HiTAC April 2026

President’s Report Excitement is building for our special guest speaker Jamie McGuinness, and by the time you receive this issue the event will have been completed. So, I hope you managed to make it and maybe even come away filling inspired to explore further afield! The club’s business ticks over pretty much as usual currently, but this is the quiet before the storm for me, as I move into subscription & locker renewals! Please keep an eye out in your inbox for 2 invoices if you have a locker as membership & lockers are invoiced separately. Your prompt attention to […]

HiTAC January 2026

From the President’s desk Happy Holidays everyone! However you celebrate the summer holidays, and whatever family traditions you engage in, may it fill your heart! My current project is organising the volunteers for Open Climb in February. If you haven’t heard from me yet, the call maybe just around the corner! Please chat to friends that might be interested in doing some training for the event, and send them to our webpage to register. The members only page on Facebook is functioning well, and people are making connections and getting out and about. So you have any ideas of places […]

HiTAC December 2025

From the President’s desk It’s been a great month for getting things signed off! Open Climb concession has been signed and stamped, and Glen has got the Qualworx renewal across the line too! So now what we need is you guys to volunteer your time and experience to assist getting the punters up and down the maunga safely on Saturday 14th February 2026. If you are keen, contact me and I will send you the necessary information. Lodge maintenance crew met recently planning the summer jobs, which will include re-screwing the roof with longer screws with new rubbers on them, […]

HiTAC November 2025

From the President’s desk Spring has washed the snow away greatly, however at the point of writing this the slush summit went ahead, and they had a great day! We have had a few youth members join the club lately which is fantastic, as we need to keep building the foundation for future years. However, I have been disappointed with the lack of respect when it comes to taking mates who are not members and staying overnight at the lodge and not paying the minimal charge of $25.00. I don’t want to be making phone calls to these guys when […]

HiTAC October 2025

From the President’s desk Well folks the new mattresses have arrived and are currently stored in my garage! When the snow melts, we will apply for road access to get them up to the lodge. I’ve had a couple of people request use of the old ones we are retiring. The deal is I’m happy to gift the old mattresses to new homes, but those people will be required to be available to help us the day of the switch over. In fact, we are going to require several volunteers that day! It doesn’t seem far, the walk from translator […]