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CONTENTS Issue No 176 - 2012

4 Walk talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival - a bucket list walking event 10 New Zealand walk: Up Shirt Tail - down by “Shirt Tale” 18 Event: Cadbury Moro Marathon - a major event on Dunedin calendar 14 High achiever: Finding myself through walking through W ellington Wellington 16 New Zealand walk: The Rob Roy Glacier Walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walks: Warkworth W alks - now four Walks years old 24 Overseas walk: Everest Base Camp - was the challenge I needed 28 New Zealand walk: Walking The Queen Charlotte Track - luxury lodges and gourmet dining 36 Podiatry: Ankle sprains - how to recover faster and strong 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Overseas walk: An odd encounter on Sydney ’s Sydney’s foreshore 40 Window on Waitakere: Kokak o old and new okako 40 Product Marketplace: Bra designed for larger woman 41 Health: Here’s some simple advice to give relief from sore feet 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for September 44 New Zealand coming events 47 Overseas coming events 48 Nordic W alking Calendars Walking 28 New Zealand walk: Four W aikato short walks Waikato 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 59 Green P rescription Prescription 60 The Duke of Marlborough Hotel

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Cover picture: Jaki aqnd Jill on Dove Lake circuit walk in Cradle Mount-ain National Park, Tasmania. Photo by Jill Morgan Albany, Auckland.

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Two short Tasmania itineraries for Inspiring Journeys Inspiring Journeys is adding to its Tasmania journeys with two shorter itineraries for travel from October - the five day Isle of Azure journey on Tasmania'ss east coast from Hobart to Launceston, and the seven-day Unknown Wilderness through the west coast from Launceston to Hobart.

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Jodie Allison was the winner of the Danube walk prize (Linz to Vienna) for two at the Rotorua Marathon in 2011, sponsored by, Walkers World, The Upper Austria Tourist Board and Salzkammergut Touristik.

She took her husband Barry and she said they had such a great time - a real once-in-a-life time trip.

“We had all sorts of weather from full on snow in Salzburg to hot sun and also ongoing drizzle. The walk was varied and actually quite challenging which we enjoyed a lot. We loved all the accommodation we stayed in and ate untold amounts of strudel and drank huge steins of beer! But luckily we felt incredibly virtuous as we set off each day on our walk and hopefully that chewed up some calories.

“Some of the villages we passed through were postcard perfect and the farmland was a real eye opener - especially coming from the Waikato where fences are standard and stock are outside year round. We also loved staying in Vienna at the end of the walk and we managed to get to Budapest as well which made for great comparisons”, says Jodie. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Geoff Chapple, who founded Te Araroa, and was until recently CEO of Te Araroa Trust, was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for “Services to Tramping, Tourism and Literature”.

Said Chapple: “The honour was for Te Araroa, and so it embraced the work of many people who worked on the trail. I was delighted also to see literature included in the award. I’d written a number of books before I set up Te Araroa, but when it came to the trail, the writing of it was important. I wrote a blog in 1998, when the trail was little more than a gleam in the eye. A lot of people hooked into that, then in 2002, I wrote the book Te Araroa – One Man Walks His Dream.

The blog and the book allowed the trail to speak.”

That 2002 book is now something of a rare book that sells second-hand for between $300 and $500 on Amazon.

Chapple’s most recent book – A Walking Guide to Te Araroa is on the shortlist for the 2012 Nielsen New Zealand Booksellers’ Choice list.

Start up message could save your GPS Here is a nice little tip if you have a newish Garmin GPS device.

It's about putting a personalised welcome message in the startup routine on your device. The message, shown when you switch the unit on, can contain simple contact details, like your name, telephone number and maybe email address.

Several lost GPS units overseas have been restored to their owners simply because they had added a welcome message.

Daily exercise can help extend your life If you spend most of your time sitting - say, at the office all day, then lounging on the sofa all evening - can exercise make up for it? Not really, according to new Australian research.

A recent study followed more than 200,000 adults age 45 and older for three years. Those who sat 11 or more hours per day were 40% more likely to die than people who sat fewer than four hours a day.

It gets worse: Even if they exercised after 11 hours of sitting, the risks were the same.

"In people who do a similar amount of physical activity, those who sit less will have a lower risk of dying compared to those who sit more," says Hidde Van Der Ploeg, PhD, senior research fellow at the University of Sydney School of Public Health.

Physical activity for at least 150 minutes per week, as recommended by the World Health Organization, remains the gold standard. That works out to about 21 minutes of exercise per day - the equivalent of a half-hour sitcom, minus the commercials.

Twilight walks Walk Ten is a series of 10 kilometre twilight walks in England taking place this summer in support of Marie Curie Nurses.

The walks are spread across 25 locations all round the country – many of which are closed to the public in the evening.

Each walk is followed by picnics, entertainment, fireworks and some special celebrations at 10pm. This hour of the evening is especially poignant as this is when many nurses begin their night shift - providing care and support to people with terminal illnesses and their families in their own homes.

Coromandel area could be the next “Great Walk” The Coromandel is the perfect location for New Zealand's next "Great Walk", said Coromandel Mayor Glenn Leach.

He outlined his vision for the Coromandel Great Walk project, which has secured funding for a feasibility study in the 2012 Ten Year Plan.

"The Coromandel is the perfect location for New Zealand's next "great walk". There are nine great walks now, Coromandel should be the tenth and will be one of the best" said Mayor Glenn Leach.

"Communities have been working hard on building tracks around the Peninsula and have vision for more in their areas.

We also have fantastic DOC walks here too. This project is about creating a world-class multi-day walk that links strongly with towns and communities on the Coromandel to drive economic development through tourism".

"Imagine building a walking track from the top of the Peninsula down to Wahi across to Karangahake Gorge, taking coastal routes and along the spine of the ranges linking all our towns on the east and west coasts".

"Much of the track already exists; it's about joining them all up".

The Mayor's vision also includes a major social development and employment focus utilising community groups, young people and the district's unemployed to help build the track.

"We want to work with Iwi, DOC, Hauraki District Council, local community groups and the Government on this exciting project which has so much potential for our districts". www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Austraian Alps offer stounding views for all levels of hiker One of the most dramatic hikes to take in the Austrian Alps happens to be one of the easiest, and most accessible. All ages will enjoy the jaw-dropping views and contemplative pace of the Zirbenweg Trail. Approachable from multiple directions, it offers enough variety to bring hikers back again and again.

The 7km Zirbenweg Trail may wind hikers through the largest pine forest of the Alps, and pass above ■ Innsbruck at no less than 2,000 meters, but it also happens to be accessible for old and young alike, and perfect for an easy, two and a half to three hour family outing.

The trip can begin at the Glungezer funicular, starting from Tulfes, or at the Patscherkofel funicular. The legendary trail snakes along at the bottom of the Viggar and Neunerspitze mountains, with hardly any difference in altitude.

The Inntal valley unfurls at your feet as the peaks of the Nordkette mountain with Hafelekar and Seegrube tower upwards. After a cozy stop in the Tulfeinalm refuge, you can return down into the valley on foot or by chair lift. The intrepid can press on to the summit of Glungezer mountain.

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Waiheke Walking Festival a ‘Bucket List’ walking event.

Above: Enjoying the sunshine on one of last year’s walks at the Waiheke Walking Festival. Photo by Denis la Touche

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he huge success of last year’s Waiheke Walking Festival has confir med without doubt that Waiheke is a serious ‘all year round’ walking destination. Right on Auckland’s doorstep it is accessible, free and very varied in what it has to offer.

While many walks take place along the extensive public walkway network, a special aspect to this festival is that each year private landowners collaborate on walks not normally Below: A bit of a climb here, but what a great view! Photo by Denis la Touche

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New New Zealand Zealand walks walks Kanuka, Pohutakawa and Karaka are just a few of the native stands of trees Bruce Plested has planted on Rorohara. Criss-crossed by over 10kms of track, this beautiful private estate is accessible only during the festival and is a real ‘must do’.

There are 40 free guided walks during the nine-day festival and a special feature is a three walk offering that makes up the ‘Rorohara Concerto’. These walks are ‘1997’, which takes its name from the year Bruce began planting on his estate, ‘Glowworms’, which is a night walk through hidden glades opening out onto an array of light and ‘Finale’, a very long tramp rewarded with stunning and varied views.

Although Bruce is a very busy man he plans to be a guest guide on all these walks, he is a wealth of knowledge and you will need to be pretty fit to keep up!

Whakanewha Regional Park is an integral part of the festival and this year the rangers host six festival walks. They include two discovery walks for children, two short, early morning walks (a couple of hours long), one five hour coast to coast walk with a lunchtime interlude at the very popular Peacock Sky Vineyard and even a 10k run for people who find that walking just isn’t enough!

Kauri Die-Back war ning. Festival organiser, Jenness Reeve, says ‘currently the

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Walking Back to Happiness 27 October - 4 November 2012

A great place to walk – discover and explore Waiheke Island, choose from more than 40 free guided walks right on Auckland’s doorstep.

Bookings essential: www.waihekewalkingfestival.org Accommodation: www.waiheke.aucklandnz.com/

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New Zealand walks

Above: Walkers in the Casita Miro Vineyard. This is also part of a popular annual walk in January each year. Below: Little Oneroa Beach from a walking track.

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Above: The fence line helps getting up this hill. Photo by Denis la Touche

island is not affected by Kauri die-back, visiting walkers please give your boots a good brush before coming over and special spray will be provided at the outset of the walks. There are some beautiful old Kauris on these walks which we are keen to protect’.

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register, bookings now open through the website and we have it on good authority that they are booking up fast.

It is a good idea to sign up for the newsletter which will keep you up to date on this ‘bucket list’ event which runs from 27 October to 4 November.

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Up ‘Shirt Tail’ – down by ‘Shirt Tail’ T

he BNZ Active Walkers KiwiSeniors had been informed that their walk up the Shirt Tail track would be a challenge, with an uphill gradient.

With the most senior person in the 22strong group aged in their

By Ann Robbie mid-80s, and Active Lifestyles Advisor an average age Sport Southland of 75, they may well have been put off at that – but there would be no holding these active seniors back once they saw what was ahead of them.

The KiwiSeniors walk list had the walk listed as ‘not suitable for those who cannot walk undulations’ and stated that sturdy shoes were a must.

For those who know me well, undulations means a bit of a challenge and this day was not going to be any different.

The KiwiSeniors left Invercargill in heavy rain heading for Kingston, buoyed by reports that the weather there was fine with high cloud – perfect!

Arriving at the wharf in Kingston at the south end of Lake Wakatipu, a few queried

exactly where this track was. When I pointed up the hill face some eyebrows were raised, one or two commented “you are joking” and the majority were so excited that some were leaving the van without doing the pre-check safety brief – and were promptly hauled back to do it!

The Department of Conservation sign clearly stated ‘Shirt Tail’ two hours return – ■ experienced walkers only. That was us and I knew that everyone on board was capable of completing this. We headed off

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on the well-maintained track with a gradual climb. The intermittent views and glimpses of Lake Wakatipu were beautiful and as we climbed the small boats moored at the wharf slowly became like battleship toys and the ducks became dots on the lake.

We slowly and steadily climbed until we came to a lovely waterfall where everyone had a bit of a breather and enjoyed the view.

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alignment was incomplete. Now we were into some more serious walking. The track was good, but clearly required a certain level of skill.

Arthur, an experienced tramper, lead the way and passed valuable information down to the walkers as they were bought to their hands and knees in places, making their way over leaves and tree roots. There were many little plateaus where we could all rest as need be and the last narrow track saw us on top of the world!

A number had commented about climbing Mt Everest and what Sir Edmund Hillary had stated at the peak and to see the faces of these

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Opposite page bottom left: Sally our extra Sport Southland support – pointing at the destination. Above: Shirt Tail – Kingston, with ‘KiwiSeniors’ on top.

Above top: The Shirt Tail sign.

Above middle: Making our way up the track.

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Up ‘Shirt Tail’ – down by ‘Shirt Tail’ Above: The group make their way up the hill.

Left middle: Arthrur and Colin on the last assent.

Below: The BNZ Active Walkers ‘KiwiSeniors’ pre walk.

Photos bt Anne Robbie and Sally

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seniors at the top and overlooking such beautiful scenery was magic. They yelled at the top of their voices, ‘KiwiSeniors did it’ and I know by the comments made, that this was something out of the box for all.

Now for the descent.

Another safety briefing was held, I informed them that ropes would be there to guide them down and that they needed to crawl backwards just like when they were small children learning to crawl down stairs. The ropes were a godsend and teaching these people how to use ropes and nature to their best advantage was great.

Talk about team work – this really made the group stick together and communicate to each other. All were ecstatic at making the assent and descent and what was even more enjoyable was taking a few out of their comfort zone and giving them an experience none of them would have achieved on their own.

This is important for these seniors as it boosts their confidence and its little challenges like this that inspires them to take on the next challenge and tick off something else on their bucket list.

Congratulations to those KiwiSeniors – you are an inspiration to everyone out there – being young or senior! We now all think we know why it is called ‘Shirt Tail’ – you are walking on the person’s shirt tail going up and sliding down on your own ‘Shirt Tail’. Check out the photos – they are amazing and the walk/climb is there for anyone who loves walking.

BNZ Active Walkers Invercargill KiwiSeniors meet every Thursday for walks throughout Southland. There are also groups in Eastern and Northern Southland and Te Anau. Contact Sport Southland for details.www.sportsouthland.co.nz.

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Cadbury Moro Marathon a major event on Dunedin calendar

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he 2012 Cadbury Moro Marathon one of the major events on the Dunedin sports calendar will be held on Sunday September 9th once again organised by the Caversham Harrier and Athletic Club.

A notable milestone this year will see Cadbury Ltd celebrating 25 years of being the major event sponsor a remarkable record for any company to achieve.

Starting times for the events remain unchanged with the full marathon starting at Otakou on the Otago Peninsula at 8.00 am and the half marathon run and walk starting outside Forsyth Barr Stadium at 9.30 am. Full details are available on website www.moromarathon.co.nz.

This year race headquarters will be the Forsyth Barr Stadium where collection of race packs and late entries can be made.

The stadium will also be the venue for the post race presentations starting at 4.00pm. The organising committee were pleased to be approached by the stadium executive early this year and happy to accept their offer to utilise the stadium as race headquarters.

A new innovation for the 2012 Cadbury Moro Marathon will be the inaugural staging of the Children’s Challenge Competition. The Children’s Challenge is the brainchild of marathon committee member and retired Dunedin school principal Dave McWhinnie.

The challenge open to all Dunedin primary schools involves a special 42.2km run that can be completed in stages in the weeks leading up to the main event.

The final 2.2km to complete the marathon distance would be done on marathon day with children running a circuit of the adjacent Logan Park before finishing in Forsyth Barr

Stadium.

