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CONTENTS Issue No 185 - 2013

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The Waikato River Trail creating great memories malong the way 10 New Zealand Walks:W Waitangi: F orest to F erns and Forest Ferns Riverside R amble Ramble e Coleridge becoming a 12 New Zealand Walks: Lak ake popular destination for walkers 14 New Zealand Walk: Winter Wither Hills walking 17 Great Walks: Nine Great W alks in nine weeks Walks 17 New Zealand walk: Moncktons Scenic Reserve 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 My favourite walk: Waitaki V alley vistas Valley 24 Te Araroa Trail: First half on Paekakariki Escarpment T rack open Track 26 Overseas Walks: Croatia ’s contrary walks Croatia’s 29 Event: Challenge yourself in Wellington in June 29 Event: IIawarra Fly T reetop W alk turns five Treetop Walk 30 Overseas Walk: The Great Ocen W alk - realisation Walk of a dream 36 Overseas Walks and T ours Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Night Life W alk Walk 39 Readers’ views: 40 Health: Eight secrets for a long and healthy life 42 Window on Waitakere: Bird song on popular walk 43 Event: Christchurch Marathon returning to pre quake entries 43 My Favourite Walk:Mount Mount Manaia T rack Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 51 Weather forecast for June 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 59 ChristchurchMarathon 60 Wellington Marathon

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Bridges make access to wilderness area easier

Fewer people taking day car trips With belt-tightening still the norm, fewer New Zealanders are taking day trips than they used to, the latest Roy Morgan Single Source Survey shows.

In the three months to January 2013, 44% of Kiwis (1.6 million) took at least one day trip in a car – down from 52% a decade ago.

The 8% point decrease mirrors a rise over the period in the proportion of New Zealanders who have recently cut down on spending: from 57% in early 2003 to 65% now.

The popularity of day trips has continued to fall despite budgetconscious attitudes relaxing slightly after reaching almost 70% in 2009, suggesting that day trips are also a casualty of the overall trends toward indoor leisure, personal rather than group entertainment and computer-based gaming and socialising.

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Volunteers put finishing touches to new Iron Bark bridges Story and photo by Duncan Toogood

At the end of winter 2012, two new bridges were built at Iron Bark hut to provide all-weather access across the often high running Whakaurekou River. These bridges are part of an eventual repositioning of the public access and track network of the North Western Ruahine Forest Park, Manawatu.

One bridge is a wooden “GluLam” beam design measuring 17.2m end to end.

Andrew McGregor The other is a 42 m and Blair Alabaster long “half cut steps to the new suspension” cable glu-lam bridge. type bridge. This means the short towers at one end are in the middle of the normal full arc of the bridge. Contractors from Forest Hills Construction Ltd said the excavation work was some of the hardest they had done with several 100 – 200kg boulders having to be lifted out of the holes to get the ground anchors set properly!

Volunteers Andrew McGregor and Blair Alabaster - a couple of keen local hunters cut, marked and benched tracks from the hut to the suspension bridge, on to the glu-lam bridge before linking back to the track through to Colenso hut over the Christmas break. They also investigated and roughly marked a new track route from the suspension bridge up to Maori Clearing to link with the tracks going to Puketaramea and further afield.

To prove that’s its not all hard work volunteering for DOC, they also managed to get out and enjoy some deer stalking and great fishing available in this spot.

If you have never been to this part of the country before, now is a great time to go and if you have been then you know there will be something new to check out.

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Above:The Lambert river bridge was destroyed by flooding in 2008 Two bridges that help trampers and hunters access the most remote corners of the West Coast have been replaced.

The Lambert River and Hende’s Creek are both wild tributaries of the Wanganui River, which recently flooded in a spectacular fashion, destroying the abutments of the highway bridge.

It’s necessary to cross both the Lambert River and Hende’s Creek to access some of Westland’s wildest country – the Lambert Tops and the Gardens of Eden and Allah, within the Adams Wilderness Area. Hende’s Creek also allows access to the upper Wanganui Valley and the much loved Hunters and Smyth Huts.

The bridges over these two waterways were damaged in 2008 and 2009. The Hende’s Creek bridge became unustable and the Lambert River bridge was destroyed.

“It can be pretty hairy trying to walk out from the wilderness area and the Wanganui in heavy rain,” said DOC ranger Ian Singleton.

“In fact, the original Hende’s Creek bridge was built in 1988 in a joint effort by DOC and the NZ Army after a man was drowned attempting to cross the flooded creek.”

The Lambert River Bridge, first built in 1976, was destroyed by a slip six months after major upgrade work was undertaken in 2008.

The large unstable slip was above the best anchor point in the Lambert River valley and DOC has been waiting to be sure the slip had stabilised before replacing the bridge. As the slip was unchanged after January’s flood event, and vegetation had started to regrow over the slip this indicated that work could begin.

Below: The completed Lambert River bridge in 2013.

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Crowd turns out to welcome takahe

Pacific region.

The Te Araroa - The Long Pathway campaign was launched in June last year to capitalise on the high interest Australian consumers have for an overseas walking holiday, and leverage the opening of the series of walking tracks that link together across the length of the country as 'Te Araroa - The Long Pathway'.

Te Araroa CEO Rob Wakelin commented, "It was great for Te Araroa to be chosen to highlight the walking campaign into Australia".

Above: Sir Alan Mark, Southland Mitre 10 staff, Iwi and students from Fiordland College, Mararoa, Te Anau, Mossburn, Limehills and East Gore Schools released the birds to the delight of the watching crowd. Photo by Barry Harcourt

The number of takahe could be set to rocket upward in a few years following the opening of eight new breeding pens and the release of takahe into them at the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) Burwood Takahe Breeding Unit recently.

More than one hundred people turned up from all over Southland to celebrate the opening of the pens and the release of takahe into them at Burwood, near Mossburn. University of Otago emeritus professor Sir Alan Mark, who was instrumental in having the land at Burwood set aside as a reserve more than 30 years ago, was on hand to officially open the specially developed pens.

DOC Takahe Programme Supervisor Martin Genet said the opening of the new pens marked a significant step in takahe recovery efforts and would potentially provide a huge boost to the takahe population.

North Pennines Walking Festival

England’s North Pennines Walking Festival - 'Inspired by the North Pennines' is from Saturday 28 September to Sunday 6 October 2013.

The first walking festival covering the whole North Pennines is being held and grew from a desire to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wainwright’s 'Pennine Journey', a 247 mile long distance walk which traverses both the east and west sides of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

On the 28th September the whole of the Pennine Journey route will be walked in a day with different groups walking 14 sections of the route within the North Pennines. The day will culminate in an evening celebration event at Mickleton Village Hall, with supper and guest speaker, Ron Scholes, author/lecturer and travel writer.

During the rest of the festival there will be guided walks around the North Pennines to suit all ages and abilities. Together with these walks there will be evening talks and events under the theme 'Inspired by the North Pennines' celebrating artists and writers past and present who have drawn their inspiration from the landscape of the North Pennines. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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The Waikato River Trails spans 100 kilometres, with tracks taking in boardwalks over wetlands, swing bridges, native bush, exotic forest, historic landmarks, interesting geological formation, open reserves, and a number of dam crossings. An increasing number of walkers, runners and cyclists are taking the opportunity to enjoy their splendour, with just over 29,000 people hitting the trails over the past 12 months.

About 20 per cent of those people were walkers. Walking New Zealand magazine caught up with a father-son duo who recently walked and talked their way along a large chunk of the trails . . .

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itting enjoying morning tea in the middle of a swing bridge up high above the splendour of the Waikato River Trails is an experience Steve Shaw and his son Jonny will forever cherish.

Tackling the Waikato River Trails was a perfect way to spend a few days out and away from the “general noise of life” says Steve who, with his son, spent three and a half days

walking the trails recently – covering about 70 kilometres. It also seemed an excellent idea for a father-son venture, this Aucklander thought.

And indeed it proved to be.

“We walked at least 20 kilometres a day and had a total blast,” Steve tells.

Spending time on the trail together wasn’t a new experience for these two generations of Shaw men. When Jonny – now an Otago

Above: Looking down the Waikato River from the Jone Lodge Lookout.

Left: The Arapuni Power Station.

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Below left: Jonny Shaw on the Waikato River Trail.

Below right: Steve Shaw (right)and his son Jonny.

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University student – was young, father and son used to spend many weekends together tramping in the Waitakere Ranges. They had also traversed the Tongariro Crossing and enjoyed an overnighter doing the Cape Brett walk. But they hadn’t hit the trails together for many years.

“Those were some of the very fond memories I have of my son when he was

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young. He has been at Otago Uni for the last two years and when he is back in Auckland spends much of his time with his mates, so I was a bit concerned we wouldn’t have too much in common to talk about. I needn’t have worried. We spent the entire time talking chatting about everything and nothing and playing cards and sharing a bottle of wine in the evenings.”

They spent a lot of time too enjoying the

Below: A rock carving at Lake Arapuni.

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Above left: Jonny on a fern section of the trail. Above right: A suspension bridge.

Creating great memories along the way varied scenery, which they described as “stunning”.

“It was spectacular,” Jonny enthuses. “Not enough people in New Zealand go out and explore their country and therefore miss out on some of the most amazing beauty. Taking yourself out from civilisation into the bush is a great way to relax and gather your thoughts and spend time with people you enjoy.”

In all, each day was quite varied on their walk which covered the distance between Whakamaru Christian Camp and the Little Waipa Reserve, Steve tells.

“It varied from open, expansive views to bush walking, high up and away from the river to walking right beside it. There were long flat sections and some challenging inclines.” And there was lunch at The Dam Café in Whakamaru and coffee at Rhubarb Café in Arapuni.

The days were divided up based on the recommended itinerary from the Waikato River Trials (WRT) office in Putaruru, and worked out well, Steve and Jonny concur.

The two were dropped at Whakamaru

Christian Camp on the first day and then walked to Mangakino, staying overnight at Lake Maraetai Lodge. Day two saw them walk from the lodge to Waipapa Dam where they were then picked up by the WRT shuttle and taken back to the lodge for a second night.

The shuttle returned the next morning to take them back to where they left off the previous day and they then tramped from Waipapa Dam to the Waotu Quarry. Accommodation that night was at the Putaruru Hotel where they were deposited by the shuttle. The section of trail from Jones’ Landing through to the end of the road trail at Little Waipa Domain was tackled on their last day.

“The organisation from the WRT office and the service provided by our shuttle driver were first class,” Steve praises.

Both father and son rated the walk, and the opportunity to spend some quality time together, highly.

“The days walking with Dad down in the Waikato, away from everyone and everything has to easily be the best way to end my summer back north, and those are days I will never forget.”

While the Waikato River Trails were new territory for Jonny; that wasn’t the case for Steve.

“My wife, Bryony, and I were already familiar with the Waikato River Trails as we

did the half marathon run from Lake Maraetai to Whakamaru Christian Camp as part of last year’s Taniwha event.* “I thought then ‘what an amazing place and what a great place to come back to with my son’. And we did.”

Steve believes the trails have the potential to be even better if the public is able to oneday travel all the way from Atiamuri through to Lake Karapiro without any road sections.

The Shaw men have recommended the trails to friends and shown them their scenic photos. As a result, many are keen to also give it a go.

*The Taniwha is an annual sporting fixture offering the opportunity to bike, run or walk sections of the Waikato River Trails with distances ranging between seven and 80 kms. The 2013 event will be held on November 9. For more information check out www.thetaniwha.co.nz

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By Andrew Healey

Waitangi: Forest to Ferns and Riverside Ramble Above: Harura Falls.

Below: In Waitangi National Reserve.

Waitangi translates to “weeping waters� in the Maori language. It’s located 60 kilometres north of Whangarei and, though known best for the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840, Waitangi is also a spectacular place to visit.

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visited Waitangi in January this year, just prior to Waitangi Day, with my 16-yearold son, Liam. We were staying in Russell in order to sample some of the many walks available in the Bay of Islands.

You see, from the fourth to the sixth of October this year, the Bay of Islands will host the inaugural Bay of Island’s Walking Weekend, which will include two walks in Waitangi: the Forest to Ferns and the Riverside Ramble.

During my visit, the format of the two Waitangi walks was still in discussion, so I traced the coast from Paihia to the end of Waitangi National Reserve.

In this article I’ll describe my experiences as well as outline what you can expect during the Walking Weekend in October.

Our day began by meeting our guide, the principal of Russell School, William Fuller and his friend Joy at Russell Wharf. Two days previously, William had taken Liam and me to

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an old whaling station at Whangamumu Harbour. He shared some interesting local insights and on our walk to Waitangi he remained true to form.

We boarded a ferry for a leisurely 15-minute cruise to Paihia. On our arrival, we strolled a short distance through the Paihia township before reaching Te Karuwha Parade, which stretches alongside Te Tii Bay. Anchored in the distance was the majestic

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Along with boats and water lovers making the most of the tepid conditions, Te Tii Bay was quite a picture.

We continued along Te Karuwha Parade and over the bridge (complete with a pedestrian lane) that leads to Waitangi. At the Treaty Grounds we had the opportunity to soak up some culture — the Treaty House, the massive Maori Waka (canoes) — and appreciate the idyllic surroundings before continuing along the coast until we reached the edge of Waitangi National Reserve.

During the walk we traversed a mixture of surfaces: sandy beach near the start, at Te Tii Bay; volcanic rocks past the treaty grounds and grassy trails which eventually led onto the grounds of the Waitangi Golf Club at the edge of Waitangi National Reserve.

What you can expect during the Bay of Island’s Walking Weekend: Forest to Ferns takes you along Haruru Falls road, with expansive views over the outer bay, and then down to Te Wairoa Bay and the entrance to Waitangi National Reserve.

Along the flats, with farmland on one side, you will enter mature pine forest and climb the volcanic cone Te Puke for more views of the Bay as well as Te Puna Inlet, lower Kerikeri River and inland peaks.

Onto the forest road you will briefly join a section of the Te Araroa walkway (the first section of the walk which was opened by the Prime Minister Jim Bolger on February the 7th 1995). Then you will leave the forest for a short walk to Mount Bledisloe for views of Waitangi Estuary.

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Waitangi: Forest to Ferns and Riverside Ramble You will then continue on the road to Haruru Falls, taking in the sights and sounds, before enjoying a peaceful riverside walk over a boardwalk through mature mangrove forest.

You then pass through kohekohe and puriri forest before returning to Waitangi.

Riverside Ramble continues along Haruru Falls Road with native and pine forest either side. A junction leads up to Mount Bledisloe where great views can be enjoyed of the Waitangi Estuary, Paihia and Te Wahapu Peninsula.

Staying on the road, you will head down to Haruru Falls and then take a peaceful fivekilometre walk through mangrove and broadleaf forest while returning to Waitangi.

My walk from Paihia to Waitangi was quite easy going, apart from the rocky parts. I think the highlight for me was continual presence of the sea — in both sight and sound — and the historical significance of the area.

