim, Werner and Al set off to climb to Kuripapango Trig and beyond. A bit later Alistair and Dorothy, Marilyn Jan and Yolanda set off for a shorter walk to the first river crossing on the Cameron Hut Track, viewing the cableway and Water level gauge.  We left John and Irene in charge of the camp. The climbers had a swim on return, and we all chilled out for the remainder of the afternoon.

Sunday morning we awoke to a grey and drizzly morning. However Jim had left his favourite top on the hill, so Jim, Al, Alan and Werner headed back to the trig on the alternate route via The Lakes. Marilyn, Alistair, Dorothy, Yolanda and Jan walked up the road to the Historic Robson Lodge, built in 1904 by David Lumsden who was farming the area, and lived in by Morris Robson, forest ranger and his wife Coral for a decade. The afternoon was spent reading and playing games, and the weather improved in time for happy hour. 

On Monday morning most of us returned home via Napier. Unfortunately Al and Irene broke down at Onga Onga and had to call a transporter and rental car to get home. Our inaugural camper tramper weekend was a huge success.

Thanks Alistair for the great photos.

Jan Fleming

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Waiaua Gorge, Sunday 27th March 2022

29/3/2022

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A party of 8 set off up the Ihaia track on the western side of the mountain to view the new gorge or canyon excavated by the Waiaua river during a storm last winter. The canyon severed the round the mountain track so completely that a large detour was required.

We first made our way to the old Oaonui hut site and then continued on to view the canyon which we estimated to be at least 10 metres deep and marvelled at the power of water to carve out so much material so quickly.

Then it was back to the old hut site for lunch after which Bruce led us (directly) to the nearby 1944 crash site of the Avro Anson.

Back down the track again we took the new diversion to the Waiaua river bed to view the rock littered debris that was washed out of the canyon before returning to Ihaia road end.

Present were Wietze and Rae Hoogeveen, Kathryn Jones, Sheryl Stanners, Al Barkla, Bruce Finer, Cathy and Graham Thompson.

Official Report of the 1944 Crash

The crew departed New Plymouth Airport at 1419LT on a navigation exercise. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, the twin engine aircraft went through a cloudy area over Mt Egmont (Mt Taranaki). Familiar with the area, the second pilot saw trees 200 feet below and took over the control to turn to the right to avoid any collision with the mountain. Unfortunately, the aircraft stalled, hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area. F/Sgt Peterson was able to leave the crash site and walked for about seven miles to find help. On site, the rescuers were able to evacuate a second crew member alive while both other occupants were killed.

Crew (SNR):
F/Sgt John Paterson Cummins, pilot, †
F/Sgt Maurice Roy Haycock, pilot, †
Sgt B. F. A. Rough, navigator,
F/Sgt A. F. Peterson, radio operator.

Graham Thompson
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Cardiff Walkway & Crams Wetlands, Sunday 6th March 2022

8/3/2022

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Cathy Thompson
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