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CONTENTS

Issue No 198 - 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 9 9 High Achievers: Inspiration on the start line of Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon 10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River Walking Track 13 Event; 10k to 10k 14 New Zealand Walk: The Kaitake Range 16 Monthly Photo Contest winners 18 Overseas Walks: Sydney’s new luxury hiking and camping experience 20 My Favourite Walk: Hidden treasures close to home 22 Overseas Walks: Escape the Winter Blues 24 New Zealand Walk: Helicpter to Venus 27 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett Walking Track absolutely incredible 30 Overseas Walks: Cactus to clouds 35 Event; 35th Cadbury Dunedin Marathon in September 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Great walks planned for walking weekend 40 Around the Clubs: Waoku Coach Road 42 Window on Waitakere: Top of the table 43 Health: Baseline amount of exercise for a person to be healthy 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for July 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

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Another Great Walk of Australia

The Scenic Rim Trail by Spicers is the latest experience to join Great Walks of Australia.

Officially launching in June this year, the walk explores the scenic rim region of south east Queensland - a collection of mountains, ridges, escarpments, forests and ancient volcanic plateaus set in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and surrounded by World Heritage-listed national parks.

Chris Buykx, chair of Great Walks of Australia, says Spicers is a well-known luxury brand with a reputation for delivering first-class personal service and world-class cuisine.

‘All the walks in the Great Walks of Australia portfolio allow visitors to combine a passion for walking with exclusive, comfortable and stylish accommodation and Australia’s exceptional food and wine,’ he says. The Scenic Rim Trail by Spicers is graded as an easy to moderate walk, covering a distance of approximately 30 kilometres over the four days.

Queenstown welcomes evening flights

Destination Queenstown has welcomed the announcement from aviation authorities that the foundation safety case for after dark flights into Queenstown has been approved.

Destination Queenstown Chief Executive Graham Budd is thrilled with this exciting development which is a significant milestone in the process of bringing evening flights to NZ’s premier four season resort.

“I congratulate everyone that has worked so hard bringing this to fruition. It is a significant development in supporting the future growth of the visitor market into Queenstown and will enhance the visitor experience given that airline schedules will be able to be extended to more convenient hours across the day.”

This is the first step in a full process to achieving evening flights (up to 10pm). Airlines will now access demand for evening services and apply to the regulator for individual operator approval.

Walk a day with Kylie in October

My name is Kylie Lang and I am walking the length of New Zealand starting in October this year. I am doing this under the theme “I’m Not Alone” and getting others to sign up to walk a day with me so I am not alone. Collectively we will all raise money and awareness for the Mental Health Foundation.

I am doing this because my family has been effected by mental illness and not talked about it and now I wonder how many others are doing the same. I am also doing this big challenge to encourage others to be active in the outdoors. It is about engaging with people and inspiring them to set a goal. This walk symbolises doing things together, talking things out and how important support is for our mental health.

If anyone would like to walk with Kylie for a day, she can be contacted on kylie@walknz.org or 021 251 4763. The website is www.walknz.org.

Charity walks

The annual summer St Basils Charity Walk Challenge takes place in a different part of the United Kingdom every year.

This year’s walk is taking place on Saturday 14th June around the Forest of Dean. To accommodate both ardent walkers who want a robust challenge and people who do very little exercise but still want to take part, there are two walks on offer at 26 miles and 13 miles.

The shor ter route is ver y achievable for people who don’t do much long distance walking and there are plenty of energy boosting treats on route to help at the staffed check points.

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Prizewinners

The winners of this month’s Walking New Zealand subscribers are: an A588 Pedometer - Mr David Belcher, Havelock North, and a six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine - Trish White, Wanganui.

Congratulations to you both.

Correction

In the june issue 197 in the article Tararua Treasures we referred in the captions were the Jumbo Hut. They were both the Powell Hut.

Foundation rock cairn revived

The rock cairn that was erected in Waitangi Forest to mark Te Araroa’s beginning was restored to its former glory in April, by a team of people including Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple and renowned sculptor Chris Booth.

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Before you go into the outdoors get familiar with New Zealand’s Outdoor Safety Code

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Walk talk

A new reserve in the Long Gully Terraces

Once known as the Desert Block, the newly formed Mataau Scientific Reserve looks barren from a distance but tiny threatened plants and rare beetles thrive in this remnant semiarid ecosystem once common in the Upper Clutha. Mata-au is the original name for the Clutha River.

Luxury in the Hinterland

Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, has completed a major upgrade and is offering a new three day/two night Luxe Trekking package to celebrate its reopening.

The retreat is located near Montville adjacent to the Hinterland Great Walk and walkers can view the cascades of Kondillila Falls, cool off in a rainforest rock pool or experience the Obi Obi Gorge, carved by water over millions of years.

The package includes two nights in a rainforest pavilion, with dining facilities, spa bath, lounge room and veranda; dinner at a local restaurant on the first night; a gourmet picnic lunch on the walking trail and private BBQ dinner on the last night.

Visit Narrows Escape for more information and bookings

Left: Mataau Scientific Reserve M a t a - a u Scientific Reser ve is situated in L o n g G u l l y, an area of old river terraces between Wanaka-Tarras Road and the Clutha River. This 165 ha block was part of Bendigo Station, but has been retired from farming after recent tenure review, and now is managed by the Department of Conservation (DOC) as a scientific reserve.

As the largest, most intact remnant of the semi-arid cushion terrace vegetation in the Upper Clutha area, this reserve deserves more than a glance from a passing car. It is home to the naturally uncommon scarab beetle Pericoptus frontalis, as well as rare cushion plants and tiny shrubs.

You can also find grasshoppers, moths, butterflies, native bees, and in summer, hear the steady drum of cicadas. Ground nesting banded dotterel and pipits also breed here.

Dunedin-based botanist and Department of Conservation Partnership Ranger John Barkla, said this type of ecosystem was once more common in this area. Agricultural changes have modified the river terraces on much of the Clutha, making this type of ecosystem rare.

“There are several nationally threatened plants here including a very distinctive c u s h i o n pimelea that forms low hairy mounds with white flowers and orange fruit.”

Mr Barkla said the variety of plants is “best experienced on hands and knees”.

Above: Colobanthus brevisepalus amongst Raoulia australis Mata-au Scientific Reserve provides access to the Clutha River for recreation, including walking and fishing. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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The Great New Zealand Trek

By Frances Harrison

With the rugged Richmond Ranges dominating the skyline, Wairau Valley marked the beginning of the Great New Zealand Trek’s launch into the South Island.

Many months of route planning and organization had finally come to completion. A record number of trekkers descended on that first night’s camp with hugs, laughter, reminiscing, and enough luggage to fill four large horse floats.

What Steve Old began as a dream to trek the length of New Zealand in yearly stages, on horseback, foot or mountain bike in March 2006, is now a reality. With trekkers coming from as far a field as Ger-

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many and Australia, word is getting out that this is a great adventure to be part of.

The excitement of reaching the bottom of the North Island last year is comparable to the thrill of actually beginning the South Island; Bluff is still the ultimate goal.

Despite delays with the Cook Strait ferries trying to cope with backlogs of freight caused by recent storms, the North Islanders converged on Wairau unfazed. The South Islanders simply arrived. Familiar faces could be seen everywhere, from the shower truck, toilet truck, medics, Waiheke masseurs and the Waitomo Caterers.

Approximately 300 people of all ages, from all walks of life, and each with the same sense of adventure, listened intently that first night under the familiar big white marquee, as Hepa Paewai outlined the next seven days. Excitement ran high.

Black Currant bushes flanked that first campground wafting sweet pungent scents and a penny moon smiled from a clear night sky. As the generator hummed into life early the following morning, our routine for the week began.

At the increasing tones of alarm clocks, we began our day. Following torchlight to the toilets, we then loaded up on porridge or bacon and eggs. Next balancing bread rolls in one hand we filled them in the other. Then to pack down tents, load gear into luggage trucks, shoulder packs, grab trekking poles we headed out to follow the ribboned route.

For the first three days we wound our way eastward, through the Avon Valley,

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Tyntersfield and into Richmond Brook.

We passed vineyards laden with rip■ ening grapes, over open grasslands, into bush filled with birdsong, up high steep hills closer to the clouds than sea-level and across swift flowing rivers.

A crew from the Maori Television Channel followed us for these days and was blown away by the scale of the Trek operation. They filmed, talked and gaped in awe at the daily distances we were covering. They simply couldn’t get over everyone’s high energy levels and the family feel around them.

Matagouri thrived on the rain parched hillsides. The drying heads of the Marlborough Rock Daisy reminded us we had just missed its beautiful flowering period.

Bright red Rosehips smothered wild Rose bushes and if one looked carefully, rocks with prehistoric fossils could be found.

At times our human presence was simply dwarfed by the rugged landscape.

An old cob hut took everyone’s attenOpposite page top left: Jonathon is all smiles.

Below left: Frances pauses for a rest.

Below midde: Mary at the old cob hut..

Below Patrick knows the way to go.

Above left: Spot the lone trekker..

Above right: Tony enjoying his walk.

Aboive right: Marlborough rock Daisy.

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The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 9 tion especially with its hewed graffiti dating 7.11.43.

Waihopai’s spy domes were astonishing to look down on, but to stand on a high hilltop and gaze back at the North Island was simply awe-inspiring.

Rest day was a welcome respite for everyone. Blenheim’s Laundromat did a roaring trade, as did local wineries, coffee shops, op shops and Information Centres. A few energetic souls kept walking and investigated Sawcut Gorge.

From Richmond Brook the route meandered southwards tracing the coastline. Again, high rugged hills were slowly crept over.

Mountain bikers struggled carrying their bikes, horse riders led their tired mounts and walkers kept plodding on.

Mushrooms beckoned to be picked and cooked on the lunchstop water heating barbeque. Freshwater springs that gushed from rocky outcrops begged to be tasted and old musters huts creaked with visitors. Billowing tussock grass provided shelter from the cold wind. The hills eventually led us down toward the soft sands of the South Pacific Ocean.

Dr Anne La Flamme from the Malaghan Institute again joined us. Funds raised through the Trek will help much needed research into a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. The entertaining

Above: The three trekkers are dwarfed by the hills. in Marlborough.

auction night also raised an additional $6800.

But Cyclone Lusi was threatening. Near Clarence, safety concerns called for the decision made to abandon the final kilometres of the route and transport everyone back to camp.

Lusi didn’t blow but she let loose a deluge of Biblical proportions. By morning we were wading to breakfast in ankle deep water and only the stoutest of tents survived a flooding. The Trek family turned inward and everyone helped each other.

And what was the most important thing we all packed? Besides a fold-up umbrella, it was a sense of adventure.

And what was the next important thing we popped in alongside that? A healthy sense of humour.

Yes we certainly had a weeks worth of adventure and lots of laughs. But I am waiting for my adventure to begin again in 2015 with Stage 10. February 28 – March 7. I’ll start training soon. Check out www.greatnewzealandtrek.org.nz See what

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High Achievers

Inspiration on the start line of Hoka ONE ONE Taupo Half Marathon

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ompleting a half marathon is a great accomplishment for anyone, and no doubt an even greater one for those people with a disability.

Meet Team Achilles, a group of inspiring, motivated individuals who put their disability to one side and not only taking part in the 21st annual Hoka ONE ONE Taupo Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd August but have their sights set on completing the New York Marathon later in the year.

