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JUNE 2025
Don Juan from Te Kowhai 29 June
Sentry Box area 18 June
Kaweka Tops 15 June
Havelock North Reserves 4 June
Pureora 31 May – 2 June Full Report
A small group travelled over the Pureora Forest Park and based themselves at Waihaha Hut for two nights.
MAY 2025
Kuripapango Area 21 May Full Report
Two stayed near the Lakes Road carpark, first venturing down to the Tutaekuri River and then later walking along to the twin lakes. The second ground climbed up past Kuripapango trig and on through the beech forest to get views across to Ruapenu.
Cattle Creek Hut- 16-17 May
One access to Cattle Creek hut starts at the end of Tamaki West Road. From there you follow the track to Stanfield Hut then carry on up the river a bit, to the ridge track that takes you over the main divide. The track down to Cattle Creek hut is about 1.5 Km past catchment boundary between the Pohangina and Manawatu Rivers. Four HTC members took a 5 hours leisurely walk from carpark to Stanfield hut for lunch and Cattle Creek hut for the night. Next day back to carpark over ridge down to the river and back 5hrs return time with an 1hr lunch stop. They tackled some pretty strong gusts of wind at the top of the ridge on the way out.
Lotkow Area 4 May Full Report
A morning trip along the Black Birch range, dropping in to Black Birch Bivvy for morning tea, then carrying on a long the main track for 30 minutes before returning for lunch at Littles Clearing. Early afternoon was spent checking out the first section of the track to Ferny Ridge.
APRIL 2025
Aranga/ Upper Makaroro / Parks Peak Loop 25 -27 April
Five club members took the opportunity to complete a tramp they had to abort last June due to bad weather. They started at Mathews Shelter, having first deposited a second vehicle near the Sentry Box track. First up the steep Golden Crown track and then along to the dilapidated Aranga Hut for the night. On the Saturday they carried on along the tops and then descended down Totara Spur to Upper Makaroro Hut. From there it was an uphill grunt to Parks Peak Hut for the night. Sunday saw them return to Mangleton Road via Sentry Box ridge to the car.
Poraiti 23 April
Leon Kinvig and Makaretu Huts 19 – 21 April Full Report
Ormondville Area 9 April
Middle Stream – 6 April Full Report
MARCH 2025
Upper Matakuhia Hut 22-23 March
Kaweka Hut Site 12 March
Te Iringa – Kaimanawa 2 March
FEBRUARY 2025
Blowhard Bush 26 February
Barlows Hut and Colenso Spur 23 February Full Report
Te Karamu 12 February
Kiwi Saddle Hut 6 – 9 February Full Report
Red Island 2 Feb Full Report
JANUARY 2025
Stanfield Hut 19 Jan Full Report
Guthrie Smith Arboretum 15 Jan
Powell Hut 11 – 12 Jan Full Report
Waipatiki Reserve 5 Jan Full Report
DECEMBER 2024
Studholme Hut 14-15 Dec Full Report
Daphne Hut and the Tukituki River 1 Dec Full Report
NOVEMBER 2024
Putara 16-17 Nov Full Report
Cairn – Kaweka J Full Report
OCTOBER 2024
Te Iringa – Kaweka Range 20 Oct Full Report
Waikamaka Hut 4 – 6 Oct Full Report
SEPTEMBER 2024
Top Maropea & Sunrise Huts 22 Sept Full Report
The final tramp in September was a day trip to Sunrise Hut and, for some, Top Maropea Hut. It was a cloudy morning with reasonable views but rain set in early afternoon so rather than finish off the day with a walk around the Swamp track we went directly back and headed for home.
Apiti Track 18 Sept Full Report
This was a Wednesday walk in the hills behind Norsewood. Here we walked part of the Apiti Track, some getting as far as the beech forest, had our lunch in the sun and returned to the van. We then drove around to the end of Manawatu River Road to view Whare 1 and the riparian planting that started there in 2013 to improve the water quality of the Manawatu River.
Rangiwahia Hut 7-8 Sept Full Report
Seven of us travelled over to the western side of the Ruahine Range and walked in to Rangawahia Hut. The weather was not kind which limited options and the rest of the afternoon was spent at the hut.. However, on the return journey 5 went over Mangahuia Peak (1583m) and along the ridge in low cloud, then back to the carpark via Deadman’s Track. The other 2 returned to the van directly and alked down the road.
Taradale Walk 4 Sept Full Report
This was a Wednesday walk i. We started beside the Church Road winery and walked through to Churchill drive then up Sugarloaf regrouping again on the other side at the Lance Leikis Reserve. A short road walk took us to Maggies Way which we followed to Dolbel Reseve. Here it started to rain so most made their way back to the cars.
AUGUST 2024
Coppermine Track and Wharite Peak 29 Aug Full Report
This Sunday the van and 2 cars drove to the Coppermine carpark behind Woodville. We all followed the main track, diverting into the Coppermine Stream where the track had washed out, to the Wharite turnoff. One group did a return trip to Wharite while the rest checked out the copper mine then carried on along the loop track back to the carpark..