Supporters can watch the children on the big screen in the stadium as they complete their run.

Children who complete the challenge will receive a certificate of participation in the “Inaugural Children’s Marathon Challenge”.

Schools have eagerly embraced the idea with a hugely positive response already recorded.

The Caversham Harrier and Athletic Club were extremely proud to receive the Delta Sponsored Innovation In Sport Award for their ongoing organisation of the Cadbury Moro Marathon at the ASB Otago Sports Awards held on May18th.

The club received the award for the number of changes and additions the club has made since taking over the event organisation in 1985. Innovations include adding a half marathon walk, a supporters train taking people to the finish at Port Chalmers and electronic timekeeping.

The award was particularly pleasing for race director Phil Coakes who for many years has devoted a huge amount of time and effort into the yearly organisation of the Cadbury Moro Marathon.

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Finding myself through walkin

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hree years ago, a non-violent movement crossed my path called In Lak’ Ech. (In Lak’ Ech is Mayan for “you are my other me.” Guided by the humanitarian principles of conceptual founder Keith Raniere. In Lak’ Ech is a civil movement in Mexico seeking to transform violence with compassion.)

I was a volunteer for this movement for the next two years of my life. I was trying to help as much as I could within my community that was in desperate need of compassion, humanity and love.

I am from Mexico City, a city in desperate need of these things. During my two years in this movement, I learned a lot about how some things work, like fear, violence, compassion and love. I learnt that the best way to make a difference is to work on you.

By asking yourself why you get mad, how you generate violence in your own society, family and work environment. How are you violent to yourself ? Do you uphold what is important for you? Do you care for others?

Do you care for yourself ? I worked hard to fully understand what Ghandi meant when he said: “Be the change you want to see in the world”.

I have learnt that each individual can make a difference in their own community, by empowering themselves. I believe we can do this by doing something amazing and gaining more self-esteem and more confidence.

To do this, you need to commit. I believe you need to commit to yourself. A great way of accomplishing this is by committing to something that is important to you.

No matter how hard, rain or shine, you will show up. No matter how uncomfortable, how bad it feels at that time, you will get up and

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By Natalia Albert

Above: On April 29 six ladies and Natalia went to conquer the Northern Walkway.

Opposite page: On the third walk City to Sea, 22 women turned up. Photo shows group on a bridge in the Wellington bush.

Below left: The group at the Eastern Walkway.

you will do it. Some people write, or work, others save money, some fight for what they believe in. For me, I do this through exercise, through walking.

I read last month this quote on an article that a friend of mine wrote, Sara Bronfman, which completely blew my mind and helps me explain a bit better why I believe you can change your community through walking: “‘A philanthrope,’ my friend Keith Raniere once explained to me, ‘is someone who loves people in the deepest sense.’ So being a good philanthropist, I discovered, does not require hosting world summits on peace or any other type of outward venture. Being a good philanthropist is being good at loving human beings — starting, of course, with yourself.”

I have always loved the outdoors, camping, and tramping (I have walked 900 km across Spain in 2005 and camped for three summers across the Canadian Northwest Territories during my teens).

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harder to get out and about. You can’t do this for several reasons; for starters there is no outdoor life infrastructure. You can’t ride your bike to work, you can’t go for an evening walk without feeling you could get kidnapped by every step you take further away from your home, the safe facilities to workout are indoors and very expensive.

So when I moved to New Zealand in March of 2011, I decided I was going to build my self-esteem and my confidence by embracing nature, sports and my body.

I started walking, then running, then swimming, then biking, then kayaking. It all happened in a very amateur way, on my own, I was very scared and nervous. I slowly decided to join some groups.

First I joined a women’s biking group and then a running group. I did this to meet new people and push myself harder. And these two things where accomplished.

So I decided to start my own group. In April of 2012 I started the Wellington Women Walking Project. The objective of this project www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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was to meet new people and build up for a one year goal, which is to walk 100 km by April 2013. Today, it has grown into something more. I would like to help empower communities around Wellington by empowering their women. I believe there is something really special about a group of determined women pushing themselves to do something together.

Now for the other main character of this project: Wellington. How amazing is this city?

I have had the privilege of living in five different countries, and within these countries I have lived in seven cities.

Cities like Barcelona, Vancouver and Chicago, all with a very high quality of life.

But I have never come across a city like Wellington.

It has everything I want in my dream city.

Wellington is small and cosy, but still cosmopolitan. There are plenty of options and always something to do.

It’s for the outdoorsy, and for the artsy, for people that like the quiet and for the ones that like to party! There is something for everybody and it all happens in the most beautiful harbour with amazing hills to walk, hike, run and bike up.

Naturally when I arrived, I wanted to do it all, but had no idea where to start. There is so much information out there, that it seems as scary as if there were no information. I was completely lost, had no idea what to do or where to go.

But I was sure I wanted to find these amazing walks, trails and reserves everybody was talking about.

It started in March of this year. I sent out an email to the twelve women I knew in

Wellington. This list included all of my partner’s girl-friends, my girl work colleagues, my nutritionist and two of my mom’s girlfriends. I asked them if they wanted to join me in doing the Six Wellington Mayor Walkways the last Sunday of each month for the next six months.

On the 29th of April, six ladies and I went out to conquer the Northern Walkway.

We had so much fun that the word spread and by our second walk I had twenty beautiful ladies show up from all walks of life. My emailing list went from twelve to fifty!

For our third walk, City to Sea, twenty-two women showed up again and we had an amazing time.

These walks will carry on until we have finished all six Mayor Wellington Walkways on the 29th of September where the first phase finishes and the second phase starts. The second phase is still under construction, but it will consist of walks every weekend, throughout the Greater Wellington Region.

Calendar will be uploaded on the webpage very soon.

I can’t stop thinking about what it means to be a women, what responsibilities we have, how caring and nurturing we can be and how powerful our compassion can go. And I believe that a walking project is a great way to start to share all of these amazing qualities. I hope you can join me in this new adventure through the trails of Wellington. All the information is on our webpage: www.nataliaalbert.com. We also post everyday fun photos and info regarding our walks and dates on our Facebook page. If you have any questions please send me an email to: nataliaalbert@gmail.com Looking forward to meeting you soon.

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The Rob Roy Glacier walk

By Dianne McKinnon

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he road from Wanaka, past Glendhu, and into the Matukituki Valley of Mt Aspiring National Park epitomises “Pure NZ.” Flanked by grand mountains leading towards even greater mountain peaks, the 50km stretch of road, 30km of which are unsealed, passes through typical rural scenery.

For the last 10km, on the road verges, the freerange sheep and sturdy cattle of Mt Aspiring Station create a memorable tourism experience.

This final 10km of rough unsealed road, where several streams require fording, appears to not deter travellers heading into this remote valley, although following or heading into heavy rain, this part of the trip would not be advisable.

On a clear Spring day with snow still on the peaks, and raw leaf new upon the willows by the river, the drive itself is stunning even if you can‘t attempt any of the varied walks within the park as indicated on the information boards at “Raspberry Flat” road end.

The Rob Roy Glacier Walk though, makes a perfect half-day walk, with a climb of 330 metres to 730 metres above sea level. Being “afraid” of swing-bridges is no excuse to miss Below: The start of the Rob Roy Walk.

Above: A superb day walk in Mt Aspiring National Park leads to the Rob Roy Clacier.

Below: A Wild Native Daisy in the Matukituki Valley.

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Above: At Raspberry Flats,the start of the magnificant Rob Roy Glacier Walk.

this walk. Let logic prevail; DOC. bridges are safe; take your poles if you need them for close- edged drop offs, and head on up there.

Orange markers lead the way towards those towering mountains rising above the swiftly-moving glacial river dominating the valley floor.

An easy 20 minutes or so takes you to the swing bridge where the “real” walk begins; across the bridge ■ and briefly into beech forest, then exposed again to valley views, before heading back into the beech and the start of a steady climb.

The roaring gorge of white water beside the well-formed stone and leafy path heralds the drama of this exhilarating walk. As the climb levels out, the trail twists and turns with the river never far way.

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Sun-sparkled ice and rock leap out at you when you reach the seat and viewing spot an hour or so within, yet a sign here says there are 30 minutes still to walk before reaching the glacier‘s final viewing point.

Zigzagging onwards through the beech forest the tantalising views continue to unfold bringing thought that here you really can have your cake and eat it too –around the corner there is always more! The sense of anticipation here is huge; the experience one to savour.

Rounding the final corner you know that’s it! Stunned and almost overwhelmed you see it there, right before your eyes, the glacier, flowing ice, just like you‘ve seen it on TV! Yes, a two hour walk to get you there, time to sit, reflect and eat your lunch by a sturdy rock, then a lesser time to travel back, down, beside the river, enjoying views in the other direction, for they are marvellous too!

Right: Views on the rerurn journey from the glacier are also breathtaking.

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Photo contest

Above left: On the recent cavalcade in Central Otago. Photo by Merle McVicar, Invercargill.

Above right: The final stretch to the top of the Pinnacles, Kauaeranga Valley, Coromandel. My husband, John, can just be seen approaching the first ladder. Photo

by Debbie Hogg, Tauranga.

Above right opposite page: " Walking through the bush fire area (coming into Gracetown) on the Cape to Cape walk in South Western Australia." Picture taken by Ms Bev Nairn, Te Puke.

Middle right opposite page: A group from the Dargarville Tramping Group on one of their monthly tramps around the area. Photo by Maxine Stringer, Dargarville.

Below: Native toi toi create a 'Guard of Honour' for trampers at the completion of a long hot day on the Mangakino Pack Track in the Kaimai Range. Photo by Margaret Osborne, Te Aroha.

These are the winners of this month’s photos in our Digital Photo Contest.

Congratulations to the following who each re ceive a six month sub scription, or six month subscription extension to Wa l k i n g N e w Z e a l a n d magazine.

Entrants whose photo is chosen for a cover receive a 12 month subscription.

To enter: 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, etc.

Photos must be emailed and not sent by post.

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. In this contest only ONE emailed photo accepted per month.

Email your entries to: walkingnz@xtra.co.nz with subject line: “Walking New Zealand Photo Contest”

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Photo by Jill Morgan Albany, Auckland.

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New Zealand walks

Warkworth Walks

now four years old A

fter a sold out 2011 series, Warkworth Walks returns for 2012 with more of the style you love, and a host of new and reviewed walks from Friday 9 November to Sunday 11 November 2012.

We have also improved the website (www.warkworthwalks.co.nz) this year so that you can get all the details you need, make your bookings and pay online.

We are sticking with the tried and true of special trails on normally inaccessible land, combined with local hospitality. We have also broadened our boundaries this year to include Kaipara and Hauturu (Little Barrier Island).

It is a real privilege to offer the trip to Hauturu this year, a veritable ‘ark’ for New Zealand endangered species.

This truly is a rare opportunity that we have worked hard to make available to you. Places are strictly limited and subject to special conditions.

Another new walk this year is the visit to Gibbs Farm, the world-class sculpture collection commissioned by Alan Gibbs and presented on his stunning property beside the Kaipara

Above: Walkers on last year’s coastal walk.

Below: A light mist over the hills creates a picture postcard scene.

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Top right: A wonderful selection of dips at one of the vineyards.

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Above: A happy group of walkers on a coastal hike.

Right: Enjoying food with others is an important part of the weekend.

Below: This lucky group chose to walk on a farm walk.

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Harbour. Be amazed by the scale and beauty of the art on offer, and enjoy the gourmet picnic lunch that is included.

Kaipara also features in two other new walks this year, ‘Glorious Glorit’ and ‘Kaipara Back Country/Hoteo River’. Both of these walks are sections of the Kaipara2Kaipara trail and provide access to family farms and environments that are normally off limits.

Native bush, rare birdlife, tumbling rivers and special ecosystems are on offer, along with some homegrown hospitality.

Trampers will be delighted to know that ‘Te Araroa’ is on offer again this year, incorporating new trails in the Dome Valley, Waiwhiu Kauri Grove and Top of the Dome.

This is for those trampers who love it with our enthusiastic and experienced guides.

Mahurangi West is represented this year

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with a new walk and a variation of one of our most popular recent walks. ‘Pukapuka Panorama’ is brand new and begins on private land at Pohuehue then travels via native forest, waterfalls and Gulf vistas to Pukapuka. There are lots of uphill and down dale with a boxed lunch and views to die for.

And our previous sell out walk at Mahurangi West returns to incorporate Ransom Vineyard and a new walking trail visiting Te Muri beach and surrounds with more breathtaking views, fascinating history, native flora and fauna, and an opportunity for a swim on a secluded beach.

And finally, sell out walks from previous

years that are back by popular demand include, ‘Artists in Residence’, ‘Big Bay Heavenly Hike’, ‘Tawharanui Nature Immersion’, ‘Cape Rodney to Leigh’ and the ever-popular ‘Vineyard Trail’.

These offer an amazing mix of terrain, catering, required

Above: A great place to stop, take a photo and enjoy the scenery.

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exertion and entertainment, but they all share the special character that we have strived hard to create over the last three years of Warkworth Walks.

So, make a weekend of it and take in a couple of the great walks on offer. Check the website for all the information you need and book early to avoid disappointment. We look forward to seeing you for Warkworth Walks 2012 ( w w w. w a r k w o r t h walks.co.nz). www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Above: Everest Base Camp with Mt Everest in the top right background.

Below: Ama Dabalam near Pangboche.

Right: Lowlands near Lukla.

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By Ally Bridger hat to do when your kids have left home? Time to enjoy the simple things in life, a good book, leisurely walk, cook to your taste, trek to Everest Base Camp. Well maybe the last one isn’t that simple, but it was amazing fun!

A chance meeting with Ann Young (trekking4women) and I had finally found the challenge I needed. There were many trips to choose from designed for women over 40, and Everest Base Camp appealed instantly so I made a very quick decision to go for it.

Although I like the unknown, I did wonder what I had let myself in for. I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this trip, was I fit enough? No I wasn’t.

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hallenge I needed I had a year to turn this around, my car was handed over to my son, and I walked everywhere.

Every weekend I would walk either, Manawatu Gorge or Massey University steps with family and friends who were there for support. I tagged along on school trips for extra training and really started to enjoy that feeling that comes with gaining a level of fitness. I got there in the end, well I hoped I had Kathmandu was really the starting point, what a crazy place. Dirt, filth, sick dogs, incessant car and motor scooter horns blaring, hawkers, smog, frightening driving, in fact no obvious road rules at all. I loved it.

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dancing and some very interesting food, wild boar, and many other different tastes new to the pallet.

The flight from Kathmandu to Lukla was spectacular as we passed the mountains of the Himalaya. The airstrip is no longer than half a football pitch and we landed with a round of nervous applause. A highlight so far.

After meeting our porters we set off to Phakding, a short two to three hour walk, which will help us, acclimatise.

