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Social night at Cone and Tutuwai huts (Saturday, 14 - Sunday, 15 March 2026)Click to collapse

Organiser:
Justin Atkinson

Want a fun overnight hike packed with swimming holes, swingbridges, classic Tararua Range huts, and some bonus hut maintenance work? Well, this is the trip for you!

We'll visit two huts (Cone and Tutuwai), enjoy socialising in Aotearoa's beautiful outdoors, and clean up the huts as part of FMC's "Love Our Huts and Tracks" volunteer initiative.

Route:

This trip is easy-medium difficulty. It is an 8km walk each way with mud and tree roots to navigate. We can take breaks and go at a chill pace.

Saturday - We'll meet at Kelburn campus at 9:30am. We'll carpool to Waiohine Gorge campsite (a 1.5hr drive), this is the same place from Freshers. A 2.5-3hr walk will take us to Cone Hut, we'll stop along the way for lunch. This involves a steep climb of 500m, then flat terrain for a while, and a steep 350m descent to the hut. We'll take a break and spend an hour doing basic hut maintenance.

A 1-1.5hr mostly flat walk along the Tauwharenīkau river will take us to Tutuwai Hut, our stay for the night. This will involve lots of easy stream crossings. At the hut we'll have a fun night socialising.

Sunday - We'll pack up and do an hour's worth of hut maintenance at Tutuwai. Ideally we'll leave by 10:30am. We'll then return the same way via Cone Hut to Waiohine Gorge (4-5hr total). We'll arrive in Welly between 5 and 6:30pm.

Cone Hut info

Tutuwai Hut info

Waiohine Gorge campsite info

Gear:

You need basic overnight tramping gear. Please bring reasonable outdoor footwear (eg tramping boots or trail runners, NOT jandals!), and an overnight tramping pack. I recommend a towel and swimwear. Bring a pot/cooker if you have them. You can borrow club gear (eg packs, sleeping bags), but please let us know in advance. If you have any questions about gear, send a message to the club insta and we'll get you sorted.

https://www.vuwtc.org.nz/resources/gear-list

Food:

Have breakfast on Saturday before arriving at Kelburn. Please bring 1 breakfast, 2 lunches, food for a shared potluck dinner, snacks and drinks, and some emergency food in case we get delayed in the valley. Re drinks, cans and plastic only please, no glass!

Cost:

- $15-20 fuel per person

- Hut payment ($10 for a blue DOC hut ticket, you can buy at outdoor stores eg Bivouac, Macpac) - also can use DOC hut pass, or camp for free if you bring a tent

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Malcolm Atkinson (father) - 021500256

12 people attending this trip.

Tara's car

Participants

Tara Lingard

Isla Nelson

Maya Suzuki

Emma Bateson

Ben's car (w/ Logan's full licence)

Participants

Justin Atkinson

Qien Li

Benjamin Fever

Logan Hill

Imogen Twose

Oscar's car

Participants

Max Sakarai-Sarll

Will Griffiths

Oscar Craig

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Rockcraft (Sunday, 15 March 2026)Click to expand

Organiser:
Brooke Carpenter

Rockcraft: An all-abilities outdoor climbing trip!


THIS TRIP'S DATE HAS CHANGED FROM SATURDAY 14th TO SUNDAY 15th MARCH. 

We will be heading to our local crag (Pukerua Bay) where we can practice your belay and climbing skills outdoors! We will teach you how to stay safe while climbing outside, how to safely belay someone else, and have plenty of leaders around to give you climbing tips if you’re looking to grow your on-the-wall skills. If you've never climbed before this is the perfect introductory trip! There are also harder routes for those who have climbed before or are looking for more of a challenge. 

We're going to get there by carpooling so bring your cars please! (I'll be sending out emails closer to the time with information about groups and transport.)

 

We will be running two Hangdog sessions the Wednesday before the trip (4:30 and 6:00pm on 11/03/25) on our weekly climbing night for you all to have an opportunity to belay in a controlled environment. If you have never belayed before or need a refresher - Please sign up and come along. This will make rockcraft more fun as we’ll all get to spend more time on the wall! If you’ve got previous belaying/climbing experience, this is also the perfect night to get to know some other keen climbers!

