Walking New Zealand No 159

New Zealand’s recreation walking magazine ISSUE No159 - 2011

Overseas Walk:

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Hiking and cruising the islands and the Amalfi Coast

weather forecast New Zealand walk:

New Zealand walk:

High road walking in Central Otago

New walkway links two parks New Zealand walk:

Craters of the Moon a geothermal walk High achiever:

John’s remarkable recovery

Motivation:

Believe and win

New Zealand walk;

Auckland’s Kauri Glen Reserve NZ $6.90 inc GST

Event:

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CONTENTS Issue No 159 - 2011

4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: New track opens at Mangawhai Heads 10 New Zealand walks: Walking festival ready for greater numbers 12 Overseas walks: Walking tour feature historic USA sites 13 High achiever: John’s remarkable recovery to now having climbed the Mount 14 New Zealand walk: Kauri Glen Reserve 16 New Zealand walks: RainbowMountainCraterLake walks 18 Te Araroa Trail: Clearwater residents helped mark new South Island trail 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Craters of the Moon - a geothermal walk 25 Motivation: Believe and win 26 New Zealand walks: New walkway links two parks 28 Event: Manawatu Super Seven grows in strength 30 Overseas walks: Hiking and cruising around coastal Italy 34 New Zealand walk: High road walking in Central Otago 40 Book: Walks in nature - Melbourne 40 Reader’s views: Says advise not “best practice” 41 Health: How to walk away from fluid retention 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for April 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Overseas walks and tours 52 Long walk: Walking the World 54 Window on Waitakere: Waitakere Reservoir is outward bound 55 Event: Huntly half ready to roll for 2011 56 Country Breaks 55 Nordic Walking Calendars 59 Pak-A-Roo Walking Jackets 60 Wellington Marathon

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Walk talk Walking to keep Kiwi Kids on track

“National recognition of a small Queenstown Lakes District community should be viewed with pride by the entire district”, QLDC Mayor Vanessa van Uden said.

The Gibbston Community has been named the Mitre 10 Community of the Year at the New Zealander of the Year Awards ceremony - the ultimate acknowledgement of a job well done.

“An association of no more than 100 members spent six years bucking setbacks, challenges and frustrations to deliver its vision of an iconic walkway. This was an extraordinary effort resulting in an asset that can now be enjoyed by the entire country,’ Mayor van Uden said.

At a cost of $1.4 million, the 8.5km walkway along the banks of the Kawarau River and featuring multiple bridges, picnic areas and breathtaking views, was officially opened in December.

“With association chairwoman Susan Stevens at the helm, this project was literally delivered through blood sweat and tears, national recognition could not be more fitting,’ Mayor van Uden said.

In particular, Ms Stevens, who was singled out at the opening with the presentation of an unexpected citation from the Mayor, should feel enormously proud of what had been achieved.

“This award has sealed the Gibbston walkway’s position on the kiwi ‘must do’ list,” she said.

Lace up your walking shoes, grab your water bottle, and join New Zealanders across the country in The Big Walk 2011!

The Big Walk is an event all New Zealanders are invited to take part in. Taking place in ten iconic locations around New Zealand on Sunday 03 April, participants choose from a 2.5, 5 or 10km walk in some of our most beautiful walking spots. All proceeds from The Big Walk will help raise funds for Foundation for Youth Development’s (FYD) youth programmes.

FYD programmes use the great outdoors, inspirational classroom leaders and world class mentors to help kids from age five to 18 keep on track, develop confidence and self-belief, and create goals for the future.

Locations: Kaikohe, Auckland, Coromandel, Hamilton, Mt Maunganui, Tokoroa, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Christchurch and Southland.

To find out more visit www.fyd.org.nz.

Prizewinners The winners of the this month’s Walking New Zealand promotion are: A588 Pedometer -Margaret Shepherd, Hamilton and a six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine Petra Pilkington, Whangarei.

Just laugh An exhausted walker can detect an uphill grade so insignificant that it would be missed by most surveyors.

Tour company launches new Melbourne Café Culture Walk

If you’re a keen hiker, angler, hunter, or other outdoor pursuit enthusiast you’re likely to already be familiar with the official LINZ ‘NZTopo’ Topographic Map Series, traditionally purchased as printed paper maps. These topo maps have now been made even easier to useaffair and with access through thecoffee free online service Melbourne’s love freshly roasted continues with www.topomap.co.nz. the launch of the new Melbourne Café Culture Walk from Hidden MergingTours. the official LINZ topo maps with the Google Maps Secrets interface knows and loves into makes this service a breeze Known foreveryone their trademark insights Australia’s most creative to use and an invaluable tool for research planning that city and its characters, Hidden Secrets toursor are designed tonext inspire big adventure.

It provides and stimulate the senses. a level of detail simply not available through Google Maps alone. the Topo250 andscene Topo50 Melbourne has Australia’s mostBoth sophisticated coffee and mapnew seriestour are exposes made available for some New Zealand, Stuartsecrets Island the visitors to of its coffee and the Chatham Islands. especially the hole-in-the-wall cafes Melbourne is renowned for.

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Add a pin and espresso label to the map, unique houses old-school Italian bars to the then send them the link – it’s thatcoffee easy. Want to provide detailed growing network of ‘third wave’ houses, social enterprises, information about a trip? More advanced users can addcoffee’ their and local entrepreneurs.

Some offer the ‘bespoke own KML overlay they’ve in Google Earth. You can experience – coffee made,created exactingly, to the drinkers specification.

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Wilkies Pools barrier free walk Work on the barrier free track to Wilkies Pools continues. This track will eventually offer users a barrier free stroll to a popular feature in the National Park. Short stop travellers are high users of the Park and the development of tracks such as these reflects the use.

Display panels for Ratapihipihi Track The Ratapihipihi Track a popular walk through a lowland forest will soon have a series of eight interpretation panels that focus on the plant life of the reserve and their traditional uses.

The van Gorkom family has financed this display in memory of the Willem, who enjoyed the Ratapihipihi walk over many years. This walk is a great example of a lush, temperate rainforest where you’ll see kohekohe, tawa, puketea and nikau palms.

From New Plymouth, drive to the southern end of Tukapa Street, turn into Davies Street, and then onto Cowling road. after two kilometres turn right into the sign posted drive to the reserve. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

What is the best walking speed for a longer life?

No doubt about it, walking is the most user-friendly form of exercise there is. But your everyday walking speed matters, too, especially if you’re trying to live a longer life.

Here’s why: New research in the USA suggests that if your everyday walking speed is more than just a casual stroll, you’ll live longer than your pokier peers.

When researchers reviewed nine similarly structured studies involving nearly 35,000 adults over the age of 65, study results suggested that gait speed was a big predictor of how long people would live.

To reap longevity rewards and live longer than expected, people’s ever yday walking speed needed to be at least 3.5 kilometres per hour.

That’s a little over one metre every second.

People with this gait speed typically outlived the slower-striding folks in the study.

A real walking workout now and then, where you get your heart rate up and sweat a little, is great for your long-term health, too. But the ever yday speed at which you get around could be an important sign of how healthy you are.

A person’s walking ability can be a window into the health and function of a number of systems in the body because it requires a coordinated effort between your heart, lungs, skeletal muscles, and brain. So if you walk well — and often — it can become a powerful tool in your quest to live a longer life.

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Walk talk Swanage Walking Festival The beautiful Isle of Purbeck is a walker's paradise and is part of the 2nd Swanage Walking Festival from 30 April to 8 May 2011.

From coast to country, the variety is unsurpassed.

The coastal walking in this southern part of England is spectacular. From a stroll along the beach in beautiful Victorian Swanage to a serious hike along the South West Coast Path, the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the coast is truly special.

But the hinterland is extraordinary too - wonderful heathland, walking through designated areas of outstanding natural beauty and sites of special scientific interest, with the added attraction of sea glimpses wherever you turn. This tranquil area of Dorset is home to many rare species of birds, wildflowers, butterflies and reptiles. Walks take in the wildlife paradise of Durlston Country Park, heathland at Studland, limestone cliffs along the coast and the RSPB reserve at Arne.

Purbeck offers something for everyone and our walks have been designed to show as much of the area as possible. Some include a pub lunch in a typical Dorset village, others a ride home on the steam train and one even offers a coastal cruise with lunch.

The area is steeped in history, the Civil War ruin of Corfe Castle, the evacuated village at Tyneham and, of course, the unique geology of the area.

Purbeck Stone has been quarried for generations and evidence of the industry can be seen all around you. Blasted caves on the coast, machinery on the cliffs and the architectural gems of Swanage attest to the area's quarrying legacy, which still continues today.

Walkers only prize in Rotorua Marathon Walkers who complete the Rotorua Marathon have a chance to win a trip for two to Austria to walk the section of the Danube Pathway Linz to Vienna.

The trip is sponsored by A Walker’s World and The Danube Pathway Consortium.

This prize is valued at over NZ$8,000 and those eligible will be all walkers who complete the marathon in their chosen category.

The newly opened Danube Pathway in Upper Austria will give walkers 450 kms of pathway exclusively for their use. Imagine exploring on foot the gentle hills, forests, pretty villages, meadows, vineyards, fortresses and castles all with recurring views of the Danube River.

One of the prettiest stages, and the route you will follow, is between Linz and the historic town of Grein along the Danube Valley. This eight day walk involves an average of 20 kms a day easy walking, usually up to 100 metres in altitude. However the www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

first days’ walk to Enns,the oldest town in Austria, is 32 kms.

Features along the way are: St Florian, one of Austria’s largest Baroque abbeys; the Nazi concentration camp at Mauthausen; the medieval castle at Klam; the castle fortress of Bad Kreuzen; the beautiful Wolfsschlucht Gorge; and the Austrian Maritime Museum in the imposing 15th century Greinburg Castle.

The walk is topped off with a wonderful cruise on the last day down the Danube to Vienna, passing medieval castles and picturesque villages surrounded by the vast vineyards of the Wachau region.

See the old wine merchants’ town of Krems and one of Austria’s most famous Baroque buildings, the Benedictine Abbey of Melk, which together with the Wachau area was awarded “Best Historic Destination of the World 2008”.

For a detailed itinerary visit www.walkersworld.co.nz and click on the banner “The Danube Pathway” on the home page.

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New track opens at Mangawhai Heads “Awarded for services to walking”. That would be the citation if this was a New Year Honours medal. But this honour is a slightly different one - different, but extremely appropriate.

ean and Don Goldschmidt, the power house couple behind the world-famousin-NZ Mangawhai Walking Weekend, now have a track named after them.

On a blustery Sunday morning late last year, an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Mangawhai Heads carpark for a blessing and a few brief speeches before Jean cut the rib-

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Right: Looking over the Wildlife Refuge Bird Santuary from a high point on the track. Photo Miriam Beatson

Words by Miriam Beatson bon and the Goldschmidt track was officially open.

The entire throng promptly set off up the hill, following Jean and Don. A steep scrabble from the northern side of the carpark leads to a high spot with views of the Mangawhai Heads Track (part of Te Araroa Trail) to the north, and of the Hen and Chickens Islands out to the east.

Goldschmidt Track then winds down Top left: A view of part of the residential area near the Manghawhai Heads.

Below left: The Mangawhai Beach with the Hen and Chicken islands in the distance. The walk along the beach is part of the Te Araroa Trail.

Far right below: The sign at the start of the track.

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New track opens at Mangawhai Heads

Above: The Mangawhai Harbour is sheltered by the sanctuary to the left. Photo Frank Goldingham

through scrub and treefern, crosses a small road and heads into bush, with good stout steps leading up to another high point looking directly out across the harbour opening towards the Mangawhai Sandspit Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary, with the pale dunes beyond.

Down the other side, the track gives Left: Jean Goldschmidt on the track on opening day.

Below right: Walkers try out the new track on opening day. Photos Miriam Beatson

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glimpses between the trees of the inner beaches, yachts at their moorings, the Mangawhai Heads Motor Camp and houses.

After a steep descent through Kanuka, walkers cross an estate road and tackle more uphill steps before following an access road for a short way, then heading back into the bush for the climb to the last high point, where you can look back to where you have walked.

Over the top and a little way down the other side is the end point of Cullen Street, a public road.

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WALKING SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA & ITALY Above: Some of the walkers on opening day.

Photo Miriam Beatson

From the carpark to Cullen Street the walk takes about an hour. If you don’t have a car here, you can make a loop walk by heading down Mangawhai Heads Road and back along the beach to the Heads carpark.

This new track - planned, surveyed, cut, built and maintained by local volunteers – is an entirely fitting tribute to the Goldschmidts.

Jean organised the first Mangawhai Walking Weekend 12 years ago, and since then this highlight of the walking year has become firmly inked on the calendars of hundreds of walkers around the country.

Every year, it is Jean’s bubbly personality and boundless energy driving the event, ably assisted by Don, and backed by the entire community, who guide the different walks, host events, prepare packed lunches, make breakfast for hundreds at the local school, provide accommodation, and generally turn Mangawhai into the walking capital of New Zealand.

The event now stretches over four days to fit in more than 30 walks.

In 2011 the dates are Friday March 31 to Monday April 3, and the Goldschmidt Track is part of the Panoramic Mangawhai walk. Bookings for the weekend close on March 22, but the more popular walks fill up early, so it pays to book as soon as you can.

For more information www.manga-whaiwalkingweekend.co.nz.

Below: Jean and Don Goldschmidt at the opening ceremony.

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New Zealand walks

Walking festival ready for greater numbers

By Pete Huggins, Department of Conservation vent organisers are hoping for a thou sand individual walkers at the 2011 ECHO Walking Festival in the Coromandel this April.

Now into its eighth year, the festival is an important part of the New Zealand walking calendar, says event organiser Julie Stephenson: “ECHO offers a free introduction to the stunning Coromandel and Kaimai outdoors, run by enthusiastic walkers with experience and local knowledge, and features exciting activities which add flavour to the twenty-six walks on offer”.

Registrations are now online, making booking and organising much easier. Julie says that the ECHO website, www.echowalkfest.org.nz, has been a major focus of the organising com-

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mittee. “Our website has everything you need to know about the walks, and you can register your group or family by the click of a button”.

