Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

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.

Email your entries to: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz with

subject line “Walking New Zealand Photo Contest” Only EMAILED entries will be accepted.

Left:: Tongariro crossing on a stunning day. We did the crossing on 20th February 2021 and lucked out with clear blue skies. We could actually see Mt Egmont in the distance.. Photo by Gail Turner, Northcote, Auckland. B e l o w : Invercargill has lots of lovely Parks. This photo was taken recently at Donavan Park Road as part of our walk. Photo by Heather Westrupp Invercargill.

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PHOTO CONTEST

Above: Still smiling.... Hiking in the rain on the Pipeline-Dubbo track in the Karangahake Gorge near Paeroa. Photo by Sue Eccles, Te Aroha.

Middle right: My first experience on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing with an experienced alpine tramping buddy on the first weekend of December a number of years ago. It’s not always sunny, comfortable and picturesque on NZ’s popular walking tracks. It definitely pays to be aware of the local weather conditions when venturing into isolated areas. By the time we completed this walk we were in shorts and t-shirts. Photo shows the Tongariro Alpine Crossing as the tourism brochures don’t show it. This walk was planned for the first Saturday in December a few years ago, but we had to wait 24 hours for an improving weather forecast after unexpected snowfall and strong winds. Photo by Roger White, Red Beach, Auckland.

Below right: Mike observing the fantastic scenery from the peak of Mt. Williams with other walkers nearby, in October 2019. Photo by Mike Giri, Auckland.