 


The Saturday Plan:

  • Meet at Hunter Carpark at 9:00 am, leaving by 9:30. Allowing time for everyone to arrive, pick up gear and find their driver. 

  • Arrive at the bay and walk to the crag. Enjoy a day filled with climbing and fun!

  • Returning to Wellington CBD // Hunter Carpark around 4-5 pm ish (Or earlier if discussed with your driver).

 

What you'll need to bring:

  • Water

  • Lunch + Snacks

  • Sneakers: Active shoes will do the job nicely, The gear shed has limited climbing shoes so they will disappear fast (Will be distributed on the day).

  • Activewear: Clothing you can comfortably move around/climb in.

  • Extra layers in case it’s cold out there (we’ll be on the coast so wind = likely.

  • OPTIONAL: Your own climbing gear (if you have it): Shoes/harness/chalk/helmet.

 

The $5 cost goes towards the driver's petrol, so if you have a car and can be a driver on rockcraft you will be reimbursed for petrol. 

 If you have any questions, send them to me at brooke.carpenternz@gmail.com, or chat with me after the Tuesday club meeting x 

 

Jack Goodeve
Robyn Surcombe

42 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Nathan Cobbald

Max Honiss

Grace Rotherham

Ebony Wills

Sophia Van Taack

Selma Sokoler

Freya Surman

Moritz Birkl

Olivia Richter

Jakob Zschocke

Hunter Fromont

Frank Quigley

Melanie Kimble

Sonia Flux

Laura Nygaard

Jaden Liermann

Casper Rifkov

Michael Keane

Gem Williams

Katie Specter

Isabelle Davis

Caelyn Daughney

Maddie Foote

Hamish Ainsworth

Bruno Bartalos

Martijn Kraakman

Jack Smith

Grier Rollinson

Jacob Robinson

Timothy Lord

Hayden Tegg

Zora Tavernet

Henry Horne

Patrick Horn

Charlie Franicevic

Caitlyn Brosius

Zoe Rotherham

Reese Lyman

Grace McQuoid

Rika Niklewski

Monty Smith

Reuben Green

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Tramps Tramps Tramps (Saturday, 21 - Sunday, 22 March 2026)Click to expand

Organisers:
Grace Rotherham
Mia Baigent
Jack Goodeve

Tramps Tramps Tramps is our annual flat party! Although there is no tramping involved, please come in your best and most creative tramping or 'tramp'-related attire to a centrally-located Wellington flat. In years gone by, costumes have included Donald Tramp, a trampoline, lady and the tramp, a 1940s lady of the night, or even just your lovely bush dwelling tramper. 

Expect good chat, good music (we will have a DJ!), (questionable?) dance moves, and varying degrees of intoxication.

The address will be emailed to those who sign up! If you're not already, you must become a member of the club to attend.

BYOD!


Important: This event will be hosted at a club member’s flat. Please be respectful of the property.

Jack Goodeve
Mia Baigent
Grace Rotherham

16 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Finlay Main

Will Griffiths

Max Sakarai-Sarll

Sean Brinkmann

Max Honiss

Sophia Van Taack

Jasmin Malcolm

Ferne Hannah

Lewis Collins

Ash Lovelace

Harry Smith

Maya Suzuki

Leah Press

Emma Bateson

Xanthe Southward

Shanti Naidu

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Birdwood Reserve Quiz Night (Sunday, 15 March 2026)Click to expand

Organiser:
Hazel Murray

This week some of Wellington’s smartest quiz peeps will be battling it out at the Karori Tap House!

The Rotary Club of Wellington North – Karori to Khandallah is proud to support our friends at Karori Kaitiaki - Kākā for the Tracking Birdwood Presentation & Quiz Night 🌿🐦

Come along for a great evening of trivia, community and conservation while helping raise funds for their exciting environmental project at Birdwood Reserve.

📅 Sunday 15 March | 6:00–8:30pm

📍 Karori Tap House, 162 Karori Road

💰 $25 per person | Tables of 6 ($150)

🍔 Food and drinks available from the bar.

