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NEW ZEALAND’S RECREATION WALKING MAGAZINE

New Zealand Great Walk

10 things to know before Walking the Milford Track

JULY 2015

ISSUE NO 210

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Prince Harry on Ulva Island New Zealand Walk:

Tongariro Alpine Crossing New Zealand Walk: Ten minute walk to a

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Overseas Walks:

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Overseas Walks

Hikes and sights of Argentina

Auckland Short Walk:

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CONTENTS Issue 210 - 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk:10 things to know before

Walking the Milford Sound 11 Robin charms Prince Harry on Ulva Island 12 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush - another

great walking weekend in Central Hawkes Bay 16 Books: Wildboy - an epic trek around the coast of

New Zealand 17 Event: 10k for 10k a colourful event 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 17 New Zealand Walk: One Tree Point Walkway,

Ruakaka, Whangarei 22 Overseas Walks: Queensland National Parks with

great walks 26 Auckland Short Walk: Wattle Down - South Auck- land 30 Overseas Walks: Hikes and sights of Argentina -

from south to north 30 New Zealand Walk: Ten minutes walk to a seal creche 33 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 10 -

Hanmer Springs to Hawarden 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Islands Walking Week end returns for 2015 40 My Favourite Walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing

ticked off!

43 Waikato Walk: Omaru Falls Scenic Reserve 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for July 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

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Walk talk

New section of Invercargill to Bluff walkway now open The latest section of track in a walkway and cycle trail connecting Invercargill and Bluff is complete.

Work has now finished on a 7.5 km stretch of land between Lake St and Kekeno Place at Awarua, and it could be as little as 18 months until a track in some form connects Invercargill and Bluff.

The latest completion, the first since 2011, means 30 km of the path from Waihopai Dam is usable.

The track is also part of Te Araroa Trail, the unfinished track which allows people to walk the length of New Zealand, from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

Te Araroa Trust chief executive Rob Wakelin said the trust was the stimulus funder, funding $300,000 of the project which will help complete the Te Araroa trial. “ Te A r a r o a i s complete in the sense of a line on the map, but there are still a dozen construction points to take the track off the road,” he said.

The $450,000 project has also been funded

by Environment Southland, Community Trust of Southland, Invercargill Licensing Trust Foundation and Invercargill City Council.

Environment Southland chairperson Ali Timms officially opened the new section at the Duck Creek Bridge site on Friday.

Environment Southland director of operations and environmental information Warren Tuckey said there was a possibility a temporary track completing the trail could be finished in 18 months.

Construction of the Invercargill to Bluff walkway and cycle trail started in 2010 and work on the next phase of the track is likely to commence in the next financial year.

Discover a new level of tranquillity in WA’s Southern Forests

West Australia’s ’s Southern Forests region is the perfect autumn getaway.

In this part of the world, clean air and a magical landscape of karri, marri and tingle forests meet vine-clad hillsides, fertile orchards, dramatic cliffs and white sandy beaches.

The Southern Forests is one of the South West’s most popular regions for tourism during the cooler months due to its diverse experiences – from beautiful walking trails and unique gourmet offerings, to relaxation retreats and exciting wildlife encounters.

One of WA’s best kept foodie secrets is the black truffle industry in the town of Manjimup, which produce more of the world’s most edible commodity than the rest of Australia combined.

For the adventure seekers, you can’t go past the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk in Walpole, which gives a bird’s eye view of some of the tallest timber giants on earth – the majestic tingle trees. Further inland in the town of Pemberton is the Gloucester Tree, a 72 metre high karri tree equipped with metal steps which visitors can climb. The Southern Forests is located 307 kilometres south of Perth in WA’s South West. The region begins just outside of Manjimup and encompasses Pemberton, Northcliffe and finishes as far south as Walpole.

Walking the length of NZ making a documentary

Rebekah Clews, 22, is currently walking the length of New Zealand to raise money and awareness of the horrific human trafficking that effects over 21 million men woman and children around the world. The walk is hard but every step counts, and so does every cent. Even if it’s just one dollar. The money is going to a Kiwi ex-policeman (Daniel Walker) who goes under-cover to save children from the sex slave trade is Asia One of the ways she is raising money is by making short documentaries that show NZ’s beautiful scenery, history, culture and tourism industry. This should be coming out in winter. All funds raised benefit the TEAR Fund that is New Zealand’s Leading Christian Aid and Development Organisation. They exist to reach out to the poor, oppressed and disadvantaged.

Plimmerton Rotary awarded funding for Pauatahanui Pathway

The Rotary Club of Plimmerton Charitable Trust has been awarded $5,687 from the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s Enhanced Access Fund, which supports projects designed to enhance access to New Zealand’s outdoors.

The funding will enable resource consent for the next stage of Te Ara Piko Pathway. Once complete, the walking and cycling pathway will stretch 12km around the Pauatahanui Estuary, an area including tidal flats that is an important habitat for native wildlife.

Earlier stages of the joint project between Porirua City Council and Plimmerton Rotary have received accolades, including winning the Heritage and Environment Category of the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

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Neeson said the next stage of the pathway would continue to build on the success of the project.

In 2010, an earlier stage of the project was awarded $30,000 over two years from the Enhanced Access Fund for signage and construction.

The Rotar y Club of Plimmer ton C h a r i t a b l e Tr u s t i s o n e of t w o organisations nationally to be awarded funding from the Enhanced Access Fund’s third funding round of 20142015. There are four rounds being run in the 2014-2015 year, with a total of $76,000 available.

The other funding recipient is the Southland District Council, which will receive $23,000 to help formalise access across private land for the final stage of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail, which leads through the Eyre Mountains bordering Lake Wakatipu. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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New conservation park first for Auckland region

Aotea Conservation Park was opened on Great Barrier Island Aotea in April, the first

such park in the Auckland region.

The park, which was created by reclassifying stewardship land, covers more than 12,000 hectares or 43% of Great Barrier Island.

The park will enable increased public access to the island’s breath-taking beauty, while safeguarding its natural treasures and unique species, including the chevron skink, the North Island kākā, the pāteke/brown teal and black petrel and the Great Barrier tree daisy, which is found only on the island.

Electric bike

the rail trail

Every year thousands of walkers, cyclists follow the former Otago Central branch line, known now as the Otago Central Rail Trail, and now approval have been given to allow electric bikes on the trail. Since 2006 electric bikes were considered vehicles and were not permitted on the trail.

Kimberley National Park set to be the biggest

A new national park which will be the biggest in Australia is set to be created in the Kimberley. Following an agreement between the State Government, Rio Tinto and Alcoa of Australia, more than 175,000 hectares of land on the plateau can be included in the proposed Kimberley National Park.

The national park is proposed to extend over more than two million hectares and encompass the existing Prince Regent, Mitchell River and Lawley River national parks. Multiple daily flight options are available from Perth to Broome (the gateway to the Kimberley) year round, with direct flights from Melbourne operating twice a week. During peak season, direct flights are also on offer from Sydney and Brisbane.

Big Chill Adventures photography & hiking tour of West Greenland Big Chill Adventures, co-founded in 2014 by distinguished 38-year-old glaciochemist Dr. Sarah Aciego and professional photographer Mindy Cambiar, is proud to unveil its inaugural tour of West Greenland. This 12-day/11-night photo-hiking adventure departing August 5, 2015 is a magnificent introduction to calving glaciers, palatial icebergs, dogsledding, indigenous life, arctic wildlife, and touring fjords by helicopter.

Guided by Aciego and Cambiar, this West Greenland journey begins with an excursion to Eqi Sermi, known as the “calving glacier”. An early morning boat ride from Ilulissat to the face of the glacier takes several hours and includes opportunities to spot whales. Back at Port Victor, an afternoon visit to a nearby lagoon and moraine is followed by an exciting morning hike in search of a community of arctic foxes.

“This trip focuses on exploring and photographing fantastic landscapes, pristine beauty and exotic wildlife in one of the last frontiers,” said Cambiar. “We will take care of everything you need to interact with the Greenland environment up close and personal.”

On Disko Island guests will visit hot springs and take a strenuous 3-4 hour hike to an ice cap with views of the bay, waterfalls and massive basalt cliffs. If weather permits, they’ll dog sled across the ice cap, and spend the evening with local Inuit people in a hut next to the icecap.

“The hut accommodations are primitive, but snug and warm,” said Aciego. “A morning hike down to Qeqertarsuaq to check out the market and whaling museum precedes our return to Ilulissat the following morning.”

Next, guests fly to Kangerlussuaq, the home base for scientific research throughout Greenland, where Aciego has conducted her own awardwinning research. Using 4WD trucks, holidaymakers gain unique access to the Greenland ice sheet margin and encounter jaw-dropping waterfalls, lakes, caribou and musk oxen. Day two in Kangerlussuaq provides an opportunity to hike onto the ice sheet and observe more wildlife.

Guests will embark on an unforgettable helicopter excursion over the fjords around the capital city of Nuuk to an inland glacier where they will land on top of the ice sheet next to a large supraglacial lake.

There will be some free time to explore the capital city of Nuuk and the unique coexistence of indigenous culture with modern technology.

For more information on this 12-day West Greenland adventure departing August 5, 2015 or other tours to Iceland, Greenland, Alaska and the Canadian Rockies, visit http://bigchilladventure.com/trips/ westgreenland2015. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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10 things to know before

Walking the Millford Track Liz Carlson, of the popular travel blog Young Adventuress, recently walked the Milford Track and has some exclusive, what you should know before you go, insights to share with us…

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hile New Zealand is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, nothing is more iconic than the stunning Milford Track, one of New Zealand’s Great Walks.

Nestled deep in the heart of Fiordland, in the most remote corner of the South Island, the Milford Track traverses some of

the best landscapes and vistas New Zealand has to offer, earning it a place at the top of many traveller’s bucket-lists.

After spending a week in Fiordland this summer, and tackling the Milford Track, I thought I would go ahead and share my thoughts about what everyone should know before starting out.

1. Book in advance

If you plan to walk the Milford Track in the summer season, and you have a tight schedule in New Zealand, you really need to book it in advance.

It’s almost like New Zealand’s main event or concert. People will wait until the minute the hut passes go on sale for the next summer and book straight away—they sell out very quickly.

Otherwise, if you have a more flexible schedule—or are a solo traveller like me—people frequently cancel bookings and you can usually nab a spot. There is no wait-list. You can just check the online booking system, or ring up the local DOC office in Te

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Anau and ask if there are any spots.

wanted to do and leave at my leisure.

2. Sort out transportation

Once you have your hut passes booked, then you have to sort out transport. You can do it at the same time you book the huts online, or ring up before the walk and do it over the phone.

You’ll have to book a boat to start the walk from Te Anau Downs, which is 30 minutes past Te Anau towards Milford.

Then you’ll have to book a boat back from Sandfly Point at the end of the trek, which will bring you to the Milford Sound docks.

What most people do is arrange transport from Te Anau to Te Anau downs, catch the boat, do the walk, catch the boat back to Milford, then catch a bus to Te Anau from there.

The drive between Milford and Te Anau is about 2 hours, and it’s one of the best in New Zealand.

There are many beautiful day walks and stops on the road between Milford and Te Anau that are worth exploring if you have the time.

If you’re anything like me, I recommend driving it yourself and spending a night or two in Milford itself. So I arranged it backwards—I drove all the way to Milford Sound, parked my car, stayed the night, then caught a bus back to Te Anau Downs to start the trek. Then, when I finished in Milford, I had my car with me so I had time to do all of the other Milford activities I

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3. Pick up your hut passes at the DOC office in Te Anau

I almost missed this, because all of the other huts I’ve stayed in in New Zealand have been first come first serve, or you can just print out your booking.

Luckily I noticed in a confirmation email that I had to pick up my hut passes and boat tickets from the Te Anau DOC office in advance of the walk.

It’s a great system because you have all your tickets and passes together and can just pull them off when required.

4. What to bring

The huts along the Milford Track have to be some of the nicest I have ever seen. Big, comfortable, clean and modern, they definitely set the bar high for trekking accommodation in New Zealand.

In the high season, they are all equipped with amazing bathrooms (with toilet paper), bunk beds, sleeping mats, sinks, water you can drink, and gas stoves you can cook on (no need to bring fuel).

Above left: All; your tickets and passes together. A kea just waiting for something. Above right: Stunning scenery from the track. Below left: Entire valley walls turn into waterfalls. Below right: Clinton Hut.

