Trip intentions

VUWTC has been given the privilege to look after Hataitai, allowing for an awesome day walk and beach cleanup event!

We partner with Sustainable Coastlines to clear rubbish from the beach. We then count it up to help scientists and policymakers deal with pollution. Along the way there'll be plenty of yarns and laughs. You'll get gloves and pink fluoro vests (to stay safe and stylish)!

Cost: $1-2 for petrol.

Plan (If no cars available we'll take a bus):

1. Meet at Kelburn campus at 10:00am

At the Hunter carpark, we'll sort out car groups and split up survey gear.

2. Drive 25min to Kau Bay carpark (arrive about 11:00am)

DRIVERS! We need people to get us there, with no Kau Bay bus. Drivers will be reimbursed for fuel costs.

3. Lunch time! (11:10am to 11:30am)

Have a 20 minute snack!

4. We pick up rubbish!! (about 12pm)

After lunch, we'll set up a 100m x 10m area and collect all the rubbish inside. Equipment provided: gloves, funky pink fluoro, bags, mallet! There'll be a health and safety briefing, then we'll search for one hour.

5. Return to uni! (about 1-2pm)

We might have a quick swim or explore (optional) before we head off, possibly stop at a cafe along the way. 

7. Sort and weigh rubbish at uni (3-4pm)

We'll count up the amount and weight of rubbish we found. This info goes into an online database to help map Aotearoa's plastic pollution. This might sound boring, but it's actually super fun. We should be done by 4pm. If you need to leave once we get back to uni, no problem! :)

More info on Sustainable Coastlines

Data from our last survey in July in Opau Bay: https://litterintelligence.org/data/survey?id=3604

This is a vibes based summit trip so the plan can and prolly will change dependent on the weather and presence of ice and snow around the crater. But the general plan is to summit from Syme Hut early in the morning and see the sunrise over the region.

Stuff to bring:

• Overnight tramping kit (warm clothes, sleeping bag, basically everything you might need to stay for a night or two in a hut).
• Climbing helmet. Alot of people have died due to falling rocks on Mt Taranaki, so to avoid that I want everyone bringing a helmet.
• Bring a camel back or couple bottles of water. Its gonna be stinking hot and I would love it if people didnt get heat stroke.
• Head torch so we can climb up in the dark.
• Byo food