We caught up with Kiri Price, coach at GetRunning and also Team Manager for Achilles. She is working with the team on their training and preparation for the New York Marathon, and explains to us a little bit more about the team and why they decided to use the Hoka ONEONE Taupo Half Marathon as part of their New York marathon build up.

Q. You have a team of nine disabled athletes taking part in the Taupo Half Marathon, how did this team come together and who is included in it?

The team came together under the watchful eye of Peter Loft (Achilles Chairman). These amazing people come from all over NZ – Auckland to Invercargill and were introduced to Achilles through various avenues including disability trusts.

The team comprises the nine following athletes: Mike Lloyd – Blind, Laura Eitjes – Blind, Hannah Pascoe – Blind, Leanne Byers – Severe Asthma, Felicia Manase – Cerebral Palsy, Tawera Nikau – Amputee, Rob Martin – Amputee, Mike Brown – Paraplegic, Ian Walker – Paraplegic Q. What is Achilles International NZ?

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Achilles NZ is the New Zealand chapter of a worldwide non-profit organization that has chapters and members in over 65 locations. Achilles provides athletes with disabilities with a community of support. Within this community, athletes gain measurable physical strength and build confidence through their sense of accomplishment, which often transfers to other parts of their life.

All the New York Marathon Team are members of Achilles International New Zealand.

Q. What is the ultimate goal of the group? (eg. New York and amount fundraised for the cause) The ultimate goal is for all our athletes to finish the New York Marathon. Our motto is “failure is not an option”. We treat everyone the same and make no exceptions. A disability is not an excuse for failure!

Our fundraising efforts are to raise the $5,000 per athlete that will enable them to get to the start line.

Q. You mentioned some of them have guides that take them around the course, who are some of the guides this year?

The guides for the Achilles Marathon Team this year are Peter Loft (Chairman of Achilles) who will be accompanying Tawera Nikau and Rob Martin (both amputees), Rachel Grunwell who will be guiding Mike Lloyd (blind runner), Niva Retimanu who will be accompanying Felicia Manase (celebral palsy), Frank Bunce who is accompanying Leanne Byers (severe asthma) and Kiri Price guiding Hannah Pascoe (blind runner).

Q. Why did you choose The Hoka ONE ONE Taupo Half Marathon to take part in?

I am a coach at GetRunning and two of our guides, Niva Retimanu and Rachel Grunwell are runners with GetRunning who has taken a team to Taupo for the six years, this will be the 7th year.

We love the weekend in Taupo, it is such a beautiful course and such a great

event to be apart of.

Also because not all of our Achilles team are from Auckland, Taupo is a great location and opportunity for the team to come together and have a “practice run” with guides and athletes together before New York.

Q. All the best for the events, is there anything else you would like to add?

My thanks and recognition to Peter Loft who has been taking teams of disabled athletes to New York for 20 years, this will be his 21st year. We’re also looking at taking teams to the Los Angeles Marathon next year and other International Marathons.

Peter will be doing his 20 th marathon and I will be doing my 80-somethingth, so plenty of experience taking the team.

The work Peter and I do for Achilles is voluntary. Also if people want to know about how to support the team, they can find out more information at http://www. givealittle.co.nz/cause/Achillesnz The Hoka ONE ONE Taupo Half Marathon has for the first time included a 5km and 10km event to the day, as well as awesome youth and family rates.

For more information check out www.runtaupo.co.nz It is also the second event in the Run Taupo 63.3 Series and 30.0 Series where participants choose to run or walk three half marathons (63.3) 3 10km events (30.0) in the months. More information at www.runtaupo.co.nz.

Above: The stunning Taupo Half Marathon course on the shores of Lake Taupo. Photo www.

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Left: Team Achilles at one of their regular Sunday training sessions. Photo Team Achillies Below: Enjoying the walk with some friends, a perfect way to spend a Sunday. Photo www. supersportimages.com

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Waikato River Walking Track

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he Waikato River Walking Track walk begins at the Huka Falls carpark about eight kilometres north from Taupo and ends at Otupo Flat and the walk takes about an hour return.

Most people have probably crossed the bridge over the falls and walked along the other side of the Waikato River, but the Waikato River Walking Track walk offers a different prospective of the falls.

Five minutes down the track there is

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a grassed area with a good view back to the Huka Falls.

From here there is a short steep climb up to a road then the track drops again to the river and ambles along through a variety of terrain and vegetation.

There are several short side tracks to points of interest along the way.

Return on the same track or arrange return transport.

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Above: The magnificent Huka Falls.

Below left and right: The track is well formed but can be slippery in places after wet weather.

Opposite page above left: The entrace from the Loop Road.

Opposite page middle left: The entrance from the Huka Falls carpark.

Opposite page below left: The track is popular with runners.

Opposite page below right: The view from the opposite side of the Waikato River Walking Track looking at the viewing area.

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Above left: The Waikato River Walking Track together with other walks in the area shown on this map.

Above right: A group existing on to the the Loop Road.

Middle left: This is a shared pathway.

Below left: Starting from the Loop Road the track is mostly downhill.

Below right: This is a well formed part of the track.

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10k to10k Above and below left: The Manawatu River provided a scenic course.

Below right: Balloons helped make the event a fun event.

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ust under 500 women walkers and 10km Classic Charity Fun Run/Walk last over $13,000 for the Sweet Louise Positive runners in pink t-shirts entered the month. The event held in ideal walking Lives with Breast Cancer. A 5km option Vautier Pharmacy 10k for 10k Womens conditions in Palmerston North, raised was also held along the picturesque course.

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The Kaitake R A small, accessible

range offering walks in all weather

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his little gem nestles low on the north-west flank of Taranaki/Mount Egmont close to the seaside town of Oakura.

At twelve kilometers south-west of New Plymouth, the beach is popular with families and surfers alike.

It is one of the locations highlighted on the Surf Highway (Highway 45) beginning at Hawera in South Taranaki, roughly follows the coast (with many road signs indicating surf beaches) through Opunake and ending at New Plymouth.

Wanting something to do on a warm, but wet and windy afternoon, whilst shying away from wandering the shopping streets of New Plymouth it was decided some fresh air and exercise fitted the bill.

Leaving Oakura and heading west less than three kilometers, a left turn from highway 45 into Ahuahu Road leads into the road up Lucy’s Gully.

The road winds through lush native forest to the carpark. This is partly set amongst a stand of Californian Redwoods planted in the 1930’s which have been granted dispensation to remain in the Egmont National Park whilst other ■ exotics are being removed.

Adjacent to the car park is an open, grassed area (which could be a nice picnic spot, on a pleasant day) and toilets.

From this point, two tracks lead away into the forest. Choosing the Waimoko option provided a warm-up section of track through a broad flat gully through majestic openly planted Redwoods.

Whilst the wind was whistling above and the rain was pouring, in the forest the

conditions were pleasant.

A little care was needed on the first steep uphill. The wet conditions and network of exposed tree roots made concentration essential if a tumble was to be avoided.

The decision to carry a walking pole proved to be a prudent one.

Once the ridge top was gained, the way became a little easier but any viewpoints revealed nothing but a blank wall of mist. However, being out and active was great.

After about 50 minutes a signposted track junction offered a choice. Either continue up to Patuha Trig. (684m) and Kaitake Peak and down to an exit point at Surrey Hills Road (above Oakura), via the Davies Track.

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Above: The camera was not taken on the walk due to weather conditions.

The image above was taken the following morning on a brilliant and sunny morning on track through the Redwoods grove close to the Lucy’s Gully end.

Track leads down to our start point at Lucy’s Gully via a stream crossing which required some careful route choice.

It was discussed that if it had been un-crossable it would have been a long trudge retracing our steps back to our beginning point A matter of chance saw a good decision made, on which track to start the walk on .

The Sefton Ridge track descends from the junction, following the southern side of the stream catchment down a long and level spur before “diving” steeply for several hundred meters distance to the stream bed.

Climbing from Lucy’s Gull y w o u l d a f f o r d n o wa r m u p a n d a real grunt to gain the ridge top.

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Perhaps the most obvious of species are Nikau Palms, attractive in the ribbed trunks and flax like spreading fronds.

Other species which are present include Titoke, Kohekohe, Puriri, Puketea and Karaka.

Being in forest on a wet and windy day

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The Waimoku – Sefton route took one hour 45 minutes with no stops.

DOC’s track information quotes two to three hours to reach Patuha Trig from Lucy’s Gully carpark.

The route is described as a walk.

Boots would offer more stability on parts of the walk particularly when wet.

afforded us shelter. On the previous day, the same forest would have afforded shade when sunny and hot conditions prevailed.

In hindsight, if the walk were to be repeated in wet conditions, a 20 meter walk from the carpark up the Sefton Track to check the stream flow would be prudent.

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by Judith Doyle

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Photo Contest

Monthly Photo Contest These are the winners of this month’s photos in our Digital Photo Contest.

Congratulations to the following who each receive a six month subscription, or six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine.

Entrants whose photo is chosen for a cover receive a 12 month subscription.

We are looking for the best digital photos each month depicting walking Now the time to get your digital camera out or look through your digital images and enter the

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

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

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

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

Email your entries to: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz with subject line “Walking New Zealand Photo Contest”Only EMAILED entries will be accepted.

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Above: Tramping farmland of the Whanganui backcountry. Photo by Beverley Sinclair, Wanganui.

Top Right: Tramping with daughters Ruth (4) and Grace (6) through the Tablelands around Mt Arthur, Nelson. I’m so glad to be able to get them walking in the wild at such a young age!

Photo by Sandra Johnson, Richmond, Nelson.

Middle right: Quinn and Isla with Grandad (and Granny) enjoying a first time walk at Percy’s Reserve, Lower Hutt. Great fun in the rain at the gnarled old tree.

Opposite page below: Walking toward Cape Campbell Lighthouse are Graham Mills, Sally walker, and Jo Alexander. Photo by Lynne Revell Opposite page above: The line of ants make their way down to Emerald Lake on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Photo by Campbell Phayer, Tokoroa.

Above: Walking on Upukapuka Island during the Bay of Island Walking Festival. The walk is available to the public but requires a water taxi from Russell. Photo by Hedley Parker, Gulf Harbour.

Above: The climb up Observation Hill (230 metres), with a view back to McMurdo Station and Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island, Antarctica. At the top is a 3.5 metre wooden cross - a memorial to the five men who perished on Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s return from the South Pole in March 2012. Photo by Claire Woodhall, Havelock North.

Below: A group of Wanganui Tramping Club members about to head down to Te Werahi Beach and Te Kohatu Point on the Cape Reinga Coastal Walkkway, that is the start of the Te Araroa Trail. Photo by Margaret Walford, Wanganui.

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Sydney’s new luxury hiking and camping experience

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ydney’s latest and most compelling nature-based experience Zoo2Q has launched, giving the city its first luxury camping and hiking experience.

Zoo2Q is an extraordinary three day, two night guided journey through Sydney Harbour National Park, which takes in some of the most incredible natural and

cultural wonders of Sydney.

Starting at Circular Quay with a short trip across the harbour to Taronga Zoo, day one of Zoo2Q features unique Australian wildlife experiences at Taronga Zoo, sighting of ancient Aboriginal rock art, and overnight accommodation at the world famous Roar & Snore site,in which

boasts luxury safari tents with spectacular views of the harbour to the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.

Day two includes a 15 kilometre guided walk through the extraordinary Sydney Harbour National Park with unsurpassed vistas and bushland settings to the 4½star Q Station at Manly, and ends with dinner at the award winning Boilerhouse Harbourside Bar & Restaurant.

