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RECREATION WALKING and CYCLING TRAILS

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Queen Charlotte Track chasing great!

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CONTENTS Issue 249 - 2018

3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 The Queen Charlotte Track chasing great 11 Subscription Form 12 New Zealand Walk: Matia/Somes Island has a

long history 14 Event: Neon Night Walk/Run 4 Good magical

bush walk for Charity 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Overseas Adventure: Kiwi trekkers follow in Sir

Edmund Hillary’s footsteps 22 My favourite Walk: Magnificent views from

Waihi Trig Walk 25 New ZealandGreat Walks: Which one will be the

next Great Walk?

26 My favourite Walk: A walk up the Rapaki Track

before sunrise 29 Overseas Walk: Take time to breath and be in

the stunning surroundings of Arlberg 30 Overseas Walk: Thornton-le-Dale Walks - a

walk through a quaint English village 34 NZ Shared pathway: Wesport to Charleston Trail Trust get help from Walking Access Commission 36 New Zealand Walk: River diversion lead to a

country park 38 High Achiever: Michael Houia now walks every day 39 Overseas Walk: Walking through the history of Cairns 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 New Zealand walk: Triumphant return to the

Barra Track 45 Index of previous 14 issues 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Waiheke Island Walking Festival 60 Manawatu Walking Festival

Cover Photo Two happy hikers on the Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough

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Walk talk Uptown Foodie Walk in Dallas

Adventure World Travel is encouraging guests on its USA itinerary to take up an insider’s view into the West Village, a walkable urban living, dining and shopping district in the heart of Dallas.

The Uptown Foodie Walk visits a variety of local eateries with sit-down tastings whenever possible.

The tour route and restaurants may vary and are subject to change, but departures are every Wednesday and Saturday.

Current locations for the Uptown Foodie walking tour include The Rustic, Tacos & Tequila, Bisous Bisous Patisserie, Baboush and more.

The tour is approximately four hours long, and includes up to 45 minutes walking and is $145 per adult.

Waterfall tours in Fiji

Volivoli Beach Resort in the north of Fiji’s main island of Vitu Levu is aiming to open new luxury ocean front villas later this month.

The development follows a recently opened two-bedroom family villa and the launch of a new Nabalasere Waterfall day excursion from the resort.

The new luxury villas will take up to a family of five and have two bedrooms with ensuites, private swimming pools and beach access with large outside patio areas.

Meantime, the new waterfall tour takes visitors into what is regarded as one of the prettiest and remote villages in Fiji – with each building painted in the same matching shade of mint green.

Nabalasere is also home to the large Savulelele Waterfall, found within the newly launched Nabalasere Ecotourism Forest Park. Volivoli’s in-house tour operator, Soni’s Tours, takes small groups to this waterfall with 24 hours prior notice. The trek to the waterfall is one kilometre, moderately steep and rocky and takes around 30 minutes.

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$10,000 helps secure safe Tasman trail The New Zealand Walking Access Commission has made a $10,000 grant to the Nelson Cycle Trails Trust towards the cost of securing access on the Belgrove to Spooners Tunnel section of the Great Taste Trail.

Josh Aldridge from the Nelson Tasman Cycle Trail Trust says the Commission helped pay for legal and surveying costs of registering easements on private land, to make sure access is enduring.

The Trust is also building a trail from the western end of Spooners Tunnel to Kohatu which Josh Aldridge hopes will be open by Christmas. This is part of a long-term vision of completing the Great Taste Trail loop by connecting Kohatu to Motueka and Riwaka.

A “Must Do!” on all walkers lists

Spooners Tunnel is a highlight of the Great Taste cycle trail, being the Southern Hemisphere’s longest tunnel used only by cyclists and walkers. The Grade 2 trail is seven kilometres long and follows a gently inclining unsealed forestry road.

Josh Aldridge says the new trail is a massive safety improvement for cyclists and walkers and improves their experience.

“It’s made a real difference,” he says.

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Walk talk

Walking Along Australia’s Murray River

A Walker’s World is offering the Murray River Magic – one of the Great Walks of Australia.

Director Jill Grant points out this is a four day / three night walk based on staying on a houseboat on the Murray River in South Australia.

‘Walking is on specially researched routes along the river, creeks, lagoons and through ancient red gum forests with the odd climb up the spectacular red cliffs ‘The birdlife is astounding and there is plenty of wildlife, such as foxes, emus, kangaroos and koalas to spot,’ says Jill.

‘After walking (10 to14 km per day on at terrain), guests relax on the houseboat and enjoy regional gourmet food and wine.

Kangaroo ‘Osso Bucco’ and Yabbie Bisque are some highlights of the menus.’

The walk has exclusive access to private property and conservancy areas. Groups are a maximum of 10.

Jill says the guides are remarkable in their knowledge of the ora and fauna, history of the area and of the precious ecosystem of the Murray River Basin.

The walk will operate twice weekly May to September next year and the all inclusive cost is A$2500 share twin. It commences from Renmark, just under 300 km driving from Adelaide through the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley. info@walkworld. co.nz

Correction

A reader pointed out that we had mispelt the name Paremata in the heading Ara Harakeke a shared pathway between Pukerua Bay and Paramata on page 34 issue 247. It should read Ara Harakeke a shared pathway between Pukerua Bay and Paremata.

In another article, Kirwhakapapa was spelt wrong and should have been Kiriwhakapapa.

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New added Pilgrim route popular

The addition of the pilgrim route of the (the Chemin du Puy in French) has been well received. says Jill Grant of A Walker’s World.

It starts near Lyon in the town of Le-Puy-en Velay and follows a route past many historic towns, high plateaux, limestone valleys and beautiful landscapes to arrive at St Jean Pied de Port, the starting point of the Camino de Santiago across northern Spain.

Jill Grant says there are five stages of the Pilgrim route that generates interest up to 724 kms. ‘Walkers can choose which stages they wish to do according to their time constraints. ‘Our pick would be stage four, which traverses Le Gers and Gascony regions, for their traditional bastide towns and incredible gastronomy.

This nine-day walk is $1196 based on share twin with breakfast and luggage transfers included.

Walkers can start any day and this section is graded moderate with an average day of 16 km walking and up to a maximum of 20km. info@walkworld.co.nz.

Applications sought for funding to help public access to the outdoors The Walking Access Commission is making $100,000 available to projects that enhance public access to the outdoors.

The Commission holds two application rounds each financial year for its Enhanced Access Fund.

The first round closes on 30 September 2018 with the second closing 31 March 2019, with grants to be awarded from a total pool of up to $100,000.

In the last funding round the Hikuai District Trust won an $11,000 grant to resurvey parts of its 25-kilometre PauanuiTairua Cycle and Walkway. Other recipients included: - Wellington’s Manawa Karioi ecological restoration project, who won a $5000 grant to erect signs and put in track markers that will help people walk local bush trails.

- A $17,000 grant to the Kawatiri Coastal Trail Trust to help with legal costs for a 55-kilometre long walking and cycling trail between Charleston and Westport.

The Commission’s Acting Chief Executive Ric Cullinane encourages community groups, recreation clubs and other organisations who are building or enhancing tracks and trails to apply before 30 September.

Application forms, guidelines and further details about the application process are available on the Enhanced Access Fund page of the Commission’s website.

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The Queen Charlotte S hip Cove, the start of the Queen Charlotte Track, is a spiritual and reverent place that every New Zealander should visit and appreciate.

That’s the opinion of Juliet Gibbons, deputy co-chair of Queen Charlotte Track Inc, the voluntary marketing group behind the track’s current bid to become one of New Zealand’s newest Great Walks.

“Meretoto/Ship Cove is a site of both national and international significance where the first sustained contact between the New Zealand Maori and the European took place,” she says.

It was the epicentre of English navigator Captain James Cook’s explorations in the South Pacific – a snug cove in the outer Queen Charlotte Sound where he replenished water supplies, rested his men and repaired his ships on five different visits between 1770 and 1777.

British sovereignty was first proclaimed by Cook over the South Island when the British flag was formally raised on the summit of Motuara Island, opposite Ship Cove, on 31st January 1770.

“In 2020 the eyes of the world will be on Ship Cove as New Zealand commemorates 250 years since the arrival of Captain James Cook, what became the precursor to European settlement in New Zealand,” says Juliet.

“What better way to create a national legacy to this important milestone and the legends of Kupe as our first master mariner, than to name the Queen Charlotte Track as one of New Zealand’s newest Great Walks.”

Department of Conservation (DOC) Director General Lou Sanson announced recently that Te Paki Coastal Track (Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Reinga, Northland), Hump Ridge Track (Southland) and Queen Charlotte Track (Marlborough Sounds) will be further considered for development, following a process that began when DOC called for proposals for additional Great Walks last year.

Over the coming months, the Department will complete more detailed work Right: A beautiful spot to stop and chaeck the maps. Photo by Wilderrness Guides

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The Queen Charlotte Track chasing great

on the three walks. This will include to achieve Great Walks status with the vide for those landowners and a fitting engaging with community groups, iwi, full support of the local DOC office, the tribute for decades of voluntary work,” and representatives from Marlborough District Council says Juliet.

Moreover, she says, its setting in the recreation, conservation and the Queen Charlotte Track and tourism sectors, and Landowners Co-operative, the the geologically unique Marlborough investigating and comparing latter representing the private Sounds, a labyrinth of drowned river the costs of bringing them landowners who initially devel- valleys and sheltered peninsulas, wato Great Walks standard. At oped the track in 1981 for New terways and islands which stretch over least one of these walks will Zealanders and overseas visitors 1500km, is unique in the world and deserving of recognition. become the new Great Walk. to enjoy.

“Totaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound Queen Charlotte Track “What a wonderful legacy Inc. has embarked on the bid Great Walk status would pro- also connects two of the world’s great navigators – Kupe and Captain James Cook. This area offers a wonderful opportunity for visitors to engage with Maori culture and understand more about New Zealand’s settlement history.”

The Queen Charlotte Track also reflects its diverse coastal environment with a variety of sea- based wildlife and vegetation along its length and ridgeline views of both the Queen Charlotte Sound and Kenepuru Sound.

From the lush virgin subtropical rainforest at Ship Cove to former pasture

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Above: The track offers many viewing areas. Photo by QCT Inc/Richard Briggs Photography Below left: A framed scene between two trees. Photo by QCT Inc/Richard Briggs Photography

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The Queen Charlotte Track chasing Great frastructure. We think it would be well deserved. For us it is about taking the track from great to great – although in the minds of many, it is already a great walk.”

The group behind the proposal believe it will also help realise the Queen Charlotte Track’s original aim to be an overflow to the Abel Tasman Coastal Track. “When some of our most iconic Great Walks are buckling under the strain of demand, it is time to spread the load and we’re good to go on the Queen Charlotte Track,” says Juliet.

Budget 2017 allocated $12.7 million to expand the Great Walks network to help reduce pressure on the current Great Walks, provide economic benefits to regionally-dispersed communities across New Zealand and showcase our country’s full range of outstanding landscapes.

In November 2017, DOC invited communities, iwi and members of the public to put forward existing walks that could be enhanced to become part of the Great Walks network and received over 30 submissions.

Seven walks were shortlisted by a panel, comprising Federated Mountain Clubs, New Zealand Recreation Association, New Zealand Māori Tourism, Tourism New Zealand, Tourism Industry Aotearoa and DOC. The Department selected the Te Paki, Queen Charlotte and Hump Ridge tracks for further consideration based on the panel’s recommendations.