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A treasure trove within a sheltered harbour

By Andrew Healey The inaugural Bay of Islands Walking Weekend will be held on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October this year. Though there are over 35 spectacular walks in the Bay of Islands, this fact isn’t commonly known.

So, the purpose of the weekend is to showcase to walking enthusiasts just what the Bay has to offer.

In March, during fabulous weather, I visited Russell to sample the Treasure Trove walk, at the Whangaruru North Head Reserve.

I stayed just outside Russell town ship for two nights at Russell-Orongo Bay Holiday Park — a place teeming with native birdlife.

And as it happens, my motorhome-travelling parents (John and Muriel) were staying nearby at Tapeka, so the trip became very much a family affair.

On the day of the walk, we met our guide, William, the local school principal, and a couple of tourists he’d brought along, Troy and Inga. We then piled into our cars and drove for about 40 minutes from Russell until we reached Whangaruru Harbour and parked at Puriri Bay Campsite.

Apparently Whangaruru was named by a first ancestor of the Ngapuhi tribe, Puhimoanariki. He’d spent a great deal of time sailing along the coast searching for suitable shelter, so when he found it, he named the place “Whangaruru” (sheltered harbour).

Level of difficulty The walk takes about four hours and is rated as medium difficulty, suiting children over 10 years of age. After completing the walk, I agree — as long as you are reasonably fit, you’ll have fun. I guess the toughest part was the uphill parts; however, these were made

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Like most walks in the Bay of Islands, there are plenty of spectacular sea views. On the Treasure Trove walk we enjoyed looking out at Puriri Bay and Admirals Bay and could occasionally just see the Poor Knights Islands.

There, of course, was an abundance of native flora — nikau palms, rimu, lancewood, manuka, celery pine and kauri.

Learn while you walk During the Walking Weekend, all walks will be led by a knowledgeable local, which makes for a more enriching experience. William, whom I’ve travelled with on several occasions, provided some interesting insights. For instance, if you’re getting attacked by insects, rub a kawakawa leaf onto your skin as a repellant; or if you’ve run out of toilet paper, do what the early settlers did and use a rangiora leaf!

We were occasionally followed by fantails and I thought that, maybe, they were used to being fed by walkers, but William explained that, in fact, they are attracted to the tiny insects that are disturbed as we pass.

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Whangaruru Harbour.

enjoy nature, keep fit and meet some interesting people. On this trip, of course, we met Inga and Troy.

Inga, from Germany, was on a gap year before starting university and Troy, from Australia, was on a short holiday from his job as a caregiver for children in State care.

Much of the time was spent talking — the state of world affairs, “couch surfing” and healthy diets were some topics of discussion.

The Treasure Trove walk proved to be an enjoyable mix of great sights, invigorating exercise and good company. It was well worth the effort.

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Winter Wither Hills walking A short blast was all that was needed to beat the late winter weather blues, says Iain Galloway

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hen lousy, cold and wet days stack up, one upon the other, it is often hard to find the resolve needed to break free from a cosy indoor cocoon and activate both mind and body.

A recent visit to Blenheim caught the town at its worst. Record August rainfall was in the process of being set. There was a constant grey gloom, persistent drizzle and cold southerly winds.

With no certainty in the brooding skies to suggest that a break from the constant drizzle would last, the moment was seized. A small car park, nestled beside Harling Park, off the end of Howick Road at the base of the Wither Hills was the start point. This entry point was chosen to allow a loop around adjourning spurs long enough to be worth while and short enough to avoid a thorough soaking from rain that constantly threatened to return.

The 1100 hectare Wither Hills Farm Park is named after early land owner Charles Wither.

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The walking tracks, which follow the spurs and gulleys of the working farm, were started in the 1970s. At present there are over 50 kilometers of walking and mountain biking tracks that receive plenty of use from Blenheim’s residents.

The Lower Harling Track leads gently up to gain a long spur separating scrub to the eastern side and new housing to the west.

Shortly the incline increases and a stile ushers the walker onto the farmland the walking tracks explore. Within minutes, any downslope glance is rewarded with panoramic views across the Wairau Plain, streaked brown, as far as the eye can see, by rows of dormant, recently pruned grapevines.

The Richmond Range to the north, is, but for its verdent base, shrouded in grey save for silvery streaks of fluffy cloud which accent the scene.

To the east Cloudy Bay is bathed in

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â– sunshine. The ocean appears as a silver slash between the slate grey above and the muted green tones of the coastal plain. Of course, set in the foreground, and immediately below, is Blenheim, rectangular, as if a postage stamp set on a chequered envelope. Such views are so often absent from the lower slopes of other hill walks, many of which are bush clad.

Particularly in wet conditions, it is definitely worth choosing your footfall carefully. The marked way across the farmland is shared by sheep and cattle. The problem we faced was exacerbated considerably by the wet conditions. Some people we met on our walk were in gumboots.

Though the weather we faced was anything but spring like, it did not deter the many skylarks, twittering frantically as they soared ever higher above the land.

Then, as if to reward us for effort made, brief interludes of bright sunshine helped lift the scene, accentuating the folds in the adjacent spur and adding some sparkle to the scene. A row of ancient, fire-scarred pines set on the ridgeline overlooked the point where the track sweeps across the hill face to a www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Above: Quintessential Wither Hills terrain. Long ridges with many rolling spurs.

Opposite page: The iconic shelter belt high on the Withers.

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junction on the spur to our left.

A scramble up the slippery slope to the trees reveals that, not only did they suffer in the disastrous Boxing Day fire of 2000 that swept north east Marlborough, but the gales of early August 2008 had up rooted a number of trees. We crossed the fence line where it had been, for us, conveniently flattened by a fallen pine. Views beyond revealed the scale of the park. The spur stretches onward and upward for a further kilometre and a half to meet the main ridge.

Our ascent had taken us 45 minutes. On the way down, the path was shared with two others who had ventured out to escape cabin fever.

At the base of the spur the track joins the Lower Farm Track running across the base of the farm park. A right turn along it leads to an exit point onto Weld Street. Turning first left links to an entrance to Haring Park and the car park.

The descent time was 30 minutes. We had that smug, self satisfied feeling one gets after having looked after the physical side of our hauora ( Maori for wellbeing). We then looked forward to indulging our inner being. After a quick spruce-up beside the car the reward was a trip to Café Home situated in Main Street in the town centre. The brew and slice really “hit the spot”.

The route described is one of many possibilities offered within the park. There are walks of varying lengths, times and levels of physical fitness. It also offers excellent variety for running training. As it is a working farm, sorry dogs, you cannot accompany your owners.

The Information Centre, situated in the Blenheim Railway Station has an excellent map and information sheet about the Wither Hills Farm Park. It is free, and printed on thick glossy paper that can take a bit of rough weather.

Above left and below left: One of the many tracks that ascend/ descend the long ridges.

Below right: Storm gathering near the top.

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Situated on the Ashley Clinton Road, which branches from S H 50, 11km south of Ongaonga is ■ Monckton’s Scenic Reserve.

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Monthly Photo Contest Above left: We regularly stop for a break at the ‘Historic Waro Reserve’ at Hikurangi, but only recently took time out to walk the track. The ancient limestone formations are amazing, and history boards telling of what was basically a coal mine quite fascinating.

Easy walking for all ages, and the old quarry lake makes a picturesque lunch stop. Photo by Jean Porter, Warkworth 0985.

Above right: The article on the Heaphy Track in Walking New Zealand was so interesting to us as seven of our family have just recently completed the track taking six wonderful days. The photo is of our grandson Isaac on pretending to be the Whale Rider.

This huge rock formation was of course situated along the coastal section of the walk. My son Ben Goodwin took the photo. Photo submittted by Glenice Goodwin, Morrinsville.

Right: A winter low tide at Long Bay, North Shore, Auckland. Photo

by Lesley Trendall, Rotorua.

Right: "Shirley and Laura walking the ridge to Dome shelter, Mt Ruapehu, on a moody spring day."

Photo by Geoff Hughes, Blenheim 7273.

Above opposite page: The Fifty Plus Walking Group from Nelson, walking to the summit of Mt Arthur, Kahurangi National Park.

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starting point for my favourite walk, the Benmore Peninsula Track. Signposted options ew areas in New Zealand have are the Peninsula Circuit of one hour 30 undergone change as dramatic as in the minutes or Islands Lookout 45 minutes.

Waitaki Valley. Six kilometres beyond Through the gate, a green marker post the small country town of Kurow on the southern side of the Waitaki River, transformation of the valley began in 1928 with construction of the Waitaki Hydro Dam. This was the era of picks, shovels and wheelbarrows, when safety precautions were minimal. Work continued through freezing winters and during floods. During the six years it took to build the dam, eleven workers lost their lives.

Seven kilometres further up the valley, the Aviemore Dam was completed in 1968, a challenging project sited on a faultline. At this point, a road crosses over the dam to the Te Akatarawa Road then follows the edge of Lake Aviemore to the Benmore Dam. A more direct route follows the SW shoreline of Aviemore to Otematata.

Otematata was developed in the 1950’s to house workers on the Benmore and Aviemore projects. On completion, some houses were sold for removal; others became holiday homes. Thousands of tree plantings, the establishment of camping facilities and provision of boat harbours created a popular holiday environment.

Our objective is the Loch Laird Road, signposted at Otematata. At 5.8km it reaches Observation Point overlooking Benmore dam.

Created in 1964, Lake Benmore is our largest man-made lake. Tiny Loch Laird sits below the dam wall, an eye catching scene regardless of season with trees along its shoreline turning golden in autumn.

At the end of Loch Laird Road is the

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Above: A stunning view eastwards with Black Forest Road snaking across the hillside.

Below left middle: A blaze of golden tones highlights this section of the track in autumn.

Below left: The final descent back to the car park, through a canopy of trees.

Below right: Winter time with the track outlined by the last trace of a snowfall.

indicates the left of two options. (Downhill months.

Wandering along on gentle grades, the goes to the water’s edge.) It’s flat walking at first, surrounded by mature poplars, willows, ground is sometimes covered in a carpet of pines, gums – a surprising variety of trees small cones. After five minutes we reach a tall flourish on this side of the lake, while hillsides across the water remain almost barren. The shade provided by this canopy makes walking here pleasant even during the warm summer

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Waitaki Valley vistas Wooden steps mark the beginning of a moderate uphill section, with views opening out in a more easterly direction than previously.

The gradual climb continues eventually giving a southerly outlook back over the dam wall.

After a leisurely 25 minutes the track breaks out into the open. The views are stunning. This exposed section continues for several minutes and can be chilly on winter days. On a clear day, away in the distance, the snow capped summit of Mount Cook is visible from here.

The track continues with minor descents

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and climbs, reaching an option to the Benmore Islands Lookout. We follow the crest of a narrow ridge, both sides falling away to the lake far below. Forty-five minutes into the walk, we reach the seat at the end of this section.

Sitting down for a few minutes is mandatory in this truly picturesque spot with an almost 360 degree view. Little wonder this has been named Islands Lookout.

Time to retrace our steps along the ridge top – with a view this time to the houses of Otematata township.

Above: Returning from the Islands Lookout.

Below left: An exposed section of track with pine trees on one side.

Back at the track junction we follow the route to the car park. There would be little difference in time, whether retracing our initial steps or taking the car park track. By continuing, there are further views across the lake in a northerly direction before the track winds back into trees. The final downhill section is also through a canopy of trees.

In an area of predominately low rainfall, where drab brown hillsides previously hosted only matagouri and briar, the construction of hydro dams has completely transformed a lifeless landscape. Establishing the Benmore Peninsula Track has opened up a corner of our landscape previously only accessible to boat owners. This hilltop route affords striking views, through a remarkable variety of exotic trees.

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Regardless of season, this tiny lake often presents a picture postcard scene with mirror images of the surrounding hillsides.

Below middle: In shady areas, keep a look out for fungi and toadstools.

Below: A friendly fantail checks out visitors.

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Te Araroa Trail

First half of Escarpment

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Above: Two walkers take to the new track, with a step section ahead.

Below: Looking over to the South Island and the community of Pukerua Bay to the left.

he first half of Paekakariki Escarpment Track, part of the Te Araroa Tail is now open.

For the last few months, commuters and travellers have been intrigued by the appearance of swingbridges from the main highway along the coast from Paekakariki south.

A section from Paekakariki village to the highest point of the route opened in time for Easter as an “up and back” loop, as work continues on completing the track through to Pukerua Bay. The eight kilometre track has been under construction since January 2012 and is on schedule to be completed in 2013 – provided the Te Araroa Trust can overcome its last funding hurdle, needing an estimated $350,000 more to complete the project.

The track is being constructed on steep terrain above the Main Trunk Line between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki. It will include two spectacular swingbridges and offers walkers expansive views over the Kapiti Coast and to the South Island. With railway stations at either end the track, it is expected to be a popular regional activity when complete.

“The Paekakariki Escarpment Track will be one of the more breathtaking stretches of the Te Araroa route and will be very accessible for locals and tourists alike”, said Te Araroa CEO Rob Wakelin when on-site before the

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Above: A magnificent view from the track looking back at Kapiti Island with the SH1 bottom left. The towns of the Kapiti Coast are to the right.

initial stage opened.

Wakelin, who grew up in Paekakariki, adds, “We are grateful to landowners Kiwirail, who have been supportive every step of the way and to Pub Charity, the New Zealand Community Trust and the Government who have contributed financially to our work to date.”

“We are currently seeking the remaining portion of funds to allow us to complete the track”.

Not only will the track be a significant local asset, it will be much safer than the existing route along the Centennial Highway that affords walkers no physical protection from the heavy traffic.

Te Araroa is “New Zealand’s Trail” that runs from Cape Reinga to Bluff, which this summer has seen scores of people attempt to complete the entire length, including two international ultra-runners, and many more walk sections of the trail. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Te Araroa Trust invites people to walk the open section of track but warns strongly to stick to the marked route only, as the terrain off the formed track is steep and has a number of bluffs and ravines. Private property bordering the track should also be respected.

Accessing the Paekakariki Escarpment Track The safest way to access the track is from the SH1 end of Ames St. There is a footpath from the SH1/Beach Rd intersection, but this

involves a 700m walk alongside SH1 and is not recommended.

At the end of Ames St, turn left/north onto SH1 and cross the rail overbridge. On the north side of the rail overbridge a small set of stairs takes you underneath SH1 and onto the escarpment.

Under no circumstances should entry/exit be attempted across the railway lines.

Below: The red line from Ames Street shows the entrance to the start of the track.

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Overseas Walks

Croatia’s contrary walks Above: Queuing up in the wilderness at Plitvice Lakes.

Below: Little bastions pop out from time to time.

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city walk that was surprisingly uncrowded and a wilderness walk where you join a queue. Sound contrary? It certainly was.

