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CONTENTS

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4 Walk Talk 7 High Achiever: Green Prescription paves way to healthier lifestyles 8 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker Memorial Walkway 10 New Zealand Walk: Te Hapu - simplicity amoungst spendour 12 New Zealand Walk: In the footsteps of Scott on Quail Island 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 My Favourite Walk: Wairere Falls after 30 years 24 My Favourite Walk: Peak Hill Walkway has spectacular views 26 New Zealand Walk: Tararua treasures 28 My Favourite Walk: Fiji waterfall walk 30 Overseas Walks: Baffling Bulgaria 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walk: Lake Hart - a walk on a salty lake 40 Event: A sea of purple at Hamilton 41 New Product: Socks you wished Santa had delivered 42 Window on Waitakere: Activity board 43 Health: Morton’s Foot associated with foot and ankle pain 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 49 Event: Record running for Wellington Marathon 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for June 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Wellington Marathon 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

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Walk talk

Enhanced Access Fund now open for applications

The New Zealand Walking Access Commission is again seeking applications from a contestable fund for groups undertaking projects to enhance access to our country’s great outdoors.

The Commission’s Enhanced Access Fund has provided support to over 60 community groups and organisations and funding will once again be offered in 2014.

Commission Chief Executive Mark Neeson says the process has been changed to make it more flexible for community groups.

Grants will be available on a quarterly basis this year, rather than through an annual funding round as has been the norm in previous years. The first funding round will open for applications in April, he said.

“In 2014 funding will once again be prioritised towards projects that secure certain and enduring access to the outdoors. By offering funding in quarterly instalments, we will provide opportunities for groups that wish to begin projects later in the year, as well as those that want to begin immediately.”

new research, published in Respirology, has found that smokers are less physically active, lack motivation and are more likely to suffer symptoms of anxiety and depression.

The research, led by Dr. Karina Furlanetto, from Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil, is the first study to show that smokers are less physically active than non-smokers.

60 smokers and 50 non-smokers were asked to wear a pedometer for a minimum of 12 hours per day, over six days. The results showed that smokers walked less on a daily basis. When their capacity to take long breaths was tested, their lung function was found to be reduced and this impacted their ability to exercise.

When smokers were asked to rate their own health-related quality of life they reported feeling more tired, and lacked the motivation to change their inactive behavior.

“To our knowledge, this is the first study that has demonstrated a reduction in the objectively measured level of physical activity in daily life of adult smokers compared with non-smokers,” said Dr. Furlanetto. “Besides presenting poorer lung function, exercise capacity, quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression, smokers also walked less than non-smokers in daily life.”

Plan to get more Aucklanders active

Giving Aucklanders opportunities to be more physically active more often is the goal of a new initiative launched by Auckland City Council and Auckland’s sport and recreation sector.

The 10-year Auckland Sport and Recreation Strategic Plan aims to boost participation, improve infrastructure and support excellence across the Auckland region.

The plan was developed by independent advisory group OneVoice: Sport and Recreation and Auckland Council.

OneVoice Chairperson Colin Dale says the plan marks an exciting time for the sport and recreation sector and Auckland.

The plan identifies actions under four priority areas: Participation – more Aucklanders living physically active lives through participation Infrastructure – developing access to open spaces and harbours, coastlines and waterways and a fitfor-purpose network of facilities enabling physical activity, recreation and sport Excellence in recreation and sport –helping build pride in the region’s recreation and sporting achievements, talent nurtured and excellence celebrated Sector development – having a sector that is strong and capable to deliver quality sport and recreation experiences in a sustainable way.

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Walk talk

Taking the search out of search and rescue

Queenstown voted New Zealand’s top destination

Queenstown has again been named New Zealand’s number one destination in the 2014 Travellers’ Choice Destinations by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest online travel community.

As well as taking out the top spot in New Zealand, the four season lake and alpine resort was also rated the second best destination in the South Pacific, after Sydney.

The cosmopolitan resort town, famous for its spectacular scenery and huge range of world-class experiences, has previously earned international accolades from other travel authorities and has now achieved this top New Zealand TripAdvisor rating for three years in a row.

Setting up a remote orienteering course with a friend, Jill Clendon stepped forward to place a marker on a small bush. Initially she thought she would drop perhaps a few centimetres as often happens when travelling in rocky terrain, but she didn’t.

Jill dropped five metres straight down into a cavern, tumbled a further four metres and then dropped another metre and a half to the bottom.

Conscious but stunned, she checked herself for any injuries, nothing was broken but she could feel blood on her head and leg.

She was carrying a first aid kit, spare thermal top, hat, jacket, survival blanket, head torch and her Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).

She yelled up for her friend above but couldn’t initially hear her so she reached into her pack and found her PLB and activated it.

By this stage Jill’s friend (who did not have a beacon on her) had realised what had happened and called out that she was on the way for help. Once she was able to contact emergency services some time later, they had already picked up Jill’s beacon signal and help was on the way.

After four hours in the bottom of the cave, a rescue team member was lowered down to Jill, helped her put on a harness and was assisted to the top.

“The beacon enabled rescue teams to find me immediately and get me out. I was lucky my only injuries were severe bruising, cuts, scrapes and stitches to my knee. I was amazed that the beacon was picked up so rapidly despite being out of direct line of sight of the opening and so far underground. What an amazing piece of equipment and I was so glad I had it,” says Jill.

Last year in New Zealand there were 131 PLB activations with people requiring assistance from rescue services and Jill is just one of a growing number of people choosing to equip themselves with a Personal Locator Beacon. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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High Achiever

Green Prescription paves way to healthier lifestyles

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egional Sports Trust, Sport Wellington is paving the way to healthier lifestyles through their Green Prescription (GRx) initiative.

The Sport Wellington GRx team link their patients into services, sports and activities that build their community and social wellbeing as well as their health.

They provide advice, support and resources, reducing barriers and enabling patients access to everything needed in the path to a healthier lifestyle.

One aspect of this is the participation in various community sporting events. For the fifth consecutive year, Sport Wellington sponsored GRx patients to take part in the AMI Round the Bays. Up from last year’s 59, this year’s event saw 81 GRx members take part.

Wellington woman Annette Lynch, 73, was referred to GRx in February 2013. In 2011, Annette was diagnosed with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis of the joints, back, knees and ankles making everyday www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

movement a painful struggle and leaving her dependant on a walking frame to get around.

Determined not to let her condition slow her down, Annette began the GRx Healthy Lifestyle programme, an 8 week program designed to educate on nutrition while encouraging and facilitating physical activity.

Twelve months later, through extreme determination and her work with the GRx team, Annette no longer relies on her walking frame.

She no longer lets her condition stop her from enjoying life and walks with her grandchildren, and even set a goal to walk the biggest distance she has since she was a young woman.

Taking one painstaking step at a time, with Healthy Lifestyle programme coordinator Toshy Rapana by her side, Annette Lynch successfully completed the 6.5km walk at AMI Round the Bays 2014 with a time of 2.00.33.

Annette admits “I didn’t think I would be able to do it, but I got there. I feel like I have really achieved something.” Annette has not only served as an inspiration to others taking part but also the GRx team themselves. “I’m just so inspired,” says Toshy, “she suffers pain on a daily basis, but accepts it with such compassion and spirit.”

When asked what she would tell others in a similar situation, Annette’s advice was “you can surprise yourself if you’re determined enough to do it. If you struggle, try to find someone who can help support you or perhaps join an exercise group or social group.”

As they crossed the finish line, well after most had already finished and were on their way home, Toshy and Annette celebrated their success with a “high five”.

Though her work with GRx is complete, Annette hopes to maintain an active lifestyle and has her sights set on the 2015 Round the Bays with a goal to beat her 2014 time of two hours.

Above: Toshy Rapana and Annette Lynch celebrate after Round the Bays.

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Doug Walker Memorial Walkway

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nly five minutes drive from Hastings and 15 minutes from Napier on the Pakowhai Road, on the Hastings side of the Ngaruroro River is the Douglas Walker Memorial Walk.

A walk through the park from the stopbank entrance serves as a memorial to Mr Doug Walker, who was Chairman of

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Hawkes Bay Regional Council 1992-1996 when he led the development of much of the flood protection work on the Heretaunga Plains.

The park was developed in the former bed of the Ngaruroro River which was diverted 500 m north in a large flood protection project completed in 1969. The

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Raupere Stream now flows under the old river bridge near the entrance to the park.

The park was created by The Landcare Foundation in the 1970s, with support from a group known as Friends of Pakowhai Country Park who still get involved in planting and other projects.

Paved parking provides access through a gate to unpaved pathways and open grass areas (note that some access may be difficult for prams and wheelchairs).

Features include an island, wetland, bridges, picnic tables. There is no overnight camping available.

Dogs are welcome and the park is a popular dog exercise park, where dogs are permitted to be off leash but must be under the control of their owners. Dog waste bag dispensers are in the park and owners must remove waste.

Many of the native trees were planted by volunteer community groups and schools and there is also a small forestry block.

Pakowhai Country Park has been enhanced so that people can enjoy the countryside within easy distance of Napier and Hastings and it has good views across

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orchards, river and farmland. Casual paths crisscross the Raupare Stream over bridges built by HBRC staff as a team building exercise.

Pakowhai Country Park - A Brief History. A book about the park and its history is available for purchase from HBRC - $20.

Opposite page top: A group on the shaded part of the walk.

Opposite page middle: Someone spots fruit on a tree.

Opposite page below photos: To do the loop there are two footbridges to cross.

Above: This is a popular walk for families.

Below: A busy day on the Doug Walker Memorial Walk.

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Te Hapu - simplicity amongst splendour

By Dianne McKinnon The pull of Te Hapu is strong.

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ts remote and rugged landscape has cut deeply into the heart of many a wilderness seeker who has ventured beyond the gentle edges of the Whanganui Inlet.

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An hour of twisting gravel roads skirting the shoreline through the Above left: The road into Te Hapu, through Kahurangi Forest brings some preparation Kahurangi National Park. for the remoteness of this walking haven Above: Turtle Cove -minus turtles. on the wild west coast at the top of the Below left: Te Hapa farmland melts into the South Island. sea.

For Te Hapu is just that – a walkers paradise entwined around the lives of 1000 acre property owners, Sandra and Ken Closs who have run a sheep and cattle farm here since 1980. Backing onto conservation land of the Kahurangi National Park the ability to freely explore the wild ruggedness of their surroundings is a real attraction..

Sandra and Ken have put much thought and energy into establishing a variety of walks on their property, preparing walk cards and maps of each one, as well as providing rustic, cosy accommodation to support it, allowing many single day walks from a comfortable base (“simplicity amongst splendour ”, one guest commented).

Their compilation of historic material available in the cottage accommodation provides an insight into the area.

Originally part of the greenstone trail south for Maori, the name Te Hapu refers to the small limestone pillars standing at Te Hapu Bay – like a family; Te Hapu meaning family or sub-tribe.

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Hereford and Angus cattle, graze these fertiliser-free hills where old-fashioned rotation ensures adequate feed.

It is the ability to wander amongst these residents on hilltop or coastal edges, as well as through the adjoining virgin podocarp rainforest, which makes this place so attractive. But with steep, exposed

cliffs, and slippery wet limestone surfaces, extra caution is required.

Taking the smaller local walks initially, is a good way to become familiar with the territory and to orientate yourself to its remoteness, allowing apprehension to give way to appreciation, for this area is wild!

Along the shoreline, crevasses, eerie

with the pounding and roaring of the sea surging below, create drama when a blow hole erupts within feet of the ■ gap you’ve just leapt over, while grass-covered areas pertain to illusional safety.

High stock losses are comprehendible with secreted limestone caves within this labyrinth of ancient rockery, and dropaways frequenting the free-ranged coastline.

Along the hills, skirting gullies, crossing swamps or heading towards limestone outcrops brings rewards of sweeping views towards an ocean often heaving and thrashing onto rocks or pebbly beaches far below.

