Please contact the committee with any suggestions, questions, or feedback about trips.
We are always looking for people to lead trips, and places to visit and revisit.
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| 2-5
| Wairoa district and Kotare station
| TBA
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| 2-5
| Patarau
| NZSS
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| 8-9
| Waitomo
| Kim
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| 5-7
| Mt Arthur and Takaka
| Bob
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| 5-7
| Charleston
| CCG
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| 17-18
| Hawkes Bay
| Bob
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| 21-22
| Makuri / Cooner
| Walter
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Holidays
While trips and events vary, there is a broad structure to WCG's caving year that provides a framework from which the fixture card is built upon.
| Date | Event | Description |
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| January | NZSS expedition | In 2009 Te Anau NZSS Expedition |
| January | | No clubnight, no SumpThink |
| Wellington Anniversary weekend | | Camp? |
| Waitangi day | | Can be difficult for kids returning to school |
| February | New members night | Followed by by beginners trip and bulk gear purchase |
| February | New members trip | Makuri, Pohangina, or Okupata |
| Easter | Paturau | WCG generally send a contingent to this NSG organised weekend |
| ANZAC weekend | | Waitomo, Piopio, Mahoenui?, Nelson? |
| Queens Birthday | Charleston | CCG organised West Coast caving |
| Queens Birthday | | WCG away trip, the last two years to Whakapunaki, 2009 to Nettlebed |
| June | Mid winter swim | First weekend after shortest day |
| August | WCG's AGM | Election of committee, Wine and Cheese, Photo competition, best SumpThink article competition |
| October | NZSS AGM | Held alternately in the North and South islands |
| December | BBQ | Club BBQ, no clubnight |