Walking Dubrovnik’s famous city walls is an extraordinary experience. You’re up above the roofs of this ancient city. You get new angles on the city at every twist and turn.

But I had been warned that walking the walls could be crowded — I was in Croatia at the height of the summer season after all.

So I started the walk at 4pm and struck lucky. I certainly had company up there from time to time but it never got crowded.

What a contrast to my ‘wilderness’ walk.

The Plitvice Lakes are in one of the country’s national parks, inland from the northern Dalmatian Coast and not far from the border of Bosnia/Hercegovina.

They consist of a stairway of lakes of different sizes with water cascading down between them.

Sometimes the waterfalls are powerful spouts; sometimes they’re diaphanous lace curtains.

A board walk has been built along one side and this is where we join hordes of people and shuffle slowly along.

The beauty was all about us, but the atmosphere of a wilderness experience — long gone!

Dubr ovnik City W alls Dubrovnik Walls Dubrovnik’s walls were built between the 13th and 16th centuries, affording protection to this mediaeval city, especially when the Turks were threatening. The existing forts were extended at that time until gradually walls completely enclosed the entire town.

Running from the steep cliffs to the north through

By Judith Doyle to the Adriatic in the south, they presented a barrier against pirates and potential conquerors.

The Pile Gate, the old town’s grand western entrance, is the most usual point to start the walk and here the tickets (70kuna) are sold.

At the large circular Onofrio Fountain I fill my water bottle from the carved masks with water gushing from their mouths — it is nearly 40degC, so plenty of water is needed.

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Overseas Walks stretches high up above the sea. The walls here are some 25 metres high on this sea-side.

Mostly the walk is flat but steep steps lead up to the forts at times.

There are four forts — the massive 15th century Minceta Fort, protecting the northern edge of the city; the Lovrjenac, guarding the western end; the Bokar Tower protecting the Pile Gate and the Revelin Fort the eastern entrance.

Several bastions project from the ramparts, adding to the fortifications. From almost every point I look down on that wonderful hotchpotch of terracotta roofs angled every possible whichway.

Often a spire rises above the roofs (there are 30 churches in this old town).

On the southern flank there are drinks available but in that sort of heat I was pleased to have a sizeable water bottle with me for frequent sips. There’s virtually no shade up here.

I’ve been on stretches of city walls elsewhere in Europe but these completelyencircling walls are incredible. They’ve been under attack, of course.

An earthquake in 1667 did a lot of damage and the shelling of Dubrovnik by the Yugoslav Army in the 1990s did even more. But the city has proudly repaired them and they are surely the best city walls in the world.

Plitvice Lakes Go to the lakes before 8am, says my guide book, to avoid the hordes. But our group arrives with the masses, alas.

Looking down at the start of the track I see a line of people walking slowly by a lake along a boardwalk — like a funeral procession.

We join them on an amazing but bizarre walk of just over an hour.

We see waterfalls that splay out like a fan; further on water burbles over mossy rocks; then there’s a tentative ribbon of water Above right: The old and new: everywhere those terracotta roofs (and their satellite dishes).

Below right: Walking Dubrovnik’s city walls — fascinating experience.

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Croatia’s contrary walks dripping from high up while later there’s a trio of spouts powering out of a cliff.

The variety of the waterfalls and the surroundings is astounding and we’re seeing only a small proportion of the 16 lakes that lie within 19.5ha of Plitvice Lakes National Park.

The series of waterfalls and cascades are caused by travertine barriers that build up. This process is caused by mosses and algae absorbing calcium carbonate as river water rushes through the porous limestone. Encrusted plants grow on top of each other so that gradually a barrier builds up creating a lake behind it and a cascade as the water finally finds a way over.

As we walk past this wonderful staircase of lakes, I try and blot out the crowds and concentrate on the colour of the water which changes as their surrounding foliage varies from dense trees to light scrubby plants. Minerals or organisms in the water also affect the colour as does the slant of the sun. Emerald green is pervading but I also notice a grey-green or a dark grey-blue where the water is shaded and a clear deep blue in the bigger lakes.

We finally come to a large lake where our own queue joins a larger one which is awaiting the boats that will take us back to our pick-up point. We’re in high summer — hence the green foliage (and the mass of tourists).

In Spring, the falls would be flush with water and in Autumn the leaves would be coloured as many of these trees are deciduous.

The water comes from the Bijela (White) and Crna (Black) Rivers but the lakes are also fed by underground springs. In turn, water disappears into the porous limetone only to re-emerge in other places.

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Challenge yourself in Wellington in June L ooking for a mid-winter walking or running goal? Then join 5000 others for Wellington’s Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and Kids’ Magic Mile.

Scheduled this year for Sunday June 23, the Ar mstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon has been Wellington’s major mid-winter event for more than two decades. In recent years it has become New Zealand’s fastest growing marathon event and this year will also play host to the New Zealand Marathon Championship.

Established by the Wellington Marathon Clinic in 1986, the event was a popular local event for almost 20 years. But since 2003, when they shifted the race base to Westpac Stadium and establishing a safer and more scenic waterfront course, entries have grown by more than 100 percent to almost 5000 runners and walkers from more than a dozen countries.

Race director Sally Anderson says, “This

year we’re looking to surpass 5000 entries for the first time.”

Anderson says the success behind the annual event is simple. Along with the scenic and achievable course, they cater for people of all age and ability.

“The Wellington Marathon Clinic organises this event to promote fitness and r unning and walking,” says Anderson.

■ “But people come from different fitness backgrounds and have different goals, so we provide something for everyone.

“Not everyone has the time or inclination to train for Armstrong Motor Group Full Marathon, but most people can achieve the Shoe Clinic Half Marathon, or the adidas 10K, and the Classic Hits Kids’ Magic Mile makes it a family occasion.”

One runner who is always up for a marathon is Gold Coast-based Kiwi, Dale Warrander. The 38 year old former Olympian is among early entries for the Full Marathon, which will double as the national

championship.

Warrander has won every major road running event and national distance running championship in New Zealand, except the Wellington event, which is something he is hoping to put right on June 23.

Keeping Warrander honest will be Rotorua’s Steve O’Callaghan, who won the Half Marathon option three years ago and is keen to add the Full Marathon and national title that goes with it. Their tussle is likely to rewrite Grant McLean’s 2004 race record of 2hrs 31min 38secs.

“That our event is attracting the best runners is a sign of its growing stature,” says Anderson. “But first and foremost this event is all about ordinary people setting personal goals.”

One of the goals many entrants choose is to participate in support of the New Zealand Heart Foundation, who is the official charity of the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon.

Entries for the 2013 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon event are now open, and every entrant goes into a prize draw for a trip to the 2014 London Marathon. You pick up an entry form at Shoe Clinic stores nationwide, or enter online at www.wellingtonmarathon.co.nz.

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he Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk is an iconic tourist attraction in the Southern Highlands and South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, now five years old and has brought tens of thousands of people to the Walk and the region over the past five years.

The Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk is the only one of its kind in New South Wales and one of only a handful of elevated steel treetop walks around the world. An immersive nature experience, the 500 metre steel walkway features two gently swaying cantilevered arms and a central tower raised nearly fifty metres off the forest floor.

The stunning views take in everything from the rainforest floor into the canopy and out to the Pacific Ocean. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels, the Treetop Walk is a one of a kind experience that captures the unique beauty of the regions fauna and flora.

The Illawarra Fly has been a staple attraction which has experienced good visitation growth in the past year with the support of Sydney, Canberra and the regional community.

“As attractions reach maturity, visitation tends to level out, but we have turned this trend around with new products like our iFly 4 Kids program and have experienced increased visitation growth in the past year” says Neredith Elliott GM Illawarra Fly. “This is unusual for any treetop walk in Australia and we’re very proud to have succeeded in generating greater interest in the attraction and the region”, say Elliott.

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My Favourite Walk

The Great Ocean W After watching ‘The Art of Walking: Great Ocean Walk, a one hour documentary produced by Parks Victoria, keen Nordic walker Margaret Hudson dreamed of walking the 104kms from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles.

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en months later, on Christmas Day 2011, Margaret flew to Melbourne and then took the bus to Apollo Bay to realize her dream.

Choosing the ‘luxury’ walking option, Margaret’s itinerary was arranged by Mark & Nancy Kininmonth of Walk 91, (2) specialists in Great Ocean Walk self- guided journeys, with luggage transferred to each night’s accommodation and all meals provided, together with a comprehensive map, detailed track notes, personal emergency locator beacon, cell phone and pictures of the meeting points with her ‘shuttle service’ each afternoon.

Three of the four nights were spent at the Aire Valley Guest House & Restaurant (3), highly recommended by Margaret for other New Zealand walkers to consider when planning such a trip.

“Susie’s hospitality is warm and engaging, her cuisine - French/Australian- exquisite, and the rooms are comfortable with a relaxing verandah overlooking idyllic gardens for drinks with other walkers at the end of a long day.”

Nordic walking poles were invaluable

negotiating the varying terrain over the next five days – from sheltered beaches to tall eucalypt forests, pristine estuaries, rocky platforms, heath land and coastal woodland.

Consisting predominantly of soil or sand surfaces, the track has been constructed by hand with mattocks, shovels and crowbars, with some areas highlighted by boardwalks created from re-positioned fallen logs, and crushed rock to protect areas from erosion.

“Over the five day’s walk I climbed more than 1200 hand built steps, produced from stone that had been carefully moved from around the track,” Margaret said.

“And on the steep ascent from ■ Milanesia Beach to Ryan’s Den I marvelled at the way wooden staircases had been built, zig-zagging their way upward into the inland forest – assistance Dr Charles Ryan would have appreciated after breaking his leg on the beach in the 1900s and taking four days to crawl his way up to the main ridge.”

As walkers are encouraged to walk from east to west, to ease congestion on the track, while there are many on the track each day, it’s possible to walk for several hours before

meeting another person.

The ‘silence’ is however enriched by the koalas noisily grazing on the eucalypt leaves in the trees, the occasional kangaroo quickly hopping out of the bush and back again, the myriad of bird life including king parrots, crimson rosellas and singing honeyeaters, and the waves from the southern ocean ceaselessly crashing on the cliffs.

Combined with the repeated inner call to stop and marvel at the stunning views, vibrant wildflowers and ground cover, the journey proved very therapeutic in ‘slowing down’ from a habitually busy lifestyle. And of course it helped to be focused enough to stop quickly and be still, when encountering tiger snakes on three occasions, waiting for them to take their time and slither across the track into the undergrowth.

Designed to be walked in sections or as a whole, some walkers concentrate on some parts and return at a later date to walk other parts for the track. For those with limited time the most popular section is from Milanesia Beach, named after a large sailing ship that was stranded in the shallows for over a week in 1902, to the Gables Lookout - a 16km walk characterized by repeated ‘Wow!’ moments as each turning brings with it a sensational view.

However, for Margaret, being able to walk the full length of the track each section was spectacular, with the journey from Wreck Beach to the Twelve Apostles on the last day stunning in its beauty and exhilarating for the sense of achievement upon arrival. The morning began at 7.30am descending over 350 steps to a deserted Wreck Beach, walking towards the anchors of the Marie Gabrielle and Fiji embedded in the sand, and then clambering over rocks to the beginning of a rough, steep track ascending to the Devil’s

At the viewing platform at the Twelve Apostles.

Flowers spring out towards the track.

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From there the track continued inland to the Gellibrand River before veering towards the coast along the cliff tops, through coastal scrubland and low heath, with the Twelve Apostles gradually coming into view.

“The elation I felt when reaching the end of the Great Ocean Walk, with half an hour to spare before needing to catch my bus, was all-consuming. As I made my way through the crowds of tourists posing for picture in front of the Twelve Apostles, one person asked, ‘how far have you walked?” When I said ‘all the way’ several clapped.

For Margaret, the Great Ocean Walk was the realization of a dream – another of those ‘bucket list’ experiences not to be missed. Reflecting on how the journey might be for other New Zealand walkers Margaret said, “If you can walk a half marathon comfortably maintaining that level of stamina over several months, you’ll enjoy the walk. “ The time of year is important – some walkers met along the track spoke of 40 degree heat in March, whereas just after Christmas the days were sunny and dry with temperatures in the high 20s. But most importantly take lots of water – around three litres every day with ‘Leppin’ or ‘Replace’ added – together with a supply of jubes or their equivalent. Finally, remember to take a battery charger for your camera as you’ll be taking lots of photos.”

(Footnotes) 1 www.theartofwalking.com.au 2 www.walk91.com.au 3 www.greatoceanroadrestaurant.com.au

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he New Plymouth Tramping Club visited the site of an almost forgotten plane crash recently.

On the afternoon of 22nd December 1953, a Squadron of New Zealand Airforce Mustang fighter planes left Ohakea Airbase and headed Northwards up the West Coast, bound for Whenuapai, Auckland.

They were scheduled to be part of a fly past next morning to welcome the young Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip as they arrived for their first visit to this country on the Royal Yacht, “Gothic”.

The four planes were heard passing New Plymouth just after 4.00pm, and soon afterwards ran into thick fog off Waitara, a highly unusual event in that part of the country.

Because of the possibility of a collision Squadron Leader Stephens then ordered his companions to break formation, and to fly on individually. For some unknown reason

Stephens himself, and Flying Officer Westrupp then turned eastwards, despite the fact that they must have known that the 300 metre high “White Cliffs” were close by. It was a fateful decision. Within minutes both had crashed into the rugged high ground.

Rebecca Burton, who was ten at the time, remembers that she was helping her father and brother move some cows on the family farm at Ahititi, a tiny settlement some twenty Kilometres South of Mokau, when they heard the roar of a plane close overhead. Because of the fog they could see nothing, but then heard a sudden increase in the pitch of the motor, followed by tremendous crash, then silence.

Father and son set off to search, eventually locating the wreckage in thick bush and 120 metres up a hill at the end of the valley, and about 2.5kms from the homestead.

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Whirinaki Night Life Walk

Amazingly tall trees, rushing rivers, a wide variety of habitats and a fascinating past combine to create Whirinaki Forest Park. This was one of New Zealand’s most famous conservation battlegrounds, where people actively fought to save a magnificent native podocarp forest.

Today Whirinaki’s beauty is protected for everyone to enjoy through a comprehensive network of walks, tracks and huts with a range of opportunities for visitors.

Explore the Whirinaki Night Life Walk and listen to the native creatures that venture out after dark. Many of these night 'critters' are usually difficult to see and are not often heard during the day.

Glowworms glow brightly in the darkness of night, morepork/ruru beckon ‘welcome’, weta signal their presence from the forest trees

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he world’s oldest distance runner completed his last competitive race in Hong Kong this year. On 24th February 101-year-old Fauja Singh finished the 10km event at the Hong Kong Marathon in 1:32:28 – a half minute faster than the previous year!

Singh, aka the “Turbaned Tornado”, became an international sensation when he took up distance running at the age of 89, and has since run nine marathons including London, New York and Toronto.