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Everything else you have to bring, and bear in mind you have to take out everything with you too.

My packing list consisted of clothes, good hiking boots, flipflops (no boots inside the huts), enough food for the trek plus an extra day just in case, sleeping bag, tiny pillow, earplugs (a MUST in my opinion in shared huts, there is always a snorer), rain gear, plate/bowl and utensils and a little pot for cooking, bottles for water to carry, head torch, and a first aid kit plus anything extra you think you might need.

5. Be prepared to get wet

Milford Sound gets over 268 inches of rain a year. It’s one of

the wettest places in the world so, more than likely, you’re going to get wet. It’s best to pack accordingly.

Having waterproof layers is essential, plus enough changes of clothes and socks to ensure that you will have something dry to change into. A waterproof pack liner or cover is also important.

The weather is very changeable and the rivers and streams can flood out the trail in heavy rainfall making them impassable so it’s important to keep that in mind and always follow the instructions of the hut wardens.

It is not uncommon to be wading through waist deep water in heavy rain, which is another good reason to have a waterproof pack liner.

Above: Magnificent scenery awaits the walker.

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Often times, if the weather is really good on the second day, people will walk to Mintaro Hut, drop their packs, and continue up to the top of the Mackinnon Pass for clear views (in case of bad weather the next day). The views from the top of the pass are incredible on clear days.

6. Bug spray is essential

One of the reasons Milford is so beautiful and untouched is because it’s filled with sandflies, the most terrible little creatures in New Zealand.

Tiny black flies, if you don’t prepare you can get eaten alive, and trust me, their bites itch for days and they have a special knack for finding any exposed skin possible.

My advice if you aren’t used to them is bring a big bottle of bug spray and long light layers. If you react badly to bites, you might also want to bring some kind of antihistamines to take if

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you swell up. But don’t be deterred, there are many places on the track that don’t have sandflies and they really vary according to the seasons, but best to be prepared. And when in doubt, cover up and keep moving!

7. Seasonal changes

The winter season for the Milford Track is May to October, and the trail is still open to walkers then but with reduced facilities.

For the most part you need to be a very experienced hiker and have experience in alpine conditions to use the track in winter, as well as carry a beacon locator. It crosses complex avalanche terrain which is a big risk and many of the bridges are removed Above left: Here takahē and kākāpō, some of the most endangered birds in New Zealand used to roam.

Above right: Milford Road heading to Milford Sound.

Below left: A crystal-clear stream.

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tūī, bellbirds and kererū, along with beautiful forests and high alpine mountains. over the rivers so you need to be a confident river crosser as well.

If you are looking to experience New Zealand as it would There are plenty of alternatives if you want to experience the have been before humans arrived, Fiordland is one of the best Milford Track in winter, doing day walks or walking only part places to go. of the tracks, and even flying over the most dangerous sections.

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8. Kea encounters

Kea are the world’s only alpine parrot and they are found along the Milford Track, and you will most likely get to see one while exploring.

Big and green, with beautiful coloured wings, they are considered to be one of the smartest birds in the world. They are also very cheeky, inquisitive and love to play, so it’s important not to leave things outside the huts, like boots or walking poles, in case they get curious. They are rare and threatened birds, so it’s also important to minimize contact with them, and definitely do not feed them.

We were woken up at sunrise by dozens of them flying around and squawking to high heaven at Mintaro Hut, which to be honest, isn’t the worst way to wake up at 5 am.

9. Why Fiordland is special

Above left: A miror image on Lake Marian. Above right: A lone hiker takes to the track. Below left: Giants Gate Falls.

10. Some alternative walks and hikes

The Milford Track is very popular but, depending on the type of experience you are looking for, there are plenty of other options to get outside in Fiordland—there’s something for everyone.

The Routeburn Track is shorter and also goes through beautiful parts of the region. It’s also a Great Walk, but tends to have more availability and flexibility with how it’s walked than the Milford.

If you are looking to do a multi-day mission that’s a bit more off the beaten track than Milford, the Hollyford Track is a good alternative and doesn’t have the same restrictions in winter.

If you don’t have as much time, and would like to do a day walk, there is the Key Summit Track and Lake Marion, which is one of my favourites; both leave from the Milford Road.

Find out more about the Milford Track and make a booking: http://www.doc.govt.nz/milfordtrack. Follow Liz Carlson: http://youngadventuress.com.

Fiordland occupies the bottom corner of the South Island. With no phone service for hours and hours, it’s the perfect escape and one of the best places to experience the amazing landscapes and wilderness New Zealand has to offer.

Now you can find other local birds, such as the kea, fantails,

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Robin charms Prince Harry on Ulva Island

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by Department of Conservation

rince Harry got close to some of New Zealand’s rarest birdlife on Ulva Island / Te Wharawhara, off Stewart Island / Rakiura, during his visit in May. DOC's Andrea Crawford was there…

With tramping boots on, Prince Harry spent an Sunday afternoon in May on predator-free Ulva Island, encountering kākāriki/parakeet, brown creeper/ pīpipi and rifleman/tītipounamu at close range—pointed out by DOC manager Brent Beaven and ranger Kate Richardson, as they escorted him through the island’s unspoilt rainforest and along its pristine golden beaches.

Scuffing leaf litter at the edge of the path, the prince was particularly taken with the Stewart Island robin / kakaruai that immediately hopped in beside his shoe.

Prince Harry showed genuine interest in the work to create and maintain this island sanctuary, asking DOC rangers, Ulva Island Trustees and the Hunter family—who own a portion of the island—about their roles in island conser-

vation management.

As well as Brent and Kate, Prince Harry also met Stewart Island rangers Dale Chittenden, Cherie Hemsley, James Ware and Stephen Meads.

A rat trap demonstration by ranger Phred Dobbins prompted the prince to ask whether the trap caught feral cats.

Phred explained that the DOC 200 traps were used on Ulva Island to catch any rats that might get to the island.

The prince was also interested in a typical day in the life of a DOC ranger and asked Phred how long he had worked as a ranger and what he did on Ulva Island.

Phred said the prince was open and personable and had a genuine interest in

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conservation.

"It was nice watching him use his phone to film a Stewart Island robin feeding at his feet.

"Talking with him, I got the sense he’s a really nice bloke as he must have to constantly engage with people yet is still interested in everyone he meets.

"He takes the time to give you his undivided attention which must take its toll after meeting hundreds and hundreds of people," Phred said.

Iconic Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara is one of the few pest-free open sanctuaries in New Zealand. In its unspoiled rainforest you can see rare birds and plants at close quarters in a safe environment mostly unchanged by human activity.

Above right: Brent bevan with Prince Harry. Photo DOC Below left: Prince Harry photographing a robin/kakaruai on Ulva Island.

Photo by Andrea Crawford DOC.

Below right: Brent Beaven and Prince Harry at Sydney Cove.

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Sea, Sky and Bush Another great walking weekend in Central Hawkes Bay

by Alex and Jenny Davies

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fter many successful years, the Waipukurau Rotary hosted for the sixteenth time an assortment of walkers keen to discover hidden treasures of Central Hawkes Bay. We assembled at the Pukeora Function Centre on the evening of Friday March 6. Most of the participants were accommodated here.

Pukeora’s history of care started at the end of WW1 for returning Anzacs, next for its fresh air to cure tuberculosis, and then as a home for physically handicapped. Its sunny limestone slopes are now planted with grapes to supply its winery.

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Over the next three days, we were transported to different corners of the sundrenched countryside, where dry, golden pastures waited for autumn rain. Sure, we had some walking to do, but always backed up by a convoy of “mules”, the latest style in farm quad bikes.

So what treats did we find this year among the hills, along the coast, and over the plains?

A stately home Walking across farms in the Ashley Above left: The leaders climb to a view of the Ruahine Range on the Sky Walk.

Right: Four years after the downpour, the land on Aramoana Station is still unstable Below left: The Gardens at Barnsdale Park.

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Clinton district, we arrived at the Ashcott homestead, and met Jenifer Adam, a great grand-daughter of the first European settler here, John Bayley A’Deane.

The family and the homestead have a New Zealand history going back to 1855.

Jenifer and her son Marcus explained their involvement with the house, and invited us to see the spectacular interior, in particular the 80m billiard room dating from 1910.

One of New Zealand’s oldest shearing sheds From a ridge high above the sea, we walked down to the original woolshed on Aramoana station. It was built about 1906, for use by the surrounding stations for shearing, and storing the wool before it could be shipped off the beach to Napier.

We found displays of these activities inside, as well as an ancient hydraulic wool press and shearing machinery. It was well built of Coromandel kauri. Although suffering from recent fire and landslide damage, extensive repairs enable its current use as a display for the Angiangi Marine Reserve.

Rod Hansen was on hand to explain to us the role of this reserve, and the problems caused by the recent massive erosion on

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Above: Walkers reaching the Pacific Ocean at the end of Day 1.

Below left: Ihe path through A’Deanes Bush was part of the Bush Walk.

to the beach.

The consequences of a weather bomb Our walk on Aramoana Station was four years after a storm that struck at Easter in 2011, with 650 mm of rain in three days.

Chip McHardy, station manager, pointed out the damage that was wreaked.

He explained that to make matters worse, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake not far off the

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Below: Some of the party resting at the end of the first day by the old woolpress in the Aramoana woolshed.

Above right: Jenifer Adam tells us some family history outside the Ashcott homestead.

coast had followed, and shook the already saturated and unstable land, leaving over 10% of his farmland bare. But only a short way inland, where we had been walking earlier that day, the steep hills were untouched by nature’s fury.

Lost and found among giant podocarps Heading down towards the Tukituki River from rich alluvial plains, our guides led us into Inglis Bush, a seldom visited lowland forest reserve, on a low terrace beside the Tukituki River.

Here, in trackless wilderness among some huge old kahikatea trees, the tail end of the party became separated from the leaders. But the Rotary support team swung into action and ensured that the stragglers made it to the picnic lunch on

time, using a convoy of “mules”.

A secret homestead parkland The approach was along the top of a natural bridge formed by the undercutting on each side by loops of a stream below, then a narrow swing bridge and a succession of groves of mature trees before we reached the lawns and shrubs in front of Larry and Jane White’s lovely home.

We’d arrived at Barnsdale Park, where under welcome shade we enjoyed another tasty lunch. Larry then told the story of the farm, the house and the parkland.

How school involvement is saving a bush remnant With little lowland forest remaining in the area, the local community has joined together to help save the 38 hectares of A’Deanes Bush from the depredations of

Below right: Steve Wyn-Harris explains the finer parts of land management with a spectacular Hawkes Bay backdrop.

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Sea, Sky and Bush introduced mammals and weeds.

Pupils at nearby Sherwood School make monthly visits to monitor rat control and check out the numbers of tui, kereru, skinks and beetles. They also use seeds from the bush to grow plants for regeneration round the margins. Kay Griffiths of the Conservation Company was on hand to explain all this, and to try and whistle up some of the rifleman birds that have been successfully reintroduced.

Easy on the land The panorama from an elevated point on the Marlow Hills farm covers the entire length of the Ruahine Range as it forms the western ramparts of Hawkes Bay. We’ve walked up through the farm, diverging to see patches of farm forestry, and now we are entertained by the passion and eloquence of a farmer who has won numerous environmental awards.

Steve and Jane Wynn-Thomas are dedicated sustainable farmers, and gracious hosts. Steve reminded us that a spiritual attachment to the land is a basic human emotion. “This is my turangawaewae”, he says, “the place where we stand”.

As walkers, we had no trouble accepting that as we descended through an avenue of Steve’s ornamental trees to where the ever helpful Rotarians had fired up the barbecue.

A community enterprise The opportunity to experience all this is due to the generosity of landowners and their support of Rotary. In addition, 28 people and organisations have helped in various ways.

Funds raised from these walks have developed an arboretum at Pukeora and a shared cycle and walking path between Waipukurau and Waipawa. It’s great to support these enthusiasts!

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An epic trek around the coast of New Zealand

By Brando Yelavich with Nicola McCloy solo journey that took 600 days, along 8000km of coastline: Wildboy tells the story of Brando Yelavich, aka “Wildboy” – the first person to walk the entire coast of New Zealand.

Diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, by the age of 19, Brando admits he looked destined for failure: “…I found myself on the dole, with no job, smoking weed every day, and being a prime example of a dropkick.”