👉 Enter by emailing: karori.kaitiaki@gmail.com

(Use Quiz Night in the subject line)

Flying solo? No worries - we’ll make up teams on the night!

Bring your brainiest mates and support local conservation 🌱👏

hazelamurray@icloud.com

1 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Daniel Grant-Ritchie

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Recent trips

Do you want to be a Sheppard🐑 on Freshers 2026!! (Saturday, 7 - Monday, 9 March 2026)Click to expand

Organisers:
Jack Goodeve
Robyn Surcombe

We need Shepherds for Freshers 2026 - will you be one??

It will be on the first weekend of March. So, the 6th through to the 7th.

We want people who have a bit of tramping know how, you don't need to have been super involved in the club. We want you if you’re friendly, responsible and able to dance like no one is looking!!

 

You'll be paired up with another shepherd, and together you'll need to:

  • Look out for the 10 or so sheep in your flock throughout the tramp - get them going in the mornings, check on how they're doing during the day, check that they are there at each of the campsites, etc.
  • Buy ingredients and prepare two breakfasts and one dinner for the flock. Meals prepared must suite the dietary requirements of flock sheep.
  • Attend the 'shepherd briefing' meeting. (Time and date will be determine closer to freshers).
  • Generally, facilitate good vibes - have lots of chats, help your flock to get to know each other.

 

Shepherds on freshers will have discounted ticket prices.

Jack Goodeve and Robyn Surcombe.

19 people attending this trip.

Sign ups

Participants

Justin Atkinson

Max Honiss

Brooke Carpenter

Ira Griffen

Zade Viggers

Grace Rotherham

Finlay Main

Felicity Wills

Mia Baigent

Jasmin Malcolm

Jack Goodeve

Caroline Walmsley

Michael Petersen

Lange Grover

Louis McMahon

Robyn Surcombe

Gracie Payton

Hazel Murray

ieuan dearnley

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FRESHERS 2026!! (Friday, 6 - Sunday, 8 March 2026)Click to expand

Organisers:
Kate Morris
Max Honiss
Grace Rotherham
Mia Baigent
Jack Goodeve
Robyn Surcombe

Join VUWTC on our first official tramp of 2026! All members of the club are welcome to attend - new and old, students and non-students. If you are not yet a member - become one here! 

TICKETS GO LIVE AT THE WELCOME MEETING! Come to our Welcome Meeting at 6pm on the 3rd March, in SU228, to get your hands on a ticket!

Freshers is the best thing you can do to start your time at VUW, whether you're a fresh first year with no friends, a second year with plenty of mates, or an international student looking to meet some locals. 

Walking, camping, swimming, bonfires, learning new skills, enjoying the New Zealand scenery, hanging out with old mates and making new friends!

Freshers is Vic Uni Tramping Club's largest and most social tramp of the year. Whether you're new to tramping or experienced as - come join us for a weekend of light tramping and heavy socialising. 

 

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General Trip Overview

Freshers is for both beginners and experienced trampers alike, but it is still a "tramp", which means you'll be walking up to 6 hours with a pack on your back, at an easy pace, though! There will be segments which can prove challenging to those new to tramping.

Route:
Friday night - Meet at the Hunter Carpark from 4:30pm, arrive no later than 5:30pm We will distribute group food and gear, then take a bus to Waiohine Gorge Shelter where we will camp for the night.

Saturday - We're all in this together. Everyone will be taking the main route to camp at the south end of Totara Flat. It will be about 4 hours of walking. Then, chaos (if you so choose) will ensue. Party hard, have an enjoyable evening but don't leave your rubbish around. And remember you have to walk out on Sunday- from experience it's not that fun if you're hungover.

Sunday - We walk out via Totara Creek to Holdsworth road end. There will be 5 - 6 hours of walking including breaks (and involves a bit of uphill!). The bus will be picking us up at 5pm, and will take us back to Vic Uni.