“We’d like to invite walking groups from across New Zealand to come and try our walks – we think you’ll love them!” says Julie.

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above and beyond the joy of walking; for example the Lillis and Lemonade walk takes in the historic Coromandel Lillis Mine ruins and finishes with a traditional miner’s lemonade at the local hotel.

Kapai the Kiwi is a family-oriented short walk to a grove of mature kauri trees where acclaimed children’s writer Tommy Kapai Wilson will enchant listeners with a story of a special little kiwi bird.

Further details can be seen in the event calendar on opposite page or online.

The festival starts in beautiful Paeroa on April 16th and finishes in Te Aroha on April 30th.

There are guided walks on offer throughout the Easter break – making the festival a perfect opportunity for holidaymakers and people looking to make the most of the autumn weather.

Individual walkers, families and groups are welcome to register, along with organised tramping and outdoor clubs, with many walks in easy reach from Auckland, Hamilton or Tauranga.

Visitors from farther afield will find suitable accommodation in Paeroa, Waihi, Coromandel, Te Aroha and Katikati. The walks themselves are free, with a collection of gold coin donations to help cover costs.

The ECHO Walking Festival organising committee is urging people to register now for what promises to be a memorable experience of 2011. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

New Zealand walks

ECHO Walking Festival event calendar Below is the event calendar, for the ECHO Walking Festival in April. Go online www.echowalkfest.org.nz for more details and to register.

Above: Walkers on the Waiorongomai Explorer Walk get up close to the historic tramway and winding gear. DOC photo

Saturday April 16 Senior Delinquent’s Walk, Paeroa.

Grade 1 or Lillis and Lemonade, Coromandel. Grade 3 Sunday April 17 Coromandel Coastal Walkway, Whitianga.

Grade 3 - 4 or Conveyor Belt Boogie, Waihi.

Grade 3 Monday April 18 Te Aroha Gold Rush, Te Aroha. Grade 3 or Pit Rim Adventure, Waihi. Grade 1 Tuesday April 19 Drunken Tui Walk, Paeroa. Grade 3 or The Great Kaimai Traverse, Katikati. Grade 4 Wednesday April 20 Nice To Meet You Mr. Weta, Thames. Grade 1 or New Chums Picnic Walk, Whitianga.

Grade 1 - 2 or Wairere Challenge, Te Aroha.

Grade 5 Thursday April 21 Loggers Loop, Paeroa. Grade 4 or Waihi Express, Waihi. Grade 1 Friday April 22 Cook’s Discovery, Whitianga. Grade 2

Saturday April 23 Wentworth Valley Falls, Thames. Grade 3 Sunday April 24 Waihi Beach Cliff Tops, Waihi.

Grade 4 Monday April 25 Tukituki Farm Beach, Coromandel.

Grade 2-3 or Whitianganui a Kupe, Whitianga. Grade 1-2 or Kauri Walk, Whitianga.

Grade 1 - 2 Tuesday April 26 Simpson’s Farm Walk, Whitianga.

Grade 2 or Paeroa’s Amazing L&P Trail, Paeroa. Grade 1 Wednesday April 27 Waiorongomai Explorer, Te Aroha.

Grade 5 or Kapai the Kiwi - In the Kauri, Katikati.

Grade 1 Thursday April 28 Telegraph Road, Maratoto, Paeroa. Grade 4 Friday April 29 Karangahake Night Adventure, Paeroa. Grade 2 Saturday April 30 Healing the Tui Mine, Te Aroha.

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Overseas walks

Walking tour features historic USA sites he new “Trail To Independence Walk ing Tour” of Historic Philadelphia fea tures many of the popular historic sites while combining the experience of the men and women of the time. The walk is designed to share some of the more personal history of those who fought, worked, provided for and encouraged the American quest for independence.

While there are other walking Philadelphia tours available, this tour goes away from just seeing the sights and delves deep into the real story behind the struggle for American Independence.

"What makes this tour different," says Myron Baer, Chief Operations Officer of Uncle Sam's Walking Tours, "Is that we cover the hidden stories that lurk behind the popular folklore.

“For example, we tell the little known stories behind the mythical figure that is George Washington. We also uncover the story of Ben Bache, editor of the American Aurora and grandson of Ben Franklin, who died in prison after he tried to ruin the reputations of George Washington and John Adams through his writing. “ We like to see history come alive through a story, rather than just presenting a list of facts while standing in front of the major sights and attractions of Philadelphia. As our motto says, we want our guests to "Go Home with a Story."

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historic Philadelphia attractions including Independence Hall, Washington Square, the First and Second Bank of the United States, American Aurora, Carpenter Hall, Ben Franklin Court, the Franklin Post Office, Christ Church, the Betsy Ross House, and the Grave of Benjamin Franklin.

The "Trail to Independence" lasts approximately 90 minutes and departs daily from the Independence Visitors Center. Uncle Sam's Philadelphia Walking Tours are closed January through February. For more info at www.unclesamsphiladelphia.com about Uncle Sam's Philadelphia and USA Tours.

Uncle Sam's Philadelphia Tours conducts Philadelphia walking tours that immerse travellers in the history, culture, and glamour of our nation's city that gave birth to the Independence movement. Uncle Sam's Philadelphia is a division of Uncle Sam's USA Tours, which currently offers daily New York City Walking Tours, New York City Shopping Tours, New York City Pub Crawls, New York City Night Club Tours, and specialty private SUV tours. Since its founding in 2009, Uncle Sam's New York has quickly established itself as one of the most popular companies for New York City Tours.

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High achiever

John’s remarkable recovery to now having climbed the Mount n the morning of September 11th 2008 at 10.23am whilst working on the construction of the new Harbour Bridge in Tauranga, John’s world was turned upside down when he was involved in a work related accident, which left him with severe life threatening injuries.

He fell down a 38ft concrete column breaking and dislocating his knee half way down before landing on concrete. “I was down the column for a total of 48 minutes before I was able to be rescued due to the difficulty involved in getting me out; which nearly saw me lose my leg.”

John was airlifted to hospital where his incredible road to recovery began. He spent 100 days in hospital and after undergoing a total of 15 operations John had to learn to use his leg again.

He attended Synergistics Wellness Centre where he completed hours of gym and physiotherapy work to help straighten and strengthen his leg. As part of the physio he was fitted with orthotics in order to help him walk normally as his leg had been shortened by 15cm.

John suffers from hyposensitivity which is where the response to stimulation or sensation is reduced due to the massive nerve damage he had sustained. He was required to walk on rough terrain to learn to cope with this.

Trying to stay motivated and enthusiastic was hard but John’s physio referred him to the Green Prescription Programme which offered

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support for his activity as well as dietary help to aid his recovery.

The Green Prescription Programme offers a range of groups but the ‘Mount Challenge’ appealed to John straight away. “On hearing about this programme I was immediately enthused and couldn’t wait to get started. It was always a wish of mine to get to the top of the Mount prior to my accident.”

Meeting every Tuesday and Thursday morning over an eight week period John developed a recharged energy for walking regularly, especially after meeting new people and making new friends. John remembers when the g roup started the challenge. “After week one we were all tired, puffed and sweating, but each week we became fitter and by the end of week eight we finally achieved our goal of getting to the top which was a moment I will never forget.”

The group had bonded and even though the challenge was complete they couldn’t wait until the next Tuesday when they could all meet again to walk. “We still walk as a group twice a week.”

“Since I have been introduced to Green Prescription I have developed a passion for

an active lifestyle. Being active regularly and having a healthy diet has helped me to lose 18kg and I no longer have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. I have been able to get a discount through the Green Prescription Programme which has enabled me to join a gym and swim regularly. I have also joined the Nordic Walking group the programme offers.

At the end of the day ‘you always remember the good times and not the bad’ and I can wholeheartedly say that this is something I have learnt through my accident. Without this happening I may not have changed my lifestyle and have the friends I do today.

Life can throw you lots of curveballs but having a positive frame of mind and making the most of the opportunities around you can turn a negative situation into a life changing experience. Being part of Green Prescription has made me into a happier, healthier person and I now start every day with a smile.”

I’m sure many readers will feel truly inspired by such an amazing story! Not only has John made incredible changes to his own lifestyle but he is so enthused about the programme he has become a Green Prescription Mentor and will be motivating and supporting the next group of Mount Challengers to reach the top!

For more information about Green Prescriptions go to www.moh.govt.nz.

“Older & Bolder”

by Judith Doyle Published by New Holland Publishers.

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Above: John is the man in the middle of the photo with the leg brace with the group who walked up to the top of Mt Maunganui.

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Kauri GIen Reserve auri Glen in Northcote, Auckland, has been a reserve since 1907. Al though the forest has been milled for Kauri, some large trees of 200 to 300 years in age remain.

The main entrance is through Kauri Glen Road, beside the Northcote College gymnasium. The track begins as a wide carriageway amongst tall Kanuka. This opens out to a bluff overlooking the dense growth in the valley floor surrounded by tall Kauri.

The main loop track crosses the Waiurutoa Stream and follows the northern ridge. On descending to the valley floor at the eastern end of the reserve the track passes through Taraire forest before following the southern

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ridge back to the main entrance.

A short secondary track with steps descends down to the valley below and crosses a bridge with views of a waterfall.

Cecil Eady Bush Adjoining Kauri Glen is Cecil Eady Bush, where the walk takes one hour. Access is at the end of Woodside Avenue. The track continues along the north side of the Onepoto Stream below a canopy of Kahikatea, Puriri, Tanekaha and Totara. The track then climbs on to Wattle Ridge and in the undergrowth are deep ruts where bullock teams pulled out kauri logs.

Allow about one a half hours to walk the main loop track.

Top right: A view through an opening shows a lush forest area in Kauri Glen.

Below: A track map of Kauri Glen and Cecil Eady Bush.

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Above: From this bridge a waterfall can be seen.

Top right: Nikau Palms dominate the landscape in this picture.

Right: The information sign at the Kauri Glen Road entrance.

Below left: The track is popular with locals.

Below right: A fork on the track.

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Rainbow Mountain-Crat ainbow Mountain Scenic Reserve lies 26 km south-east of Rotorua, beside SH 5 (the Rotorua-Taupo highway).

Approaching from Rotorua, the carpark for the walking track is situated just past the turnoff for SH 38 (the Mur upara/ Waikaremoana highway), on the left-hand side of the road.

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cal and scientific terms, containing a complex mixture of plant species, some of which are rare and unique to geothermal areas. From its volcanic origins, Rainbow Mountain (Maungakakaramea, meaning ‘mountain of coloured earth) has cooled over recent years.Though places are still smouldering, the native vegetation is regenerating.

The Rainbow Mountain-Crater Lake Walk is a short walk to the first lake that is about one kilometre for the carpark and takes about 15 minutes one way.

Here one can view one of the crater lakes and in the background the rainbow coloured cliffs.

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Above left: A view of the first crater lake some 15 minutes from the carpark.

Below far left: The information sign tells of the history.

Below left: The sign on SH 5.

Below right: The multi-coloured cliffs from the first crater lake.

ter Lake walks Walk follows on from the first crater and is a one-hour return hike.

From the carpark, follow the signs. There are great views over two crater lakes that are set against a backdrop of bare brown, orange and red steaming cliffs and an array of geothermal vegetation.

Fitter and more experienced hikers might like to take the tramping track up to the mountain summit. You would need to add another three hours up to the summit and back from the crater lakes.

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Te Araroa Trail

Clearwater residents helped mark new South Island trail esidents of the small town of Clearwater pitched in to mark up the last 21 kms of a new 71-km Te Araroa track from the Rakaia south to the Rangitata River in Canterbury.

Murray Thomas and his team from DOC Geraldine did most of the trail work on a project that’s taken five years to put in place, but as the track passed close to Lake Clearwater Village, locals joined the effort to sign the trail through.

“It’s great to see people taking ownership of these trail projects to deliver major recreational gains for their communities,” said Te Araroa’s South Island Project Manager, Mike Pullar. “For me that is a large part of what Te Araroa is about.”

DOC agents and Mike Pullar have kept an eye on all the property transactions of the last five years seeking a connecting route through classic high country hills that also made use of existing musterers huts. Hakatere Station, Clent Hills Station, also Glenariffe and Barossa stations all ceded routes, either by straight Nature Heritage purchases for conservation, or Tenure Review.

The route between the two Canterbury braided rivers is a three or four day tramp.

Day one involves a climb to Turtons Saddle (1,120 m) and then an easy walk down to A-frame or Comyns Hut. Day two is the most difficult and requires a good level of fitness.

In poor weather it also requires a high degree of back country tramping experience to navigate the way through.

The route is unformed and follows marker poles initially up Round Hill Creek and then onwards to Clent Hills Saddle (1,480m).

Beyond the Saddle the track traverses towards the Mellish Stream head waters and then descends to the Heron Basin. Double or Manuka Huts are welcome sights at day’s end.

The remaining 34 km to a car park at the Potts River Bridge near the Rangitata River is open and expansive, and can be windy.

No huts exist en route but there’s plenty of camping spots for trampers who want the extra day to complete their trip.

R Te Araroa signage within Hakatere Conservation Park, Lake Emily and Emily Hill behind.

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Above: From the base of Mt Guy towards the Rangitata River. The haze is riverbed dust whipped up by a strong northwester. Photo M Pullar

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Above: We are a “Herd of Cows” [couples on walks] who get together once a month for a day walk in our area.December we decided would be Christmas in the Paddock. A wonderful evening was had in one of our members paddocks over looking the Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Photo taken

by Tony Rhodes.My wife Marie [back to camera] is the catalyst for our group resulting in us exploring places we would never normally get to.

Above: Climbing down the ladder on the Devil’s Staircase on Mayor Island. Photo by Claire Woodhall, Havelock North.

Left: The steep one and a half to two hour climb from the Hooker Valley to Sealy Tarns is well worth the effort to get views of Mt Cook (on the right), Mt Sefton (on the left) and a refection of his wife in the Tarn. Photo taken by Lester Barnes, New Plymouth.

