Denniston Plateau, West Coast, 17 Jan 2026

As well as exploring a fascinating area that we don’t visit very often, this trip was planned as an awareness raising exercise about the proposed open cast coal mine in the Deep Stream region of the Denniston Plateau. This is being put through the Fast...

Mataketake and more, Westcoast, 5 Jan 2026

My plan was to explore lesser known areas of the Westcoast, plus some old favourites over 2 weeks. We had to cut it short because of west coast rains. On the 4th, Steve and Astrid met at the very scenic Cameron Flat DoC camp, opposite Blue Pools Walk....

Buckland Peaks, Paparoa NP - Feb 22nd-23rd, 2020

Leader: Kate Krawczyk Participants: Debbie Hogan, John Whibley, Leah Parker, Catherine Doherty, Troy Dixon, Clare Quested, Sue Henley Eight happy trampers set off from Nelson at 7:30 am on Saturday morning. A coffee stop at Rivers cafe in Murchison was...

Ivory Lake Hut, Waitaha Valley, Westland - 1-7 Feb 2019

Leader: Kate Krawczyk [PRIVATE TRIP] Because Nelson Anniversary Day and Waitangi Day were in the same week, it made sense to take the remaining week days off work. But where to go? Our illustrious president dreamed up an ambitious holiday in the West...

Taipo Valley, West Coast - Easter 30 Mar 2018

Leader & Scribe: Ray Salisbury What do you get when three atheists, one Muslim, one Christian... and a bloke into Te Reo go tramping? Interesting conversations! My penchant for hot pools has seen me take several club trips down country over long...