Walking New Zealand 156

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New Zealand’s recreation walking magazine

Overseas Walk:

Glaciers, fjords, waterfallsand railways

New Zealand walk:

North Shore CoastalWalk

New Zealand walk;

Papaitonga Scenic Reserve

New Zealand walk:

Experience Ahuriri

New Zealand walk

Summerhill Farm -a BOP secret

Event:

Kaweka Challenge - an iconic event

New Zealand walk;

Ambling to The Anchorage

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4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Papaitonga Scenic Reserve 8 New Zealand walks: Experience Ahuriri11 Motivation: Embrace the new12 New Zealand walks: Ambling to The Anchorage16 Books: Dreamers of the Day - history of

Auckland’d Regional Parks16 Books:The New Zealand Adventure Guide15 Motivation: The festive season bulge17 Te Araroa Trail:18 New Zealand walks: Unveiling the mystery21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Summerhill Farm - a BOP

secret26 New Zealand walks: North Shore Coastal Walk30 Overseas walks: Glaciers, fjords, waterfalls and

railways35 Event: Rotary Sunset Coast Walk at Waiuku36 Overseas walks: Working and trekking in Nepal -

Trekking the Ghandruk - Ghorepani Circuit38 High achiever: From family “fat” kid to working on

her six pack38 Readers views: Now free of diseases side effects39 Health: Easing sore shoulders while walking40 Event: Kaweka Challenge - an iconic event41 Window on Waitakere: The year of the robin42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for January44 New Zealand coming events47 Overseas coming events48 Overseas walks and tours49 Overseas walks and tours50 Nordic Walking: Events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking - intensify your

aerobic training52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 The Great New Zealand Trek60 Xterra Rotorua Festival

Issue No 156 - 2011

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PrizewinnersThe winners of the this month’s Walk-ing New Zealand promotion are: CardPedometer - Mrs Jean Whalley,Christchurch and a six month subscrip-tion extension to Walking New Zea-land magazine - Ross & Denise Lyttle,Mt Maunganui.

Studies show that walking can:- Reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke- Lower blood pressure- Reduce high cholesterol and improve blood lipid profile- Reduce body fat- Enhance mental well being- Increase bone density, hence helping to prevent osteoporosis- Reduce the risk of cancer of the colon- Reduce the risk of non insulin dependant diabetes- Help to control body weight- Help osteoarthritis- Help flexibility and co-ordination hence reducing the risk offalls

Why walking is good for you?

Bridges and boardwalks keep on growingThree new bridges have been installed on the Mangorei Track in the Egmont National Park. It’spart of the ongoing maintenance programme for the 517 structures which include, staircases,ladders, boardwalks, safety barriers, and viewing towers.The Mangorei track leads to the Pouakai Hut and the popular Pouakai Circuit. New boardwalksand bridges have upgraded the upper section to a “back country comfort seeker track,” andDOC has plans to complete the upgrade all the way to the Park boundary over the next twoyears.“We’ve had some great feedback about what we’ve been able to do so far,” said DOC’s VisitorAssets Manager Dave Rogers. ‘We have the budget to continue but there’s a lot of boardwalkand steps to build and fit yet. It’s a high rainfall area and steep country with highly erosive volcanicsoils. That’s the reason behind the boardwalks. A shingle track soon scours out but a well constructedboardwalk will last a long time and attract more users. That’s what we want to see — a widerange of people enjoying their Park.”The new bridges on the Mangorei Track replace three that have been there for 25 years. “That’sabout the lifespan for a bridge up there,” said Capital Projects Ranger Paul Marshall. “Some lasta little longer and DOC staff inspects them every two years. An engineer load tests them every sixyears and new building regulations have led to higher safety rails on any new bridges. They’vegrown 100mm because we’re growing taller.”

We are looking for readers’ favourite walks. Many of us goout regularly walking on a route which we class as our favourite,for a number of reasons.

Perhaps because for it’s scenery, it’s safe, it’s challenging, it’sflat, it’s hilly, it’s varied, or for whatever reason.

We would like you to tell us in your own words what is youfavourite walk and why. Email us a story from say 250 up to 1200words including a photo or photos.

We will now give you a FREE subscription (six months ormore, depending on the article), or extension to Walking New

Your favourite walk could win you a free subscriptionZealand magazine for walks published.

You can also post an article to Walking New Zealand, Freepost78863, P O Box 1922, Palmerston North, or fax 06-358-6864.

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[email protected] put “My Favourite Walk” in the subject line.

How many calorieswill I burn walking?A 150-pound man burns 100calories per mile; a 200-pound man burns 133calories per mile; and a 250-pound man burns 166calories per mile.You burn virtually the samenumber of calories whetheryou run or walk a mile; youjust get there faster if you run.

GRx continues to promotehealthier lifestyles

Recently the Ministry of Health conducted the first annual surveywith Green Prescription (GRx) patients since the transfer of GRxfrom SPARC in July 2009. Patients surveyed were those who wereissued GRx July-December 2009.

Here are some of the findings from the over 3000 respondents:

• Six to eight months after receiving their Green Prescription,58% of patients are still more active than they were beforegetting their GRx

• 70% have noticed changes in their health• 51% generally feel better• 56% feel stronger and fitter• 45% have lost weight• 66% encouraged others to be active• 66% are active by themselves• 27% are active with a family member• 22% are active with friends• 24% are active in a GRx community group or programme• 56% have made changes to their diet (32% of these peopleare eating healthier and cutting down on fatty foods andtakeaways)Eighty two percent are satisfied with the overall support receivedfrom Regional Sports Trusts and Primary Health Organisations.The main drivers of satisfaction continue to be the encouragingand supportive behaviour of GRx support personnel duringfollow up contact and improved health, motivation, confidenceand happiness.Once again walking is the most popular activity (69%), swimming(45%) gym (42%) water or pool activities (35%) and GRxcommunity groups or programmes (24%).As for previous years, two thirds of the survey respondents wereaged over 50 years and two thirds were female European NewZealanders made up 66% of the respondents, Maori 18% andPacific peoples 9%.


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If your new year’s resolution is to get fit, learn more and havefun, you’re in luck.You can do all this in the dark on our warm balmy nights. Yes,the ever popular Nightwalks with Nature are back again overJanuary and February So pack up your parka, your flashlight,the family, and the essential insect repellent to discover theWaitakere ranges night time flora and fauna, and to learn moreabout The Ark in the Park project.The guided walks are run in two separate programmes by twoseparate groups as usual. The Bat Walks are run by Aratakithroughout January and can be booked by phoning 09 8170089, and the Ark in the Park Nightwalks, featuring Night Plants,Cave Weta Tunnels, Freshwater Fish, Spiders, Moths, Glow-wormsand much more, are in February and can be booked byphoning 09 837 8820.Nightwalks with Nature is brought to you by the AucklandRegional Council, The Ark in the Park, and HealthWEST PHO.Booking is essential and spaces are limited to 20 for each walk.As we always have to turn people away you need to bookearly. For a registration form and brochure, please contact:Kay Lindley, phone 09 837 8820 or 027 274 2280, email:[email protected], www.healthwest.co.nz.

Mainlanders more likely to vistnational parks as North Islanders

A new survey indicates that South Islanders are twice as likely to visit a national park as their NorthIsland counterparts.With the Department of Conservation (DOC) asking New Zealanders to ‘Show your country youlove it’ during Conservation Week (September 12 – 19), the survey 1 reveals: * One in three (32%) South Island residents visited a national park last year compared to one insix (17%) North Island residents. * One in three (29%) Christchurch residents visited a national park last year compared to one inten (11%) Aucklanders and one in six (17%) Wellingtonians.

Barbara Browne, DOC’s General ManagerOperations for the North Island, said the figureswere both encouraging and revealing.“It’s fantastic that one in three people on theMainland headed to a national park last year – itshows that public conservation land really countsin the daily lives of those living in the South Island,”she said.“So are North Islanders less interested in the placesthat make New Zealand so special? I don’t thinkso - I think with only four of New Zealand’s 14National Parks north of Cook Strait, North Islandersare simply less able to access the National Parkexperience.“That’s why we are working hard to create more

recreation opportunities closer to our biggest population centres.”This includes: * An award winning programme to breathe life back into Motutapu and Rangitoto Islands inthe Hauraki Gulf Marine Park – providing new protected wildlife sanctuaries and additionalrecreation opportunities on Auckland’s doorstep. * Work on a proposed new National Park centred around Northland’s magnificent kauri forestsand including New Zealand’s largest known living kauri tree – Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest) * On-going work with local communities to create a series of new cycle and walking trails inthe Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Central North Island and Wanganui regions.“We know Aucklanders value the special places close to their city – more than 300 000 peoplevisit the Goat Island Marine Reserve a year – we’re encouraging them to get out as often as theycan to enjoy the wonderful conservation opportunities on offer.”

How many walks do you need to take this week to make a bigdent in your stroke risk? Just a handful of 30-minute hikes couldhave a majorimpact.In a study, womenwho walked atleast two hours aweek — think 30-minute walk, fourtimes — were 30percent less likelyto suffer a strokecompared withnonwalkers.In the 12-yearstudy, walkingpace also played a role in preventing strokes. It paid to focuson more than just a leisurely stroll. In fact, being able to coverone mile in 20 minutes was ideal. Women who averaged thispace had a 37 percent lower risk of stroke compared with thenonwalkers.Walking regularly at a moderate pace can lower blood pressure,reduce plaque buildup and inflammation in your arteries, helpyour blood vessels function better, and improve your blood lipidprofile and insulin sensitivity — all of which help keep your strokerisk low. How fortunate that walking also happens to be one ofthe easiest exercises around!

Stop a stroke with thismany walks

Walking eventresults

Long Distance Walking Champion-

ships, Whakatu

Men - Senior 50km: Quentin Rew (Wgtn)

4h 25m 19s 1, Graeme Jones (Hastings) 4h 30m

44s 2, David Sim (Akld) 5h 40m 25s 3. Masters

60-64 50km: Peter Zwart (Pal/Nth) 5h 25m 42s

1. Senior 10km: Mike Parker (Akld) 50m 6s 1.

M16 5km: Matthew Holcroft (Ham) 25m 20s 1.

M16 10km: Holcroft 50m 1s 1. M19 5km: Dan-

iel Lord (Cant) 27m 58s 1.

Masters 10km, 40-44: David Smyth (Aust)

59m 59s 1. 45-49: David Wackrow (Taranaki) 59m

41s 1, Des Hussey (Tar) 1h 6m 17s 2. 55-59: Eric

Kemsley (Tar) 54m 45s 1, Philip Grimmett

(Wgtn) 1h 8m 55s 2, John Leonard (Wgtn) 1h

11m 4s 3.

Women.- Senior 10km: Roseanne Robinson

(Otago) 53m 10s 1, Alana Barber (Akld) 1h 0m

8s 2. Senior 15km: Robinson 1h 22m 27s 1, Bar-

ber 1h 32m 0s 2. W19 5km: Rowena Meikle

(Cant) 33m 53s 1. W16 5km: Sarah-Amy

Drummond (Akld) 33m 5s 1, Renee Moratti

(Tar) 34m 31s 2. W16 10km: Drummond 1h 7m

13s 1.

Masters 10km, 40-44: Nyle Sunderland (Nel-

son) 1h 1m 24s 1, Katie Tahere (Tar) 1h 10m 9s

2. 45-49: Vanessa Lowl (Tar) 1h 2m 24s 1, Serena

Coombes (Tar) 1h 8m 42s 2. 55-59: Sue Hoskin

(Pal/Nth) 1h 1m 17s 1, Anne Fraser (Tar) 1h

12m 29s 2. 60-64: Marlene White (Tar) 1h 7m

36s 1, Shirley Barber (Akld) 1h 9m 11s 2. Mas-

ters 20km, 40-44: Sunderland 2h 5m 3s 1, Tahere

2h 23m 50s 2. 55-59: Hoskin 2h 6m 1s 1, Fraser

2h 31m 33s 2. 60-64: White 2h 17m 28s 1, Bar-

ber 2h 22m 51s 2.

Waterfront 5km Series

John Roskvist won the walk in 32m 3s.

Daphne Jones won the women’s walk in 35m

20s.

Napier City Pak’n Save Half Marathon

Graeme Jones won the half marathon walk

in 1h 50m 30s from Peter Zwart 2h 6m 29s.

Vanessa Lowl was the first woman walker in 2h

10m 26s.

56th Feilding Marathon

Gray of Hutt Valley won the walk in 5h 7m

2s with Averil Sheehan was the first in the wom-

en’s marathon walk in 5h 10m 30s.


Just ashort distances off SH 1 5km south

west of Levin is an easy short bush walk

to the lookout over Lake Papaitonga.

This area is now an important refuge for

birds that depend on the wetlands for survival,

as well as forest birds and rare Powelliphanta

snails.

The walks go through native bush along

board walked paths to the lake views.

Papaitonga is a dune lake in the Horo-

whenua coastal plain containing two islands,

Motukiwi (Papaitonga) and Motungarara

(Papawhaerangi). The latter is an artificial is-

land constructed by Muaupoko residents in

1820 to extend their village.

The lake and the surrounding wetland and

lush coastal forest make up 135 hectares of

scenic reserve. It’s a refuge for birds that de-

pend on wetlands or lowland forests for their

survival.

There is a 10 minute walk to the Papaitonga

Lookout and a 20 minute loop walk to the

Otomuri Lookout.

The Lake Papaitonga area was settled by

the Muaupoko people during the early part of

the 19th century, but they were driven from

the area in 1822 by Ngati Toa people led by

Papaitonga Scenic Reserve

Above: A view of Lake Papiatonga fromthe first lookout, a 10 minute walk from thecarpark.


New Zealand walk

Te Rauparaha. Te Rauparaha had narrowly es-

caped death at the hands of the Muaupoko

previously, in an incident that claimed the lives

of his son and daughter.

In 1897, Sir Walter Buller purchased an area

including Papaitonga with the intention of

protecting the land around the lake for future

generations. In 1901, 27.5 ha of bush were

formally established as a reserve, and the lake

was added to the reserve in 1991.

Fact fileGetting there: The entrance to the reserve is at the end of Buller Road, 5 km southwestof Levin off State Highway 1. The lake lies in the Horowhenua coastal plain.There is a picnic and viewing area surrounded by native bush.Birdwatching: Papaitonga is home to waterfowl and wading birds as well as forestspecies on the lake’s margins.Plant life: Within the reserve is the only intact sequence from wetland to mature dryterrace forest in Wellington and Horowhenua. The wetland forest associations ofkahikatea/pukatea, tawa and pukatea-tawa-swamp maire are now rare.There is a car parking area at the Papaitonga Scenic Reserve at the end of BullerRoad.

Above left: The boardwalk goes over a large wetland area. Aboveright:The track near the first lookout with the lake in the background.

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• National Park is the ideal

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New Zealand walks

Ahuriri is an exciting year-round desti

nation for locals and tourist alike. Just

five minutes drive from Napier’s cen-

tral business district you can discover an area

steeped in history, but with a contemporary

edge.

New apartments sit alongside tiny old fish-

ermen’s cottages, industrial warehouses and

woolstores with distinctive saw-tooth

rooflines.

Why not enjoy the area’s rich cultural her-

itage, walk the heritage trail and check out

world-class examples of Art Deco architec-

ture along the way.

There’s a unique mix of places where you

can buy artwork, indulge in some beauty

therapy, take home the ingredients for an Ital-

ian feast, post a letter and consult a lawyer, an

accountant or other professional services now

based in Ahuriri.

If you just want to relax, stroll around the

estuary and enjoy the birdlife then wander

along the seaside boardwalk, taking in the

panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean. Along

the way you’ll see kids fishing, boats unload-

ing their catch, walkers enjoying the invigorat-

ing sea air and plenty of relaxed happy people

simply enjoying the area.