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Contest

monthly winners These are the winners of this month’s photos in our Digital Photo Contest. Because there was just so many photos submitted covering different angles we have decided to publish seven instead of the usual three photos this month.

Congratulations to the following who each receive a six month subscription, or six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine. Entrants whose photo is chosen for a cover receive a 12 month subscription.

Left: Cover - Stunning clifftop views from Maunganui Bluff, 40km north of Dargarville.

Photo by Viv Trounson, Dargarville.

Above: The vast landscape in the Meket area of Northen Ethiopia near the town of Lalibela. Photo by Helen Wilson, Waihi.

Above: This beautiful walking track is at Oamaru, one the way to see the Blue Penquins. Stunning day, stunning scenery. Photo by Christabelle Rathe, Warkworth.

Above: Stunning cliff-top views from Maunganui Bluff, 40km north of Dargaville. Photo by Viv Trounson, Dargaville.

We are looking for the best digital photos each month depicting walking.

Now the time to get your digital camera out or look through your digital images and enter the

Walking New Zealand Digital Photo Contest The image could be a scenic scene, a walk on the beach with the dog, a bush walk, a street walk or anything walking that takes your fancy.

The rules are simply: there must be a person or persons walking in the picture either front, side or back on, and can be in the distance. We require an emailed image in high resolution mode, in jpeg format as an attachment, and NOT embedded in Word or in the email. Only email photos accepted, not posted photos.

In the subject line type “Walking New Zealand Photo Contest” and the email must include the NAME, ADDRESS and phone number of the person who took the photo and a small caption.

Above: Wairere Falls, in the Kamai Ranges. My 13 year old son walking along the ridge of the 153m falls after we spent two hours getting to the summit. Amazing view of the Waikato below him. Photo

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In this contest only ONE emailed photo accepted per month. Entry in the contest automatically allows us to print the image. The person who has their photo published will receive a six month subscription or a renewal to Walking New Zealand magazine of six months. If a picture is chosen for the cover page the person will receive a 12 month subscription or renewal.

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Craters of the Moon raters of the Moon is a unique and memorable experience for young and old. In this ther mal area is a geothermal walk - a walk with a difference, just off the main highway north of Taupo.

Allow approximately 45 minutes to complete the loop and an additional 20 minutes for the upper lookout (this section is steep and stepped in places but the view is well worth the effort and highly recommended).

The walk around Craters of the Moon visits bubbling craters, fumaroles, mud pools and steam vents. You can also see a lot of interesting plants that have adapted to thrive in the hot, steamy conditions. Enjoy this fantastic geothermal area along well-formed pathways with elevated viewing platforms for just a small fee.

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down the track often discharges a lot of steam, especially after rain or cold air conditions. It last erupted in 1983 and pumice stones are still clearly visible.

On hot windy days in summer you can see a myriad of colours in this crater.

The two craters past the first lookout last erupted in September 2002.

It was the biggest eruption in a decade. The surrounding paths and boardwalks were covered with mud, ash and pumice to a depth of 5 cm.

Look for the large mud crater at the third lookout. It is a highlight of the area and frequently erupts pumice and mud.

Eruptions occur when steam passages, well below the surface, are blocked by mud after heavy rain or by earth movements.

The main track circuit is suited to people

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Above far left: The bridge to a lookout.

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Second from left: Walking up on the second level loop.

Above left: A group on a well formed pathway.

Above right: Walking on a boardwalk section.

Below: The view overlooking the mud crater.

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Craters of the Moon - a geothermal walk Above: A view over the geothermal area, showing some multi-coloured rocks.

of all ages and fitness levels, and is wheelchair accessible.

History The Craters of the Moon started to appear from 1950 as a result of utilizing the underground thermal energy in the Wairakei Valley.

This area used to contain light geothermal activity until the construction of Wairakei Geothermal Power Station, approximately 2000 metres north of the field.

The power station lowered underground water levels and the fumaroles and mud pools became more active. There was less water to cool the magma and the ground cavity which was previously full of water is now full of high pressure sulphurous steam.

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Craters of the Moon is situated just north of Taupo and is 2km from State Highway 1 at the end of Karapiti Road, 5.5km north of Taupo.

Open 364 days a year, the walk is suited to people of all ages and fitness levels and is wheelchair accessible.

Open: 8.30am - 6pm November to 6 April.

8.30am - 5.30pm during winter months.

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Motivation

Motivation

Believe and win By Megan BlatchfordPeck ou have achieved great results during your training sessions. You couldn’t have hoped for better preparation for your big walking event. But for some reason, on the day when it all counts, you don’t fire up and reach your full potential.

Does this sound familiar?

As soon as you have completed an event, your mind goes into search mode and asks ‘why’ and you will most likely identify a variety of excuses and assumptions, such as, eating the wrong breakfast or wearing unlucky socks!

Could one of the key reasons for not doing the business on the day be simply, you didn’t really believe that you could?

Consider your next key sporting goal or event. What is your level of belief that you will perform well? This is what you actually believe, not what you would like to happen.

Fact: It is very difficult to do something well unless you believe, or begin to believe that you can do it. Belief builds motivation and confidence.

A good example can be found in the area of weight loss. For people who have tried many times to lose weight and failed, their level of belief in succeeding is often not strong and the moment they don’t follow through and eat as planned, they feel disappointed. This reinforces and lowers their self-belief and therefore nothing changes.

Reasons why belief in ourselves may not be high include: · Lack of a supportive environment - partner, coaches, competitors. · Feeling the pressure to live up to the expectations which you feel are too high. · You may excel at your sport, but have low levels of confidence in other areas of your life. · Past setbacks and put downs that have had a negative emotional impact. · Subconsciously you don’t want to be let down, so you don’t set high expectations.

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· Wanting to achieve something you no you are not yet physically conditioned to do.

Building belief is a critical part of the training process but something overlooked by many. When it becomes an integral part of your preparation, strong belief produces: · High confidence levels.

· Improved motivation. · Consistent performances. · A raised energy vibration, which makes it easier to get in the zone.

The good news about beliefs is we can change them if they don’t support our goals.

One way to understand how your mind works and beliefs are formed, is to compare it with a computer.

Hard Drive. This is where you store vast amounts of information, such as your likes and dislikes, life learnings, experiences, and beliefs.

For example, think of a memory of a sporting event during your school days. A few moments ago you weren’t thinking of that.

Where did that information come from? It was stored away on your ‘hard drive’ or that part of your mind that is referred to as your ‘subconscious mind’.

Software. Your mind runs programmes which apply to different areas of your life.

These programmes (beliefs), have been designed and shaped by your thoughts, feelings, and self talk.

Now, think about a school sporting event. How did you perform? The thought power you gave it (whether positive, neutral or negative), and the repetition or focus given will determine whether it has influenced your belief about your ability in that area today.

Negative beliefs can also form unintentionally even when people are well meaning.

For example, your coach is consistently telling you before an event “don’t get nervous, just relax”. The Coach thinks that he/she is being supportive, but what is really happening, is that you are downloading and reinforcing a belief, “that you get nervous before a race.” This is not positive mind programming!

How much time do you normally spend thinking negatively about an area of your performance? What if your mind was focused on what you did want to happen? Just like any aspect of training, you need to invest time and effort to make changes.

Why generate negative beliefs when you can use the same amount of time downloading positive, supportive, success driven beliefs that will most likely give you an edge over your competitors!

Take action 1. Consider a key event for which you want to deliver an outstanding performance.

2. Rate your current level of belief on a scale of 1 to 10 (1=no belief and 10= absolute belief).

3. If you rated eight or less, list the reasons why you don’t have absolute belief in yourself.

4. Decide what beliefs you would like to hold.

5. Consider actions that you can take to build that belief.

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new walkway linking Kowhai Park and Kitchener Park in Feilding is now open. After years of planning and negotiations the 4km track beside the Makino Stream was open last year.

Kowhai Park is be■ ing remodelled with the planting of many examples of species and hybrid of Kowhai.

“The walkway will attract many more users to the park says Albert James, Manawatu District Council parks and reserve manager.

Walkers, joggers and dog owners will now be able to follow a path of good length”, says Mr James.

Kitchener Park is well known for its board walks through mature Kahikatea, Matai and Totara trees.

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Below left: The track is flat over the 4km except for a rise over an overbridge.

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Right: The Makino Stream on the left on an open section close to Kitchner Park.

Below: The walkway passes under a shaded tree section.

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he Manawatu Strider Su per Seven Series starting January each year continues to grown in strength. This year over 1800 people including famlies have entered in one of the seven events. The 7km course goes along the the Centennial Lagoon and returns along the picturesque Bridle Track beside the Manawatu River and then through the Esplanade to the finish line.

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Hiking and cruising around coastal Italy T

he Amalfi Coast on the Sorrentine Pe ninsula in Italy is a stunning coastline for walkers.

Steep rugged cliffs are interlaced by a network of pathways and mule tracks high above busy resort towns and swimming coves.

Views are spectacular; there are ruins of old forts; quaint village churches; and neatly terraced vineyards, orchards and olive groves that tumble down the sheer sides of rocky faces.

A small traditional vessel cruises this magical coastline and the pretty islands of the Gulf of Naples allowing walkers to disembark and explore on foot.

The island of Procida is the first port of call, after embarking from busy Naples, to spend the first night in a small fishing harbour almost untouched for 300 years.

The following day the walking starts in earnest on the island of Ischia to hike up to the imposing landmark castle of the Aragonese.

The trail down is via charming villages to end at steamy natural hot springs where you can take a dip, or better still if the weather is warm, return to the ship and swim is the cool waters of the Mediterranean.

It’s a wonderful cruise from Ischia round the peninsula. The coast is blessed with sunshine most of the year and centuries old villages like Positano and Amalfi have grown into

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seaside resorts famous for their beauty and old fishing village charm.

The ship docks in the harbour at Amalfi whose town centre is a traffic-free zone except for local suppliers’ vehicles. The overwhelming attraction of the main piazza is the 1,000 year old Duomo (cathedral) with its splendid bronze doors and interlaced whitewashed arches of the Chiostro del Paradiso.

The day’s hike up to stunning Ravello winds through the narrow shop-lined

By Jill alleyways to the Valle dei Mulini Grant where ancient paper mills still Jill is an stand. Zig-zag upwards on Auckland flights of stone steps through the based journalist and fragrant groves of lemon trees photographer that produce fruit the size of mini pumpkins.

There is a side excursion to the Torre dello Zirro, one of the many medieval towers that dot the coast.

High on the peninsula, above where craggy slopes and bluffs rise almost perpendicular from the sea, is another world that doesn’t belong to beach umbrellas, traffic noise, souvenir shops and swanky restaurants. Flight after flight of ancient stone steps and walking trails weave a route between the peninsula’s isolated mountain villages and hamlets.

Ravello, perched high on a rocky spur with spectacular views of the Amalfi coast, is without a doubt the gem of the entire peninsula.

Above: Pretty Positano drapes over the steep spurs of the indented cove.

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Hiking and cruising around coastal Italy The cobbled lanes reveal a wealth of art and opulence in its churches, chapels and residences.

The beautiful Villa Ruffolo, where outdoor concerts are performed, and Villa Cimbrone deserve their magnificent settings high above this dramatic coastline.

At the end of this long day, the local bus backed down to Amalfi.

I could easily have stayed at Ravello drinking in the views but the ship was waiting and one of the crews’ fine dinners was on

deck with the lights and liveliness of Amalfi within a stone’s throw.

What’s great about the Sorrentine Peninsula is that you can enjoy the peace of traditional rural life up in the mountains within a few hours walk then descend to the coast to enjoy all the trappings of a vibrant resort town in the evening.

The next day’s trail is the one that almost puts your head in the clouds, reaching close to the highest point on the peninsula, the

Above: The Pathway of The Gods is high on the Sorrentine Peninsula.

Below left: There are 57 steps ascending from the main piazza in Amalfi up to the Duomo.

Below right: Dwellings are built into the rock face high on the peninsula.

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Sentiero Deglia Dei or Pathway Of the Gods.

It has a godly start by way of steep flights of zigzag stairs that are marked by the Stations Of The Cross with simple wooden crosses at intervals. It ascends from a small village to the monastery of San Domenica before it reaches the heady heights.

As the creamy coloured villages below retreat, the wildness of the mountains takes over.

Amazingly there is the odd small farm of terraces carved in the hollow of a cliff and a house incredibly hewn into the rock face,

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barely discernible by colour and texture. The only sign of life are the long-haired goats that browse the steep slopes The track is rocky and steep in places but the views are as divine as the name suggests. It traverses the sharp spurs of the peninsula that slip into the blue Mediterranean. White-washed houses and villages are bright spots dotted be-

Above: View to the Isle of Capri.

Right: Ravello has many fine monuments such as Villa Cimbrone.

Below: Charming mountain village of Nocelle.

low and the bell towers of churches mark the centre of each village. Tended shrines appear on hillsides and promontories with

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Above: Ravello to Amalfi through the lemon groves. Below: 14 station of the cross before arriving at the Monastery of San Dominico.

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precarious access, all created in the name of God. After the wilderness, the route winds through charming mountain villages like Nocelle and Montepertuso, which literally translates, and is named after, the ‘fantastic hole’ in the mountain.

The way down to Positano and it’s attractive horse-shoe shaped bay is like the way up, plenty of flights of stone steps mostly through olive groves. Positano epitomises the pleasures and gaiety of resort life yet still retains its old world charm.

With the boat based in the bay at Sorrento, the next day we went by speed boat to the idyllic Isle of Capri. Even though 15,000 visitors come to the island daily over the summer months, there are still peaceful scenic corners to walk before joining the melee in the main spots of the island.

Our last day was spent inland travelling to Mt Vesuvius for a hike

Fact file How to get there: A week-long guided walk commences from Naples, a two hour train journey south from Rome. Flights are available to Naples.

Grade: This walk is graded moderate to energetic. There are many flights of steep steps and some places are not suitable for vertigo sufferers. However walks are short, around 4 – 5 hours.