A decision is expected by the end of this year.

where the forest is slowly regenerating, it offers a fascinating insight into New Zealand’s native bush life cycle, Juliet says.

From Ship Cove, the track passes through some of the best examples of virgin native forest in the Marlborough Sounds. These include some magnificent examples of native beech, kamahi and the majestic giants of the forest, the rimu.

Other sections of the track traverse land previously farmed which is now returning to native bush.

The start of the track at Ship Cove is

accessed by boat only but it has multiple entry and exit points by boat and by road at Anakiwa. This water connection adds diversity to the track experience while offering many options for day walkers as well as through-hikers and caters for all abilities and ages.

Most people start and end their track experience in pretty port of Picton, heart of the Marlborough Sounds and gateway to the South Island.

“Great Walk status would take the Queen Charlotte Track to a new level and make the most of its existing in-

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Left: These two climb to another fantastic sea view. Photo by QCT Inc/Richard Briggs Photography

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Matia/Somes Island has a long history

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Above: Somes Island in the centre of Wellington Harbour. The oil storage tanks at Seaview can be seen to the right with the Petone foreshore to the left.

Middle:: The only wharf, shelter and toilet facilities at Somes Island with the main road up to the top. Below left: Looking out into Wellington Harbour.

Below right: Two walkers take off on one of the walks.

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or such a small island, Matiu/ Somes has a big history! The island was given its Maori name

by Kupe 1000 years ago.

After European settlement the island was named after the Deputy Governor of the New Zealand Company, Joseph Somes.

In 1997, in recognition of its bicultural heritage, the Geographic Board assigned the island its current name of MatiuSomes Island.

Its harbour location made it an ideal location for New Zealand’s first inner harbour lighthouse, a human quarantine station, an internment camp, military defence position, and an animal quarantine station.

Open to the public since 1995, the shroud of secrecy has been lifted from the island and its stories and relics of old are waiting to be explored.

So pack a picnic and jump on the ferry.

Enjoy the fantastic 360º views of the harbour while interacting with some of New Zealand’s rarer native species.

Explore remnants from both world wars, historic quarantine buildings, the lighthouse, artefacts from the island’s past, and pause at the monument to those who died while confined on the island.

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• Matiu/ Somes Island Bullock Track

Walk through forest to the centre of Matiu/Somes Island, on one of the original tracks on the island.

Duration 10 min Difficulty Easy

• Matiu/Somes Island gun emplacements track

Walk to the top of Matiu/Somes Island, to see gun emplacements built during World War II and enjoy 360 degree views.

Duration 30 min return Difficulty Easy

• Matiu/Somes Island Loop Track

A loop track around Matiu/ Somes Island offers 360 degree views of Wellington harbour - with native wildlife, remnants from the world wars, historic quarantine buildings, and a lighthouse, there is plenty to keep kids interested.

Duration 40 min Difficulty Easy

• Matiu/Somes Island main road

Follow the only road on Matiu/Somes Island past historic points of interest to the island’s

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Duration 30 min return Difficulty Easiest

Above left: The high cliffs of Somes Island as seen from the ferry.

Above right: The bottom of the Bullock Track as seen from the bottom. DOC photo Below: The buildings at the top of the island with the lighhouse in the middle.

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Rangatuhi Reserve, Porirua is about to change that, on 27 October 2018 with participants choosing a charity to fund raise for and the distance they want to walk or run, all in beautiful bush.

It’s Halloween season so an excuse to dress up in neon and a way for older kids to do good instead of trick and treating.

Definitely a walk with a difference.

The event is held on a stunning 8 km loop walk in Rangituhi Reserve, with people able to opt to walk or run, 1, 2 or 3 loops, conquering Colonial Knob on the way.

The beautiful loop was recently completed by Porirua City Council and features a 1.8km climb of several sets of steps along a stream valley in glorious Nikau forest. Then a gradual 6.8km gradual zig zag down through a forest of kohekohe, tawa and rewarewa.

At the top you’ll think you’ve sprouted wings, from this lofty perch you can view the Kaikoura Range in the south and Mt Taranaki in the north-west with Mana and Kapiti Islands on the seaward Above: The top of Colonial Knob.

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You are able to start between 5.30pm and 7pm so most will reach the top by dusk, with sunset for those at the top at 7.40pm.

Having three options; to walk 8 kms ,16 km or run 24 km means it is accessible to a wide range of people but also offers a challenge to keen walkers and trial runners.

You can register at neonnightwalk. co.nz choosing either one of the seven partner charities; Save The Children, Heart Kids, Dementia Wellington, Mental Health Foundation, Arthritis NZ, Healthy Futures, Life Flight and get a discounted entry fee or you can select a charity of YOUR choice and pay the standard entry.

Jill Ford the organiser says “There are 27,000 registered charities in NZ, that’s one charity per 170 people in New Zealand! Kiwi’s are big hearted generous folk’s but the numbers make it very hard for charities to raise funds.”

Event fundraising is huge overseas, it’s been a major success for charities to engage with their supporters and grow community as well as funds, says Jill In 2015 the events fundraising market in the UK raised more than $51m equiva-

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lent to New Zealand per capita.

She said “New Zealand charities lag behind because they’re small and creating an event is expensive and time consuming.”

To help charities raise funds through events Ms.Ford is planning a series of events starting with the Neon Night Walk on October 27. For more info: Neonnightwalk.co.nz

Above: On the trail lookout. looking back Porirua .

Below left: The trail here wanders though bush.

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Photo Contest

Above left: “On top of the world” admiring the amazing view on day 3 of the Routeburn track, friends from Paremata and Pukerua Bay. Photo by Patrika Gillon, Pukerua Bay. Middle left: The photo is of Doug Miller at the top of El Mauco hill near Concon, which is north of Valparaiso in Chile. The photo was taken by Michael Miller, Tawa, Wellington. The walk to the top of the hill takes about 2hrs, going past many types of cacti and other interesting plants, and you are rewarded at the top with superb views of Concon and Reñaca, with Valparaiso in the distance through the sea mist.

Monthly Photo Contest Below left: My husband Bruce and myself at Muriwai, after completing the Hillary Trail.

Photo by Jo Alexander of Henderson, Auckland.

Below right: Peter (standing by the trig station) and Ruth Menlove took the Northern Southland walk group along the ridge of their farm, which is the boundary between Dipton and Lumsden. Photo by Heather Winter Lumsden.

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Photo Contest

This photo was taken when three of us from Te Aroha went on the boat trip to White Island..

Photo by Lyn Meredith, Morrinsville.

Middle right: My 6 year old grandson Aiden walked the 3 day Banks Penisular walk with his Mum - Jo, and his Nan in April. He did such a good job at being our leader.

We had stunning weather and the photo overlooks the Akaroa harbour.

Photo by Pat Gread, Riverlea, Hamilton.

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

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

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

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

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

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Overseas Adventure

Kiwi trekkers follow in Sir

Edmund Hillary’s footsteps

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ast May, 65 years after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mt Everest, a group of New Zealanders trekked through the Himalayas to celebrate this special anniversary.

All 26 Kiwis on the Himalayan Trust and Kathmandu Summit Club trek were there for adventure, to experience the awe-inspiring scenery, and for a chance to meet the locals and soak up the history of the Hillary legacy in the region.

On their 19-day journey to Everest

Base Camp, the trekkers volunteered with local communities and at schools set up by Hillary following his famous ascent.

“The highlight of the trip was arriving at Everest Base Camp on May 29, the 65th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent. To think we trekked through the same valleys, stared up at the same snowy peaks as such an iconic pioneer, a true New Zealand icon. It really was a dream come true,” said trekker Helen Chalmers, a teacher from Auckland.

“But it was a jittery start to our adventure,” added Anita Perkins from Wellington. “The weather really wasn’t co-operating and the short flight from Kathmandu to Lukla airport was cancelled for several days due to bad weather.”

The tiny Lukla airport, with its runway perched on a steep cliff, is often billed as the most dangerous airport in the world. It was built by Hillary in the 1960s to transport into the region the construction materials he needed for the schools and hospitals he was building.

Now, the precarious airport serves as the gateway for visitors to the Everest region.

“In the end we had to book a fleet of helicopters to taxi us up to Lukla. Now that flight certainly did not disappoint!”

From Lukla, the trekkers set off for the school in the village of Chaurikharka, where they were met by the head master.

“As a school teacher I was particularly interested in this aspect of the trek – a chance to meet and talk with local teachers,” said Helen.

Above: The colourful village of Namche.

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Below left: On the trek from Lukla to Chaurikharka. Credit: Blair Millar

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“The head master explained how the village and the school had been devastated by the earthquakes in 2015 but, with support from Himalayan Trust and donations from the New Zealand public, the school was recovering well.

“We also had a chance to spend time in the classrooms with the students. It was such a privileged to teach a reading and writing lesson based around the old kiwi classic Hairy Maclary. The kids loved it!”

The next day, the trekkers joined locals in the remote village of Musey to help build a new water system to replace the tanks and water pipes that were destroyed beyond repair in the 2015 earthquakes.

As they climbed higher through the majestic mountain region, the trekkers visited Khumjung school, the first school built by Hillary. It was after completing this school in 1961 that Hillary found a new vocation that occupied much of the rest of his life – his aid work with the people of the Everest region. In

Khumjung, the trekkers were treated to a special cultural show organised by the school children.

Before embarking on the final hike up to Everest Base Camp, the trekkers made one last stop for dinner with the medical staff from Kunde hospital – the first hospital built by Sir Ed in 1966. For many years the hospital was staffed by volunteer doctors from New Zealand and Canada.

Now, it’s run entirely by Nepali medical staff, many of whom started their education at schools built by Hillary.

The hospital services up to 8,000 local people, plus the thousands of trekkers that pass through the region during the climbing seasons.

“We really got a strong sense of just how much Sir Ed has impacted generations of the lives of people in this region,” said Anita. “We learned about the long-lasting friendship between New Zealanders and the Nepali people, a friendship inspired by Sir Ed, but that lives on today.

“On the final days of climbing to Everest Base Camp at 5360m, it felt like a never-ending up hill. But the views of the incredible 8000m peaks such as Lhotse and Makalu, and of course that unforgettable glimpse of Everest, will be a sight I hold dear for a very long time indeed.

“At our evening briefing on the next day’s hike, our guide Prasant would always remind us: “…just go slowly and remember to look back so you can see your achievement” – sounds like good advice for life to me!

Above: Trekkers on their way down.

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Kiwi trekkers follow in Sir Edmund Hillary’s footsteps

Above: Dingboche – snowfall over the village of Dingboche at 4,410 metres.

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Middle: Kala Patthar Summit with Prayer Flags - The trekkers climbed the Kala Patthar Summit to enjoy the best closeup view of Everest. Credit: Gerard Dunne

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“As the trip moves on, part of you longs for a hot shower, clean clothes and sheets. But another part of you never wants to leave these mountains and the joy of being outside every day.”

“I knew that trekking to Everest Base Camp was always going to be a life-changing experience,” said Helen.

“Even then, I didn’t realise just how special it was going to be for my partner David and I. “It was a six-hour hike on that final day to reach Everest Base Camp. As we stumbled in to Base Camp, I was excited to have made it, exhausted from the strenuous hike, and humbled by my surroundings. David and I made our way to the prayer flag monument for the obligatory photo.

It was at that moment that David got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I was completely taken by surprise! How could he have kept that one hidden from me? Shock, combined with noise of the wind, meant that I didn’t hear a thing David was saying.

But I blurted out “Yes!” and was met with cheers and hugs from all our tourmates.

