HiTAC April 2017

President’s Desk There’s been plenty of activity on the mountain this month, as club members photos on our facebook page will show you. And by all accounts the recent club trip led by Chris, up the Kokowai lava flow left a huge impression on participants! It is great that people are offering their time to lead trips, and also very rewarding that the opportunity to venture to lesser known areas on the mountain is being taken up by a good number of club members. And an update on recent works undertaken by DOC staff – new numbered marker poles have now […]

TAC Bake Off 2017

Due to the number of Scones eaten at the TAC Scone bake off, it’s time to plan another bake off!   This time not limited to Scones it is open to any item that can be baked in the Lodge’s oven. To be in to win, have a lot to eat and have fun be at Tahurangi Lodge on Saturday 25 March The great TAC Bake Off. Scones, Pizzas and Muffins are all welcome and will be judged and consumed. Trophy for the best and not so good baking. Judging will be at 4.00 pm by all, judgers need not […]

HiTAC March 2017

President’s Desk A big thank you to all those members who helped out with the Open Climb last weekend. You all play an important part in the success of the day, and although we had to turn back due to the inclement weather, the participants were so very grateful that we made the decision to go ahead and give it our best shot. Many told us that they would have been hugely disappointed if the event had been cancelled altogether. We’d been expecting 180 odd to show up before the weather situation made itself obvious, and on the day 137 […]