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From early
1971 tramping trips were run about once a month from Aorere
College with senior pupils, a teacher and Frank Potbury, our
founding President.
When Aorere
College became one of the first community colleges in New
Zealand, one of the night classes was for those interested
in starting a local tramping club; this was 1975 and
trips by this time were every Sunday, with weekend tramps
going further afield.
In April 1976
a general meeting was held, attended by 24 people. The
name Toi Toi Trekkers Tramping Club was chosen, on the basis
that Papatoitoi was the early spelling of Papatoetoe and we
tramped through lots of toi toi, which had grown in
abundance in the area in the old days. The toi toi
features on our Club badge.
Our first
inquiry to join Auckland Associated Mountain Clubs was on
1st September 1976. Toi Toi Trekkers became an
Incorporated Society on 18th June 1979 and we became
affiliated to Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand on
12th July 1979.
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