Cost: A week-long Cruise & Hike tour is Euros 1550 (approx NZ$2,844) share twin and includes breakfast and dinner or lunch daily plus the services of a guide.

When to go: Cruises operate most weeks April to end of October.

Temperatures are quite high July and August For more information: Contact A Walker’s World – Phone 09 4867471/3 walkworld@xtra.co.nz www.walkersworld.co.nz.

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Above: Looking back to Atrani.

Right: A traditional wooden vessel is a cruising hotel for small parties on the Cruise & Hike tour of the Amalfi Coast and Bay of Naples. Bottom: Shopping in Amalf.

up to the crater then visiting the archaeological ruins of Pompeii buried by the mountain’s eruption in 79 AD. The tour starts at the Suburban Bath House then enters shops, houses, gardens, temples, markets and finally the Basilica.

The excavations are remarkable considering the village was buried 2,000 years ago.

Like all good things the voyage came to an end back at Naples and our group of 12 bade ‘arrivederci’ to crew and guide. It had been a fantastic week of walking and exploring; relaxing on deck in the sun; swimming in the warm Med; dining ‘al fresco’; and indulging my passion for gelato.

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High road walking in Central Otago

By Iain Galloway here are few chances to walk at alti tude 1300 meters without considerable time and effort spent gaining that height. Where the Nevis Road crosses the top of the Old Woman Range south of Cromwell, the car has done the hard work. This leaves you the chance to enjoy a moderate walk in an alpine environment that has many rewards, in fine weather, and, when adequately equipped.

The Old Woman Range lies directly south of the Cromwell Basin. As is the case with many Central Otago ranges, steep sided, bulky mountains with flattish, tor strewn tops. Once “up there” they provide good walking amongst what has been described as a moonscape.

The drive from Cromwell, ■ through historic Bannockburn is on sealed road. Once the Nevis Road is reached, a steep and relentless climb out of the Bannockburn Valley follows. It is a drive for confident and experienced drivers on a good gravel surface. Allow 30 minutes for the journey.

A car park on the southern side of the road and a sign announcing the altitude set well above head height. Large tors (rocky outcrops),

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many several meters high, lie strewn randomly about the broad open tops.

To the west, we look the Hector Mountains in the eye They separate the Nevis Valley, far below, from Lake Wakatipu, further to the west. It is early November and they still have significant snow on the tops.

The walk follows a four-wheel drive road, south into Duffers Saddle. It is here that we saw the link to Bannockburn’s history.

The Carrick water race flows west-east through the saddle. The amazing engineering feat was built in the 1870’s, winds 35 kilometers from high in the Old Woman Range, through the saddle and into the Carrick Range to the now abandoned gold mining settlement of Carrick Town. Here the water was used to drive a water wheel, which in turn drove a stamping battery. The latter broke up the rock to hopefully reveal gold.

The water is fresh, clear and clean and an ideal place to top water bottles up.

Throughout the day we were to see Right: Cromwell and Lake Dunstan from high on the Nevis Road.

Below: The Carrick water race departing Duffers Saddle with the Cairnmuir Range and Alexandra district beyond.

glimpses of the race. Sometimes a brief look from high above, appearing from below the brow of the slope, and then disappearing around the fold of a spur. Later on the return drive it could be seen as a broken line across the folds of the Carrick Range.

Leaving the saddle, the road climbs onto the ridge top to meander south through an arid landscape. The road to Old Woman Hut, our destination, undulates in climbing to 1500m over the four kilometer journey.

Through much of the journey the outstanding views to the west are breathtaking. Rest stops were invariably in the shade of a tor, looking toward the Hectors.

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Below left: On your return look out for a huge schist tor with a hole in it. The Hector Mountains are framed.

Below right: The tall sign and car park at the top of the Nevis Road.

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vide a scattered covering for the crumbly orange-brown soil.

Unfortunately, our early November visit was too early for the alpine flowers that the range has a name for. Wandering off the road, occasionally revealed a tiny yellow flowered prostrate shrub and white gentian amongst the predominant tussock and Spaniard (spear

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grass). There was, however, an abundance of small brown alpine grass-hoppers which fled our footfall with impressive leaps, many times the length of their bodies.

Closer inspection of tors revealed a new world. Particularly on their southern sides, the craggy out crops took on a grey-green appearance. The cause was a forest of foliose lichen with thin sheet like fingers that clung to the tor surface, contrasting with the familiar white blotches of crustose lichen.

The effect of repeated freezing and thawing of water that pools on the surface of tors has eroded the weak points if the rock structure.

Climbing onto a tor sometimes revealed a large heavy rock sitting in top, having long since broken from the “parent rock� beneath. One huge lump of schist had a window on the world through its middle, framing the Hector Mountains.

Shortly before the Old Woman hut is reached the road enters a Department of Conservation reserve, noted particularly for the alpine plants that grow on what is known as the Polar Plateau. The corrugated iron structure, six-bunked hut is the replacement for the

original musterers hut built in 1910 for workers on the Cairnmuir Station. It was replaced by the present structure in 1961 after burning down. The hut administered by DOC is set beside a beautiful, crystal clear stream. A party of scientists had driven in and were in residence.

This is an ideal position for a hut in such an arid climate. Aside from winter snow there is little other precipitation. There is a hut bucket! In the hut there was a notice relating to rare geckos, and asking that sightings be reported. None were seen, however, we did disturb a skink that scuttled off to hide, amongst the razor sharp leaves of a speargrass bush. Very brave we thought!

Though the return walk is over the same stretch of road, it is amazing how a different perspective holds interest. There are still the amazing views of the Hectors, but also, of the larger Southern Alps beyond to the north.

We were lucky enough to see both mounts Cook and Aspiring on the clear day we had.

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Cairnmir Range and the Alexandra area.

The return descent of the Nevis Road was punctuated with stops to look at the views down over the Bannockburn Valley, Cromwell, Lake Dunstan and the surrounding ranges.

Once tiny Bannockburn was reached, a visit to the historic Bannockburn Hotel for a quiet one in the shady garden behind the pub was a perfect way to end a great walk.

Above: The Carrick water race in Duffers Saddle with the Hector Mountains behind Below: The destination. Old Woman Hut.

Fact file • www.cromwell.org.nz has a wealth of information about the area, including other walks. The information centre in the shopping mall is excellent.

• The Nevis Road should only be attempted in summer conditions. It is not for the inexperienced or drivers lacking in confidence. The road to the hut is for four wheel drive vehicles only in summer conditions.

• Walk prepared for all weathers as, just in any alpine environment weather can rapidly change. Carry a day pack with warm clothing, including hat and gloves, a waterproof coat, food and water. Take sunscreen and a hat. It is needed. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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The featured walks vary between 9 and 19 kilometres in length, with each card colourcoded according to the season that best suits the environment. Choose your walks from picturesque forests in summer; vineyards and farmland rich with abundant colours in autumn; brisk coastal strolls in winter or hotspots overflowing with rich, native flowering plants in spring.

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Readers views

Says advise not “best practice” I believe it would be wise to print a note of caution as a follow up to the article: “How to eat your way to a great body” by Gary Moller in your Walking New Zealand Magazine issue 157.

Much of the advise on eating offered by Mr Moller would not be accepted as best practice by my health professional.

Your sincerely Lawrence Woods

Gary replies: Thank you for your letter.

I appreciate that what I am advising does not sit comfortably with mainstream nutrition and medical experts.

However; it does sit well with many experienced health practitioners world-wide who know that the key to good health is a diet that is based predominantly on traditional foods that are minimally processed.

It is not a coincidence that the explosion in industrially processed foods, including "99% fat-free", almost perfectly matches the onset of the Obesity epidemic and the proliferation

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of diseases such as diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and hypothyroid.

Going fat free is a sure guarantee for weight gain and general ill health.

Health trends worldwide support these statements.

On the other hand, a diet that is based on unprocessed and preferably traditional foods is a sure recipe for good health when combined with regular, moderate exercise.

The Chicago-based Weston Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org) is an authoritative champion of the health benefits of traditional foods. Their website has a wealth of nutrition information and well worth exploring. This not-for-profit foundation has chapters world-wide, including New Zealand.

As an aside, the Foundation's Director, Sally Fallon, is married to a retired Southland farmer. Small world!

If there is to be a health warning associated with my articles, I would like something along these lines: Health Warning: Likely effects from the advice that follows include looking good and feeling great!

Gary Moller

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How to walk away from fluid retention

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

luid retention, or lymphoedema is the unsightly and uncomfortable accumu lation of lymphatic fluid in the limbs, seen as swelling of the ankles and hands as the day progresses.

While some relief may be gained with drugs called diuretics (often referred to as “water pills”), these are mostly of temporary benefit and side effects such as fatigue, fuzzy thinking and weight gain, especially about the waist and hips, serve only to make matters worse over the long term.

Diuretics are drugs your doctor may prescribe to reduce blood pressure and oedema.

They do this by increasing the urinary salt excretion, and water just happens to come along.

The intended “benefit” is that you become chronically dehydrated, thus lowering blood pressure and lymphoedema - hopefully. Common sense tells us that this is not good for your health.

Water follows tissue salts: No salts = Body waterlogged “Soggy Body Syndrome” If there is a shortage of tissue salts, the inside of your cells (“intracellular”) become progressively dehydrated, while excess water collects outside of the cells in what is called the “extracellular matrix”.

You can’t just go on pumping mineral salts out of the body year after year with diuretics without carefully replacing what is being lost.

You will become increasingly waterlogged the very condition for which the pills were prescribed! If this goes on for too long, you will get very, very tired.

Life becomes a real drag! This will be more of a health issue when diuretics are combined with the advice to cut all salt out of your diet - and who is not told to do so nowadays?

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Not all salts are the same. Refined table salt is pure sodium chloride with a few additives. This, on its own, may contribute to health problems, including high blood pressure and lymphoedema by causing imbalances between it and other minerals. Natural salt, especially the pink Himalayan Sea Salt, is not just sodium chloride; but over 100 different minerals, including magnesium, potassium, copper and zinc (Himalayan Sea Salt is available off my website www.GaryMoller.com).

When combined with a diet that is rich in vitamins and minerals, the pink salt will energise you, hydrates cells, encourage fluid flow within the body and may normalise blood pressure.

The best salt for cases of fluid retention is Himalayan Sea Salt with Kelp (a rich source of iodine and other minerals). There are many other supplementary measures that you can employ to improve circulation, such as Coenzyme Q-10, vitamin E and Ginkgo; but what is suggested here is a good start.

If you want to do more, then it is best you consult an experienced natural health practitioner first and coordinate with your doctor.

This is especially important if you have complex health issues and on prescription medicines.

Cut out refined salt and generously replace with pink salt Exercise is the next measure and the most convenient exercise for reversing fluid retention is walking.

Walking causes the leg muscles to contract and relax in a steady rhythm, pumping venous blood and lymph fluid upwards to the heart, lungs and liver where they are cleansed and re-oxygenated.

You don’t need to do all that much: Just 15 minutes around the block before breakfast and

then two or three similar walks spread over the day. If you spend a lot of your day sitting or standing, then it is important that you get a short walk in at every opportunity to counter any tendency for blood to pool in the legs.

So, walk to work; use the stairs, take the long way, use your feet instead of the phone/email.

Park at the far end of the parking lot. Play ball with the kids.

Walking in shallow water and aqua-jogging will facilitate the shifting of stagnant fluid from the legs, as will walking and bouncing gently on a Lymphacizer rebounder (available from www.GaryMoller.com). Give preference, however, to getting outdoors. Explore walking tracks at every opportunity.

When walking, make sure that the arms swing and don’t hang lifelessly. This is where Nordic Poles and Nordic Walking are especially beneficial. If you have a problem with fluid retention in the arms, avoid wearing a back pack because the straps will block flow from the arms to the body.

The same can be said for bra straps that bind and bite into the shoulders and thoracic regions. If you must carry anything, use a hip bag/pack.

Shifting fluid from the limbs is enhanced by a weekly effleurage massage, along with lying down during the day and evening with the arms and legs slightly raised - even if only for several minutes at a time.

While improvements may be slow to be visibly obvious, please be patient. Lymphoedema does not happen overnight: It is the sort of thing that creeps up on you over many years.

Reversal of this process can be very slow.

Be patient and persistent! Every journey, no matter how far, begins with the first step - and the next - and then the next.

Start now by taking the first step of your journey to good health.

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues MARCH 2011 158 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: New vineyard to yineyard track on island 8 New Zealand walks: South Island trip full of challenges 12 Rotorua events 14 Overseas walks: Top nature parks on the Gold Coast 15 New land gateway to Hakatere Conservation Park 16 New Zealand walk: Okere Falls: An oasis off the highway 20 Motivation: Shift to a better life 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: The Pakuranga Rotary Walkway 24 The Chathams Islands - a place like no other 26 New Zealand walks: Kawau Island Historic Reserve 30 Overseas walks: Guatemala land of the Mayans 38 New Zealand walk: Taieri Gorge Rail Trail 40 Book: Over 400 walks in new book 40 Quake-damaged track reopens 41 Health: Why I can exerecise like I do now 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for February 44 New Zealand coming events 48 Overseas coming events 50 Overseas walks and tours 51 Overseas walks and tours 52 Walking for adventure, fun and exercise 52 Long walk: Walking the World 54 Window on Waitakere: Breeding Kaka 54 Walking to raise awareness of Scouts 49 Overseas walks and tours 55 Nordic Walking Calendars 59 Pak-A-Roo Walking Jackets 60 The Great New Zealand Trek FEBRUARY 2011 157 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Gibbston River Trail now open 11 Rotorua events 12 New Zealand walks: Crosshills a walkers little paradise 15 Event: Leading IT executives take on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing 16 Motivation: Resolutions revisited 16 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail featured in Warkworth walks 18 Event: Walking into the light 20 Event: Cathay Pacific Half Marathon & 11km Fun Run Walk 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Foulwind maybe, but a splendid walk 25 Books: New Zealand - Eye on the Landscape 25 Window on Waitakere: Waitakere Wednesday Walks 2011 26 New Zealand walks: Great views from new Crosbies Hut 29 High achiever: A clever way to get active!