Following the Dudh Kosi River the countryside was beautiful, very lush and green, with many prayer wheels and Mani stones.

Nawang, our guide, who proved to be a little treasure, instructed us on the correct way to spin the prayer wheels and walk around Mani

stones. A very proud man with a wealth of knowledge, he has climbed to the summit of Mt Everest and then told his wife what he’d done. Imagine that!

The next day was to be the hardest, five to six hours to Namche Bazaar (2,640 meters3,450 meters). A very busy section of the track, you had to be ready to scramble up and out of the way of Yak Trains and locals carrying large loads.

The temperature was warm and we walked in t-shirts, but when the sun set it was cold.

We crossed our first bridge, covered in prayer flags, this was where I got separated from the group for half a hour, no surprise to me, as I’m geographically challenged and I thought everyone was a head of me.

Ann in her usual calm manner sent porters in several directions with instructions to “find her”. I eventually did come across a familiar face, which looked like he’d won a prize locating me. All the porters were lovely, shy, but fun loving and had the most beautiful smiles. Ann threatened to put a Yak bell round my neck. That was me told!

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We arrived at Namche Bazaar tired but pretty pleased with ourselves for conquering the hardest day.

We were to spend a “rest day” here, to acclimatise, the short acclimatisation walk made a mockery of that statement, however it was important to do it as it made it easier on our bodies the next day. Namche is a large busy community with plenty to do and see, the weekly bazaar a highlight, especially the butchers, no health inspectors there!

I wanted to take a photo of a dear old lady, but when I asked, she said no, the higher up you go, the shyer the people and they don’t like to be touched either as I found out when I tried to give her hug .

People from other regions walk days to bring their wares to the bazaar and to catch up, they are very social and love a good chin wag. We ladies headed to the bakery, some for a good cup of coffee, some for apple pie, a real treat.

It was also a good time to catch up on emails. I had decided not to bring a phone or e-mail and hoped family would think no news was good news.

Our mode of accommodation was tea

houses, comfortable enough. We would huddle around Yak poo burning stoves for heat. Some pretty tasty meals came out of the kitchens, Sherpa stew one of my favourites. We were treated to a neck and back massage by the porters for a good 45 minutes, pure bliss.

A mixture of a strong kerosene smell coming from the kitchen and tiredness meant an early night for me. Not many of us lasted

Above left: Mani stones.

Above right: The team, guide and porters at Everest Base Camp.

Dablam, the most beautiful of all the mountains. Milan (head porter) and Dopan have competed in the Everest Marathon which starts at Gorek Shep (5184 meters to Namche Bazaar (42km), over rough mountain trails, they seem to skip over rocks.

There is some prestige in participating in this marathon and whenever we came to a village they would change into their marathon t-shirts and flirt with the girls. Milan would also jump onto an overhanging rock and start dancing, we were amazed at their sure footedness. But not so later, when he fell up the stairs at the tea house, far from embarrassed, he could see the funny side of it.

Woke up next day to more beautiful scenery, briefed for the day,brekky and off we went to Dingboche, a beautiful valley with Ama Dablam as a backdrop. This is another rest day and we rest by walking to the “Himalayan Rescue Association” talk at Periche. Very interesting and informative Ann pretty much had it all covered, but some people just don’t get it. The sound of the rescue helicopters regularly flying overhead is a reminder of how dangerous high altitude sickness can be.

From here on in the landscape changes as it becomes a lot colder and the scenery more barren. The oxygen levels gets lower and everything becomes a lot tougher. There are also some sobering areas, stones laid out as memorials for all those that have been lost to the mountain in the Everest region. We spent

Everest Base Camp was the challenge I needed

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past 8pm.

With the strenuousness of the climb to Namche fresh in our minds we were braced for another climb to Khumjung, then Tengboche, both places Sir Ed had an impact on, by building a school for the locals and raising money to rebuild the Monastery at Tengboche.

As I work in a hospital I was interested in the visit to Kunde Hospital and the impact it has had. Ann drops off any excess medications not needed, every bit helps and they are always grateful. With plenty of chocolate and regular respites we walked through the village gate spinning the prayer wheels, tired but triumphant. Another 20 minutes and we stopped for the night in Deboche (3,770meters).

The porters are all up early waiting for our bags, Nawang keen to brief us on the coming day. We headed off to the wheat growing area of Dingbouche, I was very impressed with their lovely vegetable gardens, lots of potatoes, beans, cabbages.

Today we saw amazing views of Ama

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some quiet time here.

On leaving Lobuche we take a side trip to “The Pyramid Research Station” and are given a talk on the work they are doing on the environmental situation and its impact on glaciers. Their labs have the best views in the world. We then rejoin the track and continue on to Gorek Shep, surrounded by mountains.

“Snowland Highest Inn” (5180 meters) is the last tea house before Base Camp.

The dynamics of the group was awesome, together with team spirit and Ann’s medical and local knowledge we had made it thus far.

However altitude sickness took its toll, leaving three of us to go to EBC out of seven.

We set off the next day early, disappointed for those that couldn’t come and excited to be finally heading for EBC. The porters and guide were in fine form, setting the mood with Napali music playing on their phones, cool, and at one stage playing Justin Beiber “baby baby”, very uncool. Half way there they kept our spirits up by doing an impromptu dance.

When we arrived and took in the grand views it was truly magical and emotional. We celebrated with a packet of mcvites biscuits and a bar of chocolate. Nawang chanted a prayer while the boys hung up prayer flags,

with our messages written on to family and loved ones. A real cool day!

There was still the descent to think about and that brought with it new challenges. My concentration from watching my every step increased. When you descend quickly and the air is once again richly filled with oxygen. You get an incredible high!

I can certainly vouch for that feeling of youthfulness on returning from altitude with Nawang and porters playing jokes on the way down, I found a few extra rocks in my backpack and Yak fluff on the back of my pants. They deserved some fun, they carried our bags, waited on us in the tea houses, and did it all with a lovely Below: The Namche Bazaar Market.

Opposite page below left: Olivia and myself going up to Mong with Phortse in the background.

Opposite page below left: Memorials of people who have lost there lives in the Everest region.

Above left: The boys with colour-ful scarfs.

Above right: The Summer House above Pheriche.

smile. We were able to repay them in part by shouting dinner at Lukla followed by dancing and singing, such beautiful people.

From start to finish of this trek the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful, the sun shone every day and the skies were clear blue.

Choosing “Trekking4Women” was definitely the right choice, Ann has built up a good repoire with the locals over the six years she has been taking this trip and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. Just do it! It is really that simple!

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Queen Charlotte Track

Walking the Queen

Charlotte Track

Luxury lodges and gourmet dining

By Roy Stevenson

W

e were a little concerned about whether we would be able to complete the Queen Charlotte Track, as our preparation was limited to a handful of 2-3 hour winter hikes through the wind, rain, mud and snow of Washington State’s Cascade Mountain

ranges.

The Marlborough Sounds Adventure Company pre trip information sheet advises that trampers require “a good level of fitness to enjoy this track”, so we did what we could, worked out furiously in the gym, then jumped on the plane for the long flight to New Zealand, hoping for the best.

My wife, Linda, came up with the idea of hiking this popular track after some friends told her about it at a New Zealanders of Seattle Club Waitangi Day party. I was lukewarm to the idea, but, she said, it would be glamour camping, or “glamping”, where we only had to carry small backpacks with our lunch, cameras, and first aid kit, while walking the track. Our suitcases, Linda assured me, would be waiting for us each afternoon in our private bungalow or luxury room at resort lodges sprinkled along the track. And there would be gourmet food and chilled wine at their restaurants. This was sounding better and better.

The Queen Charlotte Track experience really starts in Picton, the Marlborough Sounds transport hub. Our puddle-jumper 12-seat Cessna Caravan flew us from Wellington across Cook Strait at low altitude, and the flight got more interesting as we dived (somewhat turbulently I thought) through a narrow valley to the thin Picton Airport landing strip.

Above: Overlooking Mistletoe Bay from We were about to subject ourselves to four days of hard tramping along a 45-mile track, so the track.. we didn’t scrimp on our Picton accommodation. It just doesn’t get any better than the gorgeous little boutique hotel, Escape to Picton, run by Juliearna Kavanagh. She’s a real go-getter who runs her hotel and gourmet restaurant with flourish and family friendliness. This historic little hotel set the stage nicely for the lodges we would stay at on the track.

The next morning we met Sara and Dave of the Marlborough Sounds Adventure Company on London Quay. Their company had organized everything for us. After our briefing, we boarded the fast Cougar Line ferry boat to get us to the trailhead. The 1-hour boat trip reveals an unending panorama of magnificent scenery along the Marlborough Sound as it stops off to deliver supplies at lodges (mainly alcohol, from what I could see) and drops off hikers at island trailheads. The dense green forest, interspersed with thick clumps of Punga Ferns and a tall canopy of Kahikatea, Rimu and Below: The track starts at the end of this dock at Ship Cove.

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Walking the

Queen Charlotte Track Kohekohe trees, descends steeply to the deep green waters of the sound.

We debark at Ship Cove, reknown for being one of Captain James Cook’s anchoring sites— he stopped here 5 times between 1770 and 1777 in the Endeavour and Resolution.

With a last wistful look at our suitcases, we walk along the dock to the trailhead. “Don’t worry mate, they’ll be in your room when you get there”, the young Kiwi deckhand reassures me. Fair enough.

The first stretch is uphill. We have 15km to cover today and a light rain has made the trail muddy. In parts it’s completely enclosed with podocarps and broad leafs, like walking through a dimly lit tunnel of greenery. We pause to catch our breath at the lookout over Motuara Island and then continue another 10 minutes to the top of the ridge to a platform

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Above: Overlooking Resolution Bay from the track.

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Queen Charlotte Track overlooking Resolution Bay. Descending down the stony trail to Resolution Bay a brown and black-feathered Weka walks boldly up to us, stops, and stares curiously.

These oval-shaped birds stand about a foot high and resemble the Kiwi Bird. This is the first of many Wekas we will see over the next few days. The clouds have cleared and now it’s bright sunshine and warm. We stop frequently to catch spectacular views down across Resolution Bay—aqua green inlets framed by Punga Ferns and broad leafs, interspersed with the occasional bright red splotch of bottlebrush flowers.

Walking along the flat, bulldozed clay track at Resolution Bay, and ascending the saddle, we catch glimpses of Endeavor Inlet. Stopping at a bench for lunch, with a stunning view of the inlet we are immediately assailed by a flock of eight friendly brown and blackfeathered Wekas. They put on a good show, squawking and chasing each other around, puffing their wings up, and begging shamelessly at our feet, so we throw them some bread. One even gently pecks crumbs out of my hand.

The last part is along Endeavour Inlet’s meandering coastline: a flat trail with mild undulations here and there to test our hiking legs.

The occasional lodge and house dots the shore, and finally we find Furneaux Lodge. Friendly greeters check us in, give us a drink, and show us to our private one-bedroom apartment. And yes, our bags are waiting inside. The modern bungalow is simply, but tastefully furnished and boasts a great view through a small copse of trees across the inlet.

And hot showers—ah, bliss. Hiking was never like this back in the day. But the best is still to come.

Hungry, we hobble across to the old lodge and restaurant and sit on the deck. It’s all frightfully civilised—white tablecloths and elegant dishware. We consume a huge meal of twice roasted pork with Asian veges, and beef Carpaccio. Not to mention the Wild Berry Souffle with vanilla ice cream. There’s a great selection of wines, from Marlborough vineyards of course. Hordes of cheeky Wekas strut around the grounds, hoping for a handout.

It’s still light so we explore the beautifully landscaped grounds.

Originally the home of a Scottish couple, the Howdens, the lodge was built in 1904, and reeks of family history. Old historic photographs of people in Victorian era dress decorate the wooden walls. Several different types of huts and chalets are sprinkled around the grounds for hunters, hikers, and fishermen.

On day two, after a hearty breakfast, we hit the trail. We’re surprised that our legs are feeling stronger after they warm up. We have 12km to cover today to Punga Cove Resort at Camp Bay. We wend along both sides of the cove, crossing a swing bridge over a sizeable and rushing river. The trail then wanders through flat, open, grassy farmland for a while, much of it privately owned, then heads gently uphill, away from the shoreline over to Big Bay. We look across Endeavour Inlet to see Furneaux Lodge tucked away on the distant shore.

Above: The goats trail leading to Mistletoe Bay with huge tree roots everywhere made it difficult going.

Below: This curious Weka came right up to us on our first day.

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Queen Charlotte Track Above top: A stony section of the third day's hike, blasted out of the rock face.

Above middle: Beautifully presented rack of lamb at Portage Resort Hotel gourmet restaurant.

Below: On day two crossing a suspension bridge.

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With 3km to go, the warm, sunny humidity suddenly turns to torrential rain and the trail becomes a stream as we slosh in the mud through new growth forest.

Finally, sodden, we arrive at Punga Cove Resort, a family-style lodge, sprawling up a steep hillside, landscaped with dense clumps of native trees and bushes. The native birdsong is deafening. Accommodations here range from A-frame cottages to well-appointed chalets and suites, and more rustic cabins. Our modern cabin is luxuriously decorated with a small deck overlooking the Inlet, tall native trees surrounding us. The water looks turquoise from here.

That night we dine with the property owners, Ralph and Bev Faulkner, a charming couple who, it turns out, also own the Furneaux Lodge. The resort’s spacious Punga Fern Restaurant is designed for well-heeled travellers, with panoramic window views of the sound, white tablecloths and fine china.

The master chef here goes all out to provide local flavor with fresh Marlborough mussels, seafood chowder, cheeses, venison, Angus beef, lamb, and feijoa ice cream—all locally grown and made. There’s not a mediocre dish on the menu.

Ralph tells us that tomorrow will be an absolute deluge and that we should consider

taking the ferry through to our next stay, the Portage Resort Hotel. Having had a taste of mud and streaming trails that day, we deliberate overnight, and the foul weather in the morning makes up our minds for us. We have a farewell coffee with Ralph and Bev in their cosy little cafe right next to the dock and catch the ferry.

From the boat we see the ridges where we would have been walking that day are shuttered in with cloud, so we wouldn’t have seen anything along this 23km section anyway. An Australian couple that we meet that evening tells us their walk was miserable in the rain, with no views, so we take solace in knowing we made the right decision to skip this part.

The Portage Resort Hotel is a swanky seaside hotel with minimalist lines overlooking Kenepuru Sound. Modern artwork adorns the walls and the Spacious Te Weka Restaurant boasts a marvelous menu of New Zealand cuisine and wines.

The next day, our rest day, is bright and hot, so we walk back along part of the third section that we missed the previous day. It reveals beautiful views and an ever-changing track, with enclosed sections through tunnels of trees, open-sided views across Queen Charlotte Sound, and stony sections that have been blasted out of the rock face.