An interesting walk with views of the sea

and fishing port is the Ahuriri Walk starting

on a boardwalk from East Pier.

The 2.5km walk starts from Chatham

Street. Facing the sea, cross Hardinge Road

and turn left onto the formed walkway on the

seaward side of Spriggs Park Reserve.

This vantage point offers sweeping views

north to Westshore Beach, Bay View and

Whirinaki.

Marking the tide line, water-worn piles are

the remains of the sea defence wall built by

the former Hawke’s Bay Provincial Council in

1876 to stabilise the beach and prevent storm

surges washing over the shingle spit and flood-

ing houses along the coastal strip.

The walkway skirts a children’s play area

and continues onto a generous boardwalk lead-

ing to Perfume Point. This landmark’s name

came about because this was where the city

once discharged sewage into the bay.

Formerly a petroleum storage tank depot,

the land here was purchased by the Napier City

Council in 1994 to add to the city’s foreshore

reserves.

The octagonal building on the point is the

starter box used by the Napier Sailing Club to

oversee yacht races.

Turning south, a narrower boardwalk fol-

lows the channel to the Inner Harbour. This

is the tidal connection between the Ahuriri

Estuary and the sea. Before the 1931 earth-

quake, the Tutaekuri River - which now flows

into the bay further south at Awatoto - emp-

tied into a much larger lagoon.

The boardwalk ends at the Hawke’s Bay

Sport Fishing Club’s boat ramp. Follow the

wharf along Nelson Quay to your left. This

safe haven for fishing boats and motor

launches is known as the Iron Pot.

Experience Ahuriri

Above: Looking towards the town centre of AhurBelow left: A family on the walkway with the portBelow centre: From Perfume Point Reserve there aBelow right: Fishermen trying their luck on the b

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riri and the fishing port.t of Napier in the background.re great views out into the Pacific Ocean.

breakwater.

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Original wharf structures are high above

the waterline - a measure of the severity of

the 1931 earthquake, which wrenched land

upwards along Napier’s coastline.

Turn right, following round the Iron Pot.

On your left is the historic Customs House,

built in 1904. This now houses a museum

where a fascinating collection of old photo-

graphs of buildings, boats, events and charac-

ters chronicles Ahuriri’s rich past as Napier’s

original port.

One of the iron trypots used by European

whalers in the early 19th century for render-

ing whale oil can be seen outside the Customs

House.

An outstanding Maori identity, Tareha sur-

vived the massacre at the Battle of Te Pakake

fought near the Iron Pot in 1824. Later rec-

ognised as one of the five principal chiefs of

Heretaunga after the signing of the Treaty of

Waitangi, Tareha was a central figure in the

Ahuriri land purchase of November 1851 and

became the first Maori Member of Parliament

for Eastern Maori in the late 1860s.

Rounding the western end of Customs

Quay brings you onto West Quay where the

fishing fleet ties up.

This is another historic site, for it was here

that the small Royal Navy destroyer HMS Ve-

ronica was berthed on the fateful day of 3

February, 1931. The ship’s radio operator

transmitted the first report of the earthquake

disaster to the outside world while the rest of

the company assisted in emergency rescue

work in the devastated and burning town.

On your left, former wool stores border

the quay. These have found new vocations as

bustling cafes, restaurants, apartments, motels

and bars. Hawke’s Bay’s wool clip was once

stored in these buildings, ready for shipping

overseas.

As you walk along West Quay, the Inner

Harbour broadens out into Scapa Flow with

its boat moorings and marina jetties. The path

curves right towards the Napier Sailing Club

grounds with its launching ramps, boat and

trailer parks and architecturally iconic club-

house - the end point of the Ahuriri Walkway.

Optional Route

At the Customs House you can cross

Bridge Street and walk south to the corner of

Ossian Street to see the National Tobacco

Company building. One of Napier’s finest Art

Deco period buildings, it is beautifully restored

inside and out.

The reception area and former managing

director’s office are open, free to visitors Mon-

day to Friday, 9am to

5pm.

Leaving the Na-

tional Tobacco Com-

pany building, con-

tinue along Bridge

Street to Lever Street,

crossing the railway

line to West Quay.

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Experience Ahuriri

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Top: Colourful flowers along the breakwater looking towards Westshore and the airport.Above: This boardwalk section in Pefume Point Reserve is very popular with great views.


Embrace the newMotivation

What if, your life never

really changed, with

each day a repeat of the

last; nothing bad ever happens, but

neither does anything good. How

boring would that be?

Whether we acknowledge it or

not, we all seek stimulation in our

lives. Without change, we experi-

ence boredom, staleness, lethargy

and even depression.

What new experiences and re-

vitalising changes occurred in your

life during 2010, or was it a repeat

of previous years?

As much as we want excite-

ment and adventure in our lives,

we often resist change and new

ways of living our lives. And, gen-

erally speaking, the older people

get, the more settled and con-

servative they tend to become.

Recently while waiting in a

queue at a cafe, I observed a group

By MeganBlatchford-Peck

of women aged in their sixties.

They were all nicely presented, but

I was surprised to see they virtu-

ally had the same conservative

hairstyle, worn the same style

clothes and colours. What had

happened to their ability to choose

a new and original look?

And what about the married

couple who get up at the same

time, eat the same breakfast, talk

about the same topics, watching

the same TV programmes and

spend their weekends doing the

same type of activities.

Although they might have an

excellent relationship, what about

their inner need for new stimula-

tion and variety?

They may suppress their need,

thinking this is just what life is

like. Or with a bit of luck, they

may pursue a sport or interest, or

get involved in stimulating project.

We can tire of too much cer-

tainty and sameness in our lives.

When we don’t consciously make

choices to have our needs met, we

loose motivation and enthusiasm

for living, or worse, default to un-

healthy behaviours.

Injecting variety and stimula-

tion into our lives results in more

personal growth, excitement and

pleasure, which is totally refresh-

ing and essential for our mental

wellbeing.

There are numerous ap-

proaches to variety and stimula-

tion, and they don’t need to be

huge and overwhelming.

For example, you could intro-

duce ‘newness’ into you life, by ex-

periencing new:

a.. Foods and tastes

b.. Clothing labels and styles

· Megan works as a motivational Coach,

visit her websites, Performance Coaching

www.mindcoach.co.nz & Weight Loss

Coaching www.mindoverbody.co.nz for more

information.

c.. Movies, videos and TVs

programmes

d.. Music and concerts

e.. Books and magazines

f.. Interests and activities

g.. Friendships and people

h.. Technology

The year 2011 presents you all

with endless opportunities to try

new experiences. Boredom is a

choice that can be mentally suffo-

cating.

Why not choose instead to expe-

rience something new? And re-

member, you can do anything you

choose.

Take actionBecome more spontaneous

and open to new experiences

in 2011.

a.. Invite someone different out

for lunch.

b.. Be spontaneous with your

breaks away. Just get in the car

and go or book a trip the night

before.

c.. Visit a restaurant or café

you wouldn’t normally visit.

d.. Get together with a friend,

and challenge each other do try

something new.


Ambling to The Anch

Although water taxis abound in Abel

Tasman National Park, it is not nec

essary to take one to access a good

day walk in the area.

A return walk from Marehau, the popular

start of the 51 km Abel Tasman Coast Track,

to Anchorage 11.5 km further north, makes a

perfect day‘s ramble.

With an eye to a swim at Anchorage and a

leisurely picnic lunch, the easy trail allows

plenty of time for this.

Accessing some of

the many small bays be-

side the track adds inter-

est and a sense of

achievement through

their exploration.

Views abound, gen-

tle gradients and the

well-worn leafy track

surface allow 22km to

pass pleasurably without

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By Dianne McKinnon



Above: Dropping down to The Anchorage.

Left: The inviting waters of The Anchorage.

Top right: Marehau, the start of the walk.

Right: The DOC sign at The Anchorage.

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regret that a water taxi wasn‘t organised for

the return.

Marehau caters well for multiple methods

of enjoyment within this National Park.

Throughout summer the infrastructure is well

used, with an influx of tourists who are very

aware of our great asset.

Fringe peak and through winter are good

times to be here too. We came in November

pleased to beat the wasp season of summer

and autumn, when beech trunks black with

honeydew attract these pests to their sweet

delights.

Shimmering early morning light as we

crossed the bridge at Marehau revealed an

entrance to another world with quiet coastal

views enhanced by the time of day.

Freshly-awakened leg muscles appreciated

the lack of gradient for the first half hour

before climbing steadily after leaving Tinline

Bay. Passing Colquin Bay the gentle trail am-

bled and loitered round gullies and headlands.

Views beyond the towering beech to golden

sandy bays below enchanted as we sidled along

the sea edge by Appletree Bay. Glimpses were

given of the water taxi world emerging, drop-

ping bodies here and there to undertake their

excursions for the day. Kayaks came and went


Above: Turqoise waters of the sea make apretty scene.

Below: A sandy, leafy, well-worn track onthe way to The Anchorage.

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between the tree-framed views.

Unobstructed stunning views rewarded

further gentle climbing as Anchorage ap-

proached, turquoise- watered, kayak-studded,

far below, awaiting our gradual descent. Still

only morning, there was time to stretch out in

the shade beyond the welcoming DOC hut,

take a swim by golden sands, replenish energy

and wander on a little further.

The sign to Puketea Bay just 800 metres

over a small saddle enticed my greedy legs. A

picnic place and sandy bay were just another

delight of discovery. Kayakers found it so, its

empty beach a magnet to pull in to.

Walk there, take a kayak or water taxi, but,

who cares? Just being there at Anchorage is

everything - well maybe not - its just one spot

in a whole golden park worth visiting.

Experiencing the journey twice, with our

return along the coastal fringe, doubled our

pleasure and gratitude for bodies fit enough

to do this; to walk both ways and still have

energy left for an evening stroll in the remote,

rustic, tourist-catering settlement of Marehau.

Maybe we‘ll amble the whole route one day.

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Above: Daylight arriving at the Abel Tasman National Park.

Below: This beach is popular with kayakers.


This book Dreamers of the Day will in

spire the reader to visit Auckland’s re

gional parks ... more often. But on a

winter’s day when perhaps inclement weather

makes staying at home more suitable, one

hopes the reader, perhaps sitting by the fire,

can still venture forth in imagination to these

sublime natural landscapes: — Mike Lee,

Chairman, Auckland Regional Council

Dreamers of the Day: A history of Auck-

land’s regional parks is the story of the origin

and evolution of parks in the wider Auckland

area including Tawharanui, Wenderholm,

Muriwai, Omana, Hunua, and Piha. Because

of Auckland Regional Council’s emphasis on

working with the community, it commissioned

this beautifully illustrated book to inspire in-

dividuals throughout the region and to hon-

our the creation and development of these and

many other unique parks.

When established in 1964, the Auckland

regional parks network contained the Auck-

land Centennial Memorial Park, 5249 hectares.

Now, after 47 years, the network encompasses

40,000 hectares of land and includes 69 per

cent of the region’s public open space. The

parks have become a significant part of the

region’s economy and also contain numerous

Dreamers of the Day - history of Auckland’sRegional Parks sites that reflect 800 years of human settle-

ment and culture within New Zealand.

‘The regional parks are an incredible asset

for the people of Auckland. Developments

in the last few years have shown the vast range

of opportunities presented by regional parks.

Such things as the Bach Escapes, the south-

ern kayak/waka trail, coastal trails linking to

wider walkways, overnight long trails, sculp-

ture, and art on parks, show the potential for

more innovative projects which will add to

people’s enjoyment of parks, and that these

can be provided by the public sector.’

As welI as the politics of land acquisition,

recreational opportunities offered and devel-

opment planning, the book covers personal

stories of those involved in the parks on an

everyday basis: what it was like to live as a park

ranger’s wife, a day in the life of a cadet ranger,

and more. Graeme delves into the personali-

ties, visions, and deeds of those ‘dreamers of

the day’ who dedicated themselves to saving

the precious lands throughout the region.

Auckland Regional Council (ARC) seeks to

protect the many natural environments while

also ensuring that regional development meets

current needs. By managing various aspects

of the region’s environment from the eco-

nomic development to the heritage locations,

ARC aims to create an economically and en-

vironmentally sustainable region for present

and future generations.

Graeme Murdoch, an Auckland native, is

a self employed historic heritage consultant

and author with an MA in history. After

working as a secondary teacher for 17 years,

Graeme was employed by the ARC Group

as a historian from 1988-1998 and then as

ARC Director Heritage from 1998-2006.

However, his association with Auckland’s

regional parks started during childhood.

When working as an assistant ranger in the

Waitakere Ranges in 1965 he helped prepare

the first regional park, Wenderholm, for

opening.

With the publication of this colour

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Guide’ you won’t need to scroll

through reams of cheap hotels or places to

eat, before you finally find your New Zealand

adventure.

Books

The New Zealand Adventure GuideWhile there are plenty of adrenalin-fuelled

activities for the boundary-pushing junkies out

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outdoors.

Of course bungy jumping and skydiving

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to stay firmly on the ground, then author Shane

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One of the signed posts along the trail from Turakina to Santoft.Photo Lindsay Forrest

Above Former PrimeMinisterJim Bolger opens the newsection. Photo by Greg Martin

Former New Zealand Prime

Minister and patron of Te

Araroa Waikato Trust, Jim

Bolger opened the newest section

of the New Zealand-long track a

3-km section from Te Kuiti up to

Mangaokewa Reserve.

Jim Bolger recalled opening the

very first of Te Araroa’s linking

tracks in 1995.

“We thought then that we’d see

it completed one day, and that day

is now approaching, with commu-

nity-based links like this happen-

ing in many places, and a New

Zealand opening scheduled for

next year.”

Te Kuiti Rotary built the new

track, headed by its President

Kevin Forgeson who introduced

Jim Bolger to the crowd of 80, and

local Rotarian secretary Ray

Scrimgeour.

Maori elder Piripi Crown wel-

comed the crowd and blessed the

Te Kuiti section openedTe Araroa Trail

new track, and its extension up the

Mangaokewa Gorge, recalling

Maniapoto history in the area, the

old trail routes, and important

marae.

“This is the way we

hoped Te Araroa would

work,” said CEO

Geoff Chapple.

“We originally

teamed up in

1999 with

Project Manu, a

local restoration group, to put a

trail up the Mangaokewa Gorge

and a swing bridge across the

Mangaokewa Stream. That effec-

tively created a loop walk through

the gorge.

“As a result of this success, Te

Kuiti Rotary decided to eliminate

the three-kilometre road-walk to

our Mangaokewa trailhead.

Rotarians did all the land negotia-

tion and fund-raising to put this

track in place and Te Kuiti High

School carpentry students built

the track furniture.

“This completes Te Kuiti’s

connection to the trail as it departs

south of the township, and at Sun-

day’s opening Waitomo District’s

new mayor, Brian Hanna, prom-

ised action also to complete the

trail as it enters Te Kuiti from the

north.

“Te Araroa Waikato Trust has

already done most of that track

through from Waitomo, but

there’s a short final section

through Brook Park still to com-

plete.

“When that’s done Te Kuiti –

the self-styled Sheep Shearing

Capital of the World – will have

totally knitted itself into the trail.”

A team from the Rangitikei Tramping Club signed up 36 km of

Te Araroa route of the trail on the Turakina-Santoft-Bulls

section south of Wanganui, at the end of October.

The club’s Fraser Hill sought approval from July’s club meeting to

assist trail development in the Rangitikei area, and after correspond-

ence with Te Araroa Trust took delivery of bollards, logos, chevrons

and orange trail markers.

