Index of previous 14 issues

JUNE 279 2021

2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wilderness Guides 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Ship Cove walks in old swamp forests 8 New Zealand Walk: Muruwai Walk in Coromandel 10 New Zealand Walks: Somes

Island - The MIQ experience 149 years ago11 New Zealand Walk: Somes Island Track 12 My Favourite Walk: Banks Peninsula Track - an unique scenic 3 day trip 14 Need2Know: Egmont National

Park tracks upgraded 16 High Achiever: Havelock man’s marathon dream of link to Picton 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Australian Walks: Ten best walks and hikes in Tasmania 24 New Zealand Walk: Gabriels

Gully interpretation walk 26 Te Araroa Trail: Walking the Te

Araroa Trail as a photgrapher and film maker 30 New Zealand Walk: Mt Taranaki summit climb -not for the faint hearted 35 New Zealand Walk: Palliser

Vineyard Walk 36 Directory of New Zealand Walking Groups 40 Subscription page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 ECHO Walking Festival 52 Taupo Marathon MAY 278 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Franz Josef - a must do 9 Need2Know: Health and Safety when crossing private farms 10 New Zealand Walks: Kaikoura - a popular spot for walkers 14 My Favourite Walk: Motorimu

Shelter walk in the Tararuas 15 Event: Christchurch Walking

Festival has many avenues for walking 16 New Zealand Walk: Tackling the

Tirohanga 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Australian Walk: Umpherston

Sinkhole 22 My Favourite Walk: Western Loop

Walkway for bush, river and open farmland 26 My Favourite Walk: A walk around

Mangatawhiri Reservoir 30 My Favourite Walk: Counter clockwise on the Tongariro

Circuit 36 Directory of New Zealand Walking Groups 40 Subscription page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Australia 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 ECHO Walking Festival 52 Taupo Marathon APRIL 277 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Omarama’s

Clay Cliff spectacular landscape 8 New Zealand Walk: On a clear day you can see forever Otawa to

Otane-Wainuku Ridgeline 10 New Zealand Walk: Huatoki

Domain - for a delightful walk 12 New Zealand Walk: Three coastal walks at the bottom of the

South Island 14 Shared Pathway: Hikers and bikers share the Timber Trail 16 High Achievers: Te Araroa legends

Ceorge Mills and Rob Firmin 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Shared Pathway: Little River Trail - Hike it, bike it like it! 25 Shared Pathway: New off road shared path gathering use 22 New Zealand Walks: Tongariro

National Park short walks to suit all fitness types 32 Te Araroa Trail: New Invercargill to

Bluff section, cyclists off road 32 New Zealand Walk: Rob Roy Track reopens 34My Favourite Walk: Day walks in

West Coast’s

Oparara Basin 34 NZ Cycling Trail: The diverse

Kaikoura Trail 35 Shared Pathway: Shared Kaikoura pathway connect loop 36 Directory of New Zealand Walking Groups 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 52 Great Forest Events MARCH 276 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tauranga to

Okere Falls on a shared trail 10 New Zealand Walk: Branch Road

Walkway - once an ancient Maori route 14 New Zealand Walk: Blue Pools

Walk - Mt Aspitring National Park 16 Cycling Trails: New section of Alps2Ocean Cycle Trail opens 17 New Zealand Walk: Hollyford Track reopens 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Need2Know: Motu: Magnificent isolation 24 New Zealand Walk: Alexandra to

Clyde River Track - attracts both walkers and cyclists 27 New Zealand Walk:The Terrace

Walk, Franz Josef 28 Auckland Walks: Take a hike on these great Auckland walks this summer 30 New Zealand Walk: Gebbies Pass to

Packhorse Hut 32 New Zealand Walk: Kahikatea

Country - the Pehitawa section of the Te Araroa Trail 34 NZ Cycling Trail: The diverse

Kaikoura Trail 35 Shared Pathway: Shared Kaikoura pathway connect loop 36 Event: Back to the future for ASB

Christchurch events 38 New Zealand Walks: Mangatoi

Walkers tackle the Coromandel walks 38 Subscription page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Manawatu Walking Festival FEBRUARY 275 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: A wander around

Waioronga- mai

Valley 11 Te Araroa Trail: New partnerships keep track of walkers on trail 12 New Zealand Walk: Hidden treasures in Wai-O-

Tapu Forest 15 Need to Know: Advantages of replacing fizzy drinks with water 16 New Zealnd Farm Walks: Hill farm walks in the Rangitikei 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 High Achievers: Volunteers add value to Mt