Our friends and family all joke now that no-one will ever be able to top that proposal – literally!

“Nepal will always hold a special place in our hearts now,” added Helen.

“As well as the magic of the mountains and the scenery, the people of Nepal are so hospitable. We were blown away by the good nature, generosity and kindness of these people. That’s something else I believe our two nations have in common.

“This trek has been such a wonderful opportunity to really get to know this region of Nepal. Sir Edmund Hilary’s legacy lives on and is inspiring other New Zealanders to follow in his famous footsteps.”

Below left: Mani stones: Trekking past Mani stones – rocks engraved with Buddhist mantras or prayers. The stones are found throughout the Everest region of Nepal and are instilled with profound spiritual significance. Out of respect, people should always pass to the left of the stones. Credit: Blair Millar www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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This 19-day trek to Everest Base Camp was organised by the Himalayan Trust and Kathmandu Summit Club and run by World Expeditions. To find out how you can join an adventure of a lifetime with the Himalayan Trust visit himalayantrust.org/trek.

Above left: Proposal at Everest Base Camp. “I knew that trekking to Everest Base Camp was always going to be a life-changing experience,” said Helen.

“Even then, I didn’t realise just how special it was going to be for my partner David and I. Credit: Helen Chalmers Middle right: Khumjung school, the first school built by Sir Edmund Hillary in 1961. On the far right of the photo is the original school room build by Hillary. To the left is the new earthquakestrengthened classroom block funded by donations from New Zealanders.

Credit: Blair Millar

Below left: Anita Perkins reading Hairy Maclary with a group of young students at Chaurikharka school.

Credit: Blair Millar

Below right: Students at Chaurikharka school listening to stories read by the Kiwi trekkers. Credit: Blair Millar

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Above top right: Lukla Airport: “It was a jittery start to our adventure,” said trekker Anita Perkins from Wellington. “The weather really wasn’t co-operating and the short flight from Kathmandu to Lukla airport was cancelled for several days due to bad weather.”

The tiny Lukla airport, with its runway perched on a steep cliff, is often billed as the most dangerous airport in the world. It was built by Hillary in the 1960s to transport into the region the construction materials he needed for the schools and hospitals he was building. Now, the precarious airport serves as the gateway for visitors to the Everest region. Credit: Blair Millar

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My Favourite Walk

Magnificent

I Above left: Climbing up the steps near the top Below: The peaceful sandy beach at Orokawa Bay. Above right: The view from the top of the trig walks. Below right: Someone has made a structure from driftwood.

f you’re near Waihi Beach this summer, do take time to walk the new track to the trig.

This 3km walk is well sign posted and easy to access. Drive nearly to the end of Beach Road, and turn left Into Pacific Road.

Reservoir lake and carpark are two minutes up the road.

Follow the loop By Barbz Lowther track to the right of the lake, and the trig walk branches off right just after a little bridge. Remnants from gold mining and timber milling times can be found here.

The Trig track is wide and well drained and graded, with a few steep bits and lots of steps. Because it has

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Above: The group that climbed the Waihi Trig Walk stand behind a “picture frame�.

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Magnificent views from Waihi Trig Walk tree cover all the way, it’s good to do in both summer and winter because it gives protection from sun, wind and rain.

As you gain elevation the vegetation changes from native trees to pines. Pine needles cover much of the track - making it lovely and soft to walk on.

At the top, 151 meters above sea level we burst out to magnificent views of the coastline. We could see Mayor, Whale and White islands, Mt Maunganui, and Mt Edgecombe.

A ‘tree trunk seat’ had been cut into a pine, and a rough wooden frame nailed between trees to ‘frame’ the view, providing a perfect photo setting.

The return walk, including photo stops took just over an hour.

When we reached the lake again, we followed signs from the picnic spot, to Pohutukawa Reserve. This was a rougher trail leading through a stand of native bush with several enormous old puriri trees, which were well worth the little bit of mud to get there.

In 20 minutes we reached the reserve – an open area with picnic tables, high above the north end of the beach.

From here steps led down to the beach and we continued north over the headland to Orokawa Bay. This is an incredibly beautiful walk with sea views all the way. We wandered to the far end of the bay under shady pohutukawas, and after a picnic lunch by a little stream, returned along the white sand.

It was one of those magic winter days.

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Above left: Lunch spot at Orokawa Bay. Above right: Sitting on the Tree trunk seat.

Above middle right: A great spot to have lunch at Orokawa Bay. Middle left: Derek beside a very old puriri.

Below left: A very old puiriri tree.

Kiwi on the Camino

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Te Paki Coastal Track, Northland is a 48km one-way track that takes around three days to complete. This track follows the Te Paki Stream before reaching the coast at Te Oneroa-a-Tōhē/90-Mile Beach, past Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Reinga and finishing at Piwhane/Spirits Bay. Offering a wild and remote coastal walk along spectacular beaches, the track traverses the one of the most significantly spiritual areas for iwi, hapū and whānau in Aotearoa.

Hump Ridge Track, southern Fiordland is a 61km loop track taking three days to complete. Beginning and ending in Te Waewae Bay, this track takes trampers from the coastline up through a picture book of forest types to alpine tops. The walk features spectacular alpine and coastal views, beaches and historic wooden viaducts.

Queen Charlotte Track, Marlborough is a 71km one-way track that takes three to five days to complete. Walkers begin the track at historic Meretoto/Ship Cove – Captain Cook’s landing site, experiencing views of picturesque bays, coastal forest and traditional New Zealand baches along the way.

This track is also a Great Ride and offers a range of accommodation and flexibility along its route through to Anakiwa in the Grove Arm of Queen Charlotte Sound.

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e Paki Coastal Track (Te Rerenga Wairua/Cape Reinga, Northland), Hump Ridge Track (Southland) and Queen Charlotte Track (Marlborough Sounds) will be further considered for development, following a process that began when DOC called for proposals for additional Great Walks last year announced Department of Conservation (DOC) Director General Lou Sanson.

Over the coming months, DOC will complete more detailed work on the three walks. This will include engaging with community groups, iwi, and representatives from the recreation, conservation and tourism sectors, and investigating and comparing the costs of bringing them to Great Walks standard. At least one of these walks will become the new Great Walk, and a final decision will be made in late 2018.

“We currently have nine world-class, multi-day Great Walks showcasing New Zealand’s unique landscapes, nature and culture. The walks have well-formed tracks, high standard huts and facilities, providing a premium, accessible experience,” Lou Sanson says.

“Some of these walks are becoming increasingly crowded at peak times. By expanding our Great Walks network, we can cater for the growing interest amongst New Zealanders and international visitors for world-class walking opportunities in spectacular surroundings.”

Budget 2017 allocated $12.7 million to expand the Great Walks network to help reduce pressure on the current Great Walks.

In November 2017, DOC invited communities, iwi and members of the public to put forward existing walks that could be enhanced to become part of the Great Walks network and received over 30 submissions.

Seven walks were shortlisted by a panel, comprising Federated Mountain Clubs, New Zealand Recreation Association, New Zealand Māori Tourism, Tourism New Zealand, Tourism Industry Aotearoa and DOC. The Department selected the Te Paki, Queen Charlotte and Hump Ridge tracks for further consideration based on the panel’s recommendations. These three have fantastic potential to become part of Great Walks network by the 2021 season.

Lou Sanson says two other walks from the seven also have significant potential and would be considered for the Great Walks network in the future. These are Tarawera Trail (Bay of Plenty) and Waiau/Molesworth (Canterbury). Further work on these options will be progressed after decisions on the top three are made.

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A walk up the Rapaki Track before sunrise

By Michelle Read “WHAT? You haven’t walked up Rapaki Track?” An exclamation I have heard often of one of the Port Hills’ most popular tracks.

“Fantastic walk – oh the views,” I’m told, “but you’ll never have it to yourself.”

Which is precisely why I have never walked up Rapaki Track. I love gazing over those breath-taking Canterbury mountain views without irritating jibber jabber spoiling the moment.

But therein lies the dilemma. I really want to walk up Rapaki Track, but how to do it and avoid the masses?

And then it comes to me. Go when no one else wants to. Before sunrise on

a wintery Monday morning. Fool proof!

I arrive at 6.30am, surprised to find that I take the last parking space at the top of narrow Rapaki Road although I suspect that a lot of the cars belong to the houses perched precariously on the hillside below.

The first part of the well signposted, open pathway is enclosed in trees and I curse myself for not thinking to bring along a torch as my eyes strain to adjust to the pitch blackness. My heart thumps anxiously and I start to question my decision to come alone.

Adopting a brisk speed-walk, I soon come out of the trees and breathe a little easier.

The track is wide and shingly, very

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easy to find my way even in this gloom.

This is farmland, and bunches of tussock grass punctuate the fields on either side.

There are farm gates every so often, but alongside each is a very smart little cattle grid for walkers and bikers. So thoughtful and very easy to negotiate.

I am delighted to find my plan has somewhat worked and the track stretches ahead of me – deserted. Lovely.

I notice a light heading towards me.

It’s a man, probably in his 70’s, dressed in full lycra, hurtling past on a bike with Above: The view at sunrise from the track.

Below left: The entrance to the track.

Below right: A view looking back to the Christchurch CBD.,

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comically giant tyres at a horrendous speed. I whip out my phone to check for a signal, should I need to call the emergency services. I try not to think about skin on gravel and what I might do should the unthinkable happen.

Although the path is all uphill I stop regularly to turn and look behind.

Christchurch’s white and orange glistening lightshow below is a mesmerising wonderland.

The morning being so still, I am able to hear the sound of the traffic hissing its way through an early Monday morning, sounding rather like the gentle lapping of ocean waves on a beach.

As I climb further, the sound of the traffic begins to diminish, and is replaced by the tinkling of running water which must be coming from the valley on my right. The odd bird hops along the track in front of me, but there is very little birdsong, perhaps because of the lack of trees up here.

Light begins to creep in as the sun starts its ascent, coming up over a ridge and throwing a sharp golden line across the hill on my right. Watching it move I am reminded that the sun is not coming up, but that we are turning.

The speed that the golden glow grows is remarkable. Can we really be moving that fast?

A wonderfully wind free morning, I find myself completely overdressed in far too many layers: hat, gloves, scarf, which I remove as the gradual uphill climb warms me to the bones. Each Above: and below: The track on the way to the top.

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A walk up the Rapaki Track before sunrise

Above: The view from the Summit Road.

Below: The rising sun hits the top of the hills first.

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stop to catch my breath reveals a little more – the Port Hills, the city, beach, ocean, mountains.

A double row of huge steel power pylons, under different circumstances, may be seen as a blot on the landscape. But today they have an enchanting beauty about them. The rich glow as the rising sun catches them. The way they stand, tall and strong, silently carrying power across the mountains.

Everyone on the track seems to be here for exercise. Monday morning daybreak is not a time for casual wanderers.

The age of passers-by gets younger as the morning gets lighter.

A group of teens pounds past me heading uphill. Where do they get the energy? Oh, what I could achieve if I had that stamina!

At last I reach Summit Road – the top of the track. Turning to look back, the reward for all that hard work is a view that just doesn’t stop. It goes on and on, right out to sea.

I turn left, heading along the closedto-traffic part of Summit Road and find just past a row of trees, the very best views of all. There is so much to see, it is difficult to take it all in at first.

The entire sweeping coastline is now in full sun with snow-capped mountains a glistening line across the horizon. New Brighton pier is a tiny needle piercing the ocean, behind it the wetlands reflecting pinks and purples from the sky.

