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New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s new

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NEW ZEALAND’S RECREATION WALKING MAGAZINE

New Zealand Walk:Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views

New Zealand Walk:

Onepoto walk full of interesting

coastal views

Overseas Walks

Walks in Townsville a beach, a mountain and a river within a city

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New Zealand Walk:Te Ara Tahuna Cycleway

and Walkway

New Zealand Walk:

Visiting Franz Josef Glacier

New Zealand Walk:

Moutohora - an island sanctuary

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CONTENTS 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Ara Tahuna Estuary Cycle-way and Walkway 8 Event: Unique opportunity to walk Taieri Gorge 9 Readers View: Auckland scenic walk10 New Zealand Walk: Onepoto Walk - full of interest-ing coastal views14 New Zealand Walk: Restoring the Sign of the Pack-horse Hut15 New Zealand Walk: Visiting the Franz Josef Glacier16 New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s new loop walk-way18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Australia’s top walking and hiking hotspots22 My Favourite Walk: Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views25 Auckland Short Walk: Blockhouse Bay Tiriwa Walk26 My Favourite Walk: Town and country walk with no hills!28 New Zealand Walk: Moutohora - an island sanctu-ary30 Overseas Walks: Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city36 New Zealand Walk: Heritage zone handed into public hands37 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walk: Camping and tramping - 5 top South Island spots40 Event: Marathon returning to central city42 Te Araroa Trail: New Zealand trail selected as one of the world’s best43 Event: Take on the Lake in Rotorua44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for April52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups56 Country Breaks60 Green Prescription

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Cover photo: Emelie Sundin of Sweden having a break on the Te Araroa Trail admiring the view in the Southern Alps. Emelie completed the trail walking from Cape Reinga to Bluff in 136 days. Photo by Helen WreaksSilverdale, Auckland.

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Walk talkRainforest walking experienceTamborine Rainforest Skywalk is a one and a half kilometre rainforest walking experience which inlcudes the Skywalk Bridge (steel-structured), the 40 metre Skywalk Cantilever (steel-structured) and the Cedar Creek Viewing Platform, joined by a winding pathway along the canopy floor.Accessible directly from the Eco centre, the walk showcases the pristine beauty of the lush rainforest in a safe and exciting way. The whole experience takes approxiamately 45 minutes at a leisurely pace and begins and ends at the main centre. The main centre includes, the Eco Centre, bus parking, gift shop, cafe and toilets.Located in the beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland, the Skywalk is 45 minutes from Surfers Paradise and 60 minutes from Brisbane International Airport.- See more at: http://www.visitgoldcoast.com/places-to-see/mt-tamborine/attractions/tamborine-rainforest-skywalk/

Hilly half marathonHit the long-distance trail and be cheered on by the crowds on the annual Stamford Financial Hamilton Island Half Marathon, Queensland Australia. Held each May, the challenging Stamford Financial Hamilton Half Marathon follows roads, fire trails and walking tracks through Hamilton Island’s undulating interior.

New addition to YHA networkThe Villa Backpackers in Picton, is now part of a network of 45 of New Zealand’s best backpacker hostels.YHA New Zealand Chief Executive, Mark Wells says, “We are delighted to welcome YHA Picton The Villa into the YHA network. Not only does this maintain Picton as a destination in our network, but it also supports our commitment to a providing a truly national network of quality youth hostels in New Zealand.”Hostel owners, Rob and Carolyn Burn, have run The Villa as a quality backpackers since 1993. They are now thrilled to be part of YHA New Zealand which also adds them to the worldwide network of over 4,000 youth hostels spanning 80 countries. They say, “We love the fact that YHA will give The Villa a global reach and allow us to be part of a global network, rather than simply being a New-Zealand only effort.”YHA Picton The Villa is a 110-year old sun-drenched character home. Facilities include YHA staples such as a range of shared and private rooms, a fully equipped communal kitchen, lounge and dining area plus some extras: an extra kitchen, an outdoor BBQ kitchen, a treehouse, hot tub, free bike hire, fishing gear hire, unlimited WiFi, hot apple crumble and ice cream (May-October) and walking the resident hostel pooch, Poppy.

‘Bionic bra’ inches closer to reality

A ‘bionic bra’ that relaxes when you’re sitt ing and tightens when you run could become a manufacturing speciality for the Illawarra, thanks to pioneering work done at the University of Wollongong in Australia.

New French walking tour around Mount Blanc

A new, self-guided hike through the French alps in the shadow of Europe’s highest peak, Mount Blanc, will offer some of Europe’s most spectacular mountain scenery this summer. Offered by European walking tour company, On Foot Holidays, the seven-night trek takes walkers from St Gervais to Chamonix along the flower-festooned alpages, or high alpine plateaus, flanking the iconic, 4800-peak of Mount Blanc. Available between June and September, the self-guided ‘Chamonix and the French Alps’ it inerary features breathtaking mountain and glacier views, open, cow-filled meadows, charming French hamlets, dark pine forests, refreshing brooks, spectacular suspension bridges and stays each night in small, family-run B&Bs or chalets where they meet up with their luggage each day, leaving just a day pack to carry on the track. Daily breakfasts, two dinners and two picnics are included in the package, with walkers able to sample the Chamonix region’s famous gourmet cooking and a range of French wines. The walk is classified as hard and suitable for fit walkers, with 3.5 to six hours spent hiking each day, including some steep ascents and descents. Based in the UK and specialising in the ‘art of slow travel’, On Foot Holidays offers walkers around the world 24 self-guided tours across unspoilt areas of Europe for independent travellers who prefer intimate encounters with destinations. Walkers can select their own departure dates and all routes are designed by locals and tested by staff from On Foot Holidays.

Lonely Planet kudos for Rimutaka TrailThe Rimutaka Cycle Trail has been named one of the world’s hottest travel experiences for 2015 by travel guide Lonely Planet.The 115-kilometre trail runs alongside the Hutt River, across the Rimutaka Range, and through Wairarapa to the coast.Lonely Planet said: “Wellingtonians are wont to boast about their beautiful surrounds, from mountains to sea. This new trail shows off some of the best of it.”Have a look for yourself and start planning your trip! www.wellingtonnz.com/rimutaka-cycle-trail/


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PrizewinnersThe winners of this month’s Walking New Zealand subscribers are: Ivan Melville, Snells Beach, an A588 Pedometer - and Shona Hunter, Paihia, a six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine. Congratulations to you both.

Te Araroa Trust effort awarded for securing walking access for Kiwis

Te Araroa - ‘New Zealand’s Trail’ - is the ultimate hike, taking in the most picturesque and diverse scenery New Zealand is internationally renowned for. As well as a culture of getting into the great outdoors, New Zealand has a strong culture of private property rights.So it was a great honor for the Te Araroa Trust to be acknowledged by the Walking Access Commission Board for their contribution towards negotiating, enhancing and maintaining New Zealand’s public access culture to make the walking tracks of New Zealand free and accessible to all New Zealander’s and future generations to come.“This is a fine accolade that is shared by a number of people who have made contributions over a long period of time”, said Trust Chair David McGregor.“We are honored to receive the award and grateful to the Walking Access Commission for their recognition of what is involved in gaining access agreement which is an integral, though not always noticeable, aspect of creating tracks throughout New Zealand”.

O’Reilly’s Tree Top WalkO’Reilly’s Tree Top Walk allows you to walk through a canopy of flowering and fruiting trees covered by vines whilst you explore the epiphytic orchids and ferns surrounded by the many birds and animals that inhabit the tree tops.The Tree Top Walk at Lamington National Park, Canungra, on the Gold Coast, was the first of its kind in Australia, is 180

metres in length and is made up of nine suspension bridges, with much of the walkway being 15 metres above the ground. Profiles depicting the rainforest flora close by have been placed along the walkway to assist visitors in identifying the plants in the immediate vicinity.

Two observation decks have been constructed in a Strangler Fig above the walk way, the highest one being 30 metres (approximately 110 feet) above the ground.The Tree Top Walk is a unique and innovative structure that gives visitors what can only be described as an exhilarating experience - a chance to observe life in the rainforest canopy at close range for the first time in their lives.Free of charge and there is no age or height restrictions for this activity. However, parental guidance of young children during the climbing aspect of the activity is recommended. See more at: http://www.visitgoldcoast.com.

Free WifiSkyrail has launched free wifi for itsguests at Barron Falls Station, Queensland Australia, availabled u r i n g o p e n i n g hours only, inside theS m i t h f i e l d a n d Kuranda Terminals, and now also at Barron Falls station, including lookouts. Guests can take advantage of this service by checking in and using the #skyrail tag when they post and share their photos with their friends and family.Signage within the terminals indicates the hotspot locations.


We parked just north of the Orewa bridge, off the Hibiscus Highway, and headed around the 7km Te Ara Tahuna Estuary Cycleway and walkway, on a

dropping tide. Opened in 2012, the walk is a concreted path, which circles

the estuary on the inland side, then returns on the other side of the road, around the rocky coastline. There are Auckland Transport bus services here, so it is extremely easy to access. The carpark has cafés, toilets and water.

The walkway is almost completely flat, meandering past pleasant homes, suburbia on the right and the open estuary on the left. We wanted to rest and enjoy the view, but there were no seats on this section.

At its furthest point, the estuary is crossed via a long bridge, and there is a slight rise where the path bisects a tiny patch of remnant coastal forest on the edge of a farm. There is welcome shade, reasonably sized kauri, kanuka and totara which once would have clothed the surrounding hills.

Why the path could not go around this tiny forest is a sad testimony to farming and develop-ment.

The path then exits onto Millwater Park-way, a noisy, busy road. Building, roadworks and infrastructure develop-ment here as elsewhere on the outskirts of Auck-land is far more extensive than anything anywhere in Christchurch.

Being a Christchurch resident (and ex-Auck-lander), I found it easy to understand why the

Te Ara Tahuna Estuary Cycleway and WalkwayBy Brenda

Greene

My Favourite Walk

Above left: Another bridge crosses the estuary at Kingsway School.Above right: View inland from Orewa bridge, with the farm in the background, and forest remnant just to the left.Below right: Large totara tree and welcome shade at the head of the estuary. Below left Beautifully landscaped pathways.

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Christchurch rebuild is taking so long.Fortunately, once over the bridge past Kingsway School,

there were plenty of seats and shaded picnic areas, perfect for a sheltered lunch. The landscaping was extremely well done, and houses less intrusive.

Views were framed by large pohutukawa, festooned by aerial roots, and on the mudflats at low tide, oystercatchers probed for shellfish and pied shags dried their wings. There were strong links to Maori history and the prior natural bounty of the area carved into the wooden seats and a pou which stood guard.

The entire pathway would be ideal on a bike, and good for running and fitness. However, as a scenic walk I found the unre-lenting concrete surface hard on my feet, despite good shoes, and the Millwater

Parkway section unpleasant. There was ample parking off Millwater Parkway just west

of Kingsway school, but this is not marked on the map. Next time I would walk from here, then across the bridge along the rocky coastline, returning the same way.

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Above: Landscaped walking past Kingsway School, Orewa bridge in the background.Below left: Seat carving.Below right: View from the head of the estuary towards the coast.

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EVENT

Lions Club Dunedin South

Taieri Gorge Rail WalkA unique opportunitySpectacular Scenery

SUNDAY 3rd MAY 2015Walk approximately 8km, and up to 2 hours; includes three tunnels

five bridges /viaducts.

Leave by train from Dunedin Railway Station 8.30am.Walk from Flat Stream to Deep Stream.

Return to Dunedin by train arriving at Station at 3.00pm approximate.

Buffet Car operating

Essential: moderate fitness; substantial footwear; all weather clothing; a good torch; water and snacks

FARE only $59.00 PER PERSONRecommended as not suitable for children but if children do attend they

must be closely supervised by an accompanying adult

TICKETS available at Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin Railway Station

Any enquiries to 03-477-4449e-mail: [email protected]

The Lions Club Of Dunedin South have an unique opportunity for folk to walk The Taieri Gorge Rail on Sunday 3rd May 2015

The Lions Club and Taieri Gorge Railway Ltd, continue to work together to raise funds for Child/Youth related organisa-tions.

Last year’s recipient was Dunedin Police Blue Light, who were able to purchase bikes and helmets for their youth groups, to be used on the Central Otago Rail Trail, giving their youth the opportunity to do something they would normally not have access to.

This year’s recipient of the walk will be King’s High School who have a roll of 1000 boys and is committed to building Men

Unique opportunity to walk Taieri Gorge

Pictures on these two pages are from last year’s event.


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Auckland scenic walk I am pleased to report the scenic walk in Newmarket, Auckland

that goes from 42 Middleton towards Ayr Street now has netting on the wooden walkway, so the days of slipping on the wooden decking after wet weather are over.This is a strange scenic walk route. The entrance at 42 Middleton

Road is unmarked, so one could easy mistake the path for the entrance/exit to private property. Roughly where the walkway goes from wooden decking to metal road track there is a path going up the hill to (a motorist no exit road) Furneaux Way. During my walk the second week in 2015 on this route the

wooden walkway is taken over by vegetation (weeks) and soon would become a good spot to shoot clips for a movie “Sleeping Beauty”. I suspect previous users have slipped on the wooden decking so

many times they now avoid using this route to prevent danger-ing their health any-more times just like I avoided the area for so long after I slipped a few times or they are recovering from broken bones and given up due to bad memories. Other walks nearby includes: A bush walk at the corner of Ayr Street & Brighten Road to

Cathedral Place & Kenerdine Lane. Four separate walks around Hobson Bay, one been difficult

to complete on a high tide. The newest wooden walkway goes between Shore Road & Orakei Road. Going further east, a loop of Orakei Basin (foreshore) can

easy and quickly be walked via a new wooden walkway at the no exit part of Lucerne Road to Meadowbank Road also using a walkway on the basin side running along side the eastern line railway tracks. Eric Richards

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for Life through high quality teaching and learning, both inside and outside the class-room and underpinned by an expectation of personal excel-lence from all boys at all times. Participation in preforming arts, academic competitions, fieldtrips and other extra-cur-ricular activities complete the holistic education experience delivered at King’s. The provi-sion of adequate transport is an ongoing issue and the abil-ity to purchase a new school van would ensure transport is

not a barrier to participating in activities.The train trip will take you through part of South Dune-

din, Caversham and Green Island most people don’t get to see, then through a couple of tunnels on the way to Wingatui. Here it will stop briefly to pick up more passengers. After crossing the farmland of the Taieri Plains it will climb the winding tracks above the Taieri River. There are five spec-tacular bridges to cross and three more tunnels to disappear into views of what nature has created over millions of years. If your eyes are sharp enough there is even the odd fault line to observe!

