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Don’t just see the sights, walk them.

Easy, beautiful short walks are just the thing for that quick long weekend get away. Canterbury’s unparalleled selection of unique landscapes and short walks are a great way to visit and holiday in our beautiful region. See the best of Canterbury one step at a time.

Choose your short walks adventure today.

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CONTENTS

Issue 222 - 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 Auckland short Walk: Opanuku Stream - Henderson 6 Need2Know: Timber Trail Lodge comfort and adventure in Pureora Forest Park 8 Overseas Walks: Jeju Olle - a forgotton trail with dramatic views 10 New Zealand Walk: Misty heights at Haurata 14 High Achievers: 10 people take on 10kms in 10 weeks 16 High Achiever: Kokako King -The bond between a bird and the man trying to save them 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Short Walk: A short walk around the St Bathans Blue Lake 28 Overseas Garden Walks: 10 Great gardens on the island of Ireland 24 New Zealand Walk: Urupukapuka Island - an island of historic significence 30 Overseas Walks: A Day walking with Mozart in Salzburg 33 Photo Essay: Freedom on Richmond Hill, Christchurch 34 My Favourite Walk: Mount base walk doable for families 28 New Zealand Walk: Wilderness Walking at its most civilized 43 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Walk Canterbury

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Walk talk

Stay in a historic prison guards’ home in Fremantle cottages

You can already sleep in a cell in Australia, at Fremantle Prison YHA, and now you can stay in the guards’ colonial cottages, just outside the jail walls. You even get three nights for the price of two!

The latest unique tourism accommodation in Western Australia is Fremantle Colonial Cottages, part of a World Heritage-listed nineteenth century jail complex.

Choose from three self-contained, lovingly restored historic cottages, each with its own distinctive history dating back to 1857. The cottages are ideal for families, groups and friends wanting to stay somewhere special when visiting the historic maritime city of Fremantle.

Each cottage has two bedrooms (sleeping a total of six people in double and bunk rooms) as well as a fully equipped selfcontained kitchen/dining/lounge room, private bathroom and outdoor patio in the backyard. Guests can also relax on the front veranda – perfect for taking in the views over ‘Freo’ (as the locals call it).

Fremantle Prison is one of Australia’s most popular tourism attractions, offering a range of tours by day and by night. The history of the site dates back to 1829, when the jail was first constructed for convicts, continuing to operate as a prison until 1991. To have a fully immersive experience, stay onsite in this historic compound, in the comfort of the former guards’ homes.

Just a few minutes’ walk from the cottages is the vibrant port city of Fremantle with its heritage streetscape, colourful markets, bohemian cafes and buzzing nightlife.

Book online at www.fremantlecottages.com.au or www.yha. com.au.

Planning more trails on the Pohutukawa Coast

Planning is underway by a group of community representatives for more walking, cycling and horse riding trails in the Beachlands/Maraetai area.

Following community feedback, the Franklin Local Board has made it a priority to plan a network of trails across the local board area. Beachlands/Maraetai is selected first for the project, and the board will work in partnership with the community to develop a greenways plan.

A new group, called the Pohutukawa Coast Trails Steering Group, was established in March this year. A broad range of local interests is represented on the group, including: Pohutukawa Coast Community Association, Pohutukawa Coast Rotary, Pohutukawa Coast Bike Club, Beachlands/ Maraetai Pony Club, Beachlands Maraetai & Districts Historical Society, Whitford Residents & Ratepayers Association, Pohutukawa Coast Sea Rescue, Te Puru and Franklin Local Board.

The group is enthusiastic about the potential for increasing the quality, number and effectiveness of trails for walking, cycling and horse riding in the area. Broadly the aims are to ensure that locals can easily get around using pathways and also access the coastal attractions.

Franklin Local Board member, Malcolm Bell, says “Beachlands/Maraetai has plenty of potential to add to the trails already in existence, with the possibility to link further west to Whitford and south to Clevedon in the future.”

Above photo : Members of the Pohutukawa Coast Trails Steering Group recently visited Whitford trails.

Cape to Cape experience joins Great Walks of Oz

Walk into Luxury’s Margaret River Cape to Cape Walk has become WA’s first inclusion in the exclusive Great Walks of Australia collective.

The four-day experience is the ninth member of the Great Walks list – a Tourism Australia initiative supported by State

Tourism Organisations including Tourism WA. Part of Tourism Australia’s ‘best of ’ collective marketing, the Great Walks group aims to promote the nation’s best privately owned walking packages and strengthen their tourism potential.

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Walk talk Hakarimata Walkway – ‘the outdoor gym for the Waikato’ ‘Healthy Nature Healthy People’ has come to life in Ngaruawahia, where we have been working with Tainui and the local community on a new walkway along the Hakarimata Ranges (a culturally significant site for Tainui), says Lou Sanson Director-General, Department of Conservation.

Through developing our partnership with Iwi, Corrections and the community, we have been able to increase usage of the Hakarimata Walkway from 5,000 annual users in 2011 to 138,000 users in 2016.

The 12 kilometre track has become a critical part of the story of ‘Healthy Nature Healthy People’.

As our Waikato operations manager Ray Scrimgeour says, it has become the ‘outdoor gym for the Waikato’.

It’s also part of the nationwide Te Araroa Trail.

We are working with Waikato-Tainui to develop a smartphone app to tell the story of Kauri dieback as people walk the track.

The community now help with track maintenance and 150 hectares of predator control across the range. DOC provides track metal, Corrections bags the metal for us, and walkers carry the bags of metal to where it’s needed on the track – everybody wins!

Photo above shows the view from the top of the Hakarimata Summit Track

Hiking in Spain’s

Ordesa National Park The Ordesa National Park with its dramatic kilometre deep canyons topped by 3000 metre peaks has some of the best hiking in Spain.

Ordesa is a fantastic destination for hikers with routes of all lengths and difficulties. The famous ‘faja’ paths cling to the side of the high cliffs - perfect for those with a head for heights.

If you prefer your feet on more solid ground there are beautiful walks in the park’s alpine meadows that are filled with wildflowers. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Volunteers for the Catlins reserves needed

New Zealand sea lions and yellow-eyed penguins can often be seen on the beach at Tautuku and the nearby estuary is home to a population of fernbirds.

DOC and Forest and Bird are currently looking for volunteers interested in joining a mid-winter weekend of conservation in the Catlins.

Volunteers will stay at Tautuku Lodge and help on two conservation projects at Otanomomo and Te Rere Scientific Reserves. Both reserves are closed to the public and the trip will provide an opportunity to learn about these two special areas.

The trip will take place from 15 – 17 July 2016. Further information can be found on the DOC website.

Above photo Tautuku Bay, a rocky coastal area found in the Catlins, east of Waikawa. Photo by Douglas Kelly

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Auckland Short Walk

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planted since the project started in 2003.

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Nearby Walks:

Whau River-New Lynn Walk Te Atatu Peninsula Moire Park

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Opanuku Stream Henderson

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he Henderson Opanuku Stream walk comes under Project Twin Streams. A great deal of progress has been made.

It is a very pleasant short walk among the native bush and trees - two giant kauris and many macrocarpa trees, and the sound of birds.

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kms of streambanks with native trees and shrubs, and purchasing properties within the flood plain for removal.

This stabilises the banks from erosion, creates a cool, shaded environment for ecology to thrive and filters toxins entering the streams.

Local residents are engaged in the project through partnering with local community organisations to deliver the planting program. To date, over 800,000 trees and shrubs have been

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Mostly level paths. Suitable for users of average fitness and mobility.

May require boots in wet weather, running shoes suitable in dry weather.

To see: Trees and fauna, stream, parks.

Time: approx. 75 minutes. (about 5.2 kms) Parking: Opanuku Reserve off Henderson Valley Road Buses: Henderson Valley Road Trains: Henderson Station Cafes: Various in Henderson Township Public toilets: Henderson Park Above; The Opanuku Stream. Below right: Corban Estate footbridge.

Opposite page: One of the magnificent sculptures.

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Auckland Short Walk

Start from Opanuku Reserve (Henderson Valley Road).

1. From the carpark, follow the walking track to the left <.

2. At Henderson Park follow the concrete path that runs beside the toilet block.

3. Turn left < along stream walking track.

4. Turn right > over the bridge, then turn left < onto the walking track (keep following the signs to Border Road).

5. At Shona Place keep following the walking track.

6. At end of track, turn left < onto Border Road.

7. Turn left < just after the road bridge, onto cycle way and follow the concrete path.

8. Turn left < at Keeling Road and rejoin the cycle path.

9. After the Carpark at Henderson Park, continue following the edge of the park towards the Corban Estate footbridge.

10. Follow the path around to the right > of the buildings.

11. Turn right > into great North Road.

12. Turn right > into Henderson Valley Road to return to Opanuku Reserve.

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Children’s playgrounds: None Dogs: On leash only Picnic Sites: Seats in parks

Need2Know

Timber Trail Lodge – comfort and adventure in Pureora Forest Park

An 80 bed, Timber Trail Lodge is being built in Pureora Forest Park, at Piropiro, the mid-point of the Timber Trail in the central North Island.

The first stage, including the lodge hub and 10 rooms, for up to 25 guests, will open during the summer of 2016/7.

The Timber Trail, on Te Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycleway, is an 84 km, two day mountain bike ride that, after three years, is already attracting over 8000 riders per year to Pureora Forest Park, in the central North Island.

It has also become a popular walking trail, for both one day and multi day walks.

The Trail opened in 2013, at a cost of $5 million. It includes several specially built pedestrian and cycle swing bridges spanning spectacular gorges, including New Zealand’s longest at 141m.

Excellent interpretive signage, provided by DOC, enables users to learn about the natural and human history of the area while they travel along the trail.

Jonathan Kennett, cycling advocate and co-author of Classic New Zealand Mountain Bike Rides is an enthusiastic supporter of the project. “This lodge is just what the Timber Trail needs to take it from good to great amongst New Zealand’s best cycleways.”