30 Overseas walks: Walking in Champagne 36 Overseas walks: Mt Gambier Blue Lake walk 38 Overseas walks: Mt Gambier lake walks 40 Health: How to walk and eat you way to a great body 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for February 44 New Zealand coming events 47 Overseas coming events 49 Overseas walks and tours 50 New Zealand walks: Skippers Canyon steeped in history 50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking intensify your aerobic training 52 Ten-day Walking Festival in Rotorua 54 Nordic Walking: Walking and Nordic Walking - train the right way 56 Great Country Breaks 59 Xterra Rotorua Festival 60 The Great New Zealand Trek JANUARY 2011 156 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Papaitonga Scenic Reserve 8 New Zealand walks: Experience Ahuriri 11 Motivation: Embrace the new 12 New Zealand walks: Ambling to The Anchorage 16 Books: Dreamers of the Day -

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history of Auckland’s Regional Parks 16 Books:The New Zealand Adventure Guide 15 Motivation: The festive season bulge 17 Te Araroa Trail: 18 New Zealand walks: Unveiling the mystery 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Summerhill Farm - a BOP secret 26 New Zealand walks: North Shore Coastal Walk 30 Overseas walks: Glaciers, fjords, waterfalls and railways 35 Event: Rotary Sunset Coast Walk at Waiuku 36 Overseas walks: Working and trekking in Nepal - Trekking the Ghandruk - Ghorepani Circuit 38 High achiever: From family “fat” kid to working on her six pack 38 Readers views: Now free of diseases side effects 39 Health: Easing sore shoulders while walking 40 Event: Kaweka Challenge - an iconic event 41 Window on Waitakere: The year of the robin 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for January 44 New Zealand coming events 47 Overseas coming events 48 Overseas walks and tours 49 Overseas walks and tours 50 Nordic Walking: Events 50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking intensify your aerobic training 52 There’s a walking group near you 56 Great Country Breaks 59 The Great New Zealand Trek 60 Xterra Rotorua Festival DECEMBER 2010 155 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walks: Lake Wanaka’s new tracks ready for summer 8 New Zealand walks: Lake Wanaka’s walking tracks 11 Hi achievers: Raewyn and Geraldine love five year challenges 12 New Zealand walks: Sea, Sky & Bush walk 14 High achiever: Susan’s a half marathon stunner 15 Motivation: The festive season bulge 16 New Zealand walk: Waiheke Island summer works of art 18 New Zealand walk: A weekend of hiking in Opotiki 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walk: Wairere Falls Track 26 Overseas walks: Five days on the Pacific Crest Trail 32 Overseas walks: Walking in an ancient land - Ethiopia 38 Books: Wild New Zealand from the Road 38 Health: Is walking a pain in the butt?

40 Event: Moro Marathon events 2010 41 Window on Waitakere: Class action 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for December 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 49 Overseas walks and tours 50 Nordic Walking: Events 50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking some good reasons to walk the talk 52 There’s a walking group near you 56 Great Country Breaks 59 The Great New Zealand Trek 60 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 Walkway 10 News: Earthquake damages DOC walking tracks 12 New Zealand walk: Walking loop track great for walkers and bird watchers 13 Motivation: Simplify your life 14 New Zealand walk: The Kaikoura Coast Track 19 High achiever: Walked to top of world’s steepest street 20 Te Araroa Trail: Signage completes 12km northern

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section 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Discover the Lindis region 24 Overseas walks: Stepping out in Central Australia 30 Overseas walk: Doing the Cinque Terra independently 36 Books: Inspiring Gippsland Walks 36 Books: Best Short Nature Walks 37 Health: Role of Vitamin C in fighting cancer 38 New Zealand walks: Walk the Redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for November 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 49 Nordic Walking: Events 50 Window on Waitakere: Kokako release 50 New product: Don’t put your back out - pull the handle out!

51 Overseas walks and tours 52 There’s a walking group near you 56 Great Country Breaks 59 Walking New Zealkand Shop 60 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 doing 12 High achiever: I bought great new shoes 13 Motivation: The danger zone 14 Event: A winter wonderland 16 New Zealand walk: From Huntly to Mercer 18 New Zealand walk: K2K - from country to coast 25 Event: Historic tunnel takes trekkers back in time 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 Overseas walk: Railway Reserves Heritage Trail 26 Event: Pegasus group celebrates 30 years 27 Event: Mid distance event welcome in Onehunga Half Marathon 28 Te Araroa Trail: Funds help Southland trail extension 30 Overseas walks: Italy’s Apaune Alps 36 Health: From sweet toothed lump to sword fighter 38 Event: Manawatu Striders events 40 Window on Waitakere: AUTC hut popular with groups 36 Podiatry: Forefoot pain - what’s that?

42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for October 44 New Zealand coming events 47 Overseas coming events 49 Nordic Walking: Events 50 Event: Coastal challenge 51 Overseas walks and tours 52 There’s a walking group near you 56 Great Country Breaks 59 100th marathon for Hutt Valley woman 60 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 benefits 10 Guidelines for outdoor access published 12 High achiever: Healthy feels good!

13 Motivation: Life changing habits 14 NZ Walk: Bridal Veil Falls 16 NZ Walk: Howath Memorial Wetlands 18 Overseas walks: Gold Coast Federation walk 21 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 NZ walk: Enchantment on the Kaituna Walkway 27 NZwalk: Chelsea Park Heritage walk 28 Overseas walk: Tipperary - here we come!

32 Books: Field Guide to Wild New Zealand, Sydney Free & Dirt Cheap 33 Health: Big toe pain a sign 34 Event: Record field and fast racing in Christchurch

35 Event: Harbour Capital Marathon celebtrates 25 years 36 Window on Waitakere: A day in the life of B94055 36 Podiatry: Tarsal Tunnel syndrome 38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for September 40 NZ coming events 42 Overseas coming events 44 Nordic Walking: What Nordic Walking and walking does for your body 44 Nordic Walking: Events 46 NZ Walking Shop 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 55 DOC cleans up the Navy in the Bay 56 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 benefits 10 NZ walk: Pauanui Hill - a walk for all seasons 11 Digital Photo Contest winners 12 Event: Fifteen times for Taupo Half Marathon icon 13 Motivation: Success supporters 14 Event: An Autumn Muster walking with the shepherd 18 Event: Seniors three day walking adventure 22 NZ walk: Hiking in the Tararuas 28 Overseas walks: Walking in northern Crete 31 High achievers: How Green Prescription helped these two women 32 Readers views: Walking the Camino de Santiago trial 32 Health: Achilles tendon pain - or is it?

34 NZ walk: Manawatu Estuary:walks in an unique area 36 Window on Waitakere: Worth their weight in gold 36 Podiatry: Wobbling down the hills or stairs 38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for August 40 New Zealand coming events 42 Overseas coming events 44 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking as a tool after hip replacement 44 Nordic Walking: Events 46 Event: Record numbers in Curves to Curves 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden 56 Mizuno Half Marathon - Taupo JULY 2010 150 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Mount Maunganui Base Walk 11 Digital Photo Contest winners 12 New Zealand walk: Why was Mission Station in such a remote spot?

13 Motivation: Winning decisions 14 Event: Challenge yourself in New Zealand’s fastest growing marathon 14 Working for you while you walk 16 NZ walk: A glimpse of paradise?

20 New Zealand walk: Improved track opens on Paritutu Rock 20 Overseas walks: Sunken garden a top short walk 22 Walking group celebrates 10 years 23 Event: Great NZ Trek stage 5 ends in a surprize 26 Overseas walks: Walking the new Danube Pathway 31 High achiever: Wake-up call for once active 36 year old 32 Walking groups encouraged to enter event 32 Health: Is hair dye making you sick?

34 Altitude training for the lads at DOC Taranaki 35 Long walk: Walking the World 36 Window on Waitakere: What is P. T. A.?

36 Event: New timing system for Moro 25th event 37 Podiatry: Cramp hurts - why?

38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for July 40 New Zealand coming events 42 Overseas coming events 44 Event: Record entries at new venue 46 Nordic Walking: What is Nordic Walking?

46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you

52 Great Country Breaks 55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden 56 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 portfolio 10 Books: Drawing the Waitakere Coast - Wild about London Parks 11 Digital Photo Contest winners 12 High achiever: Rose finds inspiration with Green Prescription 13 Motivation: High vibe Winter 14 New Zealand walk: Hamurana Springs Reserve walk 17 New Zealand walk: Walking up the Wilkin 21 New Zealand walk: Pohangina Wetlands walk 24 New Zealand walk: Tuff Crater 26 Overseas walks: Holy Year for Spain’s pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago 30 New Zealand walk: Bledisloe Park to Old West Road walk 31 Podiatry: When to treat Bunions 32 Health: Good nutrition key to healthy lifestyle 34 Window on Waitakere: Expansion of Ark in the Park 34 Long walk: Walking the World 36 Event: Martinborough Round the Vines 38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for June 40 New Zealand coming events 42 Overseas coming events 45 Nordic Walking: Walk away back pain the Nordic way 46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 56 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 Te Araroa Trail 10 High achiever: How Green Prescription helped Joanne Paul 11 Digital Photo contest winners 12 Te Araroa Trail: Sir Stephen Tindall backs the trail 13 Motivation: Get accountable with numbers 14 New Zealand walk: Hooked on the Hooker 16 High achiever: Aiming to reach 100 marathons 17 New Zealand walk: Wilkies Pools Loop Track 18 New Zealand walk: Easy and challenging walks in OtariWilton’s Bush 22 Little Barrier - Island of hope and glory 26 Overseas walks: On foot in Slovenia’s Julian Alps 31 Sealink announces Barrier breakaway fares 32 Books: Great Kiwi outdoor camping guide 32 Health: Downsides of antiinflammatory drugs 34 Window on Waitakere: Curiouser and curiouser 34 Long walk: Walking the World 36 Important to register you PLB 36 Walk2Work day a success 38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for May 40 New Zealand coming events 46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 55 SBS Christchurch Marathon 56 Pak - A - Roo APRIL 2010 147 4 Walk talk 6 Coromandel walking festival 8 NZ walk: Westmere Walkway 10 High achiever: Merita Orgias just loves to walk 11 Digital Photo contest winners 12 New Zealand walk: Hillsborough Bay circuit 13 Motivation: Get competitive 14 NZ walk: A right royal walk 17 NZ walk: Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 18 New Zealand walk: Waihi Beach to Houmunga Bay 20 Reader’s views: Best way to see a place is on foot 21 Window on Waitakere: Roving robins 22 New Zealand walk: Fantastic ferns of Peel Forest 23 New Rotorua walking trail 24 New Striders course popular 26 Books: Which native fern?, Which native tree?

Majestic New Zealand 27 Famous wall illuminated 28 Overseas walk: One Track For All 31 Explore Lake Tekapo High Country on snow shoes 32 Health: How to get fit for a challenging multi-day walk 34 Event: New walking festival has walks for everyone 35 Long walk: Walking the World 36 Te Araroa Trail: Cool, clear, water now at 90 Mile Beach 36 Podiatry: Painful toes - shoes?

38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for April 40 New Zealand coming events 46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 55 Huntly Half Marathon 56 SBS Christchurch Marathon MARCH 2010 146 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Waikato River walk 8 New Zealand walk: Tama Lakes Walk - something for everyone 11 Digital Photo contest winners 12 Te Araroa Trail: Prime Minister open Pirongia 13 Motivation: Just do it!

14 New Zealand walk: The Hidden Treasures Trail - a 40km journey to remember through Rodney 16 NZ walk: Seeing in the new year at Sign of the Packhorse 18 News: Governor General opens Hilliary Trail 20 Road through Molesworth open till Easter 21 Window on Waitakere: Hihi happenings 22 New Zealand walks: The Catlins: an area of walks of great contrast and natural beauty 27 New Zealand walk: Waipohatu Track receives a make-over 28 Overseas walks: Hiking along the World Heritage Hinterland trails 32 Event: Event for walkers in Cape Brett Challenge 32 Health: How to reduce fluid retention 34 Event: Walking in the Rotorua Marathon 35 Long walk: Walking the World 36 Event: New walking festival set for launch 36 Podiatry: Spots can kill you Melanoma it’s not what you think 39 Weather forecast for March 40 New Zealand coming events 46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 56 Shoe Clinic Harbour Capital Marathon FEBRUARY 2010 145 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Getting into hot water on The Barrier 8 New Zealand walk: Meandering around Moeraki 11 Photo contest winners 12 High achiever: Raelene reaches for the Summit 13 Motivation: Annual lifestyle check-up 14 New Zealand walk: Hiking Te Araroa tracks in the King Country 16 New Zealand walk: Manawatu Gorge tracks 19 News: The Central Gold Rush 20 Overseas walks: Experience Nepal and help a charity 21 Event: NZ’s longest running and walking relay 22 New Zealand walks: Mangawhai Walking Festival 24 Overseas walks: Mt Tamborine National Park walks 28 Overseas walks: Menorcan adventure 31 Window on Waitakere: Geckos and skinks in park 32 Event: 27th Half Marathon aims to be a fun event 32 Health: How to treat grazing and bruising naturally 34 Why Gary loves to walk 35 Walking the World 36 New Zealand walk: Onetangi meanderings 38 Index over previous 14 issues 39 Weather forecast for February 40 New Zealand coming events 44 Overseas coming events 46 Nordic Walking: Events 47 Overseas walks and tours 48 There’s a walking group near you 52 Great Country Breaks 55 ACC NZ Masters Games Dunedin 56 Great New Zealand Trek

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APRIL WEATHER FORECAST April 1 to April 30 2011 Daily Summary A cold southerly outbreak around the first week in April may bring unseasonable snow to the Desert Road and to Arthur’s Pass. This may follow earlier than usual frost in many inland and sheltered regions.

1st-5th April Cold southwesterlies and westerlies.

2nd April Chance of snow on Desert Road.

4th April Possible fog at Hamilton Airport.