The train stops at Flat Stream, the passengers disembark and begin the 8km(up to 2hour) walk back to Deep Stream and Machine Creek. Walkers are picked up again at this point and taken through to Hindon, where everyone can enjoy a sausage sizzle.

The route is fairly flat and will appeal to most age groups. However children under 12 years, are not encouraged be-cause of the narrowness of the rail cuttings and steep fall off from the railway sleepers and ballast. Should children attend they must at all times be supervised by an accompanying adult.

Moderate fitness is required, strong footwear, preferably boots are recommended. Bring wet weather gear, which can be left on the train if not required and a torch for extra light in the tunnels.

Tickets must be purchased prior to the day and will be available from Taieri Gorge Rail Ltd at the Dunedin Railway Sta-tion. Cost is $59.00 per person which includes sausage sizzle at Hindon.

Bookings, [email protected] or www.duned-inrailways.co.nz

Taieri Gorge will have a buf-fet car on the train, and walkers are to carry their own water and snacks on the actual walk.

Train leaves Dunedin Rail-way Station at 8.30 am and re-turns at approximately 3.00pm.


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Whitireia Park is a headland on Te Onepoto Peninsula, with commanding views over Mana Island, Porirua Harbour and its environs.

There is a 6.5 kilometre pathway through farmland following the coastline or along cliff tops.

Starting from the Onepoto foreshore by the boatsheds, you

Onepoto walk a panorama of coastal views


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can walk or bike right around the harbour edge to Onehunga Bay.

Stop at Onehunga Bay for a picnic, and then continue up to the cliff tops for views out towards Mana Island and the South Island.

The track takes about 1.5 hours to walk one-way. Walking is amongst grazing cattle and there are farm stiles to cross, so strong footwear is recommended.

Take care when encountering grazing animals, and make sure you take warm clothes and plenty of drinking water.

As a point of interest, the radio antennae within the park are the second highest man-made structures in New Zealand after the Sky Tower in Auckland.

Whitireia Park consists of around 180 hectares of predominantly open space grasslands with a remnant patch of native bush. It provides a unique opportunity for people to undertake a variety of leisure activities, such as walking (well-formed paths are provided), mountain biking, swimming and fishing.

Māori occupation of the area up until about 1840 is still evident with traces of terraces on the hillsides and middens near the beaches.

Te Onepoto Bay provides habitat and a rich feeding ground for kingfishers, Caspian tern, Royal spoonbills, pied and black shags, white-faced heron and black-backed and red-billed gulls.

White-faced heron were rarely seen prior to 1940 but like other species have thrived in the modified landscape and are now the most common heron in the country.

A large number of threatened plant species make up the unique coastal escarpment community including speargrass, thick leaved mahoe and hebe elliptica. The sand dune areas of the park are currently being restored with spinifex, pingao, shore spurge and sand daphne.

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Opposite page top: The track narrows with views looking across to Paremata.Opposite page below: The end of the track at Rocky Bay.

Above left: The footbridge at Te Onepoto Bay.Above right: The start of the walk from Onepoto Road end.Middle left: The track is popular with bikes.Below left: The inland track to Onehunga Bay.


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FeaturesPorirua Harbour was formed by river valleys which were

cut four to six million years ago, when the sea level was much lower than it is today. The sea level rose after the glaciations of the Pleistocene Period one to two million years ago and flooding the river valleys, creating the harbour.

Earthquakes since then have raised Whitireia head four to five metres above sea level. The most recent uplift of around a metre was in January 1855. It created the marshland at Te Onepoto Bay and the beach along the western coastline. Porirua Harbour was also rendered too shallow for sailing ships by the 1855 earthquake.

BirdsTe Onepoto Bay provides good habitat for many water

birds, the estuary being a rich feeding ground. Kingfishers frequent the bay, eating insects, crabs and small fish and shellfish which are exposed at low tide.

White-faced herons can usually be seen around Te Onepoto

Bay. They were rarely seen in New Zealand before 1940 but, like the kingfisher, have thrived in the landscape created by the European and are now the most common heron in the country. Little shags, black shags and black backed gulls are also commonly seen around the coastline and harbour.

The parkWhitireia Park is administered by the Whitireia Park Board

as a recreation reserve, allowing for walking, swimming and quiet enjoyment of the coast rather than major development.

The park was set up by land acquisition from the Otaki and Porirua Trust Board and the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand with the generous co-operation of the Raukawa Trustees and the Ngati Toa people. A substantial donation by Smith and Smith Ltd, celebrating their centenary in 1975, enabled the purchase and development of the park to proceed, and it was established in 1976.

Since then Trust Porirua has contributed funding for track upgrades, and the Defence Force has removed abandoned motor vehicle bodies from the park.

Radio New Zealand controls 53 hectares of the park for its radio station there. The station was established in 1936.

Above left: The inland track goes through farmland.Above right: The track at Te Onepoto Bay.

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Its main mast is 220 metres high. Radio New Zealand leases part of its land to the park board which in turn leases much of the park for grazing, to keep the land in pasture and reduce the fire risk.

Maori history and legendWhitireia Park has a long history of

Maori occupation. From the mid-1820s the area was dominated by the Ngati Toa tribe of Te Rauparaha who had come south from Kawhia and conquered the area. Evidence of Maori occupation, in the form of kumara-growing terraces above the cliffs, can still be seen today.

The anchor stone of the canoe of legendary Maori explore Kupe is believed to have lain near Paremata for centuries. Kupe left the stone, named

Maungaroa, to mark the spot where his canoe returned after floating out to sea. The stone was respected by Maori tribes over the centuries, but during the 1840s British troops stationed at Porirua broke chips off it. When some of them later drowned in the harbour it was seen by some Maori as punishment for their act of sacrilege. The stone is now housed in the National Museum in Wellington.

Above right: The track is popular with runners.Below: The suburb of Aotea across the harbour.

Fact fileHow to get there:Turn off State Highway 1 at Porirua and follow Titahi Bay

Road to the Onepoto Bay entrance of the park, andthe start of the coastal and inland walkways. The main

entrance to the park is via Whitireia Road by the Onepoto Boat Sheds in Titahi Bay .

Bus stops on Thornley Street and Gloaming Hill which then requires a short walk to the Park

The track is suitable for walkers and bikes but is not suitable for wheelchairs.

Dogs are permitted on a lead.There are toilets and picnic tables at Onehunga Bay. The

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By Paul MahoneyTechnical Advisor (Historic)

A conservation makeover is being planned for the historic Sign of the Packhorse Hut 100 years after

building first began.In 1914, Christchurch conservationist

Henry Ell had the Sign of the Packhorse Hut built on the spectacular Kaituna Saddle as a stopover on an 85 kilometre three-day scenic ridge walk he devel-

Restoring the Sign of the Packhorse Hut

Above left: The Sign of the Packhorse Hut. Photo by Jon SullivanAbove right: A family visit to the Sign of the Packhorse hut. Left: Interior of Packhorse Hut in 1920. Photo Christchurch CityBelow: Sign of the Packhorse Hut in 1916. The open porch with arched lintel, reflect the Californian Bungalow style coming into vogue in 1916. Photo Christchurch City Libraries.

oped.A century later, this spot is as

popular as ever, but the hut is starting to look tired.

Over half the visitors to the Kaituna Saddle rated heritage as their top draw card to the area, so conserving this beautiful hut is especially important.

DOC’s Heritage Technical Advisor Richard Nester helped us determine our approach to preserving the hut and its heritage.

The open porch with arched lintel, reflect the California Bungalow style coming into vogue in 1916

Historic images can play a key role in inspiring heritage preservation so Rich-ard delved into a wide range of archival records.

One delightful discovery was a great image of the hut interior, taken shortly after it opened and demonstrating Ell’s vision.

Reinstating some of these missing interior elements would help revive its appeal.

The open porch is particularly forlorn with its dilapidated uneven cobble stone floor. One option would be to fill in the porch and smooth concrete over the cobbles to create a kitchen area. However advice from modern architects was that

the open porch is a key architectural fea-ture. So we will retain the porch, and restore the cobbles.

Similarly, the natural volca-nic stone walls give the interior a distinctive heritage character that is valued for its contrast to the smooth painted surfaces in modern homes.

For heritage conservation Richard is guided especially by two principles; minimise change to fabric that holds heritage

character and use reversible methods for any upgrade work. That way future generations can strip out our changes if they need to.

Visit the Sign of the Packhorse HutThe walk to the Sign of the Packhorse

Hut is less than two hours from the near-est car park making it easy for a day trip or overnight visit. More information is available on the DOC website.

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Visiting Franz Josef Glacier

By Lou Sanson DOC Director-General

The Franz Josef Glacier is a popular spot for visitors to experience a dynamic glacial environment

within easy driving and walking distance from the main highway.

O n e o f t h e r e a l o n g o i n g challenges at Franz Josef Glacier is how we maintain glacier access in a dramatically receding glacial environment.

Franz Josef has around 500,000 visitors per year, with peak visitation at 4,000 per day in late December and early January.

Our team have come up with some novel approaches to deal with visitor safety, while enabling access.Track alignment is regularly done over the rock

the West Coast, 5 kilometres from Franz Josef township.

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ridges near the glacier to enable good viewing.

Visitors will also meet a DOC Glacier Ranger (an alloy cut out of Services Ranger Mark Martini) which conveys important visitor and safety information.

The cutout of the DOC Glacier Ranger has started to become a visitor attraction in its own right, with many visitors stopping to get their photo taken with Mark.

Franz Josef Glacier is located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on

Above right: Franz Josef Glacier.Below: Wayne Costello, Conservation Ser-vices Manager and Ranger Sean Hobson.Above left: Lou Sanson with the DOC Glacier Ranger cutout.

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People are now able to walk a new 4.2km loop around the Whangarei Town Basin along new footpaths

and over a brand new foot/cycle bridge across the Waiarohia stream and the new riverside walk along the Hatea River.

At the official opening ceremony in September last year Whangarei Mayor Sheryl Mai said the loop and bridge is open for everyone to explore, walk, cycle, scooter, roller skate and generally enjoy.

The walkway that weaves past shops, through markets, beside yachts, parks and industrial areas, across the new cycle and footbridge over the Waiarohia Stream, was part of a grand vision of an area that all people can now enjoy however they want to.

The bridge across the Waiarohia Stream ties the visual elements of the sail-like canopy and the rib-like wind-break on the Canopy Bridge at the Town Basin end of the loop walkway with the two dramatic hooks of Te Matau a Pohe at the other end.

Whangarei’s new loop walkway opened

Left: The new bridge that crosses the Waiarohia Stream.


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Along the walkway people can enjoy an open-air market in summer, cafes, galleries and shops. From Clapham’s Clocks it is only a short walk to the pop-ular Town Basin destination playground, and from there to Reyburn House gallery (one of the original buildings on the waterfront) and studio.

Meandering along the riv-erside, people can admire the new Art Park and study the Heritage Trail, before arriving at the Riverbank Theatre.

From there it is only a few steps to the Waka and Wave Millennium sculpture. The path has now been extended to connect with the brand new bridge across the Waiarohia, which steps off onto a new pathway along the opposite river bank to Te Matau a Pohe. From there the path across William Fraser Memorial Park on Pohe Island passes the Dog Park in one direction, the BMX track, an all ages cycle track and skatepark, before heading back towards the Town Basin past boatsheds, Riverside Park and yachts. The 2.5m wide x100m long bridge has white deck lighting and coloured feature lights on the upstream side and has an opening section which swings sideways to provide a 10m clear width for boats to pass under. It will take 60 seconds for the bridge to open and another 60 seconds to close.

HistoryThe Whangarei Town Basin and

its shopping area and surrounding

Whangarei’s new loop walkway openedfootpaths have undergone major changes throughout the past century, but change has been very rapid in recent years.

A complex of colonial-style buildings replaced the former packing shed/Navy League Hall in 1995. The Dent Quay St realignment in 2005 saw the former John

Street Bridge become available as an outdoor venue. In 2011 The Whangarei Art Museum relocated to the area and Te Manawa, the Hub, a state-of-the-art visitor information centre, with an expanded cafe, toilet facilities, retail outlets and public transport hub. On 10 September 2011 the Canopy

Bridge markets and newly developed Heritage Trail and Art Walk opened.

In the years since then Te Matau a Pohe has been completed and footpaths have been developed linking around the Town Basin, down to Te Matau a Pohe and back.

Simple, intriguing and with a sense of connection to Whangarei’s harbour, history and culture; these were the factors designers were asked to consider when designing the foot and cycle bridge across the Waiarohia Stream. Boats also needed to pass through it as they travelled up and down the stream.

The outcome is a bridge whose striking uprights represent the ko, a digging stick used in Maori gardens. The stainless steel mesh sides of the bridge symbolise fishing nets, and the woven patterns reflect the woven flax patterns of kete (food bags).


