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40th Birthday Celebrations

Saturday 5th July 2008

You are invited to join with other past and present CCG members to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Canterbury Caving Group.

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NZSS 2008 Annual General Meeting

WHEN:	24-25-26-27 Oct 2008 Labour Weekend

HOSTED BY:	HTG in Waitomo

Well, its time to start thinking about the 2008 NZSS AGM, which will this year be hosted by The Hamilton Tomo Group. The event will be based around Waitomo, with Friday night registration starting around 6:00pm at the HTG Hut.

There will be caving trips on for all abilities around the Waitomo area, with the NZSS AGM meeting being held on Saturday evening before the evening dinner which will be held in Waitomo Village.

Sunday will see more caving and a BBQ dinner, with the possibility of more trips on Monday.

ACCOMMODATION:

Some accommodation is available at HTG. We should be able to cater for about 40 people in the lodge and there is also scope for tents to be setup around the hut. Further accommodation may be available at ASG’s hut and other places around Waitomo. Further info will follow.

CAVING TRIPS:

Thunderfall trip
Gardners Gut Exit 7 to Downstream
Pukeroa
Luckie Strike
Catherwoods
Masons Dry
Matthews
+ more to be confirmed

Full details and registration forms will be out in the coming weeks.

Please send any enquiries/questions/comments/ideas to agm@htg.org.nz

The New Zealand Speleological Society's "Mission" is:

To be the national speleological body
To conserve caves and karst
To represent the interests of its members

By:

The collection and appropriate dissemination of information on caves, karst and caving
Advocating conservation and awareness to cave owners and managers
Negotiating access to caves for members
The promotion of safe cave use
Operating a national cave search and rescue system
Encouraging cave users to join NZSS
Monitoring the effects of cave use

Through:

Education and training
Development and assessment of techniques and equipment
Liaison with other groups and agencies
Exploration and study of caves

The New Zealand Speleological Society is a national organisation of people who are interested in matters to do with caves and caving. The Society's members, officers, and affiliated clubs, organise both exploration and recreational trips to caves throughout New Zealand (and occasionally overseas). Caves are explored and surveyed, and the information gathered is disseminated through the Society's publications, and stored in its archives.

The Society's membership comprises mainly the members of affiliated clubs, who are obliged to join the Society as a condition of the club's affiliation. There are also a number of members, especially in areas remote from caves or from population centres, who belong to the Society directly without participation in any local club.