9th-11th April Moist northerlies with a depression out to the west in the mid-Tasman Sea. Welcome rain for Waikato.

12th April Over the next four weeks, dry and cool.

More frequent highs in the south Tasman Sea. Low pressure systems are more likely to be over the North Island, bringing more frequent southeasterlies to the South Island, maintaining an ongoing trend of consistently below average temperatures.

Rainfall may be below average over much of NZ, with eastern Bay of Plenty having less than a quarter of average.

Also less than half average rainfall may be Waikato, western Bay of Plenty, the North Island central plateau and inland areas of South Canterbury and the Central Otago.

Rainfall may be above average in parts of Northland, Auckland and North Taranaki, and close to average along the East Coast.

Higher pressures to the south may contribute to more than average sunshine hours in Southland, South Westland and Fiordland.

Also high than average sunshine may occur in Buller, North Westland, Central Otago and inland south Canterbury. But sunshine may be below average along the North Island East Coast, as well as parts of North Canterbury and coastal Otago.

In other regions they may be near average. Over this four week outlook the national average temperature may be below but not as low as the corresponding time last year.

Temperatures may be significantly below average in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, North Island central plateau, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Horowhenua, and coastal Marlborough, as well as being slightly below average for most of the rest of the country.

12th-20th April Cold southerlies, with a depression over the North Island.

13th April An anticyclone may become centered east of the South Island, followed by northerlies the next day.

15th April High intensity rainfall may cause minor flooding and road blocks in New Plymouth.

17th April Westerlies, possible fog in Hamilton.

21st-25th April Cold southerlies.

26th-29th April A weak ridge of high pressure.

30th April Westerlies and southwesterlies.

CYCLONE WATCH 1st-6th April A late season cyclonic system has the potential to form at the start of this month, as a warm airflow from the north meets up with a southerly depression off the Victoria / New South Wales coasts.

By 3rd April it is likely to be drawn northward as it moves across the Tasman Sea, picking up intensity as it develops into a deeper system.

By 5th-6th April it is likely to be a very deep depression off the NZ west coast, and is expected to bring strong winds as it disintegrates mostly over the South Island but overall is unlikely to form into a true cyclone due to its southerly assisted formation.

While low pressure systems have the threat of turning cyclonic around 14th-18th and 22nd-24th of this month up around New Caledonia, they are all most likely to remain just tropical lows.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 2nd(apogee), 4th(new moon), 17th (perigee) and 18th(full moon). www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Mangawhai Walking Weekend March 31st to April 3 2011 25 walks to choose from 90 minutes north of Auckland

NEW ZEALAND EVENTS MARCH 2011 1 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 1 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Sandy Point, Invercargill 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 6 Kingsgate Rotorua Off Road Half Marathon & New Balance 10km fun Run/Walk, Rotorua 6 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Forest Hill, Tussock Creek 7 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 7 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa

Bush Harrier Club 26th

Davenport Half Marathon & Travel Smart 10km fun run & walk

• Walk the beautiful coastal area of Mangawhai.

•Learn of our endangered shore birds • All walks are guided.

• Limited numbers on walks •Enjoy the Troubadour Trail •Specialist walks • Local Wine & Food Festival

Saturday March 19th 2011 at Stadium, Pahiatua Start times: 9am walkers, 10am runners $25 for 1/2 marathon, $10 for 10km event Spot prizes Contact: David Harman d.m.harman@xtra.co.nz

7 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 8 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Waihopai River, Invercargill 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, Auckland 10 Trout Fly Summer Series 5.4km &3km, Rotorua 12 Waiheke Coastal Classic18km, 10km & 5km, Waiheke Island 12 Motatapu Icebreaker Marathon, Wanaka 13 The Hamilton Lake 6km & 14km, Fun Run/ Walks, Hamilton 13 Round The Bays, Auckland 14 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 14 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa 14 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 15 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Daffodil Bay, Invercargill 15 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/ Walk, Wellington 15 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 15 North Shore Beach Series, 5km & 2.5km, Takapuna 17 10km in the Domain, Auckland 19 Hastings Pak’nSave Triple Peaks Challenge, 47km &13km, Havelock North 19 Kaiteriteri Gold Half Marathon, Kaiteriteri Beach, Motueka 19 The Tarawera Ultramarathon Trail Run and Relays,100km, 85km, & 60km, Rotorua 19-20 IWL International Two Day Walk, 30km, 20km & 10km, Rotorua 20 Coastville Classic Half Marathon, 8km & 2km, Coastville 20 Mt Lyford Challenge, 20km, 9km, 4km & 3km, Mt Lyford, Canterbury 21 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 21 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa 22 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/ Walk, Wellington

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GREAT FOREST EVENTS 2010 Sponsored by Brooks shoes

Early booking essential to secure your chosen walk Send for an entry form or print out the booking sheet from the web page.:

www.mangawhaiwalkingweekend.co.nz or email mangawhaiwalkingweekend@xtra.co.nz Enquiries: Jean Goldschmidt, Co-ordinator Mangawhai Walking Weekend, 208 Staniforth Road, RD 5 Wellsford. Phone 09 431 5096 Proceeds to Mangawhai Community Trust

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SATURDAY 2nd APRIL 2011 NZ No. 1 OFF ROAD EVENTS Two circuit Marathon course run/ walk Half Marathon course run/walk 10km & 5km fun run/walk

Medals for all finishers Early Bird Entry Prize Enter by Friday 18 March 2011

Visit our website: www.greatforest.org.nz Email:greatforestevents@gmail.com Phone 06 368 2749 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Coming Events 22 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Sandy Point, Invercargill 22 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 24 10km in the Domain, Auckland 26 Northburn 100, 160km, 100km, & 50km, Cromwell 26 The Dual, Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Motutapu Island, Auckland 26 Te Houtaewa Challenge 90 Mile Beach Marathon, Kaitaia 27 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Remuera, Auckland 27 The Star City 2 Surf, 6km & 12km, Christchurch 27 Mt Lowry Challenge 22km & 11.8km, Days Bay 28 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 28 The Monday Nighta, 5km Orewa 28 Northcote Tavern Fun Run, 5km, Northcote 29 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 29 BNZ Invercargill Summer Walk Series – Waihopai River, Invercargill 29 Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Fun Run/Walk, Wellington 30 Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks -Muriwai Gannet Colony, Muriwai 31 10k in the Domain, 10km, Auckland

APRIL 2011 2 15th Brooks Great Forest Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Waitarere Beach, Levin 2 Southern Lakes Half Marathon & 10km, Cardrona, Wanaka 3 Environment Southland Wai Tri, Invercargill 4 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 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, Rotorua 10 Arrowsmith Thee Run, Marathon, Lake Heron, Ashburton 10 Moonshine Half Marathon & 10km, Trentham 11 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 12 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 16 Alpine Lodge Loop the Lake, 25km, Nelson Lakes 17 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5km, Orewa Beach 17 Porirua City Scenic Fun Run & Walk, 11km, 8km & 1km, Porirua 17 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Auckland 18 Pakuranga 5km Fun Run, Pakuranga 19 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 25 Ruamahanga Ramblers Walking & Running Group Anzac Day event, Dalefield 26 O’Hagans 5km Series, Auckland 27 Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks - Arataki Nature Trail, Arataki, Auckland 30 Lion Foundation Rotorua Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Rotorua

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JUNE 2111 5 SBS Marathon Christchurch 5 Auroa Handicap Marathon, Upper Hutt 19 Armstrong Motor Group Marathon & Half Marathon, Wellington 19 Run Auckland Series, 10km & 5km, Western Springs, Auckland 29 Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks - Jubilee Track, Cornwallis www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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JULY 2011 2 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Auckland 3 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Auckland 16 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook’s Landing, 25km, Picton 16 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Palmerston North

AUGUST 2011

Sunday 20 March 2011

Fun walk/run Join the 2010 pilgrimage to NZ’s most fabulous Martinborough fun walk or run vineyard experience.

SPO T PRIZES FOR F ANCY DRESS SPOT FANCY

Live entertainment and Delicious refreshments around the course and at the finish line in Martinborough’s town square.

Book Online

www.roundthevines.org.nz Information line ph 06-306-9321 info@roundthevines.org.nz

6 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Rotorua 13 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Rotorua 14 Woodbourne Half Marathon & 10km, Blenheim 21 Petone Workingmen’s Club 5 Bridges, Petone 28 Southland Regional Walk - Borland Lodge, Invercargill

SEPTEMBER 2011 3 Shoe Clinic Hawkes Bay Marathon, Havelock North 11 Moro Marathon, Dunedin 17 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Nelson Bays 17 Kaikoura Surburban Half Marathon, 10km & 2km, Kaikoura 17 The Lydiard Legend Marathon & Arthur’s Half Marathon, New Lynn 25 Tauranga City to Surf, 12km Fun Run/Walk, Tauranga

MOONSHINE 2011 Half Marathon & 10km Walk and Run

Sunday 10 April 2011 Trentham Memorial Park, Barton Road, Upper Hutt 10km walk & run: A flat, off-road course through park, bush and along the Hutt River trail, starting and finishing at Trentham Memorial Park. Suitable for walkers and runners of all ages and fitness levels.

Half Marathon trail walk & run: A very scenic off-road trail with long, flat stretches along the Hutt River Trail at the beginning and end. In the middle, a challenging 5km hill section over Cannon Point Walkway provides spectacular views of the Hutt Valley and native bush.

This event is most suited to experienced, long distance competitors with a high level of fitness. ½ M entry up to 5 April: $30 10k entry up to 5 April: $20 Late entry from 6 April: $35 Late entry from 6 April: $25 Online entry via http://www.trenthamunited.co.nz Enquiries: Michael Beaumont via events@trenthamunited.co.nz Trentham United Harriers & Walkers Club, PO Box 40 357 Upper Hutt

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OCTOBER 2011 9 Wairarapa Country Half Marathon & 10km, Masterton 15 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf, 42.2km, Great Barrier Island 30 Adidas Auckland Marathon & Half Marathon, Auckland

NOVEMBER 2011 5 57th Feilding Marathon, Feilding 6 10th Morrinsville College PTA Half Marathon, Morrinsville 13 Ascot Park Hotel Southland Marathon, Invercargill 25 Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks Mokoroa Falls, Waitakere, Auckland 26 Mahana Half Marathon, Woollaston Estate Winery, Nelson

FEBRUARY 2012 4-12 NZ Masters Games, Dunedin

OVERSEAS EVENTS MARCH 2011 2 Super Sunset Series, 4 & 8km Twilight Fun Run/Walks, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 5 Brooks River Run 4km & 8km, Maribyrnong, Vic, Australia 5-6 Tain Walking Festival, Cooley Peninsula, co Louth, Ireland 6 Barcelona Marathon, Barcelona, Spain 6 Colour City Half Marathon, 10km & 4.5km, Orange, Qld, Australia 6 Eastbourne Half Marathon, Eastbourne, England 6 Bath Half Marathon, Bath, England 6 Colour City Running Festival Half Marathon, 10km & 4.5km, Orange, NSW, Australia 6 RACQ Fun Run/Walk, 5km, South Bank, Australia 12 Six Foot Track Marathon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia 12-13 Ardara Walking Festival, Ardara, Ireland 13 King Island Imperial 20, 32km Coast to Coast, King Island, Australia 13 Inverness Half Marathon, Inverness, Scotland 18-20 Croagh Patrick Walking Festival, Balla, Westport, co Mayo, Ireland 19-20 Walk Killarney & Kerry, co Kerry, Ireland 19-21 Alpine Challenge, 100km & 60km,

COMING EVENTS We obtain information for this column from a large number of sources up to two years in advance and sometimes there are date changes etc that occur. If there are any changes in dates etc, we ask clubs to advise us direct.

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Coming events Alpinhe National Park, Viv, Australia 20 Stratford Half Marathon, Stratford, England 20 Kilomarathon, Marathon, Scotland 20 Brisbane Twilight Running Festival, 21km, 10km, 3km, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 20 Maratona di Roma, Rome, Italy 20 Lisbon Half Marathon, Lisbon, Spain 20 Reading Half Marathon, Reading, England 20 Los Angelos Marathon, Los Angelos, CA, USA 23 Super Sunset Series, 4km Twilight Fun Run/ Walk, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 27 Nire Valley Comeragh Mountain Bogtrot, Ballymacarbey, co Waterford, Ireland 27 Great Volcanic Mountain Challenge, Mt Canobolas, NSW, Australia

APRIL 2011 2 Newcastle Herald Hill 2 Harbour Challenge, Half Marathon & 10km, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 3 Newcastle Herald Hill2Harbour Challenge, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 8-9 IML Two Day Walk, Gilboa, Israel 10 Connemara International Marathon & Half Marathon, Maam Cross, Connemara, co Galway, Ireland 10 Marathon de Paris, Paris, France 10 Milano City Marathon, Milan, Italy 10 Southern Charity Challenge, 60km, Half Marathon, 35km & 60km, Australia 10 Zurich Marathon, Zurich, Switzerland 15-17 Wicklow Outdoors Festival, Throughout, co Wicklow, Ireland 17 London Marathon, London, England 17 Madrid Marathon, Madrid, Spain

17th – 30th – Great South Expedition, Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia 18 115th BAA Boston Marathon, Boston, USA 23 Cooley Legends Half Marathon, Carlingford, co Louth, Irealand 23-24 North Leitrim Glens Hillwalking Festival, Manorhamilton, co Leitrim, Ireland 23-30 Hill Walking in the Donegal Highlands, Gleann Cholm Cille, co Donnegal, Ireland 24 33rd International Marathon de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 29 - 2 May Ballyhoura International Walking Festival, Counties Limerick, Cork and Tipperary, Ireland 29-2 May Slieve Blooms Walking Festival, Slieve Bloom Mountains, co Offaly and Co Lagis, Ireland 29-2 May Achill Walks Festival, Achill Island, co Mayo, Ireland 30 Wild Endurance 100km & 50km Team Challenge, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia Boots’n Bogs Walking Festival, Co Tyrone and Monaghan, Ireland South Sligo Spring Walking Festival, Co Yeats, Ireland BAA Boston Marathon, Boston, USA 2011 Virgin London Marathon, London, England

MAY 2011 1 Geelong Half Marathon, Geelong, Vic, Australia 1 Bay Run’11 Half Marathon, Glengarriff & Bantry, co Cork, Ireland 1 The Great Limerick Run, Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Limerick City, Ireland

1 Hamilton Island Hilly Half Marathon, Hamilton Island, Qld, Australia 1 40 Vancouver Marathon, Vancouver, Canada 2 Belfast City Marathon, Belfast Ireland 7-8 IWL Two Day Walk, 6km, 12km, 24km & 42km, Blankenberge, Belgium 8 Sheffield Half Marathon, Sheffield, England 9-16 Bibbulmun & Beyond Walking Tour, Stirling Ranges, WA, Australia 14 Great Ocean Road, 6.5km & 14km, Geelong, Vic, Australia 15 Great Ocean Road Marathon, Half Marathon & 45km, Geelong, Vic, Australia 14-15 IWL Waendel Weekend, 15km, 25km & 42km, Wellingborough, England 13-15 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China 15 San Francisco Bay to Breakers, San Franscio, CA, USA 21 The Great Wall Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Beijing, China 21 Warwick Pentath Run, Half Marathon, & 5km, South East Queenland, Qld, Australia 22 Warwick Pentath Run, 10km, South East Queenland, Qld, Australia 21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Bern-Belp, Switzerland 22 30th 3 Waters Marathon, & Half Marathon, Bunberry, Australia 22 Clare Burren Marathon, Ballyvaughan, co Clare, Ireland 22 Copenhagen Marathon, Copenhagen, Denmark

Lions Club Dunedin South

Taieri Gorge Rail Walk A unique opportunity Spectacular Scenery

SUNDAY 1st MAY 2011 Walk approximately 8km, and up to 2 hours; includes three tunnels five bridges /viaducts.