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Monthly Photo Contest

Below left: Dickey Family taking a break above Cromwell on “The Old Reservoir Track”. Photo by Marie Brennan, Reporoa.

These are the winners of this month’s photos in our Digital Photo Contest. Congratulations to the following who each receive a six

month subscription, or six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine. Entrants whose photo is chosen for a cover receive a 12

month subscription.

Cover photo: Emelie Sundin of Sweden hav-ing a break on the Te Araroa Trail admiring the view in the Southern Alps. Emelie com-pleted the trail walking from Cape Reinga to Bluff in 136 days. Photo by Helen WreaksSilverdale, Auckland.

Above left: Photo of a group of Te Aroha Wednesday trampers at Orokawa Bay, Waihi. Lyn Meredith of Mor-rinsville 3300.


The image could be a scenic scene, a walk on the beach with the dog, a bush walk, a street walk or anything walking that takes your fancy.

The rules are simply: there must be a person or persons walking in the picture either front, side or back on, and can be in the distance. We require an emailed image in high resolution mode, in jpeg format as an attachment, and NOT embedded in Word or in the email, etc.

In the subject line type “Walking New Zealand Photo Contest” and the email must include the NAME, POSTAL ADDRESS and phone number of the person who took the photo and a small caption.

In this contest only ONE emailed photo accepted per month. Entry in the contest automatically allows us to print the image. The person who has their photo published will receive a six month subscription or a renewal to Walking New Zealand magazine of six months. If a picture is chosen for the cover page the person will receive a 12 month subscription or renewal.

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Above centre: “Waiting in line to cross a swingbridge on one of many tracks in Pukeiti, New Plymouth.” Photo by Margaret Walford, Wanganui.

Above right: Bruce Alexander is walking along the track over-looking White’s Beach north of North Piha. Photo by Josephine Alexander, Henderson, Auckland.

Below right: Travers Saddle, Nel-son Lakes National Park, on route to Blue Lake. Photo by David Hollis, Whangarei.


Overseas Walks

With the rise of numerous award-winning adventure films over the last 12 months – think Tracks and Wild – a leading travel experience provider has reported a

35% increase in walking and hiking tour bookings.With hundreds of epic hiking trails to choose from,

Experience Oz has released a shortlist of Australia’s must-experience walking and hiking hotspots for 2015.

From coastal scenery dotted with pristine lakes to red deserts scattered with rugged gorges and canyons, it’s no surprise that hiking and day walks are increasing in popu-larity around the country.

Experience Oz Digital Marketing Manager Matt Hobbs said hikes and walks are not only for the professionals, but for any outdoor enthusiast who was keen to experience the stunning natural beauty Australia has to offer.

“As the saying goes, ‘Everywhere is walking distance if you make the time’, and Australia is renowned for having some truly incredible walking and hiking tracks, so we encourage all outdoor enthusiasts to discover the hidden treasures that are just waiting to be enjoyed,” Mr Hobbs said.

“The geographical diversity of Australia ensures there’s something for everyone. Enthusiasts can really get out there and conquer the more challenging hikes, while there are great options for beginners too.”

Mr Hobbs said a growing number of Australians are taking up hiking or walking, and tourists are also keen to check out Australia’s stunning world-renowned landscapes, whether it’s to feel the sand between their toes on a desert-ed beach or enjoy uninterrupted views of rugged terrain.

“From families experiencing the great outdoors on easy bush walking trails to the more serious adventurer, walking and hiking appears to be an ever-growing trend – evident in the increased number of bookings we have been receiving for our guided tours,” he said.

For more information, please visit http://www.experien-ceoz.com.au/australias-walking-hotspots.

Australia’s top walking and hiking hotspots for 2015 are:

Overland Track, TasmaniaLength: Extensive 6-day hiking trek. 65km.

Route: Travel through Tasmania’s World Heritage-listed wil-derness from Cradle Mountain to Lake St Clair

Challenge Level: Beginner-friendly When to go: Summer Highlights: Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain, waterfalls, mossy forests, alpine planes

Widely considered one of the world’s best bushwalks, Tasmania’s Overland Track is stunning natural beauty exemplified to the fullest. Walkers can experience pristine

mountain streams, radiant waterfalls, vibrant meadows and numerous other phenomena combined to make for a breathtaking spectacle awaiting around each bend. Featur-ing the option to stay in a series of high-grade huts, the Overland Track is undoubtedly Australia’s most memorable adventure to be had on two feet.

Bay of Fires Lodge Walk, TasmaniaLength: Scenic 4-day coastal journey. 20km.

Route: The full length of the track runs from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point Challenge Level: Easy to moderate; good for all levels

When to go: September –April Highlights: Dramatic landscapes, empty pristine beaches, coves, native wildlife

The Bay of Fires Lodge Walk is perfect for anyone look-ing for a more leisurely introduction to the world of Aus-tralia’s Great Walks – easily negotiable with spectacularly colourful terrain. Explore one of Australia’s most pictur-esque destinations with an itinerary that incorporates some of Tasmania’s most stunning scenery.

Breathtaking white sandy beaches colliding with rugged-ly beautiful rock formations, bright orange rocks contrast-ing brilliantly with blue waters, and a myriad of bird and animal life are just some of the highlights.

Blue Mountains, NSWLength: Leisurely 6-8 day full length journey

Route: Popular tracks include Katoomba to Jenolan Caves (3 days) and the Grand Canyon Track (4 hours return) Challenge Level: Beginner When to go: Summer Highlights: Three Sisters rock formation, spectacular lime-stone caves, mountain ranges, rugged scenery

Perhaps Australia’s most popular mountain range for travellers due to its close proximity to Sydney, the Blue Mountains feature massive cascading waterfalls, distinc-tively rugged peaks and nearly endless opportunities for exploration both on peak and in canyon.

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Overseas Walks

Boasting over 140km worth of trails and 12 separate sec-tions to choose from, walkers can handpick whichever route most piques their interests, from rainforests, waterfalls and canyons to heathlands and wildlife.

Twelve Apostles, VictoriaLength: 8-day coastal journey. 104km.

Route: Apollo Bay through to the Twelve Apostles Challenge Level: Easy to moderate; no steep slopes When to go: Autumn Highlights: Australia’s most iconic coastline, Otway National

Park, tall forests, striking sunsetsFeaturing incredible coastal scenery, the iconic Twelve

Apostles rock formations, rocky cliff faces and vast stretches of open beach, the vivid red hue of the sun dappling its co-lours and shadows over the craggy cliff faces and reflecting off the water below creates one of nature’s most impressive sunsets.

Spread out over the course of just over 100km, this track is suitable for walkers of any ability level and combines some of Australia’s tallest coastal cliffs with the remnants of various historical shipwrecks.

Cape to Cape Track, WALength: 5-7-day scenic coastal walk. 135km. Route: The track starts in Augusta (350km south of Perth) and finishes in Bunker Bay/ Dunsborough

Challenge Level: Easy to hard; differs in sections When to go: Spring Highlights: Rock-strewn blue ocean, unique rock formations, majestic cliffs, historic lighthouse

The wonderfully untouched coastline of South-West Australia is a tapestry of colours, running alongside the brilliantly blue waters of the Indian Ocean from Cape Naturaliste in the north to Cape Leeuwin in the south.

Situated in the Margaret River wine region, this is the longest coastal track in the country and offers incredible coastal scenery from cliffs and limestone caves, to headlands, unique rock formations and lush Karri forest.

Flinders Ranges, SALength: 4-day hiking itinerary. Approx 42km.

Route: The journey runs from Wilpena Pound Resort to the Arkaba Woolshed Challenge Level: Moderate to challenging; flat plains mixed in with steep hills When to go: September–October Highlights: Black Gap, ancient rugged landscape, mountainous amphitheatres, native animals

What was once an ancient seabed is now a cavalcade of peaks surrounding craggy sandstone bluffs, dry creek beds and deep valleys lined with a variety of native vegetation that makes for one of Australia’s best and relatively uncrowded hik-ing destinations – the Arkaba Trail.

Reminiscent of the Northern Territory, the sheer scale and open spaces of the Australian outback are on full display during this walk, as the backdrop of the rocky Elder Range and Wil-pena Pound in the distance makes for an impressive view.

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Taharoa Domain, a 538 ha reserve, 35 kms north of Dargaville is a beautiful area to walk. In this

Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views

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reserve there are three fresh water clear blue lakes, fed only by rain.

This explains both the exceptional water

quality, and the distinct layers of different temperatures.

Each lake is fringed with white sand,

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From here, you can also walk south along the coast to Maunganui Bluff, or north to Omapere.

We drove up north, and after visiting the magnificent kauris at Waipoua Forest, we reached Omapere at the entrance to Hokianga Harbour.

From Arai Te Uru Reserve, on a point on the south side of the harbour, a walk leads back down the coast to the Kai Iwi lakes.

We walked 7 kilometers down to Kaikai Beach at the Waimamaku River mouth.

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Above: Looking north to the harbour en-trance. Opposite page top: Walking along the golden sands south of Hokianga Harbour. Middle: A reserve sign on the way. Below: Setting off from Arai Te Uru Reserve.

and all three are popular for swim-ming, fishing and boating.

Lake Taharoa, is the largest and deep-est dune lake in New Zealand and Waik-erie is also one of the deepest.

Kai Iwi is smaller, but beautiful.

Extensive walking tracks have been developed all through the domain, and around the lakes. We wandered for a couple of hours, then had a swim in the ‘silky’ warm water.

By Barbz Lowther


It was a varied and extremely beauti-ful walk, wandering along golden sandy beaches, clambering over rock slabs, and following stock trails through paddocks and marked tracks over headlands.

All the way the sea pounded in beside us. and toi toi, cabbage trees and flax flow-ers framed every photo.

We had a lovely day and I would thor-oughly recommend it to anyone who loves coastal views.

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The Tiriwa Walk begins at the edge of the Manukau Harbour at the Blockhouse Bay Reserve.

It follows the bush trail along the cliff edge and then heads inland at Green Bay towards the off leash area in Craig Avon Park before returning to the start.

For dogs that like to swim, there is a shallow and slow moving stream within Craig Avon Park.The Pathway of Tiriwa (Te Ara O Tiriwa) that follows the cliff edge, is named after a Maori chief who lived in the area pre-canoe days. The pathway takes you through Punga ferns and mature Puriri trees. Native pigeons

feed here in summer months. Description: Bush track, steps, in-

clines. Muddy in places when wet. Suit-able for users of average fitness and mo-bility. To see: Native bush, views across Manukau Harbour, native birds. Time: approx. 60 minutes. (about 5.0 kms)

Parking: Blockhouse Bay ReserveDirections:Start from Blockhouse Bay Road in

the village (or from Craigavon Park #9)1. Head south down Blockhouse Bay

Road, cross Gil Crescent/Gilfillan Street and continue to the very end.

2. Take the track down to the beach reserve.

3. Follow the path to the left > across the reserve towards the childrens play-

ground.4. Exit into Taunton Terrace, and keep

to the left < fork.5. Take the first marked track to the

left <.6. Follow the track straight ahead to

exit in Taunton Terrace.7. Follow the pathway straight ahead

at the very end of Taunton Terrace.8. At Green Bay Karaka Park, turn

right > up the pathway to exit into Por-tage Road.

9. Cross Connaught Street and enter Craigavon Park on the corner. Head towards the playground. Turn right > alongside the playground.

10. Follow the main gravel pathway straight ahead, and keep to the right > to exit at the corner of Connell and Kinross Streets.

11. Cross Connell Street and then turn right > into Armagh Road.

12. Continue straight ahead along Armagh Road which turns into Gilfillan Street to return to Blockhouse Bay Road.


By Dorothy Johnstone

Because there was a request for a “no hill walk”, Dot Johnstone of Woodville, planned a route that

would take her fellow trampers from Palmerston North and Feilding out of the town of Woodville and lead them to a country road block returning back into town.

The immediate point of interest after exiting Dot’s home was to note a brown pigeon sitting on its perch above the neigh-bour’s garage that leads into its hutch. When Charles Shearsby started adding on to his garage a grey pigeon suddenly appeared and took up residence.

Due to his fondness for them, having assisted his grandfather with his interest in keeping these birds, Charles encouraged it. Over time it called in a mate, resulting in the pair having three clutches. One baby with which Charles formed a particularly close bond, would sit on his shoulder at odd times while he worked. Unfortu-nately, they were all sitting on the main road one day where most were killed by a motorist.

Of the remaining progeny, all but ‘Pid-ge’ fell victim to either a local cat, stoat, or other animal that came onto the property. Pidge comes and goes as he pleases, and certainly lets Charles know each morning when it’s feed time.

When Pidge flies into the sun a myriad of iridescent reds, greens and blue shim-

mer on its chest; the bird constantly wheels and dives and taunts both the hawks and magpies that also frequent the home skies. Pidge has befriended one sparrow who he lets feed and share his hutch, all oth-ers are fiercely driven from his territory. When sitting on the perch, if you let your imagination run wild you can liken it to a cuckoo clock whereby a real live cuckoo has come out of hiding not to announce the time of day but more simply his presence.

Turning left out of Gordon Street onto State Highway 2 we walked along a newly formed limestone track which will even-tually lead to the Manawatu Gorge. Dot challenged the group into a competition of counting the sheep in the paddock on our left with strict instructions not to dawdle and to continue at normal walking speed while working out the numbers.

Although Kenyon Moore was well out in his estimation he claimed the prize. Maureen Naylor then took the prize for counting the number of cattle in the adjoin-ing paddock. Her tally was much more accurate.

As we walked past an old, disused factory we saw some peacocks and were rewarded when one of them suddenly extended its tail coverts, displaying his iridescent plumage in all its splendour which is indeed a beautiful and rare sight.