He realised he needed to turn his life around. Inspired by Christopher McCandless’ Alaskan adventure, as portrayed in the film Into the Wild, Brando made a decision that would alter the course of his life – he would attempt to be the first person to walk around the coast of New Zealand. “I was told many times that ‘most people were gunners – gonna do this, gonna do that’. Every time I heard it, I became more determined to be a ‘do-er’. The fact that people thought I couldn’t do it made me more determined to prove to them that I could.”

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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.

Above left: A busy day on the Tongariro Crossing. Photo with Kim, his sister Janine Moody in the foreground. It was their first major hike and it has ignited a fire to do many more. One can see the great number of hikers on the crossing that day, I think it was the first fine weekend in about a month! Photo by Kim Moody, Raumati South.

Middle left: I snapped this shot while on the Tongariro Crossing a couple of weeks ago. Absolutely stunning, first time doing the hike, it will be hard to beat I think. This photo was on the way down to Ketahi Hut. Photo by Pia Bacino, East Tamaki, Auckland.

Below left: Robin, Jill and Derek enjoying the view of Blenheim from our recent walk on one of the many walking tracks on Wither Hills Farm Park. Photo

by Ross Thomson, Silverdale, Auckland.

Above right: Nipple point off Sledge Track. Manawatu. With David Brokenshire, Toby Morland, Kate Morland and John Miller.

Photo by Campbell Ward, Palmerston North.

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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, and NOT a link to a website to be downloaded.

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

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

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One Tree Point Walkway Ruakaka, Whangarei

A potential Pauanui of the North, One Tree Point, Marsden Point, starts 15 minutes’ drive from the Whangarei flats turn off.

You can not miss the turn off marked by a large roundabout and petrol station.

Head down Marsden Point Road, and turn left to access the walkway from Pyle Road or any of the parallel roads that end at the coastal Karoro Road.

To loop back return via One Tree Point Road. The whole walk takes an hour, but this can easily be extended to 3 hours with stops at the local cafés at the marina, bird watching and taking in the views.

For other supplies stop off at Ruakaka on your way back for the chemist, supermarket and post shop.

Pick a summer’s day, with no wind or clouds and an outgoing tide. For the best views, you must start at the SW end of the walkway and head NE towards One Tree Point. Wear shoes that you do not mind getting a bit sandy and muddy.

Above left: Cross Ruakaka River by walking through suburbia into the marina.

Below: left One Tree Point Marina with cafes and real estate agents in the backgrounds.

Below right: There is not a lot of shade, but the last part of the coast is paved.

Above right: Marsden Point and marina in the background.

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Above left: The Ruakaka River with a container ship at the port. Below: If the tide is not right, you may have to climb over a few rocks. Below bottom: Marsden Point Refinery. It is possibile to walk around, but not pleasant.

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Queensland parks Mapleton Falls National Park

Mapleton, Sunshine Coast Area Mapleton Falls National Park marks the point just west of Mapleton where Pencil Creek cascades 120 metres over an escarpment. This small, day-use-only park shelters many bird species, including the peregrine falcon, eastern whipbird and wompoo fruit-dove.

From the carpark, enjoy a short walk to Mapleton Falls lookout (wheelchair access to toilet and lookout). The panoramic view takes in the waterfall, rainforest valley and Obi Obi Valley.

Look for peregrine falcons soaring above - in early spring they roost on the edges of the falls. From the open, grassy picnic area, the Wompoo circuit winds through eucalypts and rainforest. Listen for the fruit-dove’s booming calls, ‘wallock-awoo’ and ‘book-a-roo’. Near the causeway pool, listen for frogs and look for distinctive hexagonal volcanic rocks.

Queensland in cooler months is a popular walking destination for kiwis with dozens of national parks ranging fron inland to coastal ones all with great walking opportunities.

Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park

Fraser Island, Fraser Coast Area Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park is a wonderland which can take days to explore. Fraser Island, a World Heritage area, features huge dunes, wide ocean beaches and mighty rainforests growing on sand.

Explore the rich cultural history of the Butchulla people and early pioneers.

Walk the 90 kilometre Fraser Island Great Walk - or one of many shorter walks. View the landscape by plane or from many island lookouts.

Relax beside a freshwater lake ‘perched’ among the dunes.

Fish from the ocean beach, wander through tall rainforests or marvel at the crystal-clear water in Wanggoolba Creek.

Because Fraser Island is all sand, you will need a four wheel drive vehicle with high clearance to enjoy driving the inland tracks or the beach at low tide.

Delicia Road Conservation Park

Mapleton, Sunshine Coast Area Delicia Road Conservation Park on the scenic Blackall Range is a small park protecting remnant forest communities.

It is a refuge for wildlife and a special place where visitors can enjoy a peaceful native forest. The land was generously donated by Linda Garrett. Locals refer to it as Linda Garrett Park.

Walk the easy 2.2 kilometre Linda Garrett circuit through rainforest, a palm grove and tall, wet eucalypt forest. Enjoy a section of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk. Along Gheerulla Creek, look for a great barred frog. Birdwatchers may be fortunate to hear the melodic, drumming call of the endangered marbled frogmouth.

Mount Coolum National Park

Mount Coolum, Sunshine Coast Area Mount Coolum National Park, especially the green-cloaked dome of Mount Coolum, dominates the skyline of the Sunshine Coast lowlands. After rain, waterfalls cascade down

Mooloolah River National Park, Jowarra Section

Beerwah, Sunshine Coast Area This park on the banks of the Mooloolah River, protects one of the few remaining coastal rainforest areas in this region.

Also known as Jowarra, this is an important home for wildlife, including the wompoo fruit-dove, eastern yellow robin and the vulnerable Richmond birdwing butterfly. The river is home to platypus, which may be seen at dawn and dusk.

Two short, easy walks lead from the rest area: the Mooloolah River circuit and the Melaleuca walk.

The tracks are not sealed but in dry weather they are wheelchair accessible. Use insect repellent to deter mosquitoes and leeches.

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with great walks steep craggy cliffs to open eucalypt forest skirting the lower slopes.

Towards the summit, rare montane heath grows. The park also protects coastal wallum, paperbark wetlands and rainforest remnants.

Climb the steep, rough 800 metre trail up the mountain’s eastern side from the carpark to the summit. Carry water and snack food.

Be rewarded with 360 degree views - most spectacular at sunrise. Look for peregrine falcons nesting along cliff faces. In winter and spring, photograph wildflowers. See how many different types of banksia you can find!

Noosa National Park

Noosa Heads, Noosa Area Noosa National Park, a chunk of wild coastline jutting into the ocean, is understandably one of Australia’s most visited parks. Wallum heaths, woodlands and pockets of rainforest with hoop and kauri pine are important refuges for wildlife, including koalas and rare glossy black-cockatoos.

Explore the picturesque Noosa Headland along a selection of five tracks, ranging from one kilometre to eight kilometres and catering to all fitness levels.

Walk past rocky shorelines and spiky pandanus, through woodlands and rainforests with piccabeen palms, to wide beaches or lofty lookouts.

In the Peregian section, stroll to the ocean beach. In the Emu Mountain section, on your way to the summit, discover wildflowers. In the East Weyba section, along unmarked vehicle trails, watch for birds – but keep to the trails at all times.

Tewantin National Park

Tewantin, Noosa Area Distinctively-shaped Mount Tinbeerwah (265 metres) stands out in the Tewantin National Park, which protects ancient flooded gum forests, wallum heaths and cabbage-tree palms.

It also offers great views to the popular Noosa coast and lakes. Wooroi day-use area, set among she-oaks and bloodwoods, has picnic tables, barbecues and drinking water. (The butcherbirds and noisy miners are cheeky but please don’t feed them). Walk along Wooroi Creek track and cool Palm Grove track.

Head towards Cooroy and stop at Mount Tinbeerwah lookout. A 500 metre track leads to a lookout with 360 degree views over the Noosa River system, lakes and surrounding forests. About 130 metres along the walk, a lookout with coastal views is suitable for assisted wheelchair access.

Mapleton Forest Reserve

Mapleton, Sunshine Coast Area In Mapleton Forest Reserve, Mapleton Forest Drive winds through deep forest, past Cooloolabin Dam, to Point Glorious lookout where great coastal and hinterland views await. Picnic at the Mapleton day-use area near Cedar Creek’s headwaters or camp at Gheerulla Creek. (Bring a fuel stove or firewood).

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butt forest. Go on the forest drive and stop to enjoy the Bonyee walk through piccabeen palm groves to a large bunya pine.

Registered and licence motor bike riders can enjoy the 26 kilometre special purpose Gheerulla motor bike track. At Point Glorious, enjoy the view or practise abseiling. From Delicia Road Conservation Park, enjoy a two to four day Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great! Walk circuit.

Kenilworth Forest Reserve

Kenilworth, Sunshine Coast Area Kenilworth Forest Reserve in the Conondale Range offers wonderful views, deep gorges, mountain streams and waterfalls. It protects rare and threatened plants and animals living in the rugged mountains.

Enjoy camping in one of four forest camping areas. Go on some of the many walks, ranging from a short stroll to a challenging hike up to Mount Allan fire tower.

See plantations and varied forest types on the forest drive.

Allow at least 90 minutes for the drive and extra time for picnics and bushwalks.

From Booloumba Falls carpark, take a 3km return walk past cascades to The Breadknife rock formation. Birdwatchers will enjoy Little Yabba Creek, while mountain bike and horse riders can explore four wheel drive tracks.

Cooloola, Great Sandy National Park

Noosa Heads, Noosa Area In Cooloola, Great Sandy National Park you can experience the majesty of nature’s sculpture in sand. Massive dunes, towering cliffs of coloured sands and wide ocean beaches have been etched by wind and water.

Tall forests, fragrant wildflower heaths and paperbark swamps decorate the sands. Water features abound, including surf, freshwater lakes and the undisturbed upper Noosa River.

Walk one of the scenic tracks to highlights such as the historic Double Island Point lighthouse.

Pack a tent for the two to four day Cooloola Wilderness Trail. Drive along the beach or take the Cooloola Way and Freshwater Road through tall open forests and heathlands.

You will need a four wheel drive vehicle with high clearance to enjoy driving the sand tracks or the beach at low tide. Canoe the Noosa River.

Opposite page below right: A walk through the Mapleton Falls National Park.

Above: The steep track up Mount Coolum.

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honeyeaters such as the noisy friarbird.

Noosa Heads Coastal Track

Noosa Heads, Noosa Area Spectacular views can be seen from several lookouts along the track. You will also see coastal rock formations such as the Boiling Pot and Hells Gates. Beaches include Tea Tree Bay, a pandanus-lined sandy beach, the more rocky Granite Bay, historic Winch Cove and the sweeping Alexandria Bay. Koalas frequent the gum trees along this walk and honeyeaters are often seen in the flowering shrubs next to the track. Out to sea, frolicking dolphins and migrating humpback whales are sometimes seen by the keen observer.

Brooyar State Forest

Above: The coastal track at Noosa national Park, Noosa.

Queensland parks with great walks Camp in a variety of areas: from formal campgrounds with facilities to wilderness camps. Visit information centres at Tewantin and Rainbow Beach.

Mudlo National Park

Kilkivan, Gympie Area Mudlo National Park, known locally as Mudlo Gap, protects one of the area’s few remaining stands of native hoop pine rainforest.

Tall hoop pines once covered much of the coastal ranges.

The park is near the site of Queensland’s first gold discovery at Kilkivan township in 1852. Go for the short, scenic drive to Mudlo Gap for excellent views.

The Mudlo Gap track is steep with many steps, but the view from the lookout is impressive. Enjoy a picnic beside Scrubby Creek. Part of the one kilometre Scrubby Creek walking track is wheel chair accessible - through dry rainforest, past giant figs and pleasant creeks. On your walks, keep your eyes open for whiptail wallabies and listen for wonga pigeons.

Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park

Caloundra, Sunshine Coast Area Currimundi Lake (Kathleen McArthur) Conservation Park is a natural gem which has survived despite its proximity to Sunshine Coast developments.

A pocket of the wallum heath which once covered much of coastal southern Queensland thrives on Lake Currimundi’s northern shore. This type of coastal heathland is rich in plant species, many of which attract birds and insects seeking food and shelter.

