NO4WD October 2025

Presidents Pen

Hello all,

I hope everyone is safe after the week of wind that we had. Chris was able to run a trip but not where he wanted but he has resceduled the Macaulay river for this coming weekend. We have lots of trips coming up on our calendar so looking great but always open to new places to go. Harry been very busy with lots of office work we are now members of NZ4WD which is great. Oh well I'm about to board my plane and leave NZ for a couple of weeks see you all when I get back cheers Greg.

Until next month

Cheers,

Greg.

Commitee 2025-2026

President:                       Greg McFarlane                       Ph:027 229 4399

Vice President:               Glen McGregor                         Ph:03 439 5448

Secretary/Treasurer:      Harry Van der Pauw                  Ph: 022 071 0321

Trip Coordinator:            Chris Smyth                               Ph 029 426 2228 

Health and Safety:          Bill Young                                  Ph 021 501 573

Vehicle Safety:                Craig Wilkinson                         Ph 021 1270470

Information Officer:         Russell Marr                              Ph 027 432 8001

Committee:                     Hamish Weatherall                    Ph 027 479 1711

Club web site and link to past eNews issues   www.no4wd.co.nz  

Club Website

To view the club's website, click on this address  www.no4wd.co.nz

Did you know you can log into the web site and check your name and address details.

Enter your email address in the login box or click on 'login' if you have forgotten your password so the system can send you a temporary password.

Once you have logged in click on Personal settings to check your details.

if you change them be sure to click on the button 'update contact details' at the bottom of the screen after you have changed the data in the boxes.

Trips and related photos can be viewed by click on Events Summary from the left menu, then click on 'search' and the system will display a schedule of all the club events held since 2008, select the event to view the photos that have been tagged to that event.

If you have any problems with this. please email me for assistance.

russelljmarr52@gmail.com

General Club Information

Hi Team,

Weather has been a major feature over the past couple of weeks with the Macauly trip postponed. This has been resceduled to this coming weekend the 8th and 9th of November. Chris was able to organise a short notice overnight trip up to the Ahuriri base hut. A large fire was made and snow was on the ground the next morning however no trip report was completed so details are limited. They came home via Thompsons track and Danseys pass. This was a great example of short notice planning when track conditions do not allow planned trips to go ahead.

As mentioned last month the commitee are currently looking into better ways to send out trip information and how you respond about your intentions to attend a trip so watch this space. Until then its a group text as per normal.

I will list the known trips coming up below with dates and I will publish the trip sheet for the trip happening in the coming month. If you want information about future trips then visit our club wedsite for trip information sheets and other information. Feel free to look through previous trip reports, photos and newsletters while you are there and if there is a trip of interest that you think we should do then make some noise and see if it can be done. Remember we have new members joining all the time and old trips are new trips for them. 

Anyway, heres what is coming up :-)

• New dates due to postponment. November 8th and 9th Macauly river overnight trip. (overnight option)
• November trip. Omatapio Station has been cancelled.
• November 23rd Oteake reserve backwards (overnight option)
• December 13th. Christmas trip and dinner danseys camp.
• January 24th and 25th three huts - Nevis Road
• Feb 14th and 15th. Grampions
• March 15th Forest Range
• April Rugged ridges.

We have been accepted by the 4wd association and you should have had emails from them regarding your membership information and benefits. If you have not got the emails then you need to check the email address supplied to Harry was correct.

As mentioned in the last meeting a special thank you to Harry for the massive task of getting this over the line.

Macauly Trip new Dates 8th and 9th November

Oteake reserve (backwards)https://www.no4wd.co.nz/uploaded/header.jpg

 i have given up trying to load these trip sheets.

Oteake trip on the 23rd of November.Trip grade 2

leaving new world carpark south hill 8am.

meeting point is Homes hill campsite carpark, falls dam area in central otago.

option to camp overnight if you leave Saturday 22nd as Chris is heading over a day earlier.

finshing at the Danseys pass Hotel.

call chris for further details. 0294262228

FOR SALE

• Exhaust Jack. Good condition. Contact Glenn 03 4395448
• Achiles Desert hawk mud tyres. 4 x 265/60/17. Good condition and less than half worn. $500 to club members. Contact Russel Thompson 022 1914690
• Wanted. Warn 8274 winch. Contact Chris 029 4262228