Huge wave swells and white-water spray worked up by the relentless force of the Spring winds of October and November bring atmosphere and understanding of the prostrate nature of its scrubland pockets. Lone Nikaus sway and spin while kanuka bends to the forces that control it.

But the buffeting relentless winds of some spring days often give way to calm blue seas which flop lazily upon the shores of the many little bays which dot this coast.

Fossil hunters revel in the unique rock formations, while diving for paua, surf swimming, fishing, exploring low-tide rock pools, plus seal and whale watching provide a host of nature’s opportunities to supplement the walking that abounds.

Designated walks vary from half an hour to a full day. The main walk starts at the woolshed behind the chalet accommodation (family invite visitors to

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Te Hapu - simplicity amongst Splendour the woolshed to view farm operations such as shearing) taking the walker up a farm track adjacent to Kahurangi National Park.

From a high point, spectacular views are enjoyed of Westhaven Inlet, Mangarakau Wetland Reserve, the wild west coast, as well as both virgin and regenerating native bush.

Dropping via a ladder into a labyrinth of limestone canyons and native foliage the track then climbs out along the bluff tops before descending to Te Hapu Bay. A return via the beach, grassland and farm track makes this a superb round daywalk.

The short walk to Gilbert‘s Beach, half an hour or so from the house presents an array of geological and historic interest, including mollusc fossils and petrified worm burrows.

By continuing north along the cliff edge the delightful Turtle Cove is reached where an historic stand of nikau give insight into the area before European clearance.

Most tracks lead back to the vicinity of the houses, near which the limestone outcrops known as the Sunset Rocks and the 1000 Ton Rock, precipitously perched, provide good landmarks.

A 6km return walk along the gravel road to the Te Hapu Road junction, which Below: The hills of Te Hapu.

snakes beside the calm waters of the inlet between virgin Rata, Rimu, Kahikatea, Totara and Red Beech, can turn into a delightful day’s walk with diversions to Coal Point and the quiet picnic bays on the inlet.

Part of this inlet, also known as Westhaven Inlet, has recently become a marine reserve, with Mangarakau Wharf and information panels a short drive from the junction mentioned.

Not far from here the eight to nine hour Kaituna Track, for experienced trampers, emerges from its rugged route which started as a delightful river-side walk off the Bainham Road inland from Collingwood.

The first hour of this walk via the old Kaituna Gold workings near Bainham, makes a delightful family walk to Kaituna Forks. From there the going gets tough, left to the fit members of the family who would need transport arranged at the Te Hapu end of their hike.

This far corner of the South Island offers diversity and a lot of nature to savour for those who venture this way, thanks to those who have tamed their portion and are prepared to share their rewards.

With the variety of accommodation available, including Te Hapu Cottages, Maungarakau Lodge and the Maungarakau Wetland Reserve, lengthy exploration of this area is a real option.

In the fo Quail

Story and photographs by Andrew Lowton

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ith many tracks in the Port Hills closed since the earthquakes, residents of Christchurch have had to look further afield for their walking fix. For my wife and I this has involved working our way farther around the Banks Peninsula.

On those walks we have often looked across to, or down on, Quail Island in Lyttleton Harbour and wondered if it was worth a visit. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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ootsteps of Scott on Island

Then an opportunity arose. As part of IceFest, a month-long celebration of Christchurch’s position as Gateway to the Antarctic, half-price ferry tickets were on offer due to Quail Island’s Antarctic connections. Captain Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton used the island for quarantining and training ponies and dogs before their Antarctic expeditions in the early part of the 20th Century. Reason enough to visit so off we drove to Lyttleton www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Harbour.

The ferry was so crowded that they laid on an extra one and five minutes later we landed on the island.

The Maoris called the island Otamahua, which means ‘place to gather sea-bird eggs’. The first European to land on the island was Captain Mein Smith, in 1842, and after flushing a number of quail from the bush he named the island after them.

The island was eventually acquired by the

Above: Starting off on the circumference walk.

Crown from the Ngai Tahu in 1950. It subsequently changed hands several times until being transferred to DOC in 1987.

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In the footsteps of Scott on Quail Island on stops. The walkway starts off following a gravel road, flanked by wind-blown trees, that hugs the coast. At the first bend is the dilapidated old jetty. An information board shows a fascinating old photograph of ponies being loaded from the jetty. It was from here that animals were transferred to Captain Scott’s ship, Terra Nova, for his ill-fated South Pole expedition in 1910.

Around the corner further history awaits. Here stands the restored barracks from the quarantine station that was built in 1874 and used until 1931. Because of the risk that immigrants carried diseases like measles and diphtheria, after three months at sea with lack of fresh food and exercise, new arrivals were housed here until cleared to travel to the mainland.

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A side-track leads steeply up to the site of the dog quarantine area. A replica kennel was built in 1998 but old photographs show that most of the time the polar dogs from Siberia and the Yukon were tethered outside.

Dropping down to the main track we passed the remains of the foundations of the human quarantine quarters.

On a steep hillside we found a small hut, a replica of the huts that housed lepers in New Zealand’s first and only leprosy colony that was established in 1907. At its peak up to nine patients were living here, each in their own hut.

From the hut we followed a wide path down through an avenue of trees and then climbed steeply up to the saddest place on

the island.

On a grassy hilltop is the grave of Ivon Skelton, a Western Samoan, who was the only leper to die on the island. He was sent here in 1918 and died in 1923. He was 25 years old. Old photographs show a tremendous view from the grave out to King Billy Island and Diamond Harbour and this view has recently been restored by the felling of a number of large trees.

Rising steeply up a mown grassy track we emerged out in the open, having left the crowds and the trees behind. Most of Above: The ships’ graveyard.

Above left: Site of Scott and Shackleton’s dog quarantine kennels.

Above left: The Quail Island ferry in Lyttleton Harbour.

Opposite page right: The grassy track is wellmaintained.

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the established trees – pines, cypresses, oaks and sycamores – on the island are confined to the western and southern sides. The centre and eastern and northern sides are largely open grassland interspersed with small shrubs and immature trees.

The next point of note as we walked high above Walkers Beach was a small quarry. Stone from here was used to build walls on the island and as ballast to stabilise early sailing ships for their return voyages after off-loading in Lyttleton harbour in the 1800s.

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down to a beach covered in shipwrecks.

Between 1902 and 1951 this beach was used as a ships’ graveyard and the remains of eight ships can be seen at low tide. The oldest is the steamer Mullogh, built in 1855. It plied its trade out of Lyttleton for fifty years and took miners to Hokitika during the 1870s gold rush before finally being beached here in 1923.

The largest wreck is the barque Darra which had a long and varied history following its launch in 1865. It was a tea clipper on the Orient Line, an Australian immigrant ship, was gutted by fire in Sydney in 1899 and was used in the reenactment of the arrival of the First Four Ships in Canterbury’s Centennial Celebrations in 1950 before being laid to rest here the following year. A well-worn but steep side path leads down the grassy slope to the beach for a closer look.

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Above: A replica of a hut in the Leprosy Colony. Below: The middle of the island is open grassland.

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The track continues to the western end of the island before turning north. On the left, a clay dam, constructed in 1878, still blocks a small gully and offers a home for ducks. It was originally built to provide water for stock when the island was farmed sporadically from 1850 right up to the 1970s.

As we headed north we had the Port Hills and Lyttleton Harbour ahead of us.

A bench enabled us to have our picnic lunch while enjoying the views. This northern side of the island has the most dramatic cliff faces.

Three different layers of rock, from three different volcanic eruptions, the last of Mt Herbert six million years ago, can be clearly seen, with impressive basalt columns.

Passing an area of newly-planted trees we moved inland and arrived at the Visitor Centre. Housed in the old animal quarantine manager’s cottage it contains a number of interesting displays. One of these details the work of the Otamahua/ Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust.

Established in 1997, this organisation aims, amongst other things, to: plant much of the island with native woodland (they have planted more than 70,000 trees and shrubs); remove exotic mammalian pests (this has been achieved but needs constant monitoring as the island can be reached across mudflats at low tide); and reintroduce native fauna. From what we saw and read they are doing a great job.

A few minutes beyond the Visitor Centre we came across the animal quarantine stables. At this point a sidetrack crosses the island to Swimmers Beach and at regular intervals information boards identify and give information about trees and shrubs. The main walkway drops down a steep dirt road and rejoins the track back to the wharf.

The ferry arrived spot on time and we were soon speeding our way back to Lyttleton. The next time we look across to Quail Island we will know the answer to our question.

Visiting the island is most definitely worthwhile, providing not just a pleasant hike but a journey through New Zealand’s history.

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Below: Above: Walking through the forest at the eastern end of the island.

Below: Tall trees dominate the eastern side of the island.

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Photo Contest

Above: A welcome lunch break above the Rangitata Gorge. Photo by Ian Turner, Waimate.

Below: Walking the coastal walkway from Waipu Cove to Langs Beach. Photo by Debie Le Clus, Meadowbank, Auckland.

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

Congratulations to the following who each receive a six month subscription, or six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine.

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

We are looking for the best digital photos each month depicting walking Now the time to get your digital camera out or look through your digital images and enter the

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Above: Tramping farmland of the Whanganui backcountry. Photo by Beverley Sinclair, Wanganui.

Top Right: Tramping with daughters Ruth (4) and Grace (6) through the Tablelands around Mt Arthur, Nelson.

I’m so glad to be able to get them walking in the wild at such a young age!

Photo by Sandra Johnson, Richmond, Nelson.

Middle right: Quinn and Isla with Grandad (and Granny) enjoying a first time walk at Percy’s Reserve, Lower Hutt. Great fun in the rain at the gnarled old tree.

Cover photo above right: On the scree slopes of Mt Taranaki, with a view back to the Tahurangi Translator Tower and Tahurangi Lodge.

Photo by Claire Woodhall, Havelock North.

Below: ”Whoo Hoo, I made it.” Photo taken at about 1900 metres of Lake Ohau with Ben Ohau in the back ground. Photo by Bruce Dow, Oamaru.

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My Favourite Walk

Wairere Falls after 30 years A

s a teenager travelling from Te Aroha to Matamata my family would comment about the waterfall that could clearly be seen in the Kaimai Ranges.

My first physical contact with the area came when at Bible class camp at Okauia near Matamata.

One of the leaders had a truck with a

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deck and a group of us piled on the back and off to the falls we went. I remember even then being taken with the moss covered boulders, the stream with it’s many pools, and the green of the vegetation and the many tree roots. My group only did the lower part of the walk.

Thirty years were to elapse before I returned to the falls; this time with my daughter.

I still remember the hard labour of climbing up the Old Maori Trail to reach the top of the falls. The effort was worthwhile and the view of the Waikato plains glorious. I was intrigued by the very flat area at the top and could understand why those who left the path could easily be lost.

We kept the stream in view and found a very worn sign telling of the people Maori, missionaries, and explorers who had used the trail to cross the Kaimai Ranges to Tauranga. I have looked for this sign since but never found it. Perhaps it has disappeared as has the deer hunter’s hut.

Over the years I have returned to the falls and taken advantage of the work DOC has done by putting in steps and staircases to make the climb so much easier. The platform half way up is great for taking

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photos of the falls and provides a welcome rest.

One Easter my son, granddaughter , grandson and I set out to go to the top of the falls.

Walking along with the young ones made one look with new eyes as they followed the stream, looking at the rocks and frothing water. The bridges were works of art in the way they curved around and Nikau Palms in particular were abundant.

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Opposite page top: All ready to start the walk to the falls.

Above: A view of the Waikato from near the top of the falls.

Below left: The stream before it enters the falls.

Below right: The track goes through lush native bush.

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My Favourite Walk

Wairere Falls after 30 years

The magnificent Wairere Falls.

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Above left: A bridge crosses the stream.

Right: Large rocks hide the water in the stream.

Below: A still spot in the stream with moss covered rocks.