A club working bee headed by Fraser and club president Lindsay

Forrest has now just finished embedding five stout 125mm x 125mm

bollards at critical changes of direction along the mixed route of sand,

forest and road, and nailing in the orange trail markers that keep walk-

ers on track through to Bulls.

Another 32 km signed in North Is.

.


Above: Walking on theBeaumont side of the river.

Below: Beginning the walk.

Right: Following the fence line.

Mystery trips are always

the best – an unknown

destination, secret

places and lots of spectacular

ground to be walked.

And this mystery trip for the

Sport Southland Kiwi Seniors

proved no exception.

Hype and intrigue surrounded

the day as 49 seniors boarded the

bus for what was to become a

magnificent day – a far cry from

the month earlier which saw our

Stadium Southland collapse un-

der the extreme weight of snow.

As we ventured out of the city

of Invercargill on SH1 towards

Gore, the anticipation got the

better of a few and the destina-

tion guessing game began.

Owaka, Balclutha, Wyndham,

Tapanui and Dunedin were all

mooted, with one lady covering

all bases by simply stating ‘Cen-

tral Otago somewhere’.

Turning north at Rae’s Junc-

tion was the biggest clue. As we

wound our way through the un-

dulating countryside, the scenery

was breathtakingly beautiful. The

wild cherry trees, willows and

gorse were in full flower, along

with the fresh green needles on the

larches giving more than a hint of

new beginning and definitely a

sense of ‘well-being’.

Alighting from the bus, we

were greeted by a couple of rab-

bits hoping and skipping in the

lush green pasture and then

scampering for cover from foe. As

the late morning sun shone down,

our walk began – down a long

lane, gently up an incline, through

a cutting, along a fence and down

a step scrub laden decline.

You knew the river was close

– you could see the willows, smell

the beautiful fresh air and hear the

birds singing as they performed

their aerobatics.

The walkers stopped still, look-

ing at each other in amazement as

they gazed at the swift flowing sea

green Clutha River and the huge

swing bridge appearing in the dis-

tance. Welcome to Horseshoe

Unravelling t

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Above: Two lonely graves inthe countryside.

Below: The group at the startof the walk.

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bridge built in 1913 with a span

of 70.2m and towering 9.3m.

The only surviving example of

its type that crossed the mighty

Clutha River, a millennium project

saw it restored and it continues to

serve as a reminder of the early

farming and gold mining days.

As walkers met the road we

continued south to another piece

of remarkable history – the

‘Lonely Grave’.

The story goes: About the end

of 1864 William Rigney found a

shivering dog beside the body of

the mystery

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a good looking young man. Police were noti-

fied but the body was never claimed. Rigney

dug a grave and everyone at the diggings at-

tended the funeral. A pine slab with the words

‘Somebody’s Darling Lies Buried Here’ burned

on was placed at the head of the grave. When

Rigney died in 1912, he was buried alongside

as he had wished. His stone was engraved

‘Here lies William Rigney, the man who bur-

ied Somebody’s Darling’.

As the bus meandered north towards

Roxburgh alongside the proposed Roxburgh

to Beaumont cycle way, we viewed the his-

toric remains of the largest stone woolshed in

the southern hemisphere. Built in 1865 and

believed to be 137m long, 47.3m wide, the

Teviot Woolshed was seriously damaged by

fire in 1924. Believed to hold about 8000 sheep,

it is now an attraction in itself.

We arrived in Roxburgh crossing the Clutha

River again via a steel expansion bridge.

The iconic Jimmy’s Pies supplied a scrump-

tious cut lunch for our picnic beside the river.

Such spots are few and far between as mod-

ern engineering and building allows us to perch

our homes closer to nature. As lunch drew to

a close, the walkers again donned their foot-

wear and followed the River Track back to

town to visit the Roxburgh Entertainment

Centre and view historic film footage about

the opening of the Roxburgh Dam. Amaz-

ingly, one of the walkers called out “see that

wee girl standing beside her dad? That’s me”.

She remembered the opening well.

Major redevelopment has transformed the

Entertainment Centre into a wonderful asset

for Roxburgh which can seat over 300 people

and features a sprung dance floor and recep-

tion area. A recent national award for their

work is definitely well deserved. Doug the pro-

jectionist has been volunteering for 55 years

and still has the same love as the day he started.

On the street a number of the walkers met

up with the Tui beer scouts who were on the

search for what makes the ‘perfect woman’ –

they certainly gained some valuable informa-

tion from the men in our group!

An amazing adventure was reflected in the

fact no-one wanted to head home. Sleep would

definitely be on the cards that night as the

chatter on the bus was so complimentary about

the positive day of historic adventure and ac-

tivity.

Kerri at the information centre at Roxburgh

is a marvellous asset to her town – it was a

pleasure working alongside her to give these

active walkers a touch of Central Otago.

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Unravelling the mystery

Top left: Historic suspension bridge.Top right: Lunch by the Clutha River.Left: Climbing to the road – onwards to the lonely graves.Below right: Teviot Woolshed.


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Left: The track through Papamoa RegionalPark, up to the Trig.Below: A colourful mushroom.Right page: The mountain bike area.

By Barb Lowther

Papamoa. (near Tauranga in the Bay of

Plenty) has a wealth of walks, not only

in the Papamoa Hills Regional Park, but

also in its best kept secret ‘Summerhill Farm’.

Summerhill, up Reid Road (off Welcome

Bay Road) has a myriad of trails for family

walks, serious hikers, bikers, or horse riders.

For a gold coin donation, you can happily

spend all day exploring; or even stay overnight

in a ‘Mongolian Ger’.

The farm offers bush walks, walks over

grassy tops with magnificent views, steep cir-

cuits, or more gentle wanders beside little

streams. Although you may find yourself mis-

laid at times, you can never be truly lost, be-

Summerhill Farm -cause at no time are you very far from Reid

Road.

We left Papamoa Hills car park on a Sun-

day morning and took the direct route to the

trig. This starts with a steep uphill ‘grunt’

through Pine forest, then levels out, and you

follow a wide undulating trail to the top in

about 40 minutes.

From here, we headed down the far side

of the hill towards the quarry. When we

reached the stile to Summerhill farm, we stayed

on the left of the fence and followed a path

beside the fence, to a gate and a second stile

into Summerhill. Climbing over, we hugged

the fence line to our right for a few minutes,

then turned left, following trails that mean-

dered and looped down through the bush.

Reaching a clearing, we again turned left, and

climbed uphill past a young Kauri grove, and

on down a wide track to a Mongolian Ger.

After peeping through the windows, and tak-

ing note of the attached phone number in case

we wanted to stay in this magic little spot, we

continued on down, wandering beside a little

stream.

At the base of the hill we took a left turn,

which led us to an adventure area for bikers,

with ramps, narrow bridges and jumps.

Through a gate at the far end, a track led to a

stand of tall gums, on the edge of open farm-

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Top left: A steady climb to the Trig.Top middle and top right: At theSummerhill entrance from Reid Road.

land. We walked across to the fence border-

ing Reid Road.

Turning left along a 4 wheel drive track,

we walked past two houses, continuing on,

until we spied a bright orange marker on a large

Puriri tree. This indicated a gate to Reid Road.

This section of the walk took us two hours.

We now crossed the road to begin a new

adventure,

Climbing the fence, we turned right then

sharp left and walked along a path strewn with

pine needles for about an hour. We crossed

several wooden bridges, walked along

boardwalk, climbed wooden ramps and stiles,

passed by a Chestnut grove, and generally en-

joyed a roundabout route to a stand of

Blackwoods, where we stopped for a lunch

break.

After lunch we continued on through the

Blackwoods to junction and a bush toilet (5

minutes) At this point we turned right to fol-

low a steep loop track through Pines. We were

back at the junction in 45 minutes, and it was

a half hour walk through the gate, back past

the Chestnuts, and up a farm road to Reid

Road. As you can see Reid Road was never far

away .

Summerhill entrance was a few minutes up

the road, and from here it was a 10 minute

wander across open tops back to the Summit

of Papamoa Hills.

From the trig we headed down to the

carpark, but veered left after a few minutes to

climb over a stile. We followed markers over

the farmland past some beautiful big trees and

well placed seats, with views of the coastline

and the islands in the Bay. It took about half

an hour to reach the main track again, and it

was only 10 -15 minutes back down to the

cars.

Although this took us five hours, and was

an awesome day for trampers; a family can

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Top left: The Pack’n Boots group reach the Trig.Top right: The group on their way to the Trig.Below left: Going through to an area of bridges and boardwalktowards the Blackwoods.Below right: The Mongolian Ger.

Summerhill Farm- a BOP secrethave just as much enjoyment in an hour’s walk, or bike, along one of

the many interesting trails in this pretty area. Summerhill can be

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S.H.2) or at the farm entrance in Reid Road (off Welcome Bay Rd).

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Auckland’s North Shore City Coastal

Walk a 23 km urban walk takes you

from Long Bay in the north to

Devonport in the south.

Te Araroa logos, markers on posts, and

small fingerboards on poles mark the all-tide

route. This route follows cliff top tracks, pe-

destrian shortcuts, steps and footpaths.

At low tide only, it is possible to walk al-

most all the way on the shoreline, but North

Shore City Council does not recommend this

route. Rocks may be very slippery and unsta-

ble underfoot, and there are high unstable cliffs

above you.

You will need to take careful note of the

time of low tide, as there are several points

where you can be cut off by the rising water.

If you want to walk the whole way during one

low tide, prepare to do some wading. Alterna-

tively, break the walk part way, and complete

it at low tide the following day.

All walkers must come inshore between

Castor Bay Esplanade and Milford Beach to

cross Wairau Creek on the Inga Road bridge.

There is no foreshore route between these two

beaches. Wairau Creek cannot be safely forded

at any stage of the tide.

All-tide route follows cliff top tracks, pe-

destrian shortcuts, steps and footpaths:

Long Bay to Torbay

From Long Bay, near Marine Education

Recreation Centre at the bottom of Beach

Road, head up the Oneroa Track to Cliff Road.

Go down Cliff Road to Rewi Street, turn

left into Rock Isle Road, right into Waiake

Street, left onto Beach Road and head down

to Waiake Beach (Torbay).

Torbay to Browns BayWalk along the Waiake beachfront at

Torbay, go up Beach Road a little way and turn

left into Sharon Road. At the end of Sharon

Road, follow the Lotus Walk down to Manly

Esplanade and Browns Bay Beach.

Browns Bay to Rothesay BayAt the southern end of Browns Bay Beach

follow the concrete path to the footbridge,

which leads round onto the North Shore City

Cliff Top Walkway, up the steps to Beechwood

Road, past Dan Jones Bluff and down to

Rothesay Bay.

Rothesay Bay to Murrays BayComing out of the Cliff Top Walkway at

Rothesay Bay, follow the path across the foot-

bridge, through the reserve, and up into

Rothesay Bay Road.

From there turn left into Churchill Road,

and just before the road curves right, head

down Gumdiggers Trail and onto the Cliff

Top Walkway, to emerge on Murrays Bay Re-

serve.

Murrays Bay to Mairangi BayFrom the reserve at the northern end of

Murrays Bay, walk along the beachfront and

then up the steps to the Cliff Top Walkway at

the southern end of the beach. This leads up

and over, to come out on Mairangi Bay

beachfront.

Mairangi Bay to Campbells BayFrom Mairangi Bay Beach head up Forde

Way to Whitby Crescent.

Turn left into Whitby and a little way along

find Te Araroa signs pointing up Sea Dog Al-

ley to View Road. Head left down View Road

until you reach the Possum Ladder track on

North Shore Coastal

Below left: An interesting part of the walk around rocks.Below right: A boardwalk over a tricky section.

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Above: Walkerstraverse a rockyledge.

Below: There aremagnificent views ofRangitoto Island andviews of ships in theHauraki Gulf alongmost of the sectionsof the North ShoreCoastal Walk.

New Zealand walks

the left. This will take you down to Campbells

Bay.

Campbells Bay to Castor BayWalk along Campbells Bay Beach, and up

Huntly Road to Beach Road. Stay on Beach

Road as far as JF Kennedy Memorial Park.

Go through the park to the eastern edge and

follow the track through to Rahopara Historic

Reserve. From here take the path down to

Castor Bay Reserve.

Castor Bay to MilfordFrom The Esplanade at Castor Bay there

is no access, at any time of the tide, around

the beach to Milford. Wairau Creek cannot be

safely forded.

At the southern end of Castor Bay Espla-

nade turn right along the concrete path, and

follow it left to climb the steps between the

houses, emerging on Beach Road at the top

of the hill.

From there go down to Inga Road, and

across the road bridge over Wairau Creek. Turn

left into Omana Road, left again into Craig

Road and go round to the end of Craig Road

Walk

and onto Milford beach.

Milford to TakapunaYou can walk all the way along the beach

and rocks from the northern end of Milford

Beach to the southern end of Takapuna Beach.

Between Milford Beach and Takapuna

Beach the route follows the North Shore City

heritage trail Takapuna – Milford Walk and

crosses private property thanks to the own-



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Please respect the environment and the pri-

vacy of local residents, and do not trespass

on private property outside the described

route.

The pathway in this area is not properly

constructed so please take care. Neither North

Shore City Council, Te Araroa Trust, nor the

private property owners accept any responsi-

bility for any loss, damage or injury to you or

your property arising from your use of this

walkway.

Takapuna to DevonportFrom the southern end of Takapuna

Beach, head up Clifton Road to Lake Road.

Walk down past Takapuna Grammar School

and Belmont Intermediate School, turn left

into Winscombe Road, and then right along

Seacliffe Avenue and Hamana Street.

At Old Lake Road, turn left to reach Nar-

row Neck Beach. From the southern end of

the beach follow Vauxhall Road up and over,

down to Bath Street on your left.

At Bath Street turn left to reach Chelten-

ham Beach and walk along the sand as far as

Cheltenham Road.

You may leave the beach at Cheltenham

Road, and walk straight through to Devonport,

or you may go to the end of the beach and up

North Head to come down Takarunga Road.

Then head left along King Edward Parade to

finish at Devonport Wharf.

Above photos: Walking along the rocky ledge and concrete path on the section betweenMilford and Takapuna Beach.

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Above: The end of the North Shore Coastal Walk on the beach near Cheltenham RoadTakapuna.

Below: The start of the North Shore Coastal Walk at Long Bay.Fact file

North Shore Coastal WalkLength: Twenty-three kilometres fromLong Bay to Devonport.Walking time: Seven hours.Track standard: A mix of suburbanfootpath, steep paths and steps, withsome slippery and uneven surfacesand unstable rocks.Equipment: Wear comfortable clothesand strong walking shoes, carry water,snacks, raincoat, sunscreen and hat.There are cafes and dairies en route.Caution: Parts of the signed route arevery steep. There are steps and narrowgrassy tracks which may becomeslippery in wet weather.On the coastal route many sectionsinvolve boulder-hopping. Rocks maybe unstable or slippery, and there is thedanger of falling rocks from the cliffsabove.It is easy to be cut off by the rising tidewithout any way up the cliffs. If you areunsure of the state of the tide, pleasefollow the signed all-tide route.Management: The North Shore CityCoastal Walk is maintained by NorthShore City Council.

North Shore Coastal Walk


Overseas walks

Alex and Jenny DaviesThe western, coastal part of Norway with

Bergen as the capital is separated from the

eastern capital Oslo by a high plateau, the

Hardangerfjell.

A 496 km railway connecting the cities was

achieved in 1909 with long tunnels and snow

sheds to keep the track clear in winter. The

spin-off for walkers is access to wild regions

in several places where roads are restricted or

absent.

The Bergen railway is billed as one of the

“most beautiful train trips in the world” and

the branch line from Myrdal to Flåm as “a rail-

way experience unparalleled in Europe”.