Crossing over Summit Road I discover a stunning view down into Lyttelton Harbour, Diamond Harbour and Quail Island. Houses cling to the edges of the land along the water line, as if they have been washed down the mountains and collected at the bottom.

There is no sound up here at all. Not even birds. I can barely hear the faint thrum of traffic from the city; a dog barks way off in the distance, and perhaps a distant seagull? The air is so chilled and fresh, my nose has never felt so clear.

The wind really begins to pick up now, and at last I am grateful for all the extra layers I brought and start pulling them back on again. You can certainly feel the snow up on those mountains now.

Advertised as a 45 minute walk, it has taken me nearly an hour and a half to walk up here but I make no apologies for that.

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Take time to breathe and be in the stunning St Anton, which is accessible by car and surroundings of the Arlberg a typically Alpine establishment with

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sk an Austrian Arlberg native about mindfulness and they will look at you with amused bewilderment. Being fully present, taking care of your holistic wellbeing, and letting go of anxiety is not something they think about — because in the Arlberg, this happens automatically.

Residents of the Alps don’t have mediation apps on their smartphones, or a fitness tracker that clocks roundtrips to the office coffee maker. Instead they have nature’s breathtaking playground at their feet and a welcoming, easy-going local culture.

Spending time in this simple world is like hitting the reset button on your body, mind, and soul.

Breathing in the Arlberg’s air you immediately notice the difference: it’s fresh, clean, and, most importantly, Alpine. This is the air that centuries ago was already known for its healing powers and still attracts visitors who want to get away from pollutants and allergens.

There is actual science behind the health-benefits of the Arlberg’s highaltitude air. Because it’s thin, your body works harder to transport oxygen through the blood, creating lots of new red blood cells. This decreases your risk for heart disease, stroke, and other common ailments.

The locals’ way to get fresh air is to

walk and hike the dazzling mountains.

To them this isn’t about exercise, but rather about experiencing nature and spending time with family, friends, and themselves. Each step is meaningful, yet nobody is counting.

A great place to practice the art of hiking for the fun of it is the Formarinsee lake east of the Lech and St. Anton, which was voted Austria’s most

beautiful place in 2015. Every spring it fills with crystal-clear melt water from the surrounding peaks, drains into the ground, and fills up again.

If you’re not the hiking type you can get fresh air while sun-bathing in a mountain hut in pristine surroundings.

Sitting outside the wooden Alpine huts and letting the sun warm your face is one of the most relaxing experiences you can have in the Arlberg.

It feels like a spa treatment and you’ll come away with new energy and a subtle glow that lingers for days. A great place to do this is the Sennhütte Hut near

hearty food.

If nature inspires you to take a few steps after all, there is a gentle walking path that introduces you to local flowers and starts at the Sennhütte. The hut’s claim to fame is the world’s largest Edelweiss - which is made up of 2,000 individual Edelweiss blossoms.

Austrians know that for holistic wellbeing you have to stimulate your brain.

What better way to do that than with a group of other curious minds? The Cultural Summer in Lech Zürs puts on a program of festivals that range from medicine to philosophy, classical music, and literature.

The Arlberg’s excellent restaurants make mindful eating the natural thing to do. Most of the produce, dairy products, and meat are sourced locally, and the focus of every meal is pure enjoyment.

Austrian food is slow food, and especially in the Alps there is no rushing at the dinner table. You can savor the simple, natural fare in spirited company thanks to the signature Gemütlichkeit and warm hospitality of your hosts.

In Oberlech, Hotel Sonnenburg does great traditional Austrian cooking, but also features a 6-course vegan menu every night for a plant-based alternative.

Restaurant Fuxbau in Stuben am Arlberg wants to get back to the Arlberg’s roots with simple but refined local specialties.

The team tries to create a homey ambiance in their small restaurant to provide guests with a calm food experience.

What happens after a day of blissful hiking, art and philosophy, joyful eating, and being pampered? The deepest sleep of your life, thanks to nature’s gentle sound machine.

Above: Walking in the clean air.

Centre: The mountains around Arlkberg.

Below left: A stream wanders its way down from the mountains

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Thornton-le-Dale Walk - a walk through a quaint English village

By Leah Thornton-le-Dale is a small, quaint village in North YorkBronn shire, England. It also happens to be my mum’s favourite Age 15

village because it has a very picturesque thatched cottage in it; we’d already visited it five times this trip.

On this particular occasion, the sun was shining with no signs of rain, so Mum organized a walk for us.

The walk was easy enough, first taking us through Thornton-le-Dale, then down a paved country lane.

The route we followed lead us past farm paddocks on one side, with a dense pine forest on the other side, shading us most of the way.

We met a few walkers along the way, and the occasional car. But other than that, we had the track to ourselves.

After half an hour, the walk ended at a small hamlet called Ellerby. It was made up of one farm house, a tearoom

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Above: The walkway runs beside a stream.

Insert: Those yummy scones!

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and an old church.

Dad was keen to go to the tearoom, but mum insisted we first look in the tiny church, called St Hilda’s.

The front yard was filled with grave stones; they must have been there for a very long time because we couldn’t even make out the writing on them!

Inside, there was a bit of history about the place, which claimed the church had been built in the year 820. Well, that was a bit of a surprise!

After we finished exploring the church, dad led the way to the tearooms.

At the entrance was a big sign stating, “Tea Cosy Tearoom”. The tearoom was small but quaint and surprisingly, quite full. We ordered our scones and tea, then went outside to enjoy it in the sunshine.

After our afternoon tea, we headed back to Thornton-le-Dale. We took a different trail back, which went through the farm paddocks we had passed on the way.

The paddocks were dotted with black and white sheep, looking at us curiously as we strolled by. It was a well marked path with a few signs every so often, reassuring us we were on the right track.

The whole way back, we followed a bubbling stream that ran all the way to Thornton-le-Dale. It flowed along side the pine forest we passed on our way to Ellerby.

Eventually, the path lead us back into Thornton-le-Dale and past mum’s favourite cottage, Beckside Cottage.

All in all, the walk had taken us no more than an hour and a half, with a very satisfying end at the ice-cream shop!

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Above: Walking through a shaded area Insert Those yummy scaones. Below: One of the many thatched cottages..

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The paths are level and waymarked on the Thornton-le-Dale walk but run through riverside fields and may be muddy in places after rain.

There are occasional stiles and gates en route. Take care on village roads in Thornton le Dale and on the narrow road when returning from Ellerburn.

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under control and always on a lead near livestock.

Beautiful Thornton le Dale is one of the most visited villages in the National Park, with its market cross and stocks on the village green and a babbling stream crossed by little bridges.

It's an ancient settlement – farmed

by Neolithic man, settled by the AngloSaxons and known to have been in existence in its present form since before the Norman Conquest. A grant for a weekly market was first made in 1281, while the stocks (not the present ones) were last used in 1874.

At the start of the walk (on the main road, heading towards the bridge) you'll pass the Lady Lumley almshouses, completed in 1670 to accommodate twelve poor people of the parish.

The village is also known for its thatched – and much-photographed – Beck Isle Cottage, idyllically sited on a bend in Thornton Beck. It's one of many handsome cruck-framed buildings in the village, all of which would originally have been thatched.

Following the serpentine course of Thornton Beck leads you to the peaceful hamlet of Ellerburn and the romantically sited church of St Hilda, set in a clearing close to the beck. The church is dedicated to the first abbess of Whitby Abbey and is by far the oldest church in the area.

The original building would have been a simple wooden chapel, and while the current church dates back to at least 1050 AD it also incorporates carved churchyard stones of an even earlier era.

Above right: The church of St Hilda and graveyard. Middle: The tearooms at Allerby. Below Left: Time to stop and take in the countryside. Below Right; One of the many gates along the route.

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$17,000 grant from the Walking Access Commission is helping to return Charleston to prominence, perhaps for the first time since 1867 when it nearly became New Zealand’s capital.

The Commission’s grant is supporting the Charleston-Westport Coastal Trail Trust to build the 55-kilometre long walking and cycling Kawatiri Coastal Trail between the former gold-mining hub and Westport.

The trail will pass near sites containing some of New Zealand’s oldest

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historical artefacts, dating back to 1300.

It will follow parts of the ancient Māori Pounamu Trail along the West Coast and also the 1860’s gold rush route from Westport to Charleston.

The Trust will use the funding to help secure legal access across parts of the land the trail crosses. Commission staff are also providing expertise and knowledge to gain and manage public access to private land.

Steve White, from the CharlestonWestport Coastal Trail Trust, says their recently completed feasibility study

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mining jobs can start their own small businesses supporting the trail,” says Steve White. The track will help sustain 100 jobs and bring more than $5 million visitor spending per year to the region.

“We won’t rely on DOC or Council to manage the trail long-term. We will mentor business start-ups, so we have a sustainable commission-based model for maintaining the trail.”

The Kawatiri Coastal Trail plans to open in late 2020. When complete, it will include solar-powered audio-visual boards and interpretation stations that showcase the trail’s amazing heritage, geology, flora and fauna. There will be limited wheelchair access to parts of the trail, Wi-Fi connections and an interpretive app for cyclists and walkers.

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shows the trail will attract over 8000 cyclists to the region and up to 80,000 walking journeys each year.

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Above left: An aerial view of part of the trail. Above right: A large rock over shadows the walkers. Below: A group at Cape Foulwind.

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New Zealand Walk

River diversion lead to a country park

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nly five minutes drive from Hastings and 15 minutes from Napier on the Pakowhai Road, on Hastings side of the Ngaruroro River. is the Douglas Walker Memorial Walk.

A walk through the park from the

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stopbank entrance serves as a memorial to Mr Doug Walker, who was Chairman of Hawkes Bay Regional Council 19921996 when he led the development of much of the flood protection work on the Heretaunga Plains .

The park was developed in the former

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under the control of their owners. Dog waste bag dispensers are in the park and owners must remove waste.

Many of the native trees were planted by volunteer community groups and schools and there is also a small forestry block.

Pakowhai Country Park has been enhanced so that people can enjoy the countryside within easy distance of Na- able for purchase from HBRC - $20. pier and Hastings and it has good views across orchards, river and farmland.

Opposite page top: A group on the Casual paths crisscross the Raupare shaded part of the walk.

Opposite page middle: Someone spots Stream over bridges built by HBRC staff fruit on a tree. as a team building Opposite page below photos: To do the exercise. loop there are two footbridges to cross.

Pakowhai CounAbove: This is a popular walk for try Park - A Brief families.

Hist ory . A b ook Below: A busy day on the Doug Walker about the park and Memorial Walk. its history is avail-

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bed of the Ngaruroro River which was diverted 500m north in a large flood protection project completed in 1969.

The Raupere Stream now flows under the old river bridge near the entrance to the park.

The park was created by The Landcare Foundation in the 1970s, with support from a group known as Friends of Pakowhai Country Park who still get involved in planting and other projects.

Paved parking provides access through a gate to unpaved pathways and open grass areas (note that some access may be difficult for prams and wheelchairs). Features include an island, wetland, bridges, picnic tables.

There is no overnight camping available.

Dogs are welcome and the park is a popular dog exercise park, where dogs are permitted to be off leash but must be

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High Achiever

Michael Houia now walks every day

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or many years, Michael Houia had issues with many of his limbs.

These included injuries with his elbows, a hip replacement and an ankle replacement.

Each of these made it more and more difficult for him to get out and about, particularly after the last replacement which left him having to rely on crutches to get around.