Originally a farmer in the Indian state Punjab, he settled in England in the 1990s.

In his first marathon, in London 2000, he knocked 58 minutes off the previous record for an over 90 year old with a time of 6h 54m.

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Readers Views

Orthopaedic Need for recovery important when doing surgeon on Mortons ultramarathons Neuroma

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am writing regarding an article in your April publication by Gary Moller. I was interested to see an article about ultra marathon running being an endurance athlete myself and married to an ultramarathon runner.

However I found this article offensive, sexist and rather distressing. As a wife and mother I work, look after a baby and our menagerie of animals, look after the house and garden and manage to fit in my triathlon training around this.

My husband also works as a doctor with long hours and does most of his long runs at the weekend (which are often six or seven hours not just a couple of hours) however he is still expected to come home and help with the baby or make dinner while I get a bit of a break to do my own training.

Gary's suggestion that the wife runs him a bath, gets him a beer and does everything while the husband 'lazes' around the house and gets an early night and a sleep in is completely out of touch with reality and extremely sexist.

I doubt Gary has a wife if he has an attitude like that but I would have thought your magazine would have the sense to review comments that half the population will find offensive. There is no way my son is going to grow up thinking that's how women are allowed to be treated!

Getting to train for long distance events is a privilege not a right and shouldn't come before family. I hope that more care will be taken in future to ensure these kind of comments don't reach the printing room!

Thank you. Dr Rachel Ingham

Gary’s reply Rachel I sincerely apologise for causing offence. I was attempting to be tongue in cheek.

I'll be much more careful in future.

I hope the recovery advice was not lost by the attempt at humour.

If the athlete making the inquiry was female and not male, the advice would have been the same.

Rest, nutrient-dense nutrition and other strategies, such as massage and long hot baths, are increasingly important as training and competition are ramped up. In the case of marathon and ultra marathon running and walking, the need for recovery is all the more critical.

This always includes lots of good food and simply lazing about the house, be the athlete male or female. And it should include the massaging of aching limbs. This is best described as "pampering", be it from the athlete's partner, or from a hired professional. Without this constant pampering, the athlete will take longer to recover. Incomplete recovery between training risks falling into the deep pit of chronic exhaustion.

My sister, Lorraine, sustained her 28 year international running career with a daily menu of pampering, combined with hours of snoozing on the couch between training sessions. It was her full time job. I recall it was the cause of some relationship problems because some men in her life had trouble with her apparently getting all the attention. Incidentally, I think she still holds the NZ record (unofficial) for 50km, chopping out the distance in a little over 3.5hours. Set around 1980.

Work and family commitments invariably eat into recovery time, further risking the athlete falling into a state of chronic exhaustion, or burnout. Running on empty is the most common issue that I deal with daily as an advisor to active people. Be they elite or recreational participants in sport, deep-seated exhaustion does not differentiate.

So great is the issue of burnout for Interclinical Laboratories (Australia), that they have hired me for their 2013 educational seminars for health professionals. The title of the series is: "Running on Empty". The programme will be repeated in five Australian cities as well as Auckland. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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recently read and enjoyed your Morton’s Neuroma article in the April 2012 edition of Walking New Zealand by Rachel Carle.

I am a retired orthopaedic surgeon who worked quite a lot with the Gallochers at the CIT podiatry school at Trentham and Petone.

Many people now think that intermetatarsophalangeal bursitis is the cause of the nerve thickening in many cases.

The synovitis and swelling is easily seen on MRI (which was not available when we did our study in 1980 see Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 62B, May 1980, p184).

I only saw neuromata in the 2-3 and 3-4 spaces, and this is common experience.

The anatomy of the bursa, ie not touching the nerve, in the 4-5 space explains why neuroma is not seen in this space. The bursa is not present between the 1st and 2nd toes.

Side to side foot compression is the best provocative test. Many say this compresses the nerve but this cannot be true as the bundle lies to the plantar side of the bones and is not compressed. However it does cause bulging of the bursa, which puts pressure on the nerve.

This is easily seen at surgery.

Local anaesthetic and steroid injection through the top of the foot, into the bursa and not the nerve is almost painless and almost always gives complete relief of the symptoms temporarily. If it does not the diagnosis is probably wrong so it is a good diagnostic test.

Although removal of the nerve causes numbness in the web space I never had a patient complain of this.

Most NZ surgeons operate through the sole which gives a much better view of the nerve to be resected and also preserves the strong intermetatarsal ligament which must be important in the foot.

There is a slight risk of a painful keloid scar but I think the risk is justified. I let patients take partial weight as soon as comfortable with crutches post op with no moon boots and did not have problems.

In the vast majority of cases surgery is very successful if conservative treatment does not work.

Kind regards, Chris Bossley Walking New Zealand, issue no 185 - 2013 Walking New Zealand, issue no 185 - 2013

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ew people realise that the body is in a constant state of renewal: It is said that your entire body is turned over every eight years.

Some tissue, like the lining of your gut is renewed every few weeks. Think of hair, skin and nails - constant replacement. The same goes for the rest of your tissues.

When a person asks your real age, the answer is "About eight years" In sports medicine, we think of the body being in a dynamic balance between the forces of breaking down (catabolism) and the forces of building up (anabolism). Its a bit like the comic book battles between "Good" and "Evil". If the forces of catabolism predominate, we weaken, we tire, we fall ill and we sure feel "old".

Illness is best thought of as being times when the processes of rejuvenation are being overwhelmed by the processes that break down our bodies. The progressive weakening and tiring that is associated with ageing is similar, if not the same: We gradually fall into a state of structural and physiological disrepair. When it becomes totally overwhelming of the processes of rejuvenation, we die!

Degeneration into a state of ill health and eventual death can be driven by five factors: 1. Poor nutrition leading to too much or too little of any of thousands of nutrients that provide the building blocks for cell regeneration and vitality.

2. Infections that may go undetected or poorly treated for decades, such as infected gums or intestinal parasites. Infections, acute and chronic wear body and soul down, leaving it vulnerable to attack by other diseases.

3. Stress that can be sudden or acute which disrupts the normal healthy balance of the adrenal and thyroid hormones and their influence on neurotransmitters. Stress may be the sudden death of a loved one or years of putting up with an over-bearing boss.

4. Toxins that poison the body by interfering with healthy cellular

processes. These may be toxic metals like arsenic in treated wood, cigarettes, chemicals in plastics, sprays on our food or many medicines.

5. Genetics. We can't do anything about these at present and genetics actually play a minor role in most illness. Even where there are strong genetic tendencies for some ailments in an idividual, our attention should be on the controllable factors (The above four). What switches a gene "on" or "off". The switch may be a toxin such as mercury? Or chronic stress leading to a dysfunctional immune system.

What I am writing about here runs contrary to modern medical practice which largely ignores the body's innate capacity to heal.

Drugs employed today to treat most ailments associated with modern life, are actually poisons to the very processes that give cellular vitality and renewal (healing). Instead, they seek to suppress the symptoms of disease and then call it a "cure", or "disease management".

Examples may be an antacid for digestive reflux which is caused by blood pressure medicine. Or it may be surgery to remove gall bladder that is inflamed by toxic bile from an unhealthy liver. Giving another medicine to suppress the toxic effects of another drug may give the appearance of relief but at what future cost?

Removal of the gall bladder gives symptomatic relief; but the underlying disease continues silently, causing damage that may turn out to be irreparable many years later.

Drugs-based medicine invariably uses chemicals that poison the body's innate regenerative processes In so doing, they suppress symptoms while not treating the underlying causes of disease. Drugs do not improve quality of life or longevity.

A good example is the use of so-called "Bone-sparing" drugs, such as Fosamax and Aledronate to halt osteoporosis.

Please read some of the articles here and be prepared to be shocked: http:/ /blog.garymoller.com/search/label/ bisphosphonates Modern medicine has much to offer, such as skillfully resuscitating a person following a heart attack, or setting a broken bone. Where it fails us badly is when it comes to treating diseases associated with stress, inactivity, poor nutrition, toxic exposures and just plain getting old!

So - Modern medicine is great at resuscitating the heart attack victim but very poor at dealing with the underlying causes of the heart attack.

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long and healthy life Eight secrets for a long and healthy life: 1. Practice nutrient dense nutrition by g oing back to traditional diets that are, essentially, preparing meals from fresh, raw ingredients. A good first start is to get rid of all the long life packaged foods, including the instant noodle and low fat milk.

2. Supplementing with specific nutrients, not by blind guesswork, but by robust nutritional analysis.

Run Kiwi 3. Identifying infection and disease in the body and treating it properly and completely.

This may be as simple as getting your teeth cleaned every six months by the dental hygienist, and getting dewormed if you have pets. If you have a condition like diabetes or asthma, how about identifying the underlying drivers, rather than indefinitely treating the symptoms with asthma medication?

4. Get rid of any toxins from inside your body and from your environment. The first step, as with good nutrition, is to do some testing to determine your true status, so that you know what you are doing. For example: Blindly spending thousands of dollars on removing mercury amalgum from your mouth may be a waste of time on your health, unless testing confirms the presence of mercury in the tissues.

5. Find non-drugs and non-surgical solutions to ill health.

A healthy person is a person who is free of of the need for drugs regardless of age. It is not unusual nowadays for even young people to be taking several different prescription drugs for ailments like asthma, anxiety, depression or diabetes. Almost without exception, these drugs come with serious complications that creep up from behind like a mugger in the dark. Finding healthy alternatives is best done with the assistance of a suitably qualified health professional and the process of weaning off drugs is sometimes a delicate one.

6. Assess your health risk and take risk reduction measures.

This includes being aware of your genetics, such as a family history of breast cancer. You might be more diligent with breast screening from an early age, such as a yearly thermogram (not a cancer-causing mammogram - please!), and carefully supplementing with protective iodine and vitamin D. 7. Get unnecessary stress out of your life. Many people get so caught up in their stresses and obligations that they may see no way out and will put up with debilitating circumstances for decades.

My advice is this: You Swim Kiwi only live life once and you don't know how long you have, so get on with doing the things you love, while progressively getting rid of the things that hold you down. This requires careful strategic planning and sometimes taking really tough decisions. Matters will only be made worse if you keep www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

putting things off, so get on with it!

8. Exercise daily, but in a way that is invigorating rather than exhausting. A morning walk in the fresh air and bright sunshine, plus some relaxed gardening later in the day is about all one needs for optimum health. Remember this: You are setting about nurturing the processes within yourself that give you energy and which heal. How much exercise is "Just right!" is open to debate. My opinion is that it does not have to be very much at all for most people. Overdoing it may be just as harmful to one's long term health as is under-doing it.

The main rule is to be consistent with moderate exercise as opposed to big bursts of over-activity.

Excessive exercise shortens life Moderate exercise lengthens it These eight secrets do not claim to "cure" a disease once it has taken hold; their principal role is prevention of the disease in the first place by nurturing the cellular processes of regeneration and vitality.

But it is not unknown for an ill person to fall into a state of "spontaneous Bike Kiwi remission" after concentrating patiently on revitalising themselves. I have seen enough cases of the "incurable" being "cured" to be convinced that it works. I say this with caution because there is probably no such thing as a complete cure - one must be forever diligent and protective of one's precious health.

To finish this article, here is the link to an inspiring story of "spontaneous remission: http://blog.garymoller.com/2013/02/ graves-disease-hyperthyroidism-cured.html

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Window on Waitakere

Bird song on popular walk

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eing almost flat, the Auckland City walk is the most accessible walk in the Ark in the Park part of the Waitakere Ranges and, with its original kauri forest, the exposed volcanic origin breccia cliffs, the cascade, and

By Kay Lindley its forest-edged river, is visually very scenic.

And now it is also very pleasing to the ear, with four robin territories along this circular route.

Volunteer Heidrun Schinke has studied these birds for some time and has come to know the pairs intimately. Her birds have had lots to sing about as 14 chicks were produced this season and interestingly, even now quite some time after the breeding season, males are giving sustained song usually raising a response from one or more males.

Robins generally had a good season with some 14 territories being observed.

Auckland City Walk is a 1.5km circuit which takes about one hour for the trip. It is located in Cascades Kauri Park within the Waitakere Ranges. Firstly you will need to travel to Falls Road, Te Henga. The best way to get there is head to Scenic Drive from the Swanson end. The track entrance is at the lower end of the Cascades picnic area, next to the golf course.

And no, you can’t see the city from here! It was named after Auckland City’s gesture in buying this slice of forest to save it from kauri loggers. This is the Waitakere Ranges’ showcase for kauri. Trees approximately 800 years old tower over the forest in a beautiful valley. The area is noted for its rare bats.

You will cross a bridge onto an easy well graded gravel track, which follows Waitakere Stream. This will take you past large Kauri, Kahikatea, Rimu, Matai and Totara trees. You can also take a side track to the Cascade Falls; however it is recommend going there after a rainfall, as the fall’s are dry when there has been no rain. There are also a lot of other tracks that run off the Auckland City Walk, for example the Cascade Track.

You will also hear the native birds in the trees. This is an easy loop

track which takes about an hour for the short walk, a good way to introduce people into tramping in the bush. To see the rare bats you should go on the annual Arataki Bat Walks which are held throughout January and are well worth the visit.

A ranger escorts the walks, taking groups into the bush once darkness falls to search for the creatures that inhabit the forest and streams of this unique area, including glowworms, koura (freshwater crayfish) and puriri moths.

The walks start with a ranger talk at Cascade Kauri car park at the end of Falls Road, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, and last for around two hours. Park ranger Dennis Badan says Cascade Kauri is one of the few places Aucklanders have the opportunity to spot a long-tailed bat.

“The quick flying antics of these nocturnal creatures can make them tricky to see, so patience and good eyesight are a must! Dusk is the perfect time to spot a bat as they head out into the night to feed on moths, beetles and other ■ small insects. The long-tail bat also spends every night in a different roost, transporting its young with it each night.”

There are two types of bats in New Zealand, the longtailed bat and the short-tailed bat. The Waitakere Ranges only has populations of the long-tailed bat. The longtailed bat is more common, and is smaller than the shorttailed bat. It is dark brown, and has a wingspan of 25-28 cm.

Bats are the only flying mammals in the world. Their outspread wings are similar to human hands, but with a membrane that joins the bones together and makes it possible for them to fly. They are a very clever species with the ability to avoid obstacles and find food by projecting sounds, too high pitched for the human ear, into the night. These sounds bounce off objects in their flight path, allowing them to fly safely in dark forests.

For the opportunity to see the wonderful work done by the Ark in the Park members in the Waitakere ranges, and to go on the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks series, please email me on: kaylindley@xtra.co.nz

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Event

Christchurch Marathon returning to pre-quake entries

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he Christchurch Airport Marathon is poised to return to the record entry numbers it was enjoying prior to the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.