As well as providing an accommodation option for the growing numbers of New Zealanders who are discovering and enjoying the Timber Trail, the lodge fits well with the burgeoning cycle tourism sector.

Forecast to employ up to six staff during peak periods, the lodge will also work closely with transport operators and tour companies.

Pureora Forest Park is a 78,000 hectare area of protected forest that includes some of the largest most outstanding tracts of New Zealand podocarp forest.

The area is home to a number of endangered bird species including kokako, whio (Blue Duck), kaka, kakariki and North Island robin.

The area is also rich in Maori history, with Mt Pureora being of particular significance to the Rereahu iwi.

The Timber Trail runs mostly through Department of Conservation estate, from Pureora in the north, to Ongarure in the south. It is a grade 3 trail, making it suitable for moderately experienced and capable riders.

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Overseas Walks

Jeju Olle - a forgotton trail with dramatic views

For the global traveller looking for a unique destination, the olle walking paths on Jeju Island, South Korea are highly appealing.

There are 200km of connecting paths that will take travellers all along the south coast of Jeju Island.

The Jeju Olle, which were inspired by the famous Pilgrimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trail in Spain, was made from the hidden, forgotten routes of Jeju Island, which cars cannot access.

The route will take you to forests, mountains, beaches, and remote

places and offer unrivalled views over Jejuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique, dramatic, volcanic landscape.

With so many activities on offer in Jeju, it is not easy to say which is best, however the Jeju Olle walking paths must rank highly.

By the end of 2008, some 30,000 visitors have been to the paths, including a number of celebrities in Korea. They offer the chance to experience life at a slower pace and are a total escape from the hustle and bustle of city life.

Most of the paths are away from urbanized areas, and walkers are

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totally surrounded by nature and the tranquility.

Some of the areas are almost untouched, since this is the first time some paths have been open to the public. The paths are connected, so you can start your walk from where you finished the previous day.

The route is divided into twelve sections, which will take you through along forests, beaches, and villages, where you can meet the warm hearted local people.

Provided is an introduction to the paths, so you can choose which sections are best suited to you, or you can take a twelve-day trip and do all of them.

Walking the Jeju olle paths will refresh you, inspire you, and leave Above: Colourful flowers in bloom along the coastal track. Below: Taking a walk through a colourful patch of yellow flowers.

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What Does the Term “Olle” Mean?In the local Jeju dialect “Olle” was originally used to refer to the narrow path between the street and one’s doorstep.

In the past, the word was quite commonly used, as children would often say, “let’s meet at the olle”.

However, later this word came to be used more widely across Korea and the word came to mean the series of coastal walking paths in Jeju Island.

The olle walking paths of Jeju start at the east point of the island and wind their way along the coast all the way to the island’s southwest point.

The charms of the olle walking paths are their proximity to nature and the picturesque combination of the blue ocean, dark green forests, and the charming local villages.

The first of these walking paths opened in September 2007.

Some 13 walking paths had been completed, 12 main paths and one “alpha” path. The walking paths collectively stretch to a length of approximately 216km. The olle are paths that have developed naturally over the years. They have been connected to each other using minimal human intervention.

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that take you through the mountains and along the coast is the best way to experience the unique, startling beauty of Jeju Island.

Following an Olle Walking Path Blue or blue and yellow ribbons have been placed along an olle path to guide visitors. These are found throughout the route usually along the stone piled walls, rocks, or on the surface of the road.

Bathrooms and restaurants As the olle have been arranged in an eco-friendly manner, there are not many toilets or restaurants along the way. However, convenience facilities can be found at the beginning or end of each path. Do take water and snacks with you.

What to prepare!

Shoes:Walkers are advised to wear exercise or climbing shoes. During the summer, sandals will also be useful to walk along the beach area.

Extra Layers: Although the weather on Jeju-do is generally warm and pleasant, it is often windy and there are frequently unexpected showers.

Walkers are advised to carry waterproof clothing and an extra, longsleeved outfit with them.

Guidebook A guidebook is available free of charge at the Information Desk of the Jeju International Airport. The guidebook will include useful information on the Olle walking paths, accommodation, and restaurants.

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New Zealand Walks

They say there is no such thing as bad weather if you are wearing the right clothes. Liz French put the theory to the test on two walks in April.

Misty heights at Haurata

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ow often has the weather forecast threatened rain only to turn out fine and sunny?

I was determined not to allow a foreboding weather report to dampen a planned weekend at Haurata High Country Retreat.

Walking the Gisborne hill country of Haurata had been on my wish list for a long time.

We arrived on a Friday afternoon from Tauranga, via Opotiki and the Waioeka Gorge, winding our way up 12 kms of gravel round from the turnoff past Matawai Village on the road to Gisborne.

The rain had held off and the views across layers of rolling hills to the coast

were worth stopping the car for. It was still sunny when we arrived at the Haurata farm house, now dedicated walker (and relaxer) accommodation in a seven acre rhododendron garden.

The cherry blossom drive would rival Japan in spring. The bones of the landscaping remain and sheep look after the lawn mowing.

We had a lovely wander in the sunshine then, near dusk, made a spur of the moment decision to walk a local track along the rocky hillside high above the river. Gorgeous to watch the sun setting over the panorama; and lucky we did. That was the last we saw of it!

Waking next morning to steady

drizzle did not deter us from our plan to complete the Green Walk , a 12 km farm and river circuit which would be more likely to deliver clarity of vision than the Red or Blue Walks which mostly took in the tops.

We set off cocooned in big Macpac raincoats. Our walk headed up, taking us to 700m above sea level. We soon disappeared into mist so thick it was sometimes difficult to identify the markers.

This was no DOC track with an easy flat surface and big orange arrows.

This was steep farmland, extremely lush and well manured by stock. We got stares from steers as we traipsed down through their lunch.

Below left: The Haurata “lawnmowers”’ Below right: Tea break at Black Hut. Opposite page: A waterfall makes a pretty picture.

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Misty heights at Haurata The mist cleared on descent though the rain did not. Then, suddenly, we found ourselves above a most beautiful waterfall in a stunning cliff topped rocky river; one of three equally awe inspiring falls. Had it been hot and sunny we could have walked up

through the river (absolutely at our own risk of course) thanks to handy hand grips and a stepped pole to climb.

After slithering along narrow paths under the trees by the riverbed it was a welcome relief to make a cup of tea at the conveniently sited black hut and get out of the rain for a while before what all trampers know. Where there has been a big down you will always be ‘rewarded’ with a challenging up.

We made it back to the house in just over four hours, bedraggled but mostly dry. Our clothes succeeded in beating the weather.

There’s nothing like an expedition in the rain to make one appreciate the comforts of ‘home’ with the fire lit, books to read and wine and a roast meal to anticipate. (Haurata even cater if you want to be completely spoilt.)

It was raining even harder next morning so we did a bush walk which is virtually an extension of the garden,

again appreciating the potential for enjoying the river in sunshine. We headed away, down through clearing weather, discussing who would be the best people among our family and friends to bring for a group getaway next time.

Crossing aborted

Two weeks later, another trip planned; another bad weather forecast. We weren’t going to let it ruin Anzac weekend in the Central Plateau.

Another chance to prove the adage that there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.

The Saturday plan was for eight of us to walk the Tongariro Alpine Cross-

Above: The Haurata homestead.

Right: The group at Tongariro National Park.

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ing while the rest chose to mountain bike the 42 Traverse. National Park based Kiwi Mountain Bikes were providing the shuttles for both. Walkers first.

We were ready in our raincoats (and from a cursory look I decided everyone was dressed sufficiently – all with good coats, the eleven year old with an extra Icebreaker). It was already looking black but our driver, a local, reckoned it would improve.

By the time we had been delivered to the end of the Mangatepopo Road the weather was worsening. We gamely strode out across the plain, along the boardwalks, up beside the mountain streams. The sign at the bottom of the big ascent up to the saddle under Ngauruhoe is one that should be read carefully. It warns of what is to come, points out the altitude gain and the often corresponding weather deterioration; asks if walkers are prepared. Most ignore it.

We were pretty soaked by the time we topped to the saddle and stopped to regroup. The gale was howling, the rain was lashing, fog was at whiteout level. I was freezing in double layer Icebreakers and big raincoat, hat and gloves (wet ones now). I suggested we turn back. No one argued. We would worry about trying to contact our transport and getting back to the lodge when we got lower.

While we were not the only ones ‘aborting the mission’ I was horrified to see the attire of some who were continuing, and to see what some people lower down were optimistically wearing – light shoes, t- shirts, cotton sweatshirts, two people carrying umbrellas!

I advised a family with young children in shorts to turn back. They didn’t. I could see a few casualties coming up. (Amazingly there was no news of any.)

By the time we got down several members of our party were seriously cold, especially those who wore cotton socks and tops (I should have been more vigilant before we set out.) www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Above:: A view from a high spot through the mist.

One could not feel her hands to retie her laces.

When we stopped at the Mangatepopo hut the warden kindly rang our transport, to report that the shuttle was already waiting. Our driver had realised how fast the weather had deteriorated and hoped we would turn back.

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing weather is notoriously fickle, usually much colder at the top than you may imagine from lower down. We did not

wear enough clothes, our coats only just coped BUT we made the right decision and all got back safely.

Again, nothing like a walk in the wild and wet wilderness to make us appreciate hot showers and a roaring fire.

The mountain bikers had swapped their 42 Traverse ride for a shorter equally wet local one over the Fisher Track. The drying room at the ski lodge was packed full of wet gear, much of it not up to the conditions.

This time the weather won, and hopefully taught us a lesson.

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High Achievers

10 people take on 10 kms in 10 weeks

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Supported by the Taupo Half Marathon Society, the Hoka One Run Taupo Scholarship Programme was set up to provide some motivation to get people moving and to make significant changes in their health, with the end goal being to complete the Hoka One Taupo Marathon 10km run or walk.

