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New Zealand Walks: Explore the Watercare Coastal Walkway in Auckland

8 New Zealand Walk: Rambling a region ruled by rivers

14 Auckland Walk: Onepoto Domain has wide paths and boardwalks

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

18 New Zealand Walks: Biking around the mountains from Walter Peak Station

25 Books: Sacred Mountains 25th anniversary

26 Australian Walk: Umpherston Sinkhole a walk around a hole in the ground

28 New Zealand Walk: Communities celebrate walking/cycling bridge opening

29 New Zealand Walks: Wairarapa Walking Festival a show case for best known walks

30 My Favourite Walk: Hogs Back Track from Castle Hill village

33 Build your confidence with five tips for nervous cyclists

34 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu Estuary - walks in an unique area

37 Caroline Bay Walk

38 New Zealand Walk: Te Kuri Farm Walkway - for a panoramic view of Gisborne

40 Need2know: What will happen to the Queen’s Chain?

41 Index of previous 15 issues

42 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

47 Coming Events: Rest of World

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Walking Stars

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Two NZ cities in Global Bicycle Index

Wellington and Auckland were among the 90 cities for cycling on the Global Bicycle Index, ranking at 30 and 49.

This year’s Global Bicycle Index ranked 90 cities worldwide to see which are the friendliest for cyclists. The index scored the cities based on the percentage of bicycle users, crime, and safety, infrastructure, weather conditions, bike-sharing opportunities, and cycling-related events.

Cities in Europe topped the list of bike-friendly places thanks to high-quality bicycling infrastructure like bike lanes and weather conditions that include a high number of “cycleable” days. No. 1 most bike-friendly city in the world: Utrecht, Netherlands

Bikeoctober in Christchurch

Does your bike need a bit of a spruce up? Or do you fancy a cycle to the beach? How about seeing a documentary about a mother and cargo bikes?

There’s something for everyone in the more than 50 events planned for this year’s Biketober celebrations in Christchurch. The month-long festival of cycling is back from Saturday 1 October for its sixth year with a calendar full of locally-run events.

“Biketober has a huge range of events on for everyone who rides a bike for whatever reason, whether it be recreational or commuting,” Transport Operations Manager Stephen Wright says.

“It’s also a great chance to explore the city’s cycleways.”

The Bike Rave is also back for its fourth year. A bike DJ will pump music along the route to create a party vibe and people are encouraged to decorate themselves and their bikes.

“And we’ve got more than 47 local businesses and attractions signed up for the Bike Passport for you to check into and win prizes,” Biketober organiser Robert Fleming says. The festival is hosted by local cycle advocacy and volunteer group Spokes Canterbury.

No place for pets in Egmont National Park

Visitors to Mount Taranaki are being urged to obey the rules and leave their family pets at home, after DOC staff observed jacket-wearing domestic cats being taken into Egmont National Park.

DOC Senior Ranger Dave Rogers says one of DOC’s staff did a double-take when she encountered pet cats wearing jackets and being carried in backpacks by their human owners on Mount Taranaki.

Cats and all other domestic animals are not allowed in the National Park as they pose a threat to endangered birds such as kiwi and whio, and other native species including geckos and insects.

The cats were in the carpark at North Egmont and were being put into the backpacks by their owners when approached by the ranger. The owners, visitors from Auckland, said they weren’t aware of the rules. The cat owners potentially face an infringement fine.

Dogs, rabbits, cats and even a parrot have been brought into Egmont National Park by visitors in recent months.

Dave Rogers says DOC’s Taranaki rangers are reminding people bringing their pets for a walk in the park is prohibited.

“Bringing a pet into the park may seem a harmless thing to do,” says Dave Rogers. “But it has potentially deadly consequences for our native wildlife, particularly should the pets run loose or escape from their owners’ control.

Cultural experience on eco-trail

Gemtree Wines on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia has launched the new Wuldi Cultural Experience in partnership with Ngarrindjeri elder Mark Koolmatrie from Kool Tours.

Koolmatrie guides clients along the Gemtree eco-trail sharing ancient stories of his people and exploring the responsibilities of caring for the land, waters and eco-system.

The tour finishes with a native food plate and optional flight of Gemtree’s biodynamic wines. gemtreewines.com/markkoolmatrie- wuldiculturalexperience/

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Hiking sub tropical Canary Islands with On Foot Holidays

Self-guided walk operator, On Foot Holidays, has launched a new hiking route in the subtropical Canary Islands.

The new walk on the remote Atlantic isle of La Gomera – a Spanish Territory off the west coast of Africa –brings to 35 the number of self-guided hikes UK based On Foot Holidays offers in 11 countries, with the other routes all in continental Europe or the UK.

Curated for independent travellers, the La Gomera hike sees walkers stay at a series of rural B&Bs with luggage transferred between accommodation Hiking Canary Islands with On Foot Holidays

On Foot Holidays has a new trek in La Gomera while they explore the island on foot.

Available from November 2022 to May 2023, and from October 2023 to May, 2024, the circular route around the island can be completed in seven days or shortened to as few as four. www.onfootholidays.co.uk

New ways to explore Murray River on 5 day tour

Murray River Trails (MRT) has a new tour linking the Murray River in South Australia from the Riverland to the Coorong and Murray Mouth.

Safari to River’s End is a five-day four-night tour that enables guests to experience two contrasting river landscapes in absolute luxury, from the redgum and red cliff lined Murray River to the spectacular white sands and dunes of the Coorong and the Murray Mouth.

Safari to River’s End links the aboriginal cultures of Erawirung Country at Renmark down through the lands of the Ngangaruku people near Mannum and into the Ngarrindjeri Nation at the river’s end at Goolwa, where aboriginal elders share stories with guests on the journey.

The new tour also links two wetlands of international importance – the Riverland Ramsar wetland and the Coorong and Lower Lakes Ramsar wetland supporting rich and diverse wildlife including migratory waterbirds.

The tour is the collaboration between four leading tourism businesses along South Australia’s Murray River – Murray River Trails, Juggle House Experiences, Canoe the Coorong, and River’s End Retreat. murrayrivertrails.com.au/

Above: Safari to River’s End is a new tour in South Australia.

Photo by South Australian Tourism Commission, Josh Geelen)

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Explore the Watercare Coastal Walkway in Auckland

Tucked away near Māngere, Auckland, you’ll find one of New Zealand’s best day walks.

This sliver of south Auckland coastline has been beautified and upgraded and really is one of a kind. Indeed, where else can you find friendly farm animals, nesting seabird colonies, volcanic cones and stunning water views on one sevenkilometre stretch of inner harbour coastline?

Begin at Ambury Regional Park where there’s plenty of parking, toi lets and farm animals to greet. Walk or pedal around the Manukau Fore shore to the Otuataua Stonefields on gravel tracks and boardwalks that are relatively flat.

The walkway is great for cyclists

as well as walkers and is also acces sible for prams. Pack a picnic to enjoy at one of the white-shell beaches along the way.

There’s lots of birdlife to see along this track. More than 270,000 native trees have been planted to provide food and shelter for tens of thou sands of sandpipers, godwits, and other migratory birds.

An ornithology enthusiast’s de light, bird hides have been built to allow you to peek out undetected, while there are information signs along the way to learn about the local wading birds and feathered visitors who come from as far away as the Arctic Circle, Asia and the South Island.

The migratory birds have made

.their home-away-from-home here, creating four separate roosts on the foreshore and close to the trail. Three of them are reasonably close together as you head east away from Ambury Farm, while the fourth is further along towards Puketutu Island.

Watercare’s Coastal Walkway was constructed as part of New Zealand’s largest marine restoration project, when Watercare removed the for mer oxidation ponds, restored the foreshore and upgraded its Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Above: Friendly sheep are an attraction on the walkway.

Below left: The walkway is great for kids.

Below right: An information sign.

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The area - including the decom missioned pump station at the east ern end of the Puketutu Causeway - is now public open space with seat ing and pockets of native bush, as well as thoughtful environmentally friendly features – including a board walk made out of recycled plastic.

The furry, feathered and woolly residents of Ambury Farm are used to the attention of excited school

children, so factor in some family fun time to meet them.

Walk or cycle past some of Auck land’s tupuna maunga that erupted around 20,000 years ago, including nearby Māngere Mountain, Wait omokia and Pukeiti - the latter two are slightly farther south towards Ōtuataua Stonefields Historic Re serve. Also look for freshwater springs along the volcanic foreshore.

Whatever your family’s interest, there really is something for every one on this trail.

What about our dog?

The walkway is a dog-free zone because the bird nesting sites are so close. They are, however, permitted at nearby Greenwood Road Park which is ideal for dog exercising.

Above: Beside the rocky volcanic foreshore a place for marine life.

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Rambling a region ruled by rivers

Itis a little-known fact that although the Waikato is the longest river in New Zealand (425 km), and the Clutha is the larg est (mean annu al discharge 650 cubic metres per second), it is the Buller River which has a greater flood torrent than any other river in the country, along with the third-highest biomass of trout.

By Phillip Donnell

It was named by intrepid explorers Brunner, Fox and Heaphy after Charles Buller MP, associate of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and a director of the New Zealand Company. The Maori name is Kawatiri (“deep and swift”).

