Cable Bay Walkway, Nelson, 29 June 2025

After several very somber and rainy days, the 12 of us were happy to get out without getting rained on. We left Nelson at a very civilized nine am to take advantage of the lightest part of the day and convened at the Cable Bay start of the walkway. The...

Dew Lakes and Saddle Hill Route Loop, Nelson, 23 Feb 2025

Nine people (seven NTC members and two local guests, Robbie and Nikki) met at the lower Maitai Dam carpark at 8am. We followed the road past the dam slipway then a side track climbing up along a ridge to the Rush Pool and on up to Dew Lakes for morning...

Maitai Pipeline, Nelson, 12 Jan 2025

To start the new year with an easy local tramp with a difference I search our suggested trip list. As a civil engineer with a passion for water engineering, walking the Maitai raw water pipeline seemed a good idea, both teaching and walking. The day...

Xmas BBQ & Cricket Match with Waimea Tramping Club 15 Dec 2024.

The 2024 Xmas get-together of the Nelson and Waimea Tramping Clubs on Rabbit Island was a great success with close to 40 attendees from both Clubs. The weather was fine resulting in nearly all the available BBQ spots being taken by other groups, but we...

Dog wins inaugural 12km Victory MEGA-walk, Monday 28 October 2024 (Labour Day)

Congratulations to the enthusiastic winners, who ran my 12km mega-walk in a blistering pace of 1 hour, 48 minutes. Incredibly, a dog won this event, followed closely by his owners, Forrest & Mari.Thanks to the 30 entrants and 3 dogs who participated...