Leave by train from Dunedin Railway Station 9am.

Walk from Flat Stream to Deep Stream.

Return to Dunedin by train arriving at Station at 3.00pm.

Buffet Car operating Essential: moderate fitness; substantial footwear; all weather clothing; a good torch; water and snacks

FARE only $59.00 PER PERSON Recommended as not suitable for children but if children do attend they must be closely supervised by an accompanying adult

TICKETS available at Taieri Gorge Railway, Dunedin Railway Station Any enquiries to 03-477-4449 e-mail: reserve@taieri.co.nz Project proceeds towards equipment for Youthline Otago www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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24th Club Physical Whenuapai Half Marathon Sunday 3rd April 2011

* $2000 Travel to any destination of choice, courtesy of Harvey World Travel, Henderson * Two nights at Whitianga’s five star Admiralty Lodge Motel

To enter www.coolrunning.co.nz to download entry form www.masseyathletics.org.nz Contact: Shena 09-412-8076

22 Edinburgh Marathon, Edinburgh, Scotland 22-29 Donegal Walkers Events, Donegal Castle, co Donegal, Ireland 29 Sri Chinmoy Marathon, Melbourne, Vic, Australia Volkwagon Prague Marathon, Prague, Chez Republic Leenane Walking Festival, Co Galway, Ireland

JUNE 2011 3-6 Glen of Aherlow Walking Festival, co Tipperary, Ireland 5 44th Traralgon Marathon, Half Marathon & Quarter Marathon, Traralgon, Vic, Australia 2-5 IWL Four Day Walk, Chantonnay, France 5 BMA Mackay Marina Run, Half Marathon & 8km, Mackay, Qld, Australia 6 Bord Gais Energy Cork City Marathon, Cork City, Ireland 6 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon, 10km, Dublin City, Ireland 10-12 Focus Four Peaks Challenge, Countrywide, Ireland 12 Macleay River Marathon, NSW, Australia 18 Porcupine Gorge Challenge Hughenden, North West Queensland, Australia 18-19 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km & 40km, Diekirch, Luxembourg 19 Perth Marathon, Perth WA, Australia 25 The Big Five Marathon, South Africa

17th Annual Woodville Lions Club

Manawatu Gorge Track & Tunnel Walk A Sunday in April/May 2011 See COMING EVENTS page on Walking New Zealand website after March 31 to find exact date of event. Website: www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Start times: 9.00am, 9.45am, 10.30am at Ashhurst Domain SH3, Ashhurst Approximately 8kms 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 hours walking time

Funds raised go to Cancer Care and local charities

$25.00 (No gate sales). Minimium age 10 years

(This popular event has sold out every year)

JULY 2011 2 Achill Half Marathon, Achill Island, co Mayo, Ireland 2-3 Run Gold Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 10 New Balance Geraldton Marathon, Bluff Point, WA, Australia 16 Killarney Maxi Marathon, Killarney, co Kerry, Ireland 17 Lawler Partners Winery Maraton, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 19-22 IWL Four Day Walk, Nijmegan, Netherlands 23 Round Island Relay, Vanuata 30 Vanuata Half Marathon & 10km, Vanuata 30 Australian Outback Marathon, Yulara, NT, Australia 31 Westlink Cities Marathon, Sydney, NSW, Australia

AUGUST 2011 7 Townsville Running Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Townsville, Qld, Australia 7 Brisbane Marathon Festival, South Bank Parklands, Qld, Australia 9 Drumley Walk (Indigenous) Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 12-14 IWL Three Day Walks, 10km 21km & 42km, Vaasa, Finland 14 Adelaide Marathon Festival, Adelaide, SA, Australia 21 Alice Springs Marathon Alice Springs, NT, Australia 27-28 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 25km & 35km, Verdal, Norway 27-29 Achill Summer Walks Festival, Achill, co Mayo, Ireland 28 Mudgee Running Festival, Mudgee, NSW, Australia 28 Shepparton Marathon Events, Shepparton, Vic, Australia Sperrins Walking Festival, Co Tyrone, Ireland

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25-26 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 40km & 45km, Viborg, Denmark 28 1 July IWL Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Ireland 31 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon, Half Marathon & 2.195km, Sydney, NSW, Australia Laois Walks Festival, Laois, Ireland Mournes International Walking festival, Mourne Mountains, Ireland

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Coming events 23-25 Burren Peaks Walking Festival, Ballyvaughan, co Clare, Ireland 24 Round Rarotonga Road Race, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 24-25 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km 30km, 42km, & 50km, Brno, Czech Republic 25 Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany

OCTOBER 2011 1-2 IWL Two Day Walk, 25km & 42km, Fulda, Germany 2 Budapest Marathon, Budapest 7-9 Carlow Autumn Walking Festival, Carlow, Ireland 7-9 Nire Valley Walking Festival, Nire Valley, co Waterford, Ireland 8 Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia 9 Chicago Marathon, Chicago, USA 9 St George Melbourne Marathon, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 16 Toowooma Road Runners Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia 15-16 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 22-23 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 22 The Polar Circle Marathon, Arctic 23 Brooks Rottnest Marathon, Rottnest Island, WA, Australia 28-31 Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival, Glendalough, co Wicklow, Ireland 29-30 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Won-Ju, Korea 30 Port of Portlands 3-Bay Marathon, Portland, Vic, Australia 31 Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

NOVEMBER 2011 4-6 IWL Three Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 50km Higashimatsu-yama, Japan 6 ING New York City Marathon, New York, USA 11-13 Upperchurch Walking Festival Weekend, Thurles, co Tipperary, Ireland 12 Marathon Cool Down, Phoenix, co Offaly, Ireland 13 Athens Classic Marathon, Athens Greece 12-13 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Taipei, Taiwan 26 Kinnity Castle Half Marathon, Kinnity, co Offaly, Ireland

DECEMBER 2011 3 Jingle Bells Run, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland 10 Killarney Santa Run, Killarney, co Kerry, Ireland 10 Waterford Half Marathon, Waterford City, Ireland 10 Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon, Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland 11 Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, Hawaii 24 Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Charlotte Pass Village, NSW, Australia 26 Fields of Athenry 10km Run, Athenry, Galway, Ireland 26-27 Walk Killarney, Killarney, co Kerry, Ireland

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Walking the Gallup, New Mexico, to Socorro, New Mexico 241 miles, 22,201 Total world walk miles. ots of cold snowy weather these last two weeks. Coldest was -4F/-20C on Thanksgiving night in Gallup. They had predicted 35 to 50 mph winds, snow, and sub zero temps.

Luckily no wind or snow, and I was warm enough with all wool pants, sweater, hat, socks and gloves on inside my sleeping bag. After my hot coffee and oatmeal inside my tent, I lit my preset fire outside and warmed up nice. I have to bring all my plastic one liter water bottles inside my tent on freezing nights. Any I leave outside get frozen solid. I usually pack them inside my white 10 gallon plastic bucket surrounded with clothes.

On a freezing day I sometimes have to stop at a house or gas station to use hot tap water to unfreeze them. I might try warming a rock in the fire and wrapping it in an old shirt and placing that in with the bottles.

Had two nice Thanksgiving dinners in Gallup. First one was handed to me on a to go plate from a pickup truck. A local couple was driving around passing out dinners to homeless people. Then a homeless man told me they were having a Thanksgiving dinner at a local business, and everyone was welcome.

A local business woman hosts it every year or two to give back to the community. Shinasha Benally the owner came over with some of her kids to chat and took some photos that I included. They also gave me some turkey to go that I used with my ramen noodles and eggs for my dinner later that night. The kids had lots of questions about my walk and Ethan and Megan signed my witness book. Great Thanksgiving in Gallup.

One of the men I talked to at the dinner pulled over a couple days later south of Gallup and invited me to spend the night at his sheep camp. His camp was just half a mile off the main road nestled among some juniper trees. There was 70 sheep in the corral for the night, two dogs, and a small trailer with wood stove.

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some firewood and stoked the wood stove up to warm up the trailer. He was just moving in for a four month winter job of guarding and grazing the herd of sheep. Lennert also carved walking sticks and other pieces for sale in town.

When I left in the morning he gave me a nice stick carved with eagle heads and other designs. Cold, windy, snowy day as I left. Long cold walk to Fence Lake and my water bottles all froze. Luckily I found a house where a man let me unfreeze them using his hot tap water.

Local Navajo man stopped to chat and showed me an article with a photo of me in the Navajo Times newspaper. I checked the website, www.navajotimes.com but could not find it yet. Will have to check it again soon. I was also able to see the "AAA Highroads with Don Davis" TV show they had on NBC in Phoenix on Channel 12. It is cached at their website where you can see it at www.aaa.com/highroads (choose the Dec 4th show and it is about 17 minutes into the show).

Two French Canadian bicycle tourists stopped to chat on their ride from Quebec to L.A. They had lots of questions on how I could walk and bicycle around the world for 30 years. I told them I just worked half the year in a national park and saved and invested 90 percent of what I made.

They said they saw a crazy Polish man running around the world just a day ago. Sure enough I ran into him a couple days later pulling a three wheel cart. Piotr Kurylo was running or walking around the world for peace. www.runforthepeace.com is his website.

He was talking Polish on his cell phone when I met him, and I do not think he knew much English , so I just took a quick photo of his rig, and tried pulling it. His front wheel pivoted and was attached to a three foot long pole that strapped around his waist with a thin nylon belt. Hard to pull and not very comfortable.

I would have at least had a shoulder strap attachment to spread the weight better. It also felt like he had a lot more gear and supplies then me, maybe 150 to 200 pounds compared to my 75 to 100 pounds.

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world easier. Lot easier to jump out of the way if a car is coming at you. With a belt you have to fumble to unhook before jumping. He was also walking with traffic as opposed to my preferred method of walking facing traffic. I feel much safer being able to see every car and driver coming at me and looking them in the eye.

To many people using cellphones, drinking, and driving distracted to suit me. I also have a rear view mirror so I can keep track of people coming up behind me passing on my side. He was also headed up into higher colder elevations. I would have recommended he head further south for the crossing to the west coast.

Much warmer along Interstate 10 and 8 through Tucson and Yuma. He seemed to be pretty busy on his phone and did not have time to talk. I wished him good luck on his walk or run. One police officer that stopped me said the law in New Mexico was to walk with traffic. I told him every state I had checked was bicycle with traffic and walk facing traffic. Been trying to check on the web, but no luck yet finding the law here in New Mexico yet.

I like to have it written out ahead of time for when the police stop me. Most officers do not know that law as they hardly ever see somebody walking on the road. Maybe drunks, crazy people, escaped convicts, illegal aliens, and other undesired types. So most cops are usually kind of hesitant when they approach me, not knowing what to expect from me. So I always try to be polite and listen to what they have to say. Most are nice back to me and sometimes ask if I have enough food and water. I think only once was a cop rude to me, and one pulled a gun on me. As long as you

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They have a tough job and it is foolish to talk back or be rude to a police officer.

One man stopped to chat on a cold, windy, snowy day. He asked if I was okay and if I needed any food or water. I told him I was fine and had plenty of supplies. Usually I can walk with just my wool pants, long sleeved shirt, light wind breaker, hat, and gloves on a cold windy day. My body generates so much heat walking that any more clothes just overheats me.

He gave me three emergency food packs just in case. The nuts and cranberries were good, but the spaghetti and meat sauce was kind of gross. It came with a bag of sea water to pour in a pouch with a chemical heat pack.

It warmed it up to kind of lukewarm, but it was pretty cold and windy that day.

Actor Tim Culbertson from Hill Street Blues stopped to chat. He was travelling the country in a camper van with his cat and writing a book about it from the cats point of view.

He gave me a bunch of food, his brother’s phone number in Socorro, and took a few photos. Then he left his camera on my baby jogger and took off. Luckily he noticed and came back an hour later to get it back.

Passed over the Continental Divide near Pie Town, New Mexico. It was 7,996 feet in elevation, but just a few small hills, mostly flat prairie there. A few people had told me about the Toaster House in Pie Town. So I stopped by to check it out, about 12 toasters on the front gate.