Zoo2Q will officially commence in June with departures on the second and fourth Sunday of the month and can be booked Above: Looking out from the walkway to Sydney Heads.

Below left: The Q Station at Manly.

Below: Tempting pannacks are part of the package.

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at www.zoo2q.com.au Launching the new product, Max Player, owner of the award winning hotel - Q Station Sydney Harbour National Park, Manly, said Zoo2Q was the result of collaboration between some of Sydney’s most passionate and experienced tourism operators.

“Zoo2Q is a proud joint venture between Q Station, Sydney Harbour Eco Hopper, Taronga Zoo and Sydney Coast Walks. Each of these organisations brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to make this product the must-do nature experience Sydney has been waiting for.”

Richard Ford, owner of Sydney Harbour Eco Hopper, said that the collaboration allowed each partner to focus on delivering their part of the tour while ensuring guests get a seamless experience from start to finish.

“By bringing together our range of expertise, Zoo2Q guests are getting the best of all elements of the tour – they can relax knowing that each part of the experience has been designed to fit into an overall itinerary that is truly remarkable.”

In a recent trial of the new product, Chris Buykx, Chairman of Great Walks of Australia said, “The amazing thing about Sydney is that you have some of the world’s most spectacular walking trails on our doorstep, in Sydney Harbour National Park. The Zoo2Q walk is simply extraordinary in that it links some of Sydney’s finest experiences together with our most stunning walks.

Every moment is another “wow” as exclusive behind the scenes experiences lead on to amazing “locals only” views and exhilarating adventures on the Harbour.”

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Above left: A beach walk is included.

Below middle: A view of the Sydney harbour Bridge.

Below right: Tents at the famous Roar & Snore site.

Below: It would not be a walk without steps!

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My Favourite Walk

Hidden treasures close to home

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Above left: The start of the walkway.

Above middle: A well formed track.

Above left: The sign says it all.

Left middle: The track goes under a bridge.

Left below: Waitakaruru Stream.

Below: The Anzac Avenue Bridge.

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By Anne Manning

ou never know what hidden treasures you pass by regularly until a tramping club takes you there. Over the years I have travelled regularly from Te Aroha to Hamilton and not known of the gem at Newstead.

Our club likes to cater for all members by grading the hikes so we knew this day was going to be easy!

Our first destination was a pull off area on the Hamilton road on the right between the Newstead school and the cemetery by the 80km sign. (Unfortunately the ‘Walk’ sign is missing) We parked and set out on a well maintained track and soon found ourselves in a pretty area with trees, ferns and water. The path undulated a little and we climbed a few steps on the right and admired the well appointed school grounds. We continued on our way and noted a very tall gum tree near the path. This was an indication of what was to come.

We reached a large mown clearing with

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many tall gum trees to marvel at. I am told they are some of the tallest in New Zealand. After some time spent just marvelling at these superb specimens we carried on to Vaile Road which also gives access to the track and is labelled and gives credit to New Zealand dairy for help in maintaining the area. We noted the native planting along the side of the track at this end. We returned the way we came well satisfied with the first of our short walks.

Our day continued and we returned to Morrinsville and drove South on Studholme Street and parked on the street before a bridge where signs indicated the start of a 1.8km walk along the back of the recreational grounds towards Avenue Road.

Once again we found ourselves in a delightful area following the Waitakaruru Stream. Many trees grew here with stands of tall Totara dominant.

We reached Avenue Road and took the higher track back stopping to open a gate into the polo field where we had lunch in the shade of the oak trees. After lunch we once again headed back to the cars.

Our last little gem for the day began at Holmwood Park, a residential area on the left as you leave Morrinsville for Te Aroha.

First point of interest a small lake, sadly not at it’s best because of drought. However we proceeded right toward the Piako River and walked along side the water watching out for ducks.

Once under the bridge we noted the work people have done to beautify the area in front of their houses down to the path.

Further along you felt far from town and traffic and then we reached the point where the path went toward the streets. Half the group went toward the houses and the other half backtracked with both groups meeting back at the cars.

From here we bid our fellow members farewell and went in various directions well content with a most relaxing day.

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Above left: Fellow members admiring the view. Above right: Totara trees.

Below left: Morning teatime. Below right: In the Newstead Reserve.

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s the fireplaces get started up again we’re all wishing we could hide from the impending bad weather and grey days. Some may be planning a winter break on a tropical island, but for those of us who like to be active during the holidays, lying on a beach is not that much of an incentive.

You might know the Southern Alps like the back of your hand - how about discovering the Bavarian Alps now and adding them to your experiences? Admittedly, they’re a different scale and they’re on the other side of the world, but isn’t that the beauty of a new challenge!

The small New Zealand based tour company Sidetracks Tours (www.sidetracks-germany.co.nz) offers several weeklong tours that can be combined if you want to discover several different regions of Germany.

During their Alpine Gems tour for example, you get to enjoy a gondola ride up to the Nebelhorn, the highest peak (2224m/7297ft) in the Allgäu region. From the top you enjoy a panoramic view of 400 peaks stretching all the way to Austria

Picturesque shopping arcades with town hall and wine tavern. Munster in Westphalia.

and Switzerland, and then spend the day hiking on the spectacular alpine trails that lead back to the valley floor.

On the Southern Delights tour the small group (4-10 maximum) is based for four nights near the Berchtesgaden National Park. A guided walk through the awe inspiring narrow Wimbachklamm Gorge is just one of the many highlights here.

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Hiking in amazing scenery at Allgau.

you might want to look into some of their other tours. The Cosmopolitan North tour focuses on the multi-facetted cities Berlin and Hamburg, where you discover many cultural and historical sights by train, boat or local bus. On a Western Contrast tour you experience Germany’s industrial heritage, go on a scenic bike ride along moated castles and sleepy villages, and explore nearby Dutch Maastricht as well as Belge Brussels on day trips.

The Rhine and Romans tour takes you to a region abundant with castles steeped in history, you cycle to an archaeological park to experience Roman life as well as a bike ride in a Dutch national park renown for its Van Gogh exhibition and sculpture park. Or you might prefer to join the Active in Eastern Germany tour and punt, hike and bike amidst spectacular scenery and architectural gems, like the Semper Opera in Dresden or Europe’s largest natural stone bridge in the Czech Republic.

Tempted to go explore the other side of the world on a guided tour with Side-

Boat cruise on picturesque Konigsee. St Bartoloma Church in Bavaria.

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Helicopter to

By Amber Tate

This article is named after two of the huts on the track: Helicopter Flat Hut and Venus Hut. I think I’ll do this tramp again, in another 10 years or maybe sooner; it was just so beautiful!

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or the last six weeks, as I’ve stood chained to the coffee machine, beans grinding in one ear, blenders blending in the other, microwaves beeping, extractor fan extracting, tourists trying to get my attention to ask me where the toilet/bus stop/start of the track is, where can they fill their water bottle, where can they put their rubbish…

Through all this I’ve maintained a shaky

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hold on sanity by visualising myself walking in nature, pack on my back, not a care in the world other than making it to the next hut.

Last week I finally got to live out my fantasy. I went tramping for six days, by myself, in the Kahurangi National Park.

My last day at work was a Sunday, and

by Monday lunchtime I was walking along the Wangapeka River, revelling in the beauty of my surroundings, with only blue ducks for company.

Not only did my tramp mark the timely completion of my job but it marked the end of the season as well. Taking a week out to just walk and think seemed like a symbolic way to shelve the summer that was, before blowing the dust off autumn and delving in.

I made a rookie error on this tramp: I didn’t take any tape or plasters in case I

got blisters. I’ve had the same tramping boots for over 10 years and I’ve never got a single blister in all that time, even when they were brand new.

But after my last tramp I let my boots dry out for too long before waxing them and I think they must have shrunk a little.

By the time I cottoned on to what was happening it was too late and the blisters turned into raw, weeping sores that grated with every step.

This certainly put a bit of a dampener on things but I managed to procure some second skin and then some tape from other trampers along the way. By the end, one of them was starting to get infected, but it’s come right now.

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through the Lost Valley before reconnecting with the Karamea River and following it for two whole sun-soaked days.

I then headed up the Leslie River to the Tablelands, over Gordon’s Pyramid and down to Flora car park where my guy met me with Baileys and ice cream.

Whoever named the creeks that flow into the Karamea River must have had gods and galaxies on their mind. After Moonstone Lake, the creeks of Orbit, Apollo, Mars, Thor, Atlas, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Silvermine join the mighty Karamea on its true left, while Lu-

nik, Star, Comet, Satellite, Apogee, Perigee and Sputnik Creeks join on the true right.

Maybe the name giver was just buzzing out on nature as much as I was, and getting a bit cosmic on it.

All in all, it was a fantastic, although challenging, tramp. Sometimes I just had to stop and gaze in wonder at the sheer beauty that was all around me: the endless expanse of bush bisected by that stunning river.

A river which spoke to me in a language that I couldn’t fully understand but could generally catch the gist of – a

Above: left: A wide area of tussock grass.

Opposite page bottom: Native fern galore.

Above right: Vegetation amongst the rocks.

Below right: A stream makes a welcome break.

Below left: An alpine flower.

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Helicopter to Venus

language of time and seasons, floods and droughts, landslides and earthquakes.

Sometimes the river gurgled merrily, carefree, over and around rocks, other times she flowed sullen and silent, pouring herself lazily into huge, deep emerald-green pools, wrapping herself around her hidden treasures and secrets.

Other times, I couldn’t care less about the scenery and just had to focus on putting one foot in front of the other, like during the three hour climb up out of the Leslie Valley.

I tried to steer my thoughts away from the heaviness of my pack and the discomfort in various parts of my body. When I Above left: and right: There were many streams and rivers to walk alongside or cross.

Below right: Time to sit down and cleam our teeth!

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found myself cursing that damn hill for its steepness and endlessness I distracted myself with happy thoughts: I reminded myself of all the good things in my life, everything I’m grateful for and everything that I have to look forward to.

Finally, just when I thought that I couldn’t go on any longer, I emerged out of the bush into the expansive, open wilderness that is the Tablelands. Suddenly I recognise my surroundings: Mt Arthur and Gordon’s Pyramid, and all at once I feel very close to home. Gordon’s Pyramid sits squat and fat like a Buddha, teasing me, challenging me to climb its slopes. How could I say no?

Sitting on top of Gordon’s Pyramid I literally felt like I was on top of the world. A vast panorama of pristine wilderness stretched out in every direction before me, extending as far as the eye could see.

I looked back in the direction I’d come, sometimes hobbling, other times galloping, but it was just me that got me here – no cars, helicopters, boats or aeroplanes, just me and my trusty legs.

There’s a very simple satisfaction that comes from getting somewhere under your own steam. Carrying everything you need on your back, leaving all of life’s trivial little stresses by the wayside.

Walk, eat, sleep, walk, eat, sleep; life becomes very simple.

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he Cape Brett Walking Track, steeped in history, rated one of the best 100 in the world, is 7-8 hours and 16.3 km one way. It’s perfectly suited for people with average to good fitness.

This track equates to approximately 26,666 steps.

Cape Brett Track starts at the beautiful Oke Bay in Rawhiti. Oke Bay is rated one of the best in Northland. From the land above this beach you get breathtaking views. The famous New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, who has a beach house nearby considers this her favourite beach.

Dolphins often come into this bay to play so if you are lucky, you’ll see them.

If you have time, you’ll be able to get into the water and swim with them.

After this amazing start at Oke Bay, you’ll enter native and regenerating bush with streams and places to stop, sit, and admire the views. The first hour is a steady but not too arduous climb to the first hut, where you’ll find fresh drinking water, seating, and a cleared area with expansive views of the entire Bay of Islands.

