Winter Fun Quarterly Journal of the Wanganui Tramping Club (Inc) In This Issue! Advertisers’ Index New Members..................................6 Andersons .................................16 Club Activities Explained...................8 Aramoho Pharmacy...................38 Tramping Trip Requirements ............9 Caltex Gt North Rd ....................39 May - August Trips List .....................10 Display Asscociates ...................53 Information for New Members.........18 Guthries Auto Care....................45 Outdoors News.................................19 Hanton and Andersen ...............57 Condolences .....................................21 Long Drops Pack Talk-August............22 Hunting & Fishing......................59 Harry Claughton Obituary.................26 Masterbuilt ...............................38 Maule Aircraft Crash.........................28 Mitre 10 Mega...........................13 Photos from Our Trips ......................29 Parnells Café .............................16 Wanganui High School Tramping......33 Possum Lodge ...........................15 Armchair Tramper - Bookworm ........36 Stirling Sports............................2 Facebook Instructions.......................37 Stephen Lace & Asscociates ......58 Quiz ..................................................39 The Bike Shed............................27 Trip Reports......................................42 Wanganui Tyres and Alloys .......52 BOMBS .............................................53 Annual Club Activities.......................56 Wilsons .....................................7 Cover: Sunrise from Mana Isl (Heather Mackenzie), Merilea and Ricki Wainhouse climbing Taranaki, Parikino - expecting rain, Margret fencing, Taihape trip. The opinions expressed and articles published in ‘The Wanganui Tramper’ are not necessarily the views of the Wanganui Tramping Club Inc. The Wanganui Tramper Official Magazine of the Wanganui Tramping Club (Inc.) P.O. Box 7324 WANGANUI 4541 www.wanganuitrampingclub.org.nz Issue 250 AUGUST 2016 - OCT 2016 Annual Report Wanganui Tramping Club AGM, 1 June 2016 Though our club is following the nationwide trend – ie, the majority of our members are in the older age bracket - our membership numbers remain strong and steady. Participant numbers for midweek activities are excellent, along with our weekend one-day trips, proving that many people still love the NZ outdoors. Days spent pushing personal physical boundaries, getting soaking wet or sunburnt, enjoying our flora and fauna, are labelled as "great days out". And doing these things with friends and like-minded folks is the icing on the cake. A thriving club does not happen by itself. It takes the dedication, time, expertise and caring of many people to keep it running so well. Tonight I would like to personally thank those people: Dorothy Symes - for her untiring work as our secretary and treasurer. Keeping track of the finances is a time- consuming job, and Dorothy's local knowledge of people and businesses is of great value. Bruce Thomas and Dick Mitchell - for keeping our vehicles on the road in excellent running order, despite a troublesome side door on our new van - ex mechanics do come in handy!! Russell Donaldson - for keeping tabs on vehicle fuel running costs and producing figures for passenger charges, to be sure we are covering expenses and building up finances for replacement vehicles. Basil Hooper, Dorothy and Bruce - for the continued development and maintenance of the Waitahinga trails: liaising with the District Council regarding trail boundaries, the possibility or necessity of toilets, and the better positioning and size of the carpark. These trails are a wonderful asset for the Wanganui area and we must keep the Council believing that. Barry Francis and Peter Miller - for their dedication to our beautiful Mangaturuturu Hut. Their continued maintenance and upgrading work keeps the hut in tiptop condition, even if Barry has been slowed down a little over recent weeks!! (Perhaps tramping is safer than canoeing.) With the proposed closing in of the President’s Report Continued: veranda and a revised Memorandum of Understanding between WTC and DOC due shortly, the club may have to revise our collection of finance. Brian Sixtus and Bruce Thomas - for their tireless care and maintenance of Possum Lodge. Regular trips there are often unspoken about until they report on work done. Our little Raurimu cottage is a fantastic family getaway destination, close to Ruapehu and National Park, with numerous walks and cycle tracks nearby. Midweek tramping and cycling leaders and organisers, particularly: Earle Turner (Thursdays); Barbara Gordon (Thursdays