Through a 10-week journey, from late May until the event on Saturday 6th August, the 10 successful applicants will attend information evenings and weekly training sessions and also receive; a training programme, nutritional information, lifestyle advice, personalised workbooks and a team training shirt.

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This is the second Scholarship Programme that Total Sport has initiated, the first being for the Partners Life DUAL Scholarship programme, which has run very successfully for two years now in the lead up the DUAL event on Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands every March.

“What surprised us with the DUAL Scholarship programme was the positive results that came from the sense of community and belonging from the group. In this day and age our connection to people is often through technology, whether that be text, email or messaging, so many of us are getting far less in-person connection that gives us the real lift in energy and positivity.

“Being part of a group like this, being accountable to others and being a part of something bigger than just

yourself and your own goals – that’s where the magic is – that’s what people really get a buzz out of and that is why we do what we do to facilitate that for people. It’s one of the most rewarding parts of my jobs.”

This year’s successful applicants are; Danny Nicholls, Isa Ravenscroft, Kemp Pareata, Kim Mananui, Leanne Hall, Maura Sheridan, Sarah Lucas, Tina Edwards, Tracey Grimwood and Tracy Toeke. Taupo’s Mayor, David Trewavas is also an honorary member of the group.

Fordham says with the success of the programme already this year, it is very likely it will be run again next year with applications opening in March 2107. All the information will be up at www.runtaupo.co.nz and also on the events facebook page www.

facebook.com/runtaupo The Hoka One One Taupo Marathon is the second of three events in the Run Taupo Series; the first is Tauhara Trail Run / Walk - Sunday 3rd July and the series finishes with the Kinloch Off-Road Challenge - Saturday 3rd September.

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High Achiever

Kōkako King The bond between a bird and the man trying to save them

By Ana Mules

at Bay of Islands Department of Conservation

“Getting lost in the bush is a liberating experience.” I follow behind, wondering if I should be concerned. It’s a dodgy track in places, if the roots and supple jack don’t get you the cutty grass surely will.

A keen tramper in my youth, years spent in TV studios and editing suites had softened my body to the demands of such a physical task.

Four hours later we reach the Puketi Plateau Hut, grubby and sweaty. Steve smiles “There’s the shower, and it’s hot” he beams.

I want to hug him.

At 5am we rise and set out spotting. “One thing I really like are the nifty gadgets.” DOC Ranger Steve McManus has been on the job since 1987, having previously worked for New Zealand Forest Service. Steve was the location scout and bird

spotter for the iconic 90’s AirNZ ad, the one where Dame Kiri sings Pokarekare Ana and the kōkako glides through frame. The star kōkako was from this very forest.

“As I see it, the role of DOC is to look after these species, these places, for all New Zealanders. It is every New Zealanders right to experience this whenua, these taonga, and we’re here to enable people to do that. It’s a great privilege to do the work I do.”

The challenge of filling our forests with the critters that should be there is not straight forward. It’s trial and error. McManus has witnessed both great wins and spectacular failures.

“A while back, we built an aviary here in the bush and hand reared some chicks. We had kōkako hand puppets to feed them; they never saw us.

“Once the birds were big enough to

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Above lef: A kōkako. Above right: Steve McManua in the bush.

go out on their own we wished them well and set them free. But they were obviously not up to the ways of the wild and were gobbled up straight away. It was heartbreaking.”

The aviary is still there, an abandoned orphanage. A reminder that chicks without the tricks (not parent reared) don’t do well on the tough tracks of Puketi.

“Was that one?” I ask. Eager to please and feeling in the zone.

“Nah, you can tell by the wing beats. That was a tui.” Amateur.

“They’re not flash flyers, but they seem to do ok. They launch themselves off, glide for a bit, crash and ‘squirrel’ up the next tree.” Kōkako inhabit a similar ecological niche as flying squirrels.

We continue through the misty, dripping bush, when we hear it. The bell-like song of the kōkako. Ancient.

Haunting. Melancholic. Connected.

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bling. They have regional dialects different forest, different melody.

Back in the day, they were Maui’s mate. When he lassoed the sun to slow it down the kōkako ferried drinking water to him in his wattles.

Maui rewarded the bird with long, strong legs.

It takes a while to locate our pair.

They are hidden high in the canopy but as they ghost from tree to tree we follow, and eventually, get a good look.

“They are a beautiful bird. They have a real presence. I can’t imagine what the world would be like if we lost them. We can’t.”

Our country is filled with one of a kind species that introduced pests like to eat. But Steve’s passion gets me thinking that perhaps we really can save these birds. It’s certainly better than believing the alternative. And if we manage it, what an exciting story to add to our collective history.

I walk out alone; pest control traps set every 50 meters indicate I’m heading in the right direction. They are also markers of the battles our birds face to survive and how lucky we are to have people like Steve, quietly, humbly, fixing things. People broke it, so why can’t people can fix it?

“This is real life here. This is it.

If you asked most New Zealanders what they’d rather do – experience Aotearoa or as the song goes ‘stare at a screen like an uptight bride and wonder what happens on the other side’ what would you rather do! This is special. This is ours.”

The chilling, thrilling sound of kōkako calling through the forest mist at dawn is something every New Zealander should experience. You’ll get a few cuts, bumps and bruises, but you’ll never feel more alive.

Puketi Forest is located in the Bay of Islands and is cared for by the Department of Conservation and the Puketi Forest Trust. Contact the Pewhairangi Bay of Islands DOC Office or the Trust for opportunities to get involved. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Photo Contest

Monthly Photo Contest

Opposite page above: Ashley Van Alstyne at the top of the pinnacles in the Coromandel Forest Park. Photo by David McDavitt, Huntington, Hamilton.

Above left: Queen Charlotte Track day 3, overlooking the stunning Bay of Many Coves. Photo by Wanda McKenzie, Lower Hutt.

Left: On the Tongariro Crossing with Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu in the background. Photo

by Sharon Goodman, Taradale, Napier.

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Middle right: This photo was taken at Lee Bay on Stewart Island. Photo by Sharon Goodman, Taradale, Napier.

Below left: Viewing the tip of Farewell Spit, South Island, NZ after climbing the sand dune on a blustery day! Photo by Aussie Perry, Paraparaumu.

Below right: This photo was taken on the Bay of Islands walking weekend on the eastern side of Urupukapuka Island With all the spectacular cliffs formed by Ocean erosion over time. We circumnavigated the whole Island on a beautiful summer day with spectacular views and endless photo opportunities. A beautiful part of this wonderful country we call home. This Island goes very highly recommended.

Photo by Peter Farrell, Mangawhai

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New Zealand Short Walk

A short walk around the St Bathans Blue Lake

By Kay Brown

The Blue Lake at St Bathans

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St Bathans Blue Lake

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n Central Otago, looping off to the north between Alexandra & Ranfurly, and close to the famed Otago Rail Trail, is a great little walk around the Blue Lake at St Bathans.

It is an easy walk over a well formed track, encircling the historic, man formed blue coloured lake. This lake is a by-product of the gold mining days, when back in the 1870’s the sluicing of the Kildare Hill Gold claim began.

This claim became the site of the deepest hydraulic elevating operation in the world, turning a 120 metre hill into a 68 metre hole.

Kildare Hill was so named by the Irishmen who made the original gold discovery. Sluicing whittled the hill down to first become a basin and as it sunk further it became known as the “Glory Hole” celebrating the riches it yielded.

When efforts to mine the area were finally abandoned in the 1930s the Glory Hole filled with water that

Right: The walking track around the Blue Lake.

Below: The main street at St Bathans.

Opposite page: Walking on the St Bathans track around the lake.

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became a striking turquoise blue due to the high mineral content of the surrounding country, forming the lake as we see it today.

As you walk you are able to observe remnants of the old gold mining equipment, lying off to the side looking like some of the sculptures now fashionable in gardens!

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goldmining history Should you be as fortunate as us to do this walk on a beautiful sunny Central Otago day, you will not take much persuading to enjoy a cold beer at the famous Vulcan Hotel before departing.

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New Zealand Walk New Zealand Walks

Urupukapuka Island an island

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By Alex and Jenny Davies

Above:The wide sheltered expanse of Urupukakuka Bay, looking south across to the mainland.

Below: The exposed east side of the island, from the track that skirts the clifftops.

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magine an island with no motor vehicles, not even a road, with sheltered sandy beaches, rugged cliffs, an interesting history of former human habitation and sport fishing, and with easy access to a fine network of walking tracks.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real, and we found it in the Bay of Islands. This summer, the east coast of Northland was being lashed by the remains of the cyclone that devastated Fiji before wandering south.

Although the big seas are still rolling in, the day for our trip is sunny and with little wind.

On the 8.30am fast ferry from Paihia, we collect more island-seekers at Russell and cruise on among the islands to Otehei Bay. The wharf here was first built as part of a game fishing resort made famous by the world-renowned writer and fisher Zane Grey, in 1927. Pictures www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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of historic significence

at the time show a stark island, cleared for sheep farming except for a coastal fringe of pohutukawa.

Today, the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forests are regenerating and it is a well-managed recreational reserve.

The start of our walk is up to a ridge overlooking Urupukapuka Bay, through dense kikuyu grassland kept in trim by a flock of sheep.

This bay looks out across a narrow channel to a high ridge on the mainland beyond Rawhiti, over which the Cape Brett track winds.

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land. We opt to follow the cliff edge on the exposed eastern side. Waves surge below in deep ravines.

Cape Brett in the distance is framed by outstretched pohutukawa branches. At the northern end, breakers sweep through the narrow channel that separates Urupukapuka and Waewaetorea Islands, overlooked by

prominent cliffs.

Our track ascends to the top of these by a succession of stairways to reach an old pa site, with pits, platforms and trenches, and ridges where one can imagine the palisades. It would have been impregnable on all sides, with great views of approaching waka.

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Urupukapuka Island an island of historic significence

Above: Otehei Bay with a ferry at the wharf. The hill to the right of the bay was recorded as being heavily fortified by du Freyne as he sailed past in 1772. Below: At the northern end, looking across to Waewaetorea Island, The track climbs to top of the hill to the left, which was strongly fortified in pre-european times.