Somers experience 22 New Zealand Walk: Seven walks on

Mt Somers 24 New Zealand Walk:Locals proud of

Kawatiri

Coastal Trail 26 New Zealand Walks: Plan your next adventure with

New Zealand Walks 29 High Achiever: Award to Mangawhai builder of walking tracks 30 New Zealand Walk: Happy holiday humping 37 Book: Enhanced access grant supports bikepacking Aotearoa book 38 Need2Know: Enjoying the outdoors responsibility 41 Index of previous 14 issues 42 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event: Manawatu Walking Festivall JANUARY 274 2021

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Round the rugged rocks - Roaring Meg Pack Track 9 New Zealand Walks: Top 20 Welly

Walks in the Capital 13 High Achievers: All walks of life celebrate 20 years of community talks 14 NZ Walking Access Commission:

Walking the dog 16 Event: New Zealand’s larget annual multi-sport event welcomes walkers 17 New Zealand Walk: Walking along the banks of the Ohura River 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Rimutaka Rail

Trail for tunnels and waterfalls 21 New Zealand Walk:Rimutaka Rail

Trail popular with both walkers and cyclists 23 News: Survey highlights motivations for time in nature 24 Overseas Walk: Singapore Orchid

Gardens for a walk among flora 34 Need2Know: Exercise helps to reduce back pain 36 Australian Walks: Australia’s best one day walks 39 Event: Ashhurst to Esplanade Walk 40 Subscription Page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival DECEMBER 273 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Punakaiki Gateway to dramatic limstone country 13 Walking Access: Walking from town to town 14 New Zealand Walk: Audrey Gale

Reserve beautiful in all seasons 16 New Zealand Walk: Snow Daze

Golden Crown Ridge Ruahine

Forest Park 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Mangatangi

Track walk with great view points 22 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker

Memorial Walkway popular 24 New Zealand Walk: Four P’s in a pod! Paku, Pauanui, Parakiwai,

Puketui 26 Te Araroa Trail: Paekakariki Escarpment Trail for magnificent views 30 Overseas Walk: A walk every day with the Norwegian Coastal

Express 34 Overseas Walks: Lamma Island paved wilderness walkways 39 New Zealand Walks: 100km Coast to Coast Walk 42 Subscription Page 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival NOVEMBER 272 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: An amble by

Lake Hakanoa 9 New Zealand Walk: A trail that reconnects us to the Waikato River 10 New Zealand Walk: Tongariro Alpine

Crossing: best one day walk in NZ 16 New Zealand Walk: Time to explore

Nydia Bay 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Australian Walk: Five of the top walks in Melbourne 22 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Auckland

Trust plan to enhance walking experience 24 New Zealand Walk: “Views to die for” on Waipu Cove Walkway 27 New Zealand Walks: Seven day walks around Queenstown 30 Overseas Walk: Whitburn to

South Shields in the north east of England 34 New Zealand Walk: Hahei Beach to Cathedral Cove full of history 38 New Zealand Walks: Track work making strides in Auckland regional parks 38 New Zealand Walks: Walk New

Zealand before you walk the world 40 New Zealand Walk: Rotorao Island an unique island sanctuary 42 Subscription page 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival OCTOBER 271 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Ducks, Gnomes and Dinosaurs: Just a normal day in the Whirinaki

Conservation Park 8 New Zealand Walk: Castle Hill: a walk through huge boulders 13 New Zealand Walk: Much loved

Spraggs Bush Track reopens 14 New Zealand Walk: The Tinui AN-

ZAC Walkway: a memorable walk 16 News: Te Araroa partners with NZ

Walking Access Commission 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Experience: Our

Routeburn experience: Water, floods and everything else that could go wrong 24 Lockdown Activities: Nature is good for us 26 New Zealand Walk: An Architectural Walk 28 My Favourite Walk: Along the walkway at Macandrew Bay 30 Cycling Tours: Trip through the tulips 34 New Zealand Walk: Nydia Track - something for everyone 38 New Zealand Walks: Exploring the scenery of the Far North 42 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Northland

Trust revitalised 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Subscription page 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival 52 Wilderness Guides SEPTEMBER 270 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Palmers Track - Great Barrier Island 12 John Fensham Memoral Sanctuary - a lowland forest walk 15 New Zealand Walk: Invigorating winter tramp on the Mania Track 15 Kawerau Accomodation: Firmin

Lodge 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Short walks to get you off the couch 23 Lockdown Activities: A morepork and the Milky Way 24 Northland Experiences: Two wheels and Shank’s Pony 28 New Zealand Walks: A week of walks on Chatham Islands 36 Event: Bay of Islands Walking

Weekend - A real mix - hiking, biking trains and walks for non walkers 40 Event: Delightful dozen walks at

Warkworth Weekend 2020 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Subscription page 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Event: A great view from one of the

Warkworth’s Walks 52 Wilderness Guides AUGUST 269 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Cook’s Cove