Solution Michael’s GRx journey - Out with the crutches and into the community garden After a while, Houia had had enough and decided to do something else. “My goal was to get rid of my crutches,” said Houia after being reliant on them for over three years.

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Above: Michael Houia in the garden.

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the Sport Hawke’s Bay Green Prescription programme in March 2017.

“The first session I tried was the aqua session in Flaxmere. It was great because of taking away the weightbearing. I’d never thought of going in the water to help get better movement of my body.”

Houia went back to the aqua sessions and joined in on some of the other sessions that Green Prescription offered, including a range of activities at the Camberley Community Centre.

After just two months of making an effort to get in the pool and making his way to the centre for classes, Houia was able to discard the crutches and hasn’t looked at them since.

“I do a bit of walking everyday now,” said Houia after just finishing a class at the Camberley Community Centre. “It’s great for the mind and body and is much better than sitting around and watching TV.”

Not only has Houia found some positive impact in the Green Prescription sessions, but he has now taken charge of the community centre’s new vegetable garden.

“We knew we had this garden at the community centre,” said Houia. “Sport Hawke’s Bay’s Green Prescription Active Living Advisor called me and asked if I’d be interested in leading the way”.

I thought it’d be a waste if nothing happened so I’ve got the group at the centre involved and now we have a lot of vegetables growing.”

The Active Living Advisor has worked alongside Houia for the last year now and noted that “Michael is an inspiring participant.

Not only has he overcome his barriers, but he now regularly attends activity and discussion sessions and his willingness to share his journey to encourage others is amazing.”

“We’ve found that for people like Michael, a Green Prescription can provide practical advice on finding an activity that suits them. It also provides a safe environment for them to give that activity a go and the opportunity to mix and support others who are experiencing similar journeys.

Many new friendships are forged and new community groups emerge as a result.

The Camberley Community garden is a prime example.”

For Houia, this part of his being active and healthy was more about giving back to the community. “Because that’s what it’s all about.”

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Australian Walk

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Walking through the history of

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he 2.5km Esplanade along the foreshore of Cairns in the far north of Australia is a walk through the city’s history. From a shanty town for goldminers, Cairns was then officially settled in 1876. It’s vital role in World War II is told graphically here before its gradual growth into a tourist city with a population of 152,093 (mid-2018).

The walk stretches from Trinity Wharf almost to Cairns Airport. The wharf was developed in the early years of last century to accommodate larger ships. Nearby is a building (now the Barrier Reef Hotel) which was built in 1926

by P J Doyle, wine and spirit merchants.

With the lucky talisman of my namesake behind me, I deviate to the marina with its bobbing yachts, fishing boats and flashy cruisers before returning to the Esplanade, through parklands, under palm trees, round a new swimming Above: The Cairns Esplanade . www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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pool, towards a large anchor. This was obelisk commemorating the 1956 Olymsalvaged from local waters. pic Torch Relay which started in It is now a memorial to the Olympia, Greece. It is engraved early mariners of the area with an actual-size illustration and near the site of the first of the torches used to carry the landing of Cairn’s official Olympic flame down Australia’s founding party in October east coast to Melbourne, during 1876. the Australian part of its journey.

Soon I come to some Other walkers are combining strange indented granite a walk with sightseeing, like me; mounds, described as “a By Judith Doyle some keep-fit enthusiasts are herd heading out to sea” – pounding the pavement and the herd of whales? Group of rocks? Who odd skate-boarder rattles by -- cyclists knows? A little further on is the granite are mostly on separate tracks.

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Though promotional photos show Cairns Harbour full of blue water, most of the time it is mudflats. Photographers may not be keen on mudflats, but pelicans love them.

Here they are, five or six of them -poking about for food with their giant pink bills; fluttering their wings; having a cross-beaks cuddle with a mate and looking distinctly superior to the smallfry seagulls nearby.

The spreading fig trees and grass beside the track are peaceful and restful.

I walk out onto a jetty and watch the sea creeping up the mudflats as the tide comes in, slowly turning brown to blue.

But peace was not always the mood in this town. Further along a dramatic clock tower topped by the statue of a soldier, has names on its plinth to commemorate those who died in World War I. The clock shows the time – 4.28am – of the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.

Two guns nearby underline the vital part Cairns played in the Pacific War of World War II. Cairns was only 1000kms from the battle that raged in the Coral Sea (closer than they were to their state capital of Brisbane).

The United States stationed troops in Cairns, to supply the Pacific fleet and the memorial near the clock tower commemorates the special commando units

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of World War II who trained on this site.

I continue under the trees, past a colourful children’s playground, an exercise area, a skate park, several dramatic art works and a plaque outlining the United Nations Manifesto 2000.

Not far away are two tall white pillars amongst the trees, topped by a model of a Catalina aircraft. This memorial commemorates the RAAF squadrons who flew Catalinas during WWII. I watch the antics of another group of pelicans and a stork stretching its black-tipped wings. Fingers of water are now edging up the mudflats which are topped, at this point, with a large curve of sand.

I have now almost reached the airport, so time to turn back. The 2.5km

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Above second from left: This memorial commemorates the special commando units who trained on this site in WWII. Above middle: Cairns War Memorial has a clock marking the time when Australian troops landed on Gallipoli.

Below left: Pelicans lord it over the seagulls on the Cairns harbour as the tide comes in.

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New Zealand Walk

Triumphant return to the Barra Track

By Bob Hodgson

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ith the MTSC van not available, on February, 21 of the Wednesday Trampers gathered at Memorial Park to begin our day out in a small fleet of cars to make a triumphant return to the Barra Track.

On reaching the Wairarapa the weather was overcast and very muggy.

The time to reach the Mitre Flats Hut the DOC prediction was that we had a nominal four hour tramp ahead of us.

A 4pm deadline was set to be back at the cars with the usual stop at midday for lunch.

We all started at 9-15am. Nine reached the hut with four arriving within three hours and the rest a half hour later. The walk out for the hut

Above left: A true tramping track!

Above right: Morning tea at a view point.

Below left: The Mitre Flats Hut bagged.

baggers was slower than the walk in so they were 15 minutes later than planned, arriving back at the cars around 4.15pm to find that two cars had already left.

As Chris Bruskill remarked ‘The Barra Track is a true tramping track with tree roots and rocky streams to negotiate’.

Of the 12 that did not reach the hut, four on finding the track heavy going, turned by 11.30 am. The remaining eight turned back after a 12.30ish lunch and all were safely out to the car park by 3pm.

This was our third attempt on this tramp having twice before turned by bad weather and raging streams so it was a treat to get a fine but muggy day. This is a beautiful tramp with some of the finest bush and river views in the ranges.

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues SEPTEMBER 248 2018

3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Which two will be the next Great Walks?

8 New Zealand Walk: If you go down to the woods Kohitere Forest capers 10 Event: Top ten with Warkworth Walks to celebrate milestone 12 New Zealand Walk: On the Penguin Shipwreck Walk 14 Auckland Short Walk: Highbrook Park - South Auckland 15 NZ Shared Pathway: Second stage of city to Sumner cycleway open 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 News: Variety at this year’s Golden Foot awards 19 News: Government to share footpath maintenance 20 New Zealand Guided Walk: Quirky and beautiful Waiheke island 1-5 days of walking in paradise 22 Overseas Walk: Roseberry Topping 25 Overseas Walks: Hong Kong invites visitors to go green 26 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend - Walk, wine and dine 29 Need to Know: Kauri to be protected by track closures 30 Overseas Walk: Alta Via 1 an exhilirating trail in the Italian Dolomites 35 NZ Shared pathway: $11,000 grant to help construct Pauanui - Tairua Trail 36 NZ Walk/Cycle: Roxburgh Gorge Cycle and Walking Trail 40 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend ticked all the boxes 41 Subscription Form 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 High Achiever: Cassandra Carter makes a life style change 45 Index of previous 14 issues 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Waiheke Walking Festival

AUGUST 247 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: BOI Walking Weekend: Walking the islands made accessible and affordable 10 My Favourite Walk: Surat Bay and sea lions 11 New Zealand Walks: Where to chase waterfalls in Auckland 12 New Zealand Walk: Sand hill walk at Bell Block 14 New Zealand Walk: Kirwhakapapa Capers; a tramp of three halves 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Australian Walk: Tamborine Rainforest Walk 20 New Zealand Short Walk: Walking with an eye out for birds 21 News: WHO aims to get more people active 22 New Zealand Walks: Taupo area - a wealth of walks 25 Event: Hamilton Marathon Clinic plans celebration 26 My Favourite Walk: World famous geology around Army Bay 28 Need to Know: 10 creatures you might spot on a walk in NZ 30 Overseas Walk: A welcome Oasis; Anza Borrego Desert State Park 34 New Zealand Walk: Ara Harakeke - a shared pathway between Pukerua Bay and Paramata 36 Need 2 Know: Seals need rest not rescuing 37 News: Support for Timber Trail as the next Great Walk 38 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival has over 50 guided walks 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Event: Manawatu Striders events 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Waiheke Walking Festival

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6 New Zealand Walk: Motatapu Track - a beautiful walk 9 Need 2 Know: Redevelopment to hot springs spot on walking track 10 Readers View: Kauri dieback 10 Auckland Short Walk: Tuff Crater - North Shore 12 My Favourite Walk: Makaretu Hut a pleasant walk in misty rain 14 New Zealand Walk: Maori cultural guided tour through an amazing kauri forest 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 New Zealand Walks: Auckland walks to do this winter 19 New Zealand Walk: Catlins River Wisp Loop Walk 20 Overseas Walks- Walking among the magnificent canyonlands of USA 26 Need2Know: Near 30 groups now in Tauranga’s “City on its Feet”.

28 High Achiever: Track maker honoured and the Tararuas re-crossed 30 Overseas Walks: Walking in the Tatra Mountains 34 New Zealand Walks: On foot on Chatham Island 39 My Favourite Walk: Walking through the Karangahake Gorge mines 40 New Zealand Short Walks: Blue Pools Track; Lake Gunn Nature Walks 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 My Favourite Walk : Vivian Falls main attraction in Harker Reserve 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Taupo events

JUNE 245 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Get into hot water on Great Barrier Island 10 My Favourite Walk: Good times, grunts and a gander 12 My Favourite Walk: Pine Valley Walk a cool walk in Mt Richmond Forest Park 14 New Zealand Walk: Wednesday city group take on the Rimutaka Rail Trail 15 New Zealand Walk: Trail great for families with kids 15 New Zealand Walk: Railway trail popular with walkers as well as cyclists 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 New Zealand Walk: 160 years of history - Take a walk through a beautiful garden 22 Need 2 Know: Waitakere Ranges forests now closed 23 Hawkes Bay Trails- Waimarama Road to be improved 24 Overseas Walks: A trail of two cities 27 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett Lighthouse overnight walk in BOI Walking Festival 30 Overseas Walks: The story of the modern ‘A Pennine Journey’ 34 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek - Ophir to Lawrence 35 Readers View: Kauri Dieback 36 New Zealand Day Hikes: Te Whara Track 38 Event: 21st Great Forest events 40 New Zealand Short Walk: Devils Punchbowl Walking Track: Blue Lakes and Tasman Glacier View 44 Need 2 Know: Save the track petition reaches over 18,000 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Taupo events