Wander down the track from Coongarra Esplanade through the park to the beach. After the first 130 metres of wheelchairaccessible track, pause at the lake lookout. Spot the spectacular yellow-spiked flower or knobbly seed pods of the wallum banksia.

Walk quietly, looking and listening for wrens, finches and

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Gympie, Gympie Area Brooyar State Forest features sandstone cliffs, hoop pine plantations and a mix of tall open eucalypt forest with spotted gums. Pockets of riparian rainforest fringe Glastonbury Creek.

Take a scenic drive, stopping to enjoy views from Point Pure lookout (300 metre return walk) or a short stroll along an old logging road through rainforest.

You can picnic at Glastonbury Creek, or set up your tent or caravan on the grassy camping area nearby. Relax and absorb the tranquillity. In summer, feast your eyes on the forest’s colours: rich red and yellow flowers of black bean trees, and vivid orange flower spikes of silky oaks. You can camp with your dog overnight, but must keep it on a leash.

Conondale National Park

Conondale, Noosa Area Conondale National Park forms the heart of an extensive area of unspoilt mountain scenery in the Conondale Range.

With magnificent forests, deep gorges and spectacular views, this park and the adjacent State forest offer scenic drives, picnic areas and a choice of four grassy camp sites near rainforests and mountain streams.

Walks range from a short stroll beside crystal clear streams, to challenging hikes including to Mount Allan fire tower or along the four-day 56 kilometre Conondale Range Great Walk.

It is a picturesque and ecologically important area, protecting the habitats of many rare and threatened animals, including several species of frogs and the seldom-seen yellow-bellied glider.

Access is via gravel roads suitable for conventional vehicles with care. In wet weather, roads may be closed. The scenic drive starting on Booloumba Creek Road has several creek crossings that are only accessible by high clearance fourwheel-drive vehicles.

Allow at least 90 minutes for the scenic drive and extra time for picnics and bushwalks. Birdwatchers will enjoy Little Yabba Creek, while mountain bike and horse riders can explore the park and forest along vehicle tracks.

Mount Ngungun Summit Walking Track

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area has special significance for the Gubbi Gubbi Aboriginal people.

The Mount Ngungun summit walk begins in open forest with a fern understory. Part way up the mountain there is a great view of Mount Tibrogargan and the track passes a small rock overhang. The summit provides spectacular close-up views of nearby volcanic peaks-Mount Tibrogargan, Mount Coonowrin and Mount Beerwah-and a 360° panoramic view of the coast and hinterland.

The 2.8 kilometre track is classed as a grade 4 walking track.

Visitors need a moderate level of fitness and ankle-supporting footwear. Take plenty of drinking water and wear a hat and sunscreen. Allow about two hours to complete the walk.

Caution: Track passes close to cliff edges-supervise children closely. Take extra care around the summit area in wet weather-rocks become very slippery. Walk carefully to avoid Above: A lookout at the Glasshouse Mountains. dislodging rocks-they might hit walkers or climbers below you. the scenic landscape, a rolling green patchwork of pine plantations, bushland and cultivated fields.

The Glass House Mountains were named by Lieutenant Amamoor, Gympie Area James Cook as he voyaged up the Queensland coast in 1770.

Amamoor State Forest produces some of the finest hoop They are spiritually significant to the local Aboriginal people pine in Queensland. More than 120 bird species have been and are listed on the Queensland and National Heritage sighted in its riverine rainforests and plantations of hoop and Registers as a landscape of national significance. In this park, bunya pines. remnants of the open eucalypt woodland and heath vegetaEnjoy a drive through the forested valley to walk through tion, which once covered the coastal plains, provide a home for the forest along trickling creeks and streams. From Amama an interesting variety of animals and plants. day-use area, take the Platypus walk (300 metres return) to a Visit the interpretive centre in the Glass House Mountains viewing platform for a chance to see a platypus. township.

Drive to the nearby Glass House Mountains lookout The rainforest walk at Cedar Grove features huge red cedar in Beerburrum State Forest for views of the multiple peaks. Enand fig trees. Cedar Grove and Amamoor Creek camping areas joy a picnic at the base of Mount Beerwah or Mount Tibrogarhave large flat sites. In August, the annual National Country gan.

Music Muster takes place here.

Take the easy Western Boundary walk at Mount Beewah or Kondalilla National Park try a slightly more challenging walk such as the Tibrorgargan Montville, Sunshine Coast Area circuit or Mount Beeburrum track for great views. If you are Named after the spectacular Kondalilla Falls, where Skene a fit, experienced walker with rock climbing skills, tackle the Creek drops 90 metres into a rainforest valley, this park is a Mount Ngungun summit track. The summit routes on Mounts cool mountain retreat and an important refuge for many native Ngungun and Tibrogargan are also suitable for roped sports animals and plants. for experienced and well-equipped climbers.

The park takes its name from an Aboriginal word meanMary Cairncross Scenic Reserve ing ‘rushing waters’. Five rare and threatened frog species as Maleny, Sunshine Coast Area well as the rare bopple nut, a species of macadamia plant, are Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve comprises 55 hectares of found here.

Birdwatchers and nature photographers love this park, with National Estate listed subtropical rainforest overlooking the Glasshouse Mountains. its views, rainforest and wildlife. Enjoy a picnic at Kondalilla A remnant of the rainforests that once covered the Blackall Falls day-use area.

Range, the Reserve is a living museum of diverse plant and Stroll along the easy 1.7 kilometre Picnic Creek circuit or animal life which promises to delight with its tranquility and take the more challenging 4.6 kilometre Kondalilla Falls cirbeauty. cuit, with about 100 steps and views of the falls.

Step back in time in their Rainforests Through Time disIf you are feeling fit, you can enjoy a section of the Sunshine play, take a relaxing walk along their rainforest tracks, have a Coast Hinterland Great Walk, starting from Baroon Pocket Dam picnic area (near Lake Baroon) and walking to Kondalilla picnic or barbecue, or relax at the Cafe.

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Falls picnic area (11.7 kilometres one way) or continuing on to Flaxton walkers’ camp, a bush camp provided especially for walkers, (a further 4.6 kilometres one way).

Glass House Mountains National Park

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he Wattle Downs Walkway goes around the edge of the peninsula that extends into Manukau Harbour, at one spot there are views through to Manukau Heads.

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dogs are excluded in the Wattle Farm Reserve as it’s a wildlife protection area).

There are many points of interest along the way, and friendly people to say hello to. We stopped and spoke to a resident whose house looked out towards Manukau Heads - he told us that they get to view amazing sunsets over the harbour.

There are wetlands and ponds active with shore birds - if you are a keen bird watcher, be sure to take your binoculars.

The walkway follows the coastal strip of reserve land adjoining the Wattle Downs residential area in Manurewa and the Papakura Stream. This walkway consists of esplanade reserve with two larger reserves at Kauri Point and adjoining Kaanapali Crescent.

The Manukau Harbour is the dominant influence. Much of the land on the southern side of the Puhurehure inlet is rural, and boating activity on this part of the harbour is minimal.

The coastal reserves provide a buffer between the residential uses and the habitat areas of the harbour edge. These mudflats are frequented by a range of wading birds such as oyster catchers and white faced heron.

Source: www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/ moving-around/walking-footpaths/MapsAndMore/Pages/WattleDownsWalkway.aspx Nearby Walks:

Totara Park/Botanical Gardens Conifer Grove Circuit

Description: Mainly level paths, one set of steps. Suitable for users of average fitness and mobility. Suitable for pushchairs.

To see: Manukau Heads, Manukau harbour, wetlands, shore birds Time: approx. 120 minutes. (about 8.5 kms) Start: Wattle Farm Reserve, Wattle Farm Road Cafés: None (shops in Coxhead Road) Public toilets: Wattle Downs Park Children’s playgrounds: Various along route Dogs: On and off leash areas Picnic Sites: Seating along walkway Above: A peaceful scene beside the Manukau Harbour.

Below left: Looking out across the Manukau Harbour.

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Directions: Start from Wattle Farm Reserve carpark (off Wattle Farm Road).

1. Exit the Reserve via the carpark entrance.

2. Cross Wattle Farm Road and enter Wattle Farm Wetland Reserve. Follow the path straight ahead through the reserve..

3. Cross Tington Avenue and turn left <.

4. Turn right > onto the footpath through Tington Park – continue straight ahead past the playground.

5. Turn right > into Castlehill Court, then left < to exit Castlehill Court at Glenross Drive.

6. Cross Glenross Drive and follow path straight ahead to the waterfront.

7. Turn right > and follow the walkway around the waterfront (continue through

Kauri Point Reserve).

8. At the corner of Hadley Wood Drive, continue to the left < along Manene Street.

9. At the end of Manene Street, turn right > into Turnberry Drive then immediately left < onto walkway to continue around the estuary. Ignore all paths off to the right.

10. Exit the walkway into Bluewater Place.

11. Turn left < into Wattle Farm Road.

12. Turn left < into Volante Avenue Walkway through wetlands to Volante Park (to avoid steps continue straight ahead along Wattle Farm Road).

13. Turn right > at the T-junction in Volante Park and follow the pathway down the steps to return to the start.

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Overseas Guided Walks

Hikes and sights of Argentina

By Silvanna Gottini

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outh America is now closer than ever for kiwis, thanks to a new route with Air New Zealand. Now only 12 hours by direct flight from Auckland, lies the cosmopolitan city of Buenos Aires.

Often called the Paris of South America and for good reason. It’s vibrant, arty, historic and boasts extraordinarily good shopping. This exciting city is also the hub for flights into the wilds of Patagonia and the colorful heart of Argentina’s beautiful and less touristy north.

Lets start at the bottom. What is Patagonia exactly? Well, its actually a region, not a country, encompassing approximately the bottom third of both Chile and Argentina.

Some theories as to how the name came about say it stems from Magellan’s visit Above: Spectatular mountain peaks and glaciers.

Left: Hikers walking through a colourful canyon.

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Above photos: Burnt red canyons are a feature of this part of Argentina. Below: A spectatular mountain formation.

in 1520. He saw large footprints from the Tehuelche inhabitants and related them to the giant “Patagon”, who was a character in a popular novel at the time.

Today Patagonia is renowned with walkers, trampers and climbers, for its spectacular mountain formations, huge glaciers and pristine wilderness. These unique areas are protected by vast national parks, which can be accessed by walkers and trampers without too much difficulty.

Glacier National Park and the Fitzroy range, serve up a set of spectacular mountains and glaciers. The scenery is so breathtaking that I honestly can’t begin to describe it and the attached photos will only give a slight idea of what it’s like.

A convenient base in the heart of the national park is the quaint village of El Chalten.

Day walks on the well marked trails, are anything from 8 to 22km of superb scenery.

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Hikes and sights of Argentina from south to north

Summer is the windy season and it may not let up for weeks at a time. Though for me, its always been part of the atmosphere.

Another big part of every trip to South America is the food. Exquisite Argentine steaks, Patagonian lamb, and King Crab dishes.

Heading further south, the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, lies on the Beagle Chanel.

The seafood dishes are to die fo!. Luckily there is still more walking to help burn off those calories, this time in the Tierra Del Fuego National Park. A complete contrast to Glacier National park.

Here it’s more about the wildlife. spot steamer ducks, kelp geese, penguins, beaver dams and even albatross as you walk the 13km coastal trail to the end of Route 3, a mere 3079km from Buenos

Aires!

To really appreciate the contrasts of Argentina, a visit to the colorful canyons, cactus forests, adobe villages and shimmering salt flats of the north, is a must. Here, the familiar tapestry of the country’s European heritage begins to unravel as the land rises up towards the Andes.

Through llama herds and typical ponchos, the ancient cultures of the Andean peoples reach down from Peru and Bolivia, while some of the nation’s oldest remnants of the conquering Spanish can be found in time-warped adobe and wood churches.

The city of Salta, with its slow pace of life and colonial architecture, is brimming with boutique hotels and restaurants.

Conveniently located between two spectacular areas where million-year-old tectonic activity allowed water and wind to shape the up thrust rock into a network of burnt-red canyons and valleys.

To the north is the Hill of Seven Colours, located in the village of Purmamarca. This

Above left: A bird with red beak.

Above right: Colourful cactus dot the landscape.

Middle left: The resuls of millions of years of water and wind.

Below left: A building in one of the tiny odobe villages.

Below right: Colors from out of this world.

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natural masterpiece, will leave you in awe.

