President’s report Hope you have been able to get out and enjoy the snow and other adventures on the our maunga! The Ruapehu trip was a great weekend away, with the main event being fun even though the weather turned just like last year. Great to see families there making the most of the opportunity to hang out with other club members. Some people went tamping, and some skiing as well. We are so blessed that we have skilled people within the club who are willing to share their expertise so we can combine fun and learning! Thanks team! Keep […]

President’s report Kia ora tatou It’s been a busy month, with two Snowcraft Level 1 courses, and one Snowcraft Level 2 successfully completed. Our Snowcraft courses are now complete for 2026. A big acknowledgement to the trainers and their support crew gifting their time & expertise, and not forgetting our Club Captain, Glen, who deals with all the administration. It’s on occasions like these that the true club spirit shines. We also hosted the He Kawa Ora workshop and invited other clubs with an interest in the Maunga. The event was well supported, and some great questions were raised. Laura […]

President’s report Kia ora! Back from my travels, not everything went to plan sadly, freak snow locked us in for 5 days – couldn’t go up or couldn’t go down! The weather has its own agenda which didn’t align with the trip plan. Oh well, just have to attempt another adventure another time! Thanks to the Executive Committee for keeping things ticking over! From the June Club night, we now have the He Kawa Ora workshop in August, where you can bring any further questions about the plans for Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki moving forward. This is a great forum to seek […]

Kia ora team,  Our esteemed madam president has taken some well deserved time out (she is rising above the mundane and is  trekking in India somewhere), so there is no president’s report this month. Claire JonesHiTAC editor Read More: HiTAC July 2026

President’s Report – June 2026 Kia ora team, I am pleased to share that the roof project has been completed! A small team of blokes plus me (as the kitchen staff) stayed at the lodge the previous night, and we assembled all the screws & rubber washers. The next morning the weather was perfect, so harnesses went on; ladders were roped for safety and away they went. I drew the short straw and got to clean out the drains on the track, swept out the lodge & cleaned out the boot grate just inside the lodge door and collected rubbish […]