Our experience is that the train trip, with

long sections underground (there are 182 tun-

nels, totalling 73 km), is nothing compared

with the walks we did.

By travelling by train to Geilo, Finse, Myrdal

and accessing Aurland by ferry from Flam, a

whole host of walking opportunities presented

themselves.

We are high on the alpine meadows of

Prestholtseter, at 1250 m, 500 m above the

small town of Geilo on the Bergen railway.

The mountain beyond looks inviting but it’s

enough today just to walk the 14 km back to

Geilo.

The path follows a stream across moor-

land to where it plummets down into a rocky

gorge. There is no shortage of waterfalls

round here! Down a steep ridge into a birch

forest, over the railway and we eventually reach

a bridge over a rushing river, built with mas-

sive logs in a cantilever from each bank. The

river flows into the lake that we will now skirt

to return to our hotel in Geilo. As we climb

again, a long goods train rumbles down the

line. Some clumps of pines border the lake.

For some reason, even in this wet climate,

wood from these trees rots very slowly, and

wooden houses last a long time. Geilo has an

interesting collection of relocated log farm

Glaciers, fjords, waterfrailways - spectacular walking in Norw



Top left: The path descending into the Flåm valley.Above: Undredal, a village on the shore of Aurlandfjord, is visitedby the the ferry.Right: Location map of our bases along the Oslo—Bergen railway.Below:Glaciers flow down from an ice plateau, Hardangerjøkulen,across the lake from the hotel in Finse.

falls andway



Overseas walks

buildings, some 350 years old, with the tradi-

tional grass-covered roofs that are also popu-

lar on new buildings.

From Geilo, the train climbs to a region of

open moors and scattered lakes. Just north

of the Hardangerjøkulen, an ice plateau 12 km

across, the railway reaches Finse at 1222 m.

The comfortable hotel is directly across the

platform and is called Finse 1222.

Beyond the hotel is a lake and beyond that

a series of glaciers spill down from the ice pla-

teau. Finse has a museum telling the story of

the building of the railway, and a memorial to

Captain Robert Scott and his team. Both Scott

and Shackleton used Finse to prepare for their

forays into the Antarctic. There is little else

here. There are no roads and no cars, just

walking opportunities, given good weather, in

all directions.

Its fine the evening we arrive, but the

weather keeps changing fast. Next morning

at least it’s cosy in the hotel as we wait for a

break in the rain. Too late to climb a 1694 m

peak or walk to the foot of a glacier, we spend

the afternoon walking along the Rallavegen,

once a construction road for the railway but

now a 80 km route for walkers and cyclists,

right across the plateau.

Our walk west of Finse parallels a section

of the railway unused since the 10.5 km Finse

tunnel was finished in 1992. Clear torrents of

water pour out of the hills past patches of

snow and myriads of wildflowers. Small holi-

day cottages nestle among rocky hillocks. The

views of the glaciers change as we reach the

end of the lake, The skies look threatening

and we return to the hotel before the next

storm.

Today we plan to ride the rails to Myrdal

and walk to our next accommodation in Flåm.

Our bags will be transported down the Flåm

railway. But the train from Oslo is late. It’s a

chance to look at the railway museum but the

weather is set to change again by late after-


Top: A train passes Jenny as she walksdown the Flåm valley towardsAurlandfjord.Middle: The next shower sweeps down thelake at Finse. This section of the railway isnow replaced by the Finse tunnel.Below: The Eima river tumbles into a gorgefrom the Prestholt mountain pasturestowards the lake at Geilo.

Glaciers, fjords,waterfalls andrailways


noon. We don’t get to Myrdal till midday. We

are in the middle of nowhere but half of Eu-

rope seems to have arrived at the little station.

The railway to Flåm is the third most vis-

ited tourist attraction in Norway. But once

the station is out of sight we have left the mob

behind and we are descending a steep zigzag

beside a couple of gushing waterfalls, eager

to begin our 20 km walk. A train creeps along

a steep cliff on the other side of the valley.

In a more level part of the valley we meet

a herd of goats and an enterprising farming

family producing gjetost. They heat whey

slowly to evaporate the water and leave a

brown caramelised paste, a product essential

in any Norwegian breakfast.

The next culinary treat is provided by a 12

year old boy selling his grandma’s waffles and

strawberry jam by the track. In perfect Eng-

lish he explains that he had met New Zea-

landers before, at a scout jamboree in Swit-

Top: Walkers and cyclists having anexperience unknown to the hundreds oftourists on the Flåm railway.Right: Part of a collection of 27 farmbuildings at Otternes, the oldest from 1700.


zerland. He prefers city life to being in this

remote place with Grandma.

Not far from our destination the promised

rain starts to fall again, feeding the many high

waterfalls and swift-flowing river. The best

part of the walk is over so we flag down a

passing train and arrive dry in Flåm. Our bags

are still in Myrdal but helpful railway staff sort

that out. There are no problems conversing

in English in Norway and everyone is friendly.

Next day we catch a ferry for the short trip

to Aurland. The highway nearby passes

though tunnels including the 24 km Laerdal

tunnel, the longest road tunnel in the world

that opened in 2000. This leaves a pleasant

little town, with little motor traffic and no air-

craft or powerboats to disturb the silence and

beauty.

It’s a sunny afternoon so we walk along the

side of the fjord to where we can see down to

its junction with the main Sognefjord. The

weather for the following day is dubious so

we don’t plan to attempt the reputedly spec-

tacular gorge of the Aurland valley walk that

is recommended only for good conditions.

Instead we make our way on a little-used

and vaguely signposted track to Otternes, a

cluster of log buildings preserved as they were

in the 18th century, perched high above the

fjord. Some of the houses are furnished in

original style. Four families once lived here

and worked the steep hillsides, but today the

forest is returning. We return to Aurland on

another obscure track.

Only one day left in this part of the fjords.

We walk to a nearby agricultural school with

students from all over Europe, some of which

help out in their visitor display. We decide to

do a ferry cruise on part of Sognefjord, the

world’s longest. The friendly tourist office

shows us how to catch a bus through two long

tunnels to Gudvangen where we catch the

ferry back to Aurland.

The sun breaks through as we cruise along

the spectacularly narrow and deep

Naerøyfjord. After an hour of waterfalls and

high bluffs, the ferry turns back into

Aurlandfjord, stopping at the pretty village of

Undredal.

Next day it’s a bus back to Flåm where the

three souvenir shops and the railway are

stretched to the limit by several thousand tour-

ists pouring out of two cruise ships. The trains

are fully booked, but we have tickets for the

ride back up to Myrdal. Also fortunately, we

have walked the route and know what seden-

tary travellers are missing.

We connect with a train on to Bergen to

start the coastal part of our visit to Norway.

It’s been great walking and discovering how

one can use the railway to find such spectacu-

lar walks.

This trip was arranged by Sherpa Expedi-

tions <http://www.sherpa-walking-

holidays.co.uk/tours/inntoinn/jnorc.asp>

Glaciers, fjords, waterfallsand railways

A ferry on Naerøyfjord at Gudvangen.


Event

Sunday the 14 February 2010 saw the an

nual Waiuku Rotary Club Sunset Coast

walk take place. Although we can not

control the weather the gods do smile upon

us most of the time. The day dawned with a

little local mist and forecast of fine warm

weather.

Unfortunately around 7.30am a sea fog

rolled in and did not clear until around 9.30am.

This did not deter the walkers they still ven-

tured out onto the course. One comment was

we enjoyed the walk in part fog and will be

back next year to see all the views we missed

this year.

Another comment from a walker from

Hamilton was I am 62 and my son is 42. We

both enjoyed the walk and will be back next

year.

An additional bonus for all the ladies who

participated on the walk was, as it was Valen-

tines Day they received a red rose at the end

of the walk.

Sunday the 13 February 2011 is the day

Waiuku Rotary has planned the annual Sunset

Coast Walk for 2011. The walk in its 7th year

has raised over $45,000.00 for local commu-

nity organizations.

Less than an hour’s drive out of Auckland,

the Awhitu Peninsular stretching from Waiuku

to the Manukau Heads is an area of outstand-

ing scenic beauty with extensive views along

the West Coast, Tasman Sea and back over

the Manukau Harbour.

From high vantage points you can see the

Manukau Bar in the north, Mt Karioi in the

south and Mt Egmont on a clear day. View

back towards Auckland and the sky tower. If

you are lucky you may also see pods or orca’s

swimming along in the breaking waters of the

beach.

Make your way to Waiuku and then follow

the road signs to the registration base at 207

Kohekohe – Kariaotahi Road Waiuku. Good

free parking is available.

Set on private farmland, the Sunset Coast

Walk offers walkers the opportunity to enjoy

a 5km or 10km (approximately) walk in this

unique area incorporating the stunning views

and interesting varied landscape.

The walk takes you through rolling farm-

land to the more rugged contours along the

West Coast. You then decide whether to carry

on over more farmland for the longer walk

with views over the Manukau Harbour or take

the shorter option of the valley track back to

base. There will be a complimentary cold drink

and sausage waiting for you on return back to

base. You will also receive a complimentary

certificate showing that you have completed

the walk.

This not a competitive walk but a chance

for families or individuals to walk at your own

pace and enjoy the surroundings. Sorry no

dogs allowed. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy

under the shade of the trees or tents or buy

an extra sausage or two.

Register on the day any time between

7.30am and 1.00pm. Adults $15.00 and chil-

dren 5 to 13 years of age $5.00. Under 5yrs of

age no charge.

You can also email [email protected]

Over 600 walkers enjoyed the day in 2010

so with some changes to the route the Waiuku

Rotary Club is planning another top day.

The principal benefactors for this years

walk will be local community activities.

From the car park it’s worth a drive to

Kariaotahi Surf Beach on the West Coast for

a swim or explore further up the Awhitu Pe-

ninsular to the beautiful sandy beaches of the

Awhitu Regional Park on the Manukau Har-

bour. You can also visit local bird parks or the

restored Manukau Head’s lighthouse. Don’t

forget also the Glenbrook Vintage Railway and

the steam trains which now come right into

Waiuku or a visit to the Glenbrook station.

Check the information tent for more details.

Don’t forget your camera and suntan lo-

tion and we’ll see you all on Sunday 13th Feb-

ruary 2011.

Further information can be obtained by

telephoning 09 235 3880 or 09 235 8500 or

email [email protected]

Rotary Sunset CoastWalk at Waiuku

Left and right: Photos taken at the 2010Rotary Sunset Coastal Walk.


By Mark & Jo Dowle

After we had been living in Nepal for

three month we finally man

aged to sneak away from language

study for an Easter four-day weekend of trek-

king doing the Ghandruk-Ghorepani circuit.

The first day we picked up our guide from

lakeside at Pokhara and caught a taxi to the

start of the trek. We walked for about four

hours up to Ulleri, a cute little town nestled

on the side of a steep hill. Most of the terrain

is steep mountains and there are only two ways

to get there - up or down stone steps!

Before coming into Ulleri, according to the

map we climbed 3280 consecutive stone steps!

Our guide seemed to know all the best

guest houses, and within the Annapurna Na-

tional Park the prices for food and accommo-

dation are all fixed so there is no hassling about

cost. These guest houses are simple rooms

with two single beds, a shared toilet/shower

facility and food is cooked for you – we found

them really comfortable, and some have amaz-

ing views from the bedroom and dining room

windows.

HimalayanRhododendron

Mark and Jo Dowle from New Plymouth combine volunteer work for

the Christian medical mission International Nepal Fellowship, with

enjoying the beauty and majesty of the Himalayas. They are both keen

trampers and avid white water kayakers. Jo is working as a physi-

otherapist at a government hospital, and Mark as project manager at a

busy rehabilitation hospital, both in the town of Pokhara, the starting

point for many adventurers. The following are extracts from some of

their letters and blogs.

Working and trekking in Nepal

Trekking the Ghandruk-Ghorepani Circuit

The second day saw us walking for about

four hours to Ghorepani, walking through

barley and rice fields, and rhododendron or

oak forests, with the mountains always nearby.

There were many waterfalls due to the steep

cliffs. We spent the afternoon exploring the

From left: Annapurna I, Annapurna South, HinChuli and Machhapuchhare (Fishtail)

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Overseas walks


Overseas walks

Lynched by leachesOne weekend a group of two couples and

two families went on a very easy trek. We

walked for a few hours on the first day to reach

our destination, Australia camp.

At the altitude of the camp there were

leeches! These are incredible creatures. We

thought they would be like a worm but no,

they stand up, lunge forward, and then arch

their back and bring their tail to their head,

still standing up.

They are very crafty: they can get in your

boots and take a feed without you knowing

they are there - you can only tell from the blood

town and wandering on to the next town down

the valley to see the rhododendron forests. The

rhododendron trees here are as big as rimus

and totaras are in NZ!

On Easter Sunday we rose at 4:45am and

hiked up Poon Hill (just above Ghorepani) at

elevation 3200m above sea level - just a hill in

these parts but higher than Mt Ruapehu! We

watched the sun rise over the Annapurna and

Dhaulagiri ranges including three of the ten

highest mountains in the world (eight of which

are in Nepal); Annapurna 1, Dhaulagiri 1,

Manaslu. Even if you tried you couldn’t take a

bad photo - and what a special way to cel-

ebrate Easter!!

While we were very glad for all the work

our porter did for us, you don’t have to carry

much stuff as all the food and lodging is pro-

vided. However, the food has to get to the

lodge somehow.

We frequently met porters and mule trains

being used to transport food, gas and tour-

ists’ bags; many of these porters were carry-

ing at least 40-50kg either in a doko (bamboo

basket) or in a bag with rope. Both have a strap

that goes around the head - no shoulder straps

and waist bands around here!

The party of porters (shown in the photo

top right) were happily chatting away whilst

half way up a 1000m step climb! The fitness

of some was incredible.

The third day we walked to Ghandruk, an

old Gurung town nestled on the side of a steep

hill (similar to Ulleri). The guest house here

was very swish. We were thankful for our por-

ter as we never would have found it other-

wise. We were wide awake at about 5:30 in the

morning so got up to watch the sun rise over

the Annapurna’s from a different angle. We

then climbed down from Ghandruk to the

river below and walked out to the trail end. It

was very tempting to turn around and head

back into the mountains! Maybe next time we’ll

do the Annapurna circuit and Annapurna Base

Camp!!

and a slight itch afterwards. The kids thought

they were great and spent a lot of time col-

lecting them and trying to get them to eat each

other.

The next day we dropped 1000m - away

from the leeches quickly - down Nepal’s infa-

mous stone steps and caught a bus back to

Pokhara.

Mark and Jo are working with needy disabled people in a

country with no social welfare and minimal health funding.

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you can help transform lives is by purchasing a ‘gift’ such as

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Kayaking the Seti RiverA party of porters1000m up.


High achiever Readers views

With two skinny siblings, Johanna

Byrnes was always the “fat” kid of

the family.

“When people tell you that a lot you start

to believe it” she says.

“I played netball

every week, but I also ate

too many of the school

tuck shops pies and

donuts.”

After meeting

Cameron, her future husband,

Johanna started living it up. “We’d

go on dates where I’d pile my plate high with

hot chips and then go to the movies with a

One afternoon in early September 2009 I

was sitting in a lounge in Waikato Hospital,

enjoying a short break from entertaining a

young grandson.

Idly I picked up Walking New Zealand

magazine which opened at page 34/35. As I

have a benign form of Parkinson's Disease

and had had two unexpected trips to Acci-

dent and Emergency Dept, I read the article

by Gary Moller- "What is the cause of most

ailments?" with great interest.

I contacted Gary, had a 'Hair Tissue Min-

eral Analysis' and have now enjoyed a year

almost clear of three annoying side effects

of Parkinson's Disease ie:

1. Choking when swallowing )

2. Constipation problems) Both of which

resulted in visits to A&E.

3. Horrible dehydration problems which

no amount of drinking water helped ease.

Life has been much more pleasant for the

past year. I have thanked Gary, so now thank

you for publishing such articles.

Bless you. Mairi C. Edmonds.

Now free ofdiseases side

effects

Above: Mari Edmonds (second from left)as she boarded a cruise on Milford Soundrecently.

bag of Cheezels,” she says.

This, plus the birth of her first child Ruby,

saw Johanna’s weight peak at 97 kilograms.

Johanna suffered from weight-related gall-

stones while pregnant with her sec-

ond child Miles, and lost seven

kilograms.

“I was in terrible

pain due to the condi-

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on bread and water for

the final six weeks of

pregnancy. It was the kick-start I needed, at

89 kilos, to get serious about losing weight.”

After visiting her GP and learning about

Green Prescription, Johanna made an appoint-

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living off instant noodles and creamy Thai

curries, to carrot and zucchini muffins and

healthy food choices.

“My Green Prescription support person

helped me to start walking and I ended up

walking everywhere and then when I had lost

weight I gained the confidence to go to the

gym,” she says.

“I now go three times a week, compete in

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Health

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

Easing sore shoulderswhile walking

Hi there Gary.

Whilst I'm out running or walking I tend to get sore shoulders

from time to time. Its not a major but very annoying.

Thanks for your time.

Shane

Gary replies:

Sit and get somebody strong to dig their thumbs or elbow into the

shoulder muscles (trapezius)it should be obvious that there are pain-

ful lumps (knots) within the muscle belly. These will be the source of

your pain.

When running, or walking, the trapezius is under static pressure.

Even a light backpack may add to this pressure. If there is already any

restriction of blood flow due to muscle knots, then the muscle may

be thrust into a state of acute lack of oxygen (ischaemia) and this will

be felt as intense cramping in the neck and shoulder and even cold-

ness and numbness extending down to the fingers.

If this is felt during exercise, stop and do some arm and shoulder

rotations similar to what a swimmer will do as part of their warmup.

Do some neck limbering while you are at it. If possible, give your

shoulders a quick self massage then continue the run/walk.

Longterm prevention requires a weekly deep tissue massage of the

affected muscles for as long as there are any hints of any knots.

There may also be a need for magnesium and pyridoxine supple-

mentation. The best way to determine any dietary needs and to not

waste your money is the ICL Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis which you

can order through me.

Please tell us how you get on with applying this advice.


Below A stream on one of the courses.

Above: The sample of the type of country that the Kaweka Challenge goes through.Below: The map showing where the various five courses make their way around.

Event

The Kaweka Challenge is an iconic event

held in the Hawke’s Bay each Febru

ary and it is attracting more participants

from overseas than ever in the past.

Held every year since 1990, the Kaweka

Challenge has become part of the local ven-

ture tourism scene attracting walkers, runners

and bikers who want a safe day out in New

Zealand’s native bush (or a couple of days).

Enquiries from overseas at this time of year

are high as people planning their holidays in

New Zealand are on the lookout for summer

events in this part of the country.

“Website design is important to get the in-

formation to those wanting to give the Chal-

lenge a go.” says event organiser, Tim

Anderson. “The website has been re-designed

again to keep our profile high for next year’s

event and we are on facebook for the first

time”, he says.

For those who wish to take up the Chal-

lenge of getting around a rugged mountain

track there are five courses offered in 2011.

The courses are reviewed each year but con-

tinue to be designed to provide participants a

wonderful opportunity to challenge themselves

while alone, safe, in our bush-clad mountain

ranges.

Online entry via the event website has made

it easier for local people to make a late deci-

sion to enter the weekend’s challenge, so boost-

ing numbers closer to the start date. “We can

cope with these late entries because comput-

ers used onsite during the weekend make

things easier during registration”, says Tim.

Listening to comments from international

participants confirms those who come believe

taking on the Challenge is well worth-while.

Ed O’Connor and Lyn Davies, both from

Queensland, Australia, were typical of those

Kaweka Challenge - an ico



onic eventcoming from Australia scheduling their trip to

be part of this year’s Challenge. “It’s just beau-

tiful. There’s nothing like it in Australia - you

kiwis don’t know how lucky you are,” said Ed.

He should have been tired after completing

the course on day one but he was very ener-

gized - on adrenalin from a day in our bush

on the Kaweka Range. “When they fall in love

with our mountains like that it is natural for

them to promote our country when they go

home,” Tim says.

Various fitness levels are still catered for in

the day-long and two-day events and what-

ever speed they intend to go participants are

constantly having their safety monitored by

experienced volunteers manning strategic

places on route. Electronic timing devices now

help with tracing of people’s progress around

the courses.

For some the Challenge is so alluring they

return year after year. For a few the Challenge

is to finish their particular course in a record-

breaking time - they are not here for the spec-

tacular views nor the negative ions that are

created from such country as this. But for most

it is the opposite – why would you want to

rush in such an environment.

The event has attracted nearly 400 entries

some years, with some returning to take up

the challenge more than five times. To them

the combination of bush atmosphere and per-

sonal achievement is addictive.

One thing doesn’t change year to year –

the feeling that comes with completing a per-

sonal challenge like a Kaweka Challenge – it’s

like a tonic that sets you up for the months

ahead.

Next year’s event is on 26th - 27th February,

2011. Seek out more information at

www.kawekachallenge.org.nz.

The year ofthe robinFrom Kay

Lindley

Window on WaitakereEvent

Undoubtedly the introduction of new

birds has been influential, but this

year is certainly turning out to be the

year of the robin.

With 30 birds captured in northern

Pureora and released this May, it could have

been expected that they would disperse as

widely as did the first cohort in 2005, but

perhaps the larger area of predator-control-

led forest, the presence of a few anchoring

birds, or some other factor has led to more

of these birds staying within or near the Ark

boundaries.

Locally based volunteers were joined by

Coraline Descamps from France and sought

out robins in all the previous known territo-

ries as well as new ones discovered by these

and other volunteers. With the first nests dis-

covered in August, many more nests and ter-

ritories were added over subsequent weeks.

An interesting finding was the number of

territories in R block, which previously had

only one territory known. This block takes

its name from the Robinson Ridge Track, but

with five apparent territories now, it seems

the track should be renamed “Robins On

Ridge Track.”

Excitingly, the pair formations through-

out the Ark seem to have involved almost

every possible combination with original

birds of 2005—Waitakere bred birds and ex-

Pureora birds—all mixing and matching. Ad-

ditionally, several robins have been seen and

heard in the new Aw block, which is being

opened up for predator control.

Although late in 2005 robin calls were

heard from the east side of the reservoir dur-

ing the first bird survey conducted from the

water, few people would have ventured sub-

sequently into such dense untracked forest.

That very density of forest, with its tangle

of kie kie, supplejack, and cutty grass, cou-

pled with the lower rat density noted over

the years at these slightly higher elevations,

may make this new Aw block ideal robin ter-

ritory.

Robins also have been observed a few

hundred metres to the west of the Ark, closer

to Lake Wainamu in the past year and again

these seem to be well ensconced in their sec-

ond season. Reinforcing the phrase “an oldie

but a goodie” is M/R, which has been redis-

covered close to the Ark in this area.

And who or what is M/R? None other than

the very first bird caught and banded at Mokoia

Island for our first robin transfer in 2005.

Welcome back M/R! His mate incidentally is

a Waitakere-bred bird banded in the first

breeding season.

Behind the searchers of nests, and the

banders of birds, have been the suppliers of

worms who are yet another part of the Ark

support system. These volunteers have kept

pace with the ever-increasing need for

mealworms without which finding nests and

catching fledglings would be near impossible.

Volunteer couple Adnan and Raewyn

Demir initially found how to ensure the propa-

gation of mealworms and now they and oth-

ers steadily breed mealworms year round.

Common mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) are

popular food items for any animals that eat

insects.

They are an excellent source of protein.

Lots of lizards, amphuibians, turtles, hedge-

hogs and even ferrets can eat mealworms.

People also use them for fishing bait.

Mealworms are amazingly simple to keep. You

can keep them in a 10” x 18” x 6” plastic con-

tainer with no lid.

They have a four part life cycle: egg, larva,

pupa and adult (beetle). Not many animals

eat the beetle because they are hard. The larva

is the “worm” stage. The pupae are edible,

but they do not move around a lot. Most in-

sectivores (animals that eat bugs) like to see

their dinner moving before they eat it.

Mealworms breed best in temperatures

between 24-29 degrees Celsius. Colder tem-

peratures mean the cycles take too long and

warmer means they become overheated. If you

want to grow some mealworms for the Ark in

the Park Project, please contact them to or-

ganise it.

And to see the wonderful Ark in the Park

region, register for the Nightwalks With Na-

ture series over January and February 2011 to

see bats, glowworms, night fish, night plants,

weta tunnels, night spiders and a wonderful

array of moths and other nighttime creatures.

For a brochure and registration form contact

Kay Lindley, phone: 09 837 8820, mobile: 027

274 2280, fax: 08 837 8852, email:

[email protected].


CONTENTS for previous 14 issuesDECEMBER 2010 155

4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walks: Lake

Wanaka’s new tracks ready forsummer

8 New Zealand walks: LakeWanaka’s walking tracks

11 Hi achievers: Raewyn andGeraldine love five yearchallenges

12 New Zealand walks: Sea, Sky &Bush walk

14 High achiever: Susan’s a halfmarathon stunner

15 Motivation: The festive seasonbulge

16 New Zealand walk: WaihekeIsland summer works of art

18 New Zealand walk: A weekendof hiking in Opotiki

21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walk: Wairere Falls

Track26 Overseas walks: Five days on

the Pacific Crest Trail32 Overseas walks: Walking in an

ancient land - Ethiopia38 Books: Wild New Zealand from

the Road38 Health: Is walking a pain in the

butt?40 Event: Moro Marathon events

201041 Window on Waitakere: Class

action42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for December44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events49 Overseas walks and tours50 Nordic Walking: Events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking -

some good reasons to walk thetalk

52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 The Great New Zealand Trek60 Green Prescription: Need help to

get active?NOVEMBER 2010 154

4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Akatrack -

Luxury in the wilderness 8 My favourite walk: Weymounth

Walkway10 News: Earthquake damages DOC

walking tracks12 New Zealand walk: Walking loop

track great for walkers and birdwatchers

13 Motivation: Simplify your life14 New Zealand walk: The Kaikoura

Coast Track19 High achiever: Walked to top of

world’s steepest street20 Te Araroa Trail: Signage

completes 12km northernsection

21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Discover

the Lindis region24 Overseas walks: Stepping out in

Central Australia30 Overseas walk: Doing the Cinque

Terra independently36 Books: Inspiring Gippsland Walks36 Books: Best Short Nature Walks37 Health: Role of Vitamin C in

fighting cancer38 New Zealand walks: Walk the

Redwoods WhakarewarewaForest

42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for November44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events49 Nordic Walking: Events50 Window on Waitakere: Kokako

release50 New product: Don’t put your

back out - pull the handle out!51 Overseas walks and tours52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 Walking New Zealkand Shop60 Need help to get active?

OCTOBER 2010 153 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: The Abel

Tasman Coast Walk 9 New Zealand event: Te Awamutu

group celebrates 20 years 9 Readers views:10 New Zealand walks: Warkworth

Walks 2010 - walks worth doing12 High achiever: I bought great

new shoes13 Motivation: The danger zone14 Event: A winter wonderland16 New Zealand walk: From Huntly

to Mercer18 New Zealand walk: K2K - from

country to coast25 Event: Historic tunnel takes

trekkers back in time21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 Overseas walk: Railway

Reserves Heritage Trail26 Event: Pegasus group celebrates

30 years27 Event: Mid distance event

welcome in Onehunga HalfMarathon

28 Te Araroa Trail: Funds helpSouthland trail extension

30 Overseas walks: Italy’s ApauneAlps

36 Health: From sweet toothedlump to sword fighter

38 Event: Manawatu Striders events40 Window on Waitakere: AUTC hut

popular with groups36 Podiatry: Forefoot pain - what’s

that?42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for October44 New Zealand coming events47 Overseas coming events49 Nordic Walking: Events50 Event: Coastal challenge51 Overseas walks and tours52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 100th marathon for Hutt Valley

woman60 Need help to get active?

SEPTEMBER 2010 152 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Iconic Te Rewa Rewa

Bridge opens 8 NZ event: The other side of

Matakana 9 Kiwi programme benefits10 Guidelines for outdoor access

published12 High achiever: Healthy feels

good!13 Motivation: Life changing habits14 NZ Walk: Bridal Veil Falls16 NZ Walk: Howath Memorial

Wetlands18 Overseas walks: Gold Coast

Federation walk21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 NZ walk: Enchantment on the

Kaituna Walkway27 NZwalk: Chelsea Park Heritage

walk28 Overseas walk: Tipperary - here

we come!32 Books: Field Guide to Wild New

Zealand, Sydney Free & DirtCheap

33 Health: Big toe pain a sign34 Event: Record field and fast

racing in Christchurch35 Event: Harbour Capital Marathon

celebtrates 25 years36 Window on Waitakere: A day in

the life of B9405536 Podiatry: Tarsal Tunnel syndrome38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for September40 NZ coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Nordic Walking: What Nordic

Walking and walking does foryour body

44 Nordic Walking: Events46 NZ Walking Shop47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 DOC cleans up the Navy in the

Bay56 Off Road Half Marathon - Taupo

AUGUST 2010 151 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Onepoto Domain 8 New Zealand walk: Tupare

Garden walks 9 Kiwi programme benefits10 NZ walk: Pauanui Hill - a walk

for all seasons11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 Event: Fifteen times for Taupo

Half Marathon icon13 Motivation: Success supporters14 Event: An Autumn Muster -

walking with the shepherd18 Event: Seniors three day walking

adventure22 NZ walk: Hiking in the Tararuas28 Overseas walks: Walking in

northern Crete31 High achievers: How Green

Prescription helped these twowomen

32 Readers views: Walking theCamino de Santiago trial

32 Health: Achilles tendon pain - oris it?

34 NZ walk: Manawatu Estuary:-walks in an unique area

36 Window on Waitakere: Worththeir weight in gold

36 Podiatry: Wobbling down thehills or stairs

38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for August40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking

as a tool after hip replacement44 Nordic Walking: Events46 Event: Record numbers in Curves

to Curves47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden56 Mizuno Half Marathon - Taupo

JULY 2010 150 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Mount

Maunganui Base Walk11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 New Zealand walk: Why was

Mission Station in such aremote spot?

