Upcoming events at Mt Taranaki

October 20: Official opening of the North Egmont and Dawson Falls' visitor centres by Prime Minister Helen Clark. Centenary dinner, New Plymouth International Hotel.

October 21: Egmont National Park staff reunion, Stratford.

October 29: Public tramp to Kahui Hut. Medium-grade tramp leaves the top end of Kahui Rd. Contact: Neil Higgins, ph (06) 764 6412.

November 2: Public talk, Te Matua Te Tapu. New Plymouth District Council Chambers, Dr Huirangi Waikerepuru.

November 4: Tramp York Rd, loop track with the New Plymouth Tramping Club. A guided, easy walk along an historic railway line. Contact: Terry Baldwin ph (06) 754 7329.

November 11: Round the mountain relay. Contact: ph (06) 759 6233.

November 30: Public talk by the North Taranaki Forest and Bird Society at the New Plymouth District Council Chambers, 7 pm.

December 9: Re-enactment of the first European summit climb of Mt Taranaki, open to public. Contact: ph (06) 751 4056.

December 26 to January 10, 2001: Hour-long eco-adventure walks. Contact: North Egmont Visitors' Centre.

January 13, 2001: Mountain bike road race. Contact: North Egmont Visitors' Centre.

January 13: Mountain-to-sea race. Run or walk from Dawson Falls Visitors' Centre to the sea. Contact: North Egmont Visitors' Centre.