The Buller is the major river of the west coast of the South Island, its main stream emerging from Lake Rotoiti then flowing in an irregular but generally westward direction to enter the Tasman Sea at Westport. It covers a distance of 170 km, almost half of its total length through a gorge bearing its name, one of the most impressive scenic drives you can find, following the river’s winding and sometimes turbulent course through densely forested slopes rising massively on either side.

In 1963, Mona Anderson wrote A River Rules My Life – an account of her life at Mt Algidus, a high-country sheep station in Canterbury. The river was the unpredictable Wilberforce, a braided river with occasional high flows. The book was very popular. The title could justifiably be applied to the Buller by longstanding locals. When the river flexes its muscles it sends a shudder of fear all the way down to the sea.

Along the lower Buller, the locals say that the river is like a neighbour who

Right: The famoius Ballroom Over hang on the West Coast.

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gets drunk and violent. We may build roads and bridges and overflows and stop banks, they say; we may pretend that we’re in control, but the river always has the last word.

Westport is particularly vulnerable to flooding, as two major incidents during 2022 attest. Homes were inundated with

water and mud; infrastructure, roads and water supplies wiped out; and com munities completely cut off. Residents of Greymouth might use the same appella tion to describe their experience with the Grey River.

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graphical feature of the Buller Region, which stretches from the Tasman Moun tains in the north, and Spenser Moun tains in the east, down the Karamea Bight to the southern reaches of the Inangahua district.

Multiple rivers flow from the Main Divide to the west coast through this region, from the Heaphy, Kohaihai, Oparara and Karamea rivers in the north, to the Little Wanganui, Mokihinui, Ngakawau and Nile in the centre, and the Buller, Totara, Pororari and Grey in the south. Further inland, the Inangahua, Aharua, Otututu (Rough) and Arnold add to the fluvial features.

It is therefore hardly surprising that many of the best walks in Buller are found along its watery thoroughfares. This is particularly true in Paparoa Na tional Park. There is perhaps no more picturesque amble than the Pororari - Pu nakaiki Loop (four to five hours) and no more sobering one than to Cave Creek, scene of the 1995 tragedy when 14 died.

Above: left Under the Ballrom Overhang. Above right: On the Cape Foulwind Walkway. Middle right: At the Cave Creek Memorial site. Below right: Lake Daniells. Opposite page below left: On the Nikau Walk.

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Rambling a region ruled by rivers

A walk along the Nile River reveals buttress-like cliffs jutting skywards like the prows of large ships. But the most spectacular option is a visit to the aweinspiring Ballroom Overhang via the Fox River (four to five hours), a huge halfdome cut into the soft limestone, under which you could sleep an army.

Elsewhere, the Oparara has carved its magnificent arches, notably Moria Gate;

the true-to-its -name Charming Creek is spliced by Mangatini Falls; the Otututu beckons you to beautiful Lake Daniells; the Maruia whispers the gruesome past of Cannibal Gorge; the Nina plunges through breath-taking turquoise gorges; the Snowy’s sloping battery testifies to the gold-mining history at Waiuta; and the Grey’s sombre hue is akin to the coal gouged from along its banks.

The walking opportunities are numer ous, enticing and superlative value-foreffort.

Every river, of course, eventually reaches the ocean. The rugged and wild coastline of this region is a second source of excellent short permabulations. The unique pancake rocks at Punakaiki are perhaps the most famous, but just a few kilometres away you will also enjoy the lovely Truman Track.

Heading north, it’s worthwhile to call in at the quaint Constant/Joyce/Doctor Bays near Charleston. Don’t miss the Cape Foulwind Walkway either, com plete with seal colony.

From Greymouth, head for Point Elizabeth for great vistas of surging surf and stunning sub-tropical forest. It’s halcyon and heady stuff.

No review of this region, however, would be complete without reference to Denniston. A half-day on this uplifted plateau is a “must-do” in any walking itinerary, traversing the same tracks

Above: On the Pororari Track, Paparoa. Below left: On the Denniston Incline. Below right: Still waters of the Oparara River. Bottom right: The remains of the Banbury Arch, Denniston.

that residents and miners used over a hundred years ago in the coal mining township.

Notable among them is the Brakehead Loop, which leads to a viewpoint at the top of the famous Denniston Incline, past Denniston’s first settlement ‘The Camp’ and on to the Banbury Arch (a drystone arch).

It returns via the historic mine work shop site. You can see many relics from Denniston’s past on this walk. It is amazing and inspiring that the settlers carved out an existence in such a bleak and inhospitable environment.

Andy Warhol reckoned that “Land really is the best art” and Pythagoras advised others to “Leave the road, take the trails.” Footsteps Walking Club of Aotearoa New Zealand is like any other walking club, but offers inexpen sive week-long trips in twenty regions throughout the motu.

Many pundits have already found a Footsteps excursion to be an ideal way to tackle the best walks in an area they have perhaps never got to before.

You are warmly invited to come to Buller 26 March – 1 April, 2023. For information please contact Footsteps: footstepsanz@gmail.com; 021 172 3244, or visit their website

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Above top: Two swimmers in the waters at the Coal Creek Falls. Above: The brakehead at the Denniston mine.

Onepoto Domain has wide paths and boardwalks

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Domain is a huge domain at the base of Onewa Road, alongside the North ern Motorway in Auckland. The cra ter shaped domain was formed by an eruption 20,000 to 30,000 years ago.

The domain is perfect for a variety of sports activities for all ages, and can host large numbers of visitors. The wide paths and boardwalks throughout the park are good for walking, push chairs and wheel chairs.

There are two small freshwater lakes within the domain so keep an eye on small children!

A playground, toilets and chang ing rooms, seating and picnic tables, large car park (including mobil ity parks), drinking fountains, bike

Above left: A view of the track from the adventure playground. Middle left: The lake a great place for small yachts. Below left: A boardwalk over wetland area. Below right: The track follows under a fallen tree.

stands, and barbecues are inside the park.

The main entrance to Onepoto Domain is from Sylvan Avenue into a cul-de-sac spur road.

There is foot access from Exmouth Road, from Tarahanga Street and Sylvan Avenue (two entrances).

Another track leads in from Lake Road past the Northcote’ Tennis Club courts and through a patch of bush and can be exited at Puawai Place or continue along the Onepoto Stream emerging at the southern end of Tarahanga Street.

Both the Onepoto Basin and ad joining Tuff Crater are the result of ancient volcanic eruptions and while they once may have held freshwater lakes, the sea later broke through the rims of the craters and filled them with salt water and marine mud.

In the 1960’s the Onepoto crater was drained and fill added, to pro vide the surface for the Domain’s recreation areas. Tuff Crater is tidal.

Together they make a unique geological feature and are relatively unspoilt examples of tuff cones and craters.

When beginning your walk from the parking area on the spur road, follow the shingle path past the chil dren’s play area leading to the track and boardwalk.

A variety of landforms can be

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seen along the way — areas of na tive plants now regenerating on the crater rim and a wetland area where maritime rush and coastal cutty grass are being edged out by pampas grass giving cover to pheasant, quail and pukeko.

The track comes out at Weeks Re serve where stands of native forest trees are set among clearings, home to wax eyes, fantails, tuis and New Zealand pigeons.

To complete a circumnavigation of the Domain take the ‘high path’ along the rim before descending to skirt the sports arena and then crossing the small bridge over the man-made lake where model yachts are raced and ducks wait to be fed!

Above left: There are a few steps on this section.

Below right: Try this in the adventure playground.

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Above: A group of keen walkers from the “Tuesday Trekkers” walking group Christchurch, on the Okuti Valley- Hilltop walk, Banks Peninsula. In the background is Lake Forsythe and Birdlings Flat on the coast. Photo by Jeanette Ellis, Mairehau, Christchurch.

Right: Time for reflection on the Wetlands Loop at Bushy Park, Whanganui.

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Above: On a July day members of the Upper Hutt Walking and Tramping Club walked the Puketiro Loop in Battle Hill Farm Forest Park. The lovely winter day meant we were able to clearly see Porirua, Pauatahanui Inlet, Mana Island, snow on Mt Matthews and the Rimutaka Range and also the South Island. Photo by Sharaon Dunstan, Porirua.

Below right: Moke Lake loop walk, fifteen minute drive from Queenstown. Stunning reflections for all of the walk. Everywhere was postcard material! Photo by William Fuller, Russell.

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Right: Great Half day walk in Arthurs Pass June 2022 –Bealey Spur Track - Gentle climb for two hours through Moss forests, then up on ridge to see amazing views through the pass and beyond, finally reaching the Hut after walking through snow and passing small Tarns. Our favourite walk of the holiday. Photo by Tanya Broomhead, TePuke.

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Views over Lake Wakatipu from the Tiki Trail.

Biking around the mountains from Walter Peak

Havingwalked most of the trails around Queenstown over the years, this year we had fun bik ing around the mountains from Walter Peak Station.

To reach Walter peak, we had to travel across Lake Wakatipu from the Steamer Wharf in Queenstown. We had a choice of the Earnslaw at midday or the water taxi at 9am, and chose the earlier boat to give us more time to explore the trail to Mavora lakes.

Walter Peak, a high country sheep station on the southern shore of Lake

Above left: Spectacular sceneery biking through St Nicholas Station.

