Jim, Robert and Stephen are planning to do the Banks Peninsula Track in mid November, and would welcome anyone else who may be interested in joining them.  This trip immediately follows their Mt Somers trip - see separate entry The … Continue reading →

Jim, Robert and Stephen are planning a trip to the new Casey Hut in the Arthurs Pass area in mid November, and would welcome anyone else who may be interested in joining them.  This trip immediately follows their Banks Peninsula … Continue reading →

Barry R. will be taking this trip to the historic (dating from the early 20th century) Stone Hut, just past where Butler Stream joins Forest Creek. The plan is to depart from Timaru at 0700 on the Saturday. The walking … Continue reading →

The hut has an interesting history. Originally a musterers hut, it burnt down in later years, but the corrugated iron from it was salvaged and reused to build the current hut. The track to the hut starts from part-way up … Continue reading →

This year, our end of year get-together will be a dinner at Bullock Restaurant, Timaru. Two set menu options are available ($35 or $45), and on the night you will each be able choose which one you want. You can … Continue reading →

For our January get-together, instead of meeting indoors we will be going on one or more interesting short walks in the Pleasant Point area (e.g. Golf Course, Meadowlinks housing area and deer farm, Butlers Crossing and Opihi stopbank walk) - … Continue reading →

Catherine T. will be taking this trip. Getting to the top (1617m) will give your legs and lungs good exercise, but you should be rewarded by good views! More details will be coming, but in the meantime feel free to … Continue reading →

This hut is nestled beneath some very big peaks and is near the Arrowsmith Range.  It is said to offer some spectacular alpine scenery.  Two trips are on offer - one of two days and the other of three days, as … Continue reading →

This is a moderate 4 hour walk, starting not far from Oxford township, and is said to be the best sub-alpine walk in the region. From the top spectacular views of the Canterbury Plains can be obtained. Due to the … Continue reading →

Our February meeting, which would ordinarily have taken place on Monday 8th, has been postponed by two weeks to Monday 22nd due to clashing with the Waitangi Day long weekend. President John ("PJ" to those who know him well enough!), … Continue reading →