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sight. We are standing on the largest of the 144 that make up the Bay of Islands. The eastern-most, including Urupukspuka, have been predator free since 2009.

Project Island Song organises volunteers that help re-introduce endangered bird species, plant trees to provide fruit for them, control introduced weeds and help rat-tracking dogs sniff out the re-invaders.

We complete our loop on a shady path that skirts two beaches on the western side. We pass through dense stands of kanuka regenerated since the early days of devastation, and now with a dense understory of tree

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ferns. The sheltered sandy bays are ideal for swimming.

There are obvious traces of another pa site on a bush-clad point between the bays. A side track leads to a hide overlooking a wetland where, we are told, we might see brown teal that are nesting there. No luck, but at the top of the ridge on the way back to Otahei Bay, an unexpected whirring of wings alerts us to a large flock of tui that are flying in from the mainland. They enjoy a safe island holiday too.

Back down at the wharf, we take advantage of the cafe that also offers meals and a bar. Nearby is an exhibition arranged by Project Island Song,

documenting their achievements to make these islands safe for some of our most highly endangered birds.

Visitors are exhorted to “stop, check and go (and have fun)”. Reintroduced pest animals and plants can undo so much of what has been achieved.

But now it’s back on the ferry to walk again amongst the traffic and crowds of what seems another world.

And back to imagining that island again. What a difference isolation by a narrow bit of sea makes!

Above: A ferry arrives at the island with another load of visitors.

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Overseas Gardens

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great gardens on the island of Ireland

The lush green landscapes of the entire island make Ireland one great big garden adventure and a great place to take a walk.

Here’s 10 great gardens to nurture your love of all things horticultural.

1. Powerscourt Gardens, County Wicklow

Set in Ireland’s grandest estate, this is one of the world’s great gardens. From ornate Italian gardens, to formal walks in the rose and kitchen gardens, there are many hidden treasures to explore.

and a must see for all garden lovers.

3. Mount Stewart Gardens, County Down

2. Victorian Gardens at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway

A mixture of grandeur, whimsy and eccentricity, these historic gardens enjoy a near subtropical micro-climate and also boast superb views across Strangford Lough.

4. The National Botanic Gardens, Dublin

Created along with the magnificent abbey in the late One of the best free attractions in the capital city, visi1860s, this is one of the last great gardens of the period tors can enjoy features such as the rose garden, the alpine

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yard, the pond area, rock garden, herbaceous borders and arboretum.

5. Glenarm Castle Walled Garden, County Antrim

Situated on the Causeway Coastal Route, this hidden gem is beautiful in all seasons and includes a kitchen garden, herb garden and glass house.

Inspired by the Italian renaissance and laid out in terraces, the famous Hundred Steps staircase here is set amid azaleas and rhododendron. Myrtle, wisteria and magnolia thrive.

9. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, Belfast

6. The Japanese Garden, County Kildare

Renowned as the finest in Europe, with the sight and sound of trickling streams perfectly complementing the greenery and vivid colours, this garden is a feast for eyes and ears.

A magnificent display of over 30,000 rose bushes can be enjoyed here in the summer months, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also camellia trials, a walled garden, and a Japanese-style garden with water features.

10. The Dillon Garden, Dublin

Home of distinguished horticulturist, Helen Dillon, this remarkable oneacre town garden has been As well as a rose garden, orchards and a working veg- the subject of innumeretable garden, this is the home of the original Irish yew able magazine features and tree, which can still be seen. gardening books. Go here to experience design flair and an exceptional eye for colour. www.ireland.com bloominthepark.com

7. Florence Court, County Fermanagh 8. Bantry House Garden, County Cork

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A day walking with Mozart in Salzburg

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xplore the wonderful baroque city of old Salzburg in Austria, by walking in the footsteps of its most famous son and gain insights into fascinating history all in one day.

Regarded as a musical genius, and most certainly one of the world’s most prolific and influential musicians and

composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mo- himself was a frequent guest, however zart was a true son of Salzburg. his beverage of choice was almond Morning milk.

Start off the day with breakfast at His widow, Konstanze, lived upthe legendary Café Tomaselli (Alter stairs with her second husband for Market). A venerable Salzburg insti- a while. tution, the café dates back to Mozart’s The Tomaselli is the perfect starttime. It is said that Wolfgang Amadeus ing point to begin your stroll through Salzburg’s Old Town, which is in many ways the same as it was during Mozart’s lifetime.

Walk past the Mozart Square and take a look at the statue, erected in 1844 as the first monument dedicated to the composer.

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Just around the corner, visit the Salzburg Cathedral.

Not only is the cathedral Salzburg’s most significant baroque building, it is also the church where Mozart was baptized. To the left of the entrance you will find the original baptismal font.

Later in life, in his capacity of court organist and concertmaster, Mozart composed numerous works of sacred music to be performed here.

Afterwards, walk via Alter Markt over to the Getreidegasse and visit Mozart’s Birthplace at Number 9, now one of two museums dedicated to Mozart in the city.

Mozart’s birthplace is open daily from 9 am -5.30 pm (during July and August till 7 pm).

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Above left: Austrians go in for colourful eggs in a big way as decorations. Above right: Horse drawn carriages in old Salzburg. Above; Colourful images in a Mozart Museum.

Below left: A colourful monument. Below right: The quaint shops in old Salzburg.

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A day walking with Mozart in Salzburg Time for lunch at the Stiftskeller St. Peter, just a short walk away. Considered the oldest restaurant in Europe (a first historical mention dates back to 803) it offers authentic local cuisine in impressive historic surroundings.

Afternoon

What better way to start off the afternoon than with a jolt of chocolate. At Konditorei Fürst (Brodgasse 13) indulge in a box of Mozartkugeln (Mozart chocolates).

Though you can find many variations of this local delicacy around town, this is the place where patissier Paul Fürst invented this world famous creation - a pistachio marzipan center hand-dipped into dark chocolate nougat. It is still individually produced at Konditorei Fürst.

Afterwards, walk on the Staatsbrücke across the Salzach River to the Mozart Residence, on Makartplatz 8, where the Mozart family moved in

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1773 and which is now the second museum dedicated to Mozart in Salzburg.

Then head over to the Bibliotheca Mozartiana (Schwarzstrasse 26) which contains about 35,000 titles and is the most extensive Mozart library in the world.

Evening

Naturally your evening should include either a concert of the Mozarteum, or a performance of a Mozart Opera at the world famous Salzburg Marionette Theater.

Enjoy a late-night dinner at the upscale Hotel Sacher, or go for local fare at cozy local beer tavern, the Fideler Affe.

Above left: Inside the Salzburg cathedral. Above right: A couple outside Mozart’s birthplace.

Middle left: The highly ornate altar in Salzburg Cathedral.

Below left: Mozart chocolate boxes are popular with tourists.

Below right: A variety of souvenirs at one of the marketplace stalls.

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Freedom on Richmond Hill

By Brenda Greene

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Christchurch

(1) Richmond Hill Road is narrow, with switchbacks, but take it easy, and just keep heading up.

(4) Otherwise follow the track, and access the trig on the other side of a barbed wire fence.

(2) Park your car where the tarseal ends and head for the trig on the hill in the background.

(5) Enjoy sweeping panoramas of Pegasus Bay and the Port Hills. Wander at will.

(3) Access the Trig (20 minutes return) on the left by scrambling up sheep tracks at its base. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

(6) Heathcote Estuary.

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Mount base walk doable for families

By Vivianne Flintoff

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hat to do on the last day of the school holidays while visiting with grandchildren in Tauranga?

It had to be a walk around the base of Mount Maunganui (Mauao). It is just 2.9km around the base of the Mount with a predicted walking time persuading and I won them over with the promise of an article sent to the of 45 minutes so totally doable.

However, the children needed some Walking New Zealand magazine in the hope that article and photos would Above left: Sitting down with that be included in a future publication. promised ice cream. Photo Vivianne Flintoff Above right: Mount Maunganui from I am not sure if such an incentive constituted bribery or was it simply Moturiki Island. Photo Frank Goldingham Below left: The children view in the a clever enticement to be outdoors on information map. Photo Vivianne Flintoff yet another beautiful day, learning Below right: The entrance near Pilot to appreciate the beauty of Aotearoa Bay.

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Having agreed to the walk, we put on walking footwear and the grandson and I donned suitable walking attire.

The granddaughter, on the other hand, chose to wear her pretty dress due to her need to prove she still wore it and thus avoid a favourite dress being thrown out of her â&#x20AC;&#x153;becoming too full wardrobeâ&#x20AC;?.

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People were already swimming when we arrived at Pilot Bay and the children told me they would never swim there again. On a school trip other children had thrown starfish at them.

At that point I stopped thinking it would have been a sensible idea to have taken swimming togs for a refreshing dip after our walk around

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the Mount.

After a study of the walking routes displayed at the Pilot Bay side of the walk, our slow walk began.

We started on the designated track, but, as we neared the historic jetty, the children realised they had missed the fun path up and over, and around a large pohutukawa tree, so running back to almost the start of the path they once again began their walk, this time using the little shelled track possibly only used by children and sheep.

They continued on the slightly higher track until barred by thistles when they grudgingly had to drop down on to the more level, wider path chosen by parents with child buggies, joggers, and myself. This then was the way it was to be for our ramble and scramble around the Mount.

I walked the landscaped path and they scrambled their way on the harder, sheep created track. The children willingly dodged thistles and pohutukawa limbs, rocks and small landslides, and probably covered at least a third more territory than myself.

While keeping one eye on the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antics I kept the other on the ever changing panorama.

Together we noticed the red and green channel markers, marveling at how such big ships could negotiate such a narrow channel into the respective wharfs.

On the day we walked, there was still a sea surge coming into the nar-

row shipping channel.