Above right: Mountain views from St Nicholas Station..

Below right: Barbz on the trail from Walter Peak to St Nicholas Station.

Wakatipu, was originally settled in 1860. The trail between here and St Nicolas sta tion was stunning, snow capped moun tains all the way. This is the only way to enjoy such scenery. It’s too far to walk, and driving is far too fast to enjoy it all.

St Nicholas, one of the largest stations in New Zealand, was also settled in the 1860’s. It spans 100,000 acres and has been farmed by the same family for four generations. Both stations market fine merino wool, and St Nicholas was the first station to supply ice breaker merinos.

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Most of the trail was easy going on fine gravel road, but there were a few corru gated patches which were challenging.

Biking around the mountains from Walter Peak Station

We biked slowly up Van Hill (easy on an e-bike) and walked across two fords, where the rivers were flowing fast after heavy rain the day before.

Just past the second ford, we took a side trip up to an interesting old shepherds hut, and not far from there, the shuttle driver met us. To avoid the busy, dusty section to Mavora lakes, we drove in style, thankful not to be biking, because it was a very popular place

Mavora Lakes is a protected area of forest, mountains and tussock land. There are two lakes, drained by the Mavora River. Within the park there are camp sites and lots of walking trails.

We were dropped off at Te Anau Lakeside Motel, a nice place to stay. Next morning we were dropped back on trail, at Centre Hill.

The trail here was easy going, fine gravel and slightly downhill, but we

Above: Another bridge on the Mataura River. Below left: Golden Gate bridge near Athol. Below right: Derek walking up the Tiki Trail.

had an icy wind so a stop at Mossburn for hot chocolate was ‘a must’.

Mossburn is a really pretty area, dominated by Dome and Hamilton mountains.

.In another 10kms we reached Lums den, an interesting little town on the elbow of Oreti River. It was once a major railway junction, with lines departing in four directions.

We stayed at the ‘Royal Mail Hotel –built in 1875, renovated after a fire in the early 1900’s, and recently re-decorated to retain its old world charm.

A highlight of Lumsden for us, was the bakery with its delicious apple cin namon do-nuts.

Our third day was short - only 32kms, but the morning started icy cold so we bought gloves in Lumsden, and delayed our departure until 10am. For the first half hour, rabbits scattered in all direc tions as we biked along the trail. Interest ing info’ boards told of the history of this area as we passed through.

Our first stop was ‘Five Rivers’, the site of a battle between Ngai Tahu and Ngati Mamoe.

Next, was Nokomai, a gold mining site, where a Chinese man introduced the method of sluicing, to find gold.

We biked on through Parawa Station, opening and closing many gates, and continued on to Athol (New Ireland) by early afternoon. It’s a pity that trains no longer service these places, because there’s not a lot left to see in Athol.

Day 4 took us from Athol, back to Queenstown. This was an interesting ride. Not far from Athol were the golden gate bridges, so named by locals, because they are mini replicas of the Golden Gate bridge.

We stopped to read the info’ board at the old Nokomai Railway siding, and met a farmer whose family has owned this station since 1850. He well remem bers the train coming through. Continu ing along the now disused railway track, we reached Garston – the most inland settlement in New Zealand, close to the upper reaches of the Mataura River, and notable for trout fishing.

Above right: A herd of deer near Five Rivers.

Middle right: Sheep on a farm as seen from biking into Lumsden. Below right: A green crop on farmland on the way to Athol.

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Biking around the mountains from Walter Peak Station

Another stop was the old Fairlight Railway Station – the southern terminus of the Kingston Flier.

We then biked over glacial moraine to Kingston, and the old Kingston flier. This train was originally a passenger train from Kingston to Gore, Invercargill and Dunedin from the 1890’s to 1957.

It was revitalised in1971 as a tourist

train and operated in Summers until 1979. The Kingston Flyer started on Ser pember 18 and runs every Sunday until December 18 2022.

From Kingston we were met by ’Round the Mountains’ shuttle driver and transferred to Kelvin Heights on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. We biked around the edge of the lake, back to the

Above: Reflections in lake Hayes. Below right: One of the many gates at Parawa Station.

Steamer Wharf in Queenstown.

What a beautiful end to a four day bike ride. It was well organised, very flexible and really interesting. It was an area we couldn’t have walked.

The following day we walked around Lake Hayes, a short drive away. This lake is so peaceful, although so close to busy Queenstown. The trail is a shared walking biking trail, so is well graded and maintained.

On our last day, we walked up the ‘Tiki Trail’ to the top of the gondola in Queenstown – a lovely shady walk with spectacular scenery. It is always magnifi cent, no matter what season and keeps us coming back for more.

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Sacred Mountains 25th anniversary

By Dawn Holden

September2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of Sacred Mountains: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Meanings by Dr Adrian Cooper.

Even today, it is a pioneering book because it validates the mountain jour neys and experiences of non-famous / non-elitist climbers and walkers. Cooper spent thirteen years, between 1984 – 1997 travelling through many of the most iconic mountain landscapes around the world, meeting fascinating people from many social backgrounds, all of them with one thing in common: a passion for mountains.

From the wisdom and insights of the 144 people who Cooper inter viewed, we learn stories of how moun tain walking and climbing provides deep psychological healing from chal lenges including anxiety, depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, loneliness, unemployment and much else. These are powerful stories which deserve to be shared. Cooper does that job with empathy and compassion.

Around his interviews, Cooper also discusses the literature, art and music which helped the people he met to cope with the challenges of beginning their incredible personal journeys, and carrying on with them to their end. So we not only encounter brilliant poetry and prose from China, Japan, South

East Asia, Europe and North America, but we also learn how that writing became important for the people fea tured in Cooper’s book.

Sacred Mountains is also a book about incredible personal sacrifices which many of these walkers and climbers made in order to engage with their mountain journeys.

From giving up jobs which were destroying their souls, to finding child care for extended periods of time, and many other hard choices, this is often a tough book to read because most of the sacrifices which these travellers have made are themselves tough to make.

Drawing together mythical moun tain traditions from every continent, Dr Cooper shows how paradoxical the world’s high places can often be. While mountains might fill our hearts

and minds with joy and fascination from being in those incredible high landscapes, our journeys might also be scarred by paralyzing fear when things go wrong.

Fear and fascination are often close ly aligned on most mountain journeys, and yet we carry on exploring in those spectacular high places. Equally, while many people talk about mountain journeys transcending everyday con cerns, those same journeys may often be dogged with haunting memories of immanent concerns, perhaps regard ing people back home who we love and miss.

There may also be immanent wor ries about personal debt, housing problems, unemployment, inflation and much else.

Cooper’s extraordinary book also shows how, at the end of each moun tain journey, travellers may feel as if their future agenda and priorities have been made clear, only to subsequently find that those illusions of clarity can easily become confounded with confusion.

The truth, of course, as Cooper shows, is that we navigate through life after our mountain journeys, greatly enriched by those experiences, while still remaining human: flawed, il logical, inconsistent, but always good enough to deserve opportunities to travel through mountain landscapes, to learn from those journeys, to weave their memories into our lives, and to hopefully engage in more captivating and life-changing mountain journeys to help us deal with whatever life throws our way.

Umpherston Sinkhole - a walk around a hole in the ground

Oneof Mt Gambier’s top tourist attractions is a walk through a park, down and around a hole in the ground, called a sinkhole.

The Umpherston Sinkhole, also known as the Sunken Garden, in South Australia is to experience one of the most stunningly beautiful mar riages of man and nature.

The sinkhole is no ordinary hole in the ground. It is a natural wonder in its own right, forged from millennia of acidic ground-water eroding the porous Gambier limestone.

This was once a cave formed through dissolution of the limestone. The sinkhole was created when the top of the chamber collapsed down wards. Now the topsoil down on the floor of the cave forms the perfect

environ-ment for the sunken garden.

An Australian icon of the most bazaar type, the sinkhole was estab lished as a recreational garden for the people of Mount Gambier and visitors to the region to enjoy.

In 1869 James Umpherston pur chased 250 acres at Beswicks Farm, near Mt Gambier. It included the cave, which bears the Umpherston name.

Umpherston Cave, just east of the city on the Princes Highway, is named after James Umpherston, who arrived in 1860, and was a founda tion member of the Show Society and lived on a property nearby.

An interesting display on the steps leading into the cave explains its colourful history, and a Mack logging truck and an old bull-dozer are among logging displays in the beautiful gardens surrounding it.

When James Umpherston first purchased the caves, it was described as an eyesore. He turned it into a tourist attraction, with ferns, shrubs and trees.

A broad footpath was cut from the highest point to the bottom of the cave and a wooden staircase erected where previously there had been a dangerous descent.

A 1/3rd of the bottom of the cave was covered with water and a boat let visitors and friends view the gran deur of the cave. On a small island in the lake, at the bottom of the cave, a Robinson Crusoe type hut was erected to create a fairyland scene.

Wooden steps now hidden behind cascading vines take you down into

26 Walking New Zealand, issue no 296 - 2022 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz Above: Hanging vines hide the caverns beneath of limestone and water.

the centre of the sinkhole and its pic turesque garden full of hydrangeas.

The city of Mount Gambier ob tained the site in 1994. The site was identified as an important heritage feature and listed on the Register of State Heritage Places in October 1995.