Lake Opouahi and Thomas’s Bush 21 Aug Full Report
This Wednesday we drove to Lake Opouahi where we walked to the far end of the lake, followed the side track to the predator proof fence gate and then crossed the paddocks to the Thomas’s Bush loop track. We walked the loop track, loosing it in places and then returned back to the van.
Te Puia and Makino Huts 11 Aug Full Report
This was an extra long day trip to Te Puia Lodge as the van couldn’t make the hill after the Middle Hill carpark. Fortunately, with 16 on the tramp we had to take a car as well which was 4 WD and was able to ferry most to and from the road end. We started the tramp around 9 and the last ones got back to the van around 6.15. Some walked through to the Mangatainoka hotpools while others returned from Te Puia lodge via the Makino Track.
JULY 2024
Central Plateau 27 – 28 July Full Report
Waipatiki Reserve 17 July Full Report
Manawatu Gorge 14 July Full Report
JUNE 2024
Aranga and Parks Peak Hut 28 – 30 June Full Report
Poor weather and bad visibility meant we couldn’t do the round trip we planned. Instead we walked into Aranga Hut via Golden Crown on the Friday and spent the night crammed in the hut. Saturday we retraced our steps to the Parks Peak range and followed the track to Parks Peak Hut and spent the night there. We returned back to the van on Sunday via the Sentry Box ridge and the long walk along the road.
Havelock North Reserves 19 June Full Report
Galbraith Hut 16 June Full Report
SW Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park 1-3 June Full Report
MAY 2024
Whirinaki Forest Park 18-19 May Full Report
Taradale Hills 15 May Full Report
Waewaepa Reserve 5 May Full Report
Ngaruroro Pathway May 1 Full Report
APRIL 2024
Kaweka J – Cairn Trip 25 April Full Report
The Hogget 7 April Full Report
Mokai to Lake Colenso Easter Full Report
MARCH 2024
Awatere and Happy Daze Huts 24 March Full Report
Haumoana to Clifton 13 March Full Report
Zekes Hut 9 & 10 March Full Report
FEBRUARY 2024
Training Day and Half 24-25 Feb Full Report
Waipawa Forks Hut 11 February Full Report
Lake Tutira 14 February Full Report
Bell Rock 7 February Full Report
Bridge To Nowhere 3 – 6 February Full Report
JANUARY 2024
Blackhead Point to Blackhead 28 January Full Report
Ruamahanga and Putara Road end 13 – 24 January Full Report
Black Birch Bivvy 7 January Full Report
DECEMBER 2023
Puketitiri 17 December
Maraetotara Reserves 13 December Full Report
NOVEMBER 2023
Unofficial Cairn Trip 19 November Full Report
Kaweka Lakes 15 November Full Report
Boundary Stream 5 November Full Report
OCTOBER 2023
Labour Weekend Whirinaki Forest Full Report
18 Oct Tukituki Trails Full Report
8 Oct Ruamahanga Valley Full Report
4 Oct Waipatiki Reserves Full Report
SEPTEMBER 2023
20 Sept Holts Forest and Lake Waikopiro Full Report
9 – 10 Sept Howletts Hut Full Report
6 Sept Te Mata Park Full Report
AUGUST 2023
27 Aug Sparrowhawk Bivvy and Gold Creek Hut Full Report
17 Aug Ahuriri Estuary Full Report
12 -13 Aug A weekend near Pahiatua Full Report
2 Aug Clive to Haumoana Walk Full Report
JULY 2023
30 July A Frame Hut and Rokia Track Full Report
19 July Kairakau and Mangakuri Beaches Full Report
14 – 16 July Pureora Forest Park Full Report
2 July Kahuranaki Full Report
JUNE 2023
17 – 18 June Burn Hut Full Report
3 – 5 June Northern Hawkes Bay Full Report
MAY 2023
20 May Cape Kidnappers area Full Report
17 May Blowhard Bush Full Report
6 – 7 May Totara Flats Hut through tramp Full Report
3 May Te Mata Park Full Report
APRIL 2023
25 April. Te Angi Angi Marine Reserve Full Report
9 – 10 April Mackintosh Hut Full Report
MARCH 2023
25 – 26 March Kiwi Saddle Hut Full Report
11 & 12 March Southern Escape Full Report
Saturday Sledge Track, Hardings Park and Arapuke Park (Manawatu)
Sunday: Mangapuaka Stream toward Kiritaki Hut
FEBRUARY 2023
12 Feb Awatere and Longview Full Report
5 Feb Kaweka Flats and Iron Whare Full Report
JANUARY 2023
14-16 Jan Waikamaka Working Bee Full Report
A group of 5 traveled to the end of North Block Road, then up to Waikamaka Hut via the Sunrise Track and upper Waipawa River. Over 3 days a goodly amount of hut maintenance was done.
14-15 Jan Top Marapea. Full Report
A small group stayed the night at Top Marapea Hut this weekend. While Sunrise Hut was busy there was only 1 other who spent the night with them at this 4 bunk hut,