Scheduled for Sunday 2nd June, entries for the 2013 Christchurch Airport Marathon are close to the record numbers of 2009 and 2010, when more than 5000 runners and walkers lined up for the annual Queen’s Birthday Weekend event.

With two months until race day, entries were 60 percent higher than this time last year. “Based on past years that indicates race day will be at least 5000,” says race director Chris Cox. Cox and his organisational group are over the moon with the

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interest in the 2013 event.

“It’s really encouraging,” he says. “In 2010 we had a record entry of 5800 participants. But the earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 forced the event out of the city and cut entries almost in half.

“But we managed to keep it alive, then Christchurch Airport came on board as the principal sponsor and now the city itself continues to slowly recover along with the marathon.

Cox says Christchurch Airport has been a big part of the event’s fast recovery. “The airport team gave the event a new base and course and added some promotional muscle, which is what we needed to get past that difficult

and ability and aspiration,” says Cox. “We challenge everyone from individuals to schools, businesses and community groups to be a part of a great occasion.

Businesses like The Press newspaper are entering a team of 26 staff and there are several schools training for it as part of their NCEA exercise science studies.”

Continuing with the community theme, this year’s Christchurch Airport Marathon will benefit Ronald McDonald House South Island. Participants are encouraged to sign up to run and raise funds for the family support charity.

Race day is Sunday 2nd June.

For details to enter visit: w w w. c h r i s t c h u r c h m a r a thon.co.nz.

Mount Manaia Track

By Ann & Melton Hows A wonderful walk we have just discovered is to the top of Mount Manaia at the Whangarei Heads.

The DOC track is wonderfully maintained with over 1067 steps of which the risers appear to be very even. This makes the climb seem quite easy and it is not until you start decending that you realise just how steep it is. The track is well mettled and in fine weather tramping boots are not required.

With big old Puriri, Totara and younger Kauri trees to name a few the bush is delightful and is alive with bird life.

On reaching the top on a cool clear day the view is for miles, up the Whangarei Harbour, out to sea to the Hen and Chicken Islands, past the oil refinery down the coast to Bream Tail and Cape Rodney.

Inland to the Tangihua Range.

If you are lucky enough there may be a ship coming in or leaving the port. Take time to sit on the rocks at the top and soak up the wonderful view spread out before you.

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time. But honestly, I think it’s the community that kept the race alive.

“Our only real goal through the years was that the event should reflect the community,” says Cox. So when the city and our event hit tough times following the quakes, everyone pulled together - from sponsors to volunteers to participants to the Christchurch City Council, the community helped us through it.”

Indeed, the Christchurch Airport Marathon has always been a reflection of the wider community. With options including the Full Marathon run, Half Marathon run and walk, the 10k run and walk and the Kids’ 3k Mara’Fun, this is a festival of fitness with something for everyone.

“It’s about proving a goal and a challenge for people of all age

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ount Manaia is one of a cluster of jagged, bushcovered hills that make the area one of the most dramatic harbour entrances in New Zealand, Whangarei Heads to Whangarei Above: Stunning views from Harbour. the Mount Manaia Track. DOC photo The track leads you through regenerating native bush to the summit of Mount Manaia, 403 metres above sea level.

Your walk starts with a steady climb, and as the gradient gets steeper, the views get more spectacular with the Bluff lookout offering great views of Bream Head and the Hen and Chicken Islands.

About half-way to the top the track leads you past an impressive stand of large tree ferns; their shed fonds are creating interesting displays in the forest understory.

A climb right to the very top is only for those with a strong head for heights; but once there and even on the upper slopes, the view is as good as being in an aeroplane.

You must return the same way. The alternative return track is currently closed until further notice.

Mount Manaia is located at Taurikura Bay, Whangarei Heads, which lies just east of

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Whangarei City. You can park in the Manaia Club’s lower car park. The main track begins just above the car park.

Allow 1.5 hours to summit or 2.5 - 3 hours return to carpark. The distance to the summit is 3.5 km, on a walking track surface.

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Coming Events

NEW ZEALAND MAY 2013 1 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 1 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 4 Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, Half Marathon & 10.5km, Rotorua 4 T42 Marathon, Central Plateau 4 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 4 Hanmer Four Square Half Marathon & 10km, Hanmer Springs 4 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 5 Manawatu Gorge Track & Tunnel Walk, Ashhurst Domain 5 Lions Club Dunedin South, Taieri Gorge Rail Walk, 8km, Dunedin 7 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland 8 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 8 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 11 Saint Clair Vineyard Half Marathon, Blenheim 11 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 11 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 11 New Balance 15km & 10km, Christchurch 12 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 14 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 15 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 15 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 18 Kathmandu Riverrun Trail Series,Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Glendhu Bay Track 18 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MARINES WHAREROA FARM, PAEKAKARIKI, SUNDAY 26 MAY 2013: S20 ENTRY Walk or run the scenic 13.5 km course which follows a US forces route march.

Starts and finishes at Whareroa Farm, north of Paekakariki on the Kapiti Coast, (See Walking New Zealand, Issue 177, 2012 on last year’s event.)

Go to enteronline.co.nz or email pamandroger.childs@paradise.net.nz for information.

19th Annual Woodville Lions Club

Manawatu Gorge Track & Tunnel Walk 5th May 2013 See COMING EVENTS page on Walking New Zealand website after March 31 to find exact date of event. Website: www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Start times: 9.00am, 9.45am, 10.30am at Ashhurst Domain SH3, Ashhurst Approximately 8kms 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours walking time

Funds raised go to Cancer Care and local charities

Essential: • Moderate fitness • Sturdy footwear (preferably boots) • Wet weather clothing and a strong TORCH.

(No gate sales). Minimium age 10 years

Strickly limited tickets (This popular event has sold out every year)

User pays BBQ and drinks available

Tickets available from I-Sites at: Woodville (Tararua) 06-376-0217, 0800-827-278, email info@tararua.com Palmerston North 06-350-1922, 0800-626-292, Email palmerstonnorth@i-site.org Phone bookings accepted, cheque, credit card and Visa debit

For further information: Clive Boyden phone 06-376-4554 or Ron Mabey 027-449-8764

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Auckland 18 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 19 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km, Pakuranga, Auckland 21 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 22 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 22 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 23 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon, Wellington 25 Bvouac Outdoors Mt Isobel Challenge, 8km, Hanmer Springs 25 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 25 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 26 Hobsonville Point Runaway Challenge 10km, 5km & 3km, Auckland 26 Solid Energy Huntly Half Marathon, 10km & 2km, Huntly In the Footsteps of the Marines, 13.5km, Paekakariki 28 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 29 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 29 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 29 Walking Waitakere, Karamatura Farm Loop Waitakere, Auckland

JUNE 2013 1 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 1 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 2 Christchurch Airport Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 3km, Christchurch 2 Mt Joggers and Walkers Half Marathon, Mt Maunganui 2 Aurora Handicap Marathon, Wellington 5 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 5 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 8 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 8 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 9 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km, Northcote Point, Auckland 12 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 12 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 15 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 15 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 16 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km, 9km & 4km, Waipukurau 16 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 19 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 19 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 19 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 22 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt

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Coming Events 23 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon,, Half Marathon & 10km, Wellington 26 Walking Waitakere, Whites Track, North Piha, Auckland 26 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 26 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 26 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 29 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 29 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 30 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km, Western Springs, Auckland

JULY 2013 3 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 3 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 3 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 6 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 6 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 10 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 10 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 10 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 13 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 13 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 14 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 17 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 17 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 17 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 20 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 20 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook’s Landing 26km, Picton 20 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 21 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km, Botany, Auckland 21 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km & 9km, Rissington 24 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 24 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 24 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland 27 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 27 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 31 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 31 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 31 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland

AUGUST 2013 1 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 3 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 3 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 4 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 7 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 7 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 7 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 8 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 10 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 10 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 13 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 14 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 14 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 14 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 15 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 17 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 17 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 18 5 Bridges Marathon, Wellington 18 Woodbourne Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Woodbourne, Blenheim 18 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km & 9km, Eskdale 18 Petone Workingman’s Club 5 Bridges Marathon, 10km & 5km, Lower Hutt 20 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 21 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 21 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 21 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 22 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 24 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 24 Haven Reality Sanctuary Run, 25km & 14km, Melson 24 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 28 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 28 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 28 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 29 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 30 Great Nasby Water Race (1), 160km, Nasby 31 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 31 Great Nasby Water Race (2), 100km, 80km, 60km & 50km, Nasby 31 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 31 Whangamata Run Walk Festival, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Whangamata

SEPTEMBER 2013 1 Broderick North Shore Marathon, 10km & 5km, Takapuna, Auckland 3 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 4 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 4 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 4 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 5 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 7 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 7 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 7 Mizuno Kinloch Off-Road Challenge, Taupo 8 Cadbury Dunedin Marathon & Half Marathon, Dunedin 10 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 11 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 11 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 11 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 14 Arthur Lydiard Legend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland

COMING EVENTS We obtain information for this column from a large number of sources up to two years in advance and sometimes there are date changes etc that occur. If there are any changes in dates etc, we ask clubs to advise us direct.

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Coming Events 14 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 14 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 15 Pelorous Trust Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Petone 15 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 17 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 18 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 18 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 18 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 21 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 21 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 24 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 25 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 25 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 25 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 28 Abel Tasman Coastal Classis 36km, Nelson Bays 28 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 28 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt

OCTOBER 2013 1 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 2 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 2 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 2 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 4-6 Bay of Islands Walking Weekend, Russell 5 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 5 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 5 Sterling Sports Rabbit Island Rampage, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Richmond, Nelson 6 Hamilton Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Hamilton 8 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 9 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 9 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 9 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 12 Great Barrier Wharf to Wharf Marathon & Half Marathon, Great Barrier Island 12 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 12 Subway Dun Run 22km, Matai Dam, Nelson 12 Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi, 60km, Marathon, 19km & 13km, Waihi 12 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 13 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Masterton 12 Xterra Trail Challenge Marathon, Waihi 13 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Masterton 15 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

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Viaduct, Auckland 16 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 16 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 16 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 19 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 19 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 20 100% Heathcote Appliances Morrinsville College Fun Run/Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Morrinsville 20 Napier City Pak’n Save Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Napier 22 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 23 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 23 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 23 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 26 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 26 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 27 New World Marlborough Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Blenheim 29 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 30 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 30 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 30 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland

NOVEMBER 2013 2 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 2 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 3 Adidas Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 5 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 6 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 6 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 6 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 8 Steelformers Around the Mountain Relay, 150km, New Plymouth 9 The Taniwha, 58km, Marathon, Half Marathon & 14km, Waikato River, Tokoroa 9 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 9 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 9 Feilding Marathon & Half Marathon, Feilding 12 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 13 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 13 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 13 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 16 The Molesworth Run -Relay, Hanmer Springs 16 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 16 Waiheke Trailblazer Marathon, & Half

Marathon, Waiheke Island 16 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 17 Ascoit Park Festival of Running Invercargill 17 Save the Children Fun Run, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Thames 19 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 20 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 20 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 23 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 20 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 23 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 23 Speight’s West Coaster, Auckland 23 Ellesmere Road Runners Event Half Marathon & 10km, Leeston 23 The Great Cranleigh Kauri Run, 70km, 32km, Half Marathon & 13km, Coromandel Peninsula 24 RunMahana Half Marathon & 10km, Nelson 26 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 27 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 27 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 27 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 29 K2M Kura to Mount 25km, Auckland 30 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 30 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 30 Speights West Coaster, Marathon, 30km Half Marathon & 13km, Bethells Beach, Auckland

DECEMBER 2013 3 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 4 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 4 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 4 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 7 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 7 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 10 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 11 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 11 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 11 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 14 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 14 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 14 Wanganui 3 Bridges Marathon & Half Marathon, Wanganui 14 Hanmer Springs Holiday Homes Alpine

COMING EVENTS We obtain information for this column from a large number of sources up to two years in advance and sometimes there are date changes etc that occur. If there are any changes in dates etc, we ask clubs to advise us direct.

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Coming Events Marathon Hanmer Springs 17 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 18 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 18 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden, Auckland 18 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson, Auckland 21 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 21 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 24 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup Viaduct, Auckland 28 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park, Auckland 28 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt

FEBRUARY 2014 27-1 March Manawatu Walking Festival, Palmerston North 22 Bedrock 50, 52km, Oxford MARCH 2014 8 Motatapu 49km Adventure Run, 49km,

OVERSEAS EVENTS MAY 2013 4-5 IML Two Day Walk, Blankenberge, Belgium 4-5 100 or 50km Team Challenge, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia 5 Stamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon, Hamilton Island, Australia 5 CSU Bathurst Half Marathon & 10km, Bathurst, NSW, Australia 5 Puffing Billy Great Train Race, 13.2km, Belgrave, Vic, Australia 10-12 IML ThreeDay Walk,Yatsushiro, Japan 11-12 IML Two Day Walk, Wellingborough, Eng;and 9-12 IML Four Day Walk, Chantonnay, France 12 Mothers Day Classic Walk, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Geelong, Gold Coast, Hobart, Melbourne, Parramatta, Perth, Sydney, Australia 18 Great Wall Marathon & Half Marathon, China 18-19 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China 19 Great Ocean Road Real Estate Marathon & Half Marathon, Great Ocean Road, Vic, Australia

19 SMC Road Race Series, Sydney, NSW, Australia 25-26 Warwick Pentath Run, Warwick, Qld, Australia 25-26 IML Two Day Walk, Diekirch, Luxembourg 26 Jacob’s Creek Barossa Marathon, Barossa Valley, SA, Australia

JUNE 2013

7 Geraldton Marathon, Geraldton, WA, Australia 8 Big Red Dash, 250km 6-Day Stage Race, 100km Ultra Marathom, Marathon, Simpson Desert, Qld, Australia 14 Gold Rush Marathon, Babinda Boulders, Qld, Australia 16-19 IML Four Day Walk, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 20 2013 Trail Running in Far North Queensland 45km Mt Haig Marathon, Qld, Australia 21 Bush Capital Bush Marathon, Canberra, Australia 21 Run MelbourneHalf Marathon, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 21 Winery Running Festival Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia

2 Stanwell Power Station Rocky River Run, Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia 2 BMA Mackay Marina Run, Half Marathon, 8km & 5km, Mackay, Qld, Australia 7-10 Serra Terror IV Southern Grampians Three Ranges Hike, Grampians, Vic, Australia 8-9 IML Two Day Walk, Bern-Belp, Switerland 9 Macleay River Marathon, South West Rocks, NSW, Australia Lions Club Dunedin South 16 Pertyh Marathon, Perth, WA, Australia 16 Glow Worm Trail Marathon, Newnes, A unique opportunity NSW, Australia 16 Traralgon Spectacular Scenery M a r a t h o n , Traralgon, Vic, SUNDAY 5th MAY 2013 Australia Walk approximately 8km, and up to 2 hours; includes three 28-30 3 Marathons in tunnels five bridges /viaducts.