MAY 244 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Cathedral Cove - one of our classic walks 9 News: Unicycling through Molesworth Station 10 New Zealand Walk: Lake Mangamahoe walk offers changing scenery 14 New Zealand event: Oxfam

benefits by Trail walker event in Whakatane 15 New Zealand Event: Manawatu Walking Festival 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 New Zealand Day Hike: Tongariro Alpine Crossing 20 My favourite Walk: Nina Valley Walk 22 Australian Walks: Great Ocean wildlife walks 23 Australian Walks: Mackenzie Falls one of the largest in area 24 New Zealand Walks: Ten days of walks and hikes in Northland 27 New Zealand Short Walks: Fox Glacier Valley Walk, Cape Foulwind Walkway 28 Overseas Walks: Stepping out on the Galapagos islands 32 My Favourite Walk: Perspiring on Pirongia 34 Te Araroa Trail: Family adventure for the ‘Swift five’ on the Te Araroa Trail 40 Overseas Walk: South West Coast Path Walk 44 High Achiever: Annie learnt how to make Samoan dishes healthier 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Taieri Gorge Rail Walk

APRIL 243 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk : Mount Holdsworth tracks caters for all fitness levels 10 New Zealand Walk: Six ancient forests to explore in Auckland 12 New Zealand Walk: Walking the Timber Trail 12 New Zealand Day Hike: Hooker Valley Track 18 My favourite Walk: Many paths lead up to Mt Bumblane 20 Auckland Short Walk: Explore Grey Lynn’s short walks 22 Overseas Walks: Sunshine Coast Hinterland walks 24 Event: New Course for Rotorua event 26 My Favourite Walks: OkuraDacre Cottage Walk 29 New Zealand Short Walks: Kura Tawhiti Access Track - Lake Matherson/Te Ara Karaumatu Walk 30 New Zealand Day Hike: Cape Kidnappers Walking Track 32 New Zealand Walks: Explore the Wild West Canyons of Bannockburn sluicings 34 Readers Views; Kauri dieback 34 New Zealand Walk: Tukino Road to Waihohonui Hut 36 Overseas Walks: Around the Matterhorn 44 High Achiever: Joining Green Prescription a very positive step for Don 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Taieri Gorge Rail Walk

MARCH 242 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Vaucluse Heights - a fitness person’s paradise 8 New Zealand Walk: Secrets and joys of a secluded paradise 11 New Zealand Day Hike: Talks pave way for a walking track on Te Mata Peak 12 New Zealand Day Hike: Hooker Valley Track 14 New Zealand Walks: Get a taste of the Paparoa Track and Pike 29 Memorial Track 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Overseas Walks: Glimpses of Guatemala: Exploring Mt Pacaya, Tikau and The Rio Dulce 23 New Zealand Short Walks: Cathedral Cove, Rangitoto Summit Track 24 Training: Training tips for taking on a NZ Great Walk 26 Overseas Walks: Six wonderful walking trails in northern England 28 Need2Know: Marine and Coastal claims - will they affect coastal walking tracks?

30 My Favourite Walk: Coromandel’s Long Bay Kauri Loop walk 35 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival bookings filling up 36 New Zealand Walk: Seaview to Petone Foreshore Walk 38 New Zealand Walk: Guided tour showscases Christchurch street art 40 Event: Striders Super Seven Series popular 44 High Achiever: Improved health and well being through a positive healthy outcome 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival

FEBRUARY 241 2018

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Mackays to Pekapeka - a shared pathway 10 New Zealand Day Hike: Roys Peak 12 Overseas Walks: Irelands most celebrated pilgrim paths identified 18 New Zealand Walk: Virginia Lake Reserve once a town water supply 20 Shared pathway: New cycleway cuts commute time for busy mum 21 Event: 3 new walks in Manawata Walking Festival this year 22 Need2Know: Tips for staying in DOC huts this summer 24 New Zealand Walks: Chelsea Sugar Refinery walks 26 New Zealand Walk : The Tarawera Trail around a lake of natural beauty 28 Overseas Walks: Italy’s Alpe Adria Trail links Salzburg to the Adriatic Coast 36 New Zealand Walk: Sunrise Hut for Lunch 37 New Zealand Walk: Sunrise Tracks walks 38 High Achiever: Walk’n’Talk keeps 91 year old sprightly 39 New Zealand Short Walks: Mount Manaia Track, Mangawhai Clifftops Walkway 40 New Zealand Walks: Seals, camping and short walks on SH1 journey through Kaikoura 44 Need 2 Know: Tracks closed for kauri protection in Waitakere Regional Park 51 Need2Know: What is Parkrun

18 High Achievers: Keeping up with the Green Track Group 20 Australian Walk: Buderim Forest Park in a rain forest of tall trees 22 My Favourite Walk: Maketu Sandspit, Bay of Plenty 24 My favourite Walk: Tarawera Outlet to the falls an interesting walk 26 New Zealand Walk: River Road to Black Bridge, Clive 29 Te Araroa Trail: Taumaranui to remain a key stop on trail 30 Overseas Walk: El Camino - The Way of St James 34 New Zealand Walk: Wednesday Wilderness Wanderers knock off the Carrington Loop 36 New Zealand Walks: 10 amaging heritage walks in Auckland 38 New Zealand Walk:Need2know: Online fitness programme for seniors 40 Auckland Short Walk: Half Moon Bay and Eastern Beach 41 Need2know: changes to parking at Tongariro Alpine Crossing 44 Books: The Longevity List, Hot Spring of NZ, High Country Huts and Homesteads 59 Waiheke Island Walking Festival 60 Walking Stars - Night Time Marathon

NOVEMBER 238 2017

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Tama Lakes Walk with views of three volcanic peaks 11 Need to Know: What walks should be our next two Great Walks?

12 New Zealand Walk: Waikowhai Coastal Walk 14 New Zealand Walk: Rata Escape walks with great diversity 18 New Zealand Walks: Auckland best parks for man’s best friend 18 New Zealand Walk: Styx Mill Puharakekenui Conservation Reserve 20 New Zealand Walk: Walking the Timber Trail in winter 24 Overseas Walks: Walking Switzerland’s alpine world 29 Overseas Walks: Nth Stradbroke Island adds a touch of glam to the great outdoors 30 New Zealand Walks: Walking over islands of desire 36 New Zealand Walk: Iron Gate Hut walk 38 New Zealand Walk: Harry Ell 60 Manawatu Walking Festival Walk 40 Overseas Walks: Climbing Mt JANUARY 240 2018 Fuji - an iconic experience 2 The Great New Zealand Trek 6 New Zealand Walk: Conquering 44 Auckland Short Walk: Papakura Inlet, South Auckland the climb on Rangitoto 8 New Zealand Walk: Araheke 56 New Zealand Country Breaks Walk - meeting of the waters 60 Walking Stars - Night Time Marathon 11 New Zealand Walk: Final stage of the Waterview Shared Path OCTOBER 237 2017 is open 12 New Zealand Walk: Walking 4 Walk Talk through the Cascade Kauri 6 My Favourite Walk: Charleston a hidden gem on our wild Forest West Coast 15 High Achiever: Never to late to 12 Te Araroa Trail: The Paekakariki make lifestyle changes Escarpment Track 18 New Zealand Walk: Whareroa Farm Park and tracks to Orange 14 Auckland Short Walk: Belmont Bays walk - North Shore Hut and Wainui Peak 20 My Favourite Walk: Walking on 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest the Moon 24 Event: Another great walk- 18 New Zealand Walk: Bream Head Coast Walks a bird watchers ing weekend coming up in delight Mangawhai 24 New Zealand Walk: Tupare 26 Overseas Walks: Portuguese Gardens - New Plymouth Camino Trail 27 New Zealand Walk: What makes 30 Overseas Walk: The West Highthe QC Track from great to land Way - One to be cherished awesome and enjoyed slowly 36 My Favourite Walks: Te Puna 28 New Zealand Walk: Tramp to plane crash site Quarry and Puketoki Reserve two great Tauranga short walks 30 Overseas Walks: Across the alps . . . Germany to Austria to 40 New Zealand Short Walk: A Switzerland to Italy whimiscal walk in Kerikeri 38 Books: A Walk a Day, New Zea42 Overseas Walks and Tours land on Foot and Wild Auckland 44 Books: Kiwi on the Camino - a 40 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke walk that changed my life Island Walking Festival - some44 Need 2 Know: Bookable beds thing not to be missed beckon 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 44 Overseas Walks: New luxury walking holiday in Blue Moun60 Green Prescription tains DECEMBER 239 2017 60 Walking Stars - Night time 4 Walk Talk Marathon 6 New Zealand Walk: Aratiatia Rapids Walk with spectacular SEPTEMBER 236 2017 4 Walk Talk water features 10 New Zealand Walk: A walk 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Henui Walkway - New Plymouth in Rangihoua Heritage Park where the European settle- 10 My Favourite Walk: The Putangirua Pinnacles - the badlands ment of NZ really begins of the Wairarapa 13 New Zealand Walk: Te Oranga Waikura Urban Forest opened 13 Overseas Walks: New South Wales - popular with walkers 14 Overseas Walk: Walk to Sheep’s 14 New Zealand Walks: Walk to Head Point Cape Brett - a spectacular must 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly do walk!

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18 Overseas Walks: Walking to waterfalls, waterfalls and more waterfalls 23 New Zealand Walks: Ninth year for Walkworth Walks 27 High Achiever: Reckons exercise saved her life.

28 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival offers 50 guided walks 30 My Favourite Walk: Walk to Cathedralk Cove, Coromandel 32 Shared Pathway: The Ohakune Old Coach Road 36 New Zealand Walk: Opening up a rail trail a community initiative 40 Event: Auckland club to celebrate 40 years since inception 41 New Zealand Walk: Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary and Zeikes Hut walk 44 Event: Magnificent footprints on a stunning collection of tracks 60 Walking Stars Night time Marathon

AUGUST 235 2017

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: McLarens Falls Park - colourful in autumn 10 The Bay of Island’s Walking Weekend - Walking the islands many accessible and affordable walks 12 My Favourite Walk: Martha Mine Pit Rim Walk 18 New Zealand Walk: Queen Charlotte Track - spectacular coastal walk among lush native bush 26 New Zealand Walk : What makes a Great Walk?

28 New Zealand Walk: Kitchener Park - a much prized bush reserve 30 Australian Walks: Flinders Island - rugged mountain ranges full of wildlife and flora 36 High Achiever: Green Prescription - Nik’s amazing progress 37 Australian Walks: 4 beautiful Sunshine Coast hikes and walks 38 New Zealand Walk: Opunake Walkway 41 Event: Addington Cycleway opened 44 Need2Know: Volunteering their way around the country - a holiday with a purpose 44 Christchurch wins top town to cycle 60 Walking Stars - Night time Marathon

JULY 234 2017

4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: DOC plans two new Great Day Walks and 20 new Short Walks 7 Te Araroa Trail: Record numbers take to New Zealand’s national walking trail 8 Auckland Short Walk: Western Springs and Melola Reef - once an historic lava flow 10 New Zealand Walk: The Greytown Trail an idyllic 5km walk 14 New Zealand Walk: Rangiwhaia Hut Track provides stunning views 14 New Zealand Walk: Wednesday group takes to the Rangiwhaia Tracks 18 New Zealand Walk : New trail to open along banks of Avon River 19 Australian Walks: Spendid walks in Sydney 20 Australian Walks: Mt Coolum - an ancient volcanic dome 23 New Zealand Walk: Te Apiti Manawatu Gorge full length walking track reopened 24 Event: Great New Zealand Trek, Stage 12 - Burkes Pass to Becks 28 New Zealand Walk: Pauanui seniors challenge the Brynderwyn Ranges 30 Overseas Walks: Three days in a crowded paradise 36 New Zealand Walk: Walk through Wellington’s history 38 New Zealand Walk: What is the Commonwealth Walkway?