13 Motivation: Winning decisions14 Event: Challenge yourself in New

Zealand’s fastest growingmarathon

14 Working for you while you walk16 NZ walk: A glimpse of paradise?20 New Zealand walk: Improved

track opens on Paritutu Rock20 Overseas walks: Sunken garden

a top short walk22 Walking group celebrates 10

years23 Event: Great NZ Trek stage 5

ends in a surprize26 Overseas walks: Walking the

new Danube Pathway31 High achiever: Wake-up call for

once active 36 year old32 Walking groups encouraged to

enter event32 Health: Is hair dye making you

sick?34 Altitude training for the lads at

DOC Taranaki35 Long walk: Walking the World36 Window on Waitakere: What is

P. T. A.?36 Event: New timing system for

Moro 25th event37 Podiatry: Cramp hurts - why?38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for July40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Event: Record entries at new

venue46 Nordic Walking: What is Nordic

Walking?46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden56 Mizuno Half Marathon - Taupo

JUNE 2010 149 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: A hiking week away in

Central North Island 9 Event: Taupo adds new event to

walking portfolio10 Books: Drawing the Waitakere

Coast - Wild about London Parks11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 High achiever: Rose finds

inspiration with GreenPrescription

13 Motivation: High vibe Winter14 New Zealand walk: Hamurana

Springs Reserve walk17 New Zealand walk: Walking up

the Wilkin21 New Zealand walk: Pohangina

Wetlands walk24 New Zealand walk: Tuff Crater26 Overseas walks: Holy Year for

Spain’s pilgrims on the Caminode Santiago

30 New Zealand walk: BledisloePark to Old West Road walk

31 Podiatry: When to treat Bunions32 Health: Good nutrition key to

healthy lifestyle34 Window on Waitakere:

Expansion of Ark in the Park34 Long walk: Walking the World36 Event: Martinborough Round the

Vines38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for June

40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events45 Nordic Walking: Walk away back

pain the Nordic way46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks56 Harbour Capital Marathon

MAY 2010 148 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Te Waihou

Walkway and Spring 9 Te Araroa Trail: New Mt

Richmond Forest Park on TeAraroa Trail

10 High achiever: How GreenPrescription helped Joanne Paul

11 Digital Photo contest winners12 Te Araroa Trail: Sir Stephen

Tindall backs the trail13 Motivation: Get accountable with

numbers14 New Zealand walk: Hooked on

the Hooker16 High achiever: Aiming to reach

100 marathons17 New Zealand walk: Wilkies Pools

Loop Track18 New Zealand walk: Easy and

challenging walks in Otari-Wilton’s Bush

22 Little Barrier - Island of hope andglory

26 Overseas walks: On foot inSlovenia’s Julian Alps

31 Sealink announces Barrierbreakaway fares

32 Books: Great Kiwi outdoorcamping guide

32 Health: Downsides of anti-inflammatory drugs

34 Window on Waitakere: Curiouserand curiouser

34 Long walk: Walking the World36 Important to register you PLB36 Walk2Work day a success38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for May40 New Zealand coming events46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 SBS Christchurch Marathon56 Pak - A - Roo

APRIL 2010 147 4 Walk talk 6 Coromandel walking festival 8 NZ walk: Westmere Walkway10 High achiever: Merita Orgias just

loves to walk11 Digital Photo contest winners12 New Zealand walk: Hillsborough

Bay circuit13 Motivation: Get competitive14 NZ walk: A right royal walk17 NZ walk: Taieri Gorge Rail Walk18 New Zealand walk: Waihi Beach

to Houmunga Bay20 Reader’s views: Best way to see

a place is on foot21 Window on Waitakere: Roving

robins22 New Zealand walk: Fantastic

ferns of Peel Forest23 New Rotorua walking trail24 New Striders course popular26 Books: Which native fern?,

Which native tree? Majestic New Zealand27 Famous wall illuminated28 Overseas walk: One Track For All31 Explore Lake Tekapo High

Country on snow shoes32 Health: How to get fit for a

challenging multi-day walk34 Event: New walking festival has

walks for everyone35 Long walk: Walking the World36 Te Araroa Trail: Cool, clear, water

now at 90 Mile Beach36 Podiatry: Painful toes - shoes?38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for April40 New Zealand coming events46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 Huntly Half Marathon56 SBS Christchurch Marathon

MARCH 2010 146 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Waikato River walk 8 New Zealand walk: Tama Lakes

Walk - something for everyone11 Digital Photo contest winners12 Te Araroa Trail: Prime Minister

open Pirongia13 Motivation: Just do it!14 New Zealand walk: The Hidden

Treasures Trail - a 40km journeyto remember through Rodney

16 NZ walk: Seeing in the new yearat Sign of the Packhorse

18 News: Governor General opens

Hilliary Trail20 Road through Molesworth open

till Easter21 Window on Waitakere: Hihi

happenings22 New Zealand walks: The Catlins:

an area of walks of greatcontrast and natural beauty

27 New Zealand walk: WaipohatuTrack receives a make-over

28 Overseas walks: Hiking along theWorld Heritage Hinterland trails

32 Event: Event for walkers in CapeBrett Challenge

32 Health: How to reduce fluidretention

34 Event: Walking in the RotoruaMarathon

35 Long walk: Walking the World36 Event: New walking festival set

for launch36 Podiatry: Spots can kill you -

Melanoma it’s not what youthink

39 Weather forecast for March40 New Zealand coming events46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks56 Shoe Clinic Harbour Capital

MarathonFEBRUARY 2010 145 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Getting into

hot water on The Barrier 8 New Zealand walk: Meandering

around Moeraki11 Photo contest winners12 High achiever: Raelene reaches

for the Summit13 Motivation: Annual lifestyle

check-up14 New Zealand walk: Hiking Te

Araroa tracks in the KingCountry

16 New Zealand walk: ManawatuGorge tracks

19 News: The Central Gold Rush20 Overseas walks: Experience

Nepal and help a charity21 Event: NZ’s longest running and

walking relay22 New Zealand walks: Mangawhai

Walking Festival24 Overseas walks: Mt Tamborine

National Park walks28 Overseas walks: Menorcan

adventure31 Window on Waitakere: Geckos

and skinks in park32 Event: 27th Half Marathon aims

to be a fun event32 Health: How to treat grazing and

bruising naturally34 Why Gary loves to walk35 Walking the World36 New Zealand walk: Onetangi

meanderings38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for February40 New Zealand coming events44 Overseas coming events46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 ACC NZ Masters Games Dunedin56 Great New Zealand Trek

JANUARY 2010 144 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Thames

Coastal Walkway10 Photo contest winners11 New Zealand walk: Auckland’s

Kauri Point CentennialParkNews: Guidelines foroutdoor access drafted

12 New Zealand walk: Awardwinning Coastal Walkway

15 Walker loves Waiheke’sWharf2Wharf

15 Fourteen members over 80 yearsof age

16 New Zealand walk: Exploring thehuge expanse of MesopotamiaStation

19 New Zealand walk: Lake ElleryTrack reopens

20 Overseas walks: Patagonia -walking in the land of giants

25 Books: Let’s go Camping25 Books: A Wee Walk in the

Wilderness26 High achiever: Dropped from size

22 to 1427 Overseas walk: Whitsunday Peak

- walk28 Overseas walks: Mont Blanc one

of the world’s classic mountainwalks

34 Health: Think before you get abike

35 Window on Waitakere: Trackimprovements

36 Nordic Walking:Jan Petrie - Fromwheelchair to golfer

36 Nordic Walking: Events39 Weather forecast for January40 New Zealand coming events45 Event: Sunset Coast Walk

planned for February46 Event: Great Barrier Marathon a

“must do”47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 ACC NZ Masters Games Dunedin56 Great New Zealand TrekDECEMBER 2009 143 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Ara Harakeke

- a brisk walk in the footsteps ofTe Rauparaha

10 Photo contest winners11 News: Guidelines for outdoor

access drafted12 New Zealand walk: New trail to

honour Sir Ed14 New Zealand walk: Short and

long walks in the Haast16 Achiever: How walking improved

mum’s career prospects17 News: New Zealand moves to

new official maps18 New products: Personal locator

beacon tested for extremeheights Drink bottle made fromvegetable starch

18 New Zealand walks: Landscapesfeature of Central Hawkes Baywalks

20 Training: Time to get out andenjoy the scenery

20 Podiatry: Fitness walking: notjust one foot in front of the other

22 Overseas walks: Walk the Westof Ireland

26 Overseas walks: Burleigh HeadNational Park

29 Te Araroa Trail: New link track30 Window on Waitakere:

Translocation of birds in Arc inthe Park project

31 Books: Galapalos - preservingDarwin’s legacy: 101 Must-DoWeekends

32 Event: Exciting changes toWharf2Wharf event

34 Health: Pros and cons ofCortisone

35 Nordic Walking: From stove topto mountain top

36 Nordic Walking in rehabilitation38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for December40 New Zealand coming events45 Event: Great Forest Levin events46 Event: Moro Marathon events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks56 Land Information New Zealand

NOVEMBER 2009 142 4 Walk talk 6 Event: Buggy walks - a social

outing for parents 8 New Zealand walk: Branch Road

walkway reopens 9 Motivation: Keeping a Training

Journal10 New Zealand walk: Blue and

Green Lake walks13 Photo contest winners14 New Zealand walk: Richmond

Trail - another Tekapo attraction16 New Zealand walk: A taste of

the Tararuas19 Window on Waitakere: A great

breeding season for Robins20 New Zealand walk: See Abel

Tasman National Park with thelocals

22 High achiever: Ali Davis is achampion

22 Podiatry: Wart’s n all24 Overseas walks: Walking Spain’s

Camino de Santiago Pilgrim Trail30 New Zealand walk: Haurata -

discover the pleasures of livingin the remote hills of Gisborne

34 Reader’s views - Likes back tobasics articles

35 Health: Knee pain more commonin women

36 Nordic Walking events36 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking

and why it could interest you38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for November40 New Zealand coming events44 Overseas coming events45 Event: Round the Bridges

reaches new milestone46 Event: Both Taupo events popular

with walkers47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 Southland Marathon56 Land Information New Zealand



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

JANUARY WEATHER FORECASTFrom January 1 toJanuary 31 2011

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JANUARY

In the first half, cold southerlies, westerlies and depressions bringcloudy, cool weather to many especially the East Coast.

3rd JanuaryWeak troughs with variable conditions.

5th JanuaryOver the next month, persistent southwest winds and lack of

rain may affect north and eastern Waikato farmers.6th-11th January

Troughs to the west and south of NZ with changeable westerlies.Southerlies follow a depression on the 11th.

9th JanuaryVery hot at Christchurch during northwester conditions.

12th JanuaryOver the next four weeks expect cold conditions, dry over the

northern half of the North Island, wet in Southland andFiordland. Change to west and southwest wind flows bring cool

changeable weather especially to Southland and Westland. Theremay only be a few days with anticyclones over NZ. Bay of Plenty

and Gisborne are sheltered from the prevailing wind flows andmay have average rainfall and more sunshine than average.

The national average temperature may be a degree below normal,possibly the lowest for a January for many decades. West to

southwest winds should keep temperatures below average inFiordland, Taranaki, Manawatu, Buller and Westland. The

occasional hot northwesterly in the east may not be enough tobring mean temperatures in those areas up to average for the

time of the year.Rainfall may be less than average in Northland, Waikato,

Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and along the Kaikouracoast. Rotorua and Nelson may have a third less than average

rainfall, and Rotorua may have to take temporary extreme fire-risk precautions as little rain is expected in the region before

March. The changeable west to southwesterlies may double theaverage rainfall to Fiordland and coastal Southland, with about

20% more than average in both Westland and much of Otago.Despite the dry and cold, sunshine hours may be near the average

over much of NZ.The sunniest regions may be Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, followed

by Northland and Buller. However hours of sun may be belowaverage along the Southland coast.

12th-23rd JanuarySoutherlies, then northerlies.

15th JanuaryHeavy falls in Waikato.

16th-23rd JanuaryA trough of low pressure brings disturbed westerlies and the

passage of frontal systems.24th January

Southwesterlies are followed by a ridge of high pressure over theSouth Island on 25th. Weather may be still too wet to dry hay in

the Waikato, to allow clearing for re-growth for a summer grazingrotation.

26th JanuaryChange to westerlies.

27th JanuaryChange to southerlies.

28th-31st JanuaryNorthwesterly change, interrupted by a brief southwesterly change

on 30th. Heavy rain in the South Island West Coast may floodcreeks and rivers and block roads.

CYCLONE WATCHThis month sees several tropical lows attempting to form cyclonic

systems, but it is a depression around 15th-22nd January that hasthe greatest cyclonic potential. One may form around New

Caledonia around 10th before traversing towards the Queenslandcoast by around 16th and is expected to be downgraded to a

general low by the time it sweeps across the top of Northlandaround 18th-20th. Another low forms over the Solomons around

20th, another in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland around24th and a further one around New Caledonia around 30th. All

of these are likely to eventuate and should remain tropical lows.15th-22nd January

A depression forms in the northern Tasman Sea betweenNorthland NZ and New South Wales Australia from a dip in the

monsoonal trough, which over the next week as it meandersaround the Tasman Sea threatens to turn cyclonic and move

eastward over NZ. It is expected to disintegrate into a depressionby 20th as it passes over the South Island over the following

couple of days.Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around

4th(new moon), 10th(apogee), 20th(full moon) and 22nd(perigee).


Coming events

NEW ZEALANDEVENTS

DECEMBER 20101 The Rat Race 5km, Milford1 Waitakere Tri Club 5km, Henderson2 10km in the Domain, Auckland2 DevonSport Sun Run,5km & 3km Walk/Run,

Auckland4 Marlborough Marathon, Half Marathon &

10km, Blenheim4 The Goat Alpine Adventure Run, 21km,

Whakapapa5 Columbo Street Mile 1.6km, Christchurch5 Run & Walk Events -0 Half Marathon, 15km

& 10km, Auckland6 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga6 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa

7 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/Walk, Wellington

7 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland7 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna8 The Rat Race 5km, Milford8 Waitakere Tri Club 5km, Henderson9 DevonSport Sun Run,5km & 3km Walk/Run,

Auckland9 10km in the Domain, Auckland11 3 Bridges Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km

& 5km, Wanganui12 Sri Chinmoy 100km, 50km, 25km & 10km,

Christchurch12 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series,

10km, 5km & 2km, Albany13 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga13 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa14 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington13-14 Warkworth Walking Weekend,

Warkworth14 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland14 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton14 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna15 The Rat Race 5km, Milford16 DevonSport Sun Run,5km & 3km Walk/Run,

Auckland16 Trout Fly Summer Series, 5.4km & 3km,

Rotorua16 10km in the Domain, Auckland19 Sri Chimony Christmas Dash 10km,

Christchurch19 Trust House Summer Series 8km, 7km,

4km & 2km, Masterton20 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote20 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa21 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland21 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington

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21 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna21 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton23 10km in the Domain, Auckland26 Olex Series 2.9km, 10km & 5km, Bell Block27 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa27 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote28 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington28 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton

JANUARY 2011 3 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa 3 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 4 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington 4 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton 8 10km in the Domain, Auckland10 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa10 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote11 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington11 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland11 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton13 10km in the Domain, Auckland13 Trout Fly Summer Series, 5.4km & 3km,

Rotorua15 Fullers Wharf to Wharf Fun Run/Walk,

25km, 13km, 12km & 7km, Waiheke Island15 Orewa Beach Dash for Cash, 5km, Orewa16 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series,

10km, 5km & 2km, Albany16 NBS Nelson Striders Half Marathon &

10km, Nelson16 Trust House Summer Series 10km, 7km,

4km & 2km, Mauriceville

17 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa17 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote18 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North18 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland18 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington18 Maitai Valley Summer Series 3km, Nelson18 Eastside 5km & 2km River Run, Hamilton20 10km in the Domain, Auckland22 Blackball Hilton Croesus Crossing, 25km,

Barrytown22 Hutt River Trail Ultra Marathon, Marathon,

Half Marathon & 10km Hutt Valley23 Olex Series 5km & 10km, Inglewood24 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa24 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote25 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North25 Eastside 2km & 5km River Run, Hamilton25 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington25 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland25 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna25 Maitai Valley Summer Series 5km, Nelson27 10km in the Domain, Auckland27 Trout Fly Summer Series, 5.4km & 3km,

Rotorua29 Tussock Traverse, 27km, Tongariro National

Park29 Jumbo Holdsworth Trail Race, 24km &

12km, Masterton30 Trust House Summer Series 10km,

Masterton31 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa

Coming Events

FEBRUARY 2011 1 Eastside 5km River Run, Hamilton 1 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 1 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North 1 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