Six white doves were also running around on the ground. As we had now come to the end of the pathway we crossed the main road into Hampson Street then turned left onto Stanley Street where we admired a restored villa. Definitely a

Town and country walk with no hills!

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calendar scene material we unanimously agreed.

The end of this road took us onto Woodlands Road and we were now breathing in the country air watching dairy cows grazing contentedly in the sur-rounding farmland and effluent spraying the paddocks.

After a short distance we turned left into Hope Road where Dot had organized another activity having hidden money

Soon we were to come to our first stop, a Kingfisher circling above promising we

would not be disappointed.

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(play money) in the long grass verges in the hope that some real could also be dis-covered. The hunt concluded with only one play note not being found.

Rounding a curve in the road we saw some big fat pigs which had us licking our lips, in anticipation of smelling some bacon cooking for tea that night. Two don-keys brayed as we continued on this road.

Beyond them was a stand of foxgloves in hedge like formation which caught our eye as they are more commonly seen as individual plants appearing in the paddocks. This really was true farmland scene.

Soon we were to come to our first stop, a king-fisher circling above promising we would not be dis-appointed. As we crossed over a road bridge our eyes were drawn to one side of the bank which used to be covered in blackberry, amongst many other weeds.

Stripping, replanting with a variety of perennials and turning this wasteland into a beautified bank has been a labour of love for Pam Gordon who came to greet the group and allowed us to enter into the extension of the bank onto her rambling garden.

Discarded posts line each side of the pathway leading down to the river. With the trickle of water and signing from the birds, Pam gets lost in a paradise as she tends to this patch of enchantment. The smiles on everyone’s faces said it all with the pleasure of seeing so many features and quirky bits blending into such seren-ity and tranquility. “But wait for more” was the catch phrase as our eyes darted around in amazement.

The road now lead us past the Bal-lantrae/Agri-Research site. Shortly we approached the curve leading left up to Saddle Hill road. Bearing in mind this was a “no hills walk”, we veered right and walked past the old Woodlands Road School which is now being used for bible classes.

We continued straight ahead until we came to McLean Street where we stopped at the racecourse to have our picnic lunch and sat in the grandstand visualizing horses racing round the track. After our half hour break we turned right in to Sowry Road where we saw a section

with no lawn in front of its house but rather planted in wild flowers which looked ever so pretty. The owner al-lows the kindergarten children to pick the marigolds growing outside the fence and they take much delight in arranging them in their hair.

This road leads to Upper Fergusson Street bringing us back into town, but be-fore we continue, there is another garden to admire. By contrast to the rambling one seen earlier, this one is set in park-like sur-rounds. Rose Watson has worked tireless-ly creating perfect pathways surrounded

by immac-ulate plots o f s m a l l shrubbery. It was an-other “But

wait for more” experience as we wandered through her wonderland.

Our next point of interest was to have a conducted tour of Mr Neil Brumby’s Orchids. Not only is Mr Brumby a judge but he also exhibits his spectacular blooms at various shows. He was so interesting to listen to and certainly has a wealth of knowledge he willingly passed on to us. With over 1500 to view it was hard to keep track of them all let alone remember their names.

As we advanced closer to the town we were astounded to see some restored railway houses and one could only admire all the handiwork that had gone into their now beautiful presentation.

Across the street a hanging succulent basket took Dot’s eye while various styles of letterboxes enthralled others with their novel designs. A ceiling fan, fashioned into a free standing, home-made windmill imitating those on the skyline which look down on the town was whirring away in the gentle breeze where it is erected on the front lawn. Finally, a sit under the glass sculptured tree in Vogel Street was an es-sential, followed by viewing a fantasyland of outdoor Christmas decorations which appear equally delightful by day as they do at night in Grey Street.

Coffee at Dot’s and a slice of her Christ-mas cake concluded this fun filled, lots to see and do, four hour stroll around the town and country “no hills walk” quite con-vinced there is more to see, do and gain by simply striding it out rather than driving past and looking out of a car window.


New Zealand Walks

.Moutohora (Whale Island) sits just 7km from

Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty. It is one of New Zealand’s most protected wildlife

sanctuaries and only accessible by tour boat. A dormant volcano, its outline vaguely resem-

bles a whale’s humped back. Covered in regenerat-ing bush, resounding with bird song, this island is a wonderful place to explore.

All visitors must undergo a bio-security check before leav-ing on the comfortable Cat run by Peejay’s White Island Tour Company.

Of course the trips are sub-ject to sea and weather condi-tions, so it was with some relief when our group received the phone call to say our visit was ‘all go’.

We left Awakeri Hot Springs where we had stopped overnight, and waited patiently on the Whakatane wharf early on a beautiful and fine, calm morning, in readiness for our short sea jour-ney.

Peejay’s knowledgeable staff led us on a three hour guided walk along easy tracks. We learned about the island’s native flora and fauna. We saw a NZ fur seal colony, preserved Kiwi eggs and watched Saddlebacks flit amongst the flowering Kanuka.

By Frances Harrison

Moutohora – an island sanctuary


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A climb to the island’s saddle gave us spectacular views down onto the crashing waves, out to White Island and behind us towards the main-land.

Back along the sea edge we got close to small vol-canic vents fringed with yellow sul-phur and hissing steam.

At Sulphur Bay only two keen walkers braved the waters and lounged in the sandy hot pools that our guides dug for us with spades they keep hidden in the nearby trees especially for this job.

Now as I look at this hump shaped island from the Bay of Plenty coast, I know there is more on Moutohora than what one might believe. It is definitely a place to consider visiting. Check out www.moutora.co.nz

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Opposite page above: Whale Island from the boat.Opposite page below: The group take a walk through an easy track.Above left: The guide points out some highlights on the island.Below: It’s a long way down.Above right: A Saddleback flits among the flowering Kanuka.


By Silvan Gottini

Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city

Even though Townsville is Australia’s largest tropical city, it is seldom included in the holiday plans of Kiwis.

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Townsville, as we fly out, heading south away from a warm and dry winter. Our walk along the coast was along The Strand (left), past the Rockpool and above the red cliffs of Kissing Point (centre) Our mountain walk was up the Goat Track leading up the ridge of Castle Hill to the left. Our walk along the Ross River was across the broad plain beyond Castle Hill, around the base of Mt Stuart which forms the horizon.

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by Alex and Jenny Davies

But for nine months of the year, March to November, when Cairns might be wet and southern Queensland can still feel wintery even for Kiwis, the climate in Townsville is

consistently dry, comfortably warm, and ideal for walking. Possibilities range from all or part of the coastal walk from

the port to Pallarenda, the banks of the Ross River that flows through the city, to the steep rocky path from the middle of town to the spectacular granite bluffs of Castle Hill.

It’s city walking at its best, off road and peaceful, with abundant and interesting flora and fauna and opportunities to use buses for access and the return journey. Also, cities pro-vide many ways to find excuses for walkers to stop and refresh themselves when the need arises..

There are also exhilerating walks on nearby Magnetic

Island, one of which we described earlier (Issue 187, December 2011).

The coastWe could start anywhere along this route, but the Magnetic

Island ferry terminal on the bank of Ross Creek is easy to access on foot from the middle of town, or by bus. So we are beginning here, with the sea to our right.

As long as it’s there, there’s no chance of getting lost! At first, the sea is an extensive marina. To the left, past some huge Banyan trees and a vintage band rotunda, are two fine buildings, the Queens Hotel and the Customs House, both from the early years of the 20th century.

Beyond Anzac Memorial Park is the beginning of The Strand, easily the most loved feature of the city. It’s 2.2 km from here to the other end at the Rockpool.

A curious mixture of users are found on the promenade from very early morning to very late at night; walkers, run-ners, stroller pushers, cyclists, skateboarders, wheelchair riders, dog exercisers, very young and very old, all moving in both directions with apparently never a problem with the shared use.

As well, swimmers, outrigger canoeists, sky divers and yachties access the beaches and large and small groups come to use the public barbecues and picnic on the well shaded lawns.

As we walk along, we’ll discover that the day-time squeal-


Above: The Rockpool with the start of Kissing Point beyond.Left: Yachts and outrigger canoes on The Strand, with Castle Hill beyond.



ing comes from the water park as the big bucket tips a torrent over excited children, and that the night-time squealing is from the ominous looking stone-curlews skulking among the Coconut palms.

In the early evening, there is a deafening racket from the rainbow Lorikeets roosting in the Coconut palms. In spite of the efforts of the black Parakeets that tear branches and fruit off the sea almond trees and scatter them with raucous cries of delight, the place is kept immaculate. It has won the award for the cleanest beach in Australia more than once.

The beaches are separated by headlands with massive rock protection. This shoreline was demolished by the devastat-ing tropical cyclone of 1996, after which its present form was developed as an ambitious engineering project.. Cyclone Yasi hit it hard in 2011 but the Coconut palms and most other trees are somehow still here. Summertime has other dangers too; from November to May marine stingers (jellyfish) are present so two of the beaches have protective nets. At the north-west end, where we are heading, the large “Rockpool” has filtered sea water and is reasonably safe for swimming all year.

Beyond the Rockpool our path takes us up to the top of Kissing Point. Since 1870 this headland has had a military role, first as a counter to other colonising powers in the Pacific and more recently with gun emplacements and searchlights to protect Townsville in the Second World War when the city was the front line to defend Australia from the very real threat of Japanese invasion.

Only recently has the area been vacated by the military forces, and opened to the public after large scale re-landscap-ing. The views take in the whole of Cleveland Bay, across to Magnetic Island, and the Palm Islands to the north. The fort complex has been restored, and beyond this our path takes us through a sculpture park with 32 specially commissioned pub-lic artworks, the majority by aboriginal artists, set in a recent planting of native shrubs and trees.

From here we can see the coastline stretching out round Rowes Bay with patches of Mangroves, and more beaches and parks. It will take about an hour to reach Cape Pallarenda where there are more bits of history to discover.

It is also the start of a short walk above the cape, and a more strenuous three hours along Many Peaks Range with views back to Townsville across the wetlands of Townsville Com

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Top: Even the dogs love sharing The Strand with other users. This is an SPCA fundraiser.Above: Mt Stuart forms a background to a stretch of the Ross River, lined with huge old paperbark trees.Below: From the Goat Track on Castle Hill, we look out over the Marina, the Casino and the port of Townsville on the mouth of Ross Creek.



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mon which is home to Brolgas, Jabirus and other large water birds. The Pallarenda bus will get us back to town from any point along the shoreline.

The mountainCastle Hill towers over the city with massive pink granite cliffs. There is a mo-

tor road up to the saddle across the summit, but many Townsville-ites choose to walk or run.

On warm days, which for Kiwis is just about any day, early morning and eve-nings are the best times for this walk. The road can often be crowded with pedes-trians, so the Goat Track, named because sure-footedness is essential, is a good option, even though the throng on the road is interesting in itself.

The Goat track starts at the end of Victoria Street that runs along a ridge behind the city centre. From the CBD, we’ll walk up Stanley Street towards on overpass on the skyline where Victoria Street crosses over a cutting through the granite. There is a track to the left to access Victoria Street. From The Strand, we could have walked up Gregory Street and Murray Street. Many of the central city streets

Above: From above the high cliffs on Castle Hill, the view is over the suburb of North Ward to The Strand, Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island.

Below: Along the trail over Kissing Point, sculptured stones embody the timelessness of the view to Magnetic Island.


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are named after the explorers who undertook epic journeys on foot; in Townsville there is a precedent for walking every-where.

We are following the signs up a steep side road and as we keep going up; the destination is always obvious, as the cityscape and the views of the port unfold behind us.

In about 20 minutes, we have reached the top end of the Castle Hill Road. By continuing up this for a short distance, we reach the car park and several lookouts at 286 m. Three short walks lead from here, one up and along a ridge towards the port, another down to a saddle where we can best appreci-ate the height and steepness of the granite cliffs, as well as an overview of our coastal walk.

The third track leads round the remains of the 1942 radar station, now used for radio communica-tions. This track affords us a view not seen from the car park, over the sprawling inland part of the city as the Ross River winds away west under the towering Mt Stuart to its origins in the distant ranges beyond.

We could walk back down the Goat Track if our sure-footedness prevails, and use an alternative route back to Castle Hill Road that passes spectacularly beneath the great cliffs, signposted as the Cudthuringa Track. This is the indigenous name for the mountain. Otherwise, it’s pleasant to join the others as they walk or run down the much easier grade of the road.

The riverThe Port of Townsville is located on the south bank of Ross

Creek, the waterway upon which the nucleus of the city lie, and in which a variety of pleasure boats are moored. Visitors to the city can be almost unaware of the Ross River that enters Cleveland Bay to the south.

To access the river on foot from the city, there is a cycleway and walkway but it adjoins railway land and busy roads to the port, so we are going to use a bus travelling west from the CBD along Charters Towers and Ross River Roads to Mund-ingburra.

After leaving the bus at Mundingburra State School, we head down any side road to the south. It’s only a few hundred meters towards the river. Once there, we discover an amazing feature of Townsville that is hidden from all except pedestri-ans and cyclists; a broad expanse of blue water with grassy banks lined with magnificent old Paperbark trees.

The water’s not flowing because of three weirs that back it up, originally to supply the city with water. These days, drinking water comes from a high dam beyond the city that also protects low-lying parts of the city from severe flood-ing. It’s too far to walk up to the dam, but there are plenty of destinations here along the 30km of shared pathway, generally on both banks.

Today we are going to walk upstream, using first the true left bank as far as Aplin Weir where we can cross to the op-posite side and continue up river. We are keeping an eye out for birdlife. Tiny Bee eaters feed on the nectar of the cascading flowers of the Paperbarks, and Jacanas use their remarkably long toes to walk across the broad leaves of the water lilies.