Our final day, we cut out part of the last leg, opting to hike through to Mistletoe Bay to catch the ferry. We start up a brutal hill that ascends the Torea Saddle—gaining about 200m in 45 minutes—from where we can see the sounds on both side of the ridge. An hour later we reach the highest viewpoint at 407m overlooking Lochmara Bay. Up and over another steep hill alongside Kenepuru Sound, we turn off along what amounts to a goat trail covered in tree roots that gets us down to Mistletoe Bay. We camp out in an eco-cabin in the bay until our ferry picks us up. What a walk! And therein lies the beauty of the Queen Charlotte Track. You can do it all or you can do it piecemeal. All with a luxurious lodge lying at the end of each section with divine food, deluxe rooms, and all amenities. And you can even do a section in one day if you so want, by catching the ferry to your start point, then again later at the finish point.

When to walk the track: We did Queen Charlotte Track in midDecember, which of course means the possibility of rain in this area. However, although we had some rain at various times, it was still quite warm, and the solitude along the track made it worth it. On most days we only encountered a handful of people, and had huge stretches to ourselves. However, the track becomes much busier as Christmas approaches, and everyone hits the trails. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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What to bring Good walking boots or shoes. I used waterproof trail running shoes and they proved to be excellent in the slippery, muddy sections. I was concerned that they did not have any ankle support, but my feet rode so low in the shoe, that twisting an ankle was simply not an issue.

Raingear, a good sunhat, sunscreen, insect repellant, and a small backpack are important.

A canvas Tilley hat is great for sun shelter and an excellent rain cover for your head. The adventure company will supply you with a list.

Where to stay: www.escapetopicton.com, www.furneaux.co.nz, www.pungacove.co.nz, www.portage.co.nz, www.jasminecourt.co.nz.

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Queen Charlotte Track

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accommodation, dine on fine food and sample local wines – all while working off those spoils during the day on New Zealand’s most diverse coastal track,” she says. Walkers stay in upmarket accommodation including the famed No Road Inn, Mahana Lodge, Raetihi Lodge and Lochmara Lodge.

The Queen Charlotte Track may have been viewed in the past by some as the ‘soft option’ New Zealand walking track with its comfy lodge-style accommodation but it is without a doubt still a great challenge and the ridgeline views had on two days along the way are worldclass, says Juliet. “And you can still lug a pack like a good keen Kiwi but most choose to take advantage of the great water taxi system whereby your overnight gear is transported for you each day.”

Wilderness Guides offer a comprehensive range of independent packages staying at properties such as Furneaux Lodge, Punga Cove and Portage Hotel ranging in length from three days to sometimes up to seven. “We prepare a lot of customised itineraries taking what our clients want to do and creating a special trip just for them.”

Popular added attractions are the option to add on a guided visit to the spectacular Motuara Island Bird Sanctuary in the Outer Queen Charlotte Sound while en route to the start of the track at Ship Cove. Here walkers can view the rare South Island Saddleback along with cheeky bush robins, bellbirds and sometimes little blue penguins in nesting boxes. “This is a wonderful way to start your walk with a chance of seeing birds that are not often encountered on the mainland,” says Juliet.

Kayaking is also a popular pursuit and if hikers fancy resting their feet for a day and taking a kayak tour, Wilderness Guides can arrange guided and independent rental kayak trips to combine with packages along the trail.

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Podiatry

Ankle sprains - How ong strong to recover faster and str

By Rachel Carle

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nkle sprains are very common and most commonly involve the ligaments of the outer (lateral) ankle, especially the anterior talofibular ligament.

Ankle sprains take a lot of time to heal, and are often exacerbated by poor treatment at the time of occurrence and poor rehabilitation programs following.

Some of the risk factors for a sprained ankle include: · Weak peroneal tendons, these run around the outer ankle and if working correctly keep the ankle in a good position · Weak ligaments joining the ankle bones · Poor ankle flexibility · Poor warm up of the muscles before exercises, especially high impact exercise · Running or walking on uneven surfaces · Shoes with poor heel support · High-heeled or stiletto shoes · Poor sense of joint perception (proprioception) · Previous ankle sprains Ankle sprains can vary from mild to severe, and if it is particularly painful and swollen, it is a good idea to get an x-ray to confirm that there is no broken

bones in the area.

Initial treatment for ankle sprains should include resting the area, for the 48 hours if possible, icing the area, preferably for 20 minutes at a time every three to four hours for the first two days, elevating the affected limb and applying gentle compression with a bandage.

If the sprain is quite bad, an moonboot cast may be indicated, or if not, a compression bandage and crutches may be ample.

Even with the worst of ankle sprains it is important to see a physiotherapist for an appropriate range of exercises which will promote healing and improve function and recovery.

After the initial swelling and pain from the sprained ankle has subsided you may feel ongoing instability in the ankle, and may be

at higher risk of re-injury in the same area.

In order to minimise this and get your ankle as stable as possible it is a great idea to perform the following ankle strengthening exercises: · Ankle circles · Writing the alphabet with your big toe · Moving the foot up and down and side to side as far as it will go · Standing on the affected leg only and raising slowly onto your toes and holding for 10 seconds, when you can repeat this 10 times easily repeat this on a pillow with your eyes closed · Stand on a wobble board on

both feet, then one foot, then rise onto your toes · Stand on a stair with you heels over the edge. Slowly raise onto your tiptoes, then drop your heels down slowly and steadily and hold for 10 seconds.

In regards to footwear, it is best to wear stable footwear, with a heel of no more than 4cm and with a wide base.

It is very important to warm up the injured limb before you perform any sports on it at all.

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ncountering a dragon was just one of the surprises on Sydney's 10km Manly to the Spit Walk. Locals, yes. Tourists, yes. Stunning views, yes. But a water dragon?

We were resting on a bench about halfway round the walk which wiggles up, down and round the harbour's edge, when the water dragon (Physignathus lesueuril, if you want to be formal) popped out of the bushes. About 40cms long, it had

By Judith Doyle prominent spikes along the top of its head and tiny ones along its back which was striped in black. It had a red underbelly and its black legs were spotted in pink. Quite a theatrical figure.

It sniffed the air, turned its head this way and that, surveyed the scene for a while — obviously unfazed by our presence — and then scuttled off into the bushes again.

Great sandstone boulders make a roof for the track at times.

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We had set off from Circular Quay on a ferry heading for Manly. The track, officially called Manly Scenic Walk, takes you along the beach and then curves inland behind classy houses that apparently have priority on the foreshore here. But we're soon back on the sea's edge, winding round Fairlight Beach (where there's a pleasant swimming pool on the beach) into North Harbour.

First contact in Port Jackson between members of the First Fleet and the local aboriginal people occurred at North Harbour on 21 January 1788. The manly behaviour of the 20 aboriginal men who waded out to meet the newcomers impressed Captain Arthur Phillip so much that he named the bay Manly.

After a shady walk through trees with the water shining between the branches, we're at Forty Baskets Beach. It was named after a catch of fish sent to a contingent of Sudanese troops who were staying on the North Head Quarantine Station in 1885. There are aboriginal middens in this area, not marked to avoid vandalism. Many aboriginal groups lived around the harbour.

Further along the coast we're at Reef Beach (sometimes called Pirates' Beach) where a camp was established during the 1930s Depression. It's still a popular destination for families. It was near here, while we were resting and gazing out to sea that we were visited by our dragon friend. They're found in many eastern areas of Australia apparently.

We soon dive into bush and it's cool and tranquil to walk through.

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far over the track that they almost make a tunnel. Often there are deep steps to negotiate.

The foliage is varied — I admire one gnarly angophora on the track and from time to time notice Old Man Banksia with their strange seed pods. The local wildflowers are described on information boards along the track. It's worth taking your time on this track — we took four hours.

Once or twice you're on a bridge across an estuary and near the end of the track, I walk barefoot across the warm beach of Sandy Bay. The last lap is a bushy track above Fisher Bay after which we're at The Spit. As we lunch, the central section of the bridge lifts, as it does several times a day, to allow craft to pass.

It's an interesting, varied walk with spectacular views. At Easter the heat was pleasant and not too energy-sapping, as it would be in Autumn too, I imagine. High summer would be too hot for me!

Varying vistas along the edge of the harbour.

Insert: Our friendly water dragon.

get your eye in, the outlines of fish, boomerangs and wallabies can be picked out, scratched on rock.

The name of a park we walk alongside for a while reminds you how times and values have changed — it's called Tania Park to commemorate a local Manly lass who was Miss Australia in 1961 and Miss International Beauty in 1962.

An international event of another kind took place at Clontarf Beach, further round in Middle Harbour. It was here in 1868 that Irishman Henry O'Farrell shot and wounded 23-year-old Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria. It's said that the force of the bullet was lessened by the Prince's india-rubber braces. Prince Alfred recovered. O'Farrell was hanged.

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Window on Waitakere

Kokako old and new E

From Kay Lindley

merging from a bush bait line one day, members of the Ark in the Park committee surprised a visitor to the Cascades Park; they chatted and explained to this Forest and Bird member what was happening and some of the ARK goals.

She expressed hope she would live long enough to see Kokako in the forest here. The committee members didn’t go so far as to state that she need not live very long, but they were confidant Kokako would be in our forest sooner rather than later.

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Ark members are nearly certain which birds from the six released last year are pairing, and the pair released this year from Tiri have kept together in their own territory well away from the others.

Aiding the search are the recorders devised by volunteer Eric Wilson, with a few strategically placed to record the appropriate call frequencies. Over four or five hours each morning, the recorders store data on an SD memory card.

The recorders are then shifted to new localities every three to seven days and the SD card swapped with a new one and batteries changed if necessary. The sound files are transferred to the computer and using a sound editing program, the file can be shown as a spectrogram.

With a bit of experience one can scan through a file around 10 times faster than just listening. Consistent calls from a recorder from one site helps establish that the Kokako is utilising this part of the forest, possibly

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Sound file listening is a passive activity in which volunteers are involved, but not so for the ground search volunteers. Particularly in the newly opened up area south of the Waitakere reservoir where all of last year’s birds moved to; this is demanding work in tough territory where, with MP3 players, Kokako calls are played and then these volunteers listen for any responses.

With this technique the first of last year’s birds that seem to be a pair have been seen. A slightly easier monitoring is where, after training in the use of transceivers, yet other volunteers are regularly walking certain tracks very early in the morning to check on the whereabouts of those birds with functioning radio transmitters – and there are more and more of these!

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erhaps the most frequent request for assistance I receive is from people

by Gary Moller suffering from some kind of foot or Dip Ph Ed PG Dip Rehab PG Dip Sport Med (Otago) FCE Certified ankle pain. These are for injuries like neuroma, sesamoiditis, toe pain including hallux rigidus, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome and Achilles pain.

What you may have noticed when reading the list of medical conditions is the heavy wording such as “reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome”. I immediately have a problem when I see these heavy pieces of professional jargon. The problem is that what often comes with the big words is complex and costly treatments that fail to see the wood for the trees.

These treatments are often unpleasant, uncomfortable, often with unpleasant side-effects and some are one-way streets with no turning back once entered.

For example; that apparently innocuous cortisone injection into the ankle may result in a catastrophic tendon rupture several months later.

Regardless of your foot problems, there are some simple things you can and probably should try before escalating to more costly and invasive treatments: Have a daily foot bath Get an oval plastic bucket that your feet can sit into comfortably, fill it with tepid water and add half to one cup of Epsom Salts (magnesium sulphate). Soak the legs until the water is about blood temperature (about half an hour). The best time to do this is when the feet are achy such as first thing in the morning or after a long day on your feet. It can also be a wonderful prelude to an exercise session.

Fit a pair of Formthotics Shock Stop Inner soles These are heat moulded to fit the contours of your feet, while not restricting natural foot function. You might have to search around for them. (I have them available for about $55/pair). I have these in all my shoes and just would not be without them nowadays.

Wear thin socks Thick sports or tramping socks can prevent the circulation of blood to the sole of the foot, especially when combined with tight shoes and/or overly soft innersoles (innersoles should be quite hard - not spongy). Conditions associated with thick socks and tight shoes include heel pain, forefoot pain, sesamoiditis and neuroma.

Get on the internet and Google search for “How to lace a running shoe” where you will find excellent illustrations of how to lace shoes without restricting the circulation to the feet.

Get your feet massaged There is nothing like a firm and loving massage of the feet after a long soak in a tepid Epsom Salts foot bath! Have this done once a week, including the calf and shins.

Get your toes pulled Toe joints are like any other joint: Designed for movement. If they were not, they would be rigid. Toe pain is often the result of lack of movement and the toes being squashed into restrictive shoes.

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Get about barefoot Use your feet as intended - without footwear. Walk on a sandy beach, on a grassy field and get about barefoot around the house.

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues AUGUST 2012 175

4 Walk talk 6 My Favourite walk: Te Mata Peak popular with locals 9 New Zealand walk: Forest erntrance upgrade for Whakamarama 10 New Zealand walks: Te Rangiita River walk 12 Te Araroa Trail: The Wellington spectacular 13 Training: Warm up is important before walking 14 My favourite walk: Langs Beach walk 16 New Zealand walk: St James trail upgrade to benefit families 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Great New Zealand Trek: Tikokino to Akitio 24 New Zealand guided walks: Bush and Beyond now in their 20th summer of walks 27 Walking Access funds makes outdoor access easier 28 Overseas walks: Petra - a jewel in Jordan’s crown 36 Event: Asian walking groups set up in North Shore 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 New Zealand walk: New Brighton Pier 39 Podiatry: Twenty interesting foot facts 40 Window on Waitakere: Our streams our dreams 40 My favourite walk: Mangaweka Scenic Reserve Track 41 Health: Get walking it’s easy as 1-2-3 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for August 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Nordic Walking Calendars 50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking and effective exercise option for diabetes 56 Country Breaks 60 The Duke of Marlborough Hotel

8 New Zealand walk: Ruamahanga River Bridge walk 10 New Zealand walk: Invercargill’s hidden walking treasure 12 New Zealand walks: From the city to Orokawa Scenic Reserve 14 New Zealand walk: Lake Hakaroa Walkway 17 New Zealand walk: New Arthur’s Pass walking track 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Cycle tours: Takaro Trails - fun on wheels 22 New Zealand walk: Tongariro River Lookout Track 24 Event: Record entries in Waitarere events 26 High achiever: Round the Bays was emotional and inspirational for group 27 New Zealand walk: Gillespies Beach walking tracks 28 Overseas walk: Enchanting Lake Bled 34 New Zealand walks: Christchurch Botanic Gardens 36 Walk away cancer 37 Overseas walks and tours 38 Walking the World: Sonoita, Arizona to Wilcox, Arizona 40 Window on Waitakere: Lizard monitoring 40 Te Araroa Trail: Weather bomb delays opening 41 Health: Discovering dental problems 43 Weather forecast for June 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 48 Nordic Walking: Event popualr with Nordic walkers 49 Nordic Walking Calendars 49 News: Tongariro National Park 49 News: Porirua walking tracks get high-tech treatment 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 59 Wellington Marathon 60 Green Prescription

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4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Whananaki and Onekainga Tracks 8 New Zealand walk: Under the arches. . .