We were just one day after the re-opening of the lower path around the Mount, after the storm passage of Hurricane Victor had thrashed the coast line and destroyed part of the walking path. (The promise of viewing the damage had been yet another enticement to walk.)

There were signs to let us know we needed to take care but the damage had been repaired. The path narrowed slightly where the sea had claimed the land for its own.

In this repaired section the path was still wet indicating that there had been some waves attempting to claim more land during the night. There was also, what looked like a recently uprooted tree, lying below on the rocks.

As we rounded the Mount, and the channel began to open up, the waves became more exciting to watch.

On Matakana Island the spray was easily visible and we occasionally felt the soft drift of salt spray upon our skin. At this point, we debated as to whether the tide was coming in or going out and as I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t access Google, we had to rely on our senses to confirm the state of the tide. I still claim it was an incoming tide.

The children began to tire and, fortunately, there were seats located along the walk at reasonable distances Below left: Time for a stop and a drink.

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Below right: The children took the fun path. Photo Vivianne Flintoff

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from each other.

With all their extra scampering the children also needed refreshments and their grandmother certainly welcomed the opportunity to sit.

We found an empty seat, ate our snacks and rehydrated, while watching the yellow customs boat head out to sea.

There were three large ships outside the channel and we guessed the wrong ship as the focus for the customâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boat visit. It was the ship further to the east that needed to be visited by customs.

We later saw that same ship enter the harbour.

Time passes fast when there are so many things to talk and marvel about.

During this beautiful walk with its changing landscape - grass kept short by sheep and rabbits; large ancient pohutakawa trees; the ever changing size and shape of boulders and rocks

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below, and with the sea as constant companion- there is much to occupy ramblers and scramblers.

And then, “At Last”, the children exclaimed, the looked for marker of nearing journey’s end: the small red light house securely anchored to a rock just a little way off shore, which signaled we were now not far to track’s end.

As we passed under the pohutukawa tree decorated with shell wreaths, we remembered the little boy so cruelly swept from the beach below us and I did not allow the children to scramble down on to the sand to hunt for shells with the unpredictable swells still present.

The children then remembered the interesting shutting mechanism on the final exit/entrance gate and hastened their walk despite that last short uphill slog towards the end of the track.

Another “nearly there now” marker came into sight: Moturiki Island (or Leisure Island as some people still

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call this island – a legacy from Marine World days).

A bit more uphill, through the final gate, and there was the surf club house flanked by row upon row of stacked kayaks.

With Anniversary weekend beginning the following day some fit young people were preparing to pit their skills against the surf and one another.

Then, with the walk completed, we were off to visit the Copenhagen icecream shop for freshly baked waffle cones filled to the brim with ice cream, whipped cream, and toppings. Yes, this treat was yet another incentive to keep walking once the sun had become hotter and there were no more shelled sheep tracks to explore and keep the children diverted.

There had been plenty of opportunities to stop and admire the ever changing views. My favourite part was the walk into and under the arch of venerable pohutukawa trees.

The track was almost consistently a

couple of meters wide and very even under foot. There was lots of room for the buggies, complete with babies and/ or toddlers on board, to pass us as their respective parents completed their daily walk and talk.

Frustrated joggers had to negotiate the path between slow amblers like myself and the faster paced child buggies.

We three had a great time and a fun walk in and out of the shade of those amazing pohutukawa trees with the sea sounding in our ears, tui guiding us from above, and black backed gulls keeping their disdainful distance.

I will never tire of this walk and hopefully, the children having absorbed such beauty, will have a keener interest in protecting the beauty of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Below left: There are lots of magnificent views on all sections of the base walk. Photo Frank Goldingham Below right: Time to sit down for a bite. Photo Vivianne Flintoff

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Wilderness Walking Tired of lugging a heavy pack? Keen for a change from freeze dried foods? And not to mention some home comforts at the end of a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking such as a hot shower, cold beer (or wine) and comfortable bed. If the answer is yes to any or all of the above, then the Queen Charlotte Track is the experience for you.

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ew Zealand’s newly crowned ‘Queen of Tracks’ offers walking in a very civilized manner with not a heavy pack or two minute noodle packet in sight.

Picton-based adventure tourism experts Wilderness Guides have spent the past 17 years hosting walkers to experience the Queen Charlotte Track and have packages to suit all tastes and budgets.

From family trips to backpacker style accommodation options combining hiking with kayaking and mountain biking through to the premier hotel and boutique lodge guided and independent walks, there is something

for everyone in their offerings. All feature the Queen Charlotte Track’s unique bag transfer system meaning you walk with just a day pack along the way.

Owner Juliet Gibbons says a good many Kiwis hike the Queen Charlotte Track but as one of the most accessible tracks located in central New Zealand, many more should give it a go.

Juliet and her husband Steve have enjoyed hosting thousands of walkers over the years and say their independent track packages tend to be very popular with New Zealanders but bookings on guided hikes are also on the increase.

“Our boutique guided walk is perfect as it is the most upmarket packaged option to experience the Queen Charlotte Track and it really is a chance to come and stay in fine accommodation, dine on fine food and sample local wines – all while working off those spoils during the day on New Zealand’s most diverse coastal track,” she says.

Walkers stay in upmarket accommodation including the famed No Road Inn, Mahana Lodge, Raetihi Lodge and Lochmara Lodge.

The Queen Charlotte Track may have been viewed in the past by some as the ‘soft option’ New Zealand walking track with its comfy lodge-style accommodation but it is without a doubt still a great challenge and the ridgeline views had on two days along the way are world-class, says Juliet.

“And you can still lug a pack like a good keen Kiwi if you wish but most choose to take advantage of the great water taxi system whereby your overnight gear is transported for you each day.”

Wilderness Guides offer a comprehensive range of independent packages staying at iconic Marlborough Sounds’ properties such as Furneaux Lodge, Punga Cove and Portage Hotel Above: left: Its time for lunch.

Above right: Enjoying a relaxing time in a hammock.

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Wilderness Walking at its most civilized ranging in length from three days to sometimes up to seven. “We prepare a lot of customised itineraries taking what our clients want to do and creating a special trip just for them,” says Juliet.

Popular added attractions are the option to add on a guided visit to the spectacular Motuara Island Bird Sanctuary in the Outer Queen Charlotte Sound while en route to the start of the track at Ship Cove.

Here walkers can view the rare South Island Saddleback along with cheeky bush robins, bellbirds and sometimes little blue penguins in nesting boxes. “This is a wonderful way to start your walk with a chance of seeing birds that are not often encountered on the mainland,” says Juliet.

Kayaking is also a popular pursuit and if hikers fancy resting their feet for a day and taking a kayak tour, Wilderness Guides can arrange guided and independent rental kayak trips to combine with packages along the trail.

The Marlborough Sounds is a world-class safe sea kayaking destina-

tion with a myriad of bays and coves to tact: Juliet & Steve Gibbons, Wilderexplore and wildlife to see, says Juliet. ness Guides. Web: www.wildernessSo take the opportunity soon to guidesnz.com. explore New Zealand and the Queen Charlotte Track and truly understand Above: Time to stop and compare why the rest of the world wants to notes. come here.

Below: The scenery is magnificent For more information, please con- anywhere along the track.

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NEW ZEALAND

JUNE 2016

1 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 4 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 4 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 4 Barry Curtis Parkrun, Flat Bush, Auckland 5 Christchurch Airport Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Christchurch 5 Paihia Half Marathon & 12km, Waitangi 8 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 11 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 11 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 11 Barry Curtis Parkrun, Flat Bush, Auckland 12 Baylys 2 Dargaville Run/Walk, Northland 15 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 18 Porirua Parkrun, 5km, Porirua 18 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 18 Barry Curtis Parkrun, Flat Bush,

Auckland 19 Monaco/Nelson mid Winter Marathon, Nelson 22 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 25 Barry Curtis Parkrun, Flat Bush, Auckland 25 Hagley Parkrun 5km, Christchurch 26 Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon, Shoe Clinic Half Marathon, Mizuno 10k, The Hits 5k and the Bluebridge Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Magic Mile, Wellington

JULY 2016

3 Hoka One One Tauhara Trail Run, Mt Tauhara, Taupo 3 Trail Trilogy Tirahia to Te Aroha 13.3km, Hauraki Rail Trail 3 Mud Sweat and Tears Challenge, 10km, 5km, Christchurch 3 Run Auckland 10km, 5km, Western Springs, Auckland 3 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Auckland 3 Trail Challenge 13.3km, Tirohia to Te Aroha 3 Trust House Cross Country Series, 8km, 6km, 4km, 2kn, 1km, Mt Holdsworth, Masterton 5 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday

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Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 5 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 6 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 6 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 6-8 Walk and Cycle Conference, Auckland 9 Fullers Great Sights Bay of Islands Beast 7km, Paihia, Bay of Islands 10 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland Domain, Auckland 10 Unitec Run & Walks Series, 21km, 7.5km, 5km, 2.5km, Mt Albert, Aucland 10 Xterra Auckland 21km,17.5km, 11km, 6.5km, Auckland 12 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 12 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 13 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury

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17 WUU-2K, 60km, 42km, Khandallah, Wellington 19 Manawatu Striders Winter Run/ Walk, Palmerston North 19 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 19 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 20 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 20 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 23 Halcombe Relay, 29.2km, Halcombe, Manawatu 23 Matakana X Run Obstacle Challenge, 9km, 6km, Matakana 23 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown 23 Three Pigs 2 Day Marathon, 16km, 10km, 5.1km, Glenbervie Forest, Whangarei 24 Three Pigs 2 Day Marathon, 21.1km, Glenbervie Forest, Whangarei 24 Sri Chinmoy Sunmer Esplanade, 10km,5km, 2.5km, sunmer, Christchurch 24 Unitec Run & Walk Series, 21km, 15km, 10km, 5km, Greenlane, Auckland 26 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 26 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 27 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston,

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AUGUST 2016

1 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 3km, 1.5km, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay 2 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 2 Seddon School Tussock Run, 15km, 10km, 5km, Seddon 2 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 3 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, Napier 3 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 3 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 4 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 3km, 1.5km, Wellington 5 Seconday School Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Wellington 6 Hoke One One Taupo Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo

6 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Wellington 7 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, 21.1km, 11.5km, 8.25km, Puketapu, Hawkes Bay 9 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 9 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 9 Manawatu Striders Half Marathon, Palmerston North 10 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 10 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 13 Clyde to Alexandra Road Races, 10km, 6km, 4km, Clyde 14 Toll Kaitai Run/Walk, 12.5km, 4.6km, Kaitaia 14 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 24km, 18km, 12km, 6km, Devonport, Auckland 14 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland Domain, Auckland 14 Trail Trilogy, 21.6km, Waihi to Paeroa, Hauraki Rail Trail 16 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 16 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 17 Trust House Cross Country Series, 8km, 6km, 4km, 2kn, 1km, Rangitumau, Masterton

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17 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 17 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 19 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 3km, 1.5km, Rotorua 20 Manawatu Striders Winter Fun Run/Walk 15km, 10km, 3km, Palmerston North 20 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Rotorua 20 Butterfly Creek Nighttime Madness, 15.4km, 9.75km, 7.7km, Eastbourne 21 4 Seasons River Run, 10km, 5km, Hamilton 21 The Honest 10 10km, 5km, Evans Bay, Wellington 21 Xterra Auckland 21.1km, 17.2km, 9.7km, 5.4km, Waharau Regional Park, Auckland 22 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst 2 Esplanade, Palmerston North 23 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 23 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 24 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 24 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 26 Seconday School Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Rotorua 26 The Great Nasby Water Race, 100 mile, Nasby, Otago 27 The Great Nasby Water Race, 100km, 80km, 50km, Nasby, Otago

27 Mount Maunganui Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Mount Maunganui 27 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown 27 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Rotorua 28 Cambridge Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Cambridge 30 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 30 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 31 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 31 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland

SEPTEMBER 2016

3 Hoka One One KInloch Off Road Challenge, 42km, 21km, 10.5km, 5km, Kinloch Taupo 3 Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Brightwater 4 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, 21.1km, 11km, 5km, Eskdale, Hawkes Bay 4 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 24km, 28km, 21km, 14km, 7km, Highbrook, Auckland 6 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 6 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 7 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 7 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 10 Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, Half Marathon, Whangamata 10 Red Stag Redwoods Forest Relay, Rotorua 10 Kaikoura Whale Run, 21km, 10km, Kaikoura 11 Cadbury Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10.5km, Dunedin 1 1 X t e r r a Au c k l a n d 2 1 . 1 k m , 19.1km,14.1km, 6.3km, Woodhill Forest, Auckland 11 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland Domain, Auckland 11 North Shore Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Takapuna, Auckland 11 Pelorus Trust Run & Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Petone

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13 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 13 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 14 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 14 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 17 Queen Charlotte Relay, 34.65km, Picton 17 Mount Maunganui Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Mount Maunganui 18 The Honest 10 10km, 5km, Evans Bay, Wellington 18 Trail Trilogy, 28.7km, Paeroa to Thames, Hauraki Rail Trail 18 Trail Trilogy, 100km, Te Aroha, Hauraki Rail Trail 27 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown 20 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 20 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 21 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 21 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 25 City to Surf 12km, 5km, Tauranga 25 Devonport Half Marathon, 15km, 10km & 5km, Devenport, Auckland 25 Ohaihau to Kaikohe, 21km, 14km & 9km, Okaihau 25 Sri Chinmoy Hagley Park Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Christchurch 25 Onehunga Half Marathon, 16km, 10km, 7km, Onehunga, Auckland 25 Owairaka 5 Mile, 8km, 5km, 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 27 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 27 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 28 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 28 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 29 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland

OCTOBER 2016

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Half Marathon, Great Barrier Island 1 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 Hour Track Races, Mairanga Bay, Auckland 2 Hamilton Half Marathon, 19km, 5km, Hamilton 2 Direct Group Uniforms Hamilton Half Marathon, Hamilton 2 Taranaki Daily News Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, New Plymouth 2 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 32km, 24km, 16km, 8km, Botany, Auckland 2 Xterra Auckland 22km, 17.1km, 12.1km, 6.2km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 4 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 5 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 6 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 7-8 Bay of Islands Walking Festival, Russell, Bay of Islands 8 Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Mapua 8 Aoraki Mount Cook Marathon & Half Marathon, Queenstown 8 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson 8 The Salmon Run 13km, 6km, Rakaia 9 South Island Masters Games, 10km, Timaru 9 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Masterton 11 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 11 South Island Masters Games, 7km, Timaru 12 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 12 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 12 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 13 South Island Masters Games, 5km, Timaru 13 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 15 South Island Masters Games, 21km, Timaru 15 Taupo Ultramarathon, 100km, 74km, 50km, 24km, Taupo 16 Morrinsville College Fun Run, Half Marathon, 10km, 7 5km, Morrinsville 16 Muddy Good Run, 10km,5km, Rakaia 16 Napier Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Napier 16 Panmure King of the Mountain, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

21km, 10km, 5km, Panmure Auckland 16 South Island Masters Games, track run, Timaru 16 The Honest 10, 10km, 5km, Wellington 16 Transworks Pukekohe Half Marathon, 6km, Pukekohe 16 Waitakere Fun Run/ and Half Marathon, 11km, 5km, Henderson, Auckland 18 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 19 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 19 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland

20 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 22 Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi,43.5km, 20.5km, 12km, 8.2km, Karangahape Gorge Waihi 23 Sri Chinmoy Sunmer Esplanade, 10km, 5km, Sunmer, Christchurch 25 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 25 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 26 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 26 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 YMCA Auckland Domain Series,

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9 Feilding Marathon & Half Mara10km,6km, 3km, Auckland thon, Feilding 29 4 Seasons River Run, 10km, 5km, 9 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, AuckHamilton land 29 Mission Mt Somers, 42km, 21km, 10-16 Warkworth Walking Weekend, 10km, Staveley, Canterbury Warkworth 30 Auckland Marathon, 21km, 12km, 10 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 5km, Auckland 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 30 Boulder Bay Classic, 10km. Taylors 12 Hubbards Head 2 Head, 125km Mistake Beach, Canterbury Relay, Orua Bay, Auckland NOVEMBER 2016 12 Tarwera Marathon & 50km, Te Puia, 1 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Rotorua Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, 13 Round the Bridges 12km,6km, Canterbury Hamilton 1 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday 12 Staples Rodway Challenge, 32km, Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch Te Awanga, Hastings 2 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auck13 Sri Chinmoy Half Marathon & land 10km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 2 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednes13 Brookfield Butt Buster Challenge, day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, 12km, 8km, 4km, Wainuiomata Canterbury 13 Sri Chinmoy Trail Race 13km, 2 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Christchurch Mt Roskill, Auckland 3 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 13 Women’s 6km & 12km, The Cloud, Auckland 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 4 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 50km, 15 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Wairarapa Canterbury 4 Taranaki Round the Mountain, 100mile, 50 mile, 150km, New 15 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch Plymouth 5 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 33km, 16 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Wairarapa Canterbury 5 Aorangi Undulator, 33km, Aorangi 16 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, AuckRange, Wairarapa land 5 Feilding Marathon & Roy Lam16 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, berton Memorial Half Marathon, Mt Roskill, Auckland Feilding 17 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 5 The Taniwha 60km, 42km, 21km, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 14km, 7km, Waikato 19 ASB Kerikeri Half Marathon, 6 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 25km, Kerikeri Wairarapa 19 Queenstown International Mara6 ASB Colour Rush 5km, Invercargill thon & Half Marathon, Queenstown 6 Selwyn Running Festival 21km, 19 The Molesworth Run 84km, Mole10km, 5km, Leeston, Canterbury worth 8 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday 20 Ashhurst 2 Esplanade, 21km 12km, Ashhurst, Manawatu Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 20 Foxton Beach Fun Run, 20km,10km, 8 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday 5km, Foxton Beach Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, 20 Peak Trail Blazer, 12.8km, 3.5km, Canterbury Havelock North 9 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednes20 Toi’s Challenge, 18km, 6km, day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Whakatane Canterbury 20 Smiths Sports Shoes, Tauranga 9 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Trail Run, 30km, 15km, 10km, 5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland Tauranga

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22 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 22 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 23 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 23 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 24 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 26 Walking Stars Half Marathon, Auckland Domain, Auckland 26 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Aucklan 27 Rotorua Half Marathon, 10km, 4km, Rotorua 27 ADRA Charity Run, 21km,10km, 5km, Mission Bay, Auckland 27 Run Mahana 10km,5km, Mahana, Nelson 29 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 29 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 29 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbu 30 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 30 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 30 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland

DECEMBER 2016

1 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 3 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, 21km, 10km, Lake Tennyson 3 The Kepler Challenge and Luxmore Grunt, 609km, 27km, Te Anau

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4 Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon, 10k, 5km, Whites Crossing, Christchurch 4 O m a h a C l a s s i c R u n / Wa l k , 21km,10km, 5km, Omaha Beach, Auckland 4 Sri Chinmoy Half Marathon & 10km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 7 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 3 The Goat Adventure Run 21km, Tongariro National Park 8 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 14 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 15 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 22 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 26 King & Queen of the Mountain, 4.5km, Mount Manganui

JANUARY 2017

12 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 14 The Mission 55km, Queenstown 15 Nelson Striders Half Marathon, 10km, Nelson 19 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 21 Croesus Crossing Goat race, 25km, Barrytown, West Coast 21 The James Stampede, 100km, 50km, 20km, nearHanmer springs 26 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 28 Jumbo Holdsworth and Hooper Loop Trail Races, 24km, 12km, Holdsworth, Masterton 2 8 Tu s s o c k T r a v e r s e , 2 6 k m , 13km,6.5km, Tongariro National Park

