A pretty perfect afternoon at new Maungahuka

New North Ohau hut built with help from Swazi and the Horowhenua Hunting club.  Situated on a terrace up the North Ohau river. Sleeps: 4 Heating: A vigorous little wood burner Camping: Yes there is some good camping on flats below the hut terrace

The new Maungahuka on a great day.  Perched on the tops of main Tararua range. Sleeps: 10-12 on 2 bench bunks Heating: None, though it is double glazed. Camping:  Some tops camping, though of course you'd want weather like this to really enjoy it.

Seconds later I was beamed into a space ship....

Hi some of you may be interested in the City Safari - a rogaine with a difference.  What is it?   Either 3 or 6hrs of tearing round the hills/town belt/city streets of Wellington finding controls and scoring points.  So far, so very normal...  However the City Safari covers all the hills of Wellington - from ...

> to head to Roaring Stag (to optimise our drinking and eating time) I thought we were a tramping club? ; )    

I agree with Craig, I seriously wouldn't leave my car at M'popo as they are not the ''tap in the little back window and unlock the car and rifle through the glovebox'' type people they are like human keas - they will rip everything apart and then take a dump on it as well (they eat a bit better than keas so it's pretty messy).  Probably ...

Start of 13 days of fine weather, followed by one day of heavy snowfall and another beaut day.  In the hills for all of them.  Magic.  Cold though - the waterfalls all formed into ice climbs on the 1000 Acre Plateau and it hit -13 at Lewis Pass.

This photo is part of the initiative to encourage more men to join VUWTC.  Tim, great news, its working, Tim can be contacted on a variety of adult websites hosted in the Wairarapa. Joking, joking....

This photo is part of the initiative to encourage more women to  join VUWTC.  Not sure why it hasn't worked....