10 My favourite walk: Ohinetonga Loop Walk JULY 2012 174 13 New Zealand walks: Manawatu 4 Walk talk - more to offer than first 6 New Zealand walk: St Bathans meets the eye walks 6 New Zealand walk: New Opotiki 16 New Zealand guided walks: Hiking to the World of the bridge encourages walkers gods and cyclists 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 8 New Zealand walk: Treading 20 Overseas guided walks: through the turbines European Alps - a network 11 New Zealand walks: Raglan of paths and trails walks - Bryant Memorial 25 Te Araroa Trail: New Hamilton Reserve walks route opened 12 Overseas walks: Walking in 25 Overseas personal locator Northern Italy and in the beacon helped find man in Dolomites New Zealand 14 Book: Auckland’s Best Bush, 26 Overseas walks: Walking in the Coast and City Walks wilderness of Patagonia 15 New Zealand walk: Moturiki 28 Overseas guided walks: The Island walk roof of Australia 16 New Zealand walks: Walking 32 Overseas walks: Nepal is the Full Circle from The Duke perfect place to trek and back 37 Overseas walks and tours 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 38 Walking the World 20 Event: In the back and beyond - 39 Window on Waitakere: Wasp Linton Station reigns study supreme 40 Health: Are you being bugged 22 New Zealand walks: Ruahine by parasites?

Forest Park has many 42 Index over previous 14 issues walks 43 Weather forecast for May 26 New Zealand walks: Cornwall 44 New Zealand coming events Park One Tree Hill walks 46 Overseas coming events 30 Overseas walks: Shackelton’s 49 Nordic Walking Calendar Walk 50 Podiatry: Common toenail 34 Overseas guided walks: problems Climbing Myanmar’s Mt 51 Product marketplace: Victoria Lightweight hiking shoe 36 Step it out campaign to introduced encourage walking 56 Country Breaks 37 Overseas walks and tours 60 Wellington Marathon 38 New Zealand walk: Nature’s APRIL 2012 171 highway in Landsdowne 4 Walk talk 39 Podiatry: Toe numbers with 6 New Zealand walk: walking - possible causes Karituwhenua Stream and solutions Walkway 41 Training: Training for walking a half or full marathon 8 Walkers benefit by new 40 Window on Waitakere: Team Horopito to Ohakune link Robin 11 Major project to rejuvenate Abel 43 Weather forecast for July Tasman National Park ecology 44 New Zealand coming events 11 Books: Cycling Auckland 47 Overseas coming events 12 Event: Alpine plant enthusiasts 50 Event: Feilding to Palmerston hitch ride to herbfields North events 13 Southern Lakes now a world 52 Directory: Walking groups top ten region throughout NZ 14 New Zealand walks: Many 56 Country Breaks wetland walks around area 60 Green Prescription 16 New Zealand walks: Rotorua JUNE 2012 173 woman explores the Forgotten Coast 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Korokoro 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Walkway 20 New Zealand walks: River walk

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with paddleboat option 22 New Zealand walk: Tour de Stoke 23 Te Araroa Trail: New high view points opened in Southland 24 Overseas walks: Two easy walks in Blue Mountains National Park 30 Overseas walks: Walk in Burgundy and experience good food and wine 34 New Zealand walk: Taieri Gorge rail walk coming up 36 Walking the World 38 Health: Does adding more calcium in the diet prevent Osteoporosis?

40 Podiatry: Painful forefoot?

41 Overseas walks and tours 43 Weather forecast for April 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 50 Window on Waitakere: Contractors 50 Nordic Walking Calendars 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout New Zealand 56 Country Breaks 59 Christchurch Marathon MARCH 2012 170 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: A taste of a mountain track 9 Tell someone where you are going and returning 10 New Zealand guided walks: Fiordland Coast Walks Exploring a land unknown 12 New Zealand walks: Glenorchy and beyond 15 New Zealand walks: Glenorchy - Gateway to paradise 16 Te Araroa Trail - One of world’s greatest walks opened 19 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand guided walks: Kahurangi Guided Walks Walking with Nature 23 New Zealand guided walks: South Island has it all!

24 New Zealand walks: Queen Elizabeth Park halfway between Paraparaumu and Paekakariki 26 Overseas guided walks: Contrasts and contraditions part of Sicily’s charm 31 Readers Views: Karangahape Road footpath waterfalls 31 New Zealand walk: Rare opportunity for winners to visit iconic Whale Island 32 Overseas walks: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail 37 Podiatry: Pre- walking warm up routine 38 Overseas walks: Is Azerbaijan the new Gold Coast?

39 Window on Waitakere: Rare plants for rare fauna 40 Health: Vitamins and minerals do work - Case in point Psoriasis 41 Overseas walks and tours 43 Weather forecast for February 44 New Zealand coming events 51 Nordic Walking Nordic Walking - Just what the doctor ordered 56 Country Breaks 60 Rotorua Marathon FEBRUARY 2012 169 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: A taste of a mountain track 9 Tell someone where you are going and returning 10 New Zealand guided walks: Fiordland Coast Walks Exploring a land unknown 12 New Zealand walks: Glenorchy and beyond 15 New Zealand walks: Glenorchy - Gateway to paradise 16 Te Araroa Trail - One of world’s greatest walks opened 19 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand guided walks: Kahurangi Guided Walks Walking with Nature 23 New Zealand guided walks: South Island has it all!

24 New Zealand walks: Queen Elizabeth Park 26 Overseas guided walks: Contrasts and contraditions part of Sicily’s charm 31 Readers Views: Karangahape Road footpath waterfalls 31 New Zealand walk: Rare

opportunity for winners to visit iconic Whale Island 32 Overseas walks: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail 37 Podiatry: Pre- walking warm up routine 38 Overseas walks: Is Azerbaijan the new Gold Coast?

39 Window on Waitakere: Rare plants for rare fauna 40 Health: Vitamins and minerals do work - Case in point - Psoriasis 41 Overseas walks and tours 43 Weather forecast for February 44 New Zealand coming events 51 Nordic Walking Nordic Walking - Just what the doctor ordered 56 Country Breaks 59 Xterra Rotorua JANUARY 2012 168 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Inspirational Northland forest walk 9 ABC of walking 10 New Zealand walks: Waikato River Trail opened 12 New Zealand walks: Million dollar walk, view and cruise 16 My favourite walk: Duder Regional Park walks 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand guided walks: Routeburn and Milford favoured top walking attractions 22 New Zealand guided walks: Kaikoura Wilderness Walks an ultimate wilderness experience 24 Overseas guided walks: Walking in the wilderness of Patagonia 28 Event: Sunset Coast Walk has amazine views 28 Overseas guided walks: Walk Europe or China in style in 2012 30 Overseas walks: Southern Spain - in the footsteps of the Moors 34 New Zealand walks: Walk in Taupo’s secret bush-garden 36 New Zealand walks: Goldfields Heritage Trust 37 Podiatry: Stress fractures 38 High achiever: The Golden Gate Bridge was an achievement 40 Window on Waitakere: Canopy Corps 40 Health: Massage: Essential for performance and career longevity 43 Weather forecast for January 44 New Zealand coming events 49 Nordic Walking Calendars 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout New Zealand 56 Country Breaks 60 Great New Zealand Trek DECEMBER 2011 167 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Walk the trail of the gold miners 8 New Zealand walks:What walks are planned for next Sea, Sky and Bush Walk 10 New Zealand walks: New scenic walkway in Bay of Islands 13 The many uses of walking poles 14 New Zealand walks: Rangitoro Island Scenic Reserve 18 New Zealand walks: Piriharaeke Walkway opened 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Daylight saving signals start!

23 New Zealand walk: Sutton Salt Lake walk 24 Overseas walks: Trekking China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge 30 Overseas walks: Walking tropical islands of Queensland 34 Books: Walks to Waterfalls 35 Books: New day walks guides published 36 Overseas: Kiwis conqueor Kilimanjaro for Christchurch earthquake 37 Podiatry:Shin splints 38 Take a kid tramping 38 Event: Moro Marathon events 40 Window on Waitakere: Moby and Punga 40 Poor footwear link to foot impairment 41 Health: Training advice for the Oxfam Trailwalk 43 Weather forecast for December 44 New Zealand coming events 56 Country Breaks 59 Buller Gorge Half Marathon 60 Great New Zealand Trek NOVEMBER 2011 166 4 Walk talk 6 Walking Access Mapping System now open for public use 7 New sponsor for South Island marathon

8 New Zealand walks: Pirongia walking tracks 10 New Zealand walks: An indulgent walk over coastal country 15 Water fountains spout clean green water 16 New Zealand walks: Auckland’s Coast to Coast Walkway 18 New Zealand walks: Coast to Coast walk passes a number of interesting places 19 Books: Wainwright’s 1938 Pennine journey re-creathed 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Whararoa Farm walks opened 24 New Zealand walks: Awesome Orui on Riversdale Beach 26 Plan to have walking trail around Lake Rotorua 28 Overseas: Hiking up an Austrian Alp 36 Overseas walks: Outdoor sculptures a growing tourist attraction 37 Podiatry: Verrucae 38 Window on Waitakere: Hihi update 38 Event: A fresh start in Taupo for half marathon 40 Event: Perfect conditions at Kinloch 41 Health: The 21 day rule of thumb 43 Weather forecast for November 44 New Zealand coming events 49 Nordic Walking: How Nordic Walking developed 50 Overseas walks: Art, history and architecture in Sacramento walking tours 51 Overseas walks and tours 56 Country Breaks 59 Buller Gorge Half Marathon 60 Great New Zealand Trek OCTOBER 2011 165 4 Birkenhead War Memorial Park walk 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walks: Walks from the Waioeka Gorge 10 Testimonials from people saved by using a McMurdo emergency locator beacon 12 New Zealand walks; Compresensive range of walks at Waiheke Festival 14 New Zealand walks: Catered Coast Walks - discovering hidden gems in Northland 19 New Zealand walks: Te Aroha Wetlands 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 Te Araroa Trail: Another section of Te Araroa Trail opened 24 Harbour Bridge Pathway - what do you think?

26 Event: Auckland classic back for its 10th year 27 More people in Nelson and Tasman about to “Get moving” 28 Overseas: Venice and beyond by bike and barge 34 Event: SBS Marathon defies the earthquakes 35 Event: Fast walking in Wellington 36 High achiever: I feel more than good!

37 Podiatry: DOMS: Delayed onset muscle soreness 38 New Zealand walk: Step out and enjoy this slice of rural life 39 New Zealand walk: Mangati/ Hickford Park 40 Health: Reversing cardiovascular discease risk and quality of life 43 Weather forecast for October 44 New Zealand coming events 50 Window on Waitakere: Kauri dieback: a far more serious threat to the park than we think!

59 Mizuno Offroad Marathon Taupo 60 GPx Need help to get active SEPTEMBER 2011 164 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Mayor Island 9 Readers views: Signs and the visually impaired pedestrian 10 Event: Where the field meets the forest 11 New Zealand walk; Deans Bank Track 12 New Zealand walks; Coromandel coastal walking tour 16 New Zealand walks: Waterfall walks 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: AkitioGlenora Walk - New Zealand’s newest private walk 28 Overseas walks: Revamped Goldfields Track relaunched 30 Overseas walk: Four days exploring Yosemite National Park 34 New Zealand walks: Warkwoth walks - more walks worth doing

36 High achiever: Mobile scooter to walking around town 37 Podiatry: Haglunds deformity 38 Long walk: Walking the World 39 Window on Waitakere: Better biodiversity 40 Health: High doses of Ergocalciferol a concern 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for September 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 49 Event: Birds a plenty at Bay 50 New Zealand walk: Dome Forest and Totara Scenic Reserve walks 59 GPx Need help to get active 60 Mizuno Taupo Off Road Half Marathon AUGUST 2011 163 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Mangawhai Heads Lookout 8 New Zealand walk: Clevedon Scenic Reserve has significant heritage value 10 Te Araroa Trail: Ocean to Ocean leg soon to go 10 Te Araro Trail: Levin to Wellington link now open 12 Overseas walks: Innsbruck hiking boots or high heels?

13 Canterbury walks: New walkway in Canterbury 14 New Zealand walk: Te Anau - a place in paradise 16 New Zealand walk: Walks around Lake Mangamahoe 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: Waiheke plans second walking festival 22 News: New bridges improve the Pouakai Circuit 23 Event: Coundown is on for the Taupo Half Marathon 24 Overseas walks: Walking on the unique island of Guernsey and Sark 29 High achiever: Motivated man in walking back to happiness 30 Overseas walk: Two weeks in Annapurna 36 Window on Waitakere: Further expansion 36 Books: Walking the Waitakere Ranges 37 Podiatry: Diabetes and feet what’s the connection?

38 Long walk: Walking the World 40 Health: The controllable factors in aging 43 Weather forecast for August 44 New Zealand coming events 47 Overseas coming events 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout New Zealand 59 GPx Need help to get active 60 Mizuno Taupo Off Road Half Marathon JULY 2011 162 4 Walk talk 6 My favourite walk: Manawatu Gorge Track 8 New Zealand walk: Walk among the native plants 9 Event: New trail event in Nelson sanctuary 10 New Zealand walks: Four short Bay of Islands walks 12 Canterbury walks: Top places to propose to your princess 13 Canterbury walks: Canterbury ready, willing and able to show visitors a great time 13 News: Tawa shared pathway starts to take shape 14 New Zealand walk: Parry Kauri Park 20 Digital Photo Contest winners 22 New Zealand walks: The Great New Zealand Trek - Stage six 26 New Zealand walk: Walk the capital’s Sculpture Trail 28 Overseas walks: The Dreampath - a walk from Munich to Venice 34 New Zealand walk: A few surprises for BNZ Active Walkers at Green Lake 37 Window on Waitakere: The high ground 37 News: New cycle trail will benefit walkers 38 Long walk: Walking the World 39 Event: Feilding to Palmerston North event 40 Event: Taupo half marathons back for 2011 42 Index over previous 14 issues 43 Weather forecast for July 44 New Zealand coming events 46 Overseas coming events 51 My favourite walk: Wellington’s Eastern Walkway 59 GPx Need help to get active 60 Wellington Marathon www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

SEPTEMBER WEATHER FORECAST SEPT 1 TO SEPT 30 2012 Daily Summary

According to

Ken Ring

1st–2nd September 2012 The Moon controls the weather. Each moon phase has a changing effect. The atmostphere has a High pressure, mists, trace precipitation. tide that is forever changing and the weather is what results. Shaded areas depict rain or showers.

3rd September 2012 Pressure drop, rain developing for most areas.

4th–7th September 2012 Rising barometer, misty, calm and cool.

8th September 2012 Clouding over, drizzle developing.

9th September 2012 Pressure drop as showers affect the west coasts.

10th September 2012 Cold southerlies bring snow and ice disruption.

Over the next four weeks, expect unusual weather patterns. Auckland to Manawatu and Marlborough may be about twice as wet as usual but Gisborne and Hawke’s 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1st Bay may receive less than half their average rainfall.

Fiordland may be very cold with the lowest mean temperatures in two decades. Over the next month, the weather pattern may be caused by disturbed westerlies and southwesterly airflows during the first three weeks, followed by a number of deep depressions which may cross the South Island near the end of this period.

Low rainfall may continue in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay with totals less than half the average and in eastern Northland, with three-quarters average rainfall.

In contrast, the disturbed southwesterlies and depressions may bring twice the average rainfall to 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Auckland, Manawatu and Marlborough. It may also be wetter than usual in Tongariro, Buller, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago and coastal Southland.

The next four weeks may begin rather dry in east coast regions, including parts of Canterbury, with little or no rainfall during the next three weeks.

However, depressions may bring substantial rainfall to Canterbury and to Marlborough and Bay of Plenty in about four weeks’ time.

We can expect much colder than usual weather prevailing in Fiordland, where temperatures may be well below average.

Sunny conditions may prevail in east coast regions from 15th 13th 14th 16th 17th 18th Gisborne to Canterbury with sunshine totals possibly 10% more than average.

However, the remainder of New Zealand may experience cloudy conditions, especially the Waikato and the West Coast. Hamilton’s sunshine hours may be only 70% of average, possibly the lowest in two decades for this period.

11th–19th September 2012 Disturbed westerlies followed by northwesterlies ahead of a cold front about the 17th.

12th September 2012 Possible unseasonally low temperature for Omarama.

20th 19th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 17th September 2012 Squally northwesterlies may buffet the country ahead of a cold front, with wind gusts affecting roofing and windows in some parts of Nelson. The same weather may bring gales to south Wairarapa also with strong wind gusts. Motueka may receive lightning and power losses.

Snow may fall to low levels in Southland and Otago and later on the Desert Road.

18th September 2012 Cold southerlies as the front moves north. Snowfalls may become widespread with many newborn lambs lost during this cold snap. Snow may settle to a few centimetres in Stratford, rather rare for this time of year.

25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 20th–29th September 2012 West to southwesterly winds at first with troughs and northwesterlies from the 25th.

Available from Paper Plus and 27thSeptember 2012 Whitcoulls throughout New Possible unseasonally high temperature at Lincoln, Zealand Canterbury.

30th September 2012 Website: Inland high country areas of Otago may receive further Predict Weather www.predictweather.com snow, possibly up to 25cm deep, though not as 2012 at a Email: widespread as the earlier event. bookstore near you enquiries@predictweather.com Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 1st(full moon), 7th (apogee) , 16th(new moon), 19th(perigee), and 30th(full moon).

Ken Ring author of . . .

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NEW ZEALAND EVENTS AUGUST 2012 1 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 2 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt 4 Waikato Draught Rotorua Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km, Rotorua 4 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 5 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Run/Walk Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 7 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 8 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

9 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt 11 Waikato Draught Rotorua Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km, Rotorua 11 Butterfly Creek Nightime Madness, 7.7km, Eastbourne 11 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 12 The Arthritis Marathon, Hamilton 11 Xterra Trail Run Series, Auckland, 14km, Whitford Forest, Auckland 12 Vautier Pharmacy, Manawatu Striders Half Marathon, Palmerston North 14 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 15 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 16 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt 18 Waikato Draught Rotorua Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km, Rotorua

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18 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 18 Clyde to Alexandra 10km, Alexandra 19 5 Bridges Marathon, 10km & 5km, Petone 19 Petone Workingmens Club 5 Bridges Marathon, Wellington 19 Shoe Clinic Eskdale Krazy Kiwi 7.5km, 14km & 21km, Hawkes Bay 19 Unitec Run Walk Series, 24km, 18km, &12km, Auckland 19 Wodbourne Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Blenheim 21 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 22 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 23 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt 25 Great Naseby Water Race, 80km, 60km & 50km, Naseby 25 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 26 BMW North Shore Marathon & Half Marathon, 5km & 2km, Auckland 26 Brooks Rotovegas Half Marathon, Rotorua 26 Cambridge Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Cambridge 28 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 29 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 30 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt

SEPTEMBER 2012 1 Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Whangamata 1 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 2 Xterra Trail Run Series, Auckland, 8km & 14km, Hunua Forest Park, Auckland 4 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 4 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 6 Shoe Clinic/Brooks 5km Series, Lower Hutt 7-9 NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo, Auckland 8 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 8 Marton to Wanfanui Relay 9 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Run/Walk Series, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 9 Moro Marathon & Half Marathon, Dunedin 9 Unitec Run Walk Series, 28km, 21km, & 14km, Auckland 11 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 11 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 15 Arthur Lydiard Legend Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 15 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt

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5k, 10k, 1/2 Marathon Sunday 28 October 2012 Phone 07-889-6336 (Evening) Email: joan@farmside.co.nz

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. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Coming events 16 HVMC Pelorus Trust Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Lower Hutt 16 Carters Whangarei Run/Walk Festival Marathon, Half Marathon & 9.4km, Whangarei 16 North Loburn School Ashley Forest Half Marathon & 10km, Rangiora 16 Oxford Country Classic Half Marathon & 12, Oxford 18 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 18 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 19 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 22 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic 36km, Abel Tasman National Park 22 Frontrunner Series, 5km & 10km, Queenstown 22 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 23 Tauranga City to Surf and Surf to Surf, Tauranga 23 Sri Chinmy Half Marathon, 10km & 2km, Christchurch 23 Just Workout Devonport Classic, 15km, 10km & 5km, Devenport 23 Onehunga Half Marathon, 16km 10km & 5km, Onehunga 25 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 25 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 26 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 28-30 NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo, Auckland 29 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 30 Unitec Run Walk Series, 32km, 24km, & 16km, Auckland

OCTOBER 2012 2 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 2 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 3 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 6 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 7 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Masterton 7 Hamilton Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Hamilton 9 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 9 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 10 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 13 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf Marathon, Great Barrier Island 13 Subway Dun Run, 22km, Matai Dam, Nelson 13 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 13 Xterra Trail; Challenge Marathon, 19km, 13km, Auckland 14 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Masterton 14 Waitakere Charity Fun Run, 11km & Half Marathon, Henderson, Auckland 14 Hill Free Half Marathon, 10km & 2km, Dunedin 14 Koputaroa Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5km, Koputaroa, Levin 16 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 16 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 17 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 20 Lodge to Lodge Half Marathon,10km & 3km, Mt Lyford 20 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 23 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 23 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 24 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 27 Frontrunner Series, 5km & 10km, Queenstown 28 Adidas Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon, 10,5km & 5km, Auckland 28 Napier City Pak’nSave Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Napier 28 100% Heathcote Appliances Morrinsville Collge Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Morrinsville 28 Juken Kaitaia Run/Walk5km & 10km, Kaitaia 30 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 30 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 31 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

NOVEMBER 2012 3 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 6 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 6 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 7 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 9 Queen Charlotte Ultramarathon, 71km, Ship Cove, Marlborough Sounds 9 Steelformers Around Mountain Relay, 150km, New Plymouth 10 Speight’s West Coaster Marathon, Auckland 10 Maratoto Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Paeroa 10 The Taniwha Marathon, Half Marathon & 14km, Tokoroa 10 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 11 Ascot Park Hotel Southland Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Riverton 11 Mitre 10 Mega Walk 28km & 15km, Hastings www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Coming events 11 Sri Chinmoy 6 and 12 Hour Walk Christchurch 13 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 13 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 14 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 17 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 17 The Great Cranleigh Kauri Run, 70km, 32km, 21.1km, &13km, Coromandel 17 Molesworth 84km , Ultradistance Marlborough 18 Thames Save the Children Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Thames 18 Peak Trail Bazer 12km, 6km & 2km, Auckland 20 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 20 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 21 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 23 K2M - Kura to Mount Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Leeston 24 Ellesmere Road Runners Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Leeston 24 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 24 Frontrunner Series, 5km & 10km, Queenstown 25 ADRA Charity Run, Mission Bay, Auckland 25 Mahana Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 1.6km, Nelson

27 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 28 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington

DECEMBER 2012 1 New World Marlborough Marathon, Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Blenheim 1 The Goat Alpine Adventure Run, Tongariro 1 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 4 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 4 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 8 Wanganui 3 Bridges Marathon & Half Marathon, Wanganui 8 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 9 Korokoro Stream Half Marathon, 10km & 4km, Lower Hutt 11 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 11 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 11 Sri Chinmoy Christmas Dash 10km & 3.3km, Christchurch 12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 15 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt 18 Run Around the Hood, 5km, Auckland 18 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 19 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 22 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt

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29 Lower Hutt Park Run, 5km, Lower Hutt

JANUARY 2013 6 New Balance Race the Train, 5km &12km, Kingston 8 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington

8 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 3km, Nelson 15 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 15 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 3km, Nelson 19 Blackball Hilton Croesus Crossing 26km, Barrytown 20 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series, 10km & 5km, Albany 22 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 22 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 5km, Nelson 26 The James Mountain Marathon 50km Ultradistance, Hanmer 29 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 29 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 10km, Nelson

FEBRUARY 2013 2 The Kaweka Mountain Marathon Marathon, 28km & 13km, Hastings 5 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 5 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 6km, Nelson 10 Botany Town Centre Summer Fun 5km & 10kn, Botany Town Centre, Auckland 10 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series, 10km, 5km & 2km, Albany, Auckland 12 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 19 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 6km, Nelson 19 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 26 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 26 Nelson Striders 6pm Summer road Series, 6km, Nelson

MARCH 2013 3 Westfield Albany Lakes Summer Series, 10km, 5km & 2km, Albany, Auckland 5 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 9 Motatapu Arrowtown.com Miners Trail Run/ Walk, Glencoe Station, Arrowtown 9 Motatapu Icebreaker Off Road Marathon, Arrowtown 12 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 19 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington 24 Skechers Coatseville Classic Half Marathon, 8km & 2km, Coatesville, Auckland 26 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington

APRIL 2013 2 Lifestyle Sports Wellington Waterfront 5km, Run/Walk, Wellington

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OVERSEAS EVENTS AUGUST 2012 5 Tony Ireland Holden Townsville Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Townsville, Qld, Australia 5 Cane 2 Coral 8km & 15km, Bundaberg, Qld, Australia 5 Mizuno Brisbane Marathon, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 10-12 IWL Three Day Walks, 10km 21km & 42km, Vaasa, Finland 12 City2Surf, Sydney, NSW, Australia 18-19 Mudgee Running Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mudgee, Australia 19 The Athletes Foot Adelaide Marathon, Adelaide, SA, Australia 19 Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 19 Sandy Point Half Marathon,m 10km & 5km, Green Point, Brighton, Australia 19 Alice Springs Community Bank Marathon, Alice Springs, NT, Australia 19 The Lakes College3 Fun Run, North Lakes, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 19 Mudgee Running Festival, Mudgee, NSW, Australia 22 Winery Half Marathon & 10km, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 22 Lake Macquarie Running Festival, Half Marathon, & 10km, Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia 25-26 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 25km & 35km, Verdal, Norway 26 Parkinson’s Unity Walk & Run, 4km & 8km, Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Salomon Trail Running Series, 7km & 14km, Silvan, Vic, Australia 26 Shepparton Marathon, Shepparton, Vic, Australia 26 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2km, Qld, Australia 26 Road Runner Kuranda to Port Agusta, 64km, Qld, Australia 26 Tomewin Mountain Challenge 1km, 6km & 22km, Currumbin Vally, Qld, Australia 26 32nd de Castella Run, 5km, 10km, & 15km, Kew Boulevard, Vic, Australia 26 City to Surf Marathon, Perth, WA, Australia

16 CityBay Fun Run, Adelaide, SA, Australia 20-28 Round Rarotonga Road Race, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 22-23 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km 30km, 42km, & 50km, Brno, Czech Republic 22 Surf Coast Century, 100km, Anglesea, Vic, Australia 23 Run The Whitsunday Great Walk, Airlie Beach, Qld, Australia 23 Salomon Trail Running Series, 8km & 15km, Anglesea, Vic, Australia 29 Lap the Lake - Penrith Lakes Marathon, Castlereagh, NSW, Australia 30 BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany

OCTOBER 2012 6 Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon, Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia 6-7 IWL Two Day Walk, 25km & 42km, Fulda, Germany 6-7 Trailblazer Challenge, 18km, 34km, 50km &100km, Adelaide, SA, Australia 7 Christmas Island Marathon, Christmas Island 7 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, USA 14 Melbourne Marathon, 10km, 5.7km & 3km, MelbourneVic, Australia 20 Polar Circle Marathon, Greenland 20-21 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 20-21 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 21 Toowoomba Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia 27-28 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Won-Ju, Korea

28 Brooks Rottnest Marathon, Rottnest Island, WA, Australia 28 The Kokoda Challenge Melbourne, Vic, Australia 28 Maroubra Fun Run Walk, 4km & 8km, South Maroubra, NSW, Australia 29 Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

NOVEMBER 2012 4 Port of Portland 3-Bays Marathon, Portland, Vic, Australia 4 Carcaor Cup Marathon, Carcoar, NSW, Australia 4-6 IWL Three Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 50km Higashimatsu-yama, Japan 10-11 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Taipei, Taiwan 11 RACV Maryville Marathon, Maryville, Vic, Australia 11 Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Namadgi Natiuonal Park, ACT, Australia 14 The Solar Eclipse Marathon, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 25 Glenbrrok Marathon, Glenbrook, NSW, Australia

DECEMBER 2012 2 Angkor Half Marathon, Angkor, Cambodia 9 Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, Hawaii Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Snowy Mountains, NSW, Australia MARCH 2013 King Island Imperial 20, 32km Coast to Coast, King Island, Vic, Australia

SEPTEMBER 2012 1 Yarra Valley Water Grape Run 2012, 6km & 13km, Yarra Valley, Vic, Australia 2 The Ross Marathon, Ross, Tas, Australia 2 Bridge to Brisbane, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 8 Le Marathon du Medoc 2012, Medoc, France 8-9 IWL Two Day Walk, 24km & 17km, Arenzano, Italy 14-16 IWL Three Day Walk, 10km, 20km & 42km, Seefeld, Austria 16 Blackmores Sydney Marathon & Half Marathon, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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NORDIC KIWI NORDIC WALKING www.nordicwalking.NET.nz NORDIC WALKING GROUPS (2012) Sat 8am: Central Auckland & Environs Sat 9am: Takapuna/Auckland City - alternate weeks Sat 9am: St. Vincent’s MetLife Care, Remuera Sun 8am: Long Bay Sun 8am: Botanical Gardens/ Wattle Downs Mon 10am: Nordic Gold (Senior Citizens) Tues 11am: Parkinson’s & Neurological Class begin Wed 6pm: One Tree Hill Thu 6am: Auckland YMCA Thu 9am: Pakuranga Tues & Thu 6pm: Pt. Chevalier Beach. (Alternate weeks) Also at: Hamilton, Taupo, Whakatane, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Christchurch 0800 NORDIC (667 342)

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Contact details for three groups in New Zealand promoting Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking New Zealand (NoWaNZ) Waipu Northland, Phone 09-432-0386 Email contact@NordicWalkingNz.co.nz Web www.nordicwalkingNZ.co.nz 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

NORDICWALKINGNZ.CO.NZ Nordic Walking Groups and Fitness Walks by day Mon AKL-Takapuna, Mary-Anne 021-121 5562 Tue Ruakaka, Surf Club, Anja 09-4328616 Tue Orewa, i-site, Matthias Heffner 09-4320386 Tue AKL-Kohimarama, Mary-Anne 021-121 5562 Tue Blenheim, Harling Park, Sally Rainbird 03-5727377 Tue Napier Ahuriri Cityfitenss, Marya Hopman 06-357058 Tue Havelock North River Rd Walkway, River Rd, 06-8782475 Wed Tutukaka Coast, Robyn Skerten 09-4344060 Wed Whangarei, Kensington Park, Barbara Faust 09-4320386 Wed Hastings Pakowhai Reserve, Pakowhai Rd, 06-8782475 Thu Napier Ahuriri Cityfitenss, Marya Hopman 06-357058 Fri Hastings Pakowhai Reserve, Pakowhai Rd, 06-8782475 Sat AKL-Takapuna, Mary-Anne 021-121 5562 For further information and updates www.nordicwalkingnz.co.nz or call 0800-669 269 Sally 027 203 2816

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Four Waikato short walks an old dam.