The side door was open, with a note saying the owner was in Hawaii for the winter, but feel free to stay. Food in the kitchen, wood by the wood stove, outhouse out back, water and electric turned off for the winter. Lots of extra beds to sleep in, plenty of books and magazines to read or trade. Big share box on the porch for stuff people left behind or traded for. The neighbours kept an eye on the house, but lots of people hiking on the divide trail, and biking through would stop and stay. It

must be listed in hiking and biking books.

Also stopped by at the Pie Town Cafe, 15 different types of pie, fresh baked. I went for a soup and grilled cheese by the wood stove.

Seems like most small town caves and general stores have a wood stove going and some chairs to sit and enjoy a cup of coffee and chat with the locals.

An old man (at least 85) came in for lunch wearing cowboy hat, cowboy boots, vest, jeans, and a old colt 45 gun slung low in his holster.

Lots have locals have rifles in their trucks to shoot coyotes, wolfs, deer, rattlesnakes, outlaws, and what ever else that threatens them or their ranch. He was the first I saw wearing a handgun besides the police though. Had a nice cup of coffee in Quemado in front of the stove with the owner on a cold morning.

Bunch of men drinking coffee and talking guns and hunting.

Down out of the hills and into the Rio Grande River Valley now at Socorro, New Mexico. I think I have left most of the cold weather and snow behind me. I had planned on going east through Roswell, New Mexico, but it looks like I would have had to climb up into higher elevations again.

So I am headed south for El Paso where it should be lower elevations and warmer weather. Will walk near Interstate 10 till Van Horn, Texas. Then take route 90 all the way across to Houston and into Louisiana. Took me four weeks to cross Texas on my first walk across the USA back in 1996. That was when I was younger and averaged 28 miles per day, at my slower 20 miles per day it should take five or six weeks to cross.

Having a great walk so far, meeting lots of nice people and seeing lots of great sights.

Email me at walkngaryhause@yahoo.com or from my website at www.walkingman.org if you have any questions or comments.

Below left: Gary with a Navajo friend.

Below right: Thanksgiving dinner with Navajo group.

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Waitakere Reservoir is outward bound From Kay Lindley ense and dark, separated by the black water of the reservoir, the untracked forest on the far side of the Waitakere Reservoir is touched with mystery.

Selectively logged up to the first decade of the 20th century, the area had then been set aside with no public access, as the water catchment to the first reservoir in the Waitakere ranges.

A hundred years in Waitakere’s warm, wet climate, plus the absence of deer or goats, ensured a vigorous increase of understorey, sub-canopy, and canopy species surrounding the remaining first-growth trees.

Podocarps, Kauri, and Rata pierce the canopy of a forest in which the Ark in the Park committee considered the same intensive predator control as elsewhere in the Ark area, but it was always going to be a big task.

No current tracks conveniently divided it, bait lines might have to be twice as long as Ark volunteers usually contended with, and the distance from the Ark complicated the logistics of material supply.

Then three of the newly released Kokako chose to reside there!!

With two females and one male, a breeding pair might well eventuate in this area that

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Ark experts intended to protect “in time.”

Crisis often means opportunity and this Kokako dispersal occurred as Ark committee member Andy Warneford was searching for an MSc thesis topic.

Posing the question of whether a lesser grid pattern of bait stations could still provide a sufficiently effective rodent control as the Ark has consistently achieved with its 100m x 50m grid, Andy was able to gain financial support for the thesis from the Biosecurity department of Ark partners the Auckland Regional Council.

A plan for a 100m x 100m bait-station grid was drawn up, approvals gained from Watercare and the ARC, rodent monitoring lines established, and the navigation of bait lines started in this 285-hectare trial block.

This is a trial block bigger than Tiri Island and certainly extraordinarily more difficult to traverse.

Starting points to navigation were made from two historically used routes at either side of the block. The first, the Gleeson’s Track, long overgrown but still showing the benched and drained sides, was an old horse and coach trail and part of a route from the Henderson Valley to Bethell’s Beach at the coast.

The use of this trail probably ceased even

before the reservoir filled in 1906 with the completion of the Waitakere Dam. Much less defined was the second track still with some benching and previously part of a walking route.

Apparently un-named, it has become Rata Track from a large, ancient rata found along the route by navigators.

The need next was for skilled bushmen able to navigate through the tangles mass of supplejack, Kiekie, and Gahnia.

With saws, secateurs, and primarily doggedness, the four bush bashers pushed through, over, or under the vegetation, giving lesser mortals direction out of chaos – a chaos of fallen tr unks and branches interwoven with lianes connected with trees entwined with more creepers. All obviously making a complex habitat that favours birds.

Robins, Hihi, and Kokako have been seen and (or) heard even in the short period since work started on this area. How many might be here next year after rodent and mustelid control?

To see or hear birds released in the Waitakere Ranges, why not register for one of the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks. For a registration/brochure contact: Kay Lindley, phone: 09 837 8820, mobile: 027 274 2280, email: kay@healthwest.co.nz, www.healthwest.co.nz.

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Huntly Half ready to roll for 2011 he prize money is lined up, the course is being measured and entries have opened for the annual Huntly Half marathon.

Planning for the May 22 event is well underway, following on from the success of the 2010 event which marked the 30th anniversary of the race.

The Solid Energy Huntly Half Marathon and 2XU 10km race is well-established on the running calendar and has a strong fan base. It attracts more than 2000 walkers and runners from Auckland, the Waikato and central North Island.

Solid Energy says it’s again proud to be a major partner at the Huntly Half Marathon and showcase its support for the town and wider Waikato region.

“Solid Energy already has considerable involvement in the Huntly community,” says Communications Manager Anne Beex.

“Partnering with the Huntly Half Marathon provides a quality event as well as other direct community benefits whether it’s the course that highlights unique features of Huntly, or the many community fund-raising and volunteer opportunities.”

Robbie Johnston, spokesperson for this year’s 10km naming sponsor 2XU, and a former winner of the Huntly Half, says the high performance sports apparel brand is proud to be involved with such a long-standing, highly regarded event. “2XU is honoured to be on board the Solid Energy Huntly Half – one of New Zealand’s most recognised half marathons. We can’t wait to see participants in the Official 2XU event tshirt – and particularly those competing in 2XU crossing the finish line!”

The 2011 Solid Energy Huntly Half Marathon and 2XU 10km run takes place on Sunday May 22, 2011. The annual event, which starts and finishes at the Huntly Park Domain, has $15,000 worth of merit and spot prizes on offer, including $1000 each for the first female runner and first male runner home.

Entries are now open. To register online, view course maps or check out prizes or training guides, visit www.huntlyhalf.co.nz.

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Nordic walking NOWANZ.CO.NZ Nordic Walking events 16-Mar Whangarei, Kensington, Taster, Barbara Faust 09-4320386 17-Mar Hamilton Lake Domain, Taster, M Thomson 027-2471885 18-Mar Invercargill, Nordic Walking Leader Course, 021-2998840 19-Mar Invercargill, Taster, Matthias 022-4320386 20-Mar Balclutha, Taster, Matthias 022-4320386 20-Mar AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Pk, St, Ewa Bancer 027-2472082 23-Mar AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Tas, E Bancer 027-2472082 23-Mar Ruakaka, Surf Club, Taster, Anja Huesken 09-4328616 30-Mar AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, new, Ewa 027-2472082 18-Mar CHC-North New Bright, Start, Penny 021-2567082 25-Mar CHC-Shirley Burwood Pk, Shirley, Tast,Penny 021-2567082 2 AKL-Riverhead Rugby grounds, Taster,M Palmer 09-4122654 3 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Taster, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 4 AKL-Riverhead Rugby grounds, Taster, Palmer 09-4122654 4 Owera/Silverdale, i-Site Centre, Taster,Matthias 022-4320386 4 Whangarei, i-Site Centre, Taster, Beatrice Harrap 09-4385630 5 Waipu, Museum Carpark, Taster, Barbara Faust 09-4320386 6 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Taster, Ewa 027-2472082 6 Ruakaka, Surf Club, Taster, Anja Hueskens 09-4328616 6 Thames Information Center, Taster, J Schultheis 021-2333862 6 Whangarei, Kensington, TASTER, Barbara 09-4320386 9 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Taster, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 9 CHC-North New Brighton Broad Park, Start, Penny 021-2567 082 9 CHC-North New Brighton Broad Park, Tast, Penny 021-2567 082 9 CHC-Shirley Burwood Park, Taster, Penny Yeoman 021-2567 082 9 Motueka Goodman Park, Taster, M Alexander 021-2459955 9 Tutukaka Coast Ngunguru Sports Complex, Robyn 09-4344060 10 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Starter, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 11 AKL-Ranui Ranui Domain, Taster, Marilyn Palmer 09-4122654 13 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, new, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 13 AKL-Parnell Domain, Starter, Chrissie Wright 021-2101709 15 AKL-Parnell Domain, NEW Course, C Wright 021-2101709 15 Motueka Goodman Park, Start M Alexander 021-2459955 16 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Start, Ewa Bancer 027-2472082 17 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, new, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 20 AKL-Parnell Domain, Starter, Chrissie Wright 021-2101709 30 AKL-Greenlane Cornwall Park, Taster, Ewa Bancer 09-6344197 3-May AKL-Parnell Domain, NEW Course, C Wright 021-2101709 www.nordicwalkingnz.co.nz for further information and updates Nordic Walking Groups and Fitness Walks by day Mon AKL-Takapuna, Mary-Anne Abplanalp 021-121 5562 Mon AKL-Parnell, Chrissie 021-210 1709 Mon Whangarei, i-Site, Barbara Faust 09-4320386 Mon AKL-Orewa, Matthias Heffner 022-4320386 Mon Napier Park Island, Tamatea, Marya Hopman 06-357058 Mon Hastings Pakowhai Reserve, Pakowhai Rd, 06-8782475 Tue Ruakaka, Surf Club, Anja 09-4328616 Tue AKL-Kohimarama, Mary-Anne Abplanalp 021-121 5562 Tue Havelock North River Rd Walkway, River Rd, 06-8782475 Wed Whangarei, Kensington Park, Barbara Faust 09-4320386 Thu Napier Ocean Spa Marine Parade, Marya Hopman 06-357058 Fri Hastings Pakowhai Reserve, Pakowhai Rd, 06-8782475 Sat AKL-Takapuna, Mary-Anne Abplanalp 021-121 5562 Sat Warkworth Lucy Moore Park, Lisa Outwin 021-611239

Nordic contacts Contact details for three groups in New Zealand promoting Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking New Zealand (NoWaNZ) Waipu Northland, Phone 0800-669-269 Email contact@NordicWalkingNZ.co.nz Web www.nordicwalkingNZ.co.nz

www.nordicwalking.net.nz Nordic walking groups Sat 8am: Cornwall Park, June 0274 383 923 Sat 9am: AK City or Takapuna. Sheila 027 456 2233 or Margaretha 021 141 3801 Sat 9am: St. Vincent’s MetLifeCare, Sarah 021 272 4619 Sun 8am: Long Bay, Kay (09) 473 4489 Sun 8.30am: Wattle Downs, Jenny Wills (09) 267 5416 Wed 6pm: Cornwall Park, June 0274 383 923 Thu 6am: Ak YMCA, June 0274 383 923 Thu 9am: Pakuranga, Deirdre (09) 271 3324 Thu 6pm: Pt. Chevalier Beach, June 0274 383 923 Hamilton, Sandrine 021 418 695 Hawkes Bay, Greg 021 250 6006 0800 NORDIC (667 342)

✔ 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 all ages Classes in Greater Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Whakatane, Hawkes Bay, New Plymouth, Wellington, Kapiti and Christchurch

International Nordic Walking Assn (INWA) June Stevenson Phone 09-416-3917 0274-383-923 Email june.stevenson@xtra.co.nz Web www.nordicwalking.net.nz

Walking and Nordic Walking are “Poles” apart We offer courses in: Otago, Christchurch, Hawkes Bay, Hamilton,Auckland and Northland

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WAIKATO

ROTORUA

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

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

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Walk the Maungataurari Crossing Kayak the Arapuni Lake OR just sample the homemade food and soak up the ambience.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

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

Two or Three Day Unguided Coast Walk Whangarei Heads, Northland, N.Z. Private and public tracks, ocean and harbour beaches Return to new, purpose-built accommodation each night Fabulous, fresh food Only three hours from Auckland CBD Check out our specials on-line

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EASTLAND

Lakeside Farm Cottage

Step into North Island s Heart

Perfectly situated to enjoy great walks on the Waikato River Trails, Maungatautari Ecological Island and Te Waihou Walkway.

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GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS TARANAKI

Fully self-contained 3 bedroom farmstay cottage.

Contact Liz and Dick Johnson.

Phone: 07-883-5890

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CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

Ph: 0800 WALK NZ www.WalkingLegends.com

WAIRARAPA

“Bridge to Somewhere”

Tranquilly in the bush . . .great walks

Please tell our advertisers you saw it advertised in Walking New Zealand magazine.

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping in the very heart of the Eastern Taranaki backcountry. (2 to choose from) • Inclusive package of transport (from Stratford) accommodation and meals.

• September to May best months.

• Matemateaonga Track package of transport, jetboat, hut passes also arranged.

For further information contact: Carol or Dave Digby

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· Wellington’s best Wilderness Walking adventure

· Secluded B&B Accommodation · Up to 6 people-1-3 nights · 1st October - 30th April

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Liz and Keith Budd 04 526 4867 - www.akatrack.co.nz

WELLINGTON

WELLINGTON sŝƐŝƚ <ĂƉŝƚŝ /ƐůĂŶĚ EĂƚƵƌĞ >ŽĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ͙​͙͘

Visit the breathtaking

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* Unguided 2 day 2 night experience * Coastal hill country * Native "bird filled" bush * Gourmet home cooked food or self catering * Bags transported

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at its most scenic A one, two, or three day walk over scenic Rangitikei hill country featuring spectacular views of the Ruahine ranges, Mount Ruapehu and the Kawhatau River.

Phone 06-382-5507 Fax 06-382-5504 Ruth & Jim Rainey, RD7, Mangaweka E: raineys@xtra.co.nz website:www.kvw.co.nz

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Dodson Road, RD1, Tel/Fax 03-525-7177

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