The top is reached when you find the stream which is always very picturesque with its rock bed and green coloured water. Follow the stream and you come to the lookout. Here you have a magnificent view looking back over the valley and of the Waikato plains.

Weather was perfect that Easter day and we found cosy spots to sit and eat our lunches .(I have been up here when the wind has picked up the water and sprayed well back up the stream, an experience in itself!) To return the same route is followed. I was impressed with the large number of people using the track.

We met many family groups with young children, teenagers and adults covering a wide spectrum of ages. The beauty of the track is that you can choose how far you want to go.

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My Favourite Walk

Peak Hill Walkway -

Left: The group proudly standing at the top of Peak Hill.

Right: Time for a break and a cuppa.

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By Yvonne van Eerden

W

ith only five in our tramping group we headed off from Christchurch at 9.00am to Lake Coleridge where we were going to walk to Peak Hill.

We drove through Lake Coleridge village which is very, very small indeed where there is a power station built in 1914.

We checked the power station out on the way home.

We continued on a shingle road for about three kilometres where we could see Peak Hill very clearly. The weather was very calm, with very little wind.

The views even at the start of the walk were very beautiful.

We organized ourselves and started walking around the paddock by the fence as the farmer does not want anyone to disturb the stock (there was no stock today). After about 10 minutes we started our climb of Peak Hill.

As we went higher we could see Lake Coleridge, it was very blue and the mountains around were spectacular as well. You had to stop to catch your breath and to take in the view. We took lots of photos and took the time to look all around us.

We later stopped for morning tea so that we could all catch up together and then soak in the â– views once again.

Bill and Denise are very quick at going

up and we just plodded along and knew we would eventually get to the top, but I must say several times we thought we were at the top but yet again we had another climb.

Once we were at the top we had our lunch and had views of 360 degrees. The feeling was wonderful, it was such a great walk and we had made it.

Of course the trip down was very quick but we still took time to look around. Well worth a day trip out for the family, where you can do as much or as little as you want.

Fact file From Christchurch the driving distance to the start of the Peak Hill Walkway is about 120km. Driving time about one hour 40 minutes.

The walkway is sited adjoining Peak Hill Station, 9kms along Algidus Road in the Lake Coleridge area.

From Algidus Road there is a sign and a marked easement over private land, which will take you to the summit along an unformed route.

The walk should take about three hours return, and is suitable for family groups.

Peak Hill is a prominent hill on the shores of Lake Coleridge.

At its peak, 1240m, it offers a stunning overview of the lake and surrounding area on a fine day.

The walk to Peak Hill is extremely exposed to the weather and walkers should be well equipped.

Above: Peak Hill is a prominent hill on the shores of Lake Coleridge. At its peak at 1240m, it offers a stunning overview of the lake and surrounding area on a fine day.

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Tararua treasure New Zealand Walk

By Nina Mercer Partnerships Ranger Manawatu Wairarapa Distict Office Department of Conservation

R

ecently my husband and I ventured into the Tararua Forest Park from the eastern side. This was a first for me, and I was impressed. Just fifteen minutes drive from Masterton and you gain access to a fantastic range of camping, walking and tramping opportunities.

Our mission was the Mt Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit, one of the most popular tramps in the Tararua Ranges. But before I even got out of the car the tidy, extensive camping area at the road end had me planning trips with the kids for next summer.

Once kitted up we set off, first passing Holdsworth Lodge, a 28 bunk lodge that can be booked by large groups or has two separate four bunk rooms for sole occupancy bookings. What a great place to bring a school or cub group.

Stepping into the forest and crossing the first bridge took my breath away. The forest was lovely, tall beech trees mixed with lush undergrowth, and a variety of walks available from short loop tracks to full day and multi-day tramps. We headed up the track toward Powell Hut, our destination for the afternoon. The track was wide and gravelled, well maintained

to cater for the large number of people that utilise this popular tramp.

The track climbed steadily and after an hour or so we reached Rocky Lookout. From here we could see Powell Hut perched just above the bushline and enjoyed beautiful views out over the Wairarapa.

Continuing on through an area of regenerating bush before heading back into the forest we encountered several fit runners completing the Tararua Mountain Race.

Soon the track went back into the bush and reached a fork, the track to the left heads towards Totara Flats. We continued straight on up to the Mountain House Shelter and stopped for a snack.

As we climbed higher, steeper sections of the track were stepped and soon we were out into the subalpine landscape, leatherwood being a predominant species. The track continued on up more steps for a short time, and in just on three hours walking we were at Powell Hut. Powell hut is a lovely large 28 bunk hut. During peak season it is necessary to book a bunk. We were joined by four others, making for a fairly quiet night.

With an early start the next morning we made the most of fine, clear weather and reached Holdsworth Peak quickly, enjoying the amazing 360 views and even glimpsing Kapiti Island.

The walk along the tops undulates somewhat, through tussock and beautiful alpine plants. While the track is not gravelled, it is well travelled and therefore very easy to follow unlike walking on the tops of less visited areas in the Tararuas or Ruahines.

Soon we reached Jumbo highpoint and started the

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descent to Jumbo Hut along a rocky and at times quite narrow ridge, before dropping to a broader area of tussock and down to Jumbo Hut itself, again, just above the bush line.

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downhill tracks like this. Beech leaves carpet the forest floor and the forest has a magical quality to it.

At the base of the descent we reached Atiwhakatu Hut and sank gratefully down at the picnic table for lunch. This hut sleeps 26 and has several separate bunk rooms. A great destination for those who want to get into the outdoors but aren’t too keen on climbing big hills!

The walk back to the roadend was mostly flat and crosses several streams with a variety of bridges. There is a slip over part of the track which needs care when crossing, but otherwise the final section of our tramp was a nice, easy stretch out.

Twenty minutes before the roadend we passed through Donnelly Flat, a great spot for summer camping beside the river.

To sum it up, we’ll be back!

There is an abundant variety of outdoor opportunities and accommodation from the Holdsworth Road and is an area that caters for users with a range of ages, abilities and experience. Why not check it out for yourself? http://www.doc.govt.nz/ parks-and-recreation/placesto-visit/wairarapa/wairarapa/ holdsworth/ and: http://www.doc.govt.nz/ parks-and-recreation/tracksand-walks/wairarapa/ wairarapa/mt-holdsworthjumbo-circuit/

Above: The view from the top with Jumbo Hut on the hilside.

Below left: Time for a break and admire the view.

Below right: Jumbo Hut a modern hut in the wilderness.

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My Favourite Walk

Fiji waterfall walk

By Philip Bron

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ecently we embarked on a last minute trip to Fiji to escape the winter. It was so last minute that my wife, Helen, forgot her passport had expired. After a frenzied dash to Wellington to secure a new one – at more than double the normal cost – we were set to go.

We booked into the Naviti Resort on the Coral Coast, some two and a half jerky, pothole strewn hours south of Nadi. It was delightful and quite luxurious.

We hadn’t planned to do much, just relax. But Helen was

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determined we should pay Fiji$140 each – about NZ$90 – to go on a tour to a waterfall. I couldn’t understand why we would pay so much to do something that we would typically do in New Zealand, and more or less for free! But Helen was adamant, so off we went.

The tour began with a walk through a local village. Up to this point we had only experienced Fiji from inside the resort (it was too late at night to see anything on the drive from the airport). As delightful as this was, it was light years from reality.

The village was very much a third world affair – dishevelled shacks, concrete blocks with hardly the basics.

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been a raging torrent at that time of year.

The bush itself was different to New Zealand, but sufficiently similar to make us feel we were in familiar territory. It’s the kind of familiarity that would remind you of New Zealand if you’d been away for a number of years.

After an hour of trudging along we arrived at the waterfall itself. It was beautiful, but not stunning enough to justify the cost. And yet, the whole experience was worth it.

Yes, the bush was different, but in a familiar kind of way.

The waterfall was stunning but not out of this world. The beauty of the experience lay in a number of areas. The Fijian guides for one thing.

Our guide was accompanied by a number of others, who helped carry picnic baskets, bags and other assorted goods.

They were great company and made the walk a real delight.

The walk itself was fun and the features of the Fijian bush were interesting, made all the more so by our guide. He referred to the bush as ‘the PlayStation’, a reference to the imposition of technology on

And, for good measure, a Scottish word: McDonalds.

In many ways the walk reflected the wider Fijian experience.

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The experience greatly enhanced and enriched by the warmth and friendliness of the locals.

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kind of way. Fascinating from a distance. The locals were very friendly though.

Despite this being a typical Fijian village, it was also a tourist destination. Van loads of mainly Australians descended upon it daily, en route to the famous waterfall. Because of this the village featured a craft shop.

But, unlike many parts of the world where locals aggressively extract money from tourists, things were far more laid back. A couple of local women, who worked in the craft shop, politely reminded one of our tour guides to bring us to the shop afterwards.

After we toured the village we set off for the waterfall. The walk followed a rutted, muddy track through the bush. It crossed the same stream nine times. There was little in the way of uphill, but slippery tree trunks were our only obstacles.

Our guide was a chatty, older guy. He told us that in the rainy season – at its peak in February and March – we would be up to our knees in mud! The stream, a gentle sloshing affair in July – when we were there – would have

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Opposite page top: Walking beside the stream that goes to the waterfall.

Opposite page below: A picnic by the waterfall that is so popular with tourists.

Above: Philip Bron with one of the Fijian helpers with the waterfall in the background.

Fiji. He showed us plants that looked like elegant fingernails, leaves that smelt like mandarins and a coffee plant.

He also told us that only Fijian was spoken in the home – English is the language of education – but that some English words had seeped in: DVD, CD, Internet, Google.

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e recently joined a group of United Kingdom walkers to go walking in three areas in the south of Bulgaria.

Meeting in Sofia, we travelled to Yagodina, in the Rodopi Mountains - an area full of limestone gorges, interesting caves, narrow canyons, deep ravines and gushing waterfalls. These mountains, the home of Orpheus, lie on the border with Greece, so both culture and climate here have a Mediterranean influence.

Our next few days were spent exploring caves where Neolithic settlers are said to have lived 8,000 years ago; and wandering over grasslands, feasting on wild plums and raspberries. We saw bear prints, but no bears!

On the last day there, we climbed Mt Orelyak a limestone mountain, where the paths were bordered with wild flowers.

This is the highest point of the Rodopi Mt Range From Yagodina we drove on to Melnik, Bulgarias smallest town; famous for its sandstone karsts, traditional old buildings and its locally made wines, sold in two litre Above: Sandstone cliffs at Melnik.

Left: Flowers by El Greco Hotel at Melnik.

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Above: A famous bulgarian Rose.

Right: Walking to the Rozhen Monastery near melnik.

Below right: Limestone country on the Rodopi Mountains near the Greek border.

drink bottles in the market stalls. We spent a memorable evening wine tasting in an underground cellar before tottering back to the hotel several hours later .

From Melnik, in the south west corner of Bulgaria we went on to visit the impressive Rila Monastery, dating from the 10th century, and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here we saw some awesome art work, intricate wood carvings, and murals and frescoes, still with vivid colours.

Our third stop was Bansko, both a modern ski resort, and a very historic old town, where horse drawn carts clatter down its cobbled streets. It was originally settled by Thracians, before being part of the Roman, then the Ottoman Empire and is now ‘Proudly Bulgarian’.

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Above: Exploring glacial lakes in the Pirin Mountains.

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Lake Hart - a walk on

Lake Hart - a lake of salt.

By Frank Goldingham

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Above: The information kiosk.

Below left: This vehicle has seen better days.

Below right: A freight train heading south.

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riving along South Australia’s Stuart Highway (the Explorer Way) from Port Augusta to Coober Pedy on the right is a sign that says Lake Hart.

It is time to stop, get out and stretch our legs and explore the lake area, right beside the main highway.

It’s 29 degrees and it is January, a very hot time of the year in South Australia.

We find that this spot is also popular with campervaners, as it offers a free spot to camp in a large car park area.

