Tongariro National Park Summer Nature Programme 1987-'88

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 5, Issue 30, 21 December 1987, Page 12

Tongariro National Park Summer

Nature Programme 1987-'88

date time activity Sunday 27.12.87 9.00am Turoa Waitonga Falls 8.00pm The Tongariro Experience* Monday 28.12.87 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Ruapehu - Dramatic Icescape* Tuesday 29.12.87 9.00am Forest Life 12.30pm Geology 8.00pm Fire and Ice* Harry Keys/Karen Williams Wednesday 30.12.87 9.00am Lake Surprise 8.00pm Myths, Magic and Mountains* Thursday 31.12.87 9.00am Mangaehuehu Glacier 8.00pm Tongariro National Park - Why Wilderness?* Friday 1 .1 .88 NEW YEAR'S DAY** Saturday 2.1.88 9.00am Mangaturuturu Headwaters 8.00pm Ken Piddington - Director General Department of Conservation* Sunday 3.1.88 9.00am Rang ipo Desert 8.00pm Preservation versus Use A National Park Dilemma?* Monday 4.1.88 9.00am Birdlife - Mangawhero Forest 1 2.30pm South East Basin 8.00pm National Parks - Classrooms without Walls* Tuesday 5.1.88 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Wildlife in the Ruapehu Region* Wednesday 6.1.88 9.00am Turoa/Waitonga Falls 8.00pm Journeys through Offshore Islands* Thursday 7.1.88 9.00am Geology Field Trip 12.30pm Lake Rotokura 8.00pm District Conservator - Paul Green* Friday 8.1.88 9.00am Mangaturuturu Headwaters 8.00pm A Journey Down the Wanganui River - Historical Perspective* Norm Hubbard Saturday 9.1.88 9.00am Mangaehuehu Glacier 8.00pm Wildlife Photography - The Subtle Art* Geoff Moon Sunday 10.1.88 9.00am Lake Surprise 8.00pm Tongariro - Four Seasons* * Indicates an evening talk **No planned activities

OHAKUNE

DATE TIME ACTIVITY Sunday 27.12.87 9.00am Pokaka Tramline 8.00pm Introduction to Tongariro* Monday 28.12.87 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Early Ascents* Tuesday 29.12.87 9.00am Tongariro Crossing 10.00am Geology Field Trip 8.00pm Birds of Tongariro* Wednesday 30.12.87 9.00am Saddle Cone Gull Colony 1 0.00am Alpine Flowers 8.00pm Fire & Ice* 9.00pm Haunted Whare Thursday 31.12.87 9.00am Crater Lake 1 0.00am Historic Village Walk Friday 1.01.88 NEW YEAR'S DAY** Saturday 2.01 .88 9.00am Whakapapaiti Waterfalls 10.00am Okupata Caves 6.00pm Hangi Sunday 3.01.88 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Ken Piddington - Director General, Department of Conservation Monday 4.01.88 9.00am Tongariro Forest 1 0.00am Historic Village Walk 8.00pm Early Ascents* Tuesday 5.01.88 9.00am Mt Ngauruhoe/Tongariro Summits 1 0.00am Geology Field Trip 8.00pm Eruptions of Ngauruhoe* Wednesday 6.01.88 9.00am Pukekaikiore/Ngauruhoe Saddle 10.00am Alpine Flowers 8.00pm Early History * 9.00pm Haunted Whare Thursday 7.01.88 9.00am Crater Lake 10.00am Te Porere Redoubt 8.00pm Guest Speaker Norm Hubbard Wanganui River * Friday 8.01.88 9.00am Tongariro Crossing 1 0.00am Birds - Tongariro Forest 8.00pm Life Underground* Saturday 9.01.88 9.00am Whakapapaiti Valley 10.00am Okupata Caves 8.00pm Volcanic Hazards* Sunday 10.01.88 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Guest Speaker - Geoff Moon* Monday 11.01.88 9.00am Whakapapa Visitor Centre Mahuia 10.00am Pokaka Tramline 8.00pm Early Ascents * Tuesday 12.01.88 9.00am Mt Ngauruhoe/ Tongariro Summits 1 0.00am Geology Field Trip 8.00pm Birds of Tongariro* Wednesday 13.01.88 9.00am Saddle Cone Gull Colony 1 0.00am Alpine Flowers 8.00pm Early Tourism* 9.00pm Haunted Whare Thursday 14.01.88 9.00am Whakapapa Visitor Centre Waihohonu 10.00am Landscape a Park 8.00pm Subterranean Fires*