Beyond the parkland strip, we can see the homes of those

able to enjoy this river frontage. Eventually we cross a bridge over a small side stream, with a great view of a turtle colony cruising about in the water below.

Soon after this, we can leave the river and enter the Palme-tum. Apart from a tropical botanical garden that would stir the interest of anyone, this is a good chance for refreshments, and to see a display about the palm family.

Back at the river, we pass under Nathan Street, our only contact with traffic on this walk through the heart of a busy city. It’s a busy highway from which motorists get only a fleeting glance of the places we are exploring.

Next, still on the right bank, we pass through a densely wooded riverscape past rowing club build-ings and on to the next weir where there is a chance of seeing some fresh water crocodiles. Our best route continues a short way further, partly through some streets of the new suburb of Riverside, to Black Weir which we cross and follow up the true left bank to our destination, the Riverway lagoons.

We’ve brought our “swimmers” in preparation for this, a series of swimming pools in total the size of three Olympic pools, set among giant raintrees. There’s a cafe right beside the water, as well as an Arts Centre, and views of another very attractive part of the Ross River.

There are still more walking paths on the opposite side, but we reckon we’ve discovered enough surprising secrets in Townsville for one day so we head for the Willows shopping centre where there are plenty of buses leaving for the central city.


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Todd Property contributed material free of charge for the landscaping of this popular facility.

Long Regional Park recently received the international green flag award. The award marks a quality park or green space.

Nineteen hectares of land adjoining Auckland’s Long Bay Regional Park was officially transferred from private ownership into public hands last month.

The land, which features both Maori and European heritage sites, was transferred to Auckland Council as part of an agreement to place the significant headland in public hands and ensure it is preserved into the future.

The open space also creates a buffer between the residential development and the regional park ensuring that its unique character is preserved for all Aucklanders.

With the additional land, Long Bay Regional Park will now be nearly 200 hectares.

Councillor Christine Fletcher, chair of parks, recreation and sport committee says it is great to see council and developers working together to guarantee the future of historically important sites like this and to keep them open to the public.

“Its natural geographical plateau provides great views, will protect the beachfront of Long Bay retaining the country side charac-ter,” she says.

“Special acknowledgement must be given to the Great Park Society whose advocacy and tireless efforts have been instrumental in bringing this to fruition.

As the previous owner of the Heritage Zone, Todd Property is pleased it was able to facilitate the transfer of this large parcel of coastal land to public ownership.

“This is a proud moment for Todd Property. We’re excited that the community will be able to experience the special features of this land, including the important Maori and European heritage sites, and that it will be protected for future generations to enjoy,” says Todd Property Managing Director Evan Davies.

“The handing over of this land reflects our long-term commit-ment to preserving the unique heritage and natural environment at Long Bay, which also includes the creation of an additional 13 parks and reserves, and an extensive wetland network, within our nearby residential development.”

About Long Bay Regional ParkLong Bay Regional Park was purchased by the Auckland

Regional Authority in April 1965 and is visited by over a million people annually. Arguably the city’s most visited regional park.

Also of national significance the park is part of the Te Araroa network (the walk which takes people from Cape Reinga to Bluff) passing through Long Bay following the parks coastal cliff top track. The coastal track is heavily used for walking, running and mountain biking.

The parks historical importance can be seen in the form of Vaughan Homestead. Built in the 1860s the homestead is a historic site associated with early European settlement and farming of the land. There are also two concrete machine gun emplacements dating from World War II on the park.

In 2012 The Variety – The Children’s Charity “all abilities” playground was completed and has become a major attraction.

Above: Hibiscus and Bays Local Board Chair Julia Parfitt, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Janet Fitzgerald, Todd Property Managing Director Evan Davies, Stephen Martin Senior Development Manager Todd Property Group, Hibiscus and Bays Local Board member Lisa Whyte, Mace Ward, manager regional and specialist parks, Auckland Council, former mayor of North Shore City Andrew Williams and former North Shore City Councillor Tony Holman. Photo Richard Leonard/Auckland Council.

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The Department of Conservation (DOC) offers a huge range of campsites across New Zealand that provide affordable holiday options right in the heart of our most beautiful

natural places. These five South Island conservation campsites make brilliant bases for people wanting to jump straight out of bed and into their walking shoes (or straight out of their walking shoes and into bed!).

1. Okiwi Bay campsite, Seaward Kaik-oura Ranges

Just less than 30 km north of Kaikoura, Okiwi Bay sits at the base of the Seaward Kaikoura Ranges next to SH1. If you haven’t spent any time walking in the Kaikoura Ranges, then this conservation campsite provides a great base for an easily accessible experience.

Half Moon Track starts at the campground and offers rewarding sea and coastal views from the outset. After roughly 20-minutes walk, the track splits and you can choose to climb Patutu (1162m) or head south towards Halfmoon Bay. The tracks take you through a patchwork of regenerating manuka, open grassy areas, and patches of beech forest. As you climb, the views up and down the coast

only get better. The track up Patutu emerges from the bush and scrub into sub alpine vegetation, and a stunning backdrop of the Seaward Kaikoura Ranges. Allow 4.5 hours to get to the summit.

If you head towards Halfmoon Bay, get an obliging friend to drive your car the 7 km along the road and walk in to meet you. The whole walk takes about six hours.

2. Peel Forest, Mid CanterburyA grove of native trees surrounds this campsite between

Peel Forest and the Rangitata River, north of Geraldine. You have a choice of standard tent sites, powered sites and cabins, and there are hot showers too. It pays to book this campsite, particularly at Easter. The main campsite closes on 1 May for the winter but after this you can self register and camp at the nearby Clarke Flat amenity area.

Peel Forest is a precious remnant of podocarp forest that once covered a large area in mid-Canterbury. Here there are plenty of gentle, accessible walking options for families with younger children. Explore the rich and diverse forest on a

variety of tracks within the reserve and discover ancient giant tōtara, mataī and kahikatea trees on the Big Tree Walk (20 min) and a huge diversity of ferns on the Fern Walk (1 hr 30 min each way).

More adventurous walkers might want to check out the panoramic views across the Canterbury Plains from the top of Little Mt Peel (4-6 hr return).

3. Avalanche Creek Shelter, Arthur’s Pass

In the heart of the unique alpine village of Arthur’s Pass, high in the spectacular Southern Alps, Avalanche Creek Campsite has an incredible array of walks to suits all capabilities right on its doorstep.

Although its position between SH73 and the railway line means that Avalanche Creek Shelter is not the most secluded of campsites, its proximity to the DOC Visitor Centre mean friendly rangers can help you plan your visit to make the most of whatever the weather brings.

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Above left: DOC ranger Annabelle Studholme advising visitors to the Arthur’s Pass visitor centre on walking options. Photo by Herb Christophers.Above right: Peel Forest campground.Below left: Looking down from the summit of Patutu.

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Mischievous and entertaining kea are frequent daytime visitors, despite their entire population numbering only a few thousand. Listen carefully at night and you may hear the call of the rare great spotted kiwi...or the shunting of the common coal train!

If you can’t decide between hiking through mountains, strolling in native forest or visiting a waterfall, then the Arthur’s Pass Walking Track (1 hr 20 min one way) is probably the track for you. Showcasing the best of Arthur’s Pass, it has all of the above topped off by diverse alpine vegetation, wetlands and rich history.

4. Lake Paringa, South WestlandThe Paringa campsite sits in a beautiful natural setting. It is

ideal if you have a small boat or kayak to enjoy a paddle on the lake or a fishing rod (and license) to try your luck for a trout or salmon.

Having recently received maintenance from end to end, the Haast to Paringa cattle track is a fantastic multi-day walking option. With many historic features still visible today, the track was constructed by pioneer farmers in 1875. Up until 1961 the route was used to drive stock from farms in the Landsborough and Cascade valleys to sale yards at Whataroa—a two-week journey at best. The walk now takes three days staying in huts along the way.

Nearby Ship Creek offers campers two shorter walking options which traverse an incredibly diverse range of ecosystems and scenery. Take a wander on the beach by the

new Tauparikākā Marine Reserve and catch the Hector’s dolphins that often play in the waves here. The site has just been awarded Green Flag status for the second year running.

5. Tawanui, Catlins Tucked away in a remote riverside clearing, Tawanui

campsite has plenty of room for large walking groups. It sits at the start of the Catlins River Walk (5-6 hr) through silver beech forest. Walkers can expect several suspension bridges, rapids and waterfalls as well as chance sighting of rare birds such as yellowhead/mohua.

Another option is the Wisp Loop Walk (4-5 hr) with a side route (the Rocky Knoll extension track) offering extensive views across the breathtaking Catlins out to the coast.

For enthusiastic trampers, these two walks can be combined and walked as a longer loop (24 km).

Find out moreMore information on all these campsites and walks can be

found on the DOC website: www.doc.govt.nz.

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Above left: Ashley Riwai Mokena on the Arthur’s Pass Walking Track. Photo by John Malcolm Wilson. Above right: A waterfall on the Catlins River walk.Below left: The camp site at Ship Creek.Below right: A scene beside the Catlins River walk.

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Marathon returning to central cityIt’s official … the new-look Christchurch Airport Marathon

is under starter’s orders for Sunday 31st May, back within Christchurch’s four avenues on a new course that promises

to re-invigorate both the event and the central city.In 2011, the Christchurch Marathon suffered the same

earthquake effects as much of Christchurch. For three decades it had been the South Island’s premier marathon event, but the February 2011 quake wrecked the tradi-tional Town Hall venue and iconic course - 30 years of history ruined in 30 seconds.

In the five years since, the marathon organisers have rallied around, pulling together alternative courses in Lincoln for 2011 and then at Christchurch Airport for the past three years.

“There was never a question of the event not going ahead,” says race Director Chris Cox. “The Christchurch Marathon event means too much to too many people to just disappear, but the time has come now for the marathon to return to the city, where it belongs.”

For the first time ever the event will be based in Cathedral Square, with the event village, start and finish line all based in the iconic central city hub.

“It will be a really nice course,” says Cox. “It will be safe, scenic, flat and fast; the hallmarks of the Christchurch Mara-thon. But most importantly, it’s iconically Christchurch, show-casing landmarks like Cathedral Square, Canterbury Museum, Hagley Park, Oxford Terrace and the Avon River.

Spectators haven’t been forgotten. “It is really easy for spec-tators to see race several times within a kilometre of Cathedral

Square,” says Cox. “The course also passes through residential areas where we hope to see the city’s residents cheer-ing as the Christchurch Marathon runs past their letter boxes.”

The format for race day remains exactly the same, featuring the classic 42.2k marathon distance, the 21.1k half marathon, as well as the 10k and the Kids’ Mara’Fun. An earlier start time of 8:30am is designed to reduce traffic issues, although Cox points out that an extensive consultation process is being worked through.

“We quite literally knocked on the door of every business and resident on the course, as well as sending them information documenting how the event might affect them. Everyone knows traffic movement on race day will be

impacted, but we have openly spelled out the planning in place and given them timelines surrounding race day and we’re working with the Christchurch City Council to ensure all traffic management requirements are addressed.

Cox says a large part of the support for the event is that people see the Christchurch Airport Marathon as a reflection of their community.

“When I took over organising the Christchurch Marathon, previous race director Brian Taylor told me the main goal should be for the event to reflect the community and benefit that community. Brian was the Chairman of the Christchurch Marathon Trust when he died tragically in the CTV building during the February 2011 earthquake. We want to honour his memory by honouring his advice.”

Christchurch Airport Chief Executive Malcolm Johns says the airport’s intention in sponsoring the event was to under-pin an event which is important to the city, to enable entrants to come here for fun and achievement and locals to support their family, friends and city. “We have enjoyed hosting the event around the airport campus for the past three years, but endorse its return to the central city. I hope new runners and walkers sign up this year because a record number of entrants would be a great way to reclaim the central city course.”

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New Zealand trail selected as one of world’s best

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Te Araroa – New Zealand’s Trail has been selected as one of the world’s best by National Geographic magazine.

The magazine has placed Te Araroa alongside some of the world’s most renowned walking routes in its collection of “World’s Best Hikes: 20 Dream Trails”.

Te Araroa (Maori for “The Long Pathway”) runs 2996km from Cape Reinga to Bluff and showcases such stunning New Zealand landscapes as Ninety Mile Beach, the Tutukaka Coast, the North Island volcanic plateau, Queen Charlotte Sound and

the Southern Alps.With such esteemed recognition, Te

Araroa Trust CEO Rob Wakelin hoped this would see New Zealanders embrace the wonderful experience that lies right on the nation’s doorstep.

“As National Geographic highlight, it’s the variety that makes Te Araroa one of the best and that is just as true at a local level

as it is for those coming from overseas to walk the route.

“Te Araroa could become a part of Kiwi culture whether that be walking Te Araroa, like a rite of passage, or actively supporting the Trail and those walking it.”

Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key

was quick to recognise what this meant for New Zealand.

“I am delighted Te Araroa has been named one of the world’s best trails.

“Te Araroa Trail, which spans from Cape Reinga to Bluff, showcases the best of New Zealand’s diverse and unrivalled scenery. It’s a great example of a public-private partnership that enables overseas visitors and New Zealanders to experi-ence the natural beauty New Zealand has to offer.

“Between 2009-2013, over a million international visitors participated in a walking or hiking activity during their visit to New Zealand. These visitors are hugely valuable to our tour-ism industry as they stay longer and spend more than other visitors, so it’s great to see one of our trails recognised on the world stage.”

Wakelin was enthusiastic about the role Te Araroa stood to play.

