| Thu 13th March What's in My Pack? Verity Elder For Beginners and more experienced trampers. PNTMC members share and talk about gear they have in their pack. Focus on Emergency gear, Prepare for all weather, Hydration, Energy food. |
| Thu 27th March AGM Anne Lawrence |
| Thu 10th April Heysen Trail Fiona Burleigh What does it take to walk 50 days across the driest state in the driest country? In 2023 I walked 1100km from the outback to the southern coast of South Australia. Few people have heard of the Heysen Trail and unlike our own Te Araroa few people attempt to walk it in one go. |
| Thu 24th April 4 years in Fiordland 40 years ago Graeme Curwen |
| Thu 8th May Taiwan - Stairway to Somewhere! Anja Scholz Did you know that Jushan, Taiwan's highest mountain, towers more than 200m over Mt Cook? That Taiwan has 268 peaks over 3000m, no ski field, but plenty of tracks for all hiking levels - apart from 24 Mio people living on an island the size of Manawatu/Whanganui/Hawkes Bay? A wild East Coast, food markets, over 60's Hiking Clubs, food stalls, Formosan Bears, food fairs, flying squirrels, food festivals (you get the idea), many natural and political threats plus some bizarre quirks... Two weeks were not enough by half to explore, but come get an introduction to what beckons as your next tramping destination! There will be mud! |
| Thu 29th May BYO Pics Martin Lawrence Our post-summer Show and Tell of trips done by members over the last six months of so. Bring your pic picks on a memory stick and tell us all about it. Or just come along, enjoy and be inspired. |
| Thu 12th June Ruahine Kiwi Robert Gibb Robert Gibb is the new project lead for Environment Network Manawatu, tasked with running the visionary Ruahine Kiwi Project. |
| Thu 26th June Atlasing the Ruahines Chris Tuffley During the 2019-2024 NZ Bird Atlas, Chris gave himself the job of making sure there was good data coverage in the Ruahine Ranges. This turned out to be fantastic motivation for lots of great trips, and he walked many of the major track, ridge and river routes in the range with a camera and microphone, counting and photographing birds and recording their songs. Come along and see the sights and hear the sounds of the Ruahine, and find out just where in the range you might hear a robin or see a fernbird. |