3 Days, Cairns, Qld, Australia Leave by train from Dunedin Railway Station 8.30am.

29-30 IML Two Day Walk from Flat Stream to Deep Stream.

Walk, Viborg, Return to Dunedin by train arriving at Station at 3.00pm Denmark approximate.

30 Pichi Marathon, Buffet Car operating Port Augusta, SA, Australia Essential: moderate fitness; substantial footwear; all weather

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Coming Events 27 Australian Outback Marathon, Half Marathon, 11km & 6km, Yulara, NT, Australia 28 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon, Blacktown, NSW, Australia 28 Ipswitch Park to Park, Half Marathon, 10km 5km & Family Challenge, Ipswitch, QLD, Australia

AUGUST 2013 4 Townsville Running Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Townsville, Qld, Australia 4 Mizuno Brisbane Marathon, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 9-11 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland 18 New Caledonia Marathon & Half Marathon, Noumea, New Caledonia 17 -18 Waga Wagga Trail Marathon Running Weekend, Half Maratrhon, Marathon relay, 10km & 5km, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 18 Alice Springs Community Bank Marathon, NT, Australia 24-25 IML Two Day Walk, Verdal, Norway 25 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, !0km & 5km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 25 Shepparton Marathon, Shepparton, Vic, Australia 25 2013 Trail Running in Far North Queensland, 64km Kuranda to Port Douglas, ultra, Qld, Australia 25 Perth City to Surf Marathon, WA, Australia 25 The Athletes Foot Adelaide Parklands Marathon, Adelaide, SA, Australia 25 2013 De Castella 5km Walk, Kew, Vic, Australia

COMING EVENTS We obtain information for this column from a large number of sources up to two years in advance and sometimes there are date changes etc that occur. If there are any changes in dates etc, we ask clubs to advise us direct.

SEPTEMBER 2013 1 The Ross Marathon, Tasmania, Australia 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy 13-15 IML Three Day Walk, Seefeld, Austria 22 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia 27 Brooks Rottnest Marathon, WA, Australia 28 Lap the Lake Marathon, Penrith, NSW, Australia 28-29 IML Two Day Walk, Brno, Czech Republic

OCTOBER 2013 5-6 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany 6 Toowoomba Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia 12 Fitzroy Falls FireTrail Marathon, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia 13 2013 Trail Running in Far North Queensland Twin Bridges Half Marathon, Qld, Australia 19 Bribie Beach Dash, Bribie Island, Qld, Australia 19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 26-27 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju

NOVEMBER 2013 2-4 IML Two Day Walk, Higashimatsuyama 3 Port of Portland 3-Bays Marathon, Portland, Vic, Australia 4 Carcoar Cup, Carcoar, NSW, Australia 9 Canegrowers Great Barrier Reef Marathon, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 9-10 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan 10 Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Canberra, Act, Australia

DECEMBER 2013 28 Summit Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues MAY 2013 184 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The pioneer walk - bush, sand and history 10 New Zealand Walks: Ngatuhoa Lodge - a winter weekend adventure 12 New Zealand Walks: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 13 New Zealand Walk: Godley Head Track - back up and running 14 New Zealand Walk: Mt Kaukau a walk with magnificent views 17 Great Walks: More people talking on DOC’s Great Walks 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Brills Hut one of DOC’s best kept secrets 22 My Favourite Walk: Decisions, dangers and deviations on the Heaphy Track 25 New Zealand Walk: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 26 New Zealand Walk: Meandering to magical Munro Beach 29 Product Marketplace: Skechers gives walkers a new way to go 30 Overseas Walk: Zagoria - one of the world’s hidden treasures 35 Event: Great turnout for Round the Bays 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Blenheim’s riverside and hillside walks 40 Window on Waitakere: Los Voluntarios Mexicanos 40 New Product: Portable water filter - ideal for bush walking 41 Health: Monitoring high blood pressure 42 Long Walk: Walking the world Nogales to Gila Bend 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for May 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon APRIL 2013 183 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Abel Tasman Coastal Walk 11 Event: Te Araroa Kids mark their achievement 12 Event: Great Barrier Island Walking Festival 14 Event: Rotorua Marathon oldest in Oceania 15 New Zealand Walk: New loop track opens in Manawatu Gorge 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Whananaki Coast Walkway and Tutukaka Lighthouse 22 New Zealand Walk: Church Bay Track an island art trail 26 New Zealand Walk: Urupukapuka Island: an unspoiled paradise 28 Overseas Walk: Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary 30 Event: Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 32 Overseas Walk: Crete’s Samaria Gorge - a most spectacular walk 34 Event:BIG WALK aims to keep Kiwi kids on track 35 Podiatry: Knee pain with walking up or down stairs 36 Overseas walks and tours 38 Event: Striders Super Seven Series 40 Window on Waitakere: Helping hand 40 Event: Sunrise Walk for Hospice 40 Health: Advice for a man doing an ultra marathon 42 Overseas Walks: Exploring Ireland’s Skellig Islands 44 New Zealand coming events 51 Weather forecast for April 56 Country Breaks 60 Hastings Half Marathon MARCH 2013 182 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Heaphy Track 10 Event: New walks planned in walking festival 11 Event: ECHO Walking Festival 12 Overseas Walks: County Clares ‘Eden’ - a walkers paradise 12 Overseas Walks: Sidetracks Germany 14 Te Araroa Trail: Wilderness run

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for Project Crimson 15 New Zealand Walks: Exploring Egmont National Park and Mt Taranaki 16 New Zealand Walks: Lake Hood Trail 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Event: Go one step beyond this April - Great Barrier Island Walking Festival 23 Te Araroa Trail: The power of walking 24 Event: High Country Musterers Walk 26 New Zealand Walk: Behind the scenes on the Banks Peninsula Track 30 Overseas Walks: The giants of Girraween 34 Event: Sea, Sky and Bush event so much more than a walk 35 Podiatry: In toeing and out toeing in children 36 Overseas walks and tours 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Exploring the Bay of Island’s Kauri Ridge 40 Window on Waitakere: Joining the dots 40 Health: Strong feet by running barefoot in childhood 42 Long Walk: Walking the World 44 New Zealand coming events 48 Overseas coming events 51 Weather forecast for March 56 Country Breaks 60 High Country Musterers Walk FEBRUARY 2013 181 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Milford Track the finest walk in the world 10 Great Walks: The Kepler Track - an adventure above the clouds 13 Great Walks: Aurora australis -Looking for the Southern Lights 16 Overseas Walks: Italian delight - Two weeks of walking, wine and food 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend 22 Event: Amazing adventure for KiwiSeniors 24 Event: Shouting out about the Bay of Islands Walking weekend 26 Overseas Walks: The TarkineTrail - a rainforest paradise 30 Overseas Walks: Alsace walk has something of the feel of a pilgrimage 35 The Country and Outdoor Recreation Calendar 36 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Walking cavalcades 40 Window on Waitakere: Home grown 41 Health: Not healthy to go on a fat-free diet 42 Long Walk: Walking the World 44 New Zealand coming events 51 Weather forecast for February 56 Country Breaks 60 Sterling Sports Half Marathon JANUARY 2013 180 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Sanctuary of silence 9 Product Marketplace: Summer skin protection 10 Great Walks: The Kepler Track - an adventure above the clouds 13 Great Walks: The Routeburn Track - beautiful beyond words 17 Books: Calling them home, Untamed Coast, 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Noosa - a walk in the park 25 Event: A walk for all the family 26 Overseas Walks: The Inca Trail and beyond 29 New Zealand Walk: Solitude on Drift Bay walking track 30 New Zealand Walks: Take a hike and discover Queenstown this summer 34 New Zealand Walk: My idea of a real holiday!

36 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand Walk: New track at Mangawhai 40 Window on Waitakere: Deep mineral mystery 41 Health: Start walking before you get pregnant 42 New Zealand Walk: Schnell

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Wetlands new walk 43 New Zealand Walks: Untouched tussock on Fairlie alpine country track 44 Event: A shinning response to a stormy day 45 Podiatry: Differences in leg length common 46 New Zealand coming events 51 Weather forecast for January 56 Country Breaks 60 Waiheke Wharf to Wharf DECEMBER 2012 179 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Whareama Wonderland!

8 Window on Waitakere: The first Kokako nest in 80 years!

8 New Zealand walk: Secret Art Walk 10 Overseas walks: Australia’s Big 10 14 Great Walks: Whanganui Journey - a personal perspective 17 Books: Exploring Aotearoa 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas walks: Newfoundland - a new global hotspot 22 New Zealand walks: Te Puia Lodge and the hot springs 26 New Zealand walks: Dargaville groups adventure in Bay of Islands 28 New Zealand walks: Headland Sculpture on the Gulf - a walking event 26 Overseas walk: Alaska, Canada and the bears!

33 Global search for the Great Walker 34 High achievers: Up the river and down the river with the River Queens 36 High achiever: Dan’s 2km triumph 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Event: Moro Marathon events 40 New Zealand walks: Mangakino - the secret’s out 40 Health: Adrenal fatigue - today no reference in text books 42 New Zealand walks: Great walking in the Wellington region this Summer 44 New Zealand walks: Walking surprises at Tuatapere 45 Podiatry: Socks,socks, socks 46 New Zealand coming events 50 Weather forecast for December 50 Event: Damp and wet conditions for marathon entrants 51 Marketplace: Travel size Medicine Kit 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak a Roo Jackets NOVEMBER 2012 178 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Albany Lakes Park - a walk after you shop 8 New Zealand walk: Exploring the Heaphy Track - gourmet style 10 Event:Forty walks in Waiheke Walking Festival 12 Macpac has gear for serious and leisure walkers 14 Event: Following in the footsteps of the Marines 16 New Zealand walk: Diverse landscape on K2K walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walks: Coromandel adventure 24 New Zealand walk: Walk back in history on Kawau Island 24 Cycling tours: Cycle the Alps to Ocean in comfort 26 Overseas walk: The Galapagos Islands of couse 29 Overseas walks and tours 30 Overseas walks: Village to village in Spain’s Moorish Alpujarras 36 New Zealand walks: A planned trip with an element of surprise 38 Event: Stunning weather for Taupo event 40 Marathon prize a fantastic walking holiday in Austria 41 Health: Ways to return to regular exercise after a sickness bout 43 Weather forecast for October 44 New Zealand coming events 48 Nordic Walking Calendars 49 Te Araroa Trail: New section goes under motorway

50 Event: Damp and wet conditions for marathon entrants 56 Country Breaks 60 Napier City Half Marathon OCTOBER 2012 177 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Albany Lakes Park - a walk after you shop 8 New Zealand walk: Exploring the Heaphy Track - gourmet style 10 Event:Forty walks in Waiheke Walking Festival 12 Macpac has gear for serious and leisure walkers 14 Event: Following in the footsteps of the Marines 16 New Zealand walk: Diverse landscape on K2K walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walks: Coromandel adventure 24 New Zealand walk: Walk back in history on Kawau Island 24 Cycling tours: Cycle the Alps to Ocean in comfort 26 Overseas walk: The Galapagos Islands of couse 29 Overseas walks and tours 30 Overseas walks: Village to village in Spain’s Moorish Alpujarras 36 New Zealand walks: A planned trip with an element of surprise 38 Event: Stunning weather for Taupo event 40 Marathon prize a fantastic walking holiday in Austria 41 Health: Ways to return to regular exercise after a sickness bout 43 Weather forecast for October 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 49 Te Araroa Trail: New section goes under motorway 50 Event: Damp and wet conditions for marathon 52 Directory: Walking groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Napier City Half Marathon SEPTEMBER 2012 176 4 Walk talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival - a bucket list walking event 10 New Zealand walk: Up Shirt Tail - down by “Shirt Tale” 18 Event: Cadbury Moro Marathon - a major event on Dunedin calendar 14 High achiever: Finding myself through walking through Wellington 16 New Zealand walk: The Rob Roy Glacier Walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walks: Warkworth Walks - now four years old 24 Overseas walk: Everest Base Camp - was the challenge I needed 28 New Zealand walk: Walking The Queen Charlotte Track - luxury lodges and gourmet dining 36 Podiatry: Ankle sprains - how to recover faster and strong 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Overseas walk: An odd encounter on Sydney’s foreshore 40 Window on Waitakere: Kokako old and new 40 Product Marketplace: Bra designed for larger woman 41 Health: Here’s some simple advice to give relief from sore feet 43 Weather forecast for September 44 New Zealand coming events 28 New Zealand walk: Four Waikato short walks 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 The Duke of Marlborough Hotel AUGUST 2012 175 4 Walk talk 6 My Favourite walk: Te Mata Peak popular with locals 9 New Zealand walk: Forest erntrance upgrade for Whakamarama 10 New Zealand walks: Te Rangiita River walk 12 Te Araroa Trail: The Wellington spectacular 13 Training: Warm up is important before walking 14 My favourite walk: Langs Beach walk 16 New Zealand walk: St James

trail upgrade to benefit families 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Great New Zealand Trek: Tikokino to Akitio 24 New Zealand guided walks: Bush and Beyond now in their 20th summer of walks 27 Walking Access funds makes outdoor access easier 28 Overseas walks: Petra - a jewel in Jordan’s crown 36 Event: Asian walking groups set up in North Shore 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand walk: New Brighton Pier 39 Podiatry: Twenty interesting foot facts 40 Window on Waitakere: Our streams our dreams 40 My favourite walk: Mangaweka Scenic Reserve Track 41 Health: Get walking it’s easy as 1-2-3 43 Weather forecast for August 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking and effective exercise option for diabetes 56 Country Breaks 60 The Duke of Marlborough Hotel JULY 2012 174 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: St Bathans walks 6 New Zealand walk: New Opotiki bridge encourages walkers and cyclists 8 New Zealand walk: Treading through the turbines 11 New Zealand walks: Raglan walks - Bryant Memorial Reserve walks 12 Overseas walks: Walking in Northern Italy and in the Dolomites 14 Book: Auckland’s Best Bush, Coast and City Walks 15 New Zealand walk: Moturiki Island walk 16 New Zealand walks: Walking Full Circle from The Duke and back 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Event: In the back and beyond Linton Station reigns supreme 22 New Zealand walks: Ruahine Forest Park has many walks 26 New Zealand walks: Cornwall Park One Tree Hill walks 30 Overseas walks: Shackelton’s Walk 34 Overseas guided walks: Climbing Myanmar’s Mt Victoria 36 Step it out campaign to encourage walking 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand walk: Nature’s highway in Landsdowne 39 Podiatry: Toe numbers with walking - possible causes and solutions 41 Training: Training for walking a half or full marathon 40 Window on Waitakere: Team Robin 43 Weather forecast for July 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Event: Feilding to Palmerston North events 52 Directory: Walking groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription JUNE 2012 173 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Korokoro Walkway 8 New Zealand walk: Ruamahanga River Bridge walk 10 New Zealand walk: Invercargill’s hidden walking treasure 12 New Zealand walks: From the city to Orokawa Scenic Reserve 14 New Zealand walk: Lake Hakaroa Walkway 17 New Zealand walk: New Arthur’s Pass walking track 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Cycle tours: Takaro Trails - fun on wheels 22 New Zealand walk: Tongariro River Lookout Track 24 Event: Record entries in Waitarere events 26 High achiever: Round the Bays was emotional and inspirational for group 27 New Zealand walk: Gillespies Beach walking tracks 28 Overseas walk: Enchanting Lake

Bled 34 New Zealand walks: Christchurch Botanic Gardens 36 Walk away cancer 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Walking the World: Sonoita, Arizona to Wilcox, Arizona 40 Window on Waitakere: Lizard monitoring 40 Te Araroa Trail: Weather bomb delays opening 41 Health: Discovering dental problems 43 Weather forecast for June 44 New Zealand coming events 48 Nordic Walking: Event popualr with Nordic walkers 49 Nordic Walking Calendars 49 News: Tongariro National Park 49 News: Porirua walking tracks get high-tech treatment 52 Directory: Walking groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription MAY 2012 172 6 New Zealand walk: Whananaki and Onekainga Tracks 8 New Zealand walk: Under the arches. . .

