Leader: Graeme Richardson
The weather forecast for the weekend was promising, trip on, yay! We left Paraparaumu Friday at 8am in three vehicles. It was a warm winter morning, and we were excited as we headed off on our three-day winter tramp.
Leader: Geoff Scrase
We began our ascent of four degree Te Whiti Riser, on the eastern hills of Lower Hutt at 0905h. My own objective was to see if the ridge track that Sigi and I used many years ago from Blue Mountain Rd (just off Whiteman's Valley Rd, Upper Hutt) to the Wainuiomata Hill road, a distance of approximately 13 km, still existed.
Leader: Susan Robertson
Life doesn’t get much better than a calm, pleasant day wandering the hills of central Wellington, with the forecast rain holding off, the famous wind a little weaker than expected and the sun making an occasional appearance.
Leader: Brandon Holman
Five of us left on the 3:30pm ferry for Picton and settled into our hostel that evening. On Saturday we picked up our Rav4 hire vehicle and started the long drive to Mount Stokes over 2 hours away, along very slow and winding roads.
Leader: Dave Cox
We met at the Catchpool Carpark and headed off up the Butcher Track climbing steadily to the ridge. We stopped at the lookout and enjoyed lovely views across Wellington.
Leader: Tony Quayle
It’s easy enough to plan a Ruahine Crossing route. Arranging transport for road ends 235 km apart is more difficult. Fortunately, Jacqui - who lives quite close to the Mōkai Station finishing line for this trip - was able to enlist the assistance of her husband, Pete, to drive three of us to the Sunrise carpark then take my vehicle back to Mōkai. The remainder of our group was dropped off at the Sunrise end by Elisabeth, who very kindly volunteered for that lengthy up-and-back drive.
Leader: Owen Cox
On a fine day in May, 6 happy day walkers headed for Titahi Bay for an easy-medium coastal walk. We parked the cars in the reserve at the southern end of Titahi Bay. There were great waves after the previous day’s wind, and there were plenty of surfers in the bay.
Leader: Paula Richardson
Friday morning, we set off on our cycling adventure, arriving at Castlecliff Campground around midday. After stopping for lunch, we cycled 10 km to Whanganui City to visit Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery. This venue was reopened in 2024 after major redevelopment which strengthened the iconic old gallery and added a new modern wing. The gallery is very impressive and well worth a visit.