The water features and the enor mous cascading vines conceal the caverns beneath where water over time has etched patterns into the limestone.

The geological processes that have created the sinkholes in the region in spired the sculpture at Umpherston.

At the bottom is a large under

cover shelter with group settings for up to fifty people.

A free barbecue is provided.

It is free to look around, but to experience the real charm of this sunken treasure you will have to wait until night falls. At this time about 40 brush tail semi-tame possums venture out to feed. Tourists are able to go down and feed them any night of the week.

Above: Looking down on the garden floor of flowering hydrangea beds.

Below: At the bottom of the garden is a sheltered area for picnics with a barbecue.

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Communities celebrate walking cycling bridge opening

SouthAuckland communities cel ebrated the opening of Ngā Hau Māngere last month, the new walk ing and cycling connection across the Manukau Harbour.

The new bridge, built by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, replaces the Old Māngere Bridge connecting Māngere Bridge and Onehunga which was closed for safety reasons in 2018.

It was officially opened by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff and Minister of Trans port Michael Wood with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday 27 August.

The old bridge had been standing since 1915 and was the main route for people on foot and bikes to cross the harbour in this location.

“The new bridge is architecturally designed and will not only provide a way for people to cross the harbour on foot or by bike but will also become a popular destination in itself. As well as a transport corridor, the new bridge will be a community space for whānau and friends to gather, sit and even enjoy a spot of fishing,” said Mark Kinvig, Waka Kotahi National Manager Infrastructure Delivery.

“The design of the bridge is a col laboration between Waka Kotahi, mana whenua and locals who worked together on a design that sees and 8-metre wide deck with two fishing bays extending out to 12-metres, with bench seating for people to sit and enjoy the harbour views.

“Waka, canoes and small watercrafts travelling into the Upper Māngere Inlet will have more space to travel under neath the bridge with a greater clearance during both low and high tide as well as more space between the bridge piers to navigate.

“Through partnership with mana whenua, design features such as puhoro fascia panels spanning the length of the bridge, balustrade colours which reflect the colours of the kahawai fish and rain gardens on each abutment tell the cul tural story of the bridge. In a few months’ time, iwi artworks will be installed on both sides of the bridge.

“The partnership between Waka Kota hi and mana whenua has spanned nearly a decade and it’s great to be here today to celebrate the social and environmental benefits for future generations who will enjoy Ngā Hau Māngere. We’d like to acknowledge the collaboration on this project to achieve great outcomes for the people and for the environment,” said a representative of Te Waiohua.

“Waka Kotahi has worked with Heri tage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga to keep the history of the old bridge in the area by featuring some of the material from Old Mangere Bridge in a heritage garden on the northern side of Ngā Hau Māngere.”

The bridge will be part of a growing

Below right: Cutting the ribbon on the new bridge, left to right: Councillor Alf Filipaina, Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, Hon Michael Wood Minister of Transport, Waka Kotahi Board members Victoria Carter and Patrick Reynolds and Kaumatua David Wilson Takaanini of Te Ākitai Waiohua.

network of cycling and walking routes in Auckland. It connects with the south western shared path running alongside SH20 on the isthmus and then onto the northwestern cycleway for people travelling between the city centre and west Auckland, as well as the shared path along the northern edge of the Upper Māngere Inlet adjacent to a large industrial hub as well as the growing number of shared paths and cycleways south, connecting the airport with the communities along the way.

The strategic location of the bridge means it will improve the journey of people travelling to work, places of edu cation or those who are exploring their neighbourhood.

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The new bridge is over 260 m long and eight metres wide.

Main span is on a horizontal curve with a 136 m radius.

The bridge’s most stunning feature is a 60 m steel tied-arch.

Two southern approach spans are 12 m wide creating dedicated fishing bays.

forest in the Tararua Range.

Although the festival is promot ing walking, accessibility has been a key consideration. Celia says, “Most of our walks in town are wheelchair and pushchair friendly. We are also able to offer free buses to a number of events, thanks to Metlink and Tranzit sponsorship, which will re duce carbon emissions but also get people to places where they haven’t been before because they don’t have access to a car.”

Wairarapa Walking Festivala showcase for best known walks

Stunning

geological formations, food & wine, and working farms are some of the walks on offer for November’s Wairarapa Walking Festival.

The Wairarapa is well-known for its diverse history and landscapes, and the festival aims to highlight its best features through walking, storytelling, and exploring.

Festival convener Celia WadeBrown says, “We’re excited to show case some of the Wairarapa’s best known walks, as well as some hidden gems that aren’t normally open to the public.”

The festival runs from the 11th - 20th November, and is the first Wairarapa-wide walking festival of its kind. Festival-goers can choose from over 40 walks which feature local flora and fauna, rich cultural

history, farmland, coastlines, and the food/wine industry. Thanks to a team of dedicated volunteers the majority of walks are free, although prior registration is required.

The Tararua Tramping Club will lead a four hour loop to the Putan girua Pinnacles, featuring amazing rock formations on the Wairarapa’s southern coastline, made famous in the third Lord of the Rings film. Or join the Ruakōkoputuna Chasm Walk through another spectacular geologi cal feature with fossils, stalactites, a waterfall, and wildlife.

The Wairarapa has a strong farm ing history, and walkers have the op portunity to visit Kawaiwai Dairies, an award-winning dairy farm with a focus on environmental improve ment and climate change adaption. The walk will visit wetland develop ment, deliver an overview of South Wairarapa history, and discuss the workings of a modern dairy farm.

For those wanting a gentle walking option, there are a number of events that are ‘more talking than walking’. These highlight local public art, his torical buildings, cultural sites, an organic food forest, and much more. Yoga instructor Karina Gough will lead breath awareness and a stand ing yoga session through some of the best mixed podocarp/broadleaf

Above: On the lookout on the Mt Holdsworth walk Photo Jet Productions.

Below left: Putangirua Pinnacles. Photo Destination Wairarapa

Below right: The Tararara Forest Park one of the Wairarapas most popular areas for walking. Photo Destination Wairarapa

.Most walks are family-friendly, however the festival has some spe cific events for kids. Preschoolers can use their eyes, ears, noses, and mouths with a guided sensory walk through native forest at Fensham Reserve. The Wairarapa Library Ser vice is hosting a StoryWalk®, where pages from a children’s book are installed along a local park.

Celia says, “Our festival values are learn, explore, and connect. Ako, hōpara, hono. We want to offer people the opportunity to learn about our history and our physical world. Explore new places. Connect with people we haven’t met before. It’s a festival for both visitors and those who have lived here all their lives.”

Register or purchase tickets: www. cartertonec.co.nz/walking/ Keen to volunteer? Email info@ wairarapawalkingfestival.com, face book.com/wairarapawalkingfestival

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Hogs Back Track from Castle Hill Village

By Yvonne van Eerden

HogsBack Track in the Craigie burn Forest.at Castle Hill Vil lage was on our tramping programme for mid winter.

The weeks previously had been very wet in Christchurch with a lot of snow on the mountains, so we

Above: On the trail with snow capped moutains in the background.

Below left: The group pose for the camera.

were watching the weather forecast very closely and our leader made the decision that everything looked good for us to go and so we made the 100km plus drive to Castle Hill Village to do the tramp.

When we arrived at the carpark the ground was frozen solid but the sun was shining with blue sky and a little cloud and no wind at all, it was going to be perfect weather. We organised ourselves and headed on our way.

We thought there could possibly be some snow on the track and there sure was snow in places which was rather exciting for everyone. The views were just amazing with all the snow on the mountains and snow further on the track. A tramp that you do not usually experience.

We had our morning tea at the usual spot with the picnic table and the very old fallen down tree which has started to disappear after all the years it has been sitting in all weath

ers. This is a great spot to walk to if you do not want to walk the entire track.

.As we ven tured further we had some places where the snow was knee deep, so we just walked in everyones foot steps and it went quite smoothly really. The snow was not soft so it was easy to walk in the crisp hard snow. We made good progress to the stream that we had to cross and we all helped each other to make it across safely. No one wanted wet boots!

We came to the beech forest and yes the snow was on the track, and the green of trees stood out and our surroundings were so beautiful.

This was such a different tramp for us all, something that we had not done for many years, walking in the snow.

We had lunch at the picnic area at the top soaking in the views and taking many photos. The white crisp ness of the snow around us was so bright against the clear blue sky.

We made our way back through the Beech forest and headed back along the trail enjoying every view around us. We were in no hurry as the weather was perfect for us all.

An absolutely amazing day on the trail with the snow. We were all very happy at the end of the day at what we had achieved.

Above top: In real snow. Above: Nice to sit down at this morning tea spot. Below left: Last push up to the lunch spot. Below right: A river to cross here.

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The Hogs Back Track with canopies of beech tree forests, spectacular ridgeline views, bridged creeks, traverses and 360 degree views of the Craigieburn for est is 110 kms west of Christchurch.

This dual mountain biking and walking track con nects Castle Hill Village with Craigieburn Forest Park.

This track has an interesting combination of beech forest and open tussock interspersed with stunning views of the Craigieburn Ranges.

This 7.8km track is well formed but is for the more adventurous hikers due to the challenging undulating ground. The trail elevation gain is 441m. Allow just under four hours there and back.