and Tuesday cycling); Margaret Walford and Carolyn Shingleton (TT2 walks); Sandra Rogers (organizing leaders list for Wednesday tramps); Margret McKinnon (co-ordinating Wednesday tramps). Roger Kealey - for visualizing, organising then doing, little by little, the Lower North Island portion of the Te Araroa Trail. At the time of writing there are two sections to go to the Cook Strait. Then, is it ‘South Island here we come’? Tracey Hooper, Mike Cole, Mark Kennedy - for organising and leading mountainbike trips throughout the North and South Island. Tracey has set up some amazing trips over past years, the logistics of which are often more difficult and detailed than for tramping trips. David Scoullar and Brian Sixtus - for putting together our three monthly, weekend tramp and activity schedule, giving us usually two options every weekend. Also for organising and encouraging club members to lead these activities. David Scoullar - for the many and varied, fun, educational and interesting articles for Tramper magazine, including of course the dreaded Longdrop’s ‘Pack Talk’. These articles do not just drop out of the sky, they take a lot of time and research to produce. Dave also combines with Margaret Walford to produce the monthly Billy Tea newspaper article, promoting the club’s up and coming activities. We get many enquirers from Billy Tea , often leading to new memberships. Barbara Gordon - for dealing with these enquirers and giving out relevant information. Chris Maher - for editing our great quarterly Tramper magazine, no easy task when many of us leave sending in copy until the last moment. Chris stepped up at very short notice to do the magazine and is doing a great job producing our outstanding mag. Barbara Gordon - for her meticulous proof reading for the magazine. Betty Luff and Jacky Evans – for preparing the magazine for distribution: stapling, labelling,and sorting all ready for us to pick up, take home and read. The magazine gives all of us many hours of enjoyable and informative reading and provides a ready reference for names, contacts, trip details etc. Basil Hooper - for that very welcome cuppa at the end of our meeting, a time to catch up and enjoy a chat. The WTC Committee – for keeping the day to day running of the club in order. Margret McKinnon - for filling in for me when I "Go Bush"; tramping is what it's all about. To many other individuals who contribute in so many ways, whom I have not specifically mentioned.To every member of The Wanganui Tramping Club for being part of our present and thus ensuring WTC’s future -THANK YOU. The Wanganui Tramper 4 August - Oct 2016 WTC Officers 2016 – 2017 LIFE MEMBERS: Neill Simpson,QSM Dave Brockway Iain Elliot Dave Scoullar Doris Hamling Derick Matthews Colin Watson FOUNDING MEMBER - Margaret McGuire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PRESIDENT Valarie Wackrow 027 688 8801 or 06 212 0910 VICE PRESIDENT Margret McKinnon 344 3899 IMM. PAST PRESIDENT Bruce Thomas 345 6532 TREASURER Dorothy Symes 345 7039 SECRETARY Frances Gibbons 345 8952 COMMITTEE: Cherry Channon Frances Gibbons Basil Hooper Helen Chitty Mark Kennedy Dick Mitchell Earle Turner Barbara Francis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAGAZINE EDITOR: Chris Maher NEW MEMBERS: GUEST SPEAKERS: Barbara Gordon - 348 9149 Margret McKinnon - 344 3899 WELFARE OFFICER: SUPPER CONVENOR: Sandra Rogers - 348 7630 Basil Hooper - 346 5597 TRIP PLANNERS: MAPS: Dave Scoullar - 343 2836 Basil Hooper Brian Sixtus - 342 4843 EQUIPMENT / GEAR (Loan / Hire) : FMC LIAISON, Dick Mitchell - 344 4406 LIBRARY, FIRST AID: PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS, Merilea Wainhouse - 342 7664 LONG TRIPS/VAN USE Co-ordinator: VEHICLES: All - Val Wackrow 027 688 8801 Bruce Thomas - 345 6532 or 06 212 0910 Dick Mitchell - 344 4406 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sub Committees WAITAHINGA TRAILS: MANGATURUTURU HUT: Basil Hooper(chair) - 346 5597 Barry Francis - 345 3588 Dorothy Symes - 345 7039 Russell Donaldson - 344 2275 Bruce Thomas - 345 6532 Valarie Wackrow - 027 688 8801 or 06 212 0910 Earle Turner - 343 9848 Peter Miller - 343 6291 Margret McKinnon - 344 3899 POSSUM LODGE: Bruce Thomas - 345 6532 Brian Sixtus - 342 4843 Doris Hamling - 343 6901 PLB ( Personal Locator Beacon ) POST ACTIVATION: Dorothy Symes - 345 7039 The Wanganui Tramper 5 August - Oct 2016 Club Nights Club nights are held on the first Wednesday of each month (except January). Meetings are held in the Hunters & Deerstalkers Hall, 100 Peat Street at 7-30pm Club Night Programme For details of the Club Night programme please see either the “Billy Tea” column in the Wanganui Midweek newspaper (generally