WHAKAPAPA

9.00pm Kiwi Call Friday 15.01.88 9.00am Tongariro Crossing 1 0.00am Birds - Tongariro Forest 8.00pm Life Underground * Saturday 16.01.88 9.00am Whakapapaiti Waterfalls 10.00am Okupata Caves 8.00pm Volcanic Hazards* Sunday 17.01.88 9.00am Crater Lake 8.00pm Guest Speaker * Monday 18.01.88 9.00am Pukekaikiore/Ngauruhoe Saddle 1 0.00am Historic Walk - Whakapapa Village 8.00pm Early Ascents* Tuesday 19.01.88 9.00am Mt Ngauruhoe/Tongariro Summits 10.00am Geology Field Trip 8.00pm Guest Speaker (concluding talk)

DATE TIME ACTIVITY Sunday 27.12.87 9.00am MtTongariro/Ketetahi Crossing 9.30am Living Forests 8.00pm Parks are for People; Kaimanawa Forest Park* Monday 28.12.87 9.00am Mt Urchin 10.00am Okupata Caves Tuesday 29.12.87 9.00am Mt Pihanga 9.30am Waimarino Pa Wed 30.12.87 9.00am Umukarikari 9.30am Early Days on the Desert Road 8.00pm Explore Tongariro National Park* Thursday 31.12.87 9.00am Mt Kakaramea/Tihia 9.30am Swamp Fossick Friday 1.1.88 NEW YEAR'S DAY** Saturday 2.1.88 9.00am Ngapuketurua 9.30am T aurewa T rack 8.00pm Ecology of a T rout Stream* Sunday 3.1.88 9.00am Rang ipo Desert 9.30am What's In A Stream Monday 4.1.88 9.00am Mt Urchin 9.30am Visit Tongariro Trout Centre Tuesday 5.1.88 9.00am Ketetahi Springs 9.30am Living Forest

TURANGI

1 .00pm Waipakihi - Overnight Camping 8.00pm Native & Exotic Fishes of the . Volcanic Plateau* Wednesday 6.1.88 9.30am Early Days on the Desert Road 9.30am Tall Trees and Tall Stories Thursday 7.1.88 9.00am MtTongariro/Ketetahi Crossing 9.30am Visit a Local Marae Friday 8.1.88 9.00am Umukarikari 9.30am Birds of the Forest and Lakeshore 8.00pm Management of Tongariro National Park* Saturday 9.1.88 9.00am Rang ipo Desert 9.30am Waimarino Pa Sunday 10.1.88 9.00am Ngapuketurua 10.00am Okupata Caves Monday 11.1.88 9.00am MtNgauruhoe 10.00am Volcanoes and Seabeds 8.00pm Parks arafor People; Kaimanawa Forest Park* Tuesday 12.1.88 9.00am Mt Urchin 9.30am Swamp Fossick 8.00pm Ecology of. a T rout Stream* Wednesday 13.1.88 9.00am Mt Pihanga 9.30am What's in a Stream Thursday 14.1.88 9.30am A Forest Experience 10.00am Volcanoes and Seabeds Friday 15.1.88 9.00am Kakaramea/Tihia 9.30am Living Forest Saturday 16.1.88 9.00am Ngapuketurua 9.30am Visit Tongariro Trout Centre Sunday 17.1.88 9.00am MtTongariro/Ketetahi Crossing 10.00am Okupata Caves, * Evening Talks