President’s Desk Kia Ora Koutou, Short and sweet this month team. As you are aware the Committee put in a submission for the Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill which has had its first reading and is now before the Māori Affairs Select Committee. On Monday 24th June our Vice President Ivan Bruce spoke to the bill at the New Plymouth District Council chambers on our behalf. We are aware that Stratford Mountain Club are also speaking to their submission and Egmont Alpine Club put in a written submission but didn’t request the right to […]

President’s Desk Kia Ora Koutou, Another month ticks by and the snow has been teasing us and then melts! Hopefully, these snowfalls are indicating a solid season ahead on the maunga! Your committee has had a busy month dealing with the usual club business and amongst the correspondence we received an email advising us that the Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill had had its first reading and was now before the Māori Affairs Select Committee for consideration and submissions were open. We had a timeframe of about 2 weeks to read the document, discuss […]