“This summer sees record num-bers walking Te Araroa and that popularity contin-ues to stimulate private enterprise along the route such as accommo-dation, transport and other services for walkers – with those listings on our website doubling in the last year.

“Those providers and the countless everyday Kiwis of-fering kindness and support are often referred to by walk-ers as what makes Te Araroa so unique and memorable.”



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Take on the Lake in Rotorua

Renowned for its scenic and challenging course around Lake Rotorua, the 51st Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon is being held on Saturday 2nd May 2015.

An iconic feature in the New Zealand running and walking calendar, the Rotorua Marathon is regarded as being the oldest marathon in Oceania. Last year’s 50th an-niversary of the event saw a record number of entries with over 9000 participants across the events. The 51st promises to follow on from that record breaking effort and continue the tradition of NZ’s most celebrated marathon event.

In 2004, the Rotorua Marathon saw the official intro-duction of a specific ‘walkers’ grade. Whilst prior to that walkers have always taken part, the number of walkers has grown exponentially and is now an integral part of the event with both competitive and recreational walkers circuiting picturesque Lake Rotorua.

The weekend running festival in 2015 caters for all abili-ties and includes a half marathon, quarter marathon and 5.5km fun run/walk open to both runners and walkers.

For anyone building up to a marathon distance the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half Marathon, ASICS Quarter Marathon and 5.5km Fun Run/Walk events are a great start for anyone wanting to take on the lake in 2016.

All Rotorua marathon and half marathon competitors receive a souvenir ASICS event shirt. Every competitor receives a substantial goodie bag, the chance to win some fantastic spot prizes, plus the opportunity to visit the Asics Sport Expo for some fantastic shopping bargains.

Merit prizes are on offer to both marathon runners and competitive walkers so get your training plan into action now.

Rotorua is an adventure playground with a plethora of activities to enjoy and some of nature’s most fascinating gems. The Rotorua Marathon is set in the perfect location to wrap a weekend getaway around the event.

You can even involve the whole family this year with the Active Post mini marathon for kids being held on Friday 1 May before the big event.

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APRIL 2015 1 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 1 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km & 3km,

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5km, Blenheim28 Great Nasby Water Race 1, 160km,

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NOVEMBER 201522 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst to Espla-

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14 Keeping Kids on the Track distances up to 21.1 km, Bass Coast Rail Trail, Vic, Australia

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15-20 Tour de Tours Larapinta Trail 100km 6 days, Larapinta, NT, Australia

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16-17 Great Ocean Road Marathon, Half Marathon 14km & 6km, Vic, Australia

16-17 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China24 Barossa Running Festival, Marathon,

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30-31 IML Two Day Walk, Diekirch, Lux-emburg

Stamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon, Whitsunday Islands, Qld, Australia

Hardys McLaren Vale Half Marathon, McLaren Vale, SA, Australia

JUNE 2015 7 BMA Mackay Marina Run, Half Mara-

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27-28 IML Two Day Walk, Viborg, Den-mark

JULY 20154 Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Half

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21-24 IML Four Day Walk, Nijmegen, Netherlands

25 Australian Outback Marathon & Half Marathon, Ayers Rock, NT, Australia

26 Run Melbourne Marathon, Half Mara-thon, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

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9 LJHooker Broome Marathon, 19.6km & 11.3km, Broome, WA, Australia

7-9 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland29-30 IML Two Day Walk, Verdalsora,

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MARCH 206 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: A circumnavi-

gation by foot steps 7 New Zealand Walk: Enjoyable day

walk at Limestone Roadend

14 Event: Beers Farm - Te Anau16 New Zealand Fam Walks: Lynton

Downs Farm Stay walks18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 My Favourite Walk: Omaha Beach

has walks for everyone26 Health: Overdosing with vita-

min D continues to be widespread

20 Overseas Walks: Discovering Andalucia - the walks, the culture, the food

28 New Zealand Walks: Top ten heritage places to visit this summer

33 Event: On track in the Manawatu Gorge

36 New Zealand Walk: Ruakuri Walking Track - Ruakuri Scenic Reserve

37 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Overseas Walks: Discover Por-

tugal’s walking trails44 New Zealand Coming Events45 Christchurch Marathon48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for March52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-

ing Groups56 Country Breaks60 Wellington Marathon

FEBRUARY 205 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Moke Lake

circuit walk - Queenstown 7 Books: Revelling in our sub-

antarctic islands 8 Auckland Short Walk: Onehunga

to Pah Homestead10 Event: Mangawhai Walking

Weekend on track10 Books: Walking the Waitakere

Ranges12 New Zealand Walk: Headland

Sculpture on the Gulf12 A Walk and cycle on the Waikato

River Trail15 Safety: Ensure your gear is now in

‘Peak’ condition16 New Zealand Walk: Tirohanga

Track to Ruapane Pirongia Forest Park

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Walking in the

Picos de Europa25 New Zealand Walk: Matekai

Park - Oakura26 Overseas Walks: Torres del Paine

- a very special park29 Event: Manawatu Walking

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36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walks: Echo Walk-

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encourages “May walking bring us together”

42 Window on Waitakere: Navigating dangerous flora

42 Health: Compression clothing can they improve recovery and performance?

44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for February52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-

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60 The Great New Zealand Trek

JANUARY 204 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tanekaha

Falls Walk - a tribute to a group of retirees

10 Securing outdoor access for the next generation

12 New Zealand Walk: From hut to hut on the Matemateaonga

14 Rare penguins highlight of Hol-lyford Track early walkers

16 New Zealand Walk: Pukemoke-moke Reserve offers several walk options

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Auckland Short Walks: Le Roys

Bush Northcote North Shire walks22 New Zealand Walks: Mahi Aroha

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26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail to be in TV series

26 Te Araroa Trail: New 5km walk-ing track

26 Te Araroa Trail: City to Sea via Southern Walkway change in 2015

28 Overseas Walk: In the steps of the ancients - a walk in Athens

33 New Zealand Walk: Weather no problem for Dargaville group

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walk: Linklater

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fruit popular with birds43 Training: Low carb diet: not the

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DECEMBER 203 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to

Omori Track 6 Te Araroa Trail: Cape Reinga to Bluff 8 New Zealand Walks: Outdoor

couple make footprint on NZ walking scene

12 New Zealand Walks: Hiking New Zealand’s Hump Ridge Track more wilderness, less people

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Inspiring walks

in Spain24 Ballard of St James26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Kiwi

women take to the cycling trails28 Overseas Walks: San Francisco’s

ways: Umbria ‘s pilgrim routes36 New Zealand Walk: Te Kauri Park

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40 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Mara-thon events

42 Window on Waitakere: Possum trapping

43 Training: Exercise programme tips44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for December52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-



NOVEMBER 202 20144 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Paparoa - a

village in the valley 7 Having fun with your Sun sign 8 New Zealand Walk: Woolshed Creek

- Mt Somers11 Auckland Short Walk: Macleans

Park and Eastern Beach12 Overseas Trails: Victoria’s top

rail trails14 Overseas Walks: Walking Sandi-

ago’s “other side”16 New Zealand Walk : Tutukiwi

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18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Bush

Scenic Reserve22 New Zealand Walk: Silica Rapids

Walk has plenty of variety24 New Zealand Walk: Tama Lakes - in

Tongariro National Park26 New Zealand Walk: Tiki Trail - Gon-

dola base to summit, Queenstown28 New Zealand Guided Walks: Guided

walks with a difference30 Overseas Walks: In the footsteps of

ancient travellers - Japan on foot34 Waiheke Walking Festival35 Event: Iconic Kiwi event celebrates

10 years36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Around the Clubs: New walk for

Dargaville group39 High Achiever: Walking the Way

of St James - Gay Rowe’s Span-ish Odyssey

40 High Achievers: Doctors visit start of a new journey for Dunedin couple

41 New Products: Bracewear: relief for troublesome knees and elbows

42 Window on Waitakere: Whitehaed releases

42 Health: Feet should be strong and flexible

44 New Zealand Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for November52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-



OCTOBER 201 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Coppermine

Creek - a remote bush with a human history

8 New Zealand Walk: Consult the song book (or Crumpy) before you head outdoors

12 New Zealand Walk: The Rangiwhai Range with a volcanic history

15 New Zealand Walks: Kawakawa Station Walk revisited and re-vitalised

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring

Step Out for the Well Foundation22 Overseas Walks: South America - a

rich ecological region24 New Zealand Short Walk: Onga-

onga - a village steeped in history26 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke

Walking Festival promises to be best ever

28 Overseas Walks: Grand Can-yon Walkway - prettiest in Blue Mountains

30 Overseas Walks: Mossman Gorge oldest rainforest on earth

33 Auckland Short Walk: Te Atatu Peninsula Walk

34 New Zealand Walk: Sandy Point - Invercargill’s walking playground

36 Overseas Walks and Tours39 Podiatry Heel pain40 Event: Manawau Striders Half

Marathon41 Window on Waitakere: Canopy

climbers42 Health: Feet health - “canary’s in

the coal mine”44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for October52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-

ing Groups56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription

60 Napier City Half Marathon

SEPTEMBER 200 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival -

biggest in Australia10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Hol-

lyford Track an all season track14 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring

Step out at Long Bay16 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth

Walks - walks worth doing18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Sawcut Gorge

Walk - with a surprize at the end24 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands

for fantastic walks28 Books: Paradise Saved28 Books: Peter Snell and the Kiwis

who flew29 Event: Thousands became walking

stars in Auckland night-time half marathon

30 Overseas Walks: Uncover Italy’s amazing Amalfi Coast

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Event: Rarotonga - a walk run

festival for addicts40 High Achievers: Green Prescription

helps a Northland family to be active again

41 Window on Waitakere: Thud, stunned, stiff!

42 Health: There are healthy alterna-

tives to modern medicine44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for September56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription60 Napier City Half Marathon

AUGUST 199 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: The Millennium

Track - beautiful in all seasons 8 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Island

Walk: a yacht and a pair of hik-ing boots

10 My Favourite short Walk: Te Puna Quarry Park Garden full of inter-esting treasures

13 New Zealand Short Walk: Anzac Park Scenic Reserve

14 Te Araroa Trail: New Puhoi Track opened

16 Monthly Photo Contest winners18 Walking Experience: Fulfilling

farmland venture on a one tree hill

20 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Piko Pathway officially opened

21 New Zealand Walk: Albany Scenic Reserve Track

22 Need2Know: Don’t underesti-mate the dangers asociated with rivers

23 New Zealand Walk: Brook fence clears final hurdle to Nelson Valley

24 Health: 6,000 keeps a day keeps OA limitations away

24 New Zealand Short Walk: Seaview Gardens Reserve

26 New Zealand Guided Walk: Saunter back into the 1930’s

28 Overseas Walks: Eight new guided tours added to Auswalk walking holidays

32 New Zealand Short Walk: Mangere Mountain Walk

33 High Achiever: Age no barier to climbing a mountain

34 Cycling Tours: Cycling the Rebuild Zone in Christchurch

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 High Achiever: Bubbly teen helped

by Active Families38 New Product: Walking lightly40 Need2Know: What you tread

you spread42 Window on Waitakere: Nest

searchers43 Health: Walking during pregnancy44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for August56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription60 Taupo Half Marathon

JULY 198 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: The Great New Zealand

Trek Stage 9 9 High Achievers: Inspiration on the

start line of Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon

10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River Walking Track

13 Event; 10k to 10k 14 New Zealand Walk: The Kaitake

Range16 Monthly Photo Contest winners18 Overseas Walks: Sydney’s new luxu-

ry hiking and camping experience 20 My Favourite Walk: Hidden trea-

sures close to home22 Overseas Walks: Escape the Win-

ter Blues24 New Zealand Walk : Helicpter

to Venus27 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett

Walking Track - absolutely in-credible

30 Overseas Walks: Cactus to clouds35 Event; 35th Cadbury Dunedin

Marathon in September38 New Zealand Walks: Great walks

planned for walking weekend40 Around the Clubs: Waoku Coach

Road42 Window on Waitakere: Top of

the table43 Health: Baseline amount of exercise

for a person to be healthy44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for July56 Country Breaks60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

JUNE 197 20144 Walk Talk 7 High Achiever: Green Prescription

paves way to healthier lifestyles 8 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker

Memorial Walkway

10 New Zealand Walk: Te Hapu - sim-plicity amoungst spendour

12 New Zealand Walk: In the footsteps of Scott on Quail Island

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 My Favourite Walk: Wairere Falls

after 30 years24 My Favourite Walk: Peak Hill Walk-

way has spectacular views26 New Zealand Walk: Tararua trea-

sures28 My Favourite Walk: Fiji water-

fall walk30 Overseas Walks: Baffling Bulgaria36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Overseas Walk: Lake Hart - a walk

on a salty lake40 Event: A sea of purple at Hamilton41 New Product: Socks you wished

Santa had delivered42 Window on Waitakere: Activ-

ity board43 Health: Morton’s Foot associated

with foot and ankle pain44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events49 Event: Record running for Welling-

ton Marathon50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for June56 Country Breaks59 Wellington Marathon60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

MAY 196 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Harihari

Coastal Walk10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis

in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic Reserve

10 News: Green Flag awards for Timber Trail and Waitomo Ru-akuri Walk

11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s newest park now open

12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River Trail

14 New Zealand Walks: Successful Manawatu Walking Festival

16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island with a fascinating history

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Take the kids to

Rangiwahia Hut21 Event: Dual charity fun event22 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune - full

of walking opportunities26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’s Trail

song26 Need to Know: Zero tolerance to

dumping in public reserves27 Need to Know: Closure of walk-

ing track puts Otway tourism on slippery slope

28 Need to Know: If things go wrong think Star

29 High Achiever: Well worth the effort

30 Overseas Walks: Granite Island: Home of Little Penguins

35 Product Marketplace: ReSkin: a second skin to prevent blisters

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Overseas Walks: Portofino on the

