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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


Wednesday 4th June - Club Evening
Andrea Shepherd - Some recent adventures down south. I have seen some of Andrea's recent snaps and they have been stunning - we are in for a treat. 7.30pm

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


Sunday 22nd June - Kaupokonui Hunters Bivvy
One for the more adventurous, weather dependent.
Leader: Bruce Finer 027 205 2059

Thursday 3rd July - Club Evening
This is not a misprint - change of night.
Members Nick Kemp and Jacob Madden are leading a club night at the Small Bore Rifle Clubrooms at The Hub, Hicks Park. Get your eye in and have a go. $35 per person all welcome. RSVP to Nick 027 589 5898 by
Friday June 27th please. Meet at our clubrooms at 7.15pm and we will make our way over to The Hub.

Sunday 6th July - Kapuni Lodge via Kapuni Stream
Kathryn assures us this is quite negotiable, may be a bit of a scramble, a wee bush bash.
Leader: Kathryn Jones 027 711 2357

Sunday 20th July - Opunake Walkway
There are lots of options for shorter or longer walks. Finish with a Cafe lunch.
Leader: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429

Sunday 3rd August - Waihi Beach to Kiwi Outfall
The tides are okay for a beach walk, and a scramble up the 'Kiwi' Outfall, and back to Rifle Range Road via Nowells Lakes. Car shuttle can be arranged back to Waihi Beach.
Leader: Jim Finer 027 444 9190

Wednesday 6th August - Club Evening
John and Helen Cooper will show pictures of their adventurous five day tramp in March in the Ailsa Mountains, an area between the Greenstone and Caples valleys. John and Helens presentations are always exceptional - come and enjoy.

Sunday 17th August - Bike Ride Inglewood area
Donna Bunyan will lead this ride.
Local Contact: Al Barkla 027 618 9002

Sunday 31st August - NP Walkways
Barry has lead a number of walks in the last year or two, linking various walkways through New Plymouth.
Local Contact: Jan Fleming 027 418 2429

Friday 12th to Sunday 14th September - Taupo Weekend
Instead of Ohakune we decided to try Taupo for walkways, cycleways, hot pools and whatever else takes your fancy. Probably stay at a motorcamp with cabin and motorhome options.
Expressions of interest to Marilyn Finer 027 668 8999

Saturday 20th September - Annual Dinner, The Hawera Club
Keep this date free, price and time to be confirmed.





Kowhata Waitotara, Saturday 6th November 2021

8/11/2021

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A great ridge loop walk was had in perfect conditions by 4 trampers and a dog to “Kowhata”, a 1000 acre sheep/beef and manuka hill country block.

We drove 25 minutes meandering along the Waitotara Valley to our destination beginning our walk at 9.30am. Access to the property was via a swing bridge up to the old homestead and then across the paddock to the wool shed, and then we began our ascent up the first hill. We then veered left to go up onto what was once an airstrip.

We then headed down hill and then back up again into an area of the farm that is not farmed and has wild beef cattle running around on it and plenty of goats. We came across 3 wild bulls on the track that thankfully high tailed it out of sight not to be seen again. We took in the 360-degree views at the top and then stopped for lunch in the bush line before our descent down. We had heard and seen 2 motorbikes on the airstrip in the distance not thinking that they would make it to where we were, on our sometimes steep downward track heading back. But surprisingly they did appear and caught up with us. We had a bit of a chat to the guys on their adventure bikes (my husband and a friend) then we all carried on down the track to the bottom and back over the swing bridge to the vehicle to finish off with a nice cold beer and kombucha.

It was a 10km walk which took us 3 hrs. Enjoyed by Al Barkla, Kathryn Jones, Helen Cooper, Michelle Meyer, Ginny and adventure bikers Michael Meyer and Kevin Ford.

Michelle Meyer
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