Walkway to an historic monument 10 Queen Charlotte Track: Testing our limits on the Queen Charlotte 16 Lockdown Activities: Helping walkers along the way. Waitangi

Regional Park. 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Rotorua Walks: Short walks around

Rotorua 22 Rotorua Walks: Ten great Rotorua walks and trails 23 Rotorua Walks: Tarawera Trail a great nature walk 24 Rotorua Walks: Firmin Lodge 26 Bay of Islands Walking Weekend:

Mana, missionaries and mayhem 28 Need2Know: Pop goes my pelvis 30 New Zealand Walk Birdlife and song highlight of Bushy Park 31 New Zealand Walk: Bushy Park sanctuary a top restoration project 32 New Zealand Walk: Curio Bay experiences 34 New Zealand Walk: Ballroom Overhang Track - Fox River West Coast 36 Need2Know: Baldwin Street steepest street again 37 Walking Access Commission: Trust saves public access to beach 38 Northland Experience: Monica cycles the Cook to Kupe Tour for a real Norhland experience 40 Need2Know: Tactical Unbanism gives cheap solutions for Auckland pedestrians and cyclists 43 High Achiever: Pre-schoolers delight at competion win 44 New Zealand Walk: Big plans for walking and cycle paths along

Avon River corridor 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 52 Walkers on the Tuki Tuki River Trail MAY-JULY 268 2020

3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Queen Charlotte

Track - Here we come! 10 New Zealand Walk: Walking the

Track 11 New Zealand Walk: The Queen

Charlotte Track - why walk it when you can ride? 13 Lockdown Activities: Walking and biking around Papamoa - Training up Mt Wash-ington. 14 Northland Experiences: The Old

Chooks Tour of Northland 17 News: A billion-dollar opportunity for walkers 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Bookable huts - a Summer success 23 Need2Know: Walking on private land 24 Auckland Walk: Mt Hobson Walk for panoramic city views 27 Covid-129: Travel faces a reinvention 28 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Scenic

Reserve Walk 30 My Favoutite Walk: Cardiff Centennial Walk through natural bush and farmland 34 New Zealand Walk: Beat the heat - do the Donald Drift 37 Australian Walk: Burleigh Heads

National Park walks 40 Auckland Walk: A ramble on Anzac

Day - Point England Walkway 44 Books: God’s Cocaine - the addiction of the Camino 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 52 Northland Experiences APRIL 267 2020

2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Back Story of “The

Routeburn Saga” 9 Great Walks: “The Routeburn Saga” 11 New Zealand Walk: Track a memorial to Truby King 12 New Zealand Walks: Paritutu Rock a challenge in New Plymouth 15 Book: Relentless - how a mother and daughter defired the odds 16 New Zealand Walk: Always different - The Art Deco Walk 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Waiheke

Island revisited - Retracing past footsteps 26 New Zealand Walk: Te Pare Reserve rich in history 30 New Zealand Walk: Tongariro

Alpine Crossing one of the best one day walks in the world 36 New Zealand Walk: Wide country views from Mt William Walk 39 New Zealand Walk: Haast Pass/

Tioripatea Highway short walks 40 Australian Walk: Unique track is popular tourist attraction 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Great Forest Events MARCH 266 2020

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Cable Bay’s family farmland walk 8 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill - the national arboretum of New

Zealand 12 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill offers six walks to suit all levels and abilities 14 New Zealand Walks: Four walks at Hanmer Springs in one week 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Overseas Walks: Norfolk Island - a magical slice of paradise 23 New Zealand Walk: Milford to

Takapuna Walk 26 New Zealand Walk: Herekawa

Stream and Clifftop Walk 30 Overseas Walks: Experience Australia’s newest walking challenge - Ranges to River 34 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic

Reserve walk 36 New Zealand Walk: Walk to the stars near Napier 38 New Zealand Walk: Otari - Wilton’s

Bush - with 14kms of walking tracks 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival FEBRUARY 265 2020

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Top picks to explore this summer 9 Auckland Short Walk: St Johns Bush

Walk a short nature walk 10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River

Walking Track 12 New Zealand Walk: Te Koutu Park - a delightful walk 14 New Zealand Walk: A taste of the

Old Coach Road 16 New Zealand Walk: Pakihi Track reopened for the summer season 17 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore

Island Walk for great views 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Beach walk

Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton 22 Need2Know: New digital maps help people explore outdoors 23 Overseas Walk: Feet dangling over the Lysefjord 28 New Zealand Walk: Ongaonga - a village steeped in history 30 New Zealand Walk: Banks Track - New Zealand’s first private walking track 37 New Zealand Walk: Lake Panorama,

Henderson and Kiwi Esplanade

Walkway 38 Need2Know: International Marching League encourages may walking bring us together 39 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival now in sixth year 41 Training: Exercise programme tips 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival