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Issue 205 - 2015CONTENTS

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Moke Lake circuit walk - Queenstown 7 Books: Revelling in our sub-antarctic islands 8 Auckland Short Walk: Onehunga to Pah Homestead10 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend on track10 Books: Walking the Waitakere Ranges12 New Zealand Walk: Headland Sculpture on the Gulf12 A Walk and cycle on the Waikato River Trail15 Safety: Ensure your gear is now in ‘Peak’ condition16 New Zealand Walk: Tirohanga Track to Ruapane Pirongia Forest Park18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Walking in the Picos de Europa25 New Zealand Walk: Matekai Park - Oakura26 Overseas Walks: Torres del Paine - a very special park29 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival30 Overseas Walks: The Larapinta Trail offers a myriad of stunning views36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walks: Echo Walking Festival 41 International Marching League encourages “May walking bring us together”42 Window on Waitakere: Navigating dangerous flora42 Health: Compression clothing can they improve recovery and performance?44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for February52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups56 Country Breaks60 The Great New Zealand Trek

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Perth launches exciting new

foodie walking tours

A new foodie adventure is now available to Perth locals and visitors, showcasing the best culinary experiences on offer in the city in West Australia.Two en thus i a s t i c and knowledgeable guides lead the expedition and help guests discover some of the best food and drink available in Perth. Food ie Adventu res i s designed to be as involved and interactive as possible, and offers an International Food Adventure, Asian Affair Roving Dinner, Private Tour and Corporate Tour.W: foodloosetours.com.au

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PrizewinnersThe winners of this month’s Walking New Zealand subscribers are: Ray Seymour, Takapau, an A588 Pedometer - and a six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine - Sonia Joyce, Browns Bay, Auckland. Congratulations to you both.

Dairy farm to nature reserve

CUE Haven Farm in Kaipara was one of the projects celebrated during Conservation Week las t November. Former accountants Tom and Marukh Stazyk have transformed their dairy farm into a 58.5 hectare nature reserve. DOC is a partner and is helping coordinate volunteers for the project.

Challenge yourself with a UK trek in 2015The British Heart Foundation would like to know if you are tough enough for the most mentally and physically testing experience of your life. The charity has some seriously demanding fund-raising hikes planned for 2015.The London to Brighton Trek, on the 27th-28th June 2015, is a gruelling 100km non-stop walking challenge which you need to complete in under 30 hours. The brand new London to Southend Trek takes you from the heart of London to the finish at the end of Southend Pier. Taking place on the weekend of the 11th-12th July 2015, you can choose between a 50 or 100km day trek or a 50km night trek.The BHF is not saying that any of these treks will be easy – far from it – but that it will be worth it! These challenges are 100% organised by the BHF - they don’t use 3rd party event companies, so all the money raised goes to fund their important research. You can find out more and sign up on the British Heart Foundation website.

Walking in the ‘best climate

in Europe’This guided walking holiday from Walk Andalucia gives you the opportunity to experience w o n d e r f u l s u n s h i n e throughout the winter monthsBased in Torrox, a small Andalucian white village at the foot of the Sierra Tejedas, the area has more than 330 days of sunshine per year, making it the perfect walking location.Guests stay in traditional vi l lage houses that have been restored to provide comfortable accommodation. Picnic lunches include fresh fruit and salad and are organic where possible. Meals in the evening are taken in fabulous village restaurants using locally sourced fresh produce. The company is proud to use local restaurants, shops and markets as well as tradesmen in Torrox. This helps both the community and the economy, especially during the winter months when tourism is slower.For more information visit www.walk-andalucia.com. Single travellers are more than welcome and there is no single supplement.

Plan walk online in Victoria

Tourism Victoria’s new Great Trails Victoria website lets cyclists, mountain bikers and walkers plan their next adventure with ease. With interactive mapping, downloadable GPS data files, detailed journey guides, suggested itineraries and inspirational images and trail descriptions, the Great Trails site is a one-stop-shop for outdoor enthusiasts. http://www.greattrailsvictoria.com.au/

NorthernThailand three

day trek

Exotic Holidays has a fully guided three day trek in Chiang Dao National Park in northern Thailand near Chiang Mai. Suited to adventurous clients with a keen interest in mountain trekking, bird watching, wildlife and hill tribe cultures, the trek stays in homestays with cooking and sharing of traditionalThai cuisine among the Yellow Lahu, Shan and Lisu tribes. The park is home to 150 mammal and 295 bird species as well as brightly coloured butterflies.Phone 0508 396 842 or email info@ exoticholidays.co.nz

Amalfi Coast Walk was a trip of a lifetimeThe winner of the major prize at the Rotorua Marathon of a trip for two to walk Italy’s Amalfi Coast has just returned and had this to say about her trip.“From Ravello to the idyllic Isle of Capri, every minute of every day was filled with amazing scenery, delicious Italian food and friendly local people who made us feel at home and comfortable in their beautiful country.We spent each night in superb accommodation and ate romantic dinners overlooking the stunning Mediterranean Coast-at times having to pinch ourselves to make sure it was real!Walking from town to town was a delight exploring places off the beaten track that we would never normally get to see. One of our memorable experiences was climbing up steps that seemed to go on forever when an elderly man working in his garden made us wait while he picked fresh lemons from his tree to give to us. He spoke no English and we spoke no Italian but we understood each other perfectly and we were touched by his kindness.We are so thankful to A Walker’s World for providing such a great trip as without their fabulous prize we would never have discovered how amazing a walking tour of Italy could be.We would go back in a heartbeat and will always remember it as a trip of a lifetime.” The Amalfi Coast self-guided walk by Julie and David Adams, Wellington, winner of A Walker’s World prize at the Rotorua Marathon.


Walk talkNgāi Tahu Tourism buys New Zealand Guided Nature Walks Ngāi Tahu Tourism has agreed to purchase Queenstown-based New Zealand Guided Nature Walks, owned by Peter and Karyn Hitchman who will still operate the business over the 2014/2015 summer with Ngāi Tahu Tourism completing the purchase on April 2015. New Zealand Guided Nature Walks is the oldest guiding company in New Zealand, having been started by the Bryant family in 1868. Peter and Karyn Hitchman took over from the Bryants in 2007 and it now consists of several guided hiking concessions including Bobs Cove (Half Day), Routeburn Track (One Day), and half and full day snowshoeing at The Remarkables.“New Zealand Guided Nature Walks is a natural fit for Ngāi Tahu Tourism because we’re already one of the country’s largest guided hiking operators, with Franz Josef Glacier Guides and Hollyford Track Guided Walks in our portfolio Ngāi Tahu Tourism Chief Executive Quinton Hall said “Peter and Karyn have done a fantastic job of building on the brand established by the Bryant family all those years ago.” Co-owner Karyn Hitchman said she and Peter had very much

enjoyed growing the business since they took over from the Bryants. “It was a successful business then and perhaps the oldest tourism business in the country,” she said. “We loved the fact that we could go off-track with the DOC concession and do things a little differently to the norm.“We are so pleased that Ngāi Tahu Tourism is taking it on. We’re leaving the business in good hands and we really respect what they do with their other businesses. We know it will grow and flourish in their care. “We’re very much looking forward to finishing the summer out with bookings that are really strong, and our customers are still our one and only focus.”

Island hopping in West SwedenWith so many islands, hills and fjords to explore, Sweden’s West Coast makes a surprisingly good destination for a walking holiday. A short train ride from the city of Gothenburg and you’re soon on the ferry to the traffic-free Koster Islands, close to the border with Norway. Inntravel’s self-guided walking holiday allows you to discover the beauty of these islands, climbing rocky outcrops to reach high viewpoints, and perhaps ending the day with a swim.The area is also renowned for its succulent seafood and in late summer you will find the local communities gearing up for the start of the lobster fishing season. Every year in mid-September, entire families head out to sea in search of this living ‘black gold’, with much of the catch finding its way into local restaurants for you to savour while gazing out over an impressionist’s canvas of ever-changing sky and seascapes. For more details on Inntravel’s walking holidays in Sweden, see inntravel.co.uk.


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My favour i te walk in the mountains on a nice day or even a not so nice day is the

Moke Lake circuit and it tops it all. You get the total package exercise/ scenery/ tranquillity.

A mere 6kms from Queenstown, on the Glenorchy Road the Moke Lake Road takes a right hand turn into the mountains. Sheep and cattle quietly graze the flat land along road sides with Lake Kilpatrick a small mountain lake on the left hand side of the road, a popu-lar fly fishing spot.

Then beautiful tranquil Moke Lake peeps out nestled in the valley sur-rounded by high mountain peaks. All is still and silent.

Moke means solitary/retiring/private in Maori and that is totally it.

I totally love to go out there on a sunny day, to inhale the ambience of the serene picturesque surroundingsand wonderful reflections. It is therapy with

a large explosive plus.The walk starts off at the Department

of Conservation camping area at the northern end of the lake crossing a small wooden bridge over Moke Creek, then skirts the edge of the lake to the northern shores.

It then gently meanders up hill at a steady gradient, through Elderberry trees and scrub. Kowhai and Copros-ma’s have been group planted along the track where possibly grazing in earlier years depleted the hillside of vegetation.

Moke Lake circuit walk Queenstown

By Elaine Bryant

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Above: Time to stop for a photo shot.

Below: The refections on the water makes a mirror image.

Informative well designed informa-tion boards have been erected by DOC at intervals along the track.

The clean cut mountains surround you soaring majestically above, whilst ducks and crested grebe glide noncha-lantly on the still waters leaving a steady wake behind them. The reflections on the water are confusing and definite photo shoots.

The swampy wet lands at the south-ern end of the lake have been board walked to maintain ease of passage, once past the wet lands you climb steadily uphill and end up on a small peninsular amidst the dense Red and Silver Beech trees. From this point you can look di-rectly over to the camping area.

A great spot to eat lunch, then wander up the east arm of the lake and across more board walked wetlands to the road.From here you walk back to your vehicle at the camp area.

All up this walk takes approximately two hours, allowing time to stop and stare. I can never resist taking photos of the many Moke Lake moods. They say and are absolutely correct, a picture tells a thousand words.

This is so true of Moke Lake’s dramat-ic stark landscape, the clear cut lines of the mountains, the sweet smells and the mere isolation all stack up to be number one on my day walking list.


By Judith Doyle

So you’re off for a day-long winter’s walk. You don thermals, zip-off pants perhaps, Merino jersey, fleece jacket, woolly hat and sturdy trainers.

Would women today be so keen on a cold-weather walk in long dresses with nipped-in waists, knickerbockers, stockings, light shoes, little caps and an overcoat?

Neither unsuitable clothes nor the sedate manners expected of young ladies of Victorian times could stop Fanny, Ethel and Lillie Richardson (aged 19 to 23) from revelling in the sub-ant-arctic islands. Daughters of George Richardson, Government Minister of Lands at the time they boarded the government steamship Hinemoa at Wellington in 1890.

The granddaughter of Lillie, Cynthia Cass of Pahiatua, has published the diary of the trip by her great aunt Ethel with its jaunty sketches, racy dialogue and imaginative spelling. We Three Go South (Phantom House Books) $40, outlines their ram-blings in the South Island, then the sub-antarctics: Snares, Auck-land Island group, Campbell, Antipodes and Bounty Islands.

At Jackson Bay, they ran along the track with their skirts tucked into their bloomers. Ethel writes, “Every time we ran down a steep place, we hoisted up our dresses and ran in our knickerbockers so we could take proper big strides, and we did take strides, we went so quick down the hollows that we went half way up the other side before we could stop.”

At Enderby Island, part of the Aucklands, they went hunting for sealions. “Oh, misery it was cold,” writes Ethel. “It came on to blow hard, then poured with rain the water was running off our faces and noses and off the peaks of our caps, we laughed at the cut of ourselves, we were all a little apart. It hailed and came on to sleet and snowed in turns, and we were nigh frozen our feet were like lumps of lead.”

At Campbell Island they went up the hills to the snow. Ethel writes, “It was a rough climb and cold, going up the hill Fannie and I made old “Merryeanus” (one of the crew) pull us up a bit and then he hauled Lillie up a bit she was so out of puff she could hardly get up…

“It was so cold we didn’t know what to do especially when we faced the wind coming back, we turned to come down the hill again at half past 12, Lillie put her ulster on when it came to rain…

“We were soaking up past our knees from the wet tussocky stuff and snow, and it was hard to keep together every two or three minutes one of us would fall and I trod on Lillie’s dress many times and tore it out of the pleets at the top. All most every step one of us would go to our knees Lillie was wild with me and she did swear because I trod on her dress, and I left her and ran down the hill, we collected up along at the top and we 3 got behind all the men because we were nearly all knickerbockers the wind was blowing our dresses up…”

They went ashore on Antipodes “we landed and saw heaps of penguins and a goat and a kid that hopped over the rocks at the rate of knots it was so pretty, pale creamy colour.” Later they chased parakeets on the island, before heading for Bounty Island and, later, back home.

The diary prompted Cynthia Cass to follow in the footsteps of her forebears 117 years later. “Nowadays the track to the saddle on Campbell

Island has a boardwalk to help with the difficult places that challenged the girls who made the trip in the snow,” she said.

“The wild life of the area is recovering from the abuse of the 1900s, thanks to conservation efforts. The megaherbs on Enderby Island are a delight to behold.” Cynthia said that the sealions still congregate on the beach at Sandy Bay with albatross wheel-ing overhead and making throaty calls to their chicks below in the tussock.

“The small triangular Stella Hut is still on a ledge above the beach, built and maintained by the Hinemoa to sustain survivors of shipwrecks.” Cynthia made a series of paintings to illustrate the highlights of her trip.

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Onehunga to Pah Homestead WalkThe Onehunga to Pah Homestead

walk provides several options if you wish to make it part of an

exploration. The Onehunga Railway station is a

great spot to arrive in Onehunga at the southern end of the mall. From here you can amble slowly and enjoy the curi-ous collection of shops, seek out some of Onehunga’s landmarks or just push on up the hill.

Once you reach Monte Cecilia Park you

can enjoy the magnificent old trees and the views across to One Tree Hill and Mangere Mountain, before heading down to Onehu-nga Bay Reserve. Or you can linger longer and walk around Pah Homestead and view the art collection at the TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre

This walk takes in three children’s play-grounds and numerous cafes.

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sider making this into a day outing by taking the time to discover the places of in-terest along the way. Onehunga Heritage Walk: onehunga.net.nz/manukau-heri-tage-walk-onehunga. And for shoppers, Dressmart Outlet Shopping offers a large range of products.

Onehunga was one of New Zealand’s first and busiest ports. In the 1840’s at-tractive Government legislation allowed settlers to buy land direct from Maori land owners on payment of a small tax to the government.

Onehunga was seen as a key position in the military and naval defence of the-perimeter of Auckland and thus became one of the areas for Fencible settlement. (Fencibles were from the military pension-ers and discharged soldiers in Great Brit-ain. They would be known as ‹The Royal New Zealand Fencibles› also referred to as Pensioners and were to become permanent settlers as well as a back-up military force.)

More information at: onehunga.net.nz Other Attractions: TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre, Pah

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and slightly inclined paths. Suitable for users of average fitness and mobility. May require boots in wet weather, running shoes suitable in dry weather.

To see: Historic cottages, Views of One Tree Hill and Mangere Mountain, Historic Homestead and parkland

Time: approx. 90 minutes. (about 7.5 kms)

Start: Princes Street Onehu-nga

Cafés: The Library Cafe and Columbus Coffee

Public toilets: Onehunga Mall, Onehu-nga Bay reserve

Children’s playgrounds: Jellicoe Park, Onehunga Bay Reserve

Dogs: On leash onlyPicnic sites: Jellicoe Park, Monte Cecilia

Park, Onehunga Bay ReserveDirections:Start from Onehunga Railway Station,

Princes Street.1. Exit right > into Onehunga Mall and

head north.2. Turn left < into Trafalgar Street.3. Turn left < into Selwyn Street. 4. Turn right > into Grey Street. 5. Turn right > into Jellicoe Park. 6. Cross over Queenstown/Pah Roads

and turn right >. 7. Turn left < into Korma Road.8. Turn left < Monte Cecilia Park (Ko-

rma Road entrance) and continue straight ahead up the paved path alongside the metal fence (Marcellin College grounds).

9. Turn left < at cross paths and follow gravel path to the TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre.

10. At next junction turn left < along the Carriage Way Walk (or turn right > to enter the Pah Homestead for the TSB Bank Wal-

lace Arts Centre). 11. At the T junction, turn right > and

retrace your steps back to Korma Road. 12. Turn right > into Korma Road.13. Turn right > into Pah Road.14. Cross over Herd Road, then Queen-

stown Road at the lights, continue down the hill.

15. Turn left < into Beachcroft Avenue towards Onehunga.

16. Cross Beachcroft Avenue just past the pedestrian bridge (that goes over the motorway) and enter Onehunga Bay Re-serve. Continue straight ahead alongside the lagoon.

17. Exit via the carpark and turn right > along Beachcroft Avenue.

18. Continue straight ahead into Princes Street.

19. Return to Onehunga Mall.

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The weeks have been busy for the new Mangawhai Walking Weekend organisers for their event on 27 - 28

- 29th March 2015.Thanks to the brilliant vision and tenac-ity of originator Jean Goldschmidt back in 1999, the weekend continues to grow with new walks, new ideas and new volunteers. What was established by a team of ‘one’ and a few enthusiastic friends has become an outstanding legacy for the Mangawhai community.Now in its 16th year, the weekend now comes under the auspices of the Man-gawhai Walking Weekend Charitable Trust. This is to ensure the work that has gone on before safely continues its momentum into the future, bringing visitors into our community, creating a weekend to have fun, make new friends

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Above top: A view of Mangawhai from the Jean Goldschmidt Track.Above: Last year’s group at the top beside the trig station.

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The rugged Waitakere Ranges Regional Park sprawls from the western Auckland suburbs to the

coast around Piha and Whatipu, and its network of bush and coastal trails attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

With the growing popularity of the Hillary Trail, this number is set to rise.

First published in 2001 and with over 12,000 copies sold, Walking the Waita-

kere Ranges is now in its fourth edition and remains the leading guide to the best walks in the region.

Information on the popular Hillary Trail multiday walk has been updated and expanded, and new graphics identify walks that are part of the Trail.

The authors have also added a new loop walk that uses the freshly con-

structed Beveridge Track near the Arataki Visitor Centre, gateway to the park. Essen-tial detail regarding boardwalks, bridges, surface upgrades and viewing platforms is updated, including information on kauri dieback. All ensuring Walking the Waitakere Ranges remains as practical and indispensable as ever.

The introduction covers geology, forest, native birds and pre-European history, as well as the history of the park. Safety and security issues arc also covered.

The balance of the book comprises details of 45 walks, each with a map. All walks are graded, with an approximate completion time. Ranging in length from a 20-minute family ramble to longer, more challenging day hikes, the walks have great appeal to families, tourists, back-packers and experienced walkers.

About the aithors. Alison Dench is a highly skilled researchers writer, editor, book designer and outdoor enthusiast who lives in Arrowtown. She has written more than 15 books. Lee-Anne Parore is a freelance outdoor instructor and an experienced tramper. She lives in the Waitakere Ranges.

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and most of all to explore our magical slice of Northland.The new Mangawhai Walking Weekend website was launched on 1 December. The address is www.mangawhaiwalk-ingweekend.co.nz and email can be addressed to: [email protected] The Walking Weekend in 2015 will take place on 27 - 28 - 29th March. Bookings can be made online with three new excit-ing walks featured. You will find information about the weekend’s programme, with walks for all to enjoy, including Friday afternoon’s Troubadour Trail (an estuary amble with music and magic) and the Art Trail. Saturdays Food & Wine Festival will continue with delicious food and wine from a wide range of local growers and food providers, plus great music from the Mermaids with dancing in the late afternoon sun.

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Above: View from the Tanekaha Falls Track.

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Recently the Waikato River Trails hosted an inaugural event in conjunction with Putaruru Rotary.

Cycling and walking options attracted 25 Rotarians from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

The walk of 12 km and the ride of 26km along the Waikato River Trails was enjoyed by all and followed by a delicious lunch at the Rhubarb Café in Arapuni.

Here is an account of the event by Murray Fest of Morrinsville.

“Now that’s a decent drop!”We had left the serenity of Jones

Landing and were walking back to Little Waipa Domain.

Glyn is manager of the Trust that is developing the Waikato River Trails. He had been a cheerful mine of information as he drove us to the Landing in the minivan. “Take the old swing bridge at Arapuni Dam,” he’d said. “It’s worth the extra effort”.

He’d talked about the Taniwha event just held on the Trails. It had attracted a thousand participants. And he’d mentioned the forthcoming Generator event, so called because of Mighty River Power’s generous support. It’s a multi-sport event that now I am determined to do!

But now Trevor and I were admiring the plunge while we stood safely on the track. Anne and Pip were a little


EVENT

Headland Scupture on the Gulf 2015

The Headland Sculpture on the Gulf walk on Waiheke Island is a fun day out for the whole family, held between 23 January to 15 February 2015.

Whether you are looking for something different to do with the family or looking for a unique experience to share with friends this is a great way to get together.

Just a short 35 minute Fullers ferry ride from downtown Auckland you arrive at the spectacular bay at Matiatia. Take the short stroll to the headland Pavilion and grab a water, catalogue and some sunscreen before boarding the headland Shuttle to the start of the walkway.

The 2015 exhibition walkway provides an enjoyable experience for all. The 2km walk takes approximately one a a half to two and a half hours to enjoy the walk, the magnificent views, and of course, the sculptures!

This year there is a showcase of 31 sculptures along the track (but beware not all sculpture are as they seem.

The public track is unsealed with steps in some places. People of all ages, with moderate fitness, should enjoy the walk. If you think the walk will be too challenging to complete in one go, you can catch the bus back to the headland Pavilion from the Rocky Bay store.

The 2013 sculpture entry by Regan Gentry will take on a new life in 2015 as the “Rocky Bay Store” a pit stop along the walkway where visitors can have a well-deserved rest, grab a coffee, cold drink or light snack and take in some of the spectacular scenery before heading off to complete the remainder of the walkway and a much earned rest at the headland Pavilion.

The 2015 exhibition features thirty one sculptures from a diverse range of art-ists that are sure to capture the imagination of our visitors. The 2015 sculptures will encourage the audience to experience and interact with different forms of sculpture in new and exciting ways.

The individual artist works will be set against the backdrop of the natural elements of this unique headland location to deliver a spectacular event.

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way ahead, solving some of the world’s problems. Trevor and I had been maintaining manly silences but this scenery was worth a comment.

“What about those cliffs on the other side of the River”. Even with my touch of colour-blindness I could see that the tones in the raw earth were special.

We walked on. The dramatic rock formations at the Landing had been left behind. I was still surprised. Only I had seen that one dark and ancient cleft was obviously Smorg’s lakeside lair.

Now it was the fragrance of Banana passionfruit vines in the bush. Lovely, but clearly the Trust will target this invader more and more in the future. The Trust is determined to develop the native flora and each year, Glyn had told us, school kids plant thousands of natives. A wonderful educational project that includes a boardwalk project at the Huihuitaha Wetlands.

A steady walk to the Dam and now there was the spicy smell of gums. We looked down at The Arapuni Powerhouse built in 1927 and wondered how the workers had hewn through the rock to locate it. Across the swing bridge high above the fiercely-flowing River (yes, it is worth the extra!) and briefly onto the road. At this stage a couple of tuis treated us to some acrobatics and the

first few notes of their own Hallelujah Chorus.

On through the regenerating bush, although some towering Totaras have clearly been around for a while. Nice to see some school kid-plantings of Kauri and Rimu beside the track, and more of that amazing passionfruit fragrance. Over the beautifully

constructed boardwalk and back to the Domain.

A brisk 10km walk completed.

World problems solved and a quick word to our friendly organisers to say we’ll return next year (this year is the Rotary Putaruru Inaugural River Trail Cycle and Walking Event).

Back in the car and on to the nearby Rhubarb Café. I dined supreme on my porkbelly sandwich special while we chatted to the hardy souls who had done the cycle event. Glyn had said, “Cycling is the new golf”. They had a ball and we hit it off.

In the Café, brave, hardy and long-gone workers looked down at us from old photos. They sat proudly on the new and empty Dam we had just passed by, 87 years later.

What a way to spend a Saturday morning! Good friends, good coffee, and so much more of the Trail to do.


Above: It’s thumbs up for the trail.Below: The group at Jones Landing with Mur-ray Fest, front row second from left.

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By Nathan Watson Operations Manager, New Zealand Mountain Safety

Council

Summer has officially begun and longer, sunnier days are beckoning outdoor devotees into the bush,

mountains and beyond. Part of enjoying the outdoors is taking

precautions that can prevent a hassle turning into an emergency, particularly in mountainous areas where the weather can change quickly.

The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council has helpful resources, such as the Outdoor Safety Code, that provide tips and advice for staying safe in the outdoors, including the importance of letting someone know where you’re

going and when to expect you back and properly checking your equipment.

Now is the perfect time to take a look at your gear and make sure it is in top condition before you set out this sum-mer. Realising your jacket is no longer water proof or has a hole in it three hours into a multi-day walk is not ideal. To avoid this, check your gear before your trip. Another important reason to check your equipment before a trip is to make sure you have the right things packed based on where you’re going, how long you’re going for and who you’re going with.

Critical items like a head torch are often overlooked for day walks but

are pretty important on the odd occa-sion where you may be delayed. Also consider who you’re going with; families will likely need to alter their equipment and ensure they have some extra warm clothes, snacks and water. Don’t for-get about a first aid kit and ensure it is restocked before you set off.

As well as taking the time to get to know your gear, make sure to plan your trip. The more you know about where you’re going, the better your experi-ence will be. Study maps of the area to identify important features and consider alternative routes, huts or camping spots, should things change.

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The Outdoors Intentions form on the Adventuresmart website makes it easy to record where you’re going, who you’re with, how well equipped you are and when you expect to return. You can then email or print and pass on to a trusted friend or family member. The form can be downloaded from www.adven-turesmart.org.nz/outdoors-intentions.

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By Sonia Frimmel Author of Great Tracks & Trails

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A little bit about Pirongia Forest Park. In the early 1900s a large block of land on the slopes of

Mt Pirongia was reserved to protect the drinking water supply for the surrounding settlements.

Over the following years other areas were gazetted as scenic reserves. In 1971 these reserves were amalgamated, ad-ditional areas were purchased, and some land was donated to create New Zea-land’s smallest forest park. The 11,400 acre Karioi block (originally bought by

the Crown in 1855) was added in 1976. All together 87 separate blocks of Crown and purchased / donated private lands made up the park. It protects the larg-est unbroken tract of native forest in the Waikato.

This forest contains several distinct plant communities since it sits a bit of a biological crossroads. Plants liking warmer conditions (such as Māmāngi) don’t grow much further south, plants liking cooler weather (like Pāhautea and some of the sub-alpine grasses) don’t

grow any further north. There are also altitudinal changes that do not occur on the generally lower hills around the district.

So you can expect to see a great vari-ety of plants, and because of pest control

Tirohanga Track to RuapanePirongia Forest Park

Above: Karioi and the Te Uku Windfarm in the distance.Below left The intersection of the Ruapane Track.Below Right: The start of the Tirohanga Track.Opposite page top: The trig station at the top of the hill.



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work by the Department of Conserva-tion and the local community restoration society, you can also see good numbers of Tui, Bellbirds, Kererū and Robins.

There are lots of different walking options in the park, from short family-friendly nature walks (see Des William’s article on the Mangakara Nature in Walking New Zealand magazine issue 201. This article looks at one of the most popular tracks – a good half day walk with a little bit of everything.

Track informationTime: To Ruapane: One hour Grade: ModerateThe car park is located at the end of

Corcoran Road, off State highway 39. There is a toilet beside the carpark and a picnic area is located just 20 metres walk along the main track and down a short side path.

After passing the picnic area turnoff, the main track turns sharply and starts heading uphill. At first it is gener-ally well marked and constructed with regularly occurring sets of steps – there is no getting away from the fact that it is a steady uphill jaunt.

Look for the king ferns making a comeback beside the track now that the

goat problem has been tackled. This hardened track was built about

20 years ago by DOC and has stood up fairly well to the passage of time. But it can lead the unwary into a false sense of security as, a little under half way up to Ruapane (20 -30 minutes from the car-park), the steps and gravel track run out and the surface becomes uneven with no constructed steps and it can be very muddy and slippery after rain.

I have no problem with under-devel-oped tracks but I do have a problem with a track that starts off being one thing and

turns into the other. But that said - it shouldn’t stop you going on the track as all thing considered it is an enjoy-able walk, but forewarned is forearmed. Wear proper walking shoes or boots and expect to slither a bit.

After 10 -15 minutes of this, the Ru-apane Track from Waites Road and Grey Road joins the Tirohanga track, coming in on your left. This is an alternative though longer route you can use to get to Ruapane, but is less well used and rougher than the more usual track from Corcoran Road.

At the intersection there is a short boardwalk section and a welcome seat. From here it is about another 15 minutes to the trig. After five minutes, you climb onto a dry ridge. Look for the radi-cal change in vegetation from the lush varied podocarp forest below to a sparse kāmahi forest — it is likely that a fire swept over this ridge at some time in the past to cause this variation.

You soon break out of the bush onto a series of small rocky outcrops with views across to Mahaukura. Some agility

is required to negotiate the steeper bits of the outcrops, but there are handy tree trunks to haul on.

Then, after a brief foray back into the trees, you arrive at Ruapane Trig (723 metres) on a well-defined rocky knoll.

On a good day, the views are great. Karioi, the Te Uku Windfarm and Raglan Harbour to the northwest, Hamilton and beyond to the Kaimais to the north east, Maungatautari to the east and more. It can be exposed and chilly though so always take something warm to put on if the wind picks up.

Most people turn around at this point making a good half day out. The track does continue on up to the summit, which you can’t quite see as it is hidden behind the foreground ridges.

It is another two hours from Ruapane to the summit and another 30 minutes from there to the new hut. The track is more challenging from this point upward, but I will leave describing it for another day.

Extracted and adapted for Walking New Zealand from: Great Tracks and Trails – Waikato, King Country, Taupō, by Sonia Frimmel


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Above: Waiheke Walking Festival - Olive Oil Trail with talk and tasting at Rangihoua Olive Estate with Anne Stanimiroff. Photo by Hedley Parker, Gulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa.

Above: centre: My husband Neil taken on a tramping trip we did a couple of years ago to Lake Angelus and Hinapouri Tarn in Nelson Lakes National Park. Photo by Kay Jackson, Stoke, Nelson.

Above far right: Natalie walking down a Rarotongan bush road. Photo taken by Meryl Finlayson, Waiuku.

Left: One night at dusk on my daily walk. It was taken on the concrete walk way between Campbells Bay and Mairangi Bay Beach. My sanctuary after a hards day work!! Smile. Photo by Sandra Tait, Campbells Bay, Auckland.


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Below left: Dad and son take a breather on the Rimutaka rail trail. Photo by Jim Tully, Karori, Wellington.

Below right: Raewyn found an old tooth-brush hanging on the Waitekauri track. Photo by Lyn Meredith, Morrinsville.


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In Northern Spain, only 20kms from the coast, looking out over the Bay of Biscay, is a small mountain range - the

Picos de Europa – a walker’s paradise. In 1918 the area was designated as

Spain’s first National Park, “The Parque Nacional de Picos de Europa.” It is shared by the autonomous communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León.

The area has not yet been developed for mass tourism so one is able to wander in its unspoiled environs, staying in small family owned hotels feeling more like a guest than a tourist. It remains one of the few truly unspoiled parts of the country.

The spectacular contrasts of natural beauty within this National Park cause one to get rather “Camera Happy” how grateful we were for the digital technology! From the dramatic rocky mountain peaks with isolated small mountain villages nestled into their slopes, to the deep gorges which plunge down to the rivers below, and in between the lush meadows, provid-ing grazing for horses, cattle, sheep and goats. Yes these picturesque mountains are packed full of amazing walking op-portunities, for all ages and fitness levels.

Our six days of unguided walking took us through a spectacular gorge, along meadows and valleys and up and around

mountains. We walked in June, so there were still plenty of spring wildflowers around to enjoy. The weather was beauti-ful, fine and warm, with still enough snow in evidence to remind us that we were in the mountains.

To begin our adventure we flew into Oviedo, the capital of the Asturias Region. From Oviedo we caught a local bus to Arenas de Cabrales, where we stayed for our first two nights.

Day 1- We were transported to Ponce-bos to walk the Cares Gorge. This narrow and spectacular canyon runs from Ponce-bos to the small village of Cain a distance of about 12kms.

The walk begins with a 2km climb gaining approximately 300meters before levelling out for the remainder of the walk. The path is quite wide and safe, but one does need a head for heights, as in parts the cliffs tower up 2000meters above with drops of 300meters to the river below.

The original path was nothing more than a goat trail traversed by shepherds and their animals until the 1940’s when a maintenance path was carved into the limestone cliffs to service the Poncebos hydroelectric canal.

This canal was built between 1916 -1921 to carry water between Cain and Poncebos. It is an amazing engineering feat, some-times above and sometimes below as you walk the gorge.

Walking in the Picos de EuropaBy Silvana Gottini

Above: The view of Zuheros from the trail’Left: Vejer Street.


Approaching Cain the cliffs diminish and the gorge becomes very narrow. Here the track wanders its way through small tunnels carved into the limestone before the gorge opens out again and the path leads you into Cain.

We dangled our feet in the river, absorb-ing the fact that we had just completed what is reputed to be Spain’s most spec-tacular walk, before retracing our steps back to Poncebos.

It was a longish walk but such an ex-perience that we were glad to have time to do it both ways soaking up its rugged beauty – with the added perk of the final two kilometres being downhill, and a cold beer awaiting us at Poncebos!

Day 2 – We were transported back to

Poncebos to begin our walk to Sotres. We started with the option of an hour and a half walk, or taking the Funicular Railway, up to the tiny hamlet of Bulnes, a village with a population of less than 30 and so high and isolated that it has no road access. Until recently the only way to reach it was on foot.

We chose the railway, a state-of-the-art underground funicular built in 2000. It whisks visitors and a handful of residents (and their dogs, tractors, and supplies) through a two kilometre tunnel carved out of the rock, to Bulnes, in a matter of minutes.

This railway has been labelled the world’s most improbably located sub-way! It blew us away to find such an

expensive and modern railway in such an isolated part of the world, appearing to benefit so few!

From Bulnes it was a relatively easy, 10 to 12km, walk to Sotres. We walked up ancient stone footpaths and through meadows while enjoying views up to the most emblematic mountain in the Picos de Europa, the 2519mtr Picu Urriellu, known colloquially as the Naranjo de Bulnes.

Soon Sotres was in sight but on the op-posite side of the valley. As we wound our way down and back up the other side we stopped often to observe the road leading into this picturesque little mountain vil-lage. It twisted and turned as it wound its way into the valley, but we understand prior to that it goes through several very

Walking in the Picos de Europa


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primitive tunnels which is why the small town of Sotres remains one of the most isolated in the Picos region.

Sotres has retained much of its agricul-tural identity, it is the summer home of the sheep, goats, and cows that produce the milk for the famed Queso de Cabrales, the piquant blue cheese famously matured in the many limestone caves present in the surrounding mountains. This strong blue cheese became an integral part of our walking lunches.

Sotres has a resident population of less than 200, with this number swelling to almost double with the tourists over summer.

We were there on a Saturday night and could not have been made to feel more welcome – we enjoyed a beer, snacks and great music at one of the small local hotels, and they refused to let us pay for anything – all they asked of us was that we gave a twirl round their dance floor before leaving! The old adage of “those that have least are often most prepared to share it”.

Day 3 We were transported 5 kms up

Above left: Granada with the Alhambra in the background.Below left: The ravine of Ronda.

Walking in the Picos de Europa



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the road from where we set off to explore the old mining area. In earlier years the mining of Zinc and Iron played a big part in the economy of Northern Spain. We ascended 600 plus metres to the site of one of the original mines, where the old mining office has now been converted into a Mountain Refuge. Here we found ourselves literally above the clouds with a spectacular view of the surrounding countryside.

We wandered our way around the mountains and then found our way back to Sotres, passing flocks of sheep and horses enjoying their summer pastures. As we got lower and nearer to Sotres the wild flowers again became quite prolific.

Day 4 - Was time to walk on to our next village – Espinama a distance of about 16 kms. We descended from Sotres down into the Duje valley. The valley was broad and the scenery varied. We walked through meadows of fat and happy sheep, cattle, goats and horses, meeting up with the oc-casional shepherd.

One with his portable milking plant off to milk his eight cows, the next moving his sheep accompanied by his four cats! Further on in the middle of nowhere, on a

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Above centre: This group enjoying a rocky hill section.Above right: Zuheros village.

small hill, we passed a beautiful old stone church. Virgen De La Salud [The Shrine of our Lady of Health] evidently there has been a chapel on the site since 1647 but this particular chapel was completed in 1946, built by the local people who carried in all the required building materials.

Day 5 – We chose the option of walking in the mountains. Our hotel proprietor

drove us the short distance to Fuente Dé. From here an amazing cable car takes you up 753 metres on a 1450metre cable.

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The cable car (teleferico in Spanish) is the longest single span cable car in Europe. The weather was fine and clear so we headed up to the Horcados Rojos Peak [2506mtrs] the most popular ascension from the Cable Car and for this reason it’s probably the peak most climbed of all in the Picos de Europa range.

Everywhere we walked we had pan-oramic views of the meadows & moun-tains of the Picos, we understand not everyone is so lucky!

We passed several bird watching groups who come in hope of seeing the unique little Wallcreeper birds which have tiny bodies and wings like a colourful but-terfly. We did not see any Wallcreepers but we did often have the friendly company of another of the locals, the yellow-billed Chough.

Day 6 - Our final day of walking, we departed Espinama and headed out the 15kms along the Deva Valley to Camaleno from where we hitched a ride, along with our bags, for the last 5kms to Potes for our final night.

This leisurely walk was never far from the river or the road as we wandered up and down along woodland tracks, passing through several small villages en route. Potes [with a population of 1500] is one of the most attractive and popular villages in the region, set in stunning natural sur-roundings.

The village has many bridges, build-ings and monuments with centuries of history crying out to be explored, but

unfortunately for us that will have to wait till next time as we had to be in Santandar, 100kms away, the following day to fly out.

Day 7 - had one final treat in store for us - the drive out along the 22kms of the narrow winding La Hermida Gorge with its vertical cliffs towering above was noth-ing short of spectacular, we understand that parts of the gorge receive no direct sunlight for five months of the year.

We booked our trip with an English Com-pany we found on the internet. They organised our accommodation, provided us with maps and walking notes and arranged for our bags to be transported between hotels.

There was very little English spoken in any of the villages so a phrase book and a little knowledge of Spanish was helpful, in spite of language barriers we found the local people unbelievable friendly & helpful.

We understand both the Cares Gorge walk and the Fuente De Cable car are very popular so it pays to avoid these attractions in the week-ends of the Spanish summer holidays.

Above: The bridge over the Guadalquivir.Below: An alleyway of flowers at Vjer.

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Taranaki’s Mateka Park was established in 1980 with subsequent land being purchased to create a 6.5 hectare area that is a popular link between Oakura’s shopping village and the beach.

The park provides opportunities for walking in bush-like settings, and with its large wetland area and natural open spaces, gives good views of birds and other wildlife.

A perimeter track is supplemented by three grass paths with rustic bridges that cross the wetland between the upper and lower tracks. A number of clearings and seats have been established to make the most of the views and landscape.

Matekai Park boasts a wide range of tree species, including Puriri, Karaka, Titoki, Pukatea, Rewarewa, Kahikatea, Rimu, Cabbage tree, Mapou, Lemonwood and Kowhai.

The wetland has been identified as an area of national importance by the Department of Conservation and consists of raupo, flax and carex, creating a habitat for a number of rare bird species.

Over recent decades Matekai Park has been the focus of an ongoing planting programme, which has establishing native and which now attract bird centred on re introduced trees, life to the reserve.

Matekai Park - Oakura

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By Jim TullyGoogle Torres del Paine and you instantly see why a trip to Chile’s acclaimed

national park draws about 160,000 visitors a year.Yes, we have our own majestic mountains and glaciers but there is something very

special about the park’s main attraction, the 3050-metre Paine massif, with its unique spires and ‘horns’. The park also has the world’s third-largest ice field spawning imposing glaciers.

The gateway to Torres del Paine is Chile’s southernmost city, Punta Arenas, which sits on the Strait of Magellan about five hours by road from the park. You can fly there daily from the capital, Santiago.

After a night in Punta Arenas our mini-bus set out on the 350km trip to Torres del Paine along the wonderfully named Ruta 9 del Fin del Mundo – Route 9 at the end of the world.

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After three hours on smooth concrete, with frequent sightings of

the ubiquitous Darwin’s rhea, a flightless bird similar to an emu, we reached Puerto Natales, a small port popular – particularly with backpackers - as a transit post for Torres del Paine.

The 115 kms from Puerto Na-tales to the national park would normally take about two hours with the concrete highway giving way to asphalt then gravel as the terrain becomes more rugged.

As part of the package, however, we stopped to see the Mylodon Cave about 25 kms to the north in the Benetiz Mountains. The main cave, used by prehistoric tribes, features a life-sized statue of the mylodon, a giant sloth that lived in the region together with sabre-toothed tigers and a three-metre tall, long-necked mammal, the macrauchenia, who all disappeared about 10,000 years ago.

Back on the road, we soon saw pink clusters of Chilean flamingo at the edge of small lakes and had our first of many encounters with guanacos, the wild relative of the llama that roam in their thousands throughout Patagonia vulnerable to their natural predator, the puma.

Dusk was closing in when we arrived at EcoCamp nestled under the massif, its spires now shrouded in swirling cloud. The autumn air was decidedly chilly.

The camp comprises eco-friendly domes inspired by the semi-circular dwellings of the Kaweskars, a nomadic people

in Patagonia who made no de-mands on natural resources.

The camp’s electricity comes from a micro-hydro turbine at a nearby stream and photovoltaic panels.

After cocktails and an excellent three-course dinner served with wine each group was briefed on our first day of trekking. We found ourselves with five Americans and a father and daughter from Devon who had all opted for the popular W-circuit, which takes you on separate days up two valleys and along a lake to a glacier.

We slept warm and comfortable on goose-down beds knowing more than 20kms of hiking was planned for day one, which dawned cloudless.

After an early breakfast and a mini-bus ride to Lake Pehoe, a 30-minute launch trip took us to Refugio Paine Grande, a lakeside

lodge with campsites, where we would spend that night. Once our packs were stored we were heading along an

undulating track for French Valley about 8kms away. By the time we crossed a swing bridge and reached Italian Camp at the start of the valley to the sound of distant avalanches the group had bonded well. We had no time to stop at this popular campsite as we had before us two very steep kilometres, mostly on rocky moraine, to a lookout.

About an hour later we were sitting in the sun with glorious views of the south-eastern face of the massif and its contrasting layers of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

We were also unexpected witnesses to a wedding proposal. A young American in another group had arranged for his

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Opposite: Torres del Paine late afternoon in autumnAbove: The face of the Grey Glacier with its 100-metre towers.


guides to carry flowers, champagne and glasses to the lookout where he got on bended knee and popped the question – and champagne - once she had said ‘yes’ and “Is this really happening?”

By the time we had returned to Refugio Paine Grande early evening it was cloudy, cool and we were ready for showers and an early night in our six-person bunkrooms.

Next morning we left early for an 11km hike over hills to Lago Grey and, at its far end, the impressive Grey Glacier, which extends 28kms from the Southern Patagonia ice field and, despite its retreat, has a measured area of 270 square kilometres. Here we saw the devastating legacy of a 2011 fire blamed on an Israeli backpacker who allegedly tried to burn used toilet paper. More than 170 square kilometres were burned including 36 square kilometres of native

forest.Once we had descended into beech

forest we saw red-crested woodpeckers and, sitting in a tree, a Great Grey Owl looking like someone peering out of a judicial wig.

The lodge and campsite at the top of the lake in a forest clearing impressed as a good place to stay but we had to clamber on to a Zodiac inflatable at the lake’s edge to board the 1pm launch that would take us to the face of the glacier.

The glacier was a piercing blue as it towered above just a few metres away – an illusion because the dense ice absorbs every other colour of the spectrum so blue is what we see. As the launch cruised down the lake for about an hour we saw icebergs some as big as a house that had calved off the glacier and since been carved by the water and wind into weird shapes.

The plan for day 3 was a demanding 22km hike up Ascension Valley for a closer look at the massif’s towers but we opted instead for a nature walk because I had rolled an ankle and it would have been foolish to take on a nine-hour day.

It was a good call as we thoroughly enjoyed the 11km walk over undulating open country that included a cave with prehistoric hand paintings. We looked in vain for puma out hunting but did see evidence of recent kills of guanaco. And, when we had a farewell dinner with our group that night, once they had recounted the joys and tribulations of Ascension Valley we could tell the story of the screaming guanaco.

Our quiet nature walk had been suddenly punctuated by the high-

Above: The “horns” of the Torres del Paine massif.

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pitched screeching of a male guanaco galloping past with another male, neck out-stretched, close behind. They briefly disappeared over a rise but then came straight towards us swerving away only metres from us. The terrified screaming and single-minded pursuit were explained by a guide: in territorial confrontations the chasing guanaco tries to bite the other’s testicles.

The next morning, Torres del Paine now behind a curtain of rain cloud, we headed back to Punta Arenas two very happy campers.


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Above: Walkers are rewarded with magnificent panoramic vistas, from the summit of Mt Sonder. Above right: In the shade of a tree in the desert.


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Situated in the heart of Central Australia, the Larapinta Trail extends over 223 kilometres along the

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The Larapinta Trail takes in a variety of desert habitats before rewarding walkers with magnificent 360° panoramic vistas, from the summit of Mt Sonder – the high-est point and end of the trail.

Trek Larapinta is a boutique trekking business that specialises in guided walking tours on the Larapinta Trail.

Established in 1998 Trek Larapinta is

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We guide walking tours for small groups of between eight and 10 trekkers - the smallest group size on the Larapinta Trail.

Trek Larapinta organises trail transfers for independent walkers, offers volunteer programs on the Larapinta Trail, supports Indigenous enterprises and practices envi-ronmentally responsible travel. We do this in the places we know and love: the Larap-inta Trail and Central Australia. These are special places for us. It’s a privilege to live here and share the experience with you.

Whatever your motivation for walk-ing the Larapinta Trail - the spectacular sunrises and sunsets, the inspirational isolation, the physical challenge or the window it provides to the varied and fragile ecology - the beauty and grandeur of the Larapinta Trail will leave a lasting impression.

Camping out under a sea of stars in the outback is a highlight of the trail experi-ence - sleep in a swag under the infinite sky, eat delicious campfire meals and wake to the smell of real coffee.

Trek Larapinta employs the most ex-perienced, passionate and knowledgeable guides on the trail; as we hike through this ancient, rugged land, they will take the time to pause in the shade, relax and share what they know about the place.

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pany genuinely walks the talk in every way; sustainability, care for the environment and treatment of the staff. The trek was excel-lent value for money - we had 10 walkers, 3 professional guides and a work experience guide. The guides listened carefully and tactfully to the group members and met our requirements - so everything was smooth and easy. Oh, they are also endlessly patient and didn’t mind reiterating details until we all under-stood. I thought the tracks were very well formed and graded (not many big step ups) but the key to walking this country is managing dehydration and exposure to the sun and having guides helps enormously. All the camping gear was brand new and of excellent quality - no gripes from me about not having to pay extra for single tent use or a swag with Trek Larapinta, as I have experienced with other companies. We had great fun, got pushed out of comfort zones and learnt heaps. I’d walk with this company again in a heartbeat.

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Opposite page: A lone tree stands out in the surrounding desert. Above: Low cloud from high up on the Larapinta Trail .


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ECHO Walking Festival

Discovering New Zealand’s natural forestry, bush-land and coastal scenery is only part of the ECHO

Walking Festival, but it’s a very good reason to put on your walking shoes and hit the trails.

Showcasing some of New Zealand’s best kept secrets, many only accessible by foot, the ECHO walking festival now in it’s 12th year celebrates the many walks and treks from South Waikato all the way to the Kaimai Ranges.

Whether it’s a leisurely stroll through the Karangahake Gorge, an overnight adventure on Mayor Island, or discover-ing the glow worms in Te Aroha, the walking festival has some of the most popular walks and attractions in the area.

The festival programme includes walks across eight regions.

The Homunga Coastal Adventure is a breath-taking coastal experience. Follow the track from Waihi Beach through lush native fauna , magnificent Pohutukawa, native tree ferns, Nikau and more. The views and scenery are spectacular....... Or for a more fun family adventure head to Tokoroa and ‘ take the chance to scaven-ger hunt part of the amazing mountain bike park.

With over 40 guided walks scheduled between March 21st and April 11th 2015, the ECHO Walking Festival also brings Geo-teering adventures to the Tauranga region with Virtually on Track, a Depart-ment of Conservation and Sport Bay of Plenty initiative.

The ECHO Walking Festival aims to

Above left: Looking up at the magnificent Wairere Falls.Bottom left: Time for a break on the Coro Coastal Walks.Opposite page above: Looking down at a sandy beach from one of the tracks.Opposite page below: A group follow a track up from the beach.


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promote outdoor activities for all skill levels.

The regions that play home to the many walking trails and stunning scen-ery, are clearly illustrated by the annual photography contest and impressive gal-lery of images available on the website.

The Festival presents an opportunity to explore new tracks as a group led by a guide who knows the area and has a good knowledge of it’s history.

A social occasion for locals and visi-tors alike, the organized walks enable those with similar interests in nearby areas to share a memorable experience, and many regulars of the festival con-tinue to frequent the walks with friends and family.

Rediscover the hidden gems in your area, or venture out to the nearby areas with the action packed ECHO Walking Festival 2015.

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Above: A group walking through a farm down a hill to the coast in last years event.

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The ECHO Walking Festival 2015 runs from March 21st to April 11th.


If you love to go a wandering around the world, the International Marching League was formed with you in mind.The IML was founded in 1987 as an

international nonprofit organization to promote good health and encourage friendship between people all over the world.

Their slogan is “Nos jungat ambulare” or “May walking bring us together.” Walkers participate in the 14 sanctioned events, getting stamps in their International Walker passbooks and earning medals and designations as International Master Walker and European Walker.

IML events are not races, but neither are they cakewalks. Each event is held over two or more days, with the walkers required to complete 20 kilometers or more each day to earn the event credit and award.

The granddaddy of these events is the Nijmegen Vierdaagse (4-day) Walk in the Netherlands. This will be its 81st year, and it was one of the charter members of the IML.

At Nijmegen, the regulation distance for men under 50 is 50km a day, and for women under 50 it is 40km per day - more than a marathon distance for the men. It attracts 35,000 participants each year. The IML works with local event committees to judge whether an event meets the standards for admission as a yearly IML event.

Each country is allowed one IML event per year, although the USA is requesting certification of two events - one on each coast.

The east coast event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was approved in 1996 to become an IML-sanctioned event this October. (Note: this event was canceled in November, 1997 after its second year).

On the west coast, the Vancouver Discovery Walk in Vancouver, Washington was approved in 1997 and is held yearly in April.

The walks are not competitive - everybody is a winner and can earn the certificate and medal by completing the

distance. Each event has its own entry fee, but

prices are modest compared to many racing events. As a result, many groups form teams to come and participate.

At Nijmegen there are many military units which march together in full gear and backpacks, a true test of endurance.

The start/finish areas provide camaraderie of meeting other international walkers, food for sale, entertainment, and a place to rest and repair the blisters.

The International Walker passbooks are available at the events for a modest price - $3 - $4 US equivalent. The walker buys an International Walker Passport at his/her first IML member walk (such as the Winston-Salem Two Day Walk in October, 1997).

On completion of the walk, a special stamp for that particular walk is placed in the passbook. After obtaining stamps from three different IML events - each in a different country - the walker may purchase the International Walker Medal.

As the walker completes groups of

three events they earn the bronze, silver, and gold levels. After completing the second set of three different walks, the walker may purchase the number 2 in bronze, after the third series the number 3 in bronze.

In the fourth through seventh series the medal and numbers are in silver, and after the seventh series in gold, after the tenth series in gold with laurel leaves, and after 25 series the blue with gold medal may be obtained. That’s 75 IML events!

After each IML walk in one of the affiliated countries, the walker may purchase a bar on which the name of the country is inscribed. This bar can be attached to the medal ribbon.

Once a walker has earned an IML stamp in each of the founding member’s countries:

Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, and Japan he/she has the right to the title of International Master Walker, an entry into a register, a unique certificate, and an inscribed clip in silver or gold for attaching the medal ribbon.

On completing IML walks in eight of the European member countries, the walker is entitled to the European Walker title, certificate, and clip.

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by Gary Moller Dip Ph Ed PG Dip Rehab PG Dip Sport Med (Otago) FCE Certified

Window on Waitakere

By Kay Lindley

Navigating savage-edged Gahnia grass, ankle-twisting kiekie, and looping supplejack hanging

down to make one wish one had stayed home instead, is a normal occurrence for the Ark in the Park’s intrepid group of volunteers as they cut tracks for bait lines.

Gahnia or Cutty Grass as we com-monly call it is a genus of sedges native to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands among other places.

It is a large, robust perennial that grows inward from the coast, up to about 800m. It seems to prefer perma-nently damp situations within swamps, bogs and waterways, or damp places in forests. They form large tussocks up to 2m across and 3m tall.

The leaves have very harsh, sharp cutting edges and are approximately 1cm wide. The much branched drooping flower spikes that are over 3m and over 1.5cm wide appear from January to April with red or pink flowers. They have fruits which are glossy black nuts when they are ripe, can be found throughout the year.

Kiekie is a densely branched, brittle, woody climber native to New Zealand. It is a member of the Screwpalm family. Kiekie has numerous cane-like stems, up to 40mm in diameter, which freely pro-duce aerial roots. It climbs tree-trunks, or forms dense tangles on the forest floor.

It’s stems and leaves are a dominant feature in many areas of New Zealand forest, including the Waitakere Ranges. The stems eventually reach up to 30m long. The leaves are long and slender.

Kiekie is found in forests throughout New Zealand but is more common in high rainfall areas. According to Land-care Research it is arguably the most valued weaving plant after Harakeke. Strips split from the leaves are boiled, rinsed and dried in the sun, which bleaches them white. They are pliable and easy to work and the leaves also absorb dyes well.

Supplejack is a bamboo-like vine spe-

cies native to New Zealand. It is one of the best known representatives of climbing plants. It’s tangles masses of strong, tough stems formed an effective barrier to speedy progress through the bush and, as the early explorers soon found, it was only with difficulty that a way could be cut through.

Although supplejack is still common in much of the remaining forest, it has been greatly reduced in extent by the depredations of introduce browsing animals.

According to an Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, the Maoris used the flexi-ble stems in a variety of ways, including the making of fish-pots, and Europeans also used them for the same purpose.

The male and female flowers of the supplejack are separate and the female flowers form large berries that are bright red in colour.

The work of the wonderful Ark in the Park bait line volunteers is abso-lutely invaluable. If you feel you would like to help with this amazing pro-gramme you will be most welcome.

For the opportunity to see the these amazing flora in the Waitakere ranges, and to go on the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks series, please email me on: [email protected].

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This is the last article from Kay as she has now retired from paid work to look after her three grand children, do admin work for her daughter’s dance studio and help with her son’s importing business. Kay though will still be running the Waitakere Wednesday Walks.

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“What is your view on compression clothing (ie- skins), is there any scientific proof that they actually improve recovery and performance or is it just a great way to get people to spend waaaaay too much money on a pair of tights??”

_______________________________Gary:Unfortunately, it is the case with

many good ideas, that the commercial imperative to make more and more profits, while things are “hot”, ends up taking precedence over everything else, including actual proven benefits and even common-sense.

I think this is the case with compression clothing - a good idea that has some limited benefits and applications, which has been promoted way beyond any real benefits.

The limitations of com-pression clothing

When a muscle relaxes, it engorges with oxygen and nutrient-rich arterial blood which nourishes the muscles. When the muscle contracts, the now deoxygenated blood is forced via the veins back towards the heart.

At rest, all blood flow is driven by con-tractions of the heart. As the muscles begin to contract, their action takes on more and more of the job of pumping blood back to the heart. When exercising at maximum aerobic capacity, as much as half of all your circulation through the exercising muscles is being driven by the muscle pump effect. When there is perfect balance between the heart and the muscles, this is when the athlete is in the “zone”.

If a person is suffering from adrenal ex-haustion (About 80% of the general popu-lation have a degree of adrenal fatigue), then one of the unwanted symptoms is pooling of blood in the limbs due to blood vessel flaccidity. This appears as distended veins in the feet, calves, hands and arms when standing still, as well as sometimes feeling light-headed when standing up

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and even suffering heart palpitations. Varicose veins may be the consequence of excessive ongoing pooling.

It is possible that a person with flaccid blood vessels may experience some benefits from wearing compression clothing because the compression clothing may counter the tendency of the blood vessels to distend. This clothing may be beneficial for an exhausted athlete during long haul travel, reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis. I recommend compres-sion clothing, if a person has varicose veins.

Compression stockings may give temporary relief to conditions like shin splints by dampening the shock wave of foot impact as it travels up the leg.

However; compression clothing may be seen as being a short term measure for conditions like these by treating the symp-toms and not the causes (Adrenal Fatigue, nutrient deficiencies, over-training, faulty biomechanics and so on).

If a healthy athlete with toned blood vessels was to wear compression clothing would there be a performance benefit during exercise?

I think not and there may even be a negative effect. This is because the veins and muscles of the exercising person must be allowed to quickly and effortlessly fill with blood while momentarily relaxed, so the blood can then be expelled towards the heart during the next muscle contraction.

If there is even slight external pressure, such as from compression tights, then the volume of blood within the muscle body and veins may be less than if there was no external compression at all. This may cause an overall reduction of blood flow and the heart may have to work harder to force blood into the muscles.

Let’s think about this in Darwinian terms: If tight skin conferred a survival benefit, such as more speed and endurance to catch prey or escape predation, then that creature would thrive. Can you think of any animals with tight skin? I can’t. It would appear the case is the opposite. Skin

that does not compress allows free move-ment of limbs and unimpeded circulation.

While there may appear to be a major-ity of research in favour of compression

tights this does not necessar-ily mean all that much because of the widespread practice of what’s called “cherry-picking”, which is the widespread practice of discarding research that does not support one’s position while selecting those that are positive.

Another dodgy practice is to simply over-interpreting the find-ings and extending the claims of

benefit beyond the small group of subjects that might have received some benefit in the study.

Such is the pervasive influence of com-mercial funding of academia nowadays that we must be sceptical of what comes out as research; especially of research that appears to go against common-sense.

At least 70% of all scientific re-search never sees the light of day. It is referred to as “filing cabinet studies”. Of the 30% that gets published, less than 10% gets into mainstream media, including sporting and fitness publi-cations and websites - and these are the best of the few studies that are mostly favourable, given that sponsors of the research may be, or have links with, the makers of products and services that will benefit from favourable research findings.

Research beneficiaries may be heavy advertisers with sporting publications and sporting events, including making direct payments to athletes and prime influencers. Directly and indirectly, com-mercial interests an unpleasant influence on editorial decisions about content.

The moment there is the exchange

of money or goods, there is a conflict of interest and the loss of credibility of any claimed benefits by the recipients.

I have learned the hard way that, ar-ticles containing advice that conflicts with the products of advertisers will usually be rejected. For example, advice to drink tap water during training in preference to sugary and acidic sports drinks, does not sit comfortably within a sports magazine that has full page advertising for a sports drink. It is even worse if I was to suggest how to make your own electrolyte drink for just a few cents. Nor is it advisable to recommend that children run about the fields barefoot when the main advertiser is the magazine is a sports shoe company. When was the last time you read an article in a sports magazine about the harm to health, including teeth and gums, caused by energy drinks? There are lots of articles about the performance benefits.

In conclusion about com-pression clothing:

If it is a cold day, wear warm tights or trousers. If you are doing a long haul flight, or road trip, then com-pression tights might reduce risk of blood clots. If you have varicose veins that hurt or swell excessively during exercise - yes - experiment with com-pression clothing.

If you appear to have flaccid veins and suffer from light headedness, you would be wise to invest some of your your money on an adrenal fatigue recovery programme, while undertaking a review of your exercise, nutrition and lifestyle practices.

As consumers we must be forever on our guard, lest we be suckered into part-ing with our precious money for things we don’t really need.

If your spending choices are driven by fashion - go for it!

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Walking Festival, Waikato area23 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk,

Nelson24 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton24 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/

Walk, Carterton25 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km &

3km, Devonport, Auckland25 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie,

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3km, Rotorua

MARCH 2015 2 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk,

Nelson 3 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 3 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/

Walk, Carterton 4 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km &

3km, Devonport, Auckland 4 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auck-

land 7 Motatapu Arrowtown 15km Miners

Trail, Arrowtown 7 Motatapu Icebreaker Off Road Mara-

thon, Queenstown8 Round the Bays Auckland9 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk,





3km, Rotorua

14 Surf 2 Firth Bush Marathon, Half Marathon & 12km, Coromandel Peninsula

14 The Hillary Ultra Trail Runs, 80km, 34km & 16km, Waitakere Ranges, Auck-land

14-15 Relay for Life. Whangarei15 Round the Vines Run/Walk, Mar-

tinborough15 Capital Punishment 8.3km mountain

run, Wellington15-16 IML Two Day Walk, Rotorua16 Honest Lawyer

5km Run/Walk, Nel-son

17 Eastside 5km Se-ries, Hamilton

1 7 R u a m h a n g a Ramblers 5km Run/Walk, Carterton

18 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auck-land

1 9 D e v o n p o r t Jets Run/Walk, 5km & 3km, Devonport, Auckland

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26 Trout Fly Summer Series 5km & 3km, Rotorua

28 The Goes Goes Bush, Kaimai28 Mt Outdoors Southern Lakes Half

Marathon & !0km, Wanaka29 Whenuapai Half Marathon, 10km &

6km, Whenuapai30 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk,


Walk, Carterton

APRIL 2015 1 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auck-

land 1 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km &

3km, Devonport, Auckland 8 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auck-

land12 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km

& 5km, Orewa Beach15 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie,

Auckland18 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km

& 5km, Orewa18 Cape Bretty Challenge,42.2km, 17km

& 13km, Russell18 The Great Pukeokahu Man v Horse

Race, 40km, Taihape18 Cape Brett Challenge, Marathon,

17km & 13km, Rawiti

MAY 2015 2 Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half

Marathon, Rotorua 2 HanmerFour Square Half Marathon &

10km, Hanmer Springs 24 Enduro Trail Run, Half Marathon, 13km

& 7km, South Head, Auckland31 Christchurch Airport Half Marathon,

Christchurch

JUNE 201521 Monaco/Nelson Mid Winter Marathon

& Half Marathon, Nelson

AUGUST 2015 2 Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon,

10km & 5km, Taupo 7 Lactic Turkey Night Bush Fun Run,

10km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland16 Woodbourne Half Marathon, 10km &

5km, Blenheim28 Great Nasby Water Race 1, 160km,



21st Annual Woodville Lions Club

A Sunday in April/May 2015See COMING EVENTS page on Walking New Zealand website after March 31 to find exact date of event. Website: www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Start times: 9.00am, 9.45am, 10.30amat Ashhurst Domain SH3, Ashhurst

Essential: • Moderate fitness • Sturdy footwear (preferably boots) • Wet weather clothing and a strong TORCH.

Tickets available from I-Sites at:Woodville (Tararua) 06-376-0217, 0800-827-278, email [email protected]

Palmerston North 06-350-1922, 0800-626-292, Email [email protected] bookings accepted, cheque, credit card and Visa debit

For further information: Clive Boyden phone 06-376-4554or Mike James 027-445-6594

Approximately 8kms, 2 - 2 1/2 hours walking timeFunds raised go to Cancer Care and local charities

Strickly limited tickets(This popular event has sold out every year) (No gate sales). Minimium age 10 years

User pays BBQ and drinks available

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OVERSEAS EVENTSJANUARY 201511 Two Bays Trail Run, 28km one way,

Mornington Peninsula, Vic, Australia26 Rosebud Aus Day 10km & 5.3km, Morn-

ington Peninsula, Vic, Australia

FEBRUARY 201515 Barcelona Half Marathon, Barcelona,

Spain21 Neon Run - Run, Jog, Walk, Dance,

Melbourne, Vic, Australia22 Wangaratta Marathon & Fun Runs,

Wangaratta, Australia22 Warburton Up & Running Fun Run,

Half Marathon, 10km & 5km Run/Walk, Warburton, Australia

28 - 1 March Orange Colur City Running Festival, Orange, Australia

MARCH 2015 1 Eastbourne Half Marathon, Eastbourne,

England 7 Brooks Mt Baw Baw Trail Half Mara-

thon, Mt Baw Baw, Vic, Australia 8 King Island Imperial 20, 32km Coast to

Coast, King Island, Vic, Australia 8 Cambridge Half Marathon, Cambridge,

England 8 Inverness Half Marathon, Inverness,

Scotland14 Keeping Kids on the Track distances

up to 21.1 km, Bass Coast Rail Trail, Vic, Australia

15 Barcelona Marathon, Barcelona, Spain22 Reading Half Marathon, Reading,

England22 City of Lincoln 10km, Lincoln, England20-21 IML Two Day Walk, Gilboa25-26 IML Two Day Walk Boras, Sweden28-29 IML Two Day Walk, Canberra, Act,

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29 Challenge Batemans Bay, NSW, Aus-tralia

Jacobs Creek Barossa Half Marathon, Ba-rossa valley, SA, Australia

APRIL 201512 HBF Bunbury 3 Waters Half Marathon,

Bunbury, WA, Australia12 Brighton Marathon, Brighton, England12 Yorkshire Half Marathon, Yorkshire,

England12 Statesman Capitol 10km, Washington,

USA12 Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam.

Netherlands18-19 New Run Newcastle’s Festival of

Running, Newcastle, NSW, Australia19 Derby 10km, Derby, England19 Great Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland26 Virgin London Marathon, London,

England26 Nice Semi Marathon, Nice, France

MAY 2015 2 Neon Run - Run, Jog, Walk, Dance,Gold

Coast, Qld, Australia 2-3 IML Two Day Walk, Blankenberge,

Belgium 3 Great Birmingham 10km, Birmingham,

England

9-10 IML Two Day Walk, Wellingborough, England

8-10 IML Three Day Walk, Yatsushiro City, Japan

14-17 IML Four Day Walk, Chantonnay, France

16-17 IML Two Day Walk, Bern, Switzer-land

16 Great Ocean Road Half Marathon, Vic, Australia

16-17 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China30-31 IML Two Day Walk, Diekirch, Lux-

emburgStamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon,

Whitsunday Islands, Qld, AustraliaHardys McLaren Vale Half Marathon,

McLaren Vale, SA, Australia

JUNE 201527-28 IML Two Day Walk, Viborg, Den-

mark

JULY 20152-5 IML Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Irea-

land21-24 IML Four Day Walk, Nijmegen,

Netherlands

AUGUST 2014 7-9 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland29-30 IML Two Day Walk, Verdalsora,

NorwayMcDonald’s Townsville Running Festival,

Townsville, Qld, Australia

SEPTEMBER 201512-13 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy18-20 IML Three Day Walk, Seefeld,

Austria19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Beijing, China26-27 IML Two Day Walk Brno, Czech

Republic

OCTOBER 2015 3-4 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany17-18 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona. Spain17-18 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA25-25 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju, Korea

NOVEMBER 2015 1 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port

Douglas, Qld, Australia

1 New York Marathon, New York, USA 1-3 IML Three Day Walk, Higashi-Mat-

suyama, Japan 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Jogiakarta,

Indonesia


JANUARY 204 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tanekaha Falls

Walk - a tribute to a group of retirees10 Securing outdoor access for the

next generation12 New Zealand Walk: From hut to hut

on the Matemateaonga14 Rare penguins highlight of Hol-

lyford Track early walkers16 New Zealand Walk: Pukemoke-

moke Reserve offers several walk options

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Auckland Short Walks: Le Roys

Bush Northcote North Shire walks22 New Zealand Walks: Mahi Aroha

- explore the environment like never before

26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail to be in TV series

26 Te Araroa Trail: New 5km walk-ing track

26 Te Araroa Trail: City to Sea via Southern Walkway change in 2015

28 Overseas Walk: In the steps of the ancients - a walk in Athens

33 New Zealand Walk: Weather no problem for Dargaville group

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walk: Linklater

Reserve39 Around the Clubs: Striding out fun

with a popular club40 High Achiever: 65 year old walked

150 marathons41 Event: Waiheke Island Wharf

2 Wharf42 Window on Waitakere: Batwalks

planned in Auckland42 Window on Waitakere: Mapau tree

fruit popular with birds43 Training: Low carb diet: not the

best for everyone44 Coming events: Stirling Sports

events: are something unique44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for January52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-

ing Groups56 Country Breaks

60 The Great New Zealand Trek

DECEMBER 203 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to

Omori Track 6 Te Araroa Trail: Cape Reinga to Bluff 8 New Zealand Walks: Outdoor

couple make footprint on NZ walking scene

12 New Zealand Walks: Hiking New Zealand’s Hump Ridge Track more wilderness, less people

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Inspiring walks

in Spain24 Ballard of St James26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Kiwi

women take to the cycling trails28 Overseas Walks: San Francisco’s

ways: Umbria ‘s pilgrim routes36 New Zealand Walk: Te Kauri Park

Scenic Reserve37 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Event: Tussock Traverse walking

through a natural and cultural wonderland

40 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Mara-thon events

42 Window on Waitakere: Possum trapping

43 Training: Exercise programme tips44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for December52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-



NOVEMBER 202 20144 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Paparoa - a

village in the valley 7 Having fun with your Sun sign 8 New Zealand Walk: Woolshed Creek

- Mt Somers11 Auckland Short Walk: Macleans

Park and Eastern Beach12 Overseas Trails: Victoria’s top

rail trails14 Overseas Walks: Walking Sandi-

ago’s “other side”16 New Zealand Walk : Tutukiwi

Reserve

17 New Zealand Walk: Orongorongo a popular track in Rimutaka For-est Park

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Bush

Scenic Reserve22 New Zealand Walk: Silica Rapids

Walk has plenty of variety24 New Zealand Walk: Tama Lakes - in

Tongariro National Park26 New Zealand Walk: Tiki Trail - Gon-

dola base to summit, Queenstown28 New Zealand Guided Walks: Guided

walks with a difference30 Overseas Walks: In the footsteps of

ancient travellers - Japan on foot34 Waiheke Walking Festival35 Event: Iconic Kiwi event celebrates

10 years36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Around the Clubs: New walk for

Dargaville group39 High Achiever: Walking the Way

of St James - Gay Rowe’s Span-ish Odyssey

40 High Achievers: Doctors visit start of a new journey for Dunedin couple

41 New Products: Bracewear: relief for troublesome knees and elbows

42 Window on Waitakere: Whitehaed releases

42 Health: Feet should be strong and flexible

44 New Zealand Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for November52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-



OCTOBER 201 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Coppermine

Creek - a remote bush with a human history

8 New Zealand Walk: Consult the song book (or Crumpy) before you head outdoors

12 New Zealand Walk: The Rangiwhai Range with a volcanic history

15 New Zealand Walks: Kawakawa Station Walk revisited and re-vitalised

18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring

Step Out for the Well Foundation22 Overseas Walks: South America - a

rich ecological region24 New Zealand Short Walk: Onga-

onga - a village steeped in history26 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke

Walking Festival promises to be best ever

28 Overseas Walks: Grand Can-yon Walkway - prettiest in Blue Mountains

30 Overseas Walks: Mossman Gorge oldest rainforest on earth

33 Auckland Short Walk: Te Atatu Peninsula Walk

34 New Zealand Walk: Sandy Point - Invercargill’s walking playground

36 Overseas Walks and Tours39 Podiatry Heel pain40 Event: Manawau Striders Half

Marathon41 Window on Waitakere: Canopy

climbers42 Health: Feet health - “canary’s in

the coal mine”44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for October52 Directory: New Zealand Walk-

ing Groups56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription

60 Napier City Half Marathon

SEPTEMBER 200 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival -

biggest in Australia10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Hol-

lyford Track an all season track14 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring

Step out at Long Bay16 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth

Walks - walks worth doing18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Sawcut Gorge

Walk - with a surprize at the end24 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands

for fantastic walks28 Books: Paradise Saved28 Books: Peter Snell and the Kiwis

who flew29 Event: Thousands became walking

stars in Auckland night-time half marathon

30 Overseas Walks: Uncover Italy’s amazing Amalfi Coast

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Event: Rarotonga - a walk run

festival for addicts40 High Achievers: Green Prescription

helps a Northland family to be active again

41 Window on Waitakere: Thud, stunned, stiff!

42 Health: There are healthy alterna-tives to modern medicine

44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for September56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription60 Napier City Half Marathon

AUGUST 199 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: The Millennium

Track - beautiful in all seasons 8 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Island

Walk: a yacht and a pair of hik-ing boots

10 My Favourite short Walk: Te Puna Quarry Park Garden full of inter-esting treasures

13 New Zealand Short Walk: Anzac Park Scenic Reserve

14 Te Araroa Trail: New Puhoi Track opened

16 Monthly Photo Contest winners18 Walking Experience: Fulfilling

farmland venture on a one tree hill

20 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Piko Pathway officially opened

21 New Zealand Walk: Albany Scenic Reserve Track

22 Need2Know: Don’t underesti-mate the dangers asociated with rivers

23 New Zealand Walk: Brook fence clears final hurdle to Nelson Valley

24 Health: 6,000 keeps a day keeps OA limitations away

24 New Zealand Short Walk: Seaview Gardens Reserve

26 New Zealand Guided Walk: Saunter back into the 1930’s

28 Overseas Walks: Eight new guided tours added to Auswalk walking holidays

32 New Zealand Short Walk: Mangere Mountain Walk

33 High Achiever: Age no barier to climbing a mountain

34 Cycling Tours: Cycling the Rebuild Zone in Christchurch

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 High Achiever: Bubbly teen helped

by Active Families38 New Product: Walking lightly40 Need2Know: What you tread

you spread42 Window on Waitakere: Nest

searchers43 Health: Walking during pregnancy44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for August56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription60 Taupo Half Marathon

JULY 198 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: The Great New Zealand

Trek Stage 9 9 High Achievers: Inspiration on the

start line of Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon

10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River Walking Track

13 Event; 10k to 10k 14 New Zealand Walk: The Kaitake

Range16 Monthly Photo Contest winners18 Overseas Walks: Sydney’s new luxu-

ry hiking and camping experience 20 My Favourite Walk: Hidden trea-

sures close to home22 Overseas Walks: Escape the Win-

ter Blues24 New Zealand Walk : Helicpter

to Venus27 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett

Walking Track - absolutely in-credible

30 Overseas Walks: Cactus to clouds35 Event; 35th Cadbury Dunedin

Marathon in September38 New Zealand Walks: Great walks

planned for walking weekend40 Around the Clubs: Waoku Coach

Road42 Window on Waitakere: Top of

the table43 Health: Baseline amount of exercise

for a person to be healthy44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events51 Weather Forecast for July56 Country Breaks60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

JUNE 197 20144 Walk Talk 7 High Achiever: Green Prescription

paves way to healthier lifestyles 8 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker

Memorial Walkway10 New Zealand Walk: Te Hapu - sim-

plicity amoungst spendour12 New Zealand Walk: In the footsteps

of Scott on Quail Island 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners20 My Favourite Walk: Wairere Falls

after 30 years24 My Favourite Walk: Peak Hill Walk-

way has spectacular views26 New Zealand Walk: Tararua trea-

sures28 My Favourite Walk: Fiji water-

fall walk30 Overseas Walks: Baffling Bulgaria36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Overseas Walk: Lake Hart - a walk

on a salty lake40 Event: A sea of purple at Hamilton41 New Product: Socks you wished

Santa had delivered42 Window on Waitakere: Activ-

ity board43 Health: Morton’s Foot associated

with foot and ankle pain44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events49 Event: Record running for Welling-

ton Marathon50 Index for previous fourteen issues51 Weather Forecast for June56 Country Breaks59 Wellington Marathon60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

MAY 196 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Harihari

Coastal Walk10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis

in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic Reserve

10 News: Green Flag awards for Timber Trail and Waitomo Ru-akuri Walk

11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s newest park now open

12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River Trail

14 New Zealand Walks: Successful Manawatu Walking Festival

16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island with a fascinating history

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Take the kids to

Rangiwahia Hut21 Event: Dual charity fun event22 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune - full

of walking opportunities26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’s Trail

song26 Need to Know: Zero tolerance to

dumping in public reserves27 Need to Know: Closure of walk-

ing track puts Otway tourism on slippery slope

28 Need to Know: If things go wrong think Star

29 High Achiever: Well worth the effort

30 Overseas Walks: Granite Island: Home of Little Penguins

35 Product Marketplace: ReSkin: a second skin to prevent blisters

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 Overseas Walks: Portofino on the

Italian Riviera40 Around the Groups: Tiwai conser-

vation area42 Window on Waitakere: Double

vision43 Health: Fungal feet and toenail

infections very common44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather forecast for May56 Country Breaks60 Wellington Half Marathon

APRIL 195 2014 2 Hastings Half Marathon

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Ramblng in the

Papamoa Hills10 New Zealand Walk: Where there

is a whim there is a dray12 My Favourite Walk: The daily grind:

Mt Kau Kau Wellington13 New Zealand Walks: Walks around

Whangarei18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 News: The Freedom Walk revo-

lution21 My Favourite Walk: The Aucklandf

ten kilometre walk24 Event:Taieri Gorge Rail Walk26 Te Araroa Trail: Accident prompts

possible route change26 Overseas Walk: Walking a New

York ex- freight line28 New Zealand Walk: Mangatoro

Scenic Reserve30 Overseas Walks: Following the

footsteps of Dali36 Overseas Walks ands Tours38 Health: Why walkers can expe-

rience this type of back and hip pain

40 Event: Venue change has helped Hastings event

40 Event: Jamie’s marshalling ex-perience

41 My Favourite Walk: Whariti wan-dering

42 Event: Waihi Beach Fun Run/Walk43 Health: Cyclists need to be more

considerate44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Window on Waitakere: Easy bird

watching49 Christchurch Marathon50 Contents for previous 14 issues51 Weather forecast for April56 Country Breaks60 Wellington Half Marathon

MARCH 194 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the

Mountain’ Tongariro Northern Circuit

11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails connecting Wanganui with its hinterland

14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush walks

16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st anniversary

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Know before you go this summer!22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear

Park Trail23 New Zealand Walks:Minister opens

new Sutherland Falls Track24 My Favourite Walk: Twilight Bay26 My Favourite Walk: Mangaokewa

Reserve28 Event: Walking beneath the stars

for charity29 Event: Kauri Run turns 1030 Overseas Walks: Walking Italy’s

Dolomites ‘King of the Alps’38 Books: Ecosanctuaries38 Books: Among Secret Beauties40 My Favourite Walk: Waipu Caves41 High Achiever:New York City

Marathon - not just for runners40 Event: Manawatu to host first

walking festival43 Health: Where have the children

gone?44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Window on Waitakere: Those

numbers again49 High Achiever: Walking the World51 Weather forecast for March56 Country Breaks60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

FEBRUARY 193 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Finding heart

and soul at Catered Coast Walks 9 Event: 30 year old half mara-thon

- a popular Auckland event10 New Zealand Walks: Two Days

Bay walks12 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu

Estuary Walk13 New Zealand Walk: Foxton to

Himitangi Beach walk14 High Achiever:Award for walking

group leader16 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai

Walking Weekend18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Four Peaks

High Country Track23 Book: A volcanic guide to Ton-

gariro National Park24 Overseas Walks: Romania - a fun

place to walk

CONTENTS for previous 14 issues29 New Zealand Walk: River pathway

section opened30 Overseas Walks: Mullaghmore - a

walk over layered limestone33 New Zealand Walk: Walking over

Arthurs Pass36 Overseas Walks ands Tours38 New Zealand Walks: Sunset Coast

Walk - new walks for all the family40 Event: Taking on the Taniwha42 Health: Broken bone ends up

with DVT44 New Zealand Coming Events46 Overseas Coming Events49 High Achiever: Walking the World48 Window on Waitakere: Monitoring

day in the Waitakeres51 Weather forecast for February56 Country Breaks60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

JANUARY 192 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Pekepeka Wet-

land restored 8 Overseas Walks: Take a high coun-

try walking holiday this summer 9 New Zealand Walks: Goldfield

Cavalcades - have come a long way since 1991

10 New Zealand Walks: Four forests of the Far North

11 Book:Our Mountains12 New Zealand Walk: Exploring the

Manawatu Gorege Track14 New Zealand Walk: New Tawa

Track - an alternative Gorge track 16 New Zealand Walk: Sesquicenten-

nial Track - Southland20 New Zealand Walk: Tuatapere

Hump Ridge Track26 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic

Reserve28 Overseas Walks: Earth Sea, Sky -

Costa Rica30 Overseas Walk: Following in Wain-

wrights steps34 Event: Mahi Aroha doing it for

conservation38 New Zealand Walks: Walk Clutha

country’s golden trails43 Health: Have you an Iodine

deficiency?44 New Zealand Coming Events48 Event: Head2Head49 Window on Waitakere: Reality

shows51 Weather forecast for January56 Country Breaks59 Green Prescription60 The Great NZ Trek

DECEMBER 2013 191 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Ballroom

overhang 10 New Zealand Walk: Rangiwahia

Track upgrade12 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga

Trails - walks worth doing13 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore

Island Track 14 New Zealand Walks:Catlins Capers16 New Zealand Walk: Wairongomai

Valleys walk17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short

walks in New Zealand18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Ireland’s Din-

gle Way24 Window on Waitakere: Reality

shows25 Product Marketplace: Walking

great for your joints26 Event: Walking event exceeds

expectations27 Health: Heat injury during ex-

ercise30 Overseas Walks: Australia’s Heysen

Trail - a work in art35 Overseas Walks: Embrace the great

outdoors in Tasmania38 New Zealand Walk: Hogs Back

Track40 Event: Rotorua Marathon to

celebrate 50 years42 Training: Preparing to trek at

high altitudes43 Product Marketplace:Sketchers

Summer Collection44 New Zealand Coming Events46 Overseas Coming Events48 Event: Cadburys Dunedin Mara-

thon events51 Weather forecast for December56 Country Breaks59 Night-time walking marathon60 Green Prescription



The Moon controls the weather. Each moon phase has a changing effect. The atmostphere has a tide that is forever changing and the weather is what results. Shaded areas depict rain or showers.

According toKen Ring

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FEBRUARY WEATHER FORECAST

DAILY SUMMARY1st FEBRUARY 2015Gale northwesterlies in eastern areas from Wairarapa to South-land and possible tree damage in Southland and Otago. Westerlies over the South Island.2nd FEBRUARY 2015High temperature in Blenheim.3rd FEBRUARY 2015Possible low temperature from southerlies at Manapouri.7th-11th FEBRUARY 2015Anticyclonic conditions with easterlies over the northern half of the North Island. 12th FEBRUARY 2015Over the next four weeks expect more frequent depressions over central New Zealand giving more frequent easterlies over the South Island with westerlies over northern New Zealand. It may be warm in the north and west of the South Island, wet in the South Island high country

and cloudy over much of the South Island. Other wet areas will be eastern Bay of Plenty, north and central Wairarapa, Buller and the Tekapo Basin. Dry weather should prevail in western parts of the North Island from Northland to Manawatu and Gisborne. It may be cloudy over Gisborne, Taranaki and the King Country. However, about average sunshine may occur in many northern re-gions of the North Island including Bay of Plenty. Mean temperatures may be slightly above average in Buller, Nelson, Westland, North Canterbury and the South Island high country but near average over the rest of New Zealand. A depression brings moist north-easterlies and substantial rainfall to parts of Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, East Cape and Hawkes Bay at the beginning of March,

12th FEBRUARY 2015Anticyclonic conditions with southeasterlies over northern New Zealand.14th FEBRUARY 2015Unsettled weather as a trough of low pressure moves across central regions with easterlies over the South Island.18th FEBRUARY 2015A trough covers northern regions while a ridge of high pressure ex-tends over the South Island from an anticyclone in the mid-Tasman Sea. 20th FEBRUARY 2015Warm northwesterlies.22nd-4th MARCH 2015Easterlies in the north. 23rd FEBRUARY 2015Southerly change.25th FEBRUARY 2015Anticyclonic conditions. Possible low temperature at Taupo airport.Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skew-ing may occur around 4th (full moon), 6th (apogee), 19th

Sunday 1st Feb 2015 Monday 2nd Feb 2015 Tuesday 3rd Feb 2015 Wednesday 4th Feb 2015 Thursday 5th Feb 2015 Friday 6th Feb 2015 Saturday 7th Feb 2015

Sunday 8th Feb 2015 Monday 9th Feb 2015 Tuesday 10th Feb 2015 Wednesday 11th Feb 2015 Thursday 12th Feb 2015 Friday 13th Feb 2015 Saturday 14th Feb 2015

Sunday 15th Feb 2015 Monday 16th Feb 2015 Tuesday 17th Feb 2015 Wednesday 18th Feb 2015 Thursday 19th Feb 2015 Friday 20th Feb 2015 Saturday 21st Feb 2015

Sunday 22nd Feb 2015 Monday 23rd Feb 2015 Tuesday 24th Feb 2015 Wednesday 25th Feb 2015 Thursday 26th Feb 2015 Friday 27th Feb 2015 Saturday 28th Feb 2015


NORTH ISLANDNORTHLANDKAITAIAFAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after 3pm.BAY OF ISLANDSBAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Bert Vanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773DARGAVILLEDARGAVILLE TRAMPING GROUP: Last Sunday of month (AM), Maxine Stringer 09-439-7815, 09-439-6029,[email protected] SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-430-3470CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo or Hugh Knight 09-438-7976KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Kensington Recep-tion, 09-437-4404GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUPS: 0800-228-483HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Thursday (AM), Val Babe 09-437-1657HIKURANGI WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM)KAMO 60’s UP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Yvonne 09-435-1101KENSINGTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Thursday (PM), Sport Northland 09-437-4404TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09-435-0746WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM)WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441GREAT BARRIER ISLANDBARRIER TRAMPING& BEER LOVERS CLUB: Sunday, John Brock 09-429-0211

AUCKLANDOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks, tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.orgAUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM), (IA),Praemi Perera 09-836-9161, www.aucklandnaturalhistoryclub.orgALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Tramps, walks, cycling, Sunday, Saturday, Marianne Rienhard 09-575-2429ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Sunday, Saturday & weekdays, tramps, walks , Beryl Borthwick 09-444-9667 or Sue Fitzpatrick 09-576-1069THUMBS UP ADVENTURE GROUP (TUAC): Alan Grigg 027-493-6850, Libby 021-137-1488, Leonie 021-222-8982, www.tuac.co.nzAUCKLAND CENTRALAUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Sarah Hart 09-625-7891, [email protected] WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Ray Vickers 09-576-6906AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-576-9807RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www.sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Doug Astley 09-620-4923AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Michelle Lee 09-358-1296BLOCKHOUSE BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Len Govind 09-627-9911ELLERSLIE Y’S WALKING CLUB: Olive Andrews 09-634-4148EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday, Sally 09-522-5321EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Don Hay 09-636-9730LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-846-0788MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-445-3808, www.oacnz.orgST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09-528-9726WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901

LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWEST AUCKLANDBLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, www.bluetopwalkers.org.nzFIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday to Saturday, Anne, 09-813-0021FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), Ethel Denscombe 09-818-3561GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Wednesday (PM) and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230 GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne 09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM), Alene Couchman 09-818-2580KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin 09-838-6553KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09-818-6084KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday and Sunday (AM), Mic Baker 09-626-3232MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Sunday (AM), Shena McGregor 09-412-8076MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665 or 021-517-049NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednesday, Lorraine, 09-827-8663RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith 09-832-5692RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09-832-4069RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-412-9952SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Lyn Mountier 09-838-1599TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sunday (AM), Malcolm 09-834-4101 or Diane or Graham 09-834-4423TE ATATU SOUTH ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: Te Atatu South, Wednesday, Edna, 09-834-1401THE HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Brian Ashmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Miranda 09-817-9677TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212,www.titirangiwalkers.comWEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour, Friday (AM), Lorna Lyon, 09-416-7871Y’s WALKING HENDERSON: Tuesdays, Thursday, Sarah, 09-836-8031Y’s Walkers, Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Dan Gofin 09-627-9993WAIATARUA WALKERS:Oratia, Saturday (AM), 09-814-9945WANDERWOMEN ADVENTURES: 09-360-7330WALKING WAITAKERE WEDNESDAY WALKS: Wednesday, (AM), May to October, Kay Lindley 09-837-8820WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), www.trampwest.co.nzNORTH SHORE10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-461060’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams 09-478-2462ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), Patsy Hulse 09-410-9353BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-482-1320,www.nstc.org.nzBIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson 09-414-5351BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday

(PM), Dave Pampitt 09-410-5287DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM), Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM), Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM), Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-268-4154, [email protected] WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM), Marjorie Andrew 09-413-9065HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM), Judy Mayn 09-480-5279MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM), Paula Cole 09-444-6435MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Carol Buckner 09-479-7804MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sunday (AM), Sue Pearson 09-449-2221NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: www.nstc.org.nzNORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote. Tuesday, Lorenza Pun 09-443-3392 [email protected] WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09-473-1931WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne Lindsay 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzY’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), Malcolm Curtis 09-444-3823NORDIC WALKING GROUPSAcacia Cove Nordic Walking Group: Sunday (AM) Jenny Wills 09-267-5416Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), June Steven-son 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09-473-4489Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-271-3324YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 RODNEY10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Ivan Melville 09-425-4999HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), Malcolm Keane 09-420-8739HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Pam Jordan 021-136-6129, [email protected] NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-427-9321SCOTTS LANDING WALKING GROUP: RD2, Warkworth, Sunday (AM), Angela McIntyre 09-425-5854SNELLS BEACH WALKING GROUP: Warkworth, Wednesay (AM), Jenny Burton 09-425-5583WELLSFORD ROAD RUNNERS & JOGGERS: Second Sunday (AM), Thurs-day (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09-431-4692WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWAIHEKE ISLANDWAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Shaona Maddle, 09-372-6645COUNTIES/MANUKAUHOWICK TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Gayle Sephton 027-635-4063PUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sunday (AM), 09-238-9820WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09-232-8844PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739MANUKAU TRAMPING CLUB: Judith Walker, 09-296-6977MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM)HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-535-6467

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HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Noel Newsome 09-278-4962

WAIKATOHAMILTONFRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM), (BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM), Nella Barron 07-846-3103CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-855-4281DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-855-2224HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Nell Bradburn 07-856-3787MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms 07-855-2497NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman 07-847-4873SILVERDALE WALKING GROUP: Sister Anne Marie Jones 07-856-8980CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069WESTFIELD MALL WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM) Westfield Mall ChartwellHAMILTON MARATHON CLINIC:Tuesday (PM), Sunday (AM), Sharon 07-854-9214TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM)MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Diana Ammann 07-823-6147WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07-827-3097WANDERERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin 07-855-1335CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033KAIHERE/PATETONGAKAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011MATAMATAMATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07-888-6054MORRINSVILLEMORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088OTOROHANGAOTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)PAEROAPAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally 07-862-8409PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, Julie Stephen-son 07-867-7011PUTARURUPUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927PIOPIOSILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), June O’Donoghue, 07-877-8492TAIRUATAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-868-6025THAMESTHAMES WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-868-6025TAUPOTAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday (AM), Bernie Rolls 07-378-9229TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Weekends (AM or PM), Isabel Hutcheon 07-376-9319MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (BIA), Betty Stockman 07-378-4992WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957

WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229TE AROHATE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184TE AWAMUTUTE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973 or Kathy 07-870-2006TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Ross Thomas 07-871-5022TE KUITITWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867TOKOROATOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

BAY OF PLENTYCOROMANDELCOROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-866-7101or 07-866-8560KATIKATIKATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), Maddy Pyle 07-552-0215KAWERAUKAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304ROTORUACROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07 348-2538LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Colin Smyth 027-499-941, [email protected], www.lakecity.co.nzGREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07-347-6173MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Glenys Searancke 07-348-4243ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane 07-345-6362ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey 07-348-1471ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07-346-3772WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 TAURANGA/MT MAUNGANUIAGE CONCERN: Tauranga, Wednesday (AM), 07-578-2631CITY ON ITS FEET: Days and areas, (BIA), Penny 07-578-9610STEPPING OUT JOGGING CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, (AM), (IA), 07-544-0316FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird.org.nz, TaurangaHEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891KAIMAI RAMBLERS TRAMPING GROUP: Wednesday, Roger 07-544-1622Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, [email protected] , www.mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Steffi 07-574-7527NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07-577-0711MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-062650 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Ross 07-576-4852TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07-576-4207TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984PAK N BOOTS: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516TE PUKETE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306WAIHIWAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011

WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633 or Barry 07-863-4597WHAKATANESUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I), Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), Noel Jones, 07-308-7101WHITIANGAWHITIANGA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord, 07-868-6025WHANGAMATAWHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-868-6025WHANGAMATA ROAD RUNNERS & WALKERS: 07-865-6580WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from SurfclubWHANGA SENIOR WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-7022

EAST COASTGISBORNEGISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Margaret Badger 06-868-4785

HAWKES BAYHASTINGSBRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06-879-7077HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06-877-0017HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06-877-2114HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06-878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nzNAPIERAHURIRI WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (I), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805NAPIER WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), (I), Lyn 06-835-7704NAPIER SOUTH WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (B), Maria Rogers 06-843-1225RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely 06-843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nzYs WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 or Nola 06-843-7912TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWSTARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (IA), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333

TARANAKIINDEPENDENT WALKERS TARANAKI: Saturday (PM). North: Ray/Mary 06-756-7798. Central: Wallace/Nancye 06-762-2861. South: Alan/Jean 06-278-6846NEW PLYMOUTHCARRINGTON WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Catherine McKee 06-753-3254TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06-758-3974FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & Michelle GiddyFITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Marlene 06-758-8749 or Marilyn 06-757-2022WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429 or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (PM), www.npjw.co.nzTARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06-756-7255STRATFORDSTRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Ivan Coates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255



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HAWERAHAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228ELTHAMKIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes 06-764-8984

WANGANUIWANGANUICASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-344-5434WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137WAVERLEYSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06-346-5613OHAKUNESPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06-385-4055MARTONSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James 06-327-7607

MANAWATUPALMERSTON NORTHHOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06-354-3342HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/hot-whitu-chicksMANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 06-353-7175PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken-nedy 06-350-8617MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06-356-4384WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216FEILDINGSENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes 06-323-5470FOXTONFOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987LEVINLEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan 06-368-3622WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, 06-367-9070LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

WAIRARAPAMASTERTONWALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703MARTINBOROUGHMARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

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BROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www.buggywalk.co.nzFOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-383-6276MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Bay, 04-383-7464WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, MiramarKARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, KelburnKARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-478-8799TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nzWEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna HarwoodWELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica GouldWELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04-478-9201WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833LOWER HUTTWALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04-567-5727WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04-970-6901TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04-526-7440LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, EastbourneALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445PORIRUAFRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, TawaTAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764UPPER HUTTAURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, [email protected] TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper HuttTRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906UPPER VALLEY WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Allison 04-563-6661KAPITIKAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email [email protected],www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkersKAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: [email protected], www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or Steve Golledge 04-904-5904SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

NORTH ISLANDMARLBOROUGHBLENHEIM50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Colin 03-572-9423 or Joan 03-578-1922PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

NELSONMOTUEKAMOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03-

528-6290NELSONNELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03-548-3655NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-541-8414TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03-544-2286WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA), Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor Information CentreWAIMEA TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM) (PM), [email protected], www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nzTAKAKAGOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and overnight trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURYCHRISTCHURCHACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-941-8999AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060AVONSIDE KIWI SENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jan 03-389-2755AVONHEAD KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Bess 03-342-7647AFTER WORK WALKING CLUBS: around Christchurch, (BI), for all ages and fitness levels, recreation clerk, CCC 03-371-1778.ARAI-WALKERS: Wednesday, Wainoni/Aranui, Natalie Hoani, 03-388-2593ARTHRITIC AMBLERS: Wednesday, (B) suitable for people with physical disabilities, Trevor Randall 03-385-7446BEXLEY KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Kath 03388-6161BARRINGTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Nita 03-337-1493BECKENHAM WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (PM), Di 03-385-3452BISHOPDALE RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM) (I), Bishopdale, Paul Muir 03-359-7971BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), www.bishop-daletrampers.org.nzBURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-332-4952BRIGHTON RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), New Brighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednesday, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendly race walking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM), Darryn Welham 03-960-3808CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton 03-942-5453CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-382-2302CCC GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday (PM) (IA), Norm Wells 03-981-5487CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057: Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982 or Hope 03-389-7997CCC SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), (IA), 03-941-5409CCC SOCKBURN: Tuesday (AM) (IA), Estelle 03-342-7841:Friday (AM) (IA), Jo 03-349-7146CCC WEEKEND WANDERS: Sunday (PM) (IA), Marilyn 03-338-3826CHRISTCHURCH PERSONAL GUIDING SERVICE: Daily (AM) (BIA), Cathedral Square, C Tonge 03-981-6350CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON CLINIC: Saturday (AM), Neil Messenger 03-322-7709CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA), Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356CRUSADERS WALKERS: Tuesday (BI), (50’s and above age group), Pauline 03-385-9947DARLINGTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), Bill 03-385-1925DIAMOND HARBOUR RAMBLERS: Tuesday, Hunters Road, (IA), Noeline Coleman 03-329-4566EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03-329-18656.5PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-338-8306KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), Lyane Graham


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03-327-5679KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburban groups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social group for gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-337-6103LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM) (B), 03-389-5303LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Goodwin 03-328-7235MAIREHAU LADIES PROBUS, Tuesday, Leah 03-385-6310MARYVILLE KIWISENIORS:: Monday (AM), Valmai 03-377-8742MERIVALE KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), June 03-355-8703MT PLEASANT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Pauline 03-384-4794NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03-981-1798NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03-388-7335NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-388-3237NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-385-5338NEW BRIGHTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000NZ VIVENDI SOCIETY: Sunday, Janet 03-389-1609PAPANUI WALK ‘n’ TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-6840OXFORD WALKING GROUP: Monday Thursday (AM), Coral Gilbertson 03-312-3155OPAWA KIWISENIORS: Monday, Tuesday (AM), (BI), Carol 03-332-5638PAPANUI KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Elaine 03-352-7519PAPANUI WALK ‘n’TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-8999PARKLANDS KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), (BI), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday, Gloucester Street, (BIA), Rick Bolch 03-338-5156PIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-322-7220PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03-389-8607PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), Beverley Church 03-383-5448Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ira Wil-liams 03-342-8172 or Carol Roscoe 03-337-5901RICCARTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Enid 03-348-9351ROWLEY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Lee Tuki 03-373-8150ROVER HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BI), Steve Mitchell 03-348-8195SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B), leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03-941-5409“ A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley, Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553 SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA), Ray 03-332-0555ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA), Audrey 03-348-9157SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03-332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03-389-2285



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WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterbury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 or Alison Jarvis 03-338-2678“Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689, Bishopdale Community Centre, 03-359-8330“Y’s TREKKERS”: Monday, Port Hills, (IA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689YMCA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), Jill O’Connor 03-366-0689WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ted Hill 03-323-9311WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-192130 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme, Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-9412-8999

RURAL CANTERBURYCHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-329-1865LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060ASHBURTONASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv & Jackie Gilbert 03-308-5894KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday (AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury, 03-307-0475ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesday of month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880, www.doc.govt.nzMT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, Torika Pat-terson 03-308-5868ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174, www.st-davids.org.nzWALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662

STH CANTERBURYPLEASANT POINTPLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03-614-7524TIMARUTIMARU HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM), March to October, Alister 03-686-1010GLENITI WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Edna 03-688-0779HIGHFIELD WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Joy, 03-688-9888KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Verna Parker, Sport Canterbury, 03-686-0751MARCHWIEL WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Colleen, 03-688-6231SOUTHEND WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Bev, 03-688-8381WANDERERS WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Brian Illingworth 03-684-9355

WEST COASTGREYMOUTHGREYMOUTH CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE WALKING GROUP: Nora Sheard, 03-768-6479GREYMOUTH OVER 50’S: Graham Schaef, 03-768-7437GREYMOUTH DAUDLERS: Yvonne Davison 03-768-6664KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Don Monk SWC 03-768-0775RUNANGA WALKING GROUP: Pat Butler 03-762-7665BLACKBALL WALKING GROUP: Charlie Quibell 03-732-4887

HOKITIKAHOKITIKA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037HARI HARI KIWISENIORS: Historic walks (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466

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CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767OAMARUSENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Margie Car-rington 03-434-8484DUNEDINACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114ARIKI WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Karen Martin 03-456-4223CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Keiran Columb 03-489-4027DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03-476-2344GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03-467-5999HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03-472-8302LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Janette Anderson 03-476-2830MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), Kieran Hurring 03-453-4423MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher 03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863MOSGIEL 50’s FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Roberta Telfer 03-488-3175OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime 03-453-6185OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-489-4071PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM), Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Ian Flem-ing 03-489-8964TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), Chris James 03-488-2228WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 3d (& 5th) Tuesday, (AM), Prue Turnbull 03-454-3991Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-200060 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-208060’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-445760’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Murray Bolt, 03-454-221160 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-476-1545ALEXANDRAALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nzQUEENSTOWNWAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525WANAKAWANAKA WALKING Group: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), (BI), Marion Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLANDINVERCARGILL60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Olive Swain 03-214-4802YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Sutherland, 03-218-8738BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, ww-wsportsouthland.co.nzGOREBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 3rd Tuesday, Susie Burrows 03-208-3846, wwwsportsouthland.co.nzHOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053NORTHERN SOUTHLANDBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nzTE ANAUBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, ww-wsportsouthland.co.nz


Two or Three Day Unguided Coast WalkWhangarei Heads, Northland, N.Z.

Private and public tracks, ocean and harbour beaches Return to new, purpose-built accommodation each nightFabulous, fresh foodOnly three hours from Auckland CBDCheck out our specials on-line

Phone: 09 434 0571 www.coastwalks.co.nz

NORTHLAND

BAY OF PLENTY

Step into NZ’s Heart…

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WAIKATO

Walk the Maungataurari CrossingKayak the Arapuni LakeOR just sample the homemade food and soak up the ambience.

Where: Out in the Styx Cafe at Pukeatua, Waikato(40 mins from Hamilton)

A dropoff, a 4-6 hour Walk, a Hot Shower & Spa, an amazing Din-ner, Bed & breakfast.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

Phone 07-872-4505 or freephone 0800-461-559Website: www.styx.co.nz

GISBORNE

WANGANUI

Whareama Coastal Walk

Phone (06) 372 3722 www.whareamawalk.co.nz

Fully catered 2 or 3 Day Walking Adventure over private farmland and isolated Wairarapa coastline.

GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS


Book one of our scheduled trips or ask us to design an itineraryJe

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- Guided walks in New Zealand and the South Pacific -

Grade: easy to medium

NZ, Lower North Island • Australia • Samoa

WAIRARAPA

WAIRARAPA

Incredible

06 342 8823 I [email protected]

Your rural escape

www.pakirafarmstayandwalks.co.nz

Enjoy walking on a large NZ sheep and cattle farm with stunning views

of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Taranaki.

www.mataia.co.nz or ph: 09 420 5312

Discover the southern Kaipara with our unguided multi-day catered walks through a unique private farm and intensive conservation project featuring native bush, salt-marsh wetlands, coastal forest and rolling farmland.

MATAIA WALKS


NELSON/WEST COAST

WAIRARAPA


WAIRARAPA

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping in the very heart of the Eastern Taranaki backcountry. (2 to choose from)

• Inclusive package of transport (from Stratford) accommoda-tion and meals.

• September to May best months.• Matemateaonga Track package of transport, jetboat, hut

passes also arranged.

For further information contact:Carol or Dave Digby

Phone 06-765-7482 (evenings)email: [email protected]

website: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz

“Bridge to Somewhere”

SOUTH ISLAND

* October to March/April * Groups 4 - 10 people

Phone: 06 374 3513 for bookings (evenings)Website:www.akitio-glenorawalk.co.nzEmail: [email protected]

Akitio-Glenora Walk - New Zealands newest private walk, our best kept secret

Spectacular northern Wairarapa countryside, coastal & Native bush.

Fully catered 2,3 or 4 day walks


As seen on Country Calendar

3 day unguided coast and bush walk

www.kawakawastationwalk.co.nz06 307 8989

harringtonsmotorlodge.co.nzDiscover Manawatu’s Beehive Creek,

Sledge Track, Gorge walks . . .

0800 282 848

MANAWATU

TARANAKI

Ph 0800 00 11 66Check out our website for details www.adventuresouth.co.nz/cycle_trails

Adventure South operates guided tours on most grade 1 & 2 trails – an ideal way to get exercise, meet new friends and stay healthy.

With 23 cycle trails under the Nga Haerenga cycleway umbrella, there is something for everyone.

Want to try something di�erent this summer...?

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Fun Cycling Tours to Beautiful South Island

Locations

Fully supported cycling, great food, comfortable beds and fabulous scenery. Group or individual bookings welcome, bike hire available.

Contact The Molesworth Tour Company today for your next holiday.

[email protected]

www.molesworthtours.co.nz

Ph. 03 5728025

Molesworth Station Cycle Tour - 4 or 5 days Tasman Great Taste Cycle Tour - 5 days

Alps2Ocean Cycle Tour - 5 days

SOUTH ISLAND

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You can now view back issues of Walking New Zealand magazine,

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Three days real hiking made easySee ancient bush, pristine beach, snowy peaksFarm accommodation - Bags transferred daily

www.kaikouratrack.co.nzphone 03 319 2715

MARLBOROUGH

NELSON/WEST COAST

STEWART ISLAND

CANTERBURY

Country Breaks the place to promote for more

customers

Contact Michelle Smithmichelle @walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Make this your first multi-day tramp

www.bankstrack.co.nz

BanksPeninsula TrackSelf guided two orfourday walks

* Delightful and well equipped accommodation* Great value tramping - the Kiwi favourite* There is now a full pack cartage option for groups



p 03 226 6739 or 0800 HUMP RIDGE (486774) w www.humpridgetrack.co.nz e [email protected]

More wilderness ... less peopleBOOK NOW: Packages from Basic Tramping at $175 to Guided Walking at $1595

SOUTHLAND

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Walk with us on these Top TracksSmall Groups, Great Guides,

Great StoriesOur portering system makes it easy

John Croxford, Dodson Road, RD1,Takaka Tel/Fax 03-525-7177

www.kahurangiwalks.co.nz

Day & multi-day options Gourmet meals & trail snacks Door-to-door Nelson transport Small groups Professional, safe, informative & fun guiding service

www.southernwilderness.com Tel: 03 545 7544

Email: [email protected]

Gourmet Guided Walks Heaphy, Abel Tasman & Nelson Lakes

A unique four days walk or mountain bike ride in idyllic South Canterbury

Phone 03-685-4848Email: [email protected]


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