FEBRUARY 2017

1 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 2 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 8 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 9 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 11 Buller Gorge Marathon, and Half Marathon, Buller Gorge 11 Tarawera Ultramarathon, 100km, 85km, Rotorua 15 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 16 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 18 shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon, 42km,30k, 21km, 10km, 5km, Ben Lomond High Country Station, Queenstown 18 The Great Lake Relay, 155km, 67km, Taupo 22 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 23 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 25 The Hillary - Arataki to Muriwai 80km, 34km, 16km, Auckland 25 Burke Creek to Lyell Reserve, 85km, West Coast

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Rangitoto Islands, 42km, 21km, 10km & 6km, Auckland 25 The Goat Adventure Run 20km, Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park 29 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 30 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland

APRIL 2017

2 Muddy Good Run Christchurch 2 Porirua Grand Traverse, 18km, Porirua 8 alpine Lodge Loop the Lake 25km, St Arnaud, Nelson Lakes 8 Paymark XTERRA Rotorua Festival, 21km, 11km, 5.5km, Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua 9 Tauranga Half Marathon, 14km, 7km & 1 mile,Tauranga 14 Lake Hayes Triathlon trail Run, Arrowtown 15 The Great Pukeokahu Man v Horse Race, 42lm Taihape 22 Southland Otago 32km Off Road 23 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, Orewa

MAY 2017

JULY 2016

2-3 Gold Coast Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 8 Kauri Half Marathon, Qld, Australia 10 Cairns Marathon, Cairns, Qld, Australia 10 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, 6km, 12km & 17km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 16-17 From Reef to Rainforest Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Whitsundays, Qld, Australia 19 22 IML Four Day International Vierdaagse Afstandsmarsen, Nijmegen, Netherlands 24 Winery Running Festival 52km, Marathon, Half Marathon 10.3km & 5.2km, Pokolbin, NSW, Australia 24 Run Melbourne, Vic, Australia 31 Westlink Blacktown Running Festival. Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Blacktown NSW, Australia

AUGUST 2016

6-7 IML International Two Day Walk, Nelson Shoe Clinic Half Marathon, Jurbarkas Nelson 7 McDonalds’ Townsville Running Festival, Townsville, Qld, Australia OCTOBER 2017 7 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, Nelson 7 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, 7km, 15km & 20km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 10 -11 IML Two Day Walking Festival, Beijing, China JUNE 2016 12-14 IML International Three Day 3-5 Walk the Glens Festival, Glenariff, Walk, Vaasa Cushendall & Cushendun, Co. Ant- 14 Run Queensland 10km, 25km & rim, Ireland 43km, Rainbow Beach Cooloola Na4-5 IML Two Day Schweizerischer tional Park, Qld, Australia Zwei-Tage-Marsch, Bern, Switzer- 15-19 Big Rock 200 200km, Uluru, NT, land Australia 4-5 Phuket Island Marathon, Thailand 19 21 Oxfam Trail Walk, 100km, Syd5 Mackay Marina Run, Half Marathon, ney, NSW, Australia 8km & 5km, Mackay, Qld, Australia 20-21 Wonderland Run Grampians, 5 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, 36km, 20km, 8km & 2km, The Gram5km, 11km & 15km, Melbourne, Vic, pians, Vic, Australia Australia 21 Sandy Point Half Marathon,, 10km 12 The Dipsea Race, 12km, CA, USA & 5km, Sandy Point, Vic, Australia 18 Run Queensland Wild Horse Moun- 27 Kangaroo Island Marathon & Half tain 10km, 16.5km & 25km, Glass- Marathon, Flinders Chase National house Mountains, Qld, Australia Park, Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia 24 - 25 Mourne International Walk- 27-28 IML International Two Day ing Festival, Newcastle, Co. Down, Walk, Verdal Ireland 28 Shepparton Running Festival Mara25-26 IML Two DayHaervejsmarchen, thon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Viborg, Denmark Shepparton, Vic, Australia 30 - 3 July IML Four Day Portest Inter- 28 de Castelle Run 2 Mend Mines, national, Castlebar, Ireland 5km, 10km & 15km, Melbourne, Vic,

OVERSEAS

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SEPTEMBER 2016

4 Run Coffs Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 3km, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia 4 Ross Marathons, Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10km, Ross, Tas, Australia 4 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, 8km, 15km & 23km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 10-11 IML International Two Day Walk, Arenzano 16-18 IML International Three Day Walk, Seefeld 16-18 Oxfam Trail Walk, 100km, Perth, WA, Australia 17-18 Oxfam Trail Walk, 50km, Perth, WA, Australia 23 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, Night Race, 5km, 11km & 15km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 24-25 IML International Two Day Walk, Brno Maraton de Quito Quito, Ecuador

OCTOBER 2016

1-2 IML Two Day Walking Festival, Lurago D’Erba, Como, Italy 8-15 30th Alice Springs Masters Games, Alice Springs, Australia 15-16 IML International Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 15-16 IML International Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 17-18 IML International Two Day Walk, Beijing, China 16 16th Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon,10km, 5.7m & 7 3km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 22-23 Run Queensland Blackall 100 50km 7 100km, Mapleton, Qld, Australia 29-30 IML International Two Day Walk, Won-Ju

NOVEMBER 2016

4-6 IML International Three Day Walk, Higashimatsuyama, Japan 12-13 IML Two Day Walking Festival, Taipei, Taiwan 19-20 IML International Two Day Walk, Jogjakarta TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY, USA

APRIL 2017

21-30 World Masters Games, Auckland www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

CONTENTS for previous 14 issues JUNE 221 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’a new ‘stairway to heaven’ beckons Wellington walkers 11 Overseas Walks: From James Bond to thrill walks and flower trails 12 Event: Tongariro Tussock Traverse - an event with fantastic scenery 17 Overseas Adventure: Cycling in Thailand helps Bikes for Kids 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Event: Walking festival catered for all abilities 22 New Zealand Walk: Great Barrier Island Aotea Track for a bit of a challenge 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: World famous in Hawkes Bay and now on the Rimukaka Cycle Trail 32 Training; Training programme to walk a marathon 34 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 11 - Springfield to Fairlie 38 Comment: Valuing our outdoor access heritage 39 New Zealand Walk: Climbing the Nipple 40 New Zealand Walk: Otangane (Nipple) Loop officially opened 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 49 Stalwarts honoured with Walking Access awards 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks

MAY 220 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Pakiri Beach Walk - to charge heart, body and soul 8 Auckland Short Walk: Churchill Park, Glendowie 10 My Favourite Walk: Pukerua Park and Brooklands walks 12 High Achiever: From size 22 to size 14 in six months!

13 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Tirohanga (Formerly the Rimutaka Trig Track) 14 Te Araroa Trail: New bridge for popular walkway 16 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking is “Total Body Walking” 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Overseas Walks: The Grampians: spectacular rock formations, wild flowers and kangaroos 24 Need to Know: The importance of being prepared, says Dorothy 26 Around the Clubs: Mangawhai Tanekaha Loop walk ends in a surprise 27 Overseas Walks: Autumn a great time to walk in New South Wales 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: New Alps2Ocean Cycle Trail alternative route 30 New Zealand Walks: Walking over a Looming Legend 36 High Achiever: John C Smith - the first New Zea- lander to cross the empty quarter 38 Event: Marathon rebuilding alongside Christchurch 40 Event: Wellington’s Marathon ramps up 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Walking New Zealand Shop 60 Wilderness Guides

Taieri Gorge Rail walk 11 My Favourite Walk: Bay of Plenty Rainforest remnant 14 Event: Walking festival ready for greater numbers 15 News: Te Araroa Trail - rated by one of the world’s best 16 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend - last of the summer wine 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Top short walks in Canter bury 24 New Zealand Walk: Tawhai Falls Walk to a peaceful, falls 26 Overseas Walks: Samoa’s Mt Vaea Walking Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Vietnam - an amazing place for a walking holiday 39 Event: Amazing journey along a century old railway line 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Hooker Valley Walk

MARCH 218 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Walking the length of New Zealand for Nepal 7 Event: Explore the Manawatu in March 8 New Zealand Walk: A walk in the mountains - Tukino to Maungaehuehue 12 My Favourite Walk: Coastal walk to Pa site 16 High Achiever: Green Presceiption has given Janice Howard lifestyle changes 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 My Favourite Walk: Huntsbury Track , Mt Vernon Farm loop, Christchurch 22 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Walk opens up a new world 24 Overseas Walks: See Victoria on two feet 28 New Zealand Walk: Mores Reserve one of many walks near Riverton 30 Overseas Walks: Gasgony’s Way of St James - rural France at its best 38 Auckland Short Walk: Totara Park and Gardens 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Cycle Trail: Devonport to Takapuna green route 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 ECHO Walking Festival

FEBRUARY 217 2016

51 High Achiever: ‘It’s not as hard as you think’ 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 Tussock Traverse

JANUARY 216 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Sustainability and Sea Sky Bush 8 New wine bottles easy to carry 8 More funding for Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail 9 New Zealand Walk: Commonwealth Walkway an as set for the Capital 10 Top tips for better landscape photos 13 High Achiever: Walking Access Award for Waitomo’s “unassuming champion” 14 New Zealand Walk : Rotorua’s TaraweraTrail 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 25 years walking in paradise 22 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Traverse 2016 - traversing history, culture and stunning landscapes 24 Seatrek takes you to Tuhua/Mayor Island 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 Great New Zealand Walks on Google maps 28 Overseas Walks: West Highland Way - a walk that is hard to beat 34 New Zealand Walk: Aucklanders now reconnected to Onehunga foreshore 35 Event: Wellington Marathon ramps up 36 New Zealand Walks: Trillium Lodge a base for Great Barrier Island walks 38 My Favourite Walk: Walking along Dracophyllum Flat Track 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 New Zealand Masters Games much more than sport 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forecast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Prescription