Incredible!

After your rest, drink, and photo shoot you’ll progress along the spine of the Cape Brett peninsular for another 10 minutes or so when you come to a junction in the track.

Kauru Forest Here you can either continue straight ahead towards Cape Brett or take a right turn down to a spectacular forest of native and iconic Kauri, 15 or so minutes from the junction.

The Kauri forest is definitely worth a visit. Many of the Kauri are 4-500 years old and several meters in diameter at the base. Standing among these guardians of the forest you’ll feel like you are stepping back in time way beyond the Maori who

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Oke Bay a lovely sandy beach.

first settled New Zealand.

Whaling Station After you have drunk in the aura and sense of majesty that these magnificent trees exude, you can either back track to the Cape Brett track or carry on down this track for an hour or so, when you’ll come to the old whaling station at Whangamumu.

This station was the only one in the world that caught whales with nets, and it was Northland’s longest running and most successful station.

During the late 1800s at Whangamumu 16 to 20 whales was a fair season’s catch, each whale being worth £100, or around $100,000 today.

Things went well for the whaling station owners until the depression in the 1930’s when operations and profits went into decline. Oil was harder to sell, and prices fell dramatically.

After temporary periods of opening and closure, the final episode of the station

came in 1940 when the station was extensively rebuilt and reopened. However the industry never picked as the new owners had expected.

The whaling station was finally closed down and abandoned when one of its boats, the Niagara, was sunk and left a crude oil slip in the vicinity of Whangamumu causing the humpbacks to avoid their old route.

After you have spent some time at the whaling station, and taken in its fascinating history, you can proceed up the Whangamumu Track to get back to the main Cape Brett Track via Te Toroa Bay. When you join up with the main Cape Brett Track again, you’ll be about two and a half hours from the Lighthouse at the Cape.

But before you get there, there are two more features of the Cape Brett walk which you won’t want to miss.

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to Deep Water Cove. The turn off is well signposted on the Cape Brett track so you need have no fear of missing it. It will take you 30 minutes to get to Deep Water Cove, and 30 minutes to return back to the main Cape Brett track, but it’s well worth the effort.

On November 3 rd 2007, after nine months of final planning and a weather postponement, the HMS Canterbury was sunk by explosives at Deep Water Cove.

The idea behind retiring the frigate at this beautiful location was to provide recreational divers with a thrilling underwater experience. Divers from all over the world now come to Deep Water Cove to explore the old girl.

On the day she was sunk, over 300 hospitality boats and pleasure craft gathered to witness the event.

The location provides a safe diving environment sheltered from prevailing winds with minimal current. Deep Water Cove provides the perfect sanctuary for the frigate on the sparsely inhabited sandy bottom at the selected location. The wreck is also creating an artificial reef.

As a matter of interest, Deep Water Cove was also the site of Zane Grey’s first deep sea angling base and an early whaling station. It is now a nature reserve and a popular anchorage and shelter for boats after they first enter the bay.

Wow! What an interesting bay to visit!

When you arrive at Deep Water Cove, you will have walked two thirds of the Cape Brett track at this point. This cove is a perfect place to put on your swimmers (and snokel mask and fins if you have them) and take a well earned dip and rest.

When you’ve been refreshed and reinvigorated, begin your tramp back up to the main Cape Brett Track again.

Walkers on the track.

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Mt Rakaumangamanga After about 30 minutes or so, you’ll see a well signposted track on your right which will take you on a loop to Mt Rakaumangamanga.

Mt Rakaumangamanga, the headland at the end of the Cape Brett peninsula, has a huge significance for the Maori peoples.

It marks the pivotal corner of the so called ‘polynesian triangle’, the area where the earliest navigators sailed from to arrive in Aotearoa, the other points being Hawaiiki and Easter Island.

Rakaumangamanga (“the branching out of the canoes”) is named after Te Heke Nui (“the Great Migration”) which comprised a fleet of seven waka canoes. This fleet landed at the foot of the ridge which came to be known as Rakaumangamanga and each of its seven peaks is said to represent a waka.

Towards the Cape, walking alongside the dramatic cliff-face, you can see abundant fish and bird life below - often dolphins and seals will come close to shore – and even the odd whale!

From Deep Water Cove onwards, the track gets more challenging and becomes quite exposed with steep drop-offs to the sea below.

Although it is not that far to the lighthouse, it will take you about 2-3 hours, and can be quite tiring. The effort is rewarded with outstanding views of the outer Bay of Islands, north to the Cavalli Islands and south to Whangaruru and beyond to the Poor Knights Islands.

Along the track, you will come across an electric fence crossing the width of the peninsula. This was constructed in 1995 to reduce the impact of possums on the coastal bush. Please ensure the gate is closed.

Lighthouse The 14-metre high Cape Brett Lighthouse stands at the entrance to the Bay of Islands. The iconic lighthouse was first lit in 1910, and it still has its internal workings. The light was unique in that it was the first light of three in New Zealand to utilize mercury bath technology.

The Cape Brett Lighthouse keeper’s cottage built in 1908 is a typical lighthouse keepers dwelling of the early 20th century. It is now the DOC hut at the Cape.

It is the only one of its type remaining in Northland. Its ceramic chimney pots are of particular interest.

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Walking Track Absolutely incredible!

Cape Brett Lighthouse at sunrise.

The area is rich in early Maori history with remains of ancient pa sites (fortified villages) visible at various locations.

Oke Bay Lodge

The Oke Bat Lodge is a 120 year old, two storey, historic homestead.

The homestead is located right at the beginning (literally) of the Cape Brett walking track.

All you need to do is walk out the front door and onto the track!

The Lodge is also by far the best location available in Rawhiti if you want close proximity to Oke Bay. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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It has two showers, mains pressure hot and cold water, flush toilet, stove, microwave, two fridges, a freezer, kitchen with all the essentials (in terms of pots and pans, bowls, glasses/cups and cutlery), phone, wireless broadband, boat ramp down the road, sky TV via the internet, auto washing machine etc.

It’s best described as a large-classicKiwi bach, that can sleep 20 plus, ideal for kids and large families who don’t want five star and who want to relax and not have to worry about damaging anything.

In total, there are beds for 12 people at present. Upstairs there is a double bed in www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

three rooms, a queen in another, and a set of bunks in another. Downstairs there is a set of bunks in one room, and a couch that unfolds and turns into a comfortable double bed in the lounge.

There are mattresses for a further 12 people (150mm thick and covered so they are not ‘budget’) for extras. If there are even more people coming to stay, there is a double airbed and a single airbed. We’ve tried to cater for 23 people since the hut at Cape Brett only sleeps 23.

The special feature of this property is that there is a beach on both sides (an Isthmus) so you’ll get breathtaking views.

Oke Bay, one minute from the Lodge is world class with incredible diving, safe swimming and fishing. Take a swim before or after your tramp!

You’ll never be short of things to do!

There is off street parking for cars.

You’ll also have no neighbours as the Lodge own the land on both sides i.e. the house sits in a sun trap pocket of native bush.

The Lodge is one hour from Whangarei and three hours from Auckland, 35 minutes from Russell.

Cost: It’s $35 pp plus a $500 bond which is refundable at the end of your stay.

To book the Lodge, phone/text Julian on 027-476-4430 or email Julian@esisite.com.

Water taxi Oke Bay Lodge offers a water taxi service to and from Cape Brett. We can bring you from Paihia or Russell, take you to the Lodge, you do the walk, and then we can take you back to the Lodge or Russell or Paihia. We are completely flexible.

The cost to walk the track is $45 for an adult and $22.50 for a child.

Conservation In this area of New Zealand, there are groups of really committed volunteers

Time to take in the views..

who are working very hard to eradicate pests like possums, rats, stoats, certain types of ants and bees, cats which people throw away in the bush and they become wild etc.

Their aim is to restore the native bush, bird, animal, and insect life to how it was before all these introduced pests came and ruined things.

Wow! What great initiatives!

Foremost among these groups is Project Island Song. They do an incredible job.

Cape Brett Walking Track Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Seven Spectacular Features: • Oke Bay • Oke Bay Lodge • Kauri Forest • Whaling Station • Sunken Wreck • 100 Year Old Light House • Truly Stunning Terrain

www.capebrett.co.nz Chris Pegman Soliloquy Photography

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Cactus to cloud From the Sonoran Desert to the Alpine Zone

By Daniel Haddock

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Could three 60 plus secondary/varsity mates conquer: * One of Andrew Shurkarah’s, National Geographic Adventure, top ten hardest day hikes * Backpacker magazine’s fourth hardest day-hike in America * A hiking trail which starts in Palm Springs, California (two hours southeast of Los Angeles) with the greatest elevation gain of any trail in the United States, as it climbs to 8,516 feet from the desert to Long Valley where it joins with the Mt San Jacinto State Park trail to gain another 2,318 feet to the summit of Mount San Jacinto,the 2nd highest peak in Southern California

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Above insert: The map traces most of the route we walked. There is snow on the peak which indicates the months of December to April.

Above left: Sitting on top of the world above Coachella Valley.

Photo R Wood Opposite page left: The Stone Cabin at 10,000 feet. This was built in 1939 by the Conservation Corps to provide shelter and emergency supplies for those forced to stay unexpectedly by a weather change. Photo R Wood Opposite page left: Linda, David, Dorothy, Timothy and Daniel- We were about 4 hours into the trip getting closer to the higher elevations. Photo R. Wood www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

ost people attempt this hike in either late March/April depending on the snow fall levels near the top, or in October when the summer heat wave has begun to abate.

The only date that everyone could assemble was in mid-June which was definitely not recommended as temperatures soar above 45C during the day in the desert valleys. Temperatures have recently soared to 50C in the area rivalling Death Valley as the hottest place in the Northern Hemisphere.

Of the three high school/varsity mates, Richard lived in Rancho Mirage near the start of the hike and was acclimatised to the desert heat, Timothy drove 20 hours from Seattle, Washington and his busy work schedule to make the event, and Daniel who had lived and worked in New Zealand since 1973, had flown 12 hours from almost the shortest day and winter in Auckland to the longest day and summer in Palm Springs, California. We would be joined by Dorothy, David and Linda, experienced local hikers.

A 2 am start Richard called the shots as he had done the first half of the 22 mile hike two weeks before with three other super fit hikers.

They had left at 4am but found this was too late as the sun rose just after 5am and bathed them in heat on the eastern side of the steep climb. So when two of the group suggested 2am, Richard eagerly agreed. This would allow us to reach the higher elevations before the baking sun hit us. Needless to say, we didn’t get much sleep that night even though we turned in about 9pm.

We met David, Dorothy and Linda at

the end of Ramon Road, Palm Springs, Thursday, June 14, a few feet above sea level. Head lamps on full, trekking poles at the ready, water/electrolytes and food supplies in our packs, we headed off on the first part of the trek. It was warm, dry, windless and dusty as we began the steady climb to 8,516 feet and Long Valley in the Mt. San Jacinto Wilderness area and then onto to Tramway mountain station. No rattlesnakes were sighted this time, but one crossed the trail just in front of Richard on the June 1 hike.

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the day. The lights of the Coachella Valley beamed below us as we climbed above the Palm Springs Art Gallery and Museum.

There were many shortcuts and false trails which in the dark led us out of our way, even though everyone but me had done this section before. However, the bright light at the Tramway mountain station was like a beacon guiding us ever upwards.