Italian Riviera40 Around the Groups: Tiwai conser-

vation area42 Window on Waitakere: Double

vision43 Health: Fungal feet and toenail

infections very common44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather forecast for May56 Country Breaks60 Wellington Half Marathon

APRIL 195 2014 2 Hastings Half Marathon 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Ramblng in the

Papamoa Hills10 New Zealand Walk: Where there

is a whim there is a dray12 My Favourite Walk: The daily grind:

Mt Kau Kau Wellington13 New Zealand Walks: Walks around

Whangarei18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 News: The Freedom Walk revo-

lution21 My Favourite Walk: The Aucklandf

ten kilometre walk24 Event:Taieri Gorge Rail Walk26 Te Araroa Trail: Accident prompts

possible route change26 Overseas Walk: Walking a New

York ex- freight line28 New Zealand Walk: Mangatoro

Scenic Reserve30 Overseas Walks: Following the

footsteps of Dali

CONTENTS for previous 14 issues36 Overseas Walks ands Tours38 Health: Why walkers can expe-

rience this type of back and hip pain

40 Event: Venue change has helped Hastings event

40 Event: Jamie’s marshalling ex-perience

41 My Favourite Walk: Whariti wan-dering

42 Event: Waihi Beach Fun Run/Walk43 Health: Cyclists need to be more

considerate44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Window on Waitakere: Easy bird

watching49 Christchurch Marathon50 Contents for previous 14 issues51 Weather forecast for April56 Country Breaks60 Wellington Half Marathon

MARCH 194 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the

Mountain’ Tongariro Northern Circuit

11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails connecting Wanganui with its hinterland

14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush walks

16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st anniversary

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Know before you go this summer!22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear

Park Trail23 New Zealand Walks:Minister opens

new Sutherland Falls Track24 My Favourite Walk: Twilight Bay26 My Favourite Walk: Mangaokewa

Reserve28 Event: Walking beneath the stars

for charity29 Event: Kauri Run turns 1030 Overseas Walks: Walking Italy’s

Dolomites ‘King of the Alps’38 Books: Ecosanctuaries38 Books: Among Secret Beauties40 My Favourite Walk: Waipu Caves41 High Achiever:New York City

Marathon - not just for runners40 Event: Manawatu to host first

walking festival43 Health: Where have the children

gone?44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Window on Waitakere: Those

numbers again49 High Achiever: Walking the World51 Weather forecast for March56 Country Breaks60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

FEBRUARY 193 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Finding heart

and soul at Catered Coast Walks 9 Event: 30 year old half mara-thon

- a popular Auckland event10 New Zealand Walks: Two Days

Bay walks12 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu

Estuary Walk13 New Zealand Walk: Foxton to

Himitangi Beach walk14 High Achiever:Award for walking

group leader16 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai

Walking Weekend18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Four Peaks

High Country Track23 Book: A volcanic guide to Ton-

gariro National Park24 Overseas Walks: Romania - a fun

place to walk29 New Zealand Walk: River pathway

section opened30 Overseas Walks: Mullaghmore - a

walk over layered limestone33 New Zealand Walk: Walking over

Arthurs Pass36 Overseas Walks ands Tours38 New Zealand Walks: Sunset Coast

Walk - new walks for all the family40 Event: Taking on the Taniwha42 Health: Broken bone ends up

with DVT44 New Zealand Coming Events46 Overseas Coming Events49 High Achiever: Walking the World48 Window on Waitakere: Monitoring

day in the Waitakeres51 Weather forecast for February56 Country Breaks60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon



The Moon controls the weather. Each moon phase has a changing effect. The atmostphere has a tide that is forever changing and the weather is what results. Shaded areas depict rain or showers.

According toKen Ring

Available from Paper Plus and Whitcoulls and other bookshops throughout New ZealandWebsite: www.predictweather.com Email: [email protected]

Ken Ring author of . . .

APRIL WEATHER FORECAST

APRIL SUMMARY1st APRIL 2015A shallow depression lays west of

the South Island.2nd APRIL 2015 The depression tracks across cen-

tral New Zealand. Chance of hail storms in Hawkes Bay that may affect fruit, mainly apples.

3rd APRIL 2015 Possible tornado or waterspout

conditions for Auckland stem-ming from strong winds and rainfall.

Possible surface flooding also.5tth APRIL 2015 Low temperature in Waimate.5th-11th APRIL 2015 Change to southwesterlies. These

bring a ridge of high pressure which prevail over New Zealand.

12th APRIL 2015 Over the next four weeks more

frequent west/southwesterlies pass over the country, especially in the south.

This brings wet conditions in the King Country, Manawatu, Otago and Southland, with possible record high rainfalls in places.

In contrast, very dry conditions may prevail in Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and eastern Northland as well as Nelson.

Other drier than normal regions may be Taupo, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa and coastal Canter-bury.

Sunny conditions should prevail in the North Island especially Auckland.

Temperatures may be below av-erage throughout the country, especially in the King Country and Manawatu.

12th APRIL 2015 High pressure to the south of the

country with southerlies affecting the East Coast of the North Island.

15th APRIL 2015 Northwesterly change. Possible

high temperature in Canterbury.16th APRIL 2015 High rainfall in Otago and South-

land including the chance of heavy rain near Milford and other parts of Southland.

19th APRIL 2015 Coronet Peak (Queenstown) may

receive the first significant snow-fall for the year with snow also in Fiordland.

19th-20th APRIL 2015 A depression brings unsettled

conditions as it tracks southeast across the South Island.

21st APRIL 2015 Southwesterlies prevail over the

next fortnight, interrupted by westerlies on the 28th-29th.

28th-29th APRIL 2015 Brief change to westerlies.30th APRIL 2015 Possible bad weather due to snow

may affect the Desert Road.

Wednesday 1st Apr 2015 Thursday 2nd Apr 2015 Friday

Wednesday 8th Apr 2015 Thursday 9th Apr 2015 Friday

Wednesday 15th Apr 2015 Thursday 16th Apr 2015 Friday

Wednesday 22nd Apr 2015 Thursday 23rd Apr 2015 Friday

Friday 3rd Apr 2015 Saturday 4th Apr 2015 Sunday 5th Apr 2015

Friday 10th Apr 2015 Saturday 11th Apr 2015 Sunday 12th Apr 2015



Monday 6th Apr 2015 Tuesday 7th Apr 2015


Monday 20th Apr 2015 Tuesday 21st Apr 2015


Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skew-ing may occur around 2nd(apogee), 5th (full moon), 17th (perigee), 19th (new moon) and 29th (apogee).

Wednesday 29th Apr 2015 Thursday 30th Apr 2015


NORTH ISLANDNORTHLANDKAITAIAFAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after 3pm.BAY OF ISLANDSBAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Bert Vanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773DARGAVILLEDARGAVILLE TRAMPING GROUP: Last Sunday of month (AM), Maxine Stringer 09-439-7815, 09-439-6029,[email protected] SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-430-3470CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo or Hugh Knight 09-438-7976KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Kensington Recep-tion, 09-437-4404GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUPS: 0800-228-483HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Thursday (AM), Val Babe 09-437-1657HIKURANGI WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM)KAMO 60’s UP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Yvonne 09-435-1101KENSINGTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Thursday (PM), Sport Northland 09-437-4404TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09-435-0746WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM)WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441GREAT BARRIER ISLANDBARRIER TRAMPING& BEER LOVERS CLUB: Sunday, John Brock 09-429-0211

AUCKLANDOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks, tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.orgAUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM), (IA),Praemi Perera 09-836-9161, www.aucklandnaturalhistoryclub.orgALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Tramps, walks, cycling, Sunday, Saturday, Marianne Rienhard 09-575-2429ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Sunday, Saturday & weekdays, tramps, walks , Beryl Borthwick 09-444-9667 or Sue Fitzpatrick 09-576-1069THUMBS UP ADVENTURE GROUP (TUAC): Alan Grigg 027-493-6850, Libby 021-137-1488, Leonie 021-222-8982, www.tuac.co.nzAUCKLAND CENTRALAUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Sarah Hart 09-625-7891, [email protected] WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Ray Vickers 09-576-6906AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-576-9807RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www.sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Doug Astley 09-620-4923AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Michelle Lee 09-358-1296BLOCKHOUSE BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Len Govind 09-627-9911ELLERSLIE Y’S WALKING CLUB: Olive Andrews 09-634-4148EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday, Sally 09-522-5321EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Don Hay 09-636-9730LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-846-0788MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-445-3808, www.oacnz.orgST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09-528-9726WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901

LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWEST AUCKLANDBLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, [email protected], www.bluetopwalkers.weebly.comFIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday to Saturday, Anne, 09-813-0021FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), Ethel Denscombe 09-818-3561GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Wednesday (PM) and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230 GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne 09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM), Alene Couchman 09-818-2580KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin 09-838-6553KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09-818-6084KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday and Sunday (AM), Mic Baker 09-626-3232MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Sunday (AM), Shena McGregor 09-412-8076MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665 or 021-517-049NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednesday, Lorraine, 09-827-8663RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith 09-832-5692RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09-832-4069RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-412-9952SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Lyn Mountier 09-838-1599TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sunday (AM), Malcolm 09-834-4101 or Diane or Graham 09-834-4423TE ATATU SOUTH ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: Te Atatu South, Wednesday, Edna, 09-834-1401THE HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Brian Ashmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Miranda 09-817-9677TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212,www.titirangiwalkers.comWEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour, Friday (AM), Lorna Lyon, 09-416-7871Y’s WALKING HENDERSON: Tuesdays, Thursday, Sarah, 09-836-8031Y’s Walkers, Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Dan Gofin 09-627-9993WAIATARUA WALKERS:Oratia, Saturday (AM), 09-814-9945WANDERWOMEN ADVENTURES: 09-360-7330WALKING WAITAKERE WEDNESDAY WALKS: Wednesday, (AM), May to October, Kay Lindley 09-837-8820WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), www.trampwest.co.nzNORTH SHORE10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-461060’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams 09-478-2462ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), Patsy Hulse 09-410-9353BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-482-1320,www.nstc.org.nzBIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson 09-414-5351BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777

CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday (PM), Dave Pampitt 09-410-5287DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM), Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM), Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM), Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-268-4154, [email protected] WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM), Marjorie Andrew 09-413-9065HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM), Judy Mayn 09-480-5279MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM), Paula Cole 09-444-6435MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Carol Buckner 09-479-7804MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sunday (AM), Sue Pearson 09-449-2221NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: www.nstc.org.nzNORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote. Tuesday, Lorenza Pun 09-443-3392 [email protected] WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09-473-1931WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne Lindsay 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzY’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), Malcolm Curtis 09-444-3823NORDIC WALKING GROUPSAcacia Cove Nordic Walking Group: Sunday (AM) Jenny Wills 09-267-5416Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), June Steven-son 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09-473-4489Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-271-3324YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 RODNEY10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Ivan Melville 09-425-4999HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), Malcolm Keane 09-420-8739HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Pam Jordan 021-136-6129, [email protected] NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-427-9321SCOTTS LANDING WALKING GROUP: RD2, Warkworth, Sunday (AM), Angela McIntyre 09-425-5854SNELLS BEACH WALKING GROUP: Warkworth, Wednesay (AM), Jenny Burton 09-425-5583WELLSFORD ROAD RUNNERS & JOGGERS: Second Sunday (AM), Thurs-day (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09-431-4692WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWAIHEKE ISLANDWAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Shaona Maddle, 09-372-6645COUNTIES/MANUKAUHOWICK TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Gayle Sephton 027-635-4063PUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sunday (AM), 09-238-9820WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09-232-8844PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739MANUKAU TRAMPING CLUB: Judith Walker, 09-296-6977MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM)

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HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-535-6467HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Noel Newsome 09-278-4962

WAIKATOHAMILTONFRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM), (BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM), Nella Barron 07-846-3103CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-855-4281DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-855-2224HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Nell Bradburn 07-856-3787MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms 07-855-2497NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman 07-847-4873SILVERDALE WALKING GROUP: Sister Anne Marie Jones 07-856-8980CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069WESTFIELD MALL WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM) Westfield Mall ChartwellHAMILTON MARATHON CLINIC:Tuesday (PM), Sunday (AM), Sharon 07-854-9214TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM)MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Diana Ammann 07-823-6147WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07-827-3097WANDERERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin 07-855-1335CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033KAIHERE/PATETONGAKAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011MATAMATAMATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07-888-6054MORRINSVILLEMORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088OTOROHANGAOTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)PAEROAPAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally 07-862-8409PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, Julie Stephen-son 07-867-7011PUTARURUPUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927PIOPIOSILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), June O’Donoghue, 07-877-8492TAIRUATAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-868-6025THAMESTHAMES WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-868-6025TAUPOTAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday (AM), Bernie Rolls 07-378-9229TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Weekends (AM or PM), Isabel Hutcheon 07-376-9319MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (BIA), Betty Stockman 07-378-4992WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson

07-378-6957WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229TE AROHATE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184TE AWAMUTUTE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973 or Kathy 07-870-2006TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Ross Thomas 07-871-5022TE KUITITWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867TOKOROATOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

BAY OF PLENTYCOROMANDELCOROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-866-7101or 07-866-8560KATIKATIKATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), Maddy Pyle 07-552-0215KAWERAUKAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304ROTORUACROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07 348-2538LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Colin Smyth 027-499-941, [email protected], www.lakecity.co.nzGREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07-347-6173MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Glenys Searancke 07-348-4243ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane 07-345-6362ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey 07-348-1471ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07-346-3772WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 TAURANGA/MT MAUNGANUIAGE CONCERN: Tauranga, Wednesday (AM), 07-578-2631CITY ON ITS FEET: Days and areas, (BIA), Penny 07-578-9610STEPPING OUT JOGGING CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, (AM), (IA), 07-544-0316FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird.org.nz, TaurangaHEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891KAIMAI RAMBLERS TRAMPING GROUP: Wednesday, Roger 07-544-1622Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, [email protected] , www.mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Steffi 07-574-7527NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07-577-0711MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-062650 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Ross 07-576-4852TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07-576-4207TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984PAK N BOOTS: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516TE PUKETE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306WAIHI

WAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633 or Barry 07-863-4597WHAKATANESUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I), Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), Noel Jones, 07-308-7101WHITIANGAWHITIANGA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord, 07-868-6025WHANGAMATAWHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-868-6025WHANGAMATA ROAD RUNNERS & WALKERS: 07-865-6580WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from SurfclubWHANGA SENIOR WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-7022

EAST COASTGISBORNEGISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Margaret Badger 06-868-4785

HAWKES BAYHASTINGSBRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06-879-7077HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06-877-0017HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06-877-2114HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06-878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nzNAPIERAHURIRI WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (I), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805NAPIER WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), (I), Lyn 06-835-7704NAPIER SOUTH WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (B), Maria Rogers 06-843-1225RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely 06-843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nzYs WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Kay 06-844-4891 or Dot 06-844-6885TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWSTARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (IA), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333

TARANAKIINDEPENDENT WALKERS TARANAKI: Saturday (PM). North: Ray/Mary 06-756-7798. Central: Wallace/Nancye 06-762-2861. South: Alan/Jean 06-278-6846NEW PLYMOUTHCARRINGTON WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Catherine McKee 06-753-3254TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06-758-3974FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & Michelle GiddyFITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Marlene 06-758-8749 or Marilyn 06-757-2022WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429 or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (PM), www.npjw.co.nzTARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06-756-7255STRATFORDSTRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Ivan Coates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242INGLEWOOD



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INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255HAWERAHAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228ELTHAMKIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes 06-764-8984

WANGANUIWANGANUICASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-344-5434WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137WAVERLEYSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06-346-5613OHAKUNESPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06-385-4055MARTONSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James 06-327-7607

MANAWATUPALMERSTON NORTHHOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06-354-3342HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/hot-whitu-chicksMANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 06-353-7175PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken-nedy 06-350-8617MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06-356-4384WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216FEILDINGSENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes 06-323-5470FOXTONFOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987LEVINLEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan 06-368-3622WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, 06-367-9070LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

WAIRARAPAMASTERTONWALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703MARTINBOROUGHMARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

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WELLINGTONBROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www.buggywalk.co.nzFOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-383-6276MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Bay, 04-383-7464WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, MiramarKARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, KelburnKARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-478-8799TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nzWEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna HarwoodWELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica GouldWELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04-478-9201WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833LOWER HUTTWALK FOR HEALTH: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133, www.walk4health.org.nzPOSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04-567-5727WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04-970-6901TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04-526-7440LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, EastbourneALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445PORIRUAFRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, TawaTAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764UPPER HUTTAURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, [email protected] TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper HuttTRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906UPPER VALLEY WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Allison 04-563-6661KAPITIKAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email [email protected],www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkersKAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: [email protected], www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or Steve Golledge 04-904-5904SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

SOUTH ISLANDMARLBOROUGHBLENHEIM50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), 03-579-3101PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

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MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03-528-6290NELSONNELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03-548-3655NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-541-8414TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03-544-2286WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA), Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor Information CentreWAIMEA TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM) (PM), [email protected], www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nzTAKAKAGOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and overnight trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURYCHRISTCHURCHACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-941-8999AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060AVONSIDE KIWI SENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jan 03-389-2755AVONHEAD KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Bess 03-342-7647AFTER WORK WALKING CLUBS: around Christchurch, (BI), for all ages and fitness levels, recreation clerk, CCC 03-371-1778.ARAI-WALKERS: Wednesday, Wainoni/Aranui, Natalie Hoani, 03-388-2593ARTHRITIC AMBLERS: Wednesday, (B) suitable for people with physical disabilities, Trevor Randall 03-385-7446BEXLEY KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Kath 03388-6161BARRINGTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Nita 03-337-1493BECKENHAM WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (PM), Di 03-385-3452BISHOPDALE RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM) (I), Bishopdale, Paul Muir 03-359-7971BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), www.bishop-daletrampers.org.nzBURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337BRIGHTON RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), New Brighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednesday, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendly race walking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM), Darryn Welham 03-960-3808CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton 03-942-5453CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-382-2302CCC GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday (PM) (IA), Norm Wells 03-981-5487CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057: Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982 or Hope 03-389-7997CCC SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), (IA), 03-941-5409CCC SOCKBURN: Tuesday (AM) (IA), Estelle 03-342-7841:Friday (AM) (IA), Jo 03-349-7146CCC WEEKEND WANDERS: Sunday (PM) (IA), Marilyn 03-338-3826CHRISTCHURCH PERSONAL GUIDING SERVICE: Daily (AM) (BIA), Cathedral Square, C Tonge 03-981-6350CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON CLINIC: Saturday (AM), Neil Messenger 03-322-7709CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA), Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356CRUSADERS WALKERS: Tuesday (BI), (50’s and above age group), Pauline 03-385-9947DARLINGTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), Bill 03-385-1925DIAMOND HARBOUR RAMBLERS: Tuesday, Hunters Road, (IA), Noeline Coleman 03-329-4566EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03-329-18656.5PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-338-8306


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KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), Lyane Graham 03-327-5679KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburban groups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social group for gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-337-6103LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM) (B), 03-389-5303LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Goodwin 03-328-7235MAIREHAU LADIES PROBUS, Tuesday, Leah 03-385-6310MARYVILLE KIWISENIORS:: Monday (AM), Valmai 03-377-8742MERIVALE KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), June 03-355-8703MT PLEASANT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Pauline 03-384-4794NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03-981-1798NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03-388-7335NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-388-3237NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-385-5338NEW BRIGHTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000NZ VIVENDI SOCIETY: Sunday, Janet 03-389-1609PAPANUI WALK ‘n’ TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-6840OXFORD WALKING GROUP: Monday Thursday (AM), Coral Gilbertson 03-312-3155OPAWA KIWISENIORS: Monday, Tuesday (AM), (BI), Carol 03-332-5638PAPANUI KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Elaine 03-352-7519PAPANUI WALK ‘n’TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-8999PARKLANDS KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), (BI), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday, Gloucester Street, (BIA), Merv Meredith [email protected], www.peninsulatrampingclub.org.nzPIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-322-7220PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03-389-8607PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), Beverley Church 03-383-5448Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ira Wil-liams 03-342-8172 or Carol Roscoe 03-337-5901RICCARTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Enid 03-348-9351ROWLEY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Lee Tuki 03-373-8150ROVER HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BI), Steve Mitchell 03-348-8195SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B), leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03-941-5409“ A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley, Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553 SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA), Ray 03-332-0555ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA), Audrey 03-348-9157SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03-



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332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03-389-2285WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterbury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 or Alison Jarvis 03-338-2678“Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689, Bishopdale Community Centre, 03-359-8330“Y’s TREKKERS”: Monday, Port Hills, (IA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689YMCA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), Jill O’Connor 03-366-0689WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ted Hill 03-323-9311WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-192130 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme, Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-9412-8999

RURAL CANTERBURYCHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-329-1865LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060ASHBURTONASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv & Jackie Gilbert 03-308-5894KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday (AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury, 03-307-0475ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesday of month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880, www.doc.govt.nzMT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, Torika Pat-terson 03-308-5868ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174, www.st-davids.org.nzWALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662

STH CANTERBURYPLEASANT POINTPLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03-614-7524TIMARUTIMARU HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM), March to October, Alister 03-686-1010GLENITI WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Edna 03-688-0779HIGHFIELD WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Joy, 03-688-9888KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Verna Parker, Sport Canterbury, 03-686-0751MARCHWIEL WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Colleen, 03-688-6231SOUTHEND WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Bev, 03-688-8381WANDERERS WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Brian Illingworth 03-684-9355

WEST COASTGREYMOUTHGREYMOUTH CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE WALKING GROUP: Nora Sheard, 03-768-6479GREYMOUTH OVER 50’S: Graham Schaef, 03-768-7437GREYMOUTH DAUDLERS: Yvonne Davison 03-768-6664KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Don Monk SWC 03-768-0775RUNANGA WALKING GROUP: Pat Butler 03-762-7665BLACKBALL WALKING GROUP: Charlie Quibell 03-732-4887

HOKITIKAHOKITIKA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037HARI HARI KIWISENIORS: Historic walks (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037

HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466

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CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767OAMARUSENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Margie Car-rington 03-434-8484DUNEDINACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114ARIKI WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Karen Martin 03-456-4223CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Keiran Columb 03-489-4027DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03-476-2344GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03-467-5999HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03-472-8302LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Janette Anderson 03-476-2830MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), Kieran Hurring 03-453-4423MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher 03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863MOSGIEL 50’s FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Roberta Telfer 03-488-3175OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime 03-453-6185OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-489-4071PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM), Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Ian Flem-ing 03-489-8964TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), Chris James 03-488-2228WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 3d (& 5th) Tuesday, (AM), Prue Turnbull 03-454-3991Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-200060 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-208060’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-445760’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Murray Bolt, 03-454-221160 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-476-1545ALEXANDRAALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nzQUEENSTOWNWAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525WANAKAWANAKA WALKING Group: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), (BI), Marion Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLANDINVERCARGILL60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Olive Swain 03-214-4802YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Sutherland, 03-218-8738BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, ww-wsportsouthland.co.nzGOREBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 3rd Tuesday, Susie Burrows 03-208-3846, wwwsportsouthland.co.nzHOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053NORTHERN SOUTHLANDBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nzTE ANAUBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, ww-wsportsouthland.co.nz


Two or Three Day Unguided Coast WalkWhangarei Heads, Northland, N.Z.

Private and public tracks, ocean and harbour beaches Return to new, purpose-built accommodation each nightFabulous, fresh foodOnly three hours from Auckland CBDCheck out our specials on-line

Phone: 09 434 0571 www.coastwalks.co.nz

NORTHLAND

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Walk the Maungataurari CrossingKayak the Arapuni LakeOR just sample the homemade food and soak up the ambience.

Where: Out in the Styx Cafe at Pukeatua, Waikato(40 mins from Hamilton)

A dropoff, a 4-6 hour Walk, a Hot Shower & Spa, an amazing Din-ner, Bed & breakfast.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

Phone 07-872-4505 or freephone 0800-461-559Website: www.styx.co.nz

GISBORNE

WANGANUI

Whareama Coastal Walk

Phone (06) 372 3722 www.whareamawalk.co.nz

Fully catered 2 or 3 Day Walking Adventure over private farmland and isolated Wairarapa coastline.

GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS

WAIRARAPA

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Your rural escape

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Enjoy walking on a large NZ sheep and cattle farm with stunning views

of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki.

www.mataia.co.nz or ph: 09 420 5312

Discover the southern Kaipara with our unguided multi-day catered walks through a unique private farm and intensive conservation project featuring native bush, salt-marsh wetlands, coastal forest and rolling farmland.

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EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping in the very heart of the Eastern Taranaki backcountry. (2 to choose from)

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• September to May best months.• Matemateaonga Track package of transport, jetboat, hut

passes also arranged.

For further information contact:Carol or Dave Digby

Phone 06-765-7482 (evenings)email: [email protected]

website: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz

“Bridge to Somewhere”

SOUTH ISLAND

* October to March/April * Groups 4 - 10 people

Phone: 06 374 3513 for bookings (evenings)Website:www.akitio-glenorawalk.co.nzEmail: [email protected]

Akitio-Glenora Walk - New Zealands newest private walk, our best kept secret

Spectacular northern Wairarapa countryside, coastal & Native bush.

Fully catered 2,3 or 4 day walks


As seen on Country Calendar

3 day unguided coast and bush walk

www.kawakawastationwalk.co.nz06 307 8989

harringtonsmotorlodge.co.nzDiscover Manawatu’s Beehive Creek,

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MANAWATU

TARANAKI

Ph 0800 00 11 66Check out our website for details www.adventuresouth.co.nz/cycle_trails

Adventure South operates guided tours on most grade 1 & 2 trails – an ideal way to get exercise, meet new friends and stay healthy.

With 23 cycle trails under the Nga Haerenga cycleway umbrella, there is something for everyone.

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Fully supported cycling, great food, comfortable beds and fabulous scenery. Group or individual bookings welcome, bike hire available.

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Ph. 03 5728025

Molesworth Station Cycle Tour - 4 or 5 days Tasman Great Taste Cycle Tour - 5 days

Alps2Ocean Cycle Tour - 5 days

Whareama Coastal Walk

Phone (06) 372 3722 www.whareamawalk.co.nz

Fully catered 2 or 3 Day Walking Adventure over private farmland and isolated Wairarapa coastline.

SOUTH ISLAND

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Three days real hiking made easySee ancient bush, pristine beach, snowy peaksFarm accommodation - Bags transferred daily

www.kaikouratrack.co.nzphone 03 319 2715

MARLBOROUGH

NELSON/WEST COAST

STEWART ISLAND

CANTERBURY

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BanksPeninsula TrackSelf guided two orfourday walks

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Day & multi-day options Gourmet meals & trail snacks Door-to-door Nelson transport Small groups Professional, safe, informative & fun guiding service

www.southernwilderness.com Tel: 03 545 7544

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A unique four days walk or mountain bike ride in idyllic South Canterbury

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