The 750 000-litre reservoir was built in 1922 The Hakarimata Scenic Reserve is a great to supply water to Ngaruawahia. From the dam place to see Kauri and to enjoy a walk through is the much more challenging Hakarimata native forest only 10 km from Hamilton.

Summit Track. The track is well formed but Hakarimata Rail Trail steep with numerous steps. The viewing tower at thesummit provides spectacular 180-degree (30 minutes/1.5 km) Access the car park off Waingaro Road views. next to Perry’s Quarry. The walk follows an Kauri Loop Track old railway line that was used until the 1950s (40 min to Kauri Grove) to transport coal to Glen Massey.

Loop Track The Rail Trail is flat and suitable for Two hour/3 km) pushchairs, assisted wheelchairs and bicycles.

The walking track starts from Parker Road, The walk finishes at a picnic area by Firewood Creek. You may like to continue up the steps off Hakarimata Road up a long flight of stairs.

At the track junction, turn and along the tramping track to the next right, walking along the largely bridge and then take the side track to the cascades (10 minutes).

■ level track to a big kauri. The track then passes through a grove Waterworks Track of young Kauri (rickers) to a (1 hour/1 km return) viewpoint over a bush-clad Summit valley.

Return the way you came or (3 hour/2 km return) take the steeper track to the This easy walk through native forest leaves from Brownlee Avenue off Hakarimata upper viewing point and complete the loop Road and follows the Mangarata Stream to track.

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Whangamarino Historic Walkway (25 minutes/900 m loop) Accessed from Oram Road, off SH 1 between Meremere and Mercer. Walk through regenerating native bush before climbing a grassy spur, with views over the Waikato River and highway. The fortification ditches were part of Te Teoteo’s Pa, a pre-European pa site.

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Regional parks to New benefit long-term Boots in New Zealand

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ver the next ten years, Auckland Council’s network of 25 regional parks will offer more opportunities for Aucklanders to visit, stay overnight and get active.

The now adopted Long-term Plan identifies more than $80 million of investment in increasing camping opportunities, opening up more bach escapes, increasing connectivity through track improvements and land purchases, and developing recreation opportunities.

Councillor Sandra Coney, chair of the Parks Recreation and Heritage Forum says the budget will see our regional parks receive ongoing investment and continue to be a place of pride for Aucklanders, as well as attract visitors from across the country and the world.

“Aucklanders and visitors value the unique opportunities our regional parks offer: bush walks, beach swims, mountain bike trails and affordable campgrounds that offer a special opportunity to stay overnight once the day visitors have gone home,” says Councillor Coney.

There will be campsites for an additional 500 campers, including new campgrounds at Wenderholm and Atiu Creek, and expansion of existing campgrounds. More bookable baches will be added to the 18 typical Kiwi bach escapes on offer, including Puhoi Cottage across the inlet from Wenderholm and at Tapapakanga.

A further 170 dedicated sites for self-contained campervans and motorhomes will also be added across the network. These will be concentrated in high demand areas in the north (Atiu Creek, Mahurangi, Scandrett, Shakespear and Wenderholm regional parks), and also at Ambury, Tapapakanga, Waitawa and at the Hunua Falls.

In response to development demands on the North Shore, Long Bay Regional Park will expand to include the inclusion of the neighbouring heritage protection area. Coastal tracks, park roads and facilities, including the popular Long Bay restaurant, will be upgraded.

Waitawa Regional Park, near Kawakawa Bay, will open and offer a range of active recreation opportunities including mountain biking, horse riding and access to the southeastern coast.

An increased focus on the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park will see improvements to tracks on the Hillary Trail while still maintaining the wilderness experience of this epic tramping challenge.

The new Muriwai Surf Clubrooms will provide amenities for the local community and add to the increasing popularity of Muriwai Beach and Muriwai Regional Park. Coast Road will be upgraded to increase safety and accessibility to the park and council will continue to work with all the clubs that occupy parkland to ensure ongoing provision of vital lifesaving services on West Coast beaches.

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fter nearly a decade of city living, thirtysomething Gillian Orrell left a high-flying city career, travelled to New Zealand and took up the local past-time with the peculiar name. 'Tramping', she discovered, is a lot like hiking, but with some distinctive local twists.

But uncertainty and inexperience soon gave way to the challenge of the walks themselves as she embarked on the greatest adventure of her life.

Fighting snowstorms, blisters and the attentions of unwanted tramping companions, she walked in awe through the natural splendour of New Zealand's great outdoors, trekking over mountains, through rivers, along beaches, past glaciers, into craters, around lakes, beside active volcanoes and through some of the oldest forests in the world.

Along the way, she searched for endangered species, uncovered local legends, got caught in a flood, hunted goats, marvelled at the earth's antics, met the real trampers and learned what a JAFA is.

The experience caused Gillian to reconsider her place in this world, reconstruct her life and re-examine her principles. "New Boots in New Zealand" is a day-by-day account of all nine Great Walks, from the majesty of the famous Milford Track to the unexpected variety of the Heaphy and the beguiling mystery of the Whanganui River Journey.

Full of humour and joie de vivre, it is a hugely enjoyable and inspirational armchair read as well as an essential source of information for anyone intending to walk in New Zealand.

Your favourite walk could win a free subscription We are looking for readers’ favourite walks. Many of us go out regularly walking on a route which we class as our favourite, for a number of reasons. Perhaps because for it’s scenery, it’s safe, it’s challenging, it’s flat, it’s hilly, it’s varied, or for whatever reason.

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New Zealand walk

Chasm Track closed for extreme makeover he Department of Conservation has closed the Chasm Track until Sunday 30 September to undertake a major makeover of Track. The 50 year old track, on the road to Milford Sound attracts over 400,000 visitors each year is due for a major upgrade including the replacement of the old concrete track surface.

“By my calculation the current track has seen over five million pairs of feet, so has stood up well, but its time to get it back up to a good standard for all the visitors and businesses using it,” said DOC Ranger Ken Bradley. “This is the only wilderness walking experience for a lot of visitors to New Zealand, so we want to ensure it is a good one” Mr Bradley said DOC had chosen the quietest time ■ of the year to undertake the upgrade, but as parts of the track will be totally removed and realigned, for the safety of visitors and staff it would be closed for three months.

Donald Sutherland, the original ‘Mayor of Milford Sound’ took visitors to the Chasm in the 1890s, but the first ‘formed track’ was constructed in Milford Road construction era around 1937-38, when the trunks of punga were laid as surface material. In the 1960’s the National Park Board formed the current concrete track, but other

than a few bridges built in 1984, no other major works had been undertaken on the track.

DOC’s work on the track will start with the removal of the existing concrete surface. The crushed concrete will be used to create a raised track with a more even A bridge on the walkway DOC photo gradient.

It will be finished with timber edging and a compacted crushed gravel surface.

The finished track will be easier for walkers, more in tune with the surrounding environment, and able to handle the high rainfall of the area.

The project is expected to take around three months to complete.

Although the Chasm will be closed, Mr Bradley pointed out there would still be plenty of other walking opportunities for visitors, including Mirror lakes, The Milford Foreshore walk, the Lake Marion Gantry and Pops View Lookout.

Mizuno Kinloch Offroad Challenge now provides marathon option

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The popular offroad event now provides the full suite of distances with the full marathon option (42.2), the traditional half marathon option (21.1km) and the short but sweet quarter marathon option (10km). Events are designed for both walkers and runners to take part so there is an event for everyone in the family to get involved.

Event Director Wayne Reardon says offroad events are becoming more popular as they are less stressful on the body due to the softer ground and can be lots of fun, often with picturesque routes.

The Kinloch Offroad Challenge is one of the most scenic events available with stunning scenery along the western side of Lake Taupo,” he said.

The new offroad marathon option provides a couple of firsts – it is the first marathon event available in the Taupo region and the first event to travel along the brand new Great Lake Trail – a trail designed for biking, walking and running. “Bike Taupo have worked extremely hard on getting this track up and running for everyone to enjoy and we feel very excited and privileged to be able to use this new track for our new marathon event,” said Mr Reardon.

Proceeds from the event will go towards maintaining the track and supporting local youth achieve their sporting goals.

Entries are now open for the Mizuno Kinloch Offroad Challenge at www.taupohalfmarathon.org.nz.

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NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND KAITAIA FAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after 3pm.

BAY OF ISLANDS BAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Bert Vanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773

DARGARVILLE DARGARVILLE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (PM), Joan Burnett, 09437-8708 DARGARVILLE TRAMPING GROUP: Last Sunday of month (AM), Maxine Stringer 09-439-7815, 09-439-6029,stringer@infogen.net.nz

WHANGAREI KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-4303470 CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo or Hugh Knight 09-438-7976 KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Kensington Reception, 09-437-4404 GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUPS: 0800-228-483 HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Thursday (AM), Val Babe 09-437-1657 HIKURANGI WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM) KAMO 60’s UP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Yvonne 09-435-1101 KENSINGTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Thursday (PM), Sport Northland 09-437-4404 TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09435-0746 WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Beth McLeod 09-437-7763, Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524 WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441

AUCKLAND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks, tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.org AUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM), (IA),Praemi Pera 09-836-9161 ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Tramps, walks, cycling, Sunday, Saturday, Marianne Rienhard 09-575-2429 ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Sunday, Saturday & weekdays, tramps, walks , Beryl Borthwick 09-444-9667 or Sue Fitzpatrick 09-576-1069

AUCKLAND CENTRAL AUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444 AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Jenny Andrew 09-5705455 AUCKLAND WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329 AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Ray Vickers 09-576-6906 AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073 AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-5769807 AUCKLAND RACE WALKERS ASSN: Sunday (AM), www.racewalkingauckland.org AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Doug Astley 09-620-4923 AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Michelle Lee 09-358-1296 BLOCKHOUSE BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Len Govind 09-627-9911 ELLERSLIE Y’S WALKING CLUB: Doug MacKay 09-274-7083 EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday, Denise 09-570-9683 EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Jan Dwyer 09-636-6294, Sunday (AM), M Armstrong 09639-1378 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993 MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-8460788 MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-4453808, www.oacnz.org WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901 LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590 STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704

WEST AUCKLAND BLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, www.bluetopwalkers.org.nz FIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday to Saturday, Anne, 09-813-0021 FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649 FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995 GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), Ethel Denscombe 09-818-3561 GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Wednesday (PM)

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and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230 GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne 09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867 GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300 HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM), Alene Couchman 09-818-2580 KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin 09-838-6553 KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09-818-6084 KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993 LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday and Sunday (AM), Mic Baker 09-626-3232 MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Sunday (AM), Shena McGregor 09-4128076 MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-8386665 or 021-517-049 NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednesday, Lorraine, 09-827-8663 RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith 09832-5692 RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09832-4069 RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-4129952 SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Thursday (AM), Max Eyes 09-837-4787, lyn Mountier 09-838-1599 TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednesday (PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989 TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sunday (AM), Malcolm 09-834-4101 or Diane or Graham 09-834-4423 TE ATATU SOUTH ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: Te Atatu South, Wednesday, Edna, 09-834-1401 THE HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Brian Ashmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038 TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Miranda 09-817-9677 TITIRANGI WALKERS & JOGGERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09817-7212 WEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour, Friday (AM), Lorna Lyon, 09-416-7871 Y’s WALKING HENDERSON: Tuesdays, Thursday, Sarah, 09-836-8031 Y’s Walkers, Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Dan Gofin 09-627-9993 WAIATARUA WALKERS:Oratia, Saturday (AM), 09-814-9945 WANDERWOMEN ADVENTURES: 09-360-7330 WALKING WAITAKERE WEDNESDAY WALKS: Wednesday, (AM), May to October, Kay Lindley 09-837-8820 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284, Sandra Townsend 09-478-7194 WEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), www.trampwest.co.nz

NORTH SHORE 10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 60’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams 09-478-2462 ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), Patsy Hulse 09-410-9353 BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-4821320,www.nstc.org.nz BIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson 09-414-5351 BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777 CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday (PM), Gail Mouldey 09-418-3457 DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM), Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743 DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM), Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303 EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM), Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-1268-4154 GREENHITHE WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM), Marjorie Andrew 09-413-9065 HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM), Judy Mayn 09-480-5279 MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM), Paula Cole 09-444-6435 MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Carol Buckner 09-479-7804 MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054 MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259 NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sunday (AM), Jan 09-483-5645 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: www.nstc.org.nz NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, every second Tuesday (AM), Peter Cox 09-480-5622 TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09473-1931 WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702

WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284 Y’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), Malcolm Curtis 09-444-3823

NORDIC WALKING GROUPS Acacia Cove Nordic Walking Group: Sunday (AM) Jenny Wills 09267-5416 Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/ Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801 Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09-4734489 Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-2713324 YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-3616636 or 0274-383-923