The relentless climb took its toll and I hung back with Dave to trudge at the back of the pack. We were gaining close to a thousand feet per mile under cover of darkness. In some ways it was good to do it in the dark, to try and reach the higher elevations before the sun began its daily journey.

I gave myself a severe talking to as I didn’t want to have to be rescued by helicopter or embarrass my mates by wimping out. It didn’t help that I read a blog recently about one hiker who had to call in the rescue helicopter to take away the body of a dead hiker he found on the trail. This was a tough walk!

Flat Rock, the first landmark After five hours of switchbacks, we reached Flat Rock at 7am.

At 6,000 feet, it was the first real landmark. It would have looked brilliant if water was tumbling over its granite formations. But it was so dry! However, the jumble of granite at different levels did offer up some great photo shoots of the weary group. The steep terrain beckoned us for a further climb of 2,516 feet over a further two miles. We were heading into the alpine zone and the pine trees were making their presence felt at last.

The trekking poles became something else to carry as scram-

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Above: The vegetation changes as you get closer to the alpine zone.

Photo D. Seitz.

bling over rocks became the order of the day. The poles slid off the granite or got caught on craggy rocks as we ascended from Flat Rock. The increasing light offered stunning views of the Coachella Valley below and the towering crags above us. We could see the Tramway cables and towers over in the next ridge.

I got a burst of energy finally and joined the top group.

After another two hours of struggling ever upwards, someone asked, “How do we know when we’re getting near the top?

Linda said, “You’ll be looking straight up and see the sky”. Sure enough, I saw a dark blue patch of sky above the tree line. One last effort to get over the ridge line, and then Long Valley spread out in front of us for miles in each direction. After a photo round, and a quick rest, we strode our way to the Tramway Mountain Station.

The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Our journey finally joined that of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway which travels up Chino Canyon, then passes up North America’s sheerest mountain face through five life zones (biomes) on its way to the Mountain Station at 8,516 ft (2,596 m) above mean sea level.

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Above left: Taking a break at Flat Rock, 6000 feet, after five hours of walking are Linda (seated), left to right, Daniel, Dorothy, David and Timothy. Photo R. Wood Above right: Climbing up the ridge towards Long Valley. The plume of smoke across the valley near San Gorgonio is that of the Hathaway fire which burnt over 3000 acres. Photo D Seitz Below: Triumphant at the peak sign, Timothy, Richard and Daniel with Mt San Gorgonio in the background. Who said the over 60s couldn’t do it?

passengers, it is the largest of the three rotating aerial trams in the world. (Wikipedia) We climbed the concrete walkway to the mountain station where David, Dorothy and Linda decided to catch the next tramway car down at 10:15am. Hikers have to remember to bring $12 to catch the ride down as retracing your steps would be extremely difficult after such a long trek upwards. We decided to continue to the peak and went in and bought our tickets, so that we could just get on the next car more quickly upon our return from the peak.

Who would have thought that cold water with ice cubes could taste so good? Richard had discovered this free source of liquid energy on previous visits. We filled up our bottles and decided to push on a further six miles to the pinnacle of Mt San Jacinto.

The weather was brilliant at a bearable 70F or around 20C. To Mt San Jacinto, Aya Kaich- home of Dakush, the meteor and legendary founder of the Cahuillla local Indian tribe Mount San Jacinto is one of the “Three Saints,” a name oc-

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Above top: Again the Palm Springs Mounted Police Search and Rescue is ensuring that emergency supplies are available. There was another box further up the trail. Photo R Wood Above midle: Dire warnings about attempting this hike unless you are fully prepared.

Below: Just getting started on the real climb upwards. White Painted dots signal the trail direction at lower elevations.

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casionally used to describe the high points of the three tallest mountain ranges in Southern California, Mount San Jacinto, Mount San Gorgonio, high point of the San Bernadino Mountains, and Mount San Antonio, high point of the San Gabriel Mountains. (Wikipedia) Back in the 70’s I had worked a summer at near-by Hurkey Creek Regional Campground. On a day off, I walked through to the peak and back. But that was then and today I had already done a gruelling seven hours to get to this point.

Each tramway car brought a range of visitors, some wellequipped to walk to the peak, others dressed like they were going to a champagne lunch. We had to go by the Long Valley Ranger Station in order to get a permit to walk in the Mt San Jacinto Wilderness area.

From there we met lots of other walkers heading to or from the peak. No one could believe we had been walking since 2am and had done the hard yards from Ramon Road.

There was only one source of water in the next 12 miles as even the tap at the Ranger Station was not working. There was a pipe at about the 14 mile mark which warned you not to drink it but it did mean a cold wash and a good soaking for the hat and head.

We knew we were getting close to the summit when the Stone Cabin built in 1939 by the US Conservation Corps came into view at about 10,000 ft. It was built as an emergency shelter with food and water supplies in case you got caught out when a storm system blew in. We decided to call in on the way back and continued to the peak.

Everybody along the way was talking about the boulder scramble to finally reach the peak. The trail disappeared and we clambered over the 100 yard rock jumble. There was the wooden sign and the geological marker at the pinnacle. Someone, who thought it was amazing that old high school mates had walked 16 miles since 2am to get there, took our picture. All the pain drained away as we stood behind that sign with wide smiles.

Then we clambered to another higher rock for further shots.

The Coachella Valley spread out in all its glory below with only the smoke from a bush fire up the valley disturbing the endless view.

Homeward Bound I had to keep telling myself that there was only six miles to go to get to the Tramway Station and it was all downhill. However, all long distance walkers know that going downhill is sometimes harder on your legs that climbing uphill.

We were running out of water and food but just kept putting one foot in front of the other and tried to enjoy the scenery. Richard was striding out as Timothy and I flagged a bit.

The last 1 ½ miles seemed the longest part of the journey.

Soon, we saw the Ranger Station and the concrete path leading to the tramway.

Waiting for the 5:30pm Tramway car to take us down to the valley station and the car we had parked the night before, we noticed that everyone else waiting looked like they just had a relaxing meal and were dressed for partying. Oh well, tired and dirty after fifteen hours of walking, we had just cracked the highest elevation climb in the states.

Richard was right. Over the next few days when we were driving around the valley, we looked up at the top of Mt Jacinto which dominates the skyline, and proudly said,‘ we made it to the top of that peak’, just like Richard said we would. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Surprise for first marathon entrant

A group on walkers in last year’s event. Photo As Seen in Dunedin

35th Cadbury Dunedin Marathon in September

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By John Stintson

he 2014 Cadbury Dunedin Marathon plus Half Marathon Run and Recreational Walk will be held on Sunday September 14th.

This will be the 35th staging of this major Otago Sporting Event and the 29th year of involvement for race organisers the Caversham Harrier and Athletic Club. This year will also mark the 27th year of major sponsorship for Cadbury Ltd a remarkable achievement for a sporting event.

Apart from some fine tuning the course for both distances will remain the same with the full Marathon starting from Otakou on the farthest point of the Otago Peninsula.

The Half Marathon will start in Anzac Avenue opposite the Forsyth Barr Stadium car park and take in some of the most scenic parts of North Dunedin before rejoining the full Marathon course down to the finish at Watson Park Port Chalmers.

The establishment of the cycleway beside State Highway 88 has provided untold benefits for competitors in terms of safety and also providing additional extended views of the beautiful Otago Harbour.

Race headquarters will again be located at the Forsyth Barr Stadium an ideal venue for race pack distribution and for post race prize giving.

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committee have targeted Queens Birthday Weekend to have entry forms for all events in place. All sponsorships have been confirmed and marketing and promotional work is well underway.

On line entry can be made from website www.Cadbury Dunedin Marathon along with full event information. Email info@Cadbury Dunedin Marathon.co.nz Postal address P.O.Box 5378 Moray Place Dunedin.

On Tuesday June 10th a seminar for the 2014 Cadbury Dunedin Marathon will be held at the Sargood Gallery Otago Institute of Sport and Adventure 40 Logan Park Drive.

Guest speakers are Dr Ken Hodge Professor School of Physical Education Sport&Exercise Sciences University of Otago. Geoff Anderson Dunedin Physiotherapist and New Zealand Cross Country Representative, Dr Megan Gibbons Nutritionist and Senior Lecturer at Otago Polytechnic and Dave Stinson Caversham Club Coach Athletics NZ Level 2 Distance Coach.

The seminar is organised by Caversham Physiotherapy Clinic entry by gold coin donation with all proceeds to the Otago Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

A spot prize of Mizuno training shoes valued at $200 will be drawn on the night.

Above: Julie Adams receives her prize from Jill Grant of A Walker’s World.

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hen Julie Adams entered her first ever marathon she never dreamed it would take her all the way to Italy to walk the legendary Amalfi Coast!

But that’s where she’s off to courtesy of A Walker’s World and the Italian State Tourist Board.

Out of a field of over 9,000 runners and walkers at the 50th Rotorua Marathon Julie’s number was drawn to walk away with one of A Walker’s World most popular holidays – a week for two walking village to village along Italy’s amazing Amalfi Coast plus the airfares to get her there … and back.

As you can imagine, Julie was overwhelmed by her win, not to mention being the envy of around 8,999 other competitors.

Above: Walkers in Positano, the last stop on the Amalfi Coast walk.

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Great walks planned for walking weekend N

ew Zealand’s newest addition to the walking event calendar launched itself last year – the first Bay of Islands Walking Weekend took place in Russell on 4 - 6 October 2013. So how did it go?

Eighteen months of planning by a small and eventually, pretty large group of folks in the tiny village of Russell resulted in a very successful first event.

Over 270 people took part in 420 guided walks from the 20+ different walks which were put together.

As you might imagine, the area has exceptional coastal walking opportunities, including the famous Cape Brett walk, but it also has beautiful island walks enriched with cultural sites, environmental projects and fascinating aspects of early NZ history.

Event organisers ensured that the transport to the walk sites was arranged to not just to be easy but often to add an excellent extra dimension.

Various boats and yachts were used to sail to the islands, including the famous traditional schooner, the R Tucker Thompson. Other walks stayed closer to home, exploring Russell’s rich history or

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Waitangi and its close-by but less often explored paths.

A key choice by the newly formed charitable Trust organisers was to bring together local guides to ensure all that all the features of the individual walks were brought alive for walkers. Local Maori as well as DOC staff were highly supportive of the event and offered assistance with cultural and environment heritage.

Many were involved as guides as well and added a real depth of knowledge to outstanding natural scenery.

An expo on the Saturday featured the Department of Conservation, Russell Landcare Trust, Pompallier House (the 1836 French Catholic Mission and Printery) and Russell Museum. The event closed off with a prize-giving with plenty of laughs and giveaways.

The 2014 event has many new additions. The key weekend dates are 3-5 October 2014 and in response to a number of requests, the walking period has been extended, with several specially selected walks to choose from each day from the 29th September.

Walks have a maximum of 20 people

on each and last year, a number sold out early so quick decisions may be in order to secure the combinations you want.

Several new walks have been added this year – one of them being the “Walk Amongst the Vines” – you will walk from Russell to Omata Estate vineyard along the mangrove boardwalk walkway and through the famous oyster farms of Orongo Bay. Once you get to Omata Estate you will be greeted by Bruce Soland, Omata’s viticulturist, who will give you a guided tour of the estate and take you through the wine tasting. Omata wines have won international acclaim and the location is stunning with unbroken views to the Bay. Walking only one way with a bus picking you up to take you back to town, this is a walk for those equally committed to the ‘après walk’!

