Calendar of Events
Here are some of the key events that the Rimutaka Forest Park Charitable Trust and key partners are planning for the balance of 2011:
Upcoming Events:
The 2011 Stoat Trappers' Ball
The 2011 Stoat Trappers' Ball is to be held at 7.30pm, on Saturday, 29th October. The venue is once again the beautiful Wainuiomata Golf Club on the Coast Road.
It'll be more fun than having a ferret run up your trouser leg!
Tickets are available from:
DOC Visitor Centre
18 Manners Street, Wellington - Tel: (04) 384 7770
Hutt i-SITE Visitor Centre
25 Laings Road, Lower Hutt - Tel: (04) 560 4715
Upper Hutt i-SITE Visitor Centre
90 Main Rd, Upper Hutt - Tel: (04) 527 2141
Wainuiomata Book & Gift Shop
11 Queen St., Wainuiomata - Tel: (04) 564 5988
Don't miss this hilarious annual social event, which is also a fund-raiser for the Rimutaka Forest Park Trust.
Tickets are only $30 (Adults) and $20 for school-age children
(Under 5 free...)
There are fabulous prizes to be won and a number of highly desirable items to be auctioned. By way of example, last year we had fantastic donations of products and services from Interislander Ferries, Kathmandu, Wow Jewellery Design, Lighthouse Cinemas, Department of Conservation, Diocesan Car Fund, Trish Gibson, Wainuiomata Book & Gift Store and more!
More Upcoming Events...
- Volunteer Days - Catchpool Restoration Project
- Kiwi Releases - as chicks return to us from eggs hatched at Pukaha Mt Bruce, or captive-bred birds are released into the wild for the first time...
- Annual General Meeting - October, 2011
- End of Year BBQ - December, 2011. Our annual knees-up for trappers, kiwi handlers, trackers, volunteers and supporters
Recent Events
Sausage-sizzle fund-raiser
Sunday, 20th February, 2011 - Petone
Come and meet some volunteers from the Trust and enjoy a tasty sausage sandwich while you learn about some of our activities in the Rimutaka Forest Park.
The team will be cooking up a storm outside The Warehouse, in Petone, so come on down!
Kiwi Aversion Training
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th March, 2011
Jim Pottinger will be down our way again to train your dog(s) to avoid kiwi. Up-to-date Kiwi Avoidance certification for your dogs is essential for many hunting permit areas throughout New Zealand. For further details and to book your dog in for training, please call Melody, on (04) 564 6213
Visitor Centre Catchpool Valley Entrance
Hunting dogs and pets being prepared for their kiwi aversion training session with Jim Pottinger at the Catchpool Education Centre.
Wainuiomata Water Walks
Sunday 7th of November and Sunday 12th December, 2010
Our Wainuiomata Water Catchment neighbours to the Rimutaka Forest Park run regular free walks through rarely-seen pristine native forest so you can learn more about where our top-grade Wellington water supply comes from AND enjoy first-hand the unsurpassed beauty of unspoiled New Zealand lowland native forests and the abundant wildlife it contains!
Book your place on a free guided Wainuiomata Water Walk here: (This link will take you to the Greater Wellington Regional Council's website for Wainuiomata Water Catchment Tours contact and booking purposes
Kiwi Avoidance Training
Catchpool Centre - Rimutaka Forest Park
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th November, 2010
Call Melody, on (04) 564 6213 to book your dog(s) in now!
The cookhouse in the camping ground beside the Catchpool Stream is just one of several modern amenity blocks and facilities offered to campers