40 High Achiever: An inspiring walker 40 High Achiever: Green Prescription helps Ricky lose more than 40kg 44 Event: Striders events attract many walkers 60 Green Prescription

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Coming Events

Hood Ashburton 8 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 11 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 11 Clyde to Alexandra Road Races, Clyde 12 Hawkes Bay Trail Run Series, Hawkes Bay 12 Run Auckland, Half Marathon Millwater Silverdale, Auckland 12 Ray White Kaitaia Run/Walk, Kaitaia 15 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 15-16 Junior Tough Guy and Gal Chal-

NEW ZEALAND AUGUST 2018

1 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 3 Junior Tough Guy and Gal Challenge: Palmerston North 4 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 4 Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon, Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo 4 We Run the Forest - Winter Running Festival, Rotorua 5 South Island Half Marathon, Lake

lenge: Rotorua 17 Christchurch 10km Night Series: New Brighton Beach Christchurch 18 Woodbourne Half Marathon, Woodburn, Marlborough 18 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 19 Petone Club 5 Bridges Marathon and Fun Runs, Petone, Lower Hutt 22 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 24-25 The Great Naseby Water Race Ultramarathon, Nasby, Otago 25 Mt Manganui Half Marathon, Mt Maunganui 25 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 25 The North Range Trio, Balance, Manawatu 25-26 Tough Guy and Gal Challenge: Auckland 26 New Caledonia Marathon ,Noumea, New Caledonia 26 Seddon School Tussock Run, Seddon 29 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland

SEPTEMBER 2018

1 Hoka One One Kinloch Off Road Challenge, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Kinloch, Taupo 1 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 1 The Dun Run, 25km, Maitai Dam, Nelson 2 North Shore Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Takapuna, Auckland 5 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland

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8 Kaikoura Whale Run, 21km & 10km, Kaikoura Suburban School, Kaikoura 8 Red Stag Redwoods Forest Relay, Rotorua 8 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 8 Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, 21km, 10km & 5km, Whangamata 9 Dunedin Marathon, Half Marathon & 11.7km, Dunedin 9 The Moa Experience, Papamoa, BOP 9 XTERRA Auckland: Riverhead Forest, Auckland 12 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 15 Rotorua Night Trail Run, 21km & 10.5km, Rotorua 15 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 16 Cambridge Half Marathon, Cambridge 16 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km & 5km, Auckland 16 Hatuma Lime Half Marathon, Waipukurau 19 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 22 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 22 Greta Valley Marathon Relay, 4.6km, 7.9km, 7.5km, 8.2km, 8km, & 6km, Greta Valley, Canterbury

22 Tauranga International Marathon, Half Marathon, 12km, 6km & 1.5km,Tauranga 23 ACC Whangarei Half Marathon & 9km Run, Whangarei 23 Owairaka 5 Mile & Puketapapa Fun Runs, Auckland 26 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 29 Blue Lake 24 Hour Challenge, Blue Lake Rotorua 29 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 30 Onehunga Half Marathon, Onehunga 30 Hamilton Half Marathon, Hamilton

30 Mizuno Devonport Half Marathon, 15km, 10km & 5km, Devonport, Auckland 30 St Pauls Sandy Point Classic, Invercargill

OCTOBER 2018

6 Aoraki Mt Cook Marathon, Mt Cook Village 6 Cape Kidnappers Trail Run, Clifton, Hawkes Bay 6 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Great Barrier Island 6 Parkrun throughout New Zealand

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Coming Events

7 Taranaki Daily News Half Marathon, New Plymouth 7 Kamo Round The Mountain Fun Run, Whangarei 10 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 13 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic Trail Run, Abel Tasman National Park 13 South Island Masters Games 2018: Coastal Run, Timaru 13 Kahuterawa Classic, Kahuterawa Forest, near Palmerston North 12-14 Bay of Islands Walking Weekend, Russell 13 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 14 Shoe Clinic Hill Free Half Marathon, Outram, Dunedin 14 Southland Festival of Running, Riverton to Invercargill 14 TransWorks Pukekohe Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Pukekohe 14 Crater Rim Ultra Events, Christchurch 14 Wairarapa Country Marathon & Half Marathon, Masterton 17 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 20 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 21 Cromwell Half Marathon, Cromwell, Otago 24 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 27 Parkrun throughout New Zealand 27 Mission Mt Somers, Staveley, Canterbury

27 Neon Night Walk/Run, 8km, 16km & 24km, Porirua 28 ASB Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon, 12km & 6km, Auckland 28 Boulder Bay Classic Trail Run, Taylors Mistake Beach, Canterbury 28 Kawakawa Bay Fun Run, Kawakawa Bay, Auckland 28 Waikouaiti Beach Run, Waikouaiti, Otago 31 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland

NOVEMBER 2018

lenge, Omokorao, near Tauranga 14 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 17 ASB Kerikeri Half Marathon, Kerikeri 17 The Molesworth Run, Molesworth 17 Queenstown International Marathon Festival, Queenstown 17-25 Waiheke Walking Festival, Waiheke Island, www.waihekewalkingfestival.org.nz 18 Ashhurst 2 Esplanade Half Marathon and Fun Run, Ashhurst, Manawatu 18 Julians Berry Farm and Cafe Toi’s Challenge, Whakatane 18 Round the Bridges, Hamilton 21 Fidelity Life Corporate Challenge: Auckland 21 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 24 Walking Stars Half Marathon, Auckland 25 Pelorus Trust Run and Walk, Petone 25 Skechers Women’s 6K+12K, The Cloud, Auckland 28 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland

3 The Loaded Taniwha on the Waikato River Trails, Waikato 3 Feilding Marathon, Feilding 4 City to Surf and Surf to Surf, Tauranga 4 The Nelson Half Festival of Running, Nelson 7 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 8-11 Walkworth Walks, Warkworth 10 Rimutaka Rail Trail Run & Walk, 21km, 14km & 7km, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt 10 Pohangina Downhill Walk, 6km, DECEMBER 2018 Pohangina Valley, Manawatu 10 Tairua Trail & Tides Run & Walk, 1 The Kepler Challenge and Luxmore Grunt, Te Anau Tairua 11 Foxton Beach Fun Run. Foxton Beach 11 Omokoroa Coastal Chal-

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Coming Events

23 Sky Runner Queenstown, Skyline 2 Mike Pero Omaha Half Marathon, Gondola, Queenstown Omaha, Auckland 24 Harcourts Cooper & Co Albany 5 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland Lakes Summer Series, Albany, Auck6 Hatea Loop Challenge, Hihiaua land Peninsula, Whangarei MARCH 2019 8 3 Bridges Marathon, Wanganui 1-3 Manawatu Walking Festival, Palm9 Jingle Bells Jog, Trafalgar Park to erston North Tahunanui Beach, Nelson 3 Plimmerton Fun Run, Plimmerton 12 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland School, Porirua 19 The Rat Race, Milford, Auckland 3 Ports of Auckland Round the Bays, JANUARY 2019 Quay St to St Heliers, Auckland 12 King and Queen of the Withers, 3 Rotorua Off Road Half Marathon, Blenheim Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua 26 Puketi Kauri Forest Challenge, Bay 9 Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon and of Islands 10K, Kaiteriteri, Near Motueka FEBRUARY 2019 16 Run Milford Sound, Milford Sound, 1-10 NZ Masters Games, Wanganui Fiordland National Park 9 Buller Gorge Marathon, Half Mara- 16 Te Houtaewa Challenge, 90 Mile thon and Team Relay, Buller Gorge Beach 10 Platinum Homes Orewa Beach Half 16-24 Great New Zealand Trek, Stage Marathon, Orewa 14., South Island 16 Shotover Moonlight Mountain 23-24 Oxfam Trailwalker,teams of 4, Marathon, Ben Lomond High Coun100km, Whakatane try Station, Queenstown 24 Harcourts Cooper & Co Albany 16 The Great Lake Relay around Lake Lakes Summer Series, Albany, AuckTaupo, Taupo land 23 Old Ghost Ultra, Burke Creek to 29-31 20th annual Mangawhai Walking Lyell Historic Reserve, West Coast Weekend, Mangawhai

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2 ASB Christchurch Marathon, Half Marathon Walk & 10kmWalk, Christchurch, wwwchristchurchmarathon. co.nz

OVERSEAS EVENTS AUGUST 2018

4-5 IML International Two Day Walk, Jurbarkas, Lithuania 10-12 IML International Three Day Walk. Vaasa, Finland 12 Devil Bend Fun Run, 21km 10km & 5km, Tuerong, Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia 12 Weipa Running Festival, 42km, 21km, 10km, 5km & 2.5km, Australia 17-19 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km , 5km & 2km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 17-20 Run Larapinta Stage Race, Alice Springs, NT, Australia 25 Grampians Wonderland Run, 36km, 20km, 8km & 2km, Halls Gap, Vic, Australia 25-26 IML International Two Day Walk. Verdalsora, Norway 26 Run Wild at the Dubbo Stampede, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Dubbo, NSW, Australia 26 New Caledonia Marathon & Half Marathon, Noumea, New Caledonia 26 38th De Castella Run, 15km, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

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1 Petra Desert Marathon, Petrea, Jordan 9 Sandy Point Half Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Sandy Point, Australia 9-10 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy 14-16 IML International Three Day Walk, Seefeld, Austria 15 100km Surf Coast Century, Anlesea, Vic, Australia

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Coming Events

16 Blackmore Running Festval, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 3.5km, Sydney, NSW, Australia 17-18 IML International Two Day Walk, Beijing, China 17-19 Sunshine Coast Marathon Community Run Festival, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 22 Harvest Run, 6km, 13.3km Yarra Valley, Vic, Australia 22 Twilight Bay Run 2018, 21km, 10km, 5km & 1km, Twilight bay, Qld, Australia 23 Trail Run Australia, Ultra, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Port Stephens, Australia 23 Duval Dam Buster, 30km, 15km & 2.5km, Armidale, Australia 29-30 IML Two Day Walk,Brno, Czech Republic 30 Beach to Brother Running Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

OCTOBER 2018

6-7 IML International Two Day Walk, Fruda, Germany 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 14 Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 20 Runaway Barossa Marathon, Half Marathon. & 10km, Barossa ,SA, Australia 20-21 IML International Two Day, Arlington, USA 27-28 IML International Two Day Walk, Won-Ju, Korea 27 Ragnar Trail Sirromet, Glenworth

Valley, Sydney, NSW, Australia FEBRUARY 2019 28 Maroubra Fun Run/Walk, 8km & 24 Trail Run Australia ,Ultra, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Snowy 4km, Maroubra Beach, Australia Mountains, NSW,, Australia 28 Trail Run Australia ,Ultra, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Sunshine APRIL 2019 Coast, Australia 14 Paris Marathon, Paris, France 28 Great Barrier Reef Marathon, 27-28 Ragnar Trail Sirromet, Brisbane, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Port Qld, Australia Doughlas, Qld, Australia

NOVEMBER 2018

2-4 IML International Three Day Walk, Higashimatsuyama, Japan 2-11 Pan Pacific Masters Games, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 3 Augusta Adventure Fest, 15km Augusta, WA, Australia 3-4 Portland Runners 3 Bays Running Festival, Portland, Vic, Australia 4 Bendigo Bank Fun Run, 21,2km, 15km, 10km & 5km, Bendigo, Vic, Australia 10-11 IML International Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan 11 Arthurs Seat Challenge, 6.7km Fun Run/Walk, Rosebud, Vic, Australia 17-18 IML International Two Day Walk, Jogjakarta, Indonesia Subscription 24 Run through the Temples of Bagan, Myanmar 25 Trail Run Australia ,Ultra, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Bengigo, Vic, Australia 25 Central Coast Half Marathon, & 10km, Memorial Park, Central Coast, Australia 9 Run the Coast Kurrawa to Coolangatta 50km, 30km, 15km & 5km, Qld, Australia

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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), Carole Thornton 09-439-7293 or 027-485-6366, carolet123@gmail.com, or Lindley Thompson 021-102-3974, colvilleestate1@gmail.com 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 TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09435-0746 WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) 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),Elane Hayes 09-576 4293, 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 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Donna Sheppard, info@wops.co.nz, 09-535-8239, www.wops.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 WALKING CLUB: Ces Gussey 09-837-5441 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 STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Donna Sheppard, info@wops.co.nz, 09-535-8239, www.wops.co.nz WEST AUCKLAND

BLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson

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.