The Hogs Back Track was developed in partnership with the Castle Hill Community, who also maintain the track.

Above left: A great winter scene. Top right: The renges viewed through a canopy of trees. Below right: A group stop to admire a rippling stream. Photo by DOC

Build your confidence with five tips for nervous cyclists

Forsome cyclists, the thought of sharing the road with mo torised vehicles is enough to put them off the idea altogether.

But in Auckland, there are a number of ways for traffic-averse cyclists to build their confidence thanks to the city’s bike-friendly infrastructure.

Kick up the stand

They say you never forget how to ride a bike, but if you need a refresher before heading out again, Auckland Transport offers a range of bike (and e-Bike) skills courses for adults and children. If you just want to know the basics, or if you want some help figuring out how to safely navigate Auckland’s increas ing number of separated cycleways, cycle lanes and shared paths, there

are a range of courses available. These courses start out on flat concrete, before heading onto roads with very little traffic and then onto cycle lanes and shared paths.

Love local

If you’re dusting off an old bike and going it alone, it’s best to start local. Try a quiet street with plenty of room to move or a local shared path.

Go for a spin

Exploring by bike is growing in popularity, especially as e-bikes take off. So if you have a bike rack on your car, chuck your bike on and make a day of it. You can also take your bike on select public transport routes - including most ferries and on trains outside of peak times - so you can plan your trip to avoid bik ing on busy roads and only travel on

shared paths and cycleways.

Search the Akl Paths web site and you can filter for lo cation, features and activities and choose between more than 100 cycle paths across the city.

They see me rollin’

The cycleway running from the central city alongside the North western Motorway past Point Chevalier, Waterview and Te Atatū is completely separate from the road the entire way - and there are a number of great paths branching off from there.

On the North Shore, the Taka puna to Devonport route heads across bridges, along shared paths and down quiet residential streets and takes in parks, mangroves and heritage areas.

It’s a journey

It’s important to take safety seri ously, so always wear your helmet, buy good lights and wear reflective gear. But many are surprised to discover that drivers are typically courteous and accommodating and the cycling infrastructure being built around the city means it is a very safe activity.

While it is possible to plan your bike trip to avoid roads altogether, it doesn’t take long to get comfortable and, soon enough, you probably won’t want to limit yourself. After all, taking a new route through the back streets on your bike is a great way to see the city in a different light.

Kiwi on the Camino

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Manawatu Estuary

- walks in an unique area

The Manawatu Estuary at Foxton Beach is a well known birding place recognised for the large variety of birds which can be easily seen – 93 species have been identified there.

It is the largest estuary on the West Coast of the southern part of the North Island, about 250 ha in all, comprising sand banks and a large area of salt marsh which is fairly in accessible. For that reason it is home

Above left: The bird lookout in the pine trees.

Above right: Looking east towards the Tararua Ranges. Below left: Looking upstream towards the boat ramp.

to rare birds and a good breeding place for native fish.

The estuary is a feeding ground for a flock of godwits and knots from Alaska and Siberia, and every year a Welcome and Farewell to the Birds is held to give the public a close-up view of the different migratory spe cies. These events are held close to the equinox each March and October.

The Manawatu Estuary, where 6,000 km 2 of hinterland from the Wairarapa and Manawatu drains into the Tasman Sea, is a feeding ground for many birds. The Estu ary is a RAMSAR site, designated a Wetland of International Importance because of its rare natural habitat and its threatened species of birds.

Ninety three species of birds have been recorded here, giving the estu ary one of the highest diversities in the country. The birds include godwits, wrybills, and spoonbills. Godwits are arctic migrants that each year make the trip here all the

way around the world from Alaska and Siberia. The estuary has a small population of about 30 spoonbills, and in areas upstream of the map there are bitterns and fernbirds.

Wading birds are best viewed at high tide, when the water is higher and pushes the birds up shore. For tides check the spots marked X on the lap. If these spots are wet, the tide is in! Do not approach roosting birds — they are trying to rest! Stay at least 50m from the birds to reduce their stress levels, and ensure your pet dogs do not spook them either.

There are three walks in the area:

Walk 1 — This track takes you up stream on a footpath along the edge of the mudflats towards the viewing platform for the wader birds’ main high tide roosting ground. Ap proach quietly so as not to spook the birds. Expect to see godwits (in sum mer), knots, and perhaps a wrybill. The walk will take 5-10 minutes one way. Alternatively you can drive to Dawick Street, though parking is limited there!

Walk 2 — This is the vehicle track that leads down to the river mouth through the dunes. There is legal

Above right: Two godwits on the feeding ground.

Middle right: Information sign.

Below right: Looking across to the forest on the other side of the river.

Manawatu Estuary - walks in an unique area

vehicle access down this route to the beach, but it isn’t recommended for 2WD, and besides vehicles unsettle the birds.

You should see both waders and seabirds. If you get lost in the dunes on the way back just look for the pines low on the mudflats; these make a good landmark for finding the vehicle track again.

Stick to the more open areas of dunes or grassland. It will take 15-20 minutes to reach the ocean on foot. Watch out for incoming tides.

Walk 3 — This track goes into the grass and scrub and eventually down to the beach. It’s a bit overgrown at the start, but the rest is clear. If you want to return by the same route make sure you check out where you emerge onto the beach.

Here you should see ocean birds like black-backed gulls. Allow 10-15 minutes one way.

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How to get there: The estuary is at Foxton Beach; drive five km west of State Highway 1 in Foxton. Walk ing access is off Holben Parade, park by the picnic shelter, or drive down a sandy track past the old boat club.

Key facts for visitors: There is a great bird watching site with a large variety of birds seen from the Da wick Street viewing platform, which also has a bird identification sign

The Estuary was established as a Ramsar Site on 25/7/2005.

The Ramsar Monument can be seen in the esplanade by the wharf and boating club.

The Manawatu Estuary Trust plays a significant role in looking after and advising on the management of this area. They have produced an educational CD ROM.

Nearby Holben Reserve has a pic nic spot, toilets, etc., and there is are several cafés at Foxton Beach with more in the town ship of Foxton.

The Manawatu Estuary is easily accessed by a ten minute drive coastwards from SH1 in Foxrton to the village at Foxton Beach.

Above left: A view of the wetlands from the lookout in the pine trees.

Caroline Bay Walk

“The ‘jewel in the crown’ for Timaru is definitely Caroline Bay and it’s easy to see why. It’s a great open space with the beach, parkland, board walks, picnic spots, skatepark, a Christmas carnival in summer, an aviary and plenty of events throughout the year, a playground and a great place to walk.

The Caroline Bay Walk is one such walk that is an easy 30 minute walk and for those with moderate fitness there is the Benvenue Cliffs that adds an extra 15 minutes to the walk.

A feature of this walk is the panoramic views of Caroline Bay, Dashing Rocks and mountains from Piazza.

The walk starts at the bottom of the Piazza steps. The Trevor Griffiths Rose garden is opposite and is well worth a visit. Follow the Willow walk to the right. Cross over the road and follow the Memorial walkway back towards the Caroline Bay Community Lounge.

The Memorial Wall was built in the 1920s to commemo rate the land and sea battles in which New Zealanders fought in the Great Wars. When this wall was built it marked the line where land and sea met.

Turn right onto the diagonal path and left at the foun tain. Continue towards the Community Lounge.

The Palliser Fountain is on the corner of the lawn on the left side towards the end of the wall. In summer this area is busy with the carnival rides. Turn right at the end of the wall, pass the back of the Community Lounge, and left to continue across the car park or grassed area alongside. Follow the road up to the railway bridge.

Take the cliff path up to the Benvenue Cliffs and enjoy the view of Caroline Bay, Beckett’s Lighthouse is to the north of the bridge. Cross the footbridge over the rail-way line to Benvenue Avenue.

On your left you pass the ASB Tennis Centre and the CBAY Trust Aoraki Centre. Walk back down Virtue Avenue and follow the track to the right behind the Bay tennis courts to the Aviary. Take the right diagonal path and turn left at the Bay Tea Rooms. Continue walking on this path through the Sound Shell until you reach the Piazza.

.To end the walk there are a number of cafes close by and you might be lucky as sometimes there are concerts in the Sound Shell.

Please note that as of the 3/11/2021 a section of track beginning at the intersection where the Benvenue Track meets Vitrue Avenue will be closed till further notice.

Wheelchair access on Bay only, but not on Benvenue Cliffs. Dogs are allowed on the beach but in winter only.

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Walkway - for panoramic

Te Kuri Farm Walkway is located on a private farm on the northern outskirts of Gisborne. The walkway has a well-defined track that is suitable for people with average physical fitness.

It is a two to three hour loop that can be walked in either direction.

The walkway initially passes through areas of flat farmland before steadily climbing 230 metres to a look

out point (Town Hill, 290 metres). There is a steady climb up to this lookout, and the view it gives of the Poverty Bay flats is well worth the effort. A special feature of the walk is the panoramic views which can be seen from various points along the route.

There is one notable area of remnant, semi-coastal for est of a type once common on the foothills of the Poverty Bay Flats. The bush in the gullies is dominated by puriri,

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kohekohe and mahoe, while the ridges and slopes are clothed in kanuka, forest and blackwood plantations. Elsewhere radiata pine is the dominant species.