10 My favourite walk: Ohinetonga Loop Walk 13 New Zealand walks: Manawatu - more to offer than first meets the eye 16 New Zealand guided walks: Hiking to the World of the gods 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas guided walks: European Alps - a network of paths and trails 25 Te Araroa Trail: New Hamilton route opened 25 Overseas personal locator beacon helped find man in New Zealand 26 Overseas walks: Walking in the wilderness of Patagonia 28 Overseas guided walks: The roof of Australia 32 Overseas walks: Nepal is the perfect place to trek 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Walking the World 39 Window on Waitakere: Wasp study 40 Health: Are you being bugged by parasites?

43 Weather forecast for May 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 49 Nordic Walking Calendar 50 Podiatry: Common toenail problems 51 Product marketplace: Lightweight hiking shoe introduced 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon APRIL 2012 171 6 New Zealand walk: Karituwhenua Stream Walkway 8 Walkers benefit by new Horopito to Ohakune link 11 Major project to rejuvenate Abel Tasman National Park ecology 11 Books: Cycling Auckland 12 Event: Alpine plant enthusiasts hitch ride to herbfields 13 Southern Lakes now a world top ten region 14 New Zealand walks: Many wetland walks around area 16 New Zealand walks: Rotorua woman explores the Forgotten Coast 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walks: River walk with paddleboat option 22 New Zealand walk: Tour de Stoke 23 Te Araroa Trail: New high view points opened in Southland 24 Overseas walks: Two easy walks in Blue Mountains National Park 30 Overseas walks: Walk in Burgundy and experience good food and wine 34 New Zealand walk: Taieri Gorge rail walk coming up 36 Walking the World 38 Health: Does adding more calcium in the diet prevent Osteoporosis?

40 Podiatry: Painful forefoot?

41 Overseas walks and tours 43 Weather forecast for April 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Window on Waitakere: Contractors 52 Directory: Walking groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Christchurch Marathon

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JUNE WEATHER FORECAST JUNE 1 to JUNE 30 2013

Daily Summary Generally June will be wet for New Zealand, with snow arriving for both islands in the second week. In the Waikato, frequent rain over the next two months and the Waikato River will get swollen.

1st -5th June 2013 A ridge of high pressure dominates over the South Island (SI) while the passage of a shallow depression brings occasional unsettled weather in the north.

2nd June 2013 Chance of unusually low temperature in Omarama.

3rd June 2013 Change to anticyclonic conditions.

6th -10th June 2013 Strong northerlies precede a depression which may become slow moving over central NZ from 8th.

7th -8th June 2013 Possible high rainfall Northland and Bay of Plenty, with chances of localised flooding.

8th June 2013 Potential for high wind squalls in Auckland.

11th:June 2013 Over the next four weeks, stormy wet conditions, especially for the SI east coast.

There may be at least three heavy snowfalls and southerlies, yet mild. Very high rainfall along the Kaikoura coast and in Canterbury.

Snowfall affects inland and the south, caused by more frequent depressions than usual, especially east of North Island (NI) and near Chatham Islands with changeable westerly airflow across NI and more frequent south easterlies over the southern half of SI. Unsettled conditions prevail along Marlborough, Otago and Southland coasts, South Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and southern Wairarapa may also be wetter than usual.

In contrast, dry settled weather prevails in west Otago, Northland, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Fiordland. Sunny Auckland, Waikato and Gisborne, also above average sun in Horowhenua, but elsewhere cloudier, especially along Canterbury, Otago and Southland coasts.

Temperatures above average over most of SI despite frequent southerly outbreaks, Above average as well in Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki and Wanganui.

Below average in Tongariro and parts of Marlborough and Fiordland.

Daytime maximums below average due to frequent cloud cover over much of NZ, particularly along the east coast of SI. Cloud cover keeps night time temperatures above average resulting in less frequent frost events.

11th June 2013 Snow and ice may close the Desert Road.

11th -21st June 2013 Disturbed southwesterlies may affect the NI while cold southerlies may prevail in the SI. 12th -14th June 2013 Icy blast Canterbury, snowdrifts Kaikoura. Chance of snow to low levels and inland and high country SI areas. Cheviot to Kaikoura may be closed due to snow as well as the Desert Road in the NI. Chains may be needed on most inland State Highways and some rural north Canterbury schools may be closed. Chance of snow at Methven.

13th June 2013 Possible unusually low temperature at Mt Ruapehu.

15th June 2013 Snow closes Desert Road.

16th June 2013 Southwesterlies may ease with the onset of a ridge of high pressure. Unsettled conditions may continue in the far southwest.

17th June 2013 Snow at Ruapehu.

19th June 2013 Westerlies may dominate ahead of a cold front.

20th June 2013 Cold southerlies spread again to eastern SI districts.

20th June 2013 Possible high temperature at Whakatane.

21st June 2013 Chance of snow to low levels, possibly 200 meters, in Canterbury and Otago.

22nd June 2013 High rainfall with floods and landslides affect areas in Marlborough and north Canterbury. On this day, chance of snow to low levels in inland Canterbury and central Otago possibly close roads and schools. The Otira Gorge may be closed due to snow and chains may be needed over the Lewis Pass and between Tekapo and Fairlie. Snow can also be expected at Methven and Mt Cook Village.

22nd -30th June 2013 A depression may be centered just west of NZ. Disturbed westerlies prevail over the NI while cold east to southeast airflows affect eastern regions of the SI. 23rd June 2013 Possible high temperature at Kerikeri.

26th June 2013 Depression may move east.

28th June 2013 Another depression follows.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 9th(new moon), 10th (apogee) , 23rd (full moon) and 23rd (perigee) www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND KAITAIA FAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after 3pm.

BAY OF ISLANDS BAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Bert Vanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773

DARGAVILLE DARGAVILLE TRAMPING GROUP: Last Sunday of month (AM), Maxine Stringer 09-439-7815, 09-439-6029,stringer@infogen.net.nz

WHANGAREI KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-4303470 CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo or Hugh Knight 09-438-7976 KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Kensington Reception, 09-437-4404 GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUPS: 0800-228-483 HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Thursday (AM), Val Babe 09-437-1657 HIKURANGI WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM) KAMO 60’s UP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Yvonne 09-435-1101 KENSINGTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Thursday (PM), Sport Northland 09-437-4404 TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09435-0746 WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524 WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND BARRIER TRAMPING& BEER LOVERS CLUB: Sunday, John Brock 09429-0211

AUCKLAND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks, tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.org AUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM), (IA),Praemi Pera 09-836-9161 ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Tramps, walks, cycling, Sunday, Saturday, Marianne Rienhard 09-575-2429 ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Sunday, Saturday & weekdays, tramps, walks , Beryl Borthwick 09-444-9667 or Sue Fitzpatrick 09-576-1069

AUCKLAND CENTRAL AUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444 AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Jenny Andrew 09-5705455 AUCKLAND WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329 AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Ray Vickers 09-576-6906 AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073 AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-5769807 AUCKLAND RACE WALKERS ASSN: Sunday (AM), www.racewalkingauckland.org AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Doug Astley 09-620-4923 AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Michelle Lee 09-358-1296 BLOCKHOUSE BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Len Govind 09-627-9911 ELLERSLIE Y’S WALKING CLUB: Olive Andrews 09-634-4148 EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday, Denise 09-570-9683 EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Jan Dwyer 09-636-6294, Sunday (AM), M Armstrong 09639-1378 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993 MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-8460788 MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-4453808, www.oacnz.org ST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09-5289726 WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901 LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590 STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704

WEST AUCKLAND BLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, www.bluetopwalkers.org.nz FIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday to Saturday, Anne, 09-813-0021 FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649

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FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995 GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), Ethel Denscombe 09-818-3561 GLEN 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 09-817-5867 GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300 HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM), Alene Couchman 09-818-2580 KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin 09-838-6553 KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09-818-6084 KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993 LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday and Sunday (AM), Mic Baker 09-626-3232 MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Sunday (AM), Shena McGregor 09-4128076 MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-8386665 or 021-517-049 NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednesday, Lorraine, 09-827-8663 RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith 09832-5692 RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09832-4069 RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-4129952 SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Thursday (AM), Max Eyes 09-837-4787, lyn Mountier 09-838-1599 TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989 TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sunday (AM), Malcolm 09-834-4101 or Diane or Graham 09-834-4423 TE ATATU SOUTH ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: Te Atatu South, Wednesday, Edna, 09-834-1401 THE HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Brian Ashmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038 TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Miranda 09-817-9677 TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212 www.titirangiwalkers.com WEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour, Friday (AM), Lorna Lyon, 09-416-7871 Y’s WALKING HENDERSON: Tuesdays, Thursday, Sarah, 09-836-8031 Y’s Walkers, Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Dan Gofin 09-627-9993 WAIATARUA WALKERS:Oratia, Saturday (AM), 09-814-9945 WANDERWOMEN ADVENTURES: 09-360-7330 WALKING WAITAKERE WEDNESDAY WALKS: Wednesday, (AM), May to October, Kay Lindley 09-837-8820 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284, Sandra Townsend 09-478-7194 WEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), www.trampwest.co.nz

NORTH SHORE 10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 60’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams 09-478-2462 ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), Patsy Hulse 09-410-9353 BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-4821320,www.nstc.org.nz BIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson 09-414-5351 BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777 CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday (PM), Gail Mouldey 09-418-3457 DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM), Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743 DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM), Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303 EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM), Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-1268-4154 GREENHITHE WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM), Marjorie Andrew 09-413-9065 HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM), Judy Mayn 09-480-5279 MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM), Paula Cole 09-444-6435 MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Carol Buckner 09-479-7804 MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054 MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259 NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sunday (AM), Jan 09-483-5645 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: www.nstc.org.nz NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, every second Tuesday (AM), Peter Cox 09-480-5622

TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09473-1931 WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284 Y’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), Malcolm Curtis 09-444-3823

NORDIC WALKING GROUPS Acacia Cove Nordic Walking Group: Sunday (AM) Jenny Wills 09267-5416 Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/ Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801 Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09-4734489 Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-2713324 YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-3616636 or 0274-383-923

RODNEY 10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Edna Prbert 09-4255928 HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269 HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), Malcolm Keane 09-420-8739 HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461 LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Ann Mahon/ Margaret Gilbert 09-424-0765 MONDAY NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-4279321 SCOTTS LANDING WALKING GROUP: RD2, Warkworth, Sunday (AM), Angela McIntyre 09-425-5854 SNELLS BEACH WALKING GROUP: Warkworth, Wednesay (AM), Jenny Burton 09-425-5583 WELLSFORD ROAD RUNNERS & JOGGERS: Second Sunday (AM), Thursday (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09431-4692 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284

WAIHEKE ISLAND WAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Shaona Maddle, 09-372-6645

COUNTIES/MANUKAU PUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sunday (AM), 09-238-9820 WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09232-8844 PAPATOETOE Y’S WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Derek McKeen, 09-266-2304 PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442 PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739 MANUKAU TRAMPING CLUB: Judith Walker, 09-296-6977 MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646 MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100 MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM) HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-5356467 HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153 PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927 TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin Johnstone 09-535-6231

WAIKATO HAMILTON FRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM), (BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639 NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245 CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM), Nella Barron 07-846-3103 CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-8554281 DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539 ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-8552224 HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848 HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Nell

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Bradburn 07-856-3787 MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms 07-855-2497 NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman 07-847-4873 SILVERDALE WALKING GROUP: Sister Anne Marie Jones 07-8568980 CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-8556848 FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069 WESTFIELD MALL WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM) Westfield Mall Chartwell HAMILTON MARATHON CLINIC:Tuesday (PM), Sunday (AM), Sharon 07-854-9214 TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM) MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029 BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Diana Ammann 07-823-6147 WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07827-3097

CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033 LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033

KAIHERE/PATETONGA KAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011

MATAMATA MATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-88090880 MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07888-6054

MORRINSVILLE MORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07880-9088

OTOROHANGA OTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)

PAEROA PAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally 07-862-8409 PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011

PUTARURU PUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927

PIOPIO SILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), June O’Donoghue, 07-877-8492 PIOPIO CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Mon (AM), (BIA), Maurice Kearns, 07-877-8836

TAIRUA TAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-8686025

THAMES THAMES WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday (AM), Mike Lord, 07868-6025

TAUPO TAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday (AM), Bernie Rolls 07-378-9229 TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Weekends (AM or PM), Isabel Hutcheon 07-376-9319 MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (BIA), Betty Stockman 07378-4992 WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229

TE AROHA TE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088 TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841 TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-8628184

BAY OF PLENTY COROMANDEL COROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-8667101or 07-866-8560

KATIKATI KATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), Maddy Pyle 07-552-0215

KAWERAU KAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304 HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304

ROTORUA CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07348-2538 LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Ted Sheppard 07-348-1205 or Sarah Wiwarena 07-348-7874 GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125 HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07347-6173 MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125 SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Glenys Searancke 07-348-4243 ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane 07-345-6362 ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey 07-348-1471 ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07-346-3772 WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744

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CARRINGTON WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Catherine McKee 06-753-3254 TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06758-3974 FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & Michelle Giddy FITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Marlene 06-758-8749 or Marilyn 06-757-2022 WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361 WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429 or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431 SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304 NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday, (AM), Jan Dempsey, 06-758-8373 TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776 EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569

AGE CONCERN: Tauranga, Wednesday (AM), 07-578-2631 CITY ON ITS FEET: Days and areas, (BIA), Penny 07-578-9610 STEPPING OUT JOGGING CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, (AM), (IA), 07-544-0316 FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird.org.nz, Tauranga HEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-5785891 MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, (AM), Gaye Westwood 07-574-1075 ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469 NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Steffi 07-574-7527 NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07577-0711 MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-0626 50 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016 TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359 TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Nick 07-578-5802 TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07576-4207 TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016 TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984 PAK N BOOTS: Moya Hewson 07-575-7064