Gear:
A detailed gear list is below! You will need to bring basic overnight tramping gear. Please bring reasonable outdoor walking footwear (so no jandals or converse!) and an overnight tramping pack. We also recommend bringing a towel and swimwear - we are camping next to a river, with a great swimming hole. Tent/shelters and cooking equipment will be provided by the club. You can borrow some things (like a pack) from the club gear shed if needed, but please let us know in advance so we can have enough gear for everyone. If you’re not sure if you have everything you need, or if an item is recommended, flick us through a quick message on insta and we can help get you sorted. 

Food: 
You will need to sort your own early dinner for Friday (before the bus leaves), and bring 2 lunches and snacks for Saturday and Sunday. The club will provide breakfast Saturday and Sunday, and dinner Saturday night. Also bring any beverages you want for Saturday evening (cans and plastic only please, no glass!)

Cost: 
$45 - we use this to pay for the buses there and back, and the breakfast and dinner food we buy for you. 

Gear list

Clothing

 

❏     A tramping backpack that fits all your gear in it

❏     Tramping boots or trail runners. No converse/air force 1s/jandals.

❏     2-3 pairs of socks, preferably wool/merino to keep your feet warm and dry

❏     Shorts + teeshirt for walking in (not cotton or denim)

❏     Fleece/wool jumper (not cotton)

❏     Clothes for camp and sleeping, including a thermal top and bottom (polypro or merino)

❏     Togs

❏     Warm hat

❏     Sunhat 

❏     Raincoat

Other

❏     A warm sleeping bag

❏     Comfortable sleeping mat

❏     Toothbrush + toiletries

❏     Bowl and cutlery

❏     Headtorch + spare batteries

❏     Sunscreen

❏     1L+ water bottle

❏     Toilet paper + hand sanitizer

❏     Some basic first aid eg plasters

❏     Any personal medication you might need

❏     Optional: a small towel

Food

❏     Dinner for Friday night (if you haven't eaten before the bus)

❏     2x lunches 

❏     Snacks 

❏     Bevvys for Saturday night - in cans or plastic, no glass!

You will have to carry out all your rubbish - there's no rubbish bins in the great outdoors. Wet wipes and tissues count as rubbish, so if you use one dont just chuck it on the trail

Kate Morris 0274924796

84 people attending this trip.

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Participants

joseff mcgaughey

James Harbour

iestynbates

Mia Evans

Kayla Searancke

Tui Ruifrok

Armin Ruckstuhl

Harriet Blundell

Huw Cartledge

Owen Griffin-Ballard

Luke Viggers

Sam Davies

Zora Davie

Zavier Smith

Rosa Vincent

Tom Gates

Emily Carter

Finn Bismark

Leonie Ribeiro

Benjamin Leicester

Greer Upson

Maria Lovelette

Ostara O Cinnseala

William Mignone

Laura Nygaard

Lucy Thorburn

Martijn Kraakman

Lily Scott

Oliwia Jelonek

Magdalena Steckler

Jakob Zschocke

Maryam Samei

Moritz Birkl

Sophia hoskin

Olivia Richter

Ash Singh

Daniel Zhao

Lewis Collins

Jasmine B.W

Sophia Van Taack

Jorja Bethell

Rika Niklewski

Tia Maitland

Réka Lipoth

Maya Duckworth

Giselle den Breems

Rhi Mayers

Charlie Dale-Low

Iris Leslie

Ronan Melville

s130418

Frank Monastra Woods

Noah Martin

noralando88

Rhian Gates

Annabelle Hobourn

David Buchanan

Jack Maskell

Monty Smith

Katie Specter

Noah Fay

Grace McQuoid

Evie Samaeli

Roxy Murfin

Ricardo Seiler

Amelie Monnier-Horrill

Reuben Green

Freya Lawson

Belle Warner

Yiduo Qian

Ruby-Louise Grant

Abigail Clark

Eva van Seventer

Kate Hardie Neil

James Small

Peter Park

Dan Moore

georgette Williams

Samuel Young

AJ Woods

Alif Kusuma

Youri Rietberg

Sofija Bareta-Mcgrath

Alex Mallory

Other Participants

Max Sakarai-Sarll

Ella Farrier

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Climb Night @ Hangdog (4:30pm session) (Wednesday, 11 March 2026)Click to expand

Organiser:
Brooke Carpenter

Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!