The bush provides a home for a number of forest birds such as tui, kereru (native wood pigeon), owl (ruru), grey warbler (riroriro) and fantails (piwakawaka).

On a clear day from the Town Hill lookout, visitors can see as far south as Mahia Peninsula and as far west as Maungapohatu on the eastern fringes of Te Urewera.

History and culture

In earlier times there was a great deal of Maori settle ment on the coast and inland to the hills around the Poverty Bay flats. A number of iwi (tribes) and hapu (sub tribes) are associated with the area, tracing their original settlement back to around the 12th century.

Another period of settlement was initiated following Captain Cook’s 1769 landfall in the bay and the city of Gisborne has developed out of this meeting of cultures.

In the 1880’s the majority of buildings were in what is now the central business district and along Gladstone Road. There were very few buildings on the northern side of the Taruheru River although Ormond Road was partially formed.

Opposite Page: The city of Gisborne from the Lookout. Below: This walkway is used a training track.

Fact file

Getting there: The walkway is signposted from the Ballance Street/Ormond Road corner of Gisborne City. Visitors can drive straight to the start of the walkway at the end of Shelley Road, where there is a large carpark and a picnic area.

Walking time three hours Grade: easy difficulty

Length: 5.6 km loop

Enjoy panoramic views from various points on this track, as well as from a lookout point at the top (290 m). No dogs, horses or mountain bikes are allowed on the walkway.

The track is closed each year for the lambing season from 1 August until the start of Labour Weekend (late October).

Wear good quality walking shoes or boots. There is no drinkable water available on the walk. The track crosses private farmland - be aware of stock and leave gates as you find them.

Enjoy panoramas from the crater rim and along coastal cliff tops. Walk through lush native forest with tree ferns, waterfalls and abundant bird life. Stay in secluded bays and gaze into our magnificent night skies. This walk Is self guided and self catered, but we carry your bags. NZD 390 pp

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What will happen to Queen’s Chain?

WhenQueen Elizabeth died, many people asked how our daily life would change. A writer on Stuff noted that Queen’s Counsel would need to become King’s Counsel, coins with pictures of the Queen would slowly be replaced and passports would bear the name of the new King.

But one thing that won’t change is the Queen’s Chain. That’s be cause, legally, it doesn’t exist. The term Queen’s Chain stems from a myth that among Queen Victoria’s

By Stephen Day

instructions to New Zealand Gov ernor William Hobson in 1840 were orders to reserve such strips around the whole coast, lakes and rivers.

The Queen’s Chain is a shorthand term for public access that exists alongside waterways and the coast. However, not all rivers and lakes, and not all the coast is bordered by public access.

‘The Queen’s Chain’ is not univer sal or unbroken. Some rivers have public land on one side but not on the other. Some have no public ac

cess on either side, and some have gaps in public access along portions of the river.

No guaranteed access to water

So, for people who want to walk down, swim in, or fish in rivers, lakes or the beach, the answer is not always simple. The Queen did not guarantee a right of access to whenua that’s beside water.

If the river is owned by the Crown, then you’re generally free to stand in it. There’s not an automatic right of public access, but, so long as your public access is not in conflict with some other Crown use (such as a hydroelectric dam), then the Crown doesn’t mind you getting your feet wet.

Rivers and access on the move

This situation becomes more complicated over time because riv ers have a habit of moving, eroding one side, and accreting on the other. Legal boundaries do not generally move, but sometimes they do move to follow the course of a river. For instance, public esplanade strips, often 20 m wide, that border a river will move with the river. But some other types of legal boundaries stay still even as the river accretes.

Find a map

Finding out who owns a river is not always simple. The best way to do so is to explore the maps at www.herengaanuku.govt.nz. If the relevant part of the river is entirely within a private land parcel, then it’s probably private. If the river is designated as a ‘hydro area’ within the mapping system and is bounded on each side by public land, it’s prob ably Crown-owned.

Where a private land parcel bor ders a river that’s not navigable, the landowner to the side of the river also has ownership rights of the ad joining riverbed to the midpoint of the river. This right is not the same as a complete right of ownership, but it may give the landowner the right to keep other people out. So, you may need to seek the permission of the adjoining landowner before you swam, fished or stood in that half of the river.

Above: Omaha Beach, Matakana.

Photo Olivia Murray

CONTENTS for previous 15 issues

OCTOBER 295 2022

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Char ity hike for Breast Cancer

New Zealand

8 New Zealand Walk: Roys Peak Track for outstanding lake and mountain views

14 Book: New book on the life of a Park Ranger

14 Need2Know: Making the most of Hiking in Auckland

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

18 New Zealand Walks: Dazzling days around two big bays

22 New Zealand Walk: Two easy Taupo Spring walks

24 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett Walk a spectatular must do walk

26 Overseas Walk: A day walking with Mozart in Salzburg

29 New Zealand Walk: A walking tramping experience where history and myth meet

30 Cycling Tours: Six European coun tries on one bike tour

32 Need2Know: Storm damage to bridges affects Heaphy Track

32 New Zealand Walk: Makara Bay Loop Walkway

34 My Favourite Walk: Mangati Loop Walk

37 Event: Waiheke Walks return

38 Auckland Walks: Six ancient forests to explore in Auckland

30 Viewpoint: Long term view will protect access to steward ship land

41 Index of previous 15 issues

42 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

47 Coming Events: Rest of World

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 New Zealand Wilderness Guides

SEPTEMBER 294 2022

2 Heatrub

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: My Favourite Walk: Exploring Somes Island

11 Need2Know: May walking bring us together

12 New Zealand Walk: Lake Alta Track - a climb to a glacial lake

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

18 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival with walks for everyone

20 Great Walk: Heaphy Track a walk of contrasts

22 My Favourite Walk: Hiking the Heaphy Track in reverse

24 Need2Know: Mahana Lodge -where a warm welcome awaits

26 Australian Walks: Norfolk Island 360 degrees of wonder

28 Australian Walks: Norfolk Island for all year round walking and hiking

30 Great Walks: Which Great Walk is right for you?

34 New Zealand Walks: Waka, Wars, Wines and Walks

38 My Favourite Walk: Tramping Te Apiti - the narrow passage

41 Index of previous 15 issues

42 Event: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend

44 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

47 Coming Events: Rest of World

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 New Zealand Wilderness Guides

AUGUST 293 2022

2 Heatrub

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: My Favou rite Walk: The Grampian Track for those looking for a little adventure

10 New Zealand Walk: To Mordor, Emyn Muiland and Mount Doom

14 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to Omori Track

15 Queen Charlotte Track

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

18 Overseas Walks; Britain on foot:

Short strolls, long hikes

20 New Zealand Walks: York Road

Loop Track -walking over an old railway line

24 Overseas Walks: See Victoria on two feet

27 New Zealand Walk: Rimutaka Trig Trail Te Ara Tirohanga

28 New Zealand Walks: Enjoyable walking on and around Volcanic fields in Auckland

32 Walkworth Walks turn lucky 13

36 Auckland Walks: Five ideas for a winter family walk

38 Push Play compaign re-launched

40 Need2Know: FAQ about a distress beacon

43 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52Taupo Marathon

JULY 292 2022

2 Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Tantalizing Taranaki

10 New Zealand Walk: Autumn walks in McClaren Falls Park

13 New Zealand Guided Walks: Not all who wander are lost

18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

20 New Zealand Walking Access Com mission: Call to protect access on stewardship land

21 Tour: Walk the Queen Charlotte Track staying on the ship Sweet Georgia

22 New Zealand Walks: Oxford Forest walking tracks

24 My Favourite Walk: Coopers Creek to Ryde Falls

26 Overseas Walks: Walking through history in Ieland

33 Books: I will make you Passionate about ExerciseBuild your Immunity Day by Day - Grape Expectations

34 High Achiever: Celia Wade -Brown the outdoor explorer

36 New Zealand Walk/Cycle Trail: River Road to Clive over a great Hawkes Bay landscape

40 Need to Know: How to use a dis tress beacon

42 Shared Pathway: Lake Dinstan Cycle Trail awarded Great Ride status

44 High Achiever: Bridging the gaps up in the North

43 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Real Meals

JUNE 291 2022

2 Queen Charlotte Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: The Abel Tasman Coastal Track - has experi ences to suit you