At the opposite end of the vigorous scale, and again in response to requests in 2013, a ‘Fast and Furious’ walk will be added for those who like to walk at speed.

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people can meet, chat about their day, have something to eat and drink and check-out the expo area.

This year at The Duke on the Saturday, the expo experience will be enhanced by “Food”, the Bay of Islands’ newest food and wine festival. With a culinary theme, a stellar line-up of chefs, restaurants, producers, wineries and breweries is planned. This is a free event and a great place for walkers and non-walkers to gather.

Russell is a fantastic base for the weekend, full of charm and with lots of great restaurants, places to stay and for those not walking, plenty of things to do. The organisers are very excited about the weekend and the great walking experiences there are in the Bay of Islands.

Time to get your walking boots out of the cupboard for the first walking event of the season and join us in the Bay of Islands October 4th, 5th 6th. You can book online www.eventfinder.co.nz.

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Words by Maxine Stringer Photos by Viv

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he Waoku Coach Road walk was over roughly half of the 100 year old Coach Road, that used to link Dargaville with the North, before State Highway 12 was put through the Waipoua Forest.

The coach road is now disused and rises 700 meters with a maximum grade of 1:12.

This was so that the horses could manage the slope when pulling a fully laden coach or wagon.

Over the life of the Coach Road there has only been one vehicle that has driven the full length of the road, and that was in 1912 by the then Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward. Along the road there are a number

Waoku Coach Road

of hand cut stone culverts and stone flushing’s that are still visible and very functional today. The old Coach Road has high rainfall and is in the Matataua State Forest.

This walkway is classed as “A Classic New Zealand Walkway” under DOC. Twenty seven people from the Dargaville Tramping Club assembled at our usual place into two groups for an early morning start for the Waoku Coach Road walk.

The Wekaweka Road group with 13 people and the Tutamoe Road group with 18. These numbers included four people who joined us along the way. Altogether, we now total 31. A quick regroup at the Kaihu Tavern was to make sure everyone knew which way they had to go.

I am with the group that started from the Wekaweka Road end so my report is Above left: The Tutamoe Group.

Bottom left: Stone flushing with Colin, Caren, Brian and Merilyn.

Below right: Ian, Noeline, Ann, Maureen and Graham having morning tea.

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from that direction.

We arrived and got ourselves sorted.

We all knew we were in for a perfect day weather wise, not too hot, not too cold, just right.

Our group headed straight into the native bush and we stayed tramping in the bush for about 3½ hours until we came to the ‘clearing’.

During that time we came across the many culverts and stone flushing’s as mentioned above. You can’t help but think about those early pioneers making the road in those harsh times, when you see the work first hand.

We crossed streams where a bit of rock hopping was required if you wanted to keep your feet dry. Yes, there was mud in places but you could easily scoot around the edges to miss the bulk of it.

There was plenty of supeljack vine to tangle you up. I was looking down watching where to put my feet and hadn’t noticed a supeljack vine head level. I only needed to stumble once to learn a valuable lesson.

We decided to stop around 10 am for food and refreshments. Moving on we came to a DOC sign that pointed out the

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directions and time. This DOC sign is at the intersection where the Wekaweka Track meets up with the Waima Track heading north and the Tutamoe Track heading south.

Moving along on our next stage of the tramp we are heading south and we are still in the bush. Somewhere along this part of the track was clear evidence of wild pig rooting.

Apart from that, the bush always looks wonderful when there has been recent rainfall.

New lush growth so bright in colour, heaps of various pretty spongy mosses, various types of lichen and fungi, beautiful native trees, Tui’s that never stopped singing, plus various other noisy birds.

This is why I go tramping, nothing else beats a day like this.

We knew we were getting close to the ‘clearing’ as more and more sunshine was filtering through. More layers of clothing were starting to peel off as the day was warming up and we were coming out of the bush. Weaving our way through flax bushes and the nicely placed DOC markers

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we came out into the clearing.

The plan was, that we should meet the Tutamoe group coming from the other direction while in this “clearing” area somewhere. While we are now walking over grassland we spotted three wild horses.

We come to the famous landmark of the track called “Honey Moon Cottage”.

Sorry to tell you all this, but it is no longer standing. Timber piled neatly where it once stood and a rusted corrugated drum which would’ve been the water tank.

Surely the other group must be getting close, next minute around the corner they started arriving.

We decided to have our lunch where we met, which incidentally was besides the remains of an old house truck, minus the truck. Having a rest and sit down was well appreciated. Food, drink and relaxing while swapping stories and also swapping car keys.

Our usual group photo was taken in a relaxed setting. We finished our lunch, said our goodbyes’ and headed off in the opposite directions.

We were heading south towards Tutamoe and it was easy going. A bit of mud here and there but nothing to worry about. Several holes in the ground where

you could disappear if you did not notice they were there.

This section seemed to go on forever and ever, with still plenty of stone flushings and culverts to look at.

We stopped for afternoon tea at the same spot the other group had stopped for morning tea.

Off again until we come to a couple of locked gates and continuing on past several groups of bee hives until we could see our rally cars. [Oops, I was meaning to say the other groups cars] We all headed back to the Kaihu Tavern where we agreed to meet up again and swap cars back.

We had tramped for 26½ km and it took us seven hours.

This tramp has been our longest one to date for our group. Many thanks to Viv for the photos and the people who took their cars.

Maybe a few tired bodies afterwards for some, but well worth the effort.

Above left: Maureen and Ann walking through the bush.

Above right: A log is the bridge across the stream.

Below left: One of several water crossings.

Below right: A group photo at a lunch stop.

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Window on Waitakere

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By Kay Lindley

he Auckland Council Terrestrial Biodiversity monitoring is planned as a long-term study with multiple sites throughout the Auckland region being surveyed at least five yearly and some more frequently.

Forest complexity and the ratio of exotic to native birds are two measures to be observed over time and as stated earlier, the forest complexity at the Ark is greater than anywhere else in the region.

Another study is on the presence of one native bird that, as it is found in many sites, is a particularly good indicator.

Miromiro, the Tomtit, is that bird and for those of you who think it is a common bird at the Ark, you are right. It is in fact more common here than at any other site in the Auckland region, including Little Barrier Island.

The high numbers at the Ark are a direct result of the years of predator control by our dedicated volunteers.

Other names for the New Zealand Tomtit are Pied Tit, Yellow-breasted Tit, Black Tit, Ngirungiru, Pied Tomtit, Yellow-breasted Tomtit, Black Tomtit, Piropiro, Maui-potiki.

According to NZ Birds Online, the Tomtit is a forest and shrub-land inhabiting species of both native and exotic

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habitats. It is rarely seen in highly modified open habitats, such as farmland and suburbia.

Tomtits have a widespread distribution through the North and South Islands, and occur on some of their offshore islands, Stewart Island, Chatham Islands, Snares Islands and Auckland Islands.

Most populations are dimorphic, males being mainly black-and-white, and females mainly brown-and-white. They are often heard giving contact calls or males singing, but are sometimes difficult to see.

Individuals can be quite confiding, coming within a few metres. Adults of both sexes of Snares Island Tomtit are black, juveniles being a duller blackbrown.

In the four other subspecies, adult males have a black head, upper chest and back, black wings with one white bar on each wing across the bases of the flight feathers, a black tail with some white on some outer feathers, and white underparts.

In the South, Chatham and Auckland Islands subspecies, males have some yellow and/or orange colouration on the lower chest and belly, being brightest at the sharp demarcation with the black on the upper chest.

They have a white spot at the base of the upper mandible which can be enlarged during displays. Juvenile males have duller plumage, and have subtle streak-

Above: A New Zealand Tomtit sits on a broken branch in the wild.

ing on head as a result of white shafts of black feathers.

Adult female of Auckland Island Tomtit is similar in colouration to male but with black areas being duller. Adult females of North, South and Chatham subspecies are brown over the head, back and wings (white/buff wingbar present), and fawn on the upper chest which fades to white on the belly.

Juvenile females are similar, but with faint streaking on the head.

Both sexes make short “seet”, “zet” or “swee” contact calls throughout the year, most often given singularly, but up to five in quick succession.

Full song is given by adult males throughout the year, except during the moult period (February-April). The song has been rendered as “ti-oly-oly-oly-ho”, and lasts two - three seconds. Also, give a downscale call, a series of ‘chuck’ calls, descending in tone, and which start in rapid succession and finish slowly.

Downscales are sometimes given after a neighbour has given such a call, and also in response to such calls by robins.

For the opportunity to see tomtits in the Ark in the Park area in the Waitakere ranges, and to go on the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks series, please email me on: kaylindley@xtra.co.nz. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Baseline amount of exercise for a person to be healthy

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he human body is built for movement. If we do not move frequently, we become weaker and life is shortened: “Being upright and able to move freely” is a cynic’s definition of being alive!

vinced that excessive exercise does impair health and shorten life - I do not need any research to tell me this. I can see it around me. However, in case you think I am conIt is not a question of whether or not exercise is good for you: tradicting my own behaviour which is as a practitioner of extreme, intense exercise, I The real question is “How much and how often should we exercise to remain exercise as such with an intense awareness of the dangers of doping so and take preventive healthy throughout life?” measure. How I do this will have to be the I am convinced that the keys to longevity are: topic of a future article.

Nutritional balancing which is increasby Gary Moller Dip Ph Ed PG Dip Rehab PG Dip The “Lift and Press” ingly important as we get older.

Sport Med (Otago) FCE Certified People often ask me “What Harmony in one’s life - loving, healthy is the single most important relationships and community and not holdexercise to do daily for health?” ing grudges.

Other than walking briskly, there is one exercise Regular, moderate exercise. that is most beneficial: The “Life and Press”.

Being free of disease and the need for One of the characteristics of getting old and fragile medication. is the slumping of posture, often to the point where What do we mean by “moderate”? Probthe person may still appear to be slumped in a lounge ably the easiest measure is steady exercise chair, even when standing.

Incidentally, this slumped that is sufficient to have you puffing while posture is now quite common in our children. What still allowing you to keep a conversation will they be like at 60 years! going.

The lift and press exercise - the lifting of a modThe baseline amount of moderate exerest weight from the ground to press it and hold it cise necessary for health, as determined by Above: “Fit Kiwi” doing her daily lift and press dozen. above the head, is the best exercise one can do daily one study after another, is surprisingly little. to counter the effects of gravity, weak muscles and Most experts recommend accumulating sloppy postural habits.

Of course there are more; but let’s just do 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five days a week: Exerthe lift and press. cises such as digging the garden, swimming and walking. Notice I As a general rule of thumb, choose a weight that can be lifted and used the word “accumulating”. pressed above your head 15-20 times in a continuous rhythm. If you Whether it is 5 minutes of exercise here and there, such as walkcan do more than 20 repetitions, increase the weight a wee bit. Done ing up the stairs instead of taking the lift and walking home it really once a day, five days a week will do the job. You do not need expensive does not matter. weights: Some cans in the pantry inside a couple of pillow cases that What really matters is the total time per day. Pedometers can are then knotted shut will be sufficient. be very handy for keeping track of cumulative exercise by the way.

The bonus of this exercise is it counts towards your daily exercise While most adults probably meet the daily and weekly quota of 30 minutes! minimum, I wonder how many of their children get anywhere near it?

Excessive exercise, on the other hand, may shorten your life. Four or more hours of intense exercise, such as running, per week may be Right: The “Lift all it takes to negate the benefits of exercise for health and longevity. and Press”, startI am c o ning early in life and continuing this single exercise daily forever.