DECEMBER 215 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Otatara Pa Loop Walk 10 New Zealand Walk: New Plymouth Coastal Walkway a top Taranaki attraction 13 New Zealand Walks: Kaitoke Regional Park with beautiful bush clad tracks 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Auckland Short Walks: Take the markets on the Parnell Walk 22 New Zealand Walks: Sam Summers - Reach for the sky 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 New Zealand Walk: Walk among the daffodills 28 The Great Wall has an event for everyone 32 Overseas Walks: Walking in Central Europe an intensely moving lesson in history 38 High Achiever: Cycling helped 63 year old back to health 39 Te Araroa Trail: Route change takes 20km of trail off main road 40 Overseas Walks: Activities for the whole family on Norfolk Island 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Around the Clubs: Group tackles Bream Head walks 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2106 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Prescription

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Lightpath - Auckland’s newest shared pathway opened 8 Auckland Short Walk: Bayview Giant Kauri Walk, Glenfield, North Shore 10 Training: So you have been thinking of Walking a Marathon 12 New Zealand Walks: Short walks on a road trip from Picton to Christchurch 13 Event: Take a walk Round the Vines 14 New Zealand Great Walk: A new Great Walk in Paparoa National Park 16 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking the Rakiura Track in one day 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 News: Six NZ projects awarded Walking Access funding 21 Books: Te Araroa: Walking NZ’s 3000 kilometre trail 22 New Zealand Walk: Along the mighty - “my river” 26 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill walking in our National Arboretum 30 Overseas Walks: Grand Canyon Trail 38 Around the Clubs: Te Maire Track and Ripiro Beach walk 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Rotorua’s 42 Event: Move to encourage more 6 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand Sulphur Point walkway/cycleway entrants in Triple Peaks Walks: A festival of activity this 9 Event: Tauhara Maunga open for 44 Coming Events: New Zealand November on Waiheke Island public access 47 Coming Events: Overseas 9 New Zealand Walk: New track 10 Event: A seldom walked trail the 50 Index of 14 previous issues alongside Tatare Stream

APRIL 219 2016

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NOVEMBER 214 2015

10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Choose worthies or murder/mayhem 12 New Zealand Adventure: A senior moment 15 Overseas Walk: Sky walk to explore rain forests 16 Auckland Short Walk: New Lynn Reserves, West Auckland 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Papatowai Heart of the Catlins 23 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand communcation revolution started at Whites Bay 24 New Zealand Walks: Kicking back in Karamea 28 New Zealand Walks: A hike with a surprise 30 Book: Terrain - Travels through a deep NZ landscape 32 New Zealand Walks: Whangarei offers lots of walk ing opportunies in cooler months 33 Overseas Walk: Oxfams Peru Trek 34 Overseas Walks: A new frontier in walking - The Three Capes Track 36 Overseas Walks: Walk into luzury at Margaret River 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walk: The Gobbins - a walkway experience 40 New Zealand Walks: Ten years of lacing up 43 Books: Te Araroa, Landscape, Above Auckland, Coastlines New Zealand 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for November 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Traverse

OCTOBER 213 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks seven years and still walking 10 New Zealand Walks: Ruahines - a winter wonderland 14 Overseas Walks: Madagascar an incredible journey 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Discover Taranaki White Cliffs and East Egmont 22 My Favourite Walks: Kowhai Hut to Mt Torlesse 25 Event: Whakatane - the new venue for Oxfam 2016 Trailwalker 26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Cycle guides on tour: Around the Mountains Trail 29 Overseas Walk: Escape to the wilderness of Lough Boora 30 New Zealand Walks: The Queen Charlotte Track great in every way 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Walkers invited to a new marathon and 50km 41 Walking Access Commission: Rakaia Gorge southern section now a walkway 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for October 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Pak A Roo Jackets 60 Waiheke Island Walking Festival

SEPTEMBER 212 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Slipper Island a working farm 8 New Zealand Walks: Paihia to Russell -Full Circle Walk 10 Te Araroa Trail: Sponsors help to promote Te Araroa 11 New Zealand Walk: New shared pathway opened 12 New Zealand Walk: A slice of KiwiThe Paradise Trail 17 Waiheke Walking Festival 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Puketoki Reserve - caters for all walkers 20 Flood swamps popular city pathway 22 Jim Barnett Reserve walking tracks 23 Tarawera Trail Marathon 24 Great Walks: A great walk with a difference - explor

ing the Whanganui Journey 27 How physical activity helped Lynda Mcdermott 28 New Zealand Walk: Central Hawkes Bay Rotary River Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Nepal needs tourists now after April 25 earthquake 34 New Zealand Walk: A taste of the Barrier 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Salzburg: The Sound of Music’s 50th anniversary 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for September 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets

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

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AUGUST 211 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking amoung the giants of Waipoua Forest 8 Overseas Walks; Walking Melbourne by foot 10 Auckland Short Walk: Botany to Cascades a walk with surprises 12 Event: Half Marathon show cases Auckland’s vibrant nightlife 14 My Favourite Walk: Hiking on the Otago Peninsula 16 New Zealand Walk: Hiking to Sunrise Hut 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival a great Spring walking event 23 Te Araroa Trail: Botanic Gardens to Island Bay via the Southern Walkway.

23 Wairoa Stream Waterfall Track to have new `signage 24 My Favourite Walk: Jubilee Hut walk - tough, long, but well worth it 28 Overseas Walks: Discovering Pulau Ubin - Singapore the way it was 30 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands Walking Festival returns for 2015 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Spectacular Switzerland 42 Creating new walking access opportunies 43 Waikato Walk: Te Tapui Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for August 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets

JULY 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 Auckland 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 Weekend 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 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking with the Stars

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

JUNE 209 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Nga Tapuwae o Toi The footsteps of Toi

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Directory

Walking Group There’s a

near you

NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND 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: Michael Vickers, 09-579-5355 AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073 RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www. sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/ AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Tony Walton 09-630-2591 www. aucktramping.org.nz 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 LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590

LEGEND

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

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

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@gmail.com, 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), Mary Davies 09-412-2262 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333 LYNFIELD WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-8272737, 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 WALKERS: Monday to Thursday (PM), Louise 09-817-7455, louisenicholson@xtra.co.nz TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212, jeanah@ihug.co.nz 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), Jan Elliott 09-473-3811, Josette Westcott 09-479-8159 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: Katy Johns, 09-442-1204, 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: Devonport, 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

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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), Dave or Panny 09-476-7447 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Katy Johns 09-442-1204, John Lambs 09-410-5211, www.nstc.org.nz NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, second Sunday, Bernie Pringle 09-410-5700 bernie@pringle.co.nz, or Mavis Martin 09-4862574 mavay@xtra.co.nz TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Lorna Stewart, 09473-8731 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

ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturdays (PM), 09482-1172 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), Janet Heron 09-420-8773 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 WALKERS: Monday (AM), Snells Beach, 09-Lyne Melville 09-425-4999 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 MANGERE BRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM). Meet at Village Square MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646 MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100 MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM) HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-535-6467 HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927, mleys@ orcon.net.nz 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: Kay Davies 07-888-6978 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 07-3784992 WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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

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 NGA-TAPUWAE O-TANEATUA TRAMPING CLUB: Whakatane, Ohope, Opitiki, Kawerau; John Keene, john.keene@clear.net.nz WHITIANGA

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

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

WHANGAMATA

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), Rob Colledge 07-348-7768, info@lakecity.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 U3A WALKING GROUP: 2nd and 4th Fridays (AM), Ann Sullivan 07348-1991 annsullivan822@gmail.com 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: (COIF) (BIA) For days and time phone Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016 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

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

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

WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475 WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from Surf club WHANGAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-8182 WHAGAMATA TRAMPING CLUB: 07-865-9110

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 WAITATA

WAITARA WEEKLY HIKOI: Monday (PM), Waitara Netball Courts, Marina or Charles Sport Taranaki 06-759-0930 INGLEWOOD

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

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

INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255 HAWERA

HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784 PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228 ELTHAM

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

WANGANUI WANGANUI

CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375 RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06344-5434 WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484 SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315 WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137 WAVERLEY

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: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06- LOWER HUTT 346-5613 WALK FOR HEALTH: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), OHAKUNE Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133, www.

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06- walk4health.org.nz 385-4055 POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 MARTON SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 0406-327-7607 567-5727 MANAWATU WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04970-6901 Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04526-7440 06-354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918 hot-whitu-chicks HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Mark Potter, info@hvmc.org.nz MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne 06-353-7175 ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646 PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335 Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.

OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445 CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, PORIRUA (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179 FRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken- TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 nedy 06-350-8617 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764 Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Don Quirk 04-234-7700 or MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: WHITBY Christine Coshan 04-971-2141 g.cl@paradise.net.nz Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), UPPER HUTT AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06- TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt 356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906 Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216 UPPER HUTT WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 04-970-2046 FEILDING SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes KAPITI KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872 06-323-5470 KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04FOXTON FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, 905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485 LEVIN THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@ LEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan KAPITI gmail.com,www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkers 06-368-3622 WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754 KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail.

06-367-9070 LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), com, www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers KAPITI WEEKDAY WALKERS: Monday, Wendy Stratford 04-905-7520 Colleen Francis 06-368-8624 t.stratford@paradise.net.nz, or Julian Harris 04-905-3733 junjo@ clear.net.nz 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 LEGEND CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746 Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM) RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.

Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

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SOUTH ISLAND MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM

50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), 03-579-3101 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: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Jeff Connell 03-545-9180 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), E: chchmarathonclinic@gmail.com, https://chchmarathonclinic.wordpress.com/ 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 03www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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329-1865 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), Don Lyon 03-327-9064 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), Larry Jones 03-382-0201 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 TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Peter McDonald 03-326-6700, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 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 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

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

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

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

SENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell

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 WALKERS: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), (BI), Ruth Harrison 021-474-904, ruthharrison01@icloud.com, wanakawalkers.blogspot.co.nz

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, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz GORE

BNZ ACTIVE KIWISENIORS: 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053 NORTHERN SOUTHLAND

ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz TE ANAU

ACTIVE WALKERSKIWISENIORS: Wednesday, 9am, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

LEGEND

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

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

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