The walk around the base of the hill is a constantly changing blend of colours and textures that are almost other worldly.

Further north, the Quebrada de Humahuaca, or Humahuaca Gorge, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is another amazing example of this area.

Walk along the gorge and visit the tiny adobe villages and ancient remains of preColumbian settlements in the valley. They are easily spotted by the stands of cactus at strategic points along the way.

Heading still further north you’ll come to the immense salt flats that are shimmering mirrors of the sky in the rainy season.

Located just 90 km southwest of the city of Salta, is the nature reserve of Quebrada de las Conchas. This gorge is full of beautiful rock formations and other spectacular sights that can be seen travelling down Highway 68.

There are many short walks along this gorge, so you can truly appreciate the

formations. Or choose longer hikes in the canyon of the arrows.

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New Zealand Walk

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Ten minutes walk to a seal crèche

t’s only a 10-minute walk and you’re der further afield and many head up the there. A round pool about the size stream while their mothers are out at sea of a municipal swimming for up to two days at a time, feedpool, a 30m waterfall — and ing to produce a very rich milk about 20 little seal pups, in and for the pups. out of the water. Some are tiny.

The seal pups inhabit the pool Others almost the size of a grown from April to September, so it labrador dog. was early in the season when we They’re cavorting in the wawere there, with about 20 baby ter. Clambering clumsily up the seals in the pool — there can be rocks and then splashing into the By Judith Doyle up to 100 at the height of their pool; making little leaps out of stay, apparently. There had been the water; swimming; chasing each other; rain for a couple of days too before our visit waddling drunkenly over rocks; even nosso the waterfall was in full flow — it can ing curiously up to a human watcher who be just a trickle. is trying to get far enough away from the The track takes you under the railway seal to take a photo. tunnel and alongside a stream full of large I’d often watched fur seals up this boulders. Keep your eyes open for the Kaikoura coastline but I didn’t know odd seal struggling along in the stream or about the seal crèche until April when we even on the track. You then wind round were driving north to Picton on a Tranzit a cliffside on a timber track built out from Tour bus. We stopped for a the cliff; and on through the walk and a look at the little bush to the pool. seals. What a wonderful exThe land you perience. walk through is priThe seals are born in Novate. It is owned by vember and stay close to individual whanau where they were born for of Kati Kuri who the first few months of their cooperate with the life. Then they begin to wanDepartment of Conservation to allow the public the privilege of watching these young seals at such close quarters.

On weekends and public holidays, the Ohau Seal Volunteers group rosters their members to be present at the crèche to protect the seals and to educate the public about the seals — they may look cute but they’re wild animals and can bite severely; must not be fed, of course; must not be touched or disturbed unduly.

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Zealand’s coastline by Maori and European sealers. Hunting was banned in 1894 and the seals are now returning in many parts of the country, but are still estimated to be only 10% to 20% of the original numbers.

The stream is 27kms north of Kaikoura on SH1, just by a railway tunnel, with good signage and plenty of parking space. The seal pups are there from April to September.

Below left: Walking along a boardwalk.

Below right: The track here follows down close to the stream.

Centre: A lone seal poses for the camera.

Above left: Some of the seals by the waterfall.

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The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 10 Hanmer Springs - Molesworth - Hawarden

By Frances Harrison Above: Like walking through an oil painting!

Below: Lesley and Caroline adnire the view.

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en years ago the Great New Zealand Trek began at Cape Reinga. The idea then of trekking to Bluff in stages over the following years was an inspiring concept. A large group of trekkers, on foot, bike and horseback, reinforced by an equally enthusiastic support crew, fell in with this dream. So began an epic journey.

Trekkers arrived in increasing numbers this year. Eighty eight walkers, 34 bikers, 135 horse riders and 70 support crew set up camp near Hanmer Springs to begin this, the tenth stage of the Trek. From Australia, New Plymouth, Northland, Christchurch; distance from home was no barrier; nor was age, with ten years old to eighty three.

For many this was their first trek, others having completed every stage to date.

T his year, planning a route down through the South Island came with its own challenges. Mountain ranges kept getting in the way and large braided rivers needed to be crossed.

Then the weather presented its own problems too in the form of severe drought.

With that came the high fire risk. Molesworth Station beckoned. The marker ribbons fluttered north before turning south.

With the sun shining and the temperature climbing to near 30 degrees, the first day saw us following the Hanmer River, through the Hossack.

We were introduced to the South Island scenery at its best. It was like walking through a high country painting; towering barren rocky peaks, leafy beech trees filled with singing bellbirds, tussocky river flats

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The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 10 Hanmer Springs - Molesworth - Hawarden

Left: Reading the information about Jollies Pass. Above: A bumble bee on the blue flowering borage.

and spikey matagouri bushes everywhere.

Blue flowering borage brushed our knees and bumble bees droned in multitudes.

Watery river holes became cooling dunking spots.

Our campsite for two nights beside the historic Acheron accommodation house was an introduction to the history of the area. This is the oldest building on Molesworth Station built in 1862. Two and sixpence once bought a bed overnight, a meal and stabling for ones horses.

This farm at 180,787 hectares, is similar in size to Stewart Island. A first stock bridge built to span the Clarence River was built one sheep-width wide. It took several days for a flock of 15,000 sheep to be

driven over it. A wider bridge built in 1945 now allows for faster stock movements, however cattle are now the mainstay of the property.

We had been warned about the hungry South Island sand-flies. Repellent was essential to pack we were told. However it was not the sand-flies that caused us grief, but the bumblebees. They were everywhere. I resorted to carrying a kanuka switch to flick them away whilst walking.

Deciding what colour to wear for the day (definitely not blue) became a greater priority over applying insect repellent!

They even congregated inside our tents at night to sleep!

Jollies Pass provided the route back to

Hanmer Springs. Cattle are still driven over this Pass to Hanmer today. We followed the gentle gravel incline before descending more sharply to rest at the bottom and reflect on the old store, hotel and post office site.

Finally at Locheil Station, near Hanmer, we stopped for the welcome rest day. Retail therapy was followed by a dip in the Springs. Weary muscles and feet relished the soak in the hot waters. These springs have been soothing tired bodies since 1859 when the first pakeha settler saw a strange fog near a track he was walking. By 1960 the springs were a well-established tourist attraction.

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catering crew served a meal fit for royalty; two roast suckling pigs with all the trimmings. Then Tane Norton entertained us with tales not usually heard about. The All Blacks in his time certainly had some fun, both on the field and off.

The next three days found us trekking south along the foothills of the Tekao Ranges. The weather cooled somewhat.

The rain came down and the wind came up.

A magnificent rainbow arched over the hills daring us to look for its pot of gold. The views closed in and the low cloud created a different set of effects. The parched ground soaked the moisture up like a sponge.

Wet weather gear was produced from the confines of packs as we walked on.

Above left: Getting our numbers recorded before setting off.

Above right: Waiting to return to camp after retail theraphy in Hanmer.

Below left: Maddison looking back at the hills.

Back country hay barns and huts lent us their shelter. The fierce spaniard plant looked even fiercer with rain trickling down its spikey leaves. The nationally threatened teal coloured scree skink was seen scurrying along.

Our final night at McDonald Downs outside Hawarden saw no decline in energy levels.

From the depths of the suitcases came outfits for the gypsies and thieves dance night.

The trekkers transformed themselves and partied under the marquee to the lively sound of a band especially brought in for the occasion.

Once again funds raised will support the Malaghan Institute of Research, in their

work to help Multiple Sclerosis sufferers.

Dr Anne La Flamme from the Institute returned and enjoyed a few days from her busy schedule trekking with us.

The auction night added nearly $6500 to the cause.

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My Favourite Walk

Tongariro Alpine Crossing ticked off!

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By Denise Easden

he Tongariro Alpine Crossing has been on my bucket list for years but the time was never right until early this year my husband and I were on our way back from a road trip to Wellington from Auckland and I was looking for somewhere to break the journey.

Hopped online, and googled central

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North island and up popped Ohakune and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. I phoned a motel that looked pleasant and spoke to an exceedingly helpful proprietor. I described our levels of fitness and she said we should give it a go. We booked two nights at the motel and they arranged for transport to and from the Crossing.

We checked in on a Monday evening, as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d heard that during the week is less busy.

We were up at 6am on Tuesday morning, packing our backpacks and making sandwiches and packing snacks and drinks for the walk.

There is only one supermarket in Ohakune and that had all we needed when we shopped the night before. We took one and a half litres of water each and that was

fine for us.

The bus arrived at 7.15am and we joined the group already on board from other local hotels and motels. We were given a form to enter our name, age and mobile phone numbers. As this was passed back I realised that most of the other passengers were under 40, some in their 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, only one other over 60 and my husband at 65 was the oldest on the bus.

We were each given an A4, double sided, briefing sheet of what to expect and what to look out for, such as volcanic eruptions, lahars and undrinkable water.

We Kiwis took that in our stride but the raised eye brows of some of the overseas folk on the bus was comical albeit justifiable.

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At 8.30am we were dropped off at the Mangetepopo carpark. After an hour on the bus there was a line for the toilets handily located at the beginning of the Crossing. Thankfully we discovered there were more facilities also available along the way. All good as there are no trees to hide behind for most of the walk. Note to self, take hand sanitizer next time and some tissues.

Then we began the walk. A long meandering, sloping walk along a well maintained and well-marked track was a really good warm up for what was ahead of us.

Most information on the walk says to allow seven to nine hours. We took seven hours and that allowed for photo stops, snack breaks, and a 15 minute lunch break.

We didn’t take the two hour diversion up to the summit (one hour there and back) for which I am grateful that at our age and fitness level we used our common sense.

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conditions. It had rained relatively recently and that had dampened down the dusty trails. It was a still, beautiful day of 25 degrees and there wasn’t a breath of wind.

There was a little cloud cover that gave welcome relief from the sun.

At the highest elevation that we walked, I was cold enough to put on a sweatshirt but took it off half an hour later when we had descended a little.

I can only imagine what it would have been like if it had rained, was windy or cold. I believe it can be all three and most unpleasant. Try and pick your day.

What did we take and what did we need? Enough food and drink as already mentioned. A small bar of chocolate gave a much needed boost to our energy reserves around 2pm. We took a sweatshirt and a waterproof lightweight jacket. I took a small first aid kit which included pain killers, steri strips, plasters and a small thermal blanket.

I wore a gym t-shirt that dries quickly

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and comfortable quick drying knee length pants.

You can do this walk in trail shoes or trainers but I had tramping boots and would highly recommend them to protect your ankles. There are some really cheap ones around now at places like Number One Shoes and The Warehouse. I wore a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. They are all no brainers, right?

You cannot do this walk in sandals or open toed shoes, unless you want to be miserable all day.

What level of fitness is needed? Probably not much less than the level we are at for the over 60’s.

I can do an hour at the gym most days and my husband does an 8 km walk once or twice a week. We did okay but as I said, it felt like hard work and whilst I loved every minute of it, I admit to being glad to see the bus at the end of the day.

If you have bad knees, don’t even think about it. We saw two men, 60’s, possibly a little older, who were in real trouble.

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Tongariro Alpine Crossing One mans’ knees had given out on him and his friend was literally holding him by the back of his rucksack and trying to lower him down the many hundreds of steps that you encounter along the way. The guy was shaking and ashen. We realised that they needed stronger help than us and we said we would find someone to help them. We were fortunate to run into three strapping lads shortly after who were happy to help.

If you have poor lungs, ask your GP before deciding. Likewise, high blood pressure or heart issues.

Was it worth it? Yes, yes and yes!!

What will you see? Unique New Zealand volcanic landscape on a scale that is indescribably beautiful.

You will walk along good pathways and then walk up hundreds of steps. At one stage you will slip and slither up and down scree and ashy dust that you sink to your ankles in. At others, just the scree will have you walking crab like in an attempt to keep your footing.

After a hard slog up a steep rise you will get to the top and look back and be amazed at how far and how high you have come.

You will see the Sulphur Lagoon and the Blue and Emerald lakes. You will be grateful at one point for the strong chain that has been stapled into hard rock that you grab onto and that makes you feel safe from what could be a nasty fall at a steep part of the track.

You will gaze up and into the Red Crater and wonder again at Nature’s majesty. You will (in March anyway) see purple heather and tiny little white flowers in abundance, growing out of what looks like barren ground.