Gary Moller

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AUGUST 2014

2 The Bridge Marathon, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 3 Brisbane Marathon Festival, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 3 Bush Marathon Festival, Canberra, Act, Australia 3 Townsville Running Festival, Townsville, Qld, Australia 8-10 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland 9 Lamington Eco Challenge, Lamington National Park, Qld, Australia 10 City2Surf, Sydney, NSW, Australia 12 Toowoomba Road Runners Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia 12 Bribie Island Bash, Bribie Island, Qld, Australia 16-17 Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 17 Alice Springs Running Festival, Alice Springs, NT, Australia ] Salomon Trail Running Series, 7km, 15.5km & 21km, Olinda, Australia 17 Trail Marathon Ruinning weekend, Wagga Beach, NSW, Australia 24 Health.com.au Sandy Point Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mordialloc, Australia 24 Mudgee Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mudgee, Australia 24 Adelaide Marathon Running Festival, Adelaide, SA, Australia 31 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 30-31 IML Two Day Walk,, Verdal, Norway 31 Shepperton Running Festival, Shepparton, Vic, Australia 31 7th Annual Parkinsoin’s NSW Unity Walk & Run, Sydney, NSW, Australia

SEPTEMBER 2014

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OCTOBER 2014

4-5 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany 4 Western Sydney Marathon, Penrith, NSW, Australia 5 Guadalcanal Peace Marathon, Guadalcanal 11-12 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 11 Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon, Fitzroy Falls, NSW, Australia 11-18 Alice Spring Masters Games Alice Springs, NT, Australia 12 Medibank Melbourne Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 3kmm, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

18-19 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 25-26 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju, Korea 27 Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

NOVEMBER 2014

1-2 Carcoar Cup Running Festival, Carcoar, NSW, Australia 1-3 IML Three Day Walk, Higashimasuyama, Japan 2 Mt Marlow Marathon, Pallarenda, Qld, Australia 9 Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Namadgi National Park, Act, Australia 9 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 8-10 Upperchurch Walking Weekend, Nr Thurles, co Tipperary, Ireland 8-9 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan 22 The Polar Bear Marathon & 50km, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues JUNE 197 2014

4 Walk Talk 7 High Achiever: Green Prescription paves way to healthier lifestyles 8 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker Memorial Walkway 10 New Zealand Walk: Te Hapu - simplicity amoungst spendour 12 New Zealand Walk: In the footsteps of Scott on Quail Island 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 My Favourite Walk: Wairere Falls after 30 years 24 My Favourite Walk: Peak Hill Walkway has spectacular views 26 New Zealand Walk: Tararua treasures 28 My Favourite Walk: Fiji waterfall walk 30 Overseas Walks: Baffling Bulgaria 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walk: Lake Hart - a walk on a salty lake 40 Event: A sea of purple at Hamilton 41 New Product: Socks you wished Santa had delivered 42 Window on Waitakere: Activity board 43 Health: Morton’s Foot associated with foot and ankle pain 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 49 Event: Record running for Wellington Marathon 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for June 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Wellington Marathon 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

MAY 196 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk : Harihari Coastal Walk 10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic Reserve 10 News: Green Flag awards for Timber Trail and Waitomo Ruakuri Walk 11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s newest park now open 12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River Trail 14 New Zealand Walks: Successful Manawatu Walking Festival 16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island with a fascinating history 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Take the kids to Rangiwahia Hut 21 Event: Dual charity fun event 22 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune - full of walking opportunities 26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’s Trail song 26 Need to Know: Zero tolerance to dumping in public reserves 27 Need to Know: Closure of walking track puts Otway tourism on slippery slope 28 Need to Know: If things go wrong think Star 29 High Achiever: Well worth the effort 30 Overseas Walks: Granite Island: Home of Little Penguins 35 Product Marketplace: ReSkin: a second skin to prevent blisters 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Portofino on the Italian Riviera 40 Around the Groups: Tiwai conservation area 42 Window on Waitakere: Double vision 43 Health: Fungal feet and toenail infections very common 44 New Zealand Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for May 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Half Marathon

APRIL 195 2014

2 Hastings Half Marathon 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Ramblng in the Papamoa Hills 10 New Zealand Walk: Where there is a whim there is a dray 12 My Favourite Walk: The daily grind: Mt Kau Kau Wellington 13 New Zealand Walks: Walks around Whangarei

18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 News: The Freedom Walk revolution 21 My Favourite Walk: The Aucklandf ten kilometre walk 24 Event:Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 26 Te Araroa Trail: Accident prompts possible route change 26 Overseas Walk: Walking a New York ex- freight line 28 New Zealand Walk: Mangatoro Scenic Reserve 30 Overseas Walks: Following the footsteps of Dali 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours 38 Health: Why walkers can experience this type of back and hip pain 40 Event: Venue change has helped Hastings event 40 Event: Jamie’s marshalling experience 41 My Favourite Walk: Whariti wandering 42 Event: Waihi Beach Fun Run/Walk 43 Health: Cyclists need to be more considerate 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 48 Window on Waitakere: Easy bird watching 49 Christchurch Marathon 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 51 Weather forecast for April 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Half Marathon

MARCH 194 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the Mountain’ Tongariro Northern Circuit 11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails connecting Wanganui with its hinterland 14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush walks 16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st anniversary 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Know before you go this summer!

22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear Park Trail 23 New Zealand Walks:Minister opens new Sutherland Falls Track 24 My Favourite Walk: Twilight Bay 26 My Favourite Walk: Mangaokewa Reserve 28 Event: Walking beneath the stars for charity 29 Event: Kauri Run turns 10 30 Overseas Walks: Walking Italy’s Dolomites ‘King of the Alps’ 38 Books: Ecosanctuaries 38 Books: Among Secret Beauties 40 My Favourite Walk: Waipu Caves 41 High Achiever:New York City Marathon - not just for runners 40 Event: Manawatu to host first walking festival 43 Health: Where have the children gone?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Window on Waitakere: Those numbers again 49 High Achiever: Walking the World 51 Weather forecast for March 56 Country Breaks 60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

FEBRUARY 193 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Finding heart and soul at Catered Coast Walks 9 Event: 30 year old half mara-thon - a popular Auckland event 10 New Zealand Walks: Two Days Bay walks 12 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu Estuary Walk 13 New Zealand Walk: Foxton to Himitangi Beach walk 14 High Achiever:Award for walking group leader 16 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai Walking Weekend 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Four Peaks High Country Track 23 Book: A volcanic guide to Tongariro National Park 24 Overseas Walks: Romania - a fun place to walk 29 New Zealand Walk: River pathway section opened 30 Overseas Walks: Mullaghmore - a

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walk over layered limestone 33 New Zealand Walk: Walking over Arthurs Pass 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Sunset Coast Walk - new walks for all the family 40 Event: Taking on the Taniwha 42 Health: Broken bone ends up with DVT 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 49 High Achiever: Walking the World 48 Window on Waitakere: Monitoring day in the Waitakeres 51 Weather forecast for February 52 Director y: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

JANUARY 192 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Pekepeka Wetland restored 8 Overseas Walks: Take a high country walking holiday this summer 9 New Zealand Walks: Goldfield Cavalcades - have come a long way since 1991 10 New Zealand Walks: Four forests of the Far North 11 Book:Our Mountains 12 New Zealand Walk: Exploring the Manawatu Gorege Track 14 New Zealand Walk: New Tawa Track - an alternative Gorge track 16 New Zealand Walk: Sesquicentennial Track - Southland 20 New Zealand Walk: Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track 26 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic Reserve 28 Overseas Walks: Earth Sea, Sky Costa Rica 30 Overseas Walk: Following in Wainwrights steps 34 Event: Mahi Aroha doing it for conservation 38 New Zealand Walks: Walk Clutha country’s golden trails 43 Health: Have you an Iodine deficiency?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Event: Head2Head 49 Window on Waitakere: Reality shows 51 Weather forecast for January 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 The Great NZ Trek

DECEMBER 2013 191

60 Green Prescription

NOVEMBER 2013 190

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks:Mistic Mountain - Paul Rush finds picture perfect Mt Taranaki can be moody and mistic 10 New Zealand Walk: Ian Wells Track 11 My Favourite Walk:The Kepler Track 61km circular track 12 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek - Alfredton to Lake Ferry 16 New Zealand Walk :Kingston Reserve walk 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short walks in New Zealand 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Cape Kidnappers- Gannet Reserve - an unique walk 24 New Zealand Walks: Stewart Island wilderness experience with Ruggedy Range 26 News:A trek with a big difference 27 Overseas Walks: iWalk your way around Dublin?

28 Health:The IN Generation 29 Window on Waitakere: Senior citizens 32 Overseas Walks: Labrador Nature & Coastal walk 36 Books:Molesworth - stories from New Zealand’s largest high country station 37 New Zealand Guided Walks: New guided walks aimed at New Zealanders 40 Readers View: Side effects from some medications 40 New Zealand Walk: Takaro Trails Hawkes Bay new 3 day walk 42 New Zealand Walks: Improvements to enhance Kapiti Island visitor experience 43 Product Marketplace:Kiwi farmers making mihi Merino socks 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 49 Cycling Tours: Molesworth Station “It’s like biking through a Constable painting” 51 Weather forecast for November 56 Country Breaks 60 New Zealand Great Trek

OCTOBER 2013 189

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks:A challenge through the most spectacular scenery 8 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Festival caters for all fitness types 10 New ZealandWalks: The Night Time Kiwi Walk 14 New Zealand Walks:The original Pink Star Walk is back 14 Cycling Tours: Striving for caloriecredit cycling the Tasman Great Taste Trail 16 New Zealand Walk :Glenham tunnel - part of rich rail history in Southland 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Lots of charm on Stewart Island 26 Health: Have a backup plan 27 Event: What is the Head2Head Walk?

30 Overseas Walks: Spain’s Crazalema National Park 33 Overseas Walk: On an Elephant walk 34 Overseas Walk:Mary Caincross Scenic Reserve 36 New Zealand Walk: Ashburton/ Hakatere River Trail 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Blackmores XTERRA Trail Challenge 39 Product Marketplace: Ease pains and strains naturally 40 Window on Waitakere: Bird count 40 New Zealand Walk: Kiwi Ranger launched in Manawatu 41 News: Slice of Banks Peninsula bought for all to enjoy 42 Product Marketplace: Walking with a spring in your step 43 Around the Clubs: Beach, paddocks and history for July outing 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 49 Event: Manawatu Striders events 51 Weather forecast for October 56 Country Breaks 60 Napier City Half Marathon

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk :Ballroom overhang 10 New Zealand Walk: Rangiwahia Track upgrade 12 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails - walks worth doing 13 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore Island Track 14 New Zealand Walks:Catlins Capers 16 New Zealand Walk: Wairongomai Valleys walk 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short walks in New Zealand 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Ireland’s Dingle Way 24 Window on Waitakere: Reality shows 25 Product Marketplace: Walking great for your joints 26 Event: Walking event exceeds expectations 27 Health: Heat injury during exercise 30 Overseas Walks: Australia’s Heysen Trail - a work in art 35 Overseas Walks: Embrace the great outdoors in Tasmania 38 New Zealand Walk: Hogs Back Track 40 Event: Rotorua Marathon to celebrate 50 years 42 Training: Preparing to trek at high altitudes 43 Product Marketplace:Sketchers Summer Collection 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 48 Event: Cadburys Dunedin Marathon events 51 Weather forecast for December 56 Country Breaks 4 Walk Talk 59 Night-time walking marathon 6 New Zealand Walks: New multi-day