The nearest fuel and food stops are both about 70kms away. Pimba to the south and Glendambo to the north. In between there is nothing except perhaps an aborigine or a wild animal.

The information sign is also a spot for getting some shade under the blazing 29 degree sun before we venture down the one kilometre track to the lake edge.

Down a gentle rise we find a old vehicle rusting away in the desert.

The lake looks like a huge mass of water but getting up close it we find it is a huge salt flat.

The sand track shows footprints where

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Above left: The red ground contrasts with the white salt lake bed.

Above right: The tunnel under the railway line.

Right second from top: The highway goes beside the Woomera Rocket launch area.

Right Footprints in the hard red soil.

Below right: A handful of salt.

many have walked recently.

The main railway line from Adelaide to Darwin comes between us and the lake, but we find a concrete tunnel under the track. In a few minutes a freight train came roaring along.

This is the railway line that the world famous Ghan Train travels along from Adelaide to Darwin.

The ground colour changes from brown with white specs the more we walk towards the salt lake and then we find there is not a real lake edge. It just gets whiter and whiter the further we venture out. We are walking on a salt encrusted

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lake. This lake is part of the Lake Eyre National Park and was once an inland sea.

Stuart Highway begins in Port Augusta, 305 km north of Adelaide. The total distance to Darwin is 2711 km. The distance from Adelaide to Darwin is 3016 km. This is a very long drive through the different climate zones of Australia.

Once known as “The Track”, the Stuart Highway was named after explorer John McDouall Stuart who discovered a route through Australia’s inland on several excursions in the 1850s and 1860s.

Lake Hart is one of the smaller lakes in the Lake Eyre drainage basin that covers just under one sixth of all Australia.

The Lake Eyre Basin is the largest endorheic basin in Australia and amongst the largest in the world, covering about 1,200,000 square kilometres, including much of inland Queensland, large portions of South Australia and the Northern Territory, and a part of western New South Wales.

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Event

A sea of purple at Hamilton Above: Some of the entrants listening to the speeches. Below right: The goody bag.

by Deborah Dodunski and Sandrine Smith

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Purple Walk Committee Members

glorious day of sunshine reigned down on Hamilton for the 6 th annual Purple Walk for Endometriosis Awareness (https:// www.facebook.com/Purple.Walk). Purple Walkers of all walks of life, including dogs, started arriving at Innes Common from 4.30pm all in preparation for the 3.7 km walk around the picturesque Hamilton Lake. What a splendid array of purple to be seen!

Co-ordinated by Insight Endometriosis and a wonderful team of volunteers, the event started with a Gama Zumba warm-up.

Entry was opened to those aged 13 years and up, with proceeds going towards community programmes provided by Insight Endometriosis.

Children and dogs were encouraged to come along and join in the dress-up fun.

Spot prizes worth $4000, that included

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prizes for the “Most Creative Team” as well as the “Best-Dressed Dog” were awarded. The first 500 registrants received a fantastic jute goody bag at the end of the walk. The bags were full of treats, vouchers and an awesome issue of the Walking New Zealand magazine.

The Purple Walk is an immensely fun, annual community event. It is also an opportunity to highlight the silent epidemic of endometriosis. Fifteen year diagnostic delays are too long – women need to be aware that pain with periods isn’t normal.

Endometriosis has wide impacts on study, work, relationships, and family.

For more information about endometriosis visit http:// www.insightendometriosis.org.nz or check out our Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/InsightEndometriosis If you want to have spectacular fun, an awesome goody bag, and potentially go home with a spot prize, pencil in the 11 March 2015! www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Socks you wished Santa had delivered

By Andrew Healey

H

ave you ever plucked a pair of socks from your Christmas stocking? In most cases, you’d probably wish you hadn’t — they are on about the same excitement scale as handkerchiefs.

However, if Santa had kindly delivered TXG compression socks, I suspect your reaction would be quite different. This is because TXG compression socks can make life much more comfortable — particularly if you suffer from a health condition like diabetes, deep vein thrombosis or lymphedema.

What are compression socks?

Compression socks work by reducing the diameter of distended veins in the legs, which results in a speeding up of venous blood flow. The concept has been around for many years and apparently originates from Taiwan where people bathing in hot springs would apply pressure to their legs.

TXG New Zealand imports a variety of graduated compression socks, specifically designed for athletes and sports enthusiasts. Grant Gatland, of TXG, likens wearing compression socks to “strapping your ankle with tape”, but without the mess, of course.

TXG socks are manufactured from a selection of fabrics that apply pressure to the legs, ankles and feet. They offer socks with a variety of compression levels — everyday socks through to socks designed

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specifically for sports people.

“The compression is graduated,” says Grant. “So, the socks are tightest at the ankles and become less constrictive towards the knees.”

The benefits of compression socks Dianne wore a pair of TXG compression socks while tramping over the Cascade Saddle in Aspiring National Park: “They are great. They stopped my legs from swelling and helped with my bad knee — I endured no lactose build up in my calf muscles despite the very steep ascent and descent. I will always wear them now and have recommended them to my tramping friends.”

Paula suffers from varicose veins: “Before I started wearing TXG compression socks, I would notice a varicose vein would stand out on my lower leg after only being awake and walking around for about an hour. Now I wear them all day and at the end of the day when I take them off, there is no vein standing out on my leg. The spider veins are still there but even those are less prominent.”

You don’t need to have a health condition to benefit from wearing

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compressions socks. Athletes have worn compression wear for years — those tight fluorescent pants and arm bands aren’t just fashion statements. What they are wearing is compression clothing, which aids athletes’ performances. The increased blood flow to their limbs speeds up muscle recovery and helps prevent injury.

Jeff is a sports enthu-siast and he too wears TXG socks: “I went for a 10km run/walk on the gym treadmill on Friday and went for a 27km walk on Sunday. There was a significant positive difference wear-ing the TXG socks as opposed to regular gym socks. My feet, ankles and calves felt much more supported than normal and those areas were much less tired when I finished — at times my feet and calves felt tingly and bouncy.”

If you suffer a health condition affecting blood circulation in your legs; if you are a keen walker or sports persons, you just might want to try a pair of compression socks. While you’re at it, send this article to Santa.