Want to try indoor climbing for the first time, or meet some like-minded climbers? Come along to our weekly climb nights! We climb at Hangdog (Bouldering & Top roping) in Lower Hutt, and Faultline (Bouldering) on Willis St. 

This week, we'll be climbing at Hangdog, which is a bouldering and top-roping gym. This = ropes/harnesses & belaying. There are grades for every level of experience, so no matter how much climbing experience you have you’ll have plenty to get stuck into! 

 

We are running two sessions this week to prep for Rockcraft (4:30pm and 6pm). We need equalish numbers at each session, so please sign up to whatever one has space for you! 

This week: Hangdog (bring cars + $2 for your driver)

Schedule:

  • Sign up! (Even if you are meeting us there - they need to know numbers ahead of time)

  • Meet at the Hunter carpark at 3:50pm, leaving at 4:00pm on the dot.

  • Have your belay lesson and CLIMB!

  • You can leave whenever you like - but drivers need to have the same number of people in their cars that they brought out (and make sure people you drove out know when you want to leave!)

  • PAY YOUR DRIVERS 

Entry costs: $15 + $3 for shoes 

This is not paid for through the club—there is no piking fee if you pull out. Pay at HD when we arrive.

To get the VUWTC entry price, just let the front desk know you are with VUWTC. 

Brooke Carpenter - 0204392783

11 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Jaden Liermann

AJ Woods

Will Huffman

Martijn Kraakman

Marcos Gil

Patrick Horn

Ebony Wills

Maryam Samei

Felicity Wills

Monty Smith

Grier Rollinson

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Climb Night @ Hangdog (6:00pm session) (Wednesday, 11 March 2026)Click to expand

Organiser:
Brooke Carpenter

Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!

Want to try indoor climbing for the first time, or meet some like-minded climbers? Come along to our weekly climb nights! We climb at Hangdog (Bouldering & Top roping) in Lower Hutt, and Faultline (Bouldering) on Willis St. 

This week, we'll be climbing at Hangdog, which is a bouldering and top-roping gym. This = ropes/harnesses & belaying. There are grades for every level of experience, so no matter how much climbing experience you have you’ll have plenty to get stuck into! 

 

We are running two sessions this week to prep for Rockcraft (4:30pm and 6pm). We need equalish numbers at each session, so please sign up to whatever one has space for you! 

This week: Hangdog (bring cars + $2 for your driver)

Schedule:

  • Sign up! (Even if you are meeting us there - they need to know numbers ahead of time)

  • Meet at the Hunter carpark at 5:20 pm, leaving at 5:30pm on the dot.

  • Have your belay lesson and CLIMB!

  • You can leave whenever you like - but drivers need to have the same number of people in their cars that they brought out (and make sure people you drove out know when you want to leave!)

  • PAY YOUR DRIVERS 

Entry costs: $15 + $3 for shoes 

This is not paid for through the club—there is no piking fee if you pull out. Pay at HD when we arrive.

To get the VUWTC entry price, just let the front desk know you are with VUWTC. 

Brooke Carpenter - 0204392783

21 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Olivia Richter

Moritz Birkl

Sophia Van Taack

Selma Sokoler

Jakob Zschocke

Laura Nygaard

Frank Quigley

Hunter Fromont

Michael Tester

Sonia Flux

Jack Smith

Jacob Robinson

Joseph Birkett

Xanthe Southward

Olivia Smith

Hayden Tegg

Caoimhe Costello

Charlie Franicevic

Abby Jago

Caitlyn Brosius

Freya Surman

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Freshers 2026 WAITLIST (Friday, 6 - Sunday, 8 March 2026)Click to expand

Organisers:
Jack Goodeve
Robyn Surcombe

UPDATE: The waitlist is now closed.

This is the waitlist for freshers. 

It is first-come, first-served.

There is no guarantee that this will gain you a place - we will contact you if/as and when anybody with a ticket for Freshers is unable to attend.

Kate Morris 0274924796

3 people attending this trip.

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Participants

Geraint Dearnley

Bruno Bartalos

Bailey Todd

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