TE PUKE TE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306

WAIHI WAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011 WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011 WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633 or Barry 07-863-4597

WHAKATANE SUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I), Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800 HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), Noel Jones, 07-308-7101

WHITIANGA WHITIANGA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord, 07-868-6025

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TE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973 or Kathy 07-870-2006 TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032 TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Ross Thomas 07-871-5022

WHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07868-6025 WHANGAMATA ROAD RUNNERS & WALKERS: 07-865-6580 WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475 WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from Surfclub WHANGA SENIOR WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-7022

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WAITOMO WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BIA), Ruth Early, 07-878-6870 TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867

TOKOROA TOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

(BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285 FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06-879-7077 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-8730971 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06877-0017 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06877-2114 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-8777886 KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nz

GISBORNE

AHURIRI WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (I), Beverly Gillies 06-8436805 NAPIER WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), (I), Lyn 06-835-7704 NAPIER SOUTH WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (B), Maria Rogers 06-843-1225 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely 06-843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nz Ys WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 or Nola 06-843-7912

TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (IA), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805 TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333

TARANAKI INDEPENDENT WALKERS TARANAKI: Saturday (PM). North: Ray/ Mary 06-756-7798. Central: Wallace/Nancye 06-762-2861. South: Alan/Jean 06-278-6846

NEW PLYMOUTH

INGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06756-7255

STRATFORD STRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088 STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Ivan Coates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242

INGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 7567255

HAWERA HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-2785784 PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228

ELTHAM KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes 06-764-8984

WANGANUI WANGANUI CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Dorothea Dobbie 06344-4219 RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06344-5434 WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484 SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315 WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137

WAVERLEY

GISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Margaret Badger 06-868-4785

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06346-5613

HAWKES BAY

OHAKUNE

HASTINGS

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06385-4055

BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM),

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MARTON SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James 06-327-7607

MANAWATU PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/hotwhitu-chicks KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06354-3342 MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 06-353-7175 PALMERSTON 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 06-356-7179 HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Kennedy 06-350-8617 MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216

FEILDING SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes 06-323-5470

FOXTON FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987

LEVIN LEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan 06-368-3622 WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, 06-367-9070 LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

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

(PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Pam McArthur 04-586-4088 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04567-5727 WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04970-6901 TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04526-7440 LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918 HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646 KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335 OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445

PORIRUA FRIDAY WALKERS: Margaret Hughes, 04-237-8660 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-2328764

UPPER HUTT AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906 UPPER VALLEY WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Allison 04-563-6661

KAPITI KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-2937872 KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-2932567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485 KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@gmail.com,www.sportsground.co.nz/ kapitithursdaywalkers KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-9021754 KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail.com, www.sportsground.co.nz/ kapitiwanderers MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or Steve Golledge 04-904-5904 SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

SOUTH ISLAND MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM

MARTINBOROUGH

50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Colin 03-572-9423 or Joan 03-578-1922 PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-3069226

NELSON

WELLINGTON

MOTUEKA

WELLINGTON BROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799 BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www.buggywalk.co.nz FOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271 ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-3836276 MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Bay, 04-383-7464 WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, Miramar KARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, Kelburn KARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630 KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420 MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944 NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-4788799 TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nz WEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna Harwood WELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988 WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729 WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica Gould WELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04478-9201 WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990 WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833

LOWER HUTT WALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133 POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday

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MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03-528-6290

NELSON NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03-548-3655 NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126 WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03541-8414 TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126 NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286 NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03544-2286 WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA), Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor Information Centre

TAKAKA GOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and overnight trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH ACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-9418999 AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 AVONSIDE KIWI SENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jan 03-389-2755 AVONHEAD KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Bess 03-342-7647 AFTER 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, 03-3882593

ARTHRITIC AMBLERS: Wednesday, (B) suitable for people with physical disabilities, Trevor Randall 03-385-7446 BEXLEY KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Kath 03388-6161 BARRINGTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Nita 03-337-1493 BECKENHAM WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (PM), Di 03-385-3452 BISHOPDALE RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM) (I), Bishopdale, Paul Muir 03-359-7971 BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), Margaret 03351-6681 BURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337 BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-3324952 BRIGHTON RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), New Brighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115 CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednesday, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendly race walking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387 CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM), Darryn Welham 03-960-3808 CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton 03-942-5453 CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112 CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295 CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-3822302 CCC GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday (PM) (IA), Norm Wells 03-981-5487 CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057: Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092 CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982 or Hope 03-389-7997 CCC SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), (IA), 03-941-5409 CCC SOCKBURN: Tuesday (AM) (IA), Estelle 03-342-7841:Friday (AM) (IA), Jo 03-349-7146 CCC WEEKEND WANDERS: Sunday (PM) (IA), Marilyn 03-338-3826 CHRISTCHURCH PERSONAL GUIDING SERVICE: Daily (AM) (BIA), Cathedral Square, C Tonge 03-981-6350 CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON CLINIC: Saturday (AM), Neil Messenger 03-322-7709 CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA), Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356 CITY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, 50+age group men & women, Margaret Borrens, 03-354-1534 CRUSADERS WALKERS: Tuesday (BI), (50’s and above age group), Pauline 03-385-9947 DARLINGTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), Bill 03-385-1925 DIAMOND HARBOUR RAMBLERS: Tuesday, Hunters Road, (IA), Noeline Coleman 03-329-4566 EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03329-1865 FAMILY SOCIAL GROUPS: (B), for parents with young children, recreational clerk, 03-371-1778 FASTRACK WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) (I), Linwood, Dorothy Jones 03-389-5339 FENDALTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (AM), 03-941-8999 FENDALTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Yvette So 03-351-6407 GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Helen 03-382-2302 GENTLE EXERCISE: Monday, Friday, (NI), qualified physed instructor leads groups, Russell Graham, 03-388-3196 GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Pauline 03-322-8057 HAGLEY PARK NORDIC WALKERS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000 HALSWELL WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999 HAPPY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (IA), 50+age group, Vera 03-337-4094 HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly 12 hour flat walks, John van Herpt, 03-980-5664 HEI HEI WALKERS: Thursday, Lee Tuki 03-373-8150 HERITAGE WALKS: Tuesday, (PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-3388306 KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), Lyane Graham 03-327-5679 KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457 KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburban groups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483 LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social group for gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-332-8724 LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM) (B), 03-389-5303 LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130 LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Goodwin 03-328-7235 MAIREHAU LADIES PROBUS, Tuesday, Leah 03-385-6310 MARYVILLE KIWISENIORS:: Monday (AM), Valmai 03-377-8742 MERIVALE KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), June 03-355-8703 MT PLEASANT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Pauline 03-3844794 NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818 NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03981-1798 NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03-388-7335 NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999 NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-3883237 NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494 NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-3855338 NEW BRIGHTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000 NZ VIVENDI SOCIETY: Sunday, Janet 03-389-1609 PAPANUI WALK ‘n’ TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-6840 OXFORD WALKING GROUP: Monday Thursday (AM), Coral Gilbertson 03-312-3155 OPAWA KIWISENIORS: Monday, Tuesday (AM), (BI), Carol 03-3325638 PAPANUI KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Elaine 03-352-7519 PAPANUI WALK ‘n’TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-8999 PARKLANDS KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), (BI), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665 PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665 PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday, Gloucester Street, (BIA), Rick Bolch 03-338-5156 PIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-3227220 PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-3432216 PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03-389-8607 PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433 PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154 QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), Beverley Church 03-388-5736 Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710 RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ira Williams 03-342-8172 or Carol Roscoe 03-337-5901 RICCARTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Enid 03-348-9351 ROWLEY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Lee Tuki 03-373-8150 ROVER HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BI), Steve Mitchell 03-3488195 SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B), leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187 SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03941-5409 " A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley, Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553 SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436 SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA), Ray 03-332-0555 ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA), Audrey 03-348-9157 SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982 SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232 TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-3389035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03-332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterbury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921 XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 or Alison Jarvis 03-338-2678 “Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 03366-0689, Bishopdale Community Centre, 03-359-8330 “Y’s TREKKERS”: Monday, Port Hills, (IA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689 YMCA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), Jill O’Connor 03-366-0689 WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ted Hill 03-323-9311 WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826 WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme,

LEGEND Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM) denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.

Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-94128999

RURAL CANTERBURY CHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-329-1865 LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060

ASHBURTON ASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv & Jackie Gilbert 03-308-5894 KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday (AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury, 03-307-0475 ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesday of month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250 METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011 MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880, www.doc.govt.nz MT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809 PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, Torika Patterson 03-308-5868 ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174, www.st-davids.org.nz WALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475 WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662

STH CANTERBURY PLEASANT POINT PLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03-614-7524

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

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

HOKITIKA HOKITIKA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03756-9037 HARI HARI KIWISENIORS: Historic walks (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037 HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466

GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03-467-5999 HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579 HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-4554851 KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03472-8302 LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Janette Anderson 03-476-2830 MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), Kieran Hurring 03-453-4423 MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher 03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863 MOSGIEL 50's FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Roberta Telfer 03-488-3175 OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime 03-453-6185 OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-4894071 PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114 PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-4738683 ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM), Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478 TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Ian Fleming 03-489-8964 TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372 WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), Jenny Gonin 03-467-2711 WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-4898064 XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Cliff Donaldson 03467-9875 Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-2000 60 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-4562080 60’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-4457 60’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Murray Bolt, 03-454-2211 60 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-4761545

ALEXANDRA ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz ALEXANDRA WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Ngaire Turnball, 03-448-8726

QUEENSTOWN WAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525

WANAKA WANAKA WALKING Group: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), (BI), Marion Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLAND INVERCARGILL 60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Len Johnston, 03-231-3372, Don Todd, 03-217-5931 YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Sutherland, 03-218-8738 BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

GORE BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 3rd Tuesday, Susie Burrows 03-208-3846, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053

NORTHERN SOUTHLAND BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

TE ANAU BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

OTAGO CLYDE CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767

OAMARU SENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061 OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178 WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-4346363 NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Margie Carrington 03-434-8484

DUNEDIN ACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114 ARIKI WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Karen Martin 03-456-4223 CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127 CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Keiran Columb 03-489-4027 DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03476-2344

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

Walk the Maungataurari Crossing Kayak the Arapuni Lake OR just sample the homemade food and soak up the ambience.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

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

Two or Three Day Unguided Coast Walk

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Whangarei Heads, Northland, N.Z. Private and public tracks, ocean and harbour beaches Return to new, purpose-built accommodation each night Fabulous, fresh food Only three hours from Auckland CBD Check out our specials on-line

Phone: 09 434 0571

BAY OF PLENTY

www.coastwalks.co.nz

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THAMES

WALKING IN THAMES Kauaeranga Valley or Goldtrail walks S.C. Accomodation or B&B; ex. rates valley2view@xtra.co.nz Ph. 07 868 7213

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WAIRARAPA

WAIRARAPA

Akitio-Glenora Walk

Unguided 2 or 4 day walks

- New Zealands newest private walk, our best kept secret * October to March/April * Groups 4 - 8 people

GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS TARANAKI

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE Spectacular northern Wairarapa countryside, coastal & Native bush.

Phone: 06 374 3513 for bookings (evenings) Website:www.akitio-glenorawalk.co.nz Email: bookings@akitioglenorawalk.co.nz “Bridge to Somewhere”

TARANAKI

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping in the very heart of the Eastern Taranaki backcountry. (2 to choose from) • Inclusive package of transport (from Stratford) accommodation and meals.

• September to May best months.

• Matemateaonga Track package of transport, jetboat, hut passes also arranged.

MT TARANAKI GUIDED TOURS Guided Tours in the Egmont National Park: · MT TARANAKI-POUAKAI CROSSING TREKKING TOUR-1 Day. · MANGOREI TRACK-POUAKAI TARNS TREKKING TOUR-1 Day. · POUAKAI CIRCUIT TREKKING TOUR-2 or 3 Days. · MT TARANAKI MOUNTAIN SUMMIT EXPERIENCE TOUR-1 Day.

For further information contact: Carol or Dave Digby

Plus many other trekking options Check out our website:

www.mttaranakiguidedtours.co.nz

Phone 06-765-7482 (evenings)

Email: mttaranakiguidedtours@gmail.com Mobile: 027-441-7042.

email: eastern-taranaki@xtra.co.nz website: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz

CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

Step into NZ·s Heart«

Whareama Coastal Walk

WELLINGTON

2 or 3 Day Adventures! w ww ww w..W WaallkkiinnggLLeeggeennddss..ccoo..nnzz

The Wairarapa’s most versatile fully catered walk over private farmland and isolated Wairarapa coastline.

Also available ‘Single Day Walks’...

Please see website for details:

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www.whareamawalk.co.nz 114 Langdale Road, RD 12, Masterton Phone: 06-372-3722 - Email: info@whareamawalk.co.nz

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NELSON/WEST COAST

HEAPHY TRACK ABEL TASMAN Walk with us on these Top Tracks Small Groups, Great Guides, Great Stories Our portering system makes it easy

www.kahurangiwalks.co.nz John Croxford, Takaka www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Dodson Road, RD1, Tel/Fax 03-525-7177

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MARLBOROUGH

MARLBOROUGH

MARLBOROUGH QUEEN Charlotte Track Service - contact Endeavour Express phone 03-573-5456, email help@boatrides.co.nz www.boatrides.co.nz

Molesworth Station Bike Tours

SIMON AND LYNDA HARVEY GLEN ORKNEY PB BLENHEIM 7240 Phone: 03 575 7361 Email: info@tussocktrack.co.nz

CANTERBURY

CANTERBURY

STEWART ISLAND

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Fully supported, stay on farms; meet locals, great food and fabulous scenery Molesworth Station Cycle 4 day tour departs Blenheim Or the NEW Golden Bay Cycle 4 day tour departs Nelson Group or individual bookings welcome, bike hire available.

Molesworth Tour Company www.molesworthtours.co.nz Email info@molesworthtours.co.nz

Phone 03 577 9897 NELSON/WEST COAST

Stewart Island Walk Unique Back-Country Tracks Day Walk / Hiking Adventures Stay on location in calm waters, living aboard the adventure yacht Elwing Tailor-made: * Flora * Fauna * History * Views * Artistic & Photographic opportunities * Individuals, Groups & Families

CANTERBURY

Your Host, Elwing Discoveries Email: info@elwing.co.nz www.elwing.co.nz

CANTERBURY

Banks Peninsula Track Self guided two or four day walks * Delightful and well equipped accommodation * Great value tramping - the Kiwi favourite * There is now a full pack cartage option for groups Make this your first multi-day tramp

www.bankstrack.co.nz

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