You will make friends along the way as you pass or give way to those faster or slower than you. You will share your chocolate or sweets, your water or painkillers if necessary.

If you travel the direction that we did, from the Mangatepopo carpark to the Ketetahi carpark, you will spend the last two or three hours walking into and through, beautiful native bush as you descend via steps that may become the enemy of bad knees.

When the day is done, and you are back at the motel, you will be grateful for the hot spa pool that soaks the fatigue from your joints. You will enjoy and deserve a good meal at one of Ohakunes many eateries. You will love the bottle of wine that the motel proprietor gives you on check in. (Nice touch.)

More than anything, you will feel the immense satisfaction of a job well done. The elation for me, lasts for days.

Tongariro Alpine Crossing – tick !

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Four ways to help make time to walk

Walking and weight loss often go hand-in-hand, but many people think they don’t have the time. To help inspire you to find time to walk, the website sharecare asked avid walkers how they make time for fitness.

Here’s what they said:

1. Do It First Thing

"My best walking time turns out to be right after my kids head off to school. I walk with two neighbors, and we fit it in before our days really get going and it becomes too hard for us to stop and walk. My husband is typically out the door by then, too, so I know that when I get back, the house will be all mine. I come back feeling 'up' and ready to get to my desk."

-- Nancy Young, 52, mum/home-based public relations consultant

2. Carry Out Your Plan

"I plan my family dinners in advance, and I plan my walking in advance. If I plan it, I do it. It's taken me a while to figure this out, but it works. I also have four regular walking friends, and I rotate among them. I'm the catalyst. They count on me to get them going, so even if I'm having a super-busy day, I know I need to call and get in a walk for both of us. If it is raining or frigid, I jump on the treadmill and just do it -even if I'm out of town. Last week I went away, and I walked on the hotel's treadmill from 4:30 to 5:30 while my friends headed for the free happy hour. I didn't feel deprived; I just joined them afterwards!"

-- Lillian Hayes Martin, 43, mum/freelance project manager

3. Depend On a Friend

"The fact that I have a dog, Lily, gets me out -- three times a day, every day. My walks revolve around when she needs to be walked -- before work, after work, and at night. Since she's rehabilitating from knee surgery, she's needed steady 20-minute walks instead of a couple of quickies, plus a few 3- or 4-mile walks each week. These are really good for me, too.

I'm the thinnest I've ever been since we started this routine.

It's helped me more than hour-long sessions on the elliptical or the spinning bike."

-- Elizabeth Albright, 32, high school English/journalism teacher

4. Make It an After-Work Habit

"I walk as soon as I get home from work so I don't get involved in other things. I usually have a friend waiting for me, and her dog is champing at the bit to go, so I feel guilty if I even stop at the grocery store or get gas on the way home! Going to a gym was always a pain, but, somehow, walking isn't. I get home, instantly change clothes, and walk out the door for a 2 1/2-mile loop in my neighborhood -- 5 days a week, and sometimes on the weekend, too. For whatever reason -- habit, sanity, guilt -- I keep doing it!"

-- Nancy Reding, 47, mom/office manager

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New Zealand Walk

Omaru Falls Scenic Reserve Omaru Falls are, in my opinion, the region’s best and are particularly impressive after a good rainfall. The formation is typical of many waterfalls in the Waikato/King Country area.

Above the falls a band of hard basalt lava resists the erosive power of the river; in front of it, a band of softer sandstone has worn away. The result – a dramatic and abrupt 45 metre drop.

Track information Time: 1 hour / 1.7km return Grade: Easy There is a short stretch of farmland to cross before you enter the bush and follow an easy path alongside a stream. Rimu, kahikatea and the robust tree fern, whekī ponga, dominate. Look out too for kererū, tūī, grey warblers (riroriro) and pūkeko. After about 20 minutes’ walk, you cross a swing bridge back and carry on along a new piece of track beside the river.

This area is fenced off from the adjacent

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farmland and is being planted up with a variety of native tree and shrub species.

At the end of the new section of track there is an attractive place to stop where the river widens and flows over two broad terrace-like steps. Not far from here the river makes its spectacular leap into the void. You can’t see the falls from this point, but carry on along the track up a short hill and past a small wetland and you will reach an excellent viewing area.

Return to the car park on the same track.

How to get there: Twelve kilometres south of Te Kuiti turn onto SH4. Nineteen kilometres further south, Omaru Road is signposted on the right. At the end of the straight you will see the start of the track and a small car park.

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NEW ZEALAND

JUNE 2015

6 Tough Guy and Gal Challenge, 8km, Wainuiomata 6 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 6 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 6 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 6 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 6 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 6 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 6 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 6 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 7 Blackmores Xterra Auckland, 20km & 14km, Shakespeare Park, Auckland 7 Taranaki Trail Running Series, 2km, 6km,& 12km, New Plymouth 7 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, North Shore, Auckland 10 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 13 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 13 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 13 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 13 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 13 Double Rainbow Trail Run, 17km, 25km & 46km Rotorua 13 Mount Difficulty Ascent, 21km & 42km, Cromwell 13 Tauranga Trail Run Series, 4.7km & 9.6km, Papamoa Hills 13 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 13 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 13 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua

13 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 13 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 13 Tough Guy and Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km, Hamilton 14 Xterra Wellington Trail Run Series, 7km, 12km & 18km, Wellington 14 Hawkes Bay Trail Run Series, Hawkes Bay 14 Sri Chinmoy Auckalnd Domain Series, 5km, 10km, & 21km, Auckland 14 Sri Chinmoy Cross Country 2.5km & 7.5km, Christchurch 14 Naki Run A Muck 5km & 10km, Urenui 14 Mount Vernon Grand Traverse, 128km, 11km & 2km, Blenheim 17 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 20 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 20 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 21 Monaco/Nelson Mid Winter Marathon & Half Marathon, Nelson 21 Te Awamutu Marathon Clinic 31st Annual Fun Run & Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Te Awamutu 21 Honest 10, 10km, Wellington 21 Glen Eden 10 Miler, 6km & 10km, Auckland 24 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 27 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 27 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 27 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 27 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 27 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 27 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch

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27 Tough Guy and Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km, Auckland 27 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 27 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 28 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Western Springs Stadium, Auckland 28 Mud, Sweat & Tears Challenge, 5km & 10km, Christchurch 28 Wainui Classic Run 5km & 12km, Wainuiomata 28 Blackmores Xterra Auckland, 8km 14km & 20km, Totara Park Auckland

JULY 2015

1 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 4 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 4 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 4 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 4 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 4 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 4 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 4 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 4 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 4 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 5 4 Seasons River Run, 5km & 10km, Hamilton 5 Trail Trilogy Tirohia to Te Aroha, 14km, Te Aroha 5 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Wellington 5 Hoka One One Tauhara Trail Run/Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo 8 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 11 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 11 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 11 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 11 Captain Cook’s Landing, 26km, Queen Charlotte Sounds 11 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 11 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 11 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 11 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 11 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 11 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 15 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 18 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 18 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 18 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 18 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 18 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 18 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 18 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 18 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 18 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 19 Run Auckland Series, 21.1km & 5km, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Coming Events

Metro Sports Park, Auckland 19 Blackmores Xterra Series, 8km, 20km & 14km, Waiuku Forest, Auckland 19 Manawatu Striders Winter Run/Walk, 15km, 10km & 5km,Palmerston North 19 Honest 10, 10km, Evans Bay, Wellington 22 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 25 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 25 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 25 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 25 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 25 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 25 Halcombe Six-Person Relay, 29.8km, Halcombe 25 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 25 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 25 Three Pigs 16km & 5.1km, Whangarei 25 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 25 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 29 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

AUGUST 2015

1 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 1 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 1 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 1 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 1 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 1 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 1 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 1 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 1 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 1 Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo 5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 7 Lactic Turkey Night Bush Fun Run, 10km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 8 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 8 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 8 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 8 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 8 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 8 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 8 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 8 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 8 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 9 Manawatu Striders Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Palmerston North 9 Blackmores Xterra Trail Series, 8km, 20km &14km, Waharau Regional Park, Auckland 12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 15 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 15 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 15 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 15 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 15 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

15 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 15 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 15 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 15 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 16 Woodbourne Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Blenheim 16 Trail Triology Event 2 Waihi to Paeroa 21.6km, Waihi 19 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 22 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 22 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst to Esplanade, Palmerston North

22 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 22 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 22 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 22 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 22 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 22 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 22 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 22 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 23 Five Bridges Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Cambridge

33rd Annual Half Marathon Sunday 9th August 2015 5km and 10km option â&#x20AC;&#x201D;both timed this year Half Marathonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Relay Team also Starts at Massey University Recreation Centre, Palmerston North Half Marathon Start Times (including relay teams): 0830 Walkers, 1000 Runners 1010 10km Run/Walk, 1015 5km Run/Walk Major spot prize: $2,000 Travel Voucher As a great training run for the Half Marathon, join us for the

Winter Event: Sunday 19th July: 3km/5km/10km and 15km Ashhurst 2 Esplanade Sunday 22nd November For further information: W: www.manawatustriders.org.nz

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26 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 28 Great Nasby Water Race 1, 160km, Naseby 28 Great Nasby Water Race 2, 80km 60km & 50km, Naseby 13 Pelorus Trust Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, and Kids 1km, Hutt Valley 29 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 29 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 29 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 29 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 29 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 29 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 29 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 29 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 29 Great Naseby Water Race, 100km, 80km, 60km & 50km, Naseby 29 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 30 Blackmores Xterra Trail Series, 20km, 14km & 8km, Woodhill Forest, Auckland

SEPTEMBER 2015

2 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 5 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 5 Hoka One One Kimloch Off Road Challenge, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Kinloch 5 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 5 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 5 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 5 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 5 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 5 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 5 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 6 North Loburn School Loburn, Canterbury 9 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 12 Hoka One One Legend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Waitakere Ranges, Auckland

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12 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 12 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 12 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 12 Kaikoura Whale Run, Half Marathon & 10km, Kaikoura 12 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 12 Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Whangamata 12 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 12 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 12 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 12 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 12 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 13 Pelorus Trust Run/Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Lower Hutt 16 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 19 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 19 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 19 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 19 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 19 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 19 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 19 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 19 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 19 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 20 Blackmores Xterra Trail Series, 20km, 14 & 8km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 20 Honest 10, 10km, Evens bay, Wellington 23 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 26 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 26 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 26 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 26 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 26 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 26 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 26 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Nelson 26 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 26 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 26 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 26 Head for the Hills Run/Walk, 13km, Macandrew Bay, Dunedin 27 Trail Triology Event 3, Paeroa to Thames, 28.7km, Paeroa 30 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

OCTOBER 2015

3 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 3 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 3 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 3 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 3 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf, Marathon & Half Marathon, Great Barrier Island 3 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 3 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 3 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 3 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 3 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 4 Hamilton Half Marathon, 10km &5km, Hamilton 7 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 10 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 10 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 10 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 10 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 10 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 10 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 10 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 10 Blackmores Xterra Trail Series, 45.5km, 29.5km & 13km, Waihi 10 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 10 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 12 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 14 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 17 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 17 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 17 Barry Curtis Parkrun 5km, Flat Bush, Auckland 17 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 17 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 17 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 17 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 17 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 17 Trailways Dun Run 22km, Matai Dam, Nelson 17 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 18 Honest 10, 10km, Evans Bay, Wellington 18 Pukekohe Half Marathon & 6km, Pukekohe 21 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 24 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland

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24 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 24 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 24 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 24 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 24 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 24 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 24 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 28 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 31 Cornwall Park Parkrun, 5km, Auckland 31 Millwater Parkrun, 5km, Silverdale, Auckland 31 Dunedin Parkrun, 5km, Dunedin 31 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 31 Hamilton Parkrun, 5km, Hamilton 31 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km Lower Hutt 31 Kapiti Coast Parkrun, 5km, Otaihanga 31 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua

NOVEMBER 2015

1 ASB Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon, 12km & 5km, Auckland 14 Tarawera Trail Marathon & 50km, Rotorua 21 Air New Zealand Queenstown Marathon, Queenstown 22 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst to Esplanade 20km & 12km, Palmerston North 28 Walking Stars Night-Time Half Marathon, Auckland

FEBRUARY 2016

20-28 Great New Zealand Trek, Hawardesouth, South Island

OVERSEAS EVENTS JUNE 2015

7 BMA Mackay Marina Run, Half Marathon, & 8km, Mackay, Qld, Australia 14 The Georges River Festival of the Feet, 3km, 7km, 14km & 21km, Lake Gilla-

