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Whakapapa Winter Wanders - Family fun at the mountain
Whakapapa Winter Wanders - Family trips to Ruapehu - June/July School Holidays 2025 Join us for one of two jolly jaunts to experience Whakapapa Winter Wanders on Mt. Ruapehu during the June/July school break. Embrace the wintery wonders of Ruapehu with ASC members - whether it be in celebration of Matariki, Winter Solstice, a nostalgic northern-style ‘Christmas’ or just the great, white (we wish!) outdoors! Come down for some fun with friends and/or all the family and experience the wonders of NZ winter with snow play, igloo-building, sledding, snow sports, games, feasts and general communal cozyness. Read More
Marshmallows in the Bush
PAST EVENT Small People on Big Hills - Marshmallows in the Bush - Saturday 31st May 2025 Join Clara (11) and Lukas (8) for a cosy day at the club's Waitākere Hut. Come anytime from 10. 30am. We will be roasting sausages, toasting marshmallows and making scones as well as going for walks in the bush, gathering firewood, trying out some orienteering skills, identifying plants and making bivvies. Whittle yourself a stick for toasting marshmallows. Bring food to contribute. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a raincoat. Members or invited guests of members are welcome. Read More
Join our dedicated Baiting Team :)
WANTED - BAITERS Are you fit, young(-ish) and strong??? Are you able to bush-crash? THE BAITING TEAM NEEDS YOU!!! We have a core of fabulous ASC volunteers who work to bait 9 lines in the area around our Waitākere Hut. The baiting programme is organised by Ark in the Park and they supply the bait and other equipment with the aim of eradicating predators - rats, stoats and possums. Baiting for rats consists of putting small plastic bags of bait pellets into plastic bait boxes. It does not involve seeing the rats or dealing with dead animals. Read More