27km ALPINE ADVENTURE RUN & WALKSATURDAY 29 JANUARY, 2011

Tongariro National Park - Limited to 400 entrants

Entry form and details at www.totalsport.co.nz

Phone (09) 4125508 or email [email protected]


Coming events

Walk, Wellington 1 Maitai Valley Summer Series 10km, Nel-

son 1 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna 3 10km in the Domain, Auckland 4-13 NZ Masters Games, Wanganui 5 The Great Cranleigh Kauri Run, 32km &

13km, Coromandel 5 Heaphy Five-O-Trail Run 82km, Colling-

wood 6 Pukekohe Half Marathon, Pukekohe 7 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 7 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 7 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa 8 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington 8 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North 8 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 8 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna10 10km in the Domain, Auckland12 Buller Gorge Marathon & Half Marathon,

Buller Gorge13 The Blueberry, 5km, 10km, 17km & 17km

Fun Run/Walks, Ohaupo School, Waikato13 Asics Shoe Clinic Killer Mountain Run/Walk,

30km, 21km, 12km 7.5km, Glen Massey13 Botany Town Centre Summer Fun Run/

Walk Series, 10km & 5km, Botanty TownCentre

13 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series,10km, 5km & 2km, Albany

14 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga14 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa14 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote15 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North15 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland15 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington15 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna17 10km in the Domain, Auckland18 New Balance 16th Great Lake Relay, 155km,

100km, & 67km, Taupo19 Riverrun Trail Series, 14.3km, Wanaka19 Avalanche Peak Challenge, 25km, Arthur’s

Pass Village20 Wellington Round the Bays & New Balance

Half marathon, Wellington21 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga21 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa21 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote22 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland22 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna22 Nelson Striders Offroad Series, 5km Run/

Walk, Nelson22 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington22 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North24 10km in the Domain, Auckland27 The Kakepuku 6km & 14km Fun Run/Walks,

Pokuru School, Waikato27 Cathay Pacific Half Marathon & 11km, Auck-

land28 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga28 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa

MARCH 2011 1 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 1 Manawatu Striders Super Seven Series

7km, Palmerston North 1 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna 1 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington 1 Nelson Striders Offroad Series, 6km Run/

Walk, Nelson 3 10km in the Domain, Auckland 5 Bayleys Mountain to Surf Marathon, New

Plymouth 5 North Shore Coastal Challenge 22km, 16km

& 11km, Devonport 5-7 Sea, Sky & Bush walks, Central Hawkes

Bay 7 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 7 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa7 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 8 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 8 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington 8 Nelson Striders Offroad Series, 6km Run/

Walk, Nelson 8 State Beach Series 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna

10 10km in the Domain, Auckland10 Trout Fly Summer Series 5.4km &3km,

Rotorua12 Waiheke Coastal Classic18km, 10km & 5km,

Waiheke Island12 Motatapu Icebreaker Marathon, Wanaka13 The Hamilton Lake 6km & 14km, Fun Run/

Walks, Hamilton14 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga14 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa14 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote15 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington15 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland15 North Shore Beach Series, 5km & 2.5km,

Takapuna17 10km in the Domain, Auckland19 Hastinf Pak’nSave Triple Peaks Challenge,

47km &13km, Havelock North19 Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon, Kaiteriteri

Beach, Motueka19 The Tarawera Ultramarathon Trail Run and

Relays,100km, 85km, & 60km, Rotorua19-20 IWL International Two Day Walk, 30km,

20km & 10km, Rotorua20 Coastville Classic Half Marathon, 8km &

2km, Coastville20 Mt Lyford Challenge, 20km, 9km, 4km &

3km, Mt Lyford, Canterbury21 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga21 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa22 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

Walk, Wellington22 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland24 10km in the Domain, Auckland26 Northburn 100, 160km, 100km, & 50km,

Cromwell26 The Dual, Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km,

Motutapu Island ,Auckland27 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km,

Remuera, Auckland27 The Star City 2 Surf, 6km & 12km,

Christchurch27 Mt Lowry Challenge 22km & 11.8km, Days

Bay28 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga28 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa28 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote29 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland29 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/

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Coming events

5 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/Walk, Wellington 5 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 8 Xterra Rotorua Festival Half Marathon & 11km, Totorua 9 Oxfam Trailwalker 2011, 100km, Taupo 9 The Bedrock 50, 50km, Coopers Creek, Oxford 9 Xterra Rotorua Festival, Half Marathon & 11km, Rotorua10 Arrowsmith Thee Run, Marathon, Lake Heron, Ashburton11 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga12 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland16 Alpine Lodge Loop the Lake, 25km, Nelson Lakes17 Moonshine Half Marathon & 10km, Trentham17 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5km, Orewa Beach17 Porirua City Scenic Fun Run & Walk, 11km, 8km & 1km, Porirua17 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Auckland18 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga19 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland26 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland30 Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, Rotorua

MAY 21113 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland7 Hanmer Springs Four Square Half marathon & 10km, Hanmer

Springs8 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Bucklands Beach, Auckland10 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland17 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland21 Riverrun Trail 14.1km, Lake Wanaka24 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland31 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland

JUNE 211119 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Western Springs, Auckland

JULY 201116 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook’s Landing, 25km, Picton

AUGUST 201114 Woodbourne Half Marathon & 10km, Blenheim

SEPTEMBER 201117 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Nelson Bays

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17 Kaikoura Surburban Half Marathon, 10km & 2km, Kaikoura

OCTOBER 20119 Wairarapa Country Half Marathon, & 10km, Masterton

15 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf, 42.2km, Great Barrier Island

FEBRUARY 20124-12 NZ Masters Games, Dunedin

OVERSEAS EVENTSDECEMBER 20105 Standard Charters Singapore Marathon, Singapore5 Sussan Women’s Fun Run 10km & 5km, St Kilda, Vic, Australai5 Angkor Wat Half Marathon, Cambodia8 Emma & Toms Christmas Run, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, Aus-

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Coming events

12 Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, Haw, USAChristmas Walking Festival in County Mayo,

Ireland26 Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Charlotte Pass

Village, NSW, Australia26-27 Walk Killarney and Kerry, Ireland27 31st Rip to River Classic10km & 5km,

Ocean Grove, Australia

JANUARY 20119 Resolution Run, 4.5km & 7km, Adelaide SA,

Australia9 Resolution Run, 5km & 10km, Melbourne,

Vic, Australia9 Resolution Run, 5.5km & 11km, Sydney,

NSW, Australia9 Resolution Run, 5km & 10km, Brisbane, Qld,

Australia21 Dubai Marathon, Dubai, United Arab Emir-

atesTainan Ancient Capital Marathon, Taipei, Tai-

wan

FEBRUARY 201113 Seville City Marathon, Seville, Spain19 Geelong Multi Sport Festival 10km & 5km,

Geelong, Vic Australia27 Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo, Japan27 Kaohiung International Marathon, Taipei,

Taiwan27 Seychelles Eco-Healing Mara-

thon,Seychelles27 GSO Limmasol Marathon & 10km, Cyprus

MARCH 201113 King Island Imperial 20 32km Coast to

Coast, King Island, Australia20 Maratona di Roma, Rome, ItalyCroagh Patrick Walking Festival, Co Mayo,

IrelandTain Walking Festival, Carlingford, Co Louth,

Irealand

APRIL 20118-9 IML Two Day Walk, Gilboa, Israel10 Paris Marathon, Paris, France10 Milano City Marathon, Milan, Italy10 Zurich Marathon, Zurich, Switzerland18 115th BAA Boston Marathon, Boston, USA24 33rd International Marathon de Madrid,

Madrid, SpainSouth Sligo Spring Walking Festival, Co

Yeats, IrealandBoots’n Bogs Walking Festival, Co Tyrone and

Monaghan, IrealandBallyhoura International Walking Festival, Co

Cork, IrealandBAA Boston Marathon, Boston, USA2011 Virgin London Marathon, London, Eng-

land

MAY 20111 Geelong Half Marathon, Geelong, Vic, Aus-

tralia1 40 Vancouver Marathon, Vancouver,

Canada7-8 IWL Two Day Walk, 6km, 12km, 24km &

42km, Blankenberge, Belgium14-15 IWL Waendel Weekend, 15km, 25km

& 42km, Wellingborough, England

13-15 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China15 San Francisco Bay to Breakers, San

Franscio, CA, USA21 The Great Wall Marathon, Half Marathon

10km & 5km, Beijing, China21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Bern-Belp, Swit-

zerlandVolkwagon Prague Marathon, Prague, Chez

RepublicSlieve Bloom Walking Festival, Co Offaly, Ire-

landDonegal Walking Festival, Donegal, IrelandLeenane Walking Festival, Co Galway, Ireland

JUNE 20112-5 IWL Four Day Walk, Chantonnay, France18-19 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km & 40km,

Diekirch, Luxembourg25-26 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 40km

& 45km, Viborg, Denmark28 1 July IWL Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Ire-

landLaois Walks Festival, Laois, IrelandMournes International Walking festival,

Mourne Mountains, Ireland

JULY 201119-22 IWL Four Day Walk, Nijmegan, Nether-

lands23 Round Island Relay, Vanuata30 Vanuata Half Marathon & 10km, Vanuata

AUGUST 201112-14 IWL Three Day Walks, 10km 21km &

42km, Vaasa, Finland27-28 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 25km &

35km, Verdal, Norway

Sperrins Walking Festival, Co Tyrone, Ireland

SEPTEMBER 201110-11 IWL Two Day Walk, 24km & 17km,

Arenzano, Italy16-18 IWL Three Day Walk, 10km, 20km &

42km, Seefeld, Austria24 Round Rarotonga Road Race, Rarotonga,

Cook Islands24-25 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km 30km, 42km,

& 50km, Brno, Czech Republic

OCTOBER 20111-2 IWL Two Day Walk, 25km & 42km, Fulda,

Germany15-16 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain22-23 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA29-30 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Won-Ju,

Korea

NOVEMBER 20114-6 IWL Three Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 50km

Higashimatsu-yama, Japan 6 ING New York City Marathon, New York,

USA12-13 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Taipei, Tai-

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Nordic walking

Here is the good news: Nordic Walk

ing is relatively easy to learn and eve

rybody can do it. However it is im-

portant to understand the entire technique and

the training principles that go along with it.

In order to really make the most out of

Nordic Walking training here is some basic

information about cardiovascular fitness.

The heart – your reliabletrainings partner

The heart is the key to health and fitness.more oxygen your muscles need. Thus the

heart has to pump more blood through your

system. It beats faster - the pulse increases. A

general rule of the thumb to determine your

maximum heart rate (the maximum amount

of heart-beats per minute) is: 220 minus your

age. Although this is a rather vague number, it

helps to determine different levels of exertion,

which can later be fine tuned.

Optimal training pulseThe training pulse is the most important

pulse. If you want to train effectively, which

means with the right intensity, you need too

know your ideal training pulse. The optimal

training pulse is high but not to fast. You

should be able to talk to your training partner.

The training pulse is calculated by the follow-

ing formula: 220 – your age (max heart rate)

times 60 % of your maximum heart rate up to

at 85% (at the most) of your maximum heart

rate.

Training zonesTraining in different heart rate zones makes

your exercise more efficient. For example if

you are trying to lose weight you should train

in a heart rate zone during which you metabo-

lize fat rather than carbohydrates. This means

that you train within your optimal heart rate

level for this particular goal. Training at a

Nordic Walking – intensif

It provides the entire body with blood and

oxygen. It is a barometer for the status of the

whole body. It reflects your emotional (excited,

angry or happy) and physiological (level of

exertion) status.

This information is mirrored in your pulse.

The pulse is the pressure onto the internal walls

of your blood vessels after your heart has con-

tracted. The heart rate provides precious in-

formation about the intensity of the exertion:

do I exercise too hard or too little? Has my

fitness increased?

There are three important terms that give

valuable information about your fitness

· Resting heart rate

· Maximum heart rate

· Optimal training pulse

Resting heart rateYou can feel your pulse with your index

and mid finger at your neck or wrist. Feel it in

the morning before you even get out of bed.

Count your pulse for 15 seconds and then

multiply with 4. Usually the resting heart rate

is around 70 beats per minute. Aerobic exer-

cise can lower the rate by up to 20 beats per

minute. This would save you about 175 000

beats per year.

Maximum heart rateThe harder you do Nordic Walking the

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Classes in Greater Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga,Whakatane, Hawkes Bay, New Plymouth,

Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch

Upper body workout while

walking

Burn 40% more calories

Less impact on joints

Release tension in neck and

shoulders

Improve posture and

breathing

Fun to do, easy to learn, for

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higher intensity would not make sense with

regards to weight loss.

Training – how often andhow long?

How often and how long you train depends

on your individual goals.

Optimal Physical HealthThe American College of Sports Medicine

(ACSM) suggests all adults should engage in

30 minutes or more of moderately intense

physical activity daily. This level of activity

corresponds to 200 kcals a day .

Other authorities (Peterson & Bryant) sug-

gest that the least amount of activity for opti-

mal physical health is about 1500-2000 kcals a

week of light and moderately intense activi-

ties.

Additional physical health benefits come

with increased intensity and eventually level

off at around 3500 kcals per week:

Fat LossThe ACSM recommends targeting a weekly

exercise expenditure of approximately 1000

kcals a week (e.g. 3 sessions of 300 Calories

or 4 sessions of 200 Calories). Review of the

scientific literature suggests that you need to

perform moderately intense aerobic activity

most days of the week to bring about signifi-

cant fat loss.

Some sources recommend brisk walking

progressing to 45 minutes or more daily. Nor-

dic Walking can deliver both: a moderate train-

ing intensity or a brisk walk.

Cardiovascular FitnessFor cardio respiratory fitness the ACSM

(2000) recommends intensities between 55%

and 65% to (even!) 90% of your maximum

heart rate. ACSM also suggests that recondi-

tioned individuals may experience improve-

ments at exercise intensities of only 55% to

64% maximum heart rate.

Cardiovascular fitness improvement is de-

pendent upon your individual exercise pro-

gram (mode, frequency, duration, intensity of

exercise) as well as your individual conditions

(fitness level, age, and health status).

The Intensity, duration, and frequency of

fy your aerobic trainingyour Nordic Walking are somewhat inversely

proportional. If one component increases, the

others may be decreased to a degree.

How you can makeprogress

You will make progress by implementing a

wise combination between training and recov-

ery.

In our next issue we will talk about the four

aspects of fitness: initial fitness, training, re-

covery and super compensation. We will also

provide you with various training plans.