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wana, Georges Hall, Australia 20 Great Whitehaven Beach Run, Hamilton Island, Qld, Australia 20-21 Rydweld Porcupine Gorge Channege & Mount Walker Fun Run, Hughenden, North West Qld, Australia 21 2015 Winter Solice Fun Run, 5km, 9km, & 15km, Portland, Vic, Australia 21 Salomon Trail Running Series Race 1, 5km, 11km & 15km, Studley Park, Australia 27 Surf Coast Trail Marathon, & Half Marathon, Torquay, Vic, Australia 27-28 IML Two Day Walk, Viborg, Denmark 27 to 2 July Big Red Run 250km & 150km, Simpson Desert, Australia

JULY 2015

2 McDonalds Townsville Running Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Townsville, Qld, Australia 9 Monschau Marathon, Monschau, Germany 9 LJHooker Broome Marathon, 19.6km & 11.3km, Broome, WA, Australia 7-9 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland 15 Helsinki City Marathon, Helsinki, Finland 16 Salomon Trail Running Series Race 3, 7km, 15.5km & 21km, Olinda, Australia 22 Reykjavik Marathon, Reykjavik, Iceland 23 Sandy Point Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Brighton, Australia 23 Mudgee Running Festival, Marathon, Half Maraton 10km & 5km, Mudgee, Australia 27 Tomintoul and Glenlivet Walking Festival, Tomintoul, Scotland 29-30 IML Two Day Walk, Verdalsora, Norway 30 Shepparton Running Festival, Marathon, Half Maratrhon, 10km & 5km, Shepparton, Australia 30 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 30 8th Annual Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NSW Unity Walk & Run, 4km & 8km, Sydney, NSW, Australia

3 Marburg Marathon, Marburg, Germany 4-5 Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5.7km, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 4 Jolster Marathon, Jolster, Norway 2-5 IML Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Ireland 10 Kauris Half Marathon, Qld, Australia 10 Hawick Walking Festival, Hawick, Scotland 12 Cairns Marathon, Cairns, Qld, Australia 12 Sydney Harbour 10k & 5km, Sydney, NSW, Australia 19 Airlie Beach Running Festival, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Airlie Beach, SEPTEMBER 2015 4 Bradford On Avon Walking Festival, Qld, Australia Bradford On Avon, England 19 Koenig Ludwig Marathon, Fuessen, 5 The South Pennines Walk & Ride FestiGermany val, South Pennines, England 19 Salomon Trail Running Series Race 2, 6.6km, 12km & 17.5km, Plenty Gorge, 5 Castlerock Walkdest, Castlerock, Northern Irealand Australia 20 Run the Great Whitsunday Trail, 28km, 5 Corwen Walking Festival, Corwen, Wales Conway Range, Qld, Australia 20 Ipswich Park to Park, Half Marathon, 6 Dubbo Stampede, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5.5km, Dubbo, NSW, 10km & 5km, Ipswich, Qld, Australia Australia 21-24 IML Four Day Walk, Nijmegen, 6 Scottish Borders Walking Festival, InNetherlands neriethen, Scotland 25 Australian Outback Marathon & Half 6 Ross Marathons, Marathon, Half MaraMarathon, Ayers Rock, NT, Australia thon & 10km, Ross, Tas, Australia 25 Swiss Alpine Marathon, Davos, Swit6 Coffs Harbour Running Festival, Half zerland Marathon, 10km, 5km & 3km, Coffs 25 -26 10th Hunter Valley Running FestiHarbour, NSW, Australia val, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10.3km 5.2km & 2km, Pokolbin, NSW, Australia 11 Blairgowrie & East Perthshire Walking Festival, Blairgowrie, Scotland 26 Run Melbourne Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, 11 Wee Binnian Walking Festival, Newry, Northern Ireland Australia 26 Westlink M7 Blacktown City Running 12 Jungfrau Marathon, Interlaken, Switzerland Festival, Blacktown, NSW, Australia 12 Isle of Harris Mountain Festival, Isle of AUGUST 2014 Harris, Scotland 1 IML 2 day walk Walkers Festival of 12 Jesey Autumn Walking Wekk, Jersey, Lithuania, Jurbarkas, Lithuania England 2 Brisbane Marathon Festival, Marathon, 12 South Cornwall Walking Festival, Looe, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2.2km, England Brisbane Qld, Australia www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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13 Sidmouth Walking Festival, Sidmouth, England 13 International Vilnius Marathon, Vilnius, Lithuania 12-13 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy 14 Wellington Walking Festival, Wellington, England 17 Kingston Walking Festival, Kingston, England 18-20 IML Three Day Walk, Seefeld, Austria 19 Swanage and Purbeck Walking Festival, Swanage, England 19 Oslo Marathon, Oslo, Norway 19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Beijing, China 20 Moscow Marathon, Moscow, Russia 20 Siberian International Marathon, Omsk, Russia 20 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, Bridge Run & Family Fun Run, Sydney, NSW, Australia 20 Great Whitsunday Trail. 28km, Whitsunday, Qld, Australia 20 Salomon Trail Running Series Race 4, 8km, 15km & 23km, Anglesea, Australia 20 Run the Great Whitsunday Trail, 28km, Qld, Australia 24 Patley Bridge Walking Festival, Patley Bridge, England 25 Ross-onWye Walking Festival, RossonWye, England 26 Christmas Island Marathon, Christmas Island, Australia 26-27 IML Two Day Walk Brno, Czech Republic 26 Suffolk Walking Festival, Suffolk, England 27 Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany 27 Warsaw Marathon, Warsaw, Poland

OCTOBER 2015

2 Dursley Walking Festival, Dursley, England 2 Cowalfest Walking & Outdoor Festival, Cowai, Scotland 3-4 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany 3-4 Kielder Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Northumberland, England 4 Brussels Marathon, Brussels, Belgium 4 Cologne Marathon, Cologne, Germany 4 Hans Christen Andersen Marathon, Odense, Denmark 4 Kosice Marathon, Kosice, Slovakia 4 Capricorn Coast Running Festival, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Yeppoon Main beach, Capricorn Coast, Qld, Australia 10 Fermanagh Walking Festival, Fermangh, Northern Ireland 10 Drovers’ Tryst Walking Festival, Crieff, Scotland 11 Budapest Marathon, Budapest, Hunwww.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

gary 11 Graz Marathon, Graz, Austria 11 Italian Marathon Memorial Enzo Ferrari, Maranello, Italy 17-18 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona. Spain 17-18 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 18 Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam, Netherlands 18 Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 7.5km & 3km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 18 Lisbon Marathon, Lisbon, Portugal 18 Asacona-Locarno Marathon, Locano, Switzerland 23 Wicklow Walking Festival, Wicklow, Ireland 25-26 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju, Korea 25 Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt, Germany 25 Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana, Slovenia 25 Polar Circle Marathon, Kangerlassuaq, Greenland 25 Venice Marathon, Venice, Italy 26 Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

MARCH 2016

Barcelona Marathon, Barcelona, Spain

APRIL 2016

3 Paris Marathon, Paris, France 3 Rome Marathon, Rome, Italy 9 Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam, Netherlands 10 Vienna Marathon, Vienna, Austria

NOVEMBER 2015

1 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 1 New York Marathon, New York, USA 1-3 IML Three Day Walk, Higashi-Matsuyama, Japan 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan 8 Rursee Marathon, Simmerath-Einruhr, Germany 8 Athens Marathon, Athens, Greece 15 Isanbul marathon, Istanbul, Turkey 15 Palermo Marathon, Palermo, Italy 15 Marathon Popular de Valencia, Valencie, Spain 21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Jogiakarta, Indonesia 29 Florence Marathon, Florence, Italy 29 San Debastian Marathon, San Sebastian, Spain

DECEMBER 2015

20 Pisa Marathon, Pisa, Italy

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21 Seville Marathon, Seville, Spain 28 Malta Marathon, Mdina-Sliema, Malta

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues JUNE 209 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Nga Tapuwae o Toi The footsteps of Toi 10 New Zealand Walk: Mt Peel an annual event for Christchurch group 12 Overseas Trails: 10 world’s most amazing long dis tance trails 14 New Zealand Walk: Heading out to Roaring Stag 16 Books: Lydia Bradley: Going up is easy 16 Auckland Short Walk: Greenhithe, North Shore Auckland 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Walking the Cares Gorge 26 New Zealand Walk: The Cape Brett walk, Bay of Islands 30 New Zealand Walks: Eastern Taranaki Experience - from convent to pub 34 Waikato Walk: Kakepuku Historic Reserve 36 New Zealand Walk: A big day in the Matukituki Valley 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Wairarapa coastal walk now has more options 40 Overseas Walks: 24 hours in Graz 40 Health: Are you getting too much calcium?

42 Overseas Walks: Restored medieval hamlet close to walking and hiking tracks 42 Event: Great Forest Events attrached entrants from throughout new Zealand 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for June 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

MAY 208 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Ara Tahuna Estuary Cycleway and Walkway 8 Event: Unique opportunity to walk Taieri Gorge 9 Readers View: Auckland scenic walk 10 New Zealand Walk: Onepoto Walk - full of interesting coastal views 14 New Zealand Walk: Restoring the Sign of the Packhorse Hut 15 New Zealand Walk: Visiting the Franz Josef Glacier 16 New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s new loop walkway 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Australia’s top walking and hiking hotspots 22 My Favourite Walk: Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views 25 Auckland Short Walk: Blockhouse Bay Tiriwa Walk 26 My Favourite Walk: Town and country walk with no hills!

28 New Zealand Walk: Moutohora an island sanctuary 30 Overseas Walks: Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city 36 New Zealand Walk: Heritage zone handed into public hands 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Camping and tramping - 5 top South Island spots 40 Event: Marathon returning to central city 42 Te Araroa Trail: New Zealand trail selected as one of the world’s best 43 Event: Take on the Lake in Rotorua 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for April 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

Taieri Gorge 9 Readers View: Auckland scenic walk 10 New Zealand Walk: Onepoto Walk - full of interesting coastal views 14 New Zealand Walk: Restoring the Sign of the Packhorse Hut 15 New Zealand Walk: Visiting the Franz Josef Glacier 16 New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s new loop walkway 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Australia’s top walking and hiking hotspots 22 My Favourite Walk: Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views 25 Auckland Short Walk: Blockhouse Bay Tiriwa Walk 26 My Favourite Walk: Town and country walk with no hills!