For more information visit: www.txgsocks. co.nz, or phone Heather on 0800 894 769.

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By Kay Lindley

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hree breeding seasons ago, Ark in the Park translocated hihi in their second year at the Ark produced a minimum of 26 chicks, yet now no hihi have been heard for over a year. Did the hihi adults and chicks disperse or were they predated?

If dispersal occurred to unsafe areas, Ark members could never combat this, but what if it were predation within the Ark area? Predator levels have been shown to be very low in the Ark, allowing existing native bird species to increase and the introduced robins to make substantial gains.

Hihi are obviously more readily predated by the introduced mammalian predators, evidenced by the fact that they died out in mainland forests in the 1880s.

The hihi habit of roosting and nesting in tree hollows made them very vulnerable, particularly to rats as they could climb trees and seek prey using their sense of smell.

Adrien Martineau, a Master of Science student from France, spent 9 months at the Ark in 2010 plotting all the bait stations with GPS and analysing data accumulated up to 6 years from the bait uptake cards the volunteers record when renewing bait at the bait stations.

Lots of bait taken indicates the previous presence of rats; no or minimal bait uptake can indicate no rats since the previous baiting.

The complex computer analysis showed that within the Ark were certain hot spots of activity where rat numbers would drop only to rise again later in the year in a repeated pattern.

From this came the idea that there might be embedded populations of rats that never were eliminated because not all members had access to bait.

Lizzie McDonald, in her final year at Auckland University of Technology, studied this by measuring the actual spacings of the bait stations in some of these hot spots, confirming that because of the hilly topography, the nominal 100m spacing of lines was often much more than had been assumed.

This meant that the distance could have been greater than that of the typical home territory of forest-dwelling rats.

Arrays of monitoring tunnels between these divergent lines indicated indeed that rats dispersed from the hot spots

further and further away until presumably they came to bait stations when the numbers would go down again.

With this information, Ark can try to place additional bait stations in hot spots to ensure that more rats, perhaps all, will have access to bait allowing the core parts of the Ark to have a minimal rat presence.

Meanwhile, Ark members realise that spread into the Ark at the perimeter will always occur. But how far can the predator control effect extend beyond a perimeter?

To answer that, Eru Nathan will be analysing lines of monitoring tunnels, which will start within the Ark and extend beyond the perimeter, as part of his MSc. Rats obviously fascinate Ark members as another of the students from Belgium will look at the actual monitoring tunnels used. The original rodent monitoring done throughout New Zealand used white plastic tunnels, as Ark have used also from 2003.

Because we had insufficient of these in 2010 for the new forest blocks that the kokako led us into, Ark deployed the currently more commonly used black cardboard tunnels. An observation from sites where one of each was placed in proximity seemed to show a preference for one type [or was that an avoidance of the other?].

A preference [or avoidance] needs to be tested, as rodent monitoring is a vital part of gauging how successful Ark control is and will allow them to consider what other translocations might be considered in the future.

Rats again feature in Ami Maxwell’s summer studentship where a study of rats in the canopy is being done. Ami went through the Ark climbing course and with the other trained climbers is placing monitoring tunnels in a series of trees.

Both canopy tunnels and ground-based tunnels at each tree will have the same peanut butter lure that is traditionally used for rodent monitoring.

Although only small numbers of trees can be studied because of the practical difficulties in climbing, this type of comparison has rarely been reported elsewhere and may give interesting clues to wildlife managers anywhere who have to contend with introduced rodents.

For the opportunity to see the Ark in the Park area in the Waitakere ranges, and to go on the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks series, please email me on: kaylindley@xtra.co.nz. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Health

Morton’s Foot associated with foot and ankle pain

by Gary Moller

Dip Ph Ed PG Dip Rehab PG Dip Sport

Med (Otago) FCE Certified

“Interested in your thoughts on Morton’s foot? This is something I can visually see by the metatarsal length. I wore orthotics for 15 years and decided 1.5 years ago to get out and transition down to a more minimal shoe. While I’ve done this I’m suffering from a lot of ankle issues. Really the longus and brevis seem to be problematic. I’m not a runner but even trying to walk a mile a day seems to over stress them.” (name supplied) ________________________ Gary:

Above: A lifetime walking on volcanic scoria in Samoa.

Here is what I recommend in general for foot pain:

Above: A good example of Morton’s Foot.

If the space between your first and second toe appears to be deeper, not wider, but deeper than the space between your second and third toes, you have Morton’s Toe, also known as Morton’s Foot.

Morton’s Foot is associated with foot and ankle pain, most commonly pain in the ball of the foot. I do not think metatarsal discrepancies are really that much of an issue in themselves; the real issue is to do with foot strength and foot hardness.

When I look at the feet of some of my Samoan in-laws, I see strong feet that are perfectly adapted to their environment. They are not necessarily the most beautiful of feet; but they sure can take a whole lot of punishment.

The problems I see daily with foot pain are closely associated with soft, weak feet which are the product of a lifetime in shoes from birth.

This sheltered upbringing of one’s feet is not usually a problem until the owner starts to put on a bit too much weight, takes up a fitness programme, or - heaven forbid - starts preparing to run a marathon wearing minimal shoes!

Matters may also be complicated by nutritional deficiencies and unwanted side effects of medication. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

· Get about the house and office barefoot - wear socks. I do so all day while at work. · Walk barefoot often on natural surfaces such as grass, river gravel and sand. · Do daily exercises to strengthen the arches of the feet: Google search: “Gary Moller Correcting Foot Pronation”. · Keep your weight on the lean side: every excess kg is a huge stress on the feet, especially when standing, walking and running. · Bathe tired legs and feet in a tepid Epsom Salts foot bath.

Google search: “Gary Moller Sore Feet”. · If planning to exercise in “Barefoot” shoes, make the transition from conventional footwear very gradual. If you have a history of “weak feet” it may be better to use conventional sports shoes for the heavier exercise, including longer running and walking and use the barefoot shoes around the house and yard. · Many medications may accelerate arthritis with long