RODNEY 10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Edna Prbert 09-4255928 HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269 HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), Malcolm Keane 09-420-8739 HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday (AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461 LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Ann Mahon/ Margaret Gilbert 09-424-0765 MONDAY NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-4279321 SCOTTS LANDING WALKING GROUP: RD2, Warkworth, Sunday (AM), Angela McIntyre 09-425-5854 SNELLS BEACH WALKING GROUP: Warkworth, Wednesay (AM), Jenny Burton 09-425-5583 WELLSFORD ROAD RUNNERS & JOGGERS: Second Sunday (AM), Thursday (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09431-4692 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284

WAIHEKE ISLAND WAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Shaona Maddle, 09-372-6645

COUNTIES/MANUKAU PUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sunday (AM), 09-238-9820 WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09232-8844 PAPATOETOE Y’S WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Derek McKeen, 09-266-2304 PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442 PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739 MANUKAU TRAMPING CLUB: Judith Walker, 09-296-6977 MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646 MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100 MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM) HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-5356467 HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153 PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927 TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin Johnstone 09-535-6231

WAIKATO HAMILTON FRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM), (BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639 NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245 CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM), Nella Barron 07-846-3103 CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-8554281 DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539 ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-8552224 HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848 HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Nell Bradburn 07-856-3787 MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms 07-855-2497 NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman 07-847-4873 SILVERDALE WALKING GROUP: Sister Anne Marie Jones 07-8568980 CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-8556848 FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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WESTFIELD MALL WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM) Westfield Mall Chartwell HAMILTON MARATHON CLINIC:Tuesday (PM), Sunday (AM), Sharon 07-854-9214 TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM) MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029 BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Diana Ammann 07-823-6147 WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07827-3097

CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033 LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Sharon Woodings, 07-827-6033

KAIHERE/PATETONGA KAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011

MATAMATA MATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-8809088 AFTERWORK WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (PM), Janis Jeffers, 07-889-7032 MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07888-6054

MORRINSVILLE MORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07880-9088

OTOROHANGA OTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)

PAEROA PAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally 07-862-8409 PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011

PUTARURU PUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927

PIOPIO SILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), June O’Donoghue, 07-877-8492 PIOPIO CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Mon (AM), (BIA), Maurice Kearns, 07-877-8836

TAIRUA TAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-8686025

THAMES THAMES WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday (AM), Mike Lord, 07868-6025

TAUPO TAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday (AM), Bernie Rolls 07-378-9229 TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Weekends (AM or PM), Isabel Hutcheon 07-376-9319 MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (BIA), Betty Stockman 07378-4992 WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229

KAWERAU KAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304 HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay of Plenty, 07-308-8304

OPOTIKI BUSH WALKERS GROUP: First Monday of month, (AM), John Looney 07-315-5507

ROTORUA CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07 347-8945 LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Ted Sheppard 07-348-1205 or Sarah Wiwarena 07-348-7874 GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125 HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07347-6173 MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125 SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Glenys Searancke 07-348-4243 ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane 07-345-6362 ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey 07-348-1471 ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07-346-3772 WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744

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CARRINGTON WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Catherine McKee 06-753-3254 TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06758-3974 FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & Michelle Giddy FITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Marlene 06-758-8749 or Marilyn 06-757-2022 WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361 WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429 or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431 SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304 NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday, (AM), Jan Dempsey, 06-758-8373 TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776 EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569

AGE CONCERN: Tauranga, Wednesday (AM), 07-578-2631 CITY ON ITS FEET: Days and areas, (BIA), Penny 07-578-9610 STEPPING OUT JOGGING CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, (AM), (IA), 07-544-0316 FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird.org.nz, Tauranga HEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-5785891 MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, (AM), Gaye Westwood 07-574-1075 ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469 NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, Steffi 07-574-7527 NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07577-0711 MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-0626 50 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016 TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359 TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Nick 07-578-5802 TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07576-4207 TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016 TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984 PAK N BOOTS: Moya Hewson 07-575-7064

TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (IA), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805 TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333

TARANAKI INDEPENDENT WALKERS TARANAKI: Saturday (PM). North: Ray/ Mary 06-756-7798. Central: Wallace/Nancye 06-762-2861. South: Alan/Jean 06-278-6846

NEW PLYMOUTH

INGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06756-7255

STRATFORD STRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088 STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Ivan Coates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242

INGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 7567255

WHAKATANE SUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I), Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800 HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), Noel Jones, 07-308-7101

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WHITIANGA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord, 07-868-6025

WAITOMO WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BIA), Ruth Early, 07-878-6870 TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867

TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS

TE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306 WAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011 WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011 WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633 or Barry 07-863-4567

TE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088 TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman 07-884-8841 TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-8628184

TE KUITI

AHURIRI WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (I), Beverly Gillies 06-8436805 NAPIER WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), (I), Lyn 06-835-7704 NAPIER SOUTH WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (B), Maria Rogers 06-843-1225 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely 06-843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nz Ys WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 or Nola 06-843-7912

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TE AROHA

TE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973 or Kathy 07-870-2006 TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032 TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Ross Thomas 07-871-5022

0971 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06877-0017 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06877-2114 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-8777886 KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nz

WHITIANGA WHANGAMATA WHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07868-6025 WHANGAMATA ROAD RUNNERS & WALKERS: 07-865-6580 WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475 WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from Surfclub WHANGA SENIOR WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-7022

EAST COAST GISBORNE

HAWERA HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-2785784 PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228

ELTHAM KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes 06-764-8984

WANGANUI WANGANUI CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Dorothea Dobbie 06344-4219 RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06344-5434 WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484 SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315 WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137

TOKOROA

GISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Margaret Badger 06-868-4785

WAVERLEY

TOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

HAWKES BAY

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SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06346-5613

HASTINGS

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BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285 FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06-879-7077 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06385-4055

COROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-8667101or 07-866-8560

KATIKATI KATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), Barry Denton 07-863-4597 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

MARTON SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James 06-327-7607

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MANAWATU PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Jack Cook 06-357-7458 or Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06354-3342 MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 06-353-7175 PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.

CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179 HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Kennedy 06-350-8617 MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216

FEILDING SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes 06-323-5470

FOXTON FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987

LEVIN LEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan 06-368-3622 WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, 06-367-9070 LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

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

MARTINBOROUGH MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-3069226

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON BROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799 BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www.buggywalk.co.nz FOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271 ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-3836276 MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Bay, 04-383-7464 WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, Miramar KARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, Kelburn KARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630 KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420 MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944 NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-4788799 TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nz WEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna Harwood WELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988 WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729 WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica Gould WELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04478-9201 WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990 WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833

LOWER HUTT WALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133 POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Pam McArthur 04-586-4088 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04567-5727

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WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04970-6901 TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04526-7440 LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918 HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646 KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335 OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445

PORIRUA FRIDAY WALKERS: Margaret Hughes, 04-237-8660 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-2328764

UPPER HUTT TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Teresa Tito 04-565-0333 UPPER VALLEY WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Allison 04-563-6661

KAPITI KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-2937872 KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-2932567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485 KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@gmail.com,www.sportsground.co.nz/ kapitithursdaywalkers KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-9021754 KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail.com, www.sportsground.co.nz/ kapitiwanderers MONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or Steve Golledge 04-904-5904 SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

SOUTH ISLAND MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM 50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Colin 03-572-9423 or Joan 03-578-1922 PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

NELSON MOTUEKA MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03-528-6290

NELSON NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03-548-3655 NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126 WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03541-8414 TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126 NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286 NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03544-2286 WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA), Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor Information Centre

TAKAKA GOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and overnight trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH ACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-9418999 AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 AVONSIDE KIWI SENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jan 03-389-2755 AVONHEAD KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Bess 03-342-7647 AFTER WORK WALKING CLUBS: around Christchurch, (BI), for all ages and fitness levels, recreation clerk, CCC 03-371-1778.

ARAI-WALKERS: Wednesday, Wainoni/Aranui, Natalie Hoani, 03-3882593 ARTHRITIC AMBLERS: Wednesday, (B) suitable for people with physical disabilities, Trevor Randall 03-385-7446 BEXLEY KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Kath 03388-6161 BARRINGTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Nita 03-337-1493 BECKENHAM WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (PM), Di 03-385-3452 BISHOPDALE RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM) (I), Bishopdale, Paul Muir 03-359-7971

BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), Margaret 03351-6681 BURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337 BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-3324952 BRIGHTON RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), New Brighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115 CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednesday, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendly race walking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387 CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM), Darryn Welham 03-960-3808 CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton 03-942-5453 CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112 CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295 CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-3822302 CCC GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday (PM) (IA), Norm Wells 03-981-5487 CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057: Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092 CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982 or Hope 03-389-7997 CCC SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), (IA), 03-941-5409 CCC SOCKBURN: Tuesday (AM) (IA), Estelle 03-342-7841:Friday (AM) (IA), Jo 03-349-7146 CCC WEEKEND WANDERS: Sunday (PM) (IA), Marilyn 03-338-3826 CHRISTCHURCH PERSONAL GUIDING SERVICE: Daily (AM) (BIA), Cathedral Square, C Tonge 03-981-6350 CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON CLINIC: Saturday (AM), Neil Messenger 03-322-7709 CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA), Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356 CITY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, 50+age group men & women, Margaret Borrens, 03-354-1534 CRUSADERS WALKERS: Tuesday (BI), (50’s and above age group), Pauline 03-385-9947 DARLINGTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), Bill 03-385-1925 DIAMOND HARBOUR RAMBLERS: Tuesday, Hunters Road, (IA), Noeline Coleman 03-329-4566 EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03329-1865 FAMILY SOCIAL GROUPS: (B), for parents with young children, recreational clerk, 03-371-1778 FASTRACK WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) (I), Linwood, Dorothy Jones 03-389-5339 FENDALTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (AM), 03-941-8999 FENDALTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Yvette So 03-351-6407 GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Helen 03-382-2302 GENTLE EXERCISE: Monday, Friday, (NI), qualified physed instructor leads groups, Russell Graham, 03-388-3196 GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Pauline 03-322-8057 HAGLEY PARK NORDIC WALKERS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000 HALSWELL WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999 HAPPY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (IA), 50+age group, Vera 03-337-4094 HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly 12 hour flat walks, John van Herpt, 03-980-5664 HEI HEI WALKERS: Thursday, Lee Tuki 03-373-8150 HERITAGE WALKS: Tuesday, (PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-3388306 KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), Lyane Graham 03-327-5679 KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457 KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburban groups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483 LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social group for gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-332-8724 LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM) (B), 03-389-5303 LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130 LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Goodwin 03-328-7235 MAIREHAU LADIES PROBUS, Tuesday, Leah 03-385-6310 MARYVILLE KIWISENIORS:: Monday (AM), Valmai 03-377-8742 MERIVALE KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), June 03-355-8703 MT PLEASANT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Pauline 03-3844794 NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494 NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818 NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03981-1798 NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03-388-7335 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999 NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-3883237 NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494 NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-3855338 NEW BRIGHTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000 NZ VIVENDI SOCIETY: Sunday, Janet 03-389-1609 PAPANUI WALK ‘n’ TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-6840 OXFORD WALKING GROUP: Monday Thursday (AM), Coral Gilbertson 03-312-3155 OPAWA KIWISENIORS: Monday, Tuesday (AM), (BI), Carol 03-3325638 PAPANUI KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Elaine 03-352-7519 PAPANUI WALK ‘n’TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-8999 PARKLANDS KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), (BI), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665 PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665 PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday, Gloucester Street, (BIA), Rick Bolch 03-338-5156 PIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-3227220 PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-3432216 PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03-389-8607 PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433 PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154 QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), Beverley Church 03-388-5736 Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710 RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkers and stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ira Williams 03-342-8172 or Carol Roscoe 03-337-5901 RICCARTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Enid 03-348-9351 ROWLEY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Lee Tuki 03-373-8150 ROVER HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BI), Steve Mitchell 03-3488195 SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B), leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187 SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03941-5409 " A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley, Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553 SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436 SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA), Ray 03-332-0555 ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA), Audrey 03-348-9157 SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982 SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232 TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-3389035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03-332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterbury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921 XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 or Alison Jarvis 03-338-2678 “Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 03366-0689, Bishopdale Community Centre, 03-359-8330 “Y’s TREKKERS”: Monday, Port Hills, (IA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689 YMCA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), Jill O’Connor 03-366-0689 WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group, Ted Hill 03-323-9311 WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826 WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme, Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-94128999

RURAL CANTERBURY CHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-329-1865 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

PLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03-614-7524

Hurring 03-453-4423 MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher 03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863 MOSGIEL 50's FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Roberta Telfer 03-488-3175 OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime 03-453-6185 OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-4894071 PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114 PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-4738683 ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM), Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478 TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Ian Fleming 03-489-8964 TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372 WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), Jenny Gonin 03-467-2711 WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-4898064 XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Cliff Donaldson 03467-9875 Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-2000 60 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-4562080 60’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-4457 60’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Murray Bolt, 03-454-2211 60 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-4761545

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

ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz ALEXANDRA WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Ngaire Turnball, 03-448-8726

LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060

ASHBURTON ASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv & Jackie Gilbert 03-308-5894 KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday (AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury, 03-307-0475 ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesday of month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250 METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011 MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880, www.doc.govt.nz MT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809 PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, Torika Patterson 03-308-5868 ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174, www.st-davids.org.nz WALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475 WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662

STH CANTERBURY PLEASANT POINT

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

HOKITIKA HOKITIKA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03756-9037 HARI HARI KIWISENIORS: Historic walks (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03-756-9037 HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466

QUEENSTOWN WAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525

WANAKA WANAKA WALKING Group: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), (BI), Marion Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLAND INVERCARGILL 60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Len Johnston, 03-231-3372, Don Todd, 03-217-5931 YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Sutherland, 03-218-8738 BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

GORE BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 3rd Tuesday, Susie Burrows 03-208-3846, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053

NORTHERN SOUTHLAND BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

TE ANAU BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

OTAGO CLYDE CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767

OAMARU SENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061 OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178 WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-4346363 NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Margie Carrington 03-434-8484

DUNEDIN ACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114 ARIKI WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Karen Martin 03-456-4223 CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127 CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Keiran Columb 03-489-4027 DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03476-2344 GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03-467-5999 HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579 HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-4554851 KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03472-8302 LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Janette Anderson 03-476-2830 MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), Kieran

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EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

Ph: 06 307 8989 E: kawakawastation@farmside.co.nz “Bridge to Somewhere”

• 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

Phone 06-765-7482 (evenings) email: eastern-taranaki@xtra.co.nz website: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz MARLBOROUGH QUEEN Charlotte Track Service - contact Endeavour Express phone 03-573-5456, email help@boatrides.co.nz www.boatrides.co.nz www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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