Feel free to contact us under 0800 669 268

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NORTH ISLANDNORTHLANDKAITAIAFAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after3pm.BAY OF ISLANDSBAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), BertVanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773DARGARVILLEDARGARVILLE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (PM), Joan Burnett,09-437-8708WHANGAREIKIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-430-3470CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo orHugh Knight 09-438-7976KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Kensington Re-ception, 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), SportNorthland 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), Beth McLeod 09-437-7763,Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441

AUCKLANDOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks,tramps, Jan Thompson 09-634-4624,Val Todd 09-579-8250AUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM),(IA),Praemi Pera 09-836-9161ALPINE 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 09-576-1069PRAM WALKING GROUP: Second Wednesday of month, SportAuckland, Alissa Tosswill 09-623-7925AUCKLAND CENTRALAUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday(AM), Bruce Mattson 09-570-4941AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Jenny Andrew 09-570-5455AUCKLAND WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM),Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: RayVickers 09-576-6906AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM),(BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-576-9807AUCKLAND RACE WALKERS ASSN: Sunday (AM),www.racewalkingauckland.orgAUCKLAND 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: Doug MacKay 09-274-7083EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday,Denise 09-570-9683EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday(AM), Jan Dwyer 09-636-6294, Sunday (AM), M Armstrong 09-639-1378LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene09-827-2737, 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: Jan Thompson 09-634-4624WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking,Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704WEST AUCKLANDBLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), TerryWilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071

LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA),09-826-2333TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM),Miranda 09-817-9677FIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday toSaturday, 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), EthelDenscombe 09-818-3561GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Neil Turner 09-817-6230GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thurs-day (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM),Alene Couchman 09-818-2580KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Mar-tin 09-838-6553KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Mar-tin 09-818-6084KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Mic Baker 09-626-3232NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednes-day, Lorraine, 09-827-8663MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Nyree Sherman 09-832-6922MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith09-832-5692RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09-832-4069RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-412-9952SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Max Eyes 09-837-4787TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednes-day (PM), Lorna Trass 09-834-5366TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sun-day (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 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038TITIRANGI WALKERS & JOGGERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212WEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour,Friday, Lorna, 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,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284WEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Jill 09-626-4325NORTH SHORE10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-461060’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams09-478-2462ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), PatsyHulse 09-410-9353BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6819NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Barbara Lobel 09-473-6938BIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson09-414-5351BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM),Roy Urlic 09-473-8777CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednes-day (PM), Gail Mouldey 09-418-3457DEVONPORT 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: Torbay, Tuesday, Friday (AM),Shelley Sharp 09-473-9021GREENHITHE 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),Jack Rendle 09-478-9115MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), CarolBuckner 09-479-7804MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM),Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054

MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sun-day (AM), Jan 09-483-5645NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Barbara Lobel 09-473-6938NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, every second Tuesday(AM), Peter Cox 09-480-5622TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09-473-1931WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), BrendaGray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284Y’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), MalcolmCurtis 09-444-3823RODNEY10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Edna Prbert 09-425-5928HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), MalcolmKeane 09-420-8739HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday(AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Ann Mahon/Margaret Gilbert 09-424-0765MONDAY 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),Thursday (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09-431-4692WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284WAIHEKE ISLANDWAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), ShaonaMaddle, 09-372-6645COUNTIES/MANUKAUPUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sun-day (AM), 09-238-9820WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednes-day, Friday (AM),ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09-232-8844PAPATOETOE Y’S WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), Derek McKeen, 09-266-2304PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), LindaMitchell, 09-273-9531PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednes-day (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), 09-535-6467HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: David Lawrie 09-238-8407TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin Johnstone 09-535-6231

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 Millar07-855-6848HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), NellBradburn 07-856-3787MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms07-855-2497NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman07-847-4873SILVERDALE 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 MallChartwell


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HAMILTON 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: DianaAmmann 07-823-6147WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07-827-3097CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), SharonWoodings, 07-827-6033LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), SharonWoodings, 07-827-6033KAIHERE/PATETONGAKAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), JulieStephenson 07-867-7011MATAMATAMATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088AFTERWORK WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (PM), Janis Jeffers,07-889-7032MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: F Smeed 07-883-1222MORRINSVILLEMORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088OTOROHANGAOTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)PAEROAPAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally07-862-8409PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, JulieStephenson 07-867-7011PUTARURUPUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927PIOPIOSILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), JuneO’Donoghue, 07-877-8492PIOPIO CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Mon (AM), (BIA), MauriceKearns, 07-877-8836TAIRUATAIRUA 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), KayeBeatson 07-378-6957WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229TE AROHATE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman07-884-8841TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184TE AWAMUTUTE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973or Kathy 07-870-2006TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday(AM), (BIA), Pip Annan 07-871-2980TE KUITIWAITOMO WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BIA), Ruth Early,07-878-6870TWILIGHT 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), BarryDenton 07-863-4597

KAWERAUKAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304OPOTIKIBUSH WALKERS CLUB: J Hedley, 07-315-7807ROTORUACROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07347-8945LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday(PM), Sunday (AM), Ted Sheppard 07-348-1205 or Sarah Wiwarena07-348-7874GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: Tueday (AM), (B), LisaMansell 07-348-4156HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07-347-6173MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B),Lisa Mansell 07-348-4156SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), GlenysSearancke 07-348-4243ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane07-345-6362ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon07-357-5744THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), MyrtleRaxworthy 07-346-3772WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744TAURANGA/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. [email protected], TaurangaHEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B),YMCA, 07-578-5891Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, (AM),Gaye Westwood 07-574-1075ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Satur-day, Steffi 07-574-7527NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07-577-0711MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sun-days (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-062650 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Derek 07-572-2512TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Nick 07-578-5802TAURANGA 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: Moya Hewson 07-575-7064TE PUKETE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306WAIHIWAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633or Barry 07-863-4597 or Jill 07-863-8477WHAKATANESUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I),Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), NoelJones, 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 BAYHASTINGSFLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy06-879-7077

HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane06-877-0017HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette06-877-2114HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM),(BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Lynda Anderson, 06-876-6268NAPIERAHURIRI 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 Rogers06-843-1225RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Russell Pattison, 06-844-4435Ys WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 orNola 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 06-753-3254WESTOWN DIABETES WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), PeterBrookes 06-753-4646TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06-758-3974FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & MichelleGiddyFITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA),Elizabeth 06-757-9291WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednes-day, Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday, (AM), JanDempsey, 06-758-8373TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569WAITARAWAITARA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (AM), (I), Cleo 06-754-7311INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD 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), IvanCoates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255HAWERAHAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), MoiraKoch, 0800-223-228ELTHAMKIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes06-764-8984

WANGANUIWANGANUICASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Dorothea Dobbie 06-344-4219RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-344-5434WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secre-tary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484SPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM),Robyn Rose 06-348-1440WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), DarolPointon 06-345-3137WAVERLEY


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SPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison06-346-5613OHAKUNESPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young06-385-4055MARTONSPORT & RECEATION CLUB GOLD: Wednesday (AM), Deane James06-327-7607

MANAWATUPALMERSTON NORTHHOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), JackCook 06-357-7458 or Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds,06-354-3342MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM),Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), AlisterMartin 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; Satur-day, (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, AdrienneKennedy 06-350-8617MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey RecreationCentre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLYWALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898FOREST & BIRD: monthly 2nd Saturday, (AM), Vivienne Nicholls06-353-2305METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM),(B), Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06-356-4384WALKY TALKIE TROOPERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), LizMacNeill 06-357-8216FEILDINGSENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), GailByrnes 06-323-5470FOXTONFOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), DaveBlackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987LEVINLEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), IvanMorgan 06-368-3622WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), LilaMcCall, 06-367-9070LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sun-day, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

WAIRARAPAMASTERTONWALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338ATHLETICS VETERAN WAIRARAPA: J Earles, 06-377-3479ORIENTEERING 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

WELLINGTONWELLINGTONBROOKLYN 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, Is-land 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: 04-934-4729

WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid Marchto mid October, (BIA), Veronica GouldWELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), BartJones 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) Wednes-day (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Pam McArthur 04-586-4088WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04-567-5727WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednes-day (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: Trevor Knowles, 04-565-0294WALK 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: Margaret Hughes, 04-237-8660TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, TawaTAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764UPPER HUTTTUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper HuttTRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Teresa Tito 04-565-0333UPPER VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Sandy Wilton/Colin Hamlin, 04-527-0107KAPITIKAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or SteveGolledge 04-904-5904SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

SOUTH ISLANDMARLBOROUGHBLENHEIM50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Joan 03-578-1922 orColin 03-572-9423PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991SPORT MARLBOROUGH WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), SportMarlborough 03-577-8855

NELSONMOTUEKAMOTUEKA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA),Evelyn Gilbertson, 03-528-8894MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Freda Gerslov03-528-6510NELSONNELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West,03-548-3655NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), Kay O’Dinot, 03-546-7910WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-541-8414TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), Kay O’Dinot, 03-546-7910NELSON 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 InformationCentreTAKAKAGOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and over-night trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURYCHRISTCHURCHACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-941-8999

AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canter-bury 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 allages 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 withphysical 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, PaulMuir 03-359-7971BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), Margaret03-351-6681BURNSIDE 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), NewBrighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednes-day, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendlyrace walking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM),Darryn Welham 03-960-3808CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton03-942-5453CARDIAC 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 03-389-1982or 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 Mes-senger 03-322-7709CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA),Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356CITY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, 50+age group men& women, Margaret Borrens, 03-354-1534CRUSADERS 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 03-329-1865FAMILY SOCIAL GROUPS: (B), for parents with young children,recreational clerk, 03-371-1778FASTRACK WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) (I), Linwood,Dorothy Jones 03-389-5339FENDALTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (AM), 03-941-8999FENDALTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Yvette So 03-351-6407GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Helen 03-382-2302GENTLE EXERCISE: Monday, Friday, (NI), qualified physed instruc-tor leads groups, Russell Graham, 03-388-3196GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday, Saturday, Sun-day, Pauline 03-322-8057HAGLEY PARK NORDIC WALKERS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000HALSWELL WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999HAPPY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (IA), 50+agegroup, Vera 03-337-4094HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly1-2 hour flat walks, John van Herpt, 03-980-5664HEI HEI WALKERS: Thursday, Lee Tuki 03-373-8150HERITAGE WALKS: Tuesday, (PM), 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), LyaneGraham 03-327-5679KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Fri-day, Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburbangroups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483


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LEGENDFitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM)denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates byfax 06-358-6864 or email [email protected]

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LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social groupfor gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-332-8724LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM)(B), 03-389-5303LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Good-win 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), (bothwalkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tues-day (I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03-981-1798NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery03-388-7335NEW 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, Thurs-day, 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), CoralGilbertson 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 Marriott03-383-2665PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), BernardMarriott 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 Cook03-389-8607PORT 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), BeverleyChurch 03-388-5736Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (bothwalkers and stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, IraWilliams 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- 980-1553SOMERFIELD 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 Bates03-332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03-389-2285WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainlyfrom Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canter-bury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921

XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 orAlison 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), JillO’Connor 03-366-0689WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + agegroup, Ted Hill 03-323-9311WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara03-384-192130 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 Vessy03-329-1865LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canter-bury 03-373-5060SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury03-373-5060ASHBURTONASHBURTON 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,03-307-0475

STH CANTERBURYPLEASANT POINTPLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther,03-614-7524TIMARUTIMARU HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM), March to October, Alister03-686-1010GLENITI 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 Illingworth03-684-9355

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 MonkSWC 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

OTAGOCLYDECLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch,03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767OAMARUSENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell03-434-5061OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), BarbaraMcGann 03-434-9178WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: MargieCarrington 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), KeiranColumb 03-489-4027DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03-476-2344GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland03-467-5999HALFWAY 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), KieranHurring 03-453-4423MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863MOSGIEL 50's FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), RobertaTelfer 03-488-3175OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime03-453-6185OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-489-4071PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson03-471-0114PINEHILL 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), IanFleming 03-489-8964TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), JennyGonin 03-467-2711WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Cliff Donaldson 03-467-9875Y’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 WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Ngaire Turnball,03-448-8726QUEENSTOWNWAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525WANAKAWANAKA WALKING Group: Tuesday (Nov- Apl) (PM), Sunday(AM), (BI), Graham Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLANDINVERCARGILL60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Len Johnston, 03-231-3372,Don Todd, 03-217-5931INVERCARGILL KIWI SENIORS’ WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM),Sport Southland, 03-211-2150YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Suther-land, 03-218-8738GOREEASTERN SOUTHLAND KIWI SENIORS’ WALKING GROUP: Everythird Tuesday of month (AM), (BIA), Richard Pasco, Sport Southland03-208-3846HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053NORTHERN SOUTHLANDNORTHERN SOUTHLAND KIWI SENIORS’ WALK GROUP: Everysecond and fourth Thursday of the month, (AM), Sport Southland,03-211-2150TE ANAUTE ANAU KIWI SENIORS WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), SportSouthland, 03-211-2150


WAIKATO


NORTHLAND

GISBORNEGISBORNE

Perfectly situated to enjoygreat walks on the WaikatoRiver Trails, MaungatautariEcological Island and TeWaihou Walkway.

Lakeside Farm Cottage

Fully self-contained 3 bedroom farmstay cottage.

Contact Liz and Dick Johnson.Phone: 07-883-5890

Email: [email protected]: www.lakesidefarm.com

CAPE RUNAWAY

Sleeps 14 people, ideal for tramping,mountain biking groups etc to explore this

area. Also great fishing. Fully equipped.

Sally & Jim Kemp 07 3253609 [email protected]

Large farmhouse, 'Hayward's',available to rent.

Cape Runaway

CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

ROTORUA

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping inthe very heart of the Eastern Taranakibackcountry. (2 to choose from)

• Inclusive package of transport (from Stratford) ac-commodation and meals.

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

jetboat, hut passes also arranged.For further information contact:

Carol or Dave DigbyPhone 06-765-7482 (evenings)

email: [email protected]: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz

“Bridge to Somewhere”

TARANAKI

WAIKATO

Walk Wairata. . .

Your Recreational ParkWairata Stationis a stunningpeaceful 1800hectare moun-tainous retreatwith numerousbush tracks .The Waioekariver runsthrough theheart of thefarm, so viewsfrom 2,000 feetare a photogra-phers dream.A f f o r d a b l emeals, qualityself containedaccommodation& experiencedguides.

www.wairatastation.comBob & Mary RedpathPhone 07 315 7761

EASTLAND

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

Where:Out in the Styx Cafeat Pukeatua,Waikato(40 mins fromHamilton)

A dropoff, a 4-6 hourWalk, a Hot Shower &Spa, an amazing Dinner,Bed & breakfast.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

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


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Waikaremoana Whirinaki Tongariro

Guided Walking Holidays

Ph: 0800 WALK NZ

www.WalkingLegends.com


WAIRARAPA

WELLINGTON

Tranquilly in the bush . . .great walks

Visit the breathtaking

Kawakawa Station Coastal WalkSouth Wairarapa * Unguided 2 day 2

night experience

* Coastal hill country

* Native "bird filled" bush

* Gourmet home cooked food or self catering

* Bags transported

www.kawakawastationwalk.co.nzPhone: Sarah & Duncan 06 307 8989

GISBORNEGISBORNE

WAIRARAPA

RANGITIKEI

Farm walkingat its most scenic

Phone 06-382-5507Fax 06-382-5504Ruth & Jim Rainey, RD7,MangawekaE: [email protected]:www.kvw.co.nz

A one, two or three day walkover scenic Rangitikei hill coun-try. Your private walk is at yourown pace, with minimal gear,over superb hill country farmswith spectacular views of theRuahine Range, MountRuapehu and the KawhatauRiver Valley.

Quality accommodation,hearty food.

CANTERBURY

WAIRARAPA


CANTERBURY


Make this your first multi-day tramp

www.bankstrack.co.nz

Banks

Peninsula

Track

Selfguidedtwo orfourdaywalks

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

Tekapo High Country TrekGo further this summer - go with a guide!

Stunning views of the Southern AlpsAll meals and gear provided

Cosy private hutLight packs

GuidedAlpineRecreationT R E K C L I M B S K I

www.alpinerecreation.com Ph: 0800 006 096

CANTERBURY

MARLBOROUGH

QUEEN Charlotte Track Service - contact Endeavour Ex-press phone 03-573-5456, email [email protected]

HEAPHY TRACKABEL TASMAN

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

NELSON/WEST COAST

CANTERBURY

Are you missing out onpotential customers?

Phone: Jenn at 021- 546-096

To promote your businessin the Overseas Walks

section

or email: jennifer@walkingnz advertising.co.nz

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“Older &Bolder”by JudithDoylePublished byNew HollandPublishers.Send cheque for$30 (this includesP&P) to:Judith Doyle, #3, 14 Oriental Terrace,Oriental Bay,Wellington.

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