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 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 SHOPPING CENTRE KIWIFIT CLUB: Monday, Wednesday (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 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 WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-627-0099, jeanah@ihug.co.nz 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, Donna Sheppard, info@wops.co.nz, 09-535-8239, www.wops.co.nz WEST AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), www.westaucklandtrampingclub.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 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), Gaye Green 09-444-7946 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 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: Falk Werner mail@nstc.org.nz,

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www.nstc.org.nz NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, alternative Tuesdays, Brucilla Wright 09-480-0150, brucilla.wright@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, Donna Sheppard, info@wops.co.nz, 09-535-8239, www.wops.co.nz

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), Marie McLisky 09-475-5247 or Judy Hawkins (after 6pm) 027-572-2474 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 HIBISCUS COAST TRAMPING CLUB: Evert second Sunday, Lynley Dill, 0274-258-281, lynley.dill@gmail.com 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 & WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday Thursday, Sunday (AM), 021-042-1325 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 HOWICK PICTON CENTRE WALKERS: Howick Picton Centre, Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-2712 HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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HAMILTON TRAMPING CLUB: Alan Bigham 07-856-4646 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 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), Corry Crabb 07-888-8412 MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07-8821355, brian.shirl@clear.net.nz 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 RAGLAN

RAGLAN RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM), John Lawson, johnragla@ gmail.com 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), 027-592-2994 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229 TE AROHA

TE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088 TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841 TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184 TE AWAMUTU

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

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

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

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WAIROA

COROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-8667101or 07-866-8560 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: Pat 07-544-0670 TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Ross 07-576-4852 TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07576-4207 TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016 TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984 PAK N BOOTS: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516 TE PUKE

TE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306 WAIHI 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 WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord, 07-868-6025 WHANGAMATA

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

WAIROA WALKING GROUP: Sara Rangi, or Denice Gasson 06-838-3071

HAWKES BAY HASTINGS

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 WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06877-2114 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn Bennett 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), Diane Turner 06-844-4114 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 Hacche 06-844-4891 or Dot Single 06-844-6885 TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS

TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (IA), Diane Turner 06-844-4114 TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333 WAIPUKURAU

WAIPUKURAU WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Eleanor Green 06-857-8612

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 WAITARA

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

WAIHI

WHITIANGA

GISBORNE CANOE & TRAMPING CLUB: Gillian Ward 06-867-4591 GISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Norma Miller 06-868-7477

STRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), 06-765-8549 STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Carol Digby 06-765-7482 HAWERA

HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784 ELTHAM

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

WANGANUI WANGANUI

BUSHWALK & TALK WHANGANUI: Margi Keys, 06-344-1250 or 027448-1581 margikeys93@mail.com CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375

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

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

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

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 WELLINGTON TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: www.wtmc. org.nz WELLYWALKS: www.meetup.com/WellyWalks WELLINGTON MEET-UP TRAMPING CLUB: www.meetup.com/WellingtonTrampingGroup

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James LOWER HUTT 06-327-7607 WALK FOR HEALTH: Tuesday (AM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Joan 04 5697 188 or 022 5697 188, www.walk4health.org.nz MANAWATU POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04567-5727 06-354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 hot-whitu-chicks MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 970-6901 KAUMATUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.kaumatuatc.org.nz 06-353-7175 PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Lorraine Penny 04-566-3826 Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.

CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Judy, 04-528-4445 (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179 HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Mark Potter, info@hvmc.org.nz HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken- WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 nedy 06-350-8617 ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Karen 04-589-2646 MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Wednesday Saturday, Sunday (PM), Richard Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 Davies 04-566-1335 or 027-566-1335 MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445 Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 NORDIC WALKING: Sunday (AM), Silva 04-562-7671 or 021-175-4081, METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), silva.noakes@gmail.com Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 PETONE COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING GROUP: 1st and 3rd Thursday U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06- (AM), Michelle 356-4384 PORIRUA MANA JOHNSONVILLE WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), FRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 FEILDING CHURTON PARK COMMUNITY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Thursday SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes (PM), Churton Park shops, churtonparkcw@gmail.com 06-323-5470 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa FOXTON TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764 FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, WHITBY SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Don Quirk 04-234-7700 or 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987 Christine Coshan 04-971-2141 g.cl@paradise.net.nz LEVIN

UPPER HUTT

WAIRARAPA

KAPITI

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

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

MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON

AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Wallace, 04-528-6201,bradburn@globe. net.nz FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906 UPPER HUTT WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 04-970-2046 KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872 KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@ gmail.com, www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkers KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754 KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail. com, www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers KAPITI WEEKDAY WALKERS: Monday, Wendy Stratford 04-905-7520 twstratford@gmail.com, or Julian Harris 04-905-3733 junjo@clear. net.nz SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

BROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799 BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www. buggywalk.co.nz CANCER SOCIETY, WELLINGTON DIVISION: Monday (AM), 04 389 8421, MARLBOROUGH contact@cancersoc.org.nz FOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271 BLENHEIM ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-383-6276 50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), 03-579-3101 MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 LEGEND ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM) Bay, 04-383-7464 denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.

WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, Miramar Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

KARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, Kelburn

SOUTH ISLAND

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PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

NELSON MOTUEKA

MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Motueka, Thursday, www.motueka50pluswalkers.org.nz, secretary50pluswalkers@gmail.com or Shirley 03-528-9434 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 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@gmail. com, www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nz TAKAKA

GOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and overnight trips, Kevin Durkan kdurantc@yahoo.com

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, (BI), John Willis 03-329-4243 EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03329-1865 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, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Walking Group There’s a

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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 OLYMPIC ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Margaret Flanagan 03-355-4902 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 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 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 MY WALKING GROUP: For singles 45+, Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232, cathygoulter@xtra.co.nz TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Denise Mason 03-942-6735, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Directory

PLEASANT POINT

ACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114 ARIKI DUNEDIN WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Nola Crewe 03-481-1158 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), Kevin Blair 03-476-3289 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), Jimsie Smith 03-466-7374 60’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Brian Ralph 03-476-6514 60’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Karen Byers 03-456-2595 60 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Jasmone Chin 03-453-6526

TIMARU

ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz

WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group, Lilly Chamberlain 03-981-9545, 021-399-546, lillianc@paradise.net.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 PLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03-614-7524 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

ALEXANDRA

QUEENSTOWN

WAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, www.wakatipuwalkers.co.nz 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 Tuffery, 03-216-7377 ACTIVE WALKERS KIWI SENIORS: Thursday, Sport Southland 03-2112150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland. co.nz GORE

GORE DISTRICT WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), NgaireEvans 03-208-4744 or Maureen Jones 03-208-7322, maway50@gmail.com HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053 NORTHERN SOUTHLAND

ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Sport Southland, wsportsouthland.co.nz

OTAGO CLYDE

CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767 OAMARU

SENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061 OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178 WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363 NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Margie Carrington 03-434-8484 DUNEDIN

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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WAIKATO

RURAL ESCAPE WAIKARETU Dinner, bed and breakfast in a peaceful rural setting in North west Waikato.

Great food, private annex, walking cycling, retro camping (opt), tennis.

30 minutes south of Port Waikato, 50 minutes west of Mercer and 10 minutes from Nikau Cave and Cafe.

09 233 3278 EricaGilchrist@xtra.co.nz

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Explore the Rimutaka Cycle Trail

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Phone (06) 372 3722

MARLBOROUGH

Walk one of New Zealand’s most spectacular walks

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GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS MARLBOROUGH

Unique walking experience over private farmland and Wairarapa Coastline, with two or three day options. Awesone scenery, rustic accommodation and delicious meals. For further information visit www.oruiwalk.co.nz

TARANAKI

* Rich in History * Stunning Native Forest * Vibrant Marine and Bird Life * Great Accommodation from backpackers to suites * Bags transferred daily * Meet people from all over the World

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First night stop on the Queen Charlotte Track

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03-579-8259

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1 & 2 Day Fully Catered Farm Walks Glamping accommodation Views of Mt Ruapehu

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Self guided trips | Guided trips | Overnight trips | Day trips | Hike | Bike | 4WD Nevis Road, Garston, near Queenstown, Ph 027 239 2628 www.welcomerock.co.nz - trails@welcomerock.co.nz

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MID CANTERBURY

MID CANTERBURY

Rural Adventure Tours and Accommodation A unique four days walk or mountain bike ride in idyllic South Canterbury Guided Hiking, Biking, Farm Tours and Exploring in Mid Canterbury’s spectacular, spacious backcountry. info@rataescape.co.nz

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CANTERBURY

Phone 03-685-4848 Email: info@walkfourpeaks.co.nz

MT VERNON LODGE

* Heaphy Track * Abel Tasman * Cobb Valley * Old Ghost Road

‘Carry less, enjoy more’

CANTERBURY

Set on 6 hectares in the heart of Akaroa, Mt Vernon Lodge offers a variety of accommodation, from economy rooms to cottages and cabins/chalet with full facilities.

Banks Track Self guided multi option walk through Banks Peninsula’s wildside.

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Phone 03 391 4120 SOUTHLAND

* Fully equipped cosy accommodation within two penguin colonies * Diverse scenery from craggy tops, bush, birdsong and waterfalls, to dramatic coastline and beautiful bays.

Manicured lawns and mature trees coupled with amazing views and great facilities make Mt Vernon Lodge your only choice for your stay in Akaroa.

Contact David & Amanda Kinnaird 33 Purple Peak Road, Akaroa

03 304 7180 info@mtvernon.co.nz www.mtvernon.co.nz

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MARCH

5th

1, 2 & 3, 2019

9 inspiring walks for families to trampers There’s so much to do in the Manawatu

* Walk the Sunset Beach Walk this time starting at Himatangi Beach ending with Fish & Chips at Foxton Beach. * Cross from the Wairarapa to the Manawatu on the Saturday and cross back to the Wairarapa a different way on the Sunday and get a certificate if you do both. * Guides will explain the history etc on the Manawatu Gorge Walk ending at a cafe. * Have family fun walking the Tawa Loop Walk in the Manawatu Gorge. * See magnificent views over the Rangitikei on the Oroua Tunipo Tramp. * Take a walk in the beautuiful Pohangina Walk ending with a gourmet picnic lunch. * Enjoy other walkers company at a local restarant in the Saturday evening. * Be guided on Bike around the city of Palmerston North. ....Plus so much more!

Booking open on line from November 1 www.mwf.org.nz

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