11 New Zealand Walk: Dashing Rocks Walkway with stunning views of the bay

12 Australian Walk: Mossman Gorge in a thriving rainforest

14 News: Te Araroa needs more volunteers

14 Need 2 know: Regular walking will make you fit and healthy

17 New Zealand Walk: Wanaka Laven der Farm walk

18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

20 New Zealand Walks: From Capital to Kapiti and on to Castlecliff

22 News: Tracks to be built by Trans mission Gully Project

24 Great Walks: The Kepler Track - a wilderness adventure above the clouds

30 New Zealand Walk: Hatea Loop Walkway links town with Pohe Island

34 New Zealand Walks: Three scenic tracks reopened in Waitakere Ranges

35 New Zealand Walks: Gibbons, Para

raha Valley Track and Muir Track

36 New Zealand Walks: Ashburton to Hakatere River Lake Hood trails

38 New Zealand Walks: Six of the best walks for bird spotting around Auckland

40 New Zealand Walk: Seaview Gar dens Reserve

38 Australian Walk: Wiradjuri Trail - a track that winds around Wagga Wagga

43 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Real Meals

MAY 290 2022

2 The Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Waikanae Estu ary, lagoon and river walk

11 New Zealand Walk: Hamilton Lake Walkway a popular walking route

12 New Zealand Walk: Breathtaking views on Mt Fyffe adventure

15 New Zealand Walks: Walks and hikes in the Mt Fyffe/Seaward Kaikoura Range

18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

20 New Zealand Walks: Turning Points

22 New Zealand Walks: Routeburn Track an ultimate alpine adventure

28 Australian Walks: Five great walks in Australia

31 My Favourite Walks: Fascinating walks around Golden Bay and beyond

36 New Zealand Guided Walks: Going guided on the Paparoa Trail

37 New Zealand Walks: Put on your walking shoes and hit the trails

41 Subscription page

42 Little feet walk the length of New Zealand

44 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 ECHO Walking Festival

APRIL 289 2022

2 The Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Autumn ambles at the end of the golden weather

10 New Zealand Walk: Mirror Lakes world famous for beauty

12 Need2Know: DOC’S top five wildlife photography tips

14 New Zealand Walk: Spinnaker Lookout Walk

15 New Zealand Walk: Take a walk along Waiheke Island’s Art Tail

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

18 My Favourite Walk: Walks: Walking amongst the rock pillars of the Rock and Pillar Conservation Area

24 New Zealand Walks: Hikes and Walks out East

29 New Zealand Walk: Wairoa River Walk and Cycleway

30 New Zealand Walk: Walking through an Arboreal Ark

36 New Zealand Walk: An arboretum wau ot there?

37 New Zealand Walks: Put on your walking shoes and hit the trails

40 New Zealand Walk: The Greytown Trail an idyllic 5km walk

44 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 ECHO Walking Festival

MARCH 288 2022

2 The Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walk: St James Walk way - through pastoral land, beech forest and sub-alpine regions

13 New Zealand Walk: Five days four nights on the St James Walkway

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

18 Auckland Walks: Five half-day hikes around Auckland

20 My Favourite Walk: Walking around

Mangere Mountain Domain

25 New Zealand Walk: Morrinsville River Walk through mature trees

26 Triple peaks 2022 - Your Summer getaway event

29 My Favourite Walk: Taking time again on Tongariro

29 New Zealand Walk: Taranaki Falls Walk with excellent mountain views

9 Subscription page

30 New Zealand Walks: Great Barrier Island Aotea Track for a bit of a challenge

35 New Zealand Short Walk: Scenic reserve for an easy short walk

36 New Zealand Walk: Discover Pelorus Sound and historic Nydia Track

42 Training: Training programme to walk a marathon

43 Index of previous 14 issues

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Wilderness Guides

FEBRUARY 287 2022

2 Goldfields

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: White sand, green forest, brown kiwi - an island holiday like nowhere else

9 Subscription page

10 New Zealand Walks: Footprints of Toi walk, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty

12 New Zealand Walks: Nga Tapuwae o Toi Walkway

14 New Zealand Walk: Awapikopiko Reserve for a picnic and a short walk

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

18 High Achievers: The women that champion outdoor access

20 Shared Trails: Dunstan Trail links Cromwell with Clyde

24 New Zealand Walks: Waihi Beach to Houmanga Bay

29 New Zealand Walks: Four short walks from Waihi Beach

30 New Zealand Walks: Nowell’s Lakes Walkway where you will enjoy nature

35 Need2Know: Don’t go missing, go hiking

36 Australian Walk: Lake Hart - walk ing on salt

38 New Zealand Walk: Ongaonga Village - steeped in history

40 New Zealand Walks: Hacket Track a feature in Mt Richmond Forest park

43 Index of previous 14 issues

44 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Wilderness Guides

JANUARY 286 2022

2 Banks Track

3 Contents

6 News: YHA closes 11 hostels

6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa walkers get creative to complete trail journey

7 New Zealand Walks: Walking through old forest in Whirinaki

13 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune walks for all fitness types

16 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

18 New Zealand Walks: Back to the 70-Mile Bush

22 New Zealand Walk: A walk to see fascinating geology in the Far North

24 Oversesas tours: Bike, boat and barge new tours in France

26 New Zealand Walk: Beyond Motu Falls - a magic breathing and conservation space

32 New Zealand Walks: A feast of waterfall walks in the Bay of Plenty

36 Directory of Walking Groups

40 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune Old Coach Road steeped in history

42 News: West Coast commits to stronger focus on walkers

43 Index of previous 14 issues

44 Manawatu Striders Super Seven

Series

45 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Real Meals

DECEMBER 285 2021

2 Goldfields Cavalade

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Paparoa

Trail: with alpine tops, limestone karst landscapes and thriving rain forests

13 New Zealand Walk: More to Explore in Kerikeri

14 New Zealand Walks: Three interesting walks in Egmont National Park

20 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

22 High Achiever: Regeneration the Bradley way

24 New Zealand Walk: Beehive Creek a zig zag through creek walk

26 New Zealand Walks: Summer in the South

29 New Zealand Walks: A chance to walk throughout New Zealand

30 High Achiever: Bringing the fun by going to work with an e-bike

30 New Zealand Walk: Wenderholm Regional Park walks for a workout

32 New Zealand Walk: Lighthouse popular with photographers

33 New Zealand Walk: Waipapa Point Coastal walk - for seabirds and marine mammals

34 Directory of Walking Groups

38 New Zealand Walks: 10 beautiful walks in Queenstown

42 Index of previous 14 issues

43 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Real Meals

NOVEMBER 284 2021

2 Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Five exhilarating walks in the Tongariro/Kaimanawa area

9 High Achiever: Ronnie gets back on the bike at age 72

10 New Zealand Walk: A Winter beach walk south of Waitarere

12 New Zealand Walk: The Pakihi Track for total seclusion

18 High Achievers: Three women take up 1000km challenge

20 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

22 High Achiever: Q&A with accom modation provider and trail legend Bill Trolove

24 High Achievers: Unlikely couple meet and live their dream

27 Need2Know: New Pocket Maps app helps walkers explore

28 New Zealand Walk: Waterfalls a fea ture of Upper Nihotupu Dam Walk

33 New Zealand Walk: Plans for City to Sea pathway taking shape

34 Need2Know: Everyday planning for everyday people

36 Subscription page

37 My Favourite Walks: A day tramp in Akaroa - Curry Track/Purple Peak Track

40 Event: New direction for the Front Runner Hoka Christchurch Mara thon

42 Index of previous 14 issues

43 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Goldfields Cavalcade

OCTOBER 283 2021

2 Banks Track

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walks: Queen Char lotte Track - It’s time to awaken your adventurous soul

10 New Zealand Walk: Port Ligar a truly unique experience

14 New Zealand Walk: Nikau palms and sea stacks at Point Elizabeth

16 Walking Access Commission: Trust to develop and support walking and cycling trails

17 New Zealand Walks: Over 50 walks in this year’s Waiheke Walk ing Festival

Walking New Zealand, issue

20 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest

22 Event: Tois! Whakatane’s stunning trail challenge

24 Need2Know: The faster you walk, the better for long term healthespecially as you age

26 New Zealand Walks: Cobb Vally region - one of the most interest ing in the country for trampers and naturalists

32 New Zealand Walks: Papamoa’s two great recreational areas

36 Subscription page

37 Covid-19: What you can and con not do in Level 3

37 Book: Cheers Mate! Walkabout in Australia

38 New Zealand Walk: Pukeiti - a garden of national significance

42 Index of previous 14 issues

43 Coming Events: New Zealand

47 Coming Events: Australia

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Goldfields Cavalcade

SEPTEMBER 282 2021

2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wilder ness Guides

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Great Walk: Great Walks myth busting

14 New Zealand Wlks: The best of Opotiki: 5 easy walks in the eastern Bay of Plenty

20 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

22 New Zealand Walk: Sea lionsand seals an attraction at Sandfly Bay.

24 Subscription page

25 Need2Know: Indoor pathways im prove people’s mental wellbeing

26 Australian Walks; Murray River Sa fari the latest edition to Australian Wildlife Journeys

29 Banks Track

30 New Zealand Walk: Grovetown Lagoon - a great conservation effort in Marlborough

32 Overseas Walk: Explore Raro tonga’s mountainous interior

34 New Zealand Walk: Withering Heights -Tawarau Conservation area, King Country

39 Need2Know: New lookout for Bennetts Bay now open

40 High Achievers: Thames Hospital staff scrub in Hauraki Ranges

42 Index of previous 14 issues

43 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Taupo events

AUGUST 281 2021

2 Queen Charlotte Track - Wilder ness Guides

3 Contents

6 New Zealand Walk: Bannockburn Sluicings NZ’s own ‘wild west’

8 New Zealand Walk: Cable Bay Walkway for coastal views

11 New Zealand Walk/Bike: Walking and biking around Napier

18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest

20 New Zealand Walk: Hooker Val ley Track offers awe inspiring landscapes

23 Need2Know: Asking politely will protect outdoor acccess for others

24 Subscription page

25 Need2Know: Locked gates over unformed legal roads

25 Need 2Know: Walking as a sport in 1878

26 My Favourite Walk: Taking time on the Tongariro

28 Te Araroa : Q&A withTe Araroa walker and Wellington trustee John Craig

29 Banks Track

30 New Zealand Walk: Ghosts of the past: Historic trails across the Kaimai-Mamaku Park

33 Shared Pathway: Unique boardway opened in Waitara

37 My Favourite Walk: Three tramps in the Ruahine Forest Park

40 Australian Walks: Footing it in Tassie

42 Index of previous 14 issues

43 Coming Events: New Zealand

48 New Zealand Walking Tours

48 New Zealand Country Breaks

51 Pak A Roo Jackets

52 Taupo events

2 Zerofit Heatrub Baselayer

NEW ZEALAND

2022

Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, Whangamata

Rakiura Challenge Trail Run, Horse shoe Bay to Oban

Trek the Forest, Rotorua

Aoraki Mt Cook Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K, Mt Cook Village