28 New Zealand Walk: Moutohora an island sanctuary 30 Overseas Walks: Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city 36 New Zealand Walk: Heritage zone handed into public hands 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk : Camping and tramping - 5 top South Island spots 40 Event: Marathon returning to central city 42 Te Araroa Trail: New Zealand trail selected as one of the world’s best 43 Event: Take on the Lake in Rotorua 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather Forecast for April 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

MARCH 206 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: A circumnavigation by foot steps 7 New Zealand Walk: Enjoyable day walk at Limestone Roadend 14 Event: Beers Farm - Te Anau 16 New Zealand Fam Walks: Lynton Downs Farm Stay walks 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 My Favourite Walk: Omaha Beach has walks for everyone 26 Health: Overdosing with vitamin D continues to be widespread 20 Overseas Walks: Discovering Andalucia - the walks, the culture, the food 28 New Zealand Walks: Top ten heritage places to visit this summer 33 Event: On track in the Manawatu Gorge 36 New Zealand Walk: Ruakuri Walking Track - Ruakuri Scenic Reserve 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Discover Portugal’s walking trails 44 New Zealand Coming Events 45 Christchurch Marathon 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather Forecast for March 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon

FEBRUARY 205 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Moke Lake circuit walk - Queenstown 7 Books: Revelling in our sub-antarctic islands 8 Auckland Short Walk: Onehunga to Pah Homestead 10 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend on track 10 Books: Walking the Waitakere Ranges 12 New Zealand Walk: Headland Sculpture on the Gulf 12 A Walk and cycle on the Waikato River Trail 15 Safety: Ensure your gear is now in ‘Peak’ condition 16 New Zealand Walk: Tirohanga Track to Ruapane Pirongia Forest Park 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Walking in the Picos de Europa 25 New Zealand Walk: Matekai Park - Oakura 26 Overseas Walks: Torres del Paine - a very special park 29 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival 4 Walk Talk 30 Overseas Walks: The Larapinta Trail 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Ara Tahuna offers a myriad of stunning views Estuary Cycleway and Walkway 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 8 Event: Unique opportunity to walk 38 New Zealand Walks: Echo Walk-

APRIL 207 2015

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ing Festival 41 International Marching League encourages “May walking bring us together” 42 Window on Waitakere: Navigating dangerous flora 42 Health: Compression clothing can they improve recovery and performance?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for February 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 The Great New Zealand Trek

JANUARY 204 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tanekaha Falls Walk - a tribute to a group of retirees 10 Securing outdoor access for the next generation 12 New Zealand Walk: From hut to hut on the Matemateaonga 14 Rare penguins highlight of Hollyford Track early walkers 16 New Zealand Walk: Pukemokemoke Reser ve offers several walk options 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Auckland Short Walks: Le Roys Bush Northcote North Shire walks 22 New Zealand Walks: Mahi Aroha - explore the environment like never before 26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail to be in TV series 26 Te Araroa Trail: New 5km walking track 26 Te Araroa Trail: City to Sea via Southern Walkway change in 2015 28 Overseas Walk: In the steps of the ancients - a walk in Athens 33 New Zealand Walk: Weather no problem for Dargaville group 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk : Linklater Reserve 39 Around the Clubs: Striding out fun with a popular club 40 High Achiever: 65 year old walked 150 marathons 41 Event: Waiheke Island Wharf 2 Wharf 42 Window on Waitakere: Batwalks planned in Auckland 42 Window on Waitakere: Mapau tree fruit popular with birds 43 Training: Low carb diet: not the best for everyone 44 Coming events: Stirling Sports events: are something unique 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for January 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 The Great New Zealand Trek

DECEMBER 203 2014

NOVEMBER 202 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Paparoa - a village in the valley 7 Having fun with your Sun sign 8 New Zealand Walk: Woolshed Creek - Mt Somers 11 Auckland Short Walk: Macleans Park and Eastern Beach 12 Overseas Trails: Victoria’s top rail trails 14 Overseas Walks: Walking Sandiago’s “other side” 16 New Zealand Walk: Tutukiwi Reserve 17 New Zealand Walk: Orongorongo a popular track in Rimutaka Forest Park 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Bush Scenic Reserve 22 New Zealand Walk: Silica Rapids Walk has plenty of variety 24 New Zealand Walk: Tama Lakes - in Tongariro National Park 26 New Zealand Walk: Tiki Trail - Gondola base to summit, Queenstown 28 New Zealand Guided Walks: Guided walks with a difference 30 Overseas Walks: In the footsteps of ancient travellers - Japan on foot 34 Waiheke Walking Festival 35 Event: Iconic Kiwi event celebrates 10 years 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Around the Clubs: New walk for Dargaville group 39 High Achiever: Walking the Way of St James - Gay Rowe’s Spanish Odyssey 40 High Achievers: Doctors visit start of a new journey for Dunedin couple 41 New Products: Bracewear: relief for troublesome knees and elbows 42 Window on Waitakere: Whitehaed releases 42 Health: Feet should be strong and flexible 44 New Zealand Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for November 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 The Great New Zealand Trek

OCTOBER 201 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Coppermine Creek - a remote bush with a human history 8 New Zealand Walk: Consult the song book (or Crumpy) before you head outdoors 12 New Zealand Walk: The Rangiwhai Range with a volcanic history 15 New Zealand Walks: Kawakawa Station Walk revisited and revitalised 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring Step Out for the Well Foundation 22 Overseas Walks: South America - a rich ecological region 24 New Zealand Short Walk: Ongaonga - a village steeped in history 26 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival promises to be best ever 28 Overseas Walks: Grand Canyon Walkway - prettiest in Blue Mountains 30 Overseas Walks: Mossman Gorge oldest rainforest on earth 33 Auckland Short Walk: Te Atatu Peninsula Walk 34 New Zealand Walk: Sandy Point Invercargill’s walking playground 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 39 Podiatry Heel pain 40 Event: Manawau Striders Half Marathon 41 Window on Waitakere: Canopy climbers 42 Health: Feet health - “canary’s in the coal mine” 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for October 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 59 Green Prescription 60 Napier City Half Marathon

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to Omori Track 6 Te Araroa Trail: Cape Reinga to Bluff 8 New Zealand Walks: Outdoor couple make footprint on NZ walking scene 12 New Zealand Walks: Hiking New Zealand’s Hump Ridge Track more wilderness, less people 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Inspiring walks in Spain 24 Ballard of St James 26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Kiwi women take to the cycling trails 28 Overseas Walks: San Francisco’s ways: Umbria ‘s pilgrim routes 36 New Zealand Walk: Te Kauri Park Scenic Reserve 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Tussock Traverse walking through a natural and cultural wonderland 40 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Marathon events 42 Window on Waitakere: Possum trapping 43 Training: Exercise programme tips 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 4 Walk Talk 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival 51 Weather Forecast for December biggest in Australia 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking 10 New Zealand Guided Walk: HolGroups lyford Track an all season track 56 Country Breaks 14 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring Step out at Long Bay 60 The Great New Zealand Trek

SEPTEMBER 200 2014

16 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks - walks worth doing 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Sawcut Gorge Walk - with a surprize at the end 24 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands for fantastic walks 28 Books: Paradise Saved 28 Books: Peter Snell and the Kiwis who flew 29 Event: Thousands became walking stars in Auckland night-time half marathon 30 Overseas Walks: Uncover Italy’s amazing Amalfi Coast 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Rarotonga - a walk run festival for addicts 40 High Achievers: Green Prescription helps a Northland family to be active again 41 Window on Waitakere: Thud, stunned, stiff!

42 Health: There are healthy alternatives to modern medicine 44 New Zealand Coming Events 51 Weather Forecast for September 56 Country Breaks 60 Napier City Half Marathon

AUGUST 199 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: The Millennium Track - beautiful in all seasons 8 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Island Walk: a yacht and a pair of hiking boots 10 My Favourite short Walk: Te Puna Quarry Park Garden full of interesting treasures 13 New Zealand Short Walk: Anzac Park Scenic Reserve 14 Te Araroa Trail: New Puhoi Track opened 16 Monthly Photo Contest winners 18 Walking Experience: Fulfilling farmland venture on a one tree hill 20 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Piko Pathway officially opened 21 New Zealand Walk: Albany Scenic Reserve Track 22 Need2Know: Don’t underestimate the dangers asociated with rivers 23 New Zealand Walk: Brook fence clears final hurdle to Nelson Valley 24 Health: 6,000 keeps a day keeps OA limitations away 24 New Zealand Short Walk: Seaview Gardens Reserve 26 New Zealand Guided Walk: Saunter back into the 1930’s 28 Overseas Walks: Eight new guided tours added to Auswalk walking holidays 32 New Zealand Short Walk: Mangere Mountain Walk 33 High Achiever: Age no barier to climbing a mountain 34 Cycling Tours: Cycling the Rebuild Zone in Christchurch 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 High Achiever: Bubbly teen helped

by Active Families 38 New Product: Walking lightly 40 Need2Know: What you tread you spread 42 Window on Waitakere: Nest searchers 43 Health: Walking during pregnancy 44 New Zealand Coming Events 51 Weather Forecast for August 56 Country Breaks 60 Taupo Half Marathon

JULY 198 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 9 9 High Achievers: Inspiration on the start line of Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon 10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River Walking Track 13 Event; 10k to 10k 14 New Zealand Walk: The Kaitake 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

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 51 Weather Forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

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 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

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JULY WEATHER FORECAST

According to Ken Ring

The Moon controls the weather. Each moon phase has a changing effect. The atmostphere has a tide that is forever changing and the weather is what results.

Shaded areas depict rain or showers.

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JULY SUMMARY

7th: Possible low temperature in Omarama.

9th: Anticyclonic over the South Island. A deep depression develops northwest of Northland.

11th: Anticyclonic conditions move slowly east to be centred over Northland bringing moist easterlies over northern and eastern regions of the North Island.

Significant rainfall and thunderstorms may affect Northland resulting in possible flooding with rain also affecting the Bay of Island and Coromandel Peninsula.

12th: The next four weeks feature classic winter El Nino weather with more anticyclones in the Tasman Sea and ridges of high pressure often over central New Zealand, bringing more frequent southerlies over North Island and westerlies and southwesterlies over South Island.

Low rainfall may be received in the Manawatu and Horowhenua and little or no rainfall in parts www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

of Canterbury. In contrast, there may be above normal rainfall in the Hawkes Bay (due largely to a storm around mid-July) and coastal Southland.

Sunnier than usual over much of the country and more settled, especially in the east from Gisborne to Otago, including the Manawatu and Wellington, with less wind than usual over much of the country.

Temperatures may be below normal, especially in southwest of South Island, where freezing fog and hoar frosts may prevail in second half of July.

It may be especially cool in the King Country, Wairarapa, Fiordland and Central Otago.

12th: Easterlies over the North Island as a depression centred north of East Cape moves slowly to the southeast.

12th-14th: Chance of heavy rainfall in Coromandel, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and eastern Bay of Plenty which bring dangerous slips in Hawkes Bay and minor flooding in low lying rural areas.

12th-20th: Central Otago may experience freezing fog in this period with widespread hoar frosts.

15th: Southerly change as a ridge of high pressure moves onto the South Island.

17th: A large anticyclone envelopes the country.

19th: Northwesterlies strengthen in the south.

20th: Significant rain in the lower South Island. Possible high temperature in Kaikoura.

21st: Northwesterlies may spread to affect most of the country. Fresh snow in Queenstown and ski fields and parts of Central Otago.

22nd: Cold southwesterlies prevail.

24th: A ridge of high pressure covers southern and central regions.

25th: Chance of electrical and hail storm in central New Zealand which may affect Wellington flights.

27th: Northwesterlies freshen.

Possible low temperature at Lauder.

29th: Southwesterly change.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 2nd (full moon), 6th (perigee), 16th (new moon), 21st (apogee).and 31st (full moon)

Ken Ring author of . . .

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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, terryandsheena@xtra.co.nz, www. bluetopwalkers.weebly.com 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. 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. Tuesday, Bernie Pringle 09-410-5700 bernie@pringle.co.nz, or Mavis Martin 09-486-2574 mavay@xtra.co.nz 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 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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 HAMILTON TRAMPING CLUB: Alan Bigham 07-856-4646 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 (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 07-378www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

4992 WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229 TE AROHA

TE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088 TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841 TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184 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, Kay 06-844-4891 or Dot 06-844-6885 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 STRATFORD

STRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088 Walking WalkingNew NewZealand, Zealand,issue issueno no210 210--2015 2015

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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

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

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06385-4055 LOWER HUTT MARTON WALK FOR HEALTH: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133, www.

06-327-7607 walk4health.org.nz POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday MANAWATU (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 567-5727 WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday 06-354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ (PM), 04-564-6019 HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04hot-whitu-chicks MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), 970-6901 Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04526-7440 06-353-7175 PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918 HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Mark Potter, info@hvmc.org.nz Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.

CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179 HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken- ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646 KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335 nedy 06-350-8617 MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445 PORIRUA Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: FRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764 Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06- UPPER HUTT AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz 356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216 TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or FEILDING 04-526-6906 SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes UPPER HUTT WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 04-970-2046 06-323-5470 KAPITI FOXTON KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872 FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 0406-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987 905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 LEVIN KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 LEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485 KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@ 06-368-3622 WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, gmail.com,www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkers KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754 06-367-9070 LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail. com, www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers Colleen Francis 06-368-8624 MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or Steve Golledge 04-904-5904 WAIRARAPA SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022 MASTERTON WALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338 ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124 CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746 RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), MARLBOROUGH (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703 BLENHEIM 50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), 03-579-3101

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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 WAIMEA TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM) (PM), wtc.richmond@xtra. co.nz, www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nz 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 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 6.5PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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), Merv Meredith info@peninsulatrampingclub. org.nz, www.peninsulatrampingclub.org.nz 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035 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, John Williams 03-383-0064, jo_wil@xtra.co.nz 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, 03756-9037 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 DUNEDIN: walking track maintainers, Wednesday (AM), Graeme Elliot 03-454-3350, ellio@xtra.co.nz 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, Harley Ware 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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WAIKATO

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

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

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

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

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

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