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Taranaki Branch

Unless otherwise stated meetings are held at 7.30pm, New Plymouth Girls High School, Room N2. Approach from main drive between "new" (only 50 years old) and old (100+ years) classroom blocks.

Subs: Thank you to the large number of prompt payers. $15 individual / $20 family to Margaret Wilson, 52 Paynter's Ave, if you still owe your sub. Members of GSNZ are automatically members of Taranaki branch and are not expected to pay a further $15/$20 sub to the local branch.

NEXT EVENTS:

Monday 1st April (Easter Monday) 7.30pm at NPGHS, Room N2.

Jenni Hopkins, PhD student at Victoria. 'The Auckland Volcanic Field - Monogenetic but not Monotonous'

Next Field Trip Saturday 13th April

Sugar Loaves and Paritutu 1pm start. Meet at the base of Paritutu for departure at 1pm, picnic lunch beforehand if you wish, plenty of grassy space available.There will be a 20-30 minute climb up steps and the wire roped steep rock face so wear suitable footwear. At the top there will be discussion about the remnants of Taranaki's oldest volcano with visible land.