There are a range of trips going away aver the inter-semester break so why don't you get involved?
Alternatively if there is place you want to go or you just want to organise a trip and need some advice email either myself captain [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz, Craig Trips [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz or Anton Safety [at] autc [dot] org [dot] nz
Their are also lots of other wonderful people around the club that are willing and able to help you prepare for wherever you want to go. You only have to ask.
Good luck for your exams
Rion

For general information there is scheduled upgrade work in the Goldies Bush to start in May in a different part of the track to the upgrade work that has been going on for the past few months, please contact the Auckland VC and we will also send short note out as details come to us for this area.
There has been some wasp control work done in the Okura walkway area and on Rangitoto. Please contact the Auckland VC if you should see or have problems with wasps.
The planning for the pest and predator eradication on Rangitoto/Motutapu has been proceeding and there will be some short closures of the islands to the public during the winter. These will be weather dependant and dates will be announced shortly before hand and publicised in the papers as well.
With the potential spread of PTA (Kauri Dieback) and our pest/predator control we are increasing our education for Bio Security and you can assist us in passing the bio security message on to others who may not be as aware as yourselves.
Kiwi have just been released on 21 March on pest and predator free Motuihe Island. Further releases will take place later in the year bringing there numbers up to about forty birds. Kakariki have also been released earlier this year and last year on Motuihe Island
 
For outside of the Auckland Area would like to bring to your notice that there has been a Edition 3 limited revision 2008 Egmont Parkmap 273-09 issued. There has been some track closures and alteration around Holly hut, Stony River, Kahui Hut. So if you are planning trips to Egmont National Park, Mt Taranaki contact the North Egmont VC 06 756 0990 for full details
There has been a new Kamai-Mamaku Forest Park scale 1:50 000 map released to us this month (new cost is $19) replacing the old now out of date 2000 Edition. A larger format with much more information on it
We also have the newer Edition 2 2006 Coromandel Parkmap 336-11 scale 1:95 000 which incorporates the northern part of the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest park roughly down to Katikati 

AUTCTRUTH! has uncovered the shock revelation that John Deverall, captain in 2008, is in fact the real captain of Auckland University Tramping Club.
 
The revelation comes after an insider revealed that Rion Gulley, widely regarded as the 2009 captain of the tramping club regularly ‘holds court’ with John at his Grafton road Huia residence.
One insider, who declined to be named, revealed that John’s influence goes much further than merely advice. ‘John writes all of Rion’s emails, he writes his speeches, he even gets him to rehearse them.’ ‘John is also the chief strategist, and he is the real reason behind the success of the club this year’.
 
The insider went on to tell AUTCTRUTH! ‘John is the real brains behind the tramping club’ and that ‘Basically Rion is just the glamorous show pony’.
 
 It is believed that John likes Rion to perform a figure head role in order to conceal the true extent of his power. John Deverall was also the charismatic leader of a commune in Albany for some time, and is known to exercise dominion over the Perecomus recorder quartet.
 
‘John likes to work in the shadows, pulling the strings, then he can just be smiley, happy John in public life.’
 
The reasons for John’s power over Rion is partly attributed to the fact that Rion idolises John. ‘Once John gave Rion one of his old tramping socks. Rion was over the moon! He kept the sock with him at all times, and even slept with it under his pillow.’ ‘Rion sees John almost as a demi-god, and hangs off his every word.’ Whenever tramping club business needs to be attended to, it is believed that Rion will be summoned to John’s residence to do his bidding.
 
‘Everyone thinks that Wairiki road is where its at in the tramping club, but no, no, the real centre of power in the tramping club is at Huia residence, where John is.’
 
‘Yup, John is the puppet master alright, and Rion is just dangling helplessly from the strings.’
 
AUTCTRUTH! 2009
1st April 2009

With much joy, not too much confusion, and a little concern from both organisers and newbies, Orientation went off like the remaining leftovers from last year's wine and cheese.  It's fair to assume that everyone present had a wonderful time, although it is possible that those making assumptions drank a little too much to notice anyone who didn't.  To those of you who missed out, it's a pity, it was a wonderful event.  To those of you who paid but didn't show up, thanks for your donations, although your presence would also have been appreciated. 
Special thanks should go to a lot of people for many hours work, but the list would not be complete, so to avoid offending anyone, we'll thank no one.

You're a lot less likely to regret going on trips than not going on trips, so take a look at the green bar, click on something, and let that club membership transform your life.