History

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.