SEPTEMBER 2013 188

walk for Auckland 9 New ZealandCycling: Wineries, hot pools in the Hurunui 10 New Zealand Walks: Tim and I and a cat named Mimi walk Matatea 14 New Zealand Walk: Feast your eyes on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track 17 New Zealand Walk:A slice of paradise on The Tararua Walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Event: Waiheke walking event wins prestigious award 22 New Zealand Walks: Exploring an untouched land 25 Window on Waitakere: Kokako updated 26 News: Walking is the most popular activity 28 Event: By bus, train and foot 30 Overseas Walk: Positano - a town of a thousand steps 36 Overseas Walks: Six spectacular coastal walks on the Amalfi Coast 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Health: Measuring physical decline 39 Books: New look guide to the region’s tracks and trails 40 New Zealand Walk: Ghosts and gold dust 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 49 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks - five years of walks worth doing 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 51 Weather forecast for September 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Walking Stars

AUGUST 2013 187

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Korokoro Dam walks 9 New Zealand Walk:Greenstone Caples Track more accessible 10 New Zealand Walks: My trip to Moturua Island 14 Around the clubs: Oldest NZ outdoor club has something for everyone17 Health: Do you get RLS 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walk: Ahuriri Estuary a sanctuary for wading birds 24 New Zealand Walk: Roydon Downs a great little farm walk 26 Overseas Walk: Gibraltar is very easy to walk around 29 Overseas Walk: The Larapinta Trail - a colourful experience 34 New Zealand Walk: Lake Hayes Track popular with locals 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Guided walking holidays in Germany 40 New Zealand Walk: Harataonga Coastal Walkway 42 Window on Waitakere: Feeding frenzy 43 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Marathon now in its 34th year 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for August 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking Stars

JULY 2013 186

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: On foot in Central Hawkes Bay - The Sea, Sky and Bush walks 2013 9 Health:Free your feet and banish limiting back pain 10 New Zealand Walks: Beachcombing at Elliot Bay 14 New Zealand Walk: A walk back in time 17 Great Walks: Greatest season for Fiordland Great Walks 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopened 20 Event: Walk your way to a birthday bash 22 Readers views: Blood pressure medications 23 Books: The Way It Was 24 Event: Great Forest events 26 My favourite walk: Raumati South to Wanganui along the beach in five days 28 Overseas Tours: Tour gives different German experiences 30 New Zealand walk: Nugget Point walk 34 New Zealand walk: Around the shores of Lake Tarawera

36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Australia’s Glass House Mountains 41 Health: Putting the adventure back into exercise 42 Window on Waitakere: More Whiteheads released 43 Event: Night-time walking for a good cause 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking Stars

JUNE 2013 185

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The Waikato River Trail - creating great memories malong the way 10 New Zealand Walks:Waitangi: Forest to Ferns and Riverside Ramble 12 New Zealand Walks: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 14 New Zealand Walk: Winter Wither Hills walking 17 Great Walks: Nine Great Walks in nine weeks 17 New Zealand walk: Moncktons Scenic Reserve 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 My favourite walk: Waitaki Valley vistas 24 Te Araroa Trail: First half on Paekakariki Escarpment Track open 26 Overseas Walks: Croatia’s contrary walks 29 Event: Challenge yourself in Wellington in June 29 Event: IIawarra Fly Treetop Walk turns five 30 Overseas Walk: The Great Ocean Walk - realisation of a dream 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Night Life 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 Manaia Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 51 Weather forecast for June 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon

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 51 Weather forecast for May 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon

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JULY WEATHER FORECAST JULY 1 to JULY 31 2014

Daily Summary

Extremes and contrasts: cold in south yet mild in north, cloudy and wet in east but dry and sunny in southwest North Island wetter than average with South Island below average.

North Island rain is above average except for average Cape Reinga, central Plateau, New Plymouth, Paraparaumu and Upper Hutt.

South Taranaki may be driest. In South Island, only top, Canterbury and S Canterbury may be above rain average.

The lakes may be driest overall. Both islands have below average sunshine.

North Island may be average to warmer, but South Island average to cooler. In North Island from southern Hawkes Bay to Dannevirke may be cooler and in South Island only Nelson and parts of west coast may receive above average temperatures.

The second week brings freezing conditions and snow to low levels for many South Island districts.

2nd-5th JULY 2014 Moist northeasterlies with depressions to the north and west.

3rd JULY 2014 Passage of a depression across Auckland brings heavy rain. Gale northeasterlies may also bring high intensity rains to Thames, Coromandel, Paeroa, Hauraki Gulf, Whitianga, North Auckland and southern Northland, Warkworth.

6th-11th JULY 2014 A depression moves southeast over the country followed by westerlies over North Island, with cold southwesterlies affecting South Island.

12th JULY 2014 The next four weeks may be four weeks of unusual weather. Low mean temperatures may occur in Southland, whilst parts of the north may be mild. It also may be very cloudy and wet in many eastern regions, however, unusually dry and sunny in the Southern Lakes and southwest of South Island.

Around mid-July expect polar outbursts bringing snow in Southland and Otago, these patterns caused by persistent anticyclones to the south and southeast of the country and more frequent depressions to the west of northern NZ. Frequent easterlies and southeasterlies may occur over central and southern NZ. These next four weeks may bring extreme cold in the south of South Island with possibly record breaking temperatures in some parts of Southland and Otago, including Gore.

Temperatures may also be below normal in the Wairarapa, Marlborough, Fiordland, south Westland and Canterbury, but milder in the northwest of South Island and much of North Island with temperatures above normal in most of these places, also above normal in parts of Northland, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty.

Over this period, cloudy skies may prevail in the east, from East Cape to Canterbury which contrasts with above average sunshine in Southland and Fiordland.

The next four weeks may be very wet in the Bay of Plenty and eastern regions of both islands from Hawkes Bay to Canterbury.

It also may be a wet period over the remainder of North Island contrasting with extremely low rainfall figures in inland south Canterbury, central Otago, Southern Lakes and Fiordland. The south Westland and Southern Lakes may also be drier than average.

12th-13th JULY 2014 A bitterly cold polar outbreak brings heavy snow and snow to low levels in Southland and parts of Otago, followed by clear weather with severe frosts, possibly closing Dunedin’s motorway and Southland roads and bringing disruption to Dunedin and Invercargill airports. This may contrast with mild conditions in northern NZ. Northwesterly gales have the potential to cause damage in the Gisborne region.

12th-14th JULY 2014 Disturbed southwesterlies at first followed by southeasterlies over North Island.

13th-15th JULY 2014 The Rimutaka Hill Road, Desert Road and Napier-Taupo Roads may be closed by snow, also in Canterbury and south Canterbury, roads may be blocked. Snow on Napier-Taupo Road may isolate some areas of the Hawkes Bay. Snow may even come to the Moehau Range in Coromandel. Areas covered by snow may be Twizel, Tekapo, Fairlie, the Mt Cook Village and districts around Christchurch.

14th JULY 2014 An anticyclone prevails over southern NZ. Very low temperatures at Gore.

15th JULY 2014 Unusually low maximum air temperature in Auckland.

19th JULY- 2nd August 2014 An unsettled period with moist northeasterlies and depressions in the Tasman Sea and over the North Island.

21st JULY 2014 Temperatures in Invercargill may be high enough for a thaw.

22nd JULY 2014 Possible heavy rainfall and flooding in Whangarei and parts of Auckland. Picton may also have high rainfall around this time.

27th JULY 2014 Chance of high temperatures in Henderson.

27th-28th JULY 2014 Thunderstorms and warm conditions may affect parts of Auckland.

28th JULY 2014 Possible hot day in Hokitika.

29th JULY 2014 High rainfall near Kaitaia.

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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 09-429-0211

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 Perera 09-836-9161, www.aucklandnaturalhistoryclub. org 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 THUMBS UP ADVENTURE GROUP (TUAC): Alan Grigg 027-493-6850, Libby 021-137-1488, Leonie 021-222-8982, www.tuac.co.nz AUCKLAND CENTRAL

AUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444 AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Sarah Hart 09-625-7891, actc. trampingclub@gmail.com 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 09-576-9807 RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www. sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/ 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, Sally 09-522-5321 EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Don Hay 09-636-9730 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993 MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-846-0788 MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-445-3808, www.oacnz.org ST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09528-9726 WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901

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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 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz 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 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 09827-2737, 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 09-412-8076 MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665 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 09-832-5692 RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09832-4069 RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-4129952 SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 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, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz 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 09-482-1320,www.

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.

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), Dave Pampitt 09-410-5287 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 021-268-4154, pam_4882@yahoo.co.nz 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), Sue Pearson 09-449-2221 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, Anne Lindsay 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz 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 09473-4489 Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-271-3324 YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 RODNEY

10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Ivan Melville 09425-4999 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), Pam Jordan 021136-6129, pajordan0452@gmail.com MONDAY NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-427-9321 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 09-431-4692 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz WAIHEKE ISLAND

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

HOWICK TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Gayle Sephton 027-635-4063 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, 09-232-8844 PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442 PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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

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 07-855-2224 HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848 HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Nell 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 07-856-8980 CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848 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 07-827-3097 WANDERERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin 07-855-1335 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 07-8809088 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 TAIRUA

TAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-868-6025 THAMES

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

TAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

(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 07-3784992 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 07-862-8184 TE AWAMUTU

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 TE KUITI

TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867 TOKOROA

TOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

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), 07 348-2538 LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Colin Smyth 027-499-941, lakecity@xtra.co.nz, www. lakecity.co.nz 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 TAURANGA/MT MAUNGANUI

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 KAIMAI RAMBLERS TRAMPING GROUP: Wednesday, Roger 07544-1622 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891 MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, info@mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz , www.mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz 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), Ross 07-576-4852 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: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516

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 WHANGAMATA

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

EAST COAST GISBORNE

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

HAWKES BAY HASTINGS

BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (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 06-873-0971 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 06-877-7886 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 NAPIER

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 06843-7804, 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

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), Wednesday (PM), www.npjw.co.nz TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776 EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569 INGLEWOOD

INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06756-7255 Walking New Zealand, issue no 198 - 2014 Walking New Zealand, issue no 198 - 2014

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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- 756-7255 HAWERA

HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784 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), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375 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

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

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06385-4055 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 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06-354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ hot-whitu-chicks 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

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RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703 MARTINBOROUGH

MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

WELLINGTON 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 04-383-6276 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 (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 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: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764 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 04-293-7872 KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 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 04-902-1754 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

NORTH ISLAND MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM

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

NELSON MOTUEKA

MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03528-6290 NELSON

NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03548-3655 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 03-544-2286 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, 03388-2593 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), www.bishopdaletrampers.org.nz BURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337 BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-332-4952 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 03-382-2302 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 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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6.5PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-338-8306 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 03-337-6103 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 03-384-4794 NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494 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 03-388-3237 NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494 NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-385-5338 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 03-332-5638 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, 03-322-7220 PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216 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 03-383-5448 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 03-348-8195 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 03-338-9035 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03332-6233, 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, 03-3660689, 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, 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

OTAGO CLYDE

CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03449-2580, 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 03-434-6363 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 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 03-455-4851 KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03-472-8302 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 03-489-4071 PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114 PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683 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), Chris James 03-488-2228 WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064 XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 3d (& 5th) Tuesday, (AM), Prue Turnbull 03-454-3991 Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-2000 60 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-2080 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 03-476-1545

ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz 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), Olive Swain 03-214-4802 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 03-2112150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz TE ANAU

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