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Spring Fling at the A-Frame
Come and join like minded families for a final spring fling for the year at Whakapapa. Come for a night, come for a week!Make the most of the fantastic facilities that we have at Mt Ruapehu and enjoy an alpine adventure. With it being a slow start to the season we're hopeful that it might be a late one with fantastic spring skiing to be had. If not, then there are lots of adventures to be had in the surrounding area. Read More
Winter Tongariro Crossing
September 6 & 7, 2025: Winter Tongariro Crossing. Join Mark for this classic trip under Winter conditions. Participants must have had experience with crampoons & ice axe. Helmets, ice axe & crampoons will be mandatory for this trip, these can be rented from the club. It could either be a long day crossing (19km) or split into two with an overnight at the cosy Oturere hut depending on weather & party interest. This trip will only be going ahead if the weather forecast is reasonable. Contact Mark Roberts mark2005roberts@yahoo. co. nz Read More
Family cycle to Ambury Farm
August 31, 2025: Waikaraka to Ambury Farm ride and picnic Join Jared, Sarah, Emmeline, and Hugo as we cycle our way to Ambury farm for a winter picnic. Or simply meet us at the farm. details about the cycle way here: https://www. aucklandcouncil. govt. nz/. . . /path-detail. aspx. . . Meet at 10am at the Waikaraka Park end of the track. Let us know you'll be joining and keep up-to-date with meeting points on the day via our event on Facebook here: https://www. facebook. com/share/14HLx2hXbzj/ 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