4 Paws Marathon, Bottle Lake For erst, Christchurch

Wild Auckland: Te Ārai, Auckland

Harcourts Cooper & Co Devonport Half Marathon, Auckland

Sun to Surf Run & Walk, Ohope

Abel Tasman Coastal Classic Trail Run, Kaiteretere

Marina 2 Marina, Picton

Taupō Great Lake Relay, Taupo

Silverstream Spin, Dunedin

3 Lakes Trail Run, Taharoa Domain, Kai Iwi Lakes, Northland

Wairarapa Country Marathon, Masterton

Southland Festival of Running, Invercargill

Coming Events

13-16 Bay of Islands Walking Week end, Russell

15 Cross Recreation Centre Balclutha Half Marathon, Balclutha

15 Taupō Ultramarathon, Taupo

15 Whitianga Marathon, Whitianga

16 Ronhill Huntly Half Marathon, Huntly

16 Cambridge Half Marathon, Cam bridge

16 Crater Rim Ultra 2022, Christchurch

16 Harcourts Cooper & Co Run Orewa, Orewa

16 Ronhill Huntly Half Marathon, Huntly

16 The Moa Experience, Papamoa

22 Pirongia Trail Run, Pirongia

22 Kaikoura Mountains to the Sea, Kaikoura

22 Twizel Hard Labour Weekend, Ohau Station, Canterbury

23 Cromwell Half Marathon, Crom well

23 Tophouse Trails, Nelson Lakes

29 Mission Mt Somers, Mt Staveley, Canterbury

30 Ashhurst 2 Esplanade Half Mara thon & Fun Run, Palmerston North

30 Auckland Marathon, Auckland

NOVEMBER 2022

4-6 Aorangi 100, Eastbourne to Aorani Range Wairarapa

5 Underground Overground Trail Adventure, Waitomo Caves

5 Tairua Trail & Tides Run & Walk, Tairua

5 Hunua Hillbilly Ultramarathon, Hunua

5 Feilding Festival of Running, Feild ing

5-6 Rotorua Walking Festival, Rotorua

6 City to Surf and Surf to Surf, Tau ranga

6 Pink Ribbon Walk: Auckland

6 Rotary AllFit Coastal Run, Duder Regional Park

6 The Nelson Half Festival of Run ning, Nelson

10-20 Waiheke Walking Festival, Wai heke Island

11-12 Taranaki Steelformers Around the Mountain, New Plymouth

12 Cole Murray Cape Kidnappers Trail Run, Hawkes Bay

12 Lochmara Lodge Half Marathon, Queen Charlotte Track

12 Mt Isthmus Traverse, Lake Hawea

12 Remutaka Rail Trail Fun Run and Walk, Upper Hutt

12 The Taniwha on the Waikato River Trails, Whakamaru

12 Walking Stars Night Walk: Auck land

13 Kāpiti Half Marathon, Parapar

aumu

13 Mitre 10 MEGA Walk, Hastings

13 Pink Ribbon Walk: Wellington, Wellington

13 Round the Bridges, Hamilton

19 Crush the Cargill, Bethunes Gully, Dunedin

19 New Zealand Sotheby’s Interna tional Realty Queenstown Mara thon, Queenstown

19 Northland Waste Kerikeri Half Marathon, Okaihau to Kerrikeri

19 The Molesworth Run, Moleworth

19 Waitetuna Wind Farm Trail Run, Raglan

19 Walking Stars Night Walk: Wel lington

19 XTERRA Trail Challenge Waihi, Karangahake Gorge

19-20 The Coastal Five, New Plymouth

20 Julian’s Berry Farm Toi’s Challenge, Whakatane

20 Peak Trail Blazer, Havelock North

20 Rotorua Off Road Trail Run/Walk, Whakarewarewa Forest, Rotorua

26 Kaiteriteri Gold, Kaiteriteri

26 Valley Ultra, Castle Hill Village, Canterbury

27 Harcourts Cooper & Co Run the Point, Auckland

27 Heart and Sole Women’s Run Series #4, Matua

27 Longbeach Coastal Challenge, Ashburton

27 Wild Auckland: Piha/Anawhata/ Karekare, Piha, Auckland

DECEMBER 2022

3 The Poronui Passage, Taharua

3 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, Hanmer Springs

4 Omaha Half Marathon, Omaha

10 Speights West Coaster Trail Run & Walk, Bethells Beach, Auckland

11 Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon, Whanganui

11 Canterbury Half Marathon , Pega sus, Canterbury

17 Rotorua Suffer, Rotorua

JANUARY 2023

7 Waikato River Trails Summer Siz zler, Mangakino

14 Ian Priest Memorial Hutt River Trail Events , Hutt Valley

14 Aotearoa Ultra Marathon, Little River, Christchurch

14 Good Home Taranaki Off Road Half Marathon, New Plymouth

21 Glenham Trainwreck Trail, Gen ham, Southland

21 Pressio Mount Festival Half Mara thon, Mt Maunganui

21 The Goat Adventure Run, Ton gariro National park

24 8th Continent Marathon and Half Marathon, Auckland

28 First Light Marathon, Awapuni, Gisborne

28 Mavora Explorer, Te Anau Basin

29 Vine Run at Pegasus Bay Winery, Waipara Valley, North Canyerbury

FEBRUARY 2023

3-12 NZ Masters Games, Whan ganui

4 Run the Vines Paritua, Hast ings

MARCH 2023

5 Ports of Auckland Round the Bays, Auckland

Coming Events

APRIL 2023

16 Christchurch Marathon, Christ church

AUSTRALIA

OCTOBER 2022

2 Beach to Brother,Marathon, Half Marathom, 10km & 5km, Port Mac

quarie, NSW

16 Harvest Run, 13.5km & 5km, Yarra Valley SA

23 50th Geoff Watt Memorial Fun Run, Warragul,

NOVEMBER 2022

6 The Canberra Times Fun Run, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Canberra, ACT

13 Maribyrnong River Run, Mariby rnong

20 Knight Frank Point to Pinnacle, Half Marathon, Hobart, Tas

DECEMBER 2022

4 DDB Trail Run 3,8,16,32,50 Kms, Mt Duval, Armidale, NSW

JANUARY 2023

7 Portsea Twilight 5km & 9km, Port sea, Vicx

FEBRUARY 2023

19 Carmans Fun Run, Brighton, Vic APRIL 2023

23 Run Army 2023, Brisbane Qld

REST OF WORLD

OCTOBER 2022

1-2 IML Walking Festival, Fulda, Germany

6-9 IML Walking Festival, Marbella, Spain

15-16 IML Walking Festival, Arlington, USA

29-30 IML Walking Festival, Wonju, South Korea

NOVEMBER 2022

4-6 IML Walking Festival, Higasimat suyama, Japan

12-13 IML Walking Festival, Taipei, Tiawan

19-20 IML Walking Festival, Yogya karta, Indonesia

JULY 2023

18--21 IML Walking Festival, Nijme gen, Netherlands

AUGUST 2023

5-6 IML Walking Festival, Kaunas, Lithuania

1-13 IML Walking Festival,Vaasa, Finland

SEPTEMBER 2023

9-10 IML Walking Festival, Arenzano,

Italy

15-17 IML Walking Festival, Seefeld, Austria

23-24 IML Walking Festival, Brno, Czeck, Republic

30 - 1 IML Walking Festival, Fulda, Germany

OCTOBER 2023

5-7 IML Walking Festival, Marbella, Spain

21 IML Walking Festival, Arlington, USA

28-29 IML Walking Festival, Wonju, South Korea

NOVEMBER 2023

3-5 IML Walking Festival, Higasimatsuyama, Japan

11-12 IML Walking Festival, Taipei, Tiawan

19-19 IML Walking Festival, Jogjakarta,

Pohangina Downhill walk

Pohangina - 14kms from Ashhurst - Manawatu

Saturday12th November 2022

Downhill Walk: 8.00am -12 noon

Take a shuttle bus ride to the top of Ridge Road for an easy walk through 6 kms of farmland and native bush back to the township to County Fayre for a light lunch.

Early bird special: Adults $30.00 Children $15.00, (5-15) under 5’s free. Family ticket $100 ( 2 adults, 4 children)

Buses every 45 minutes. Email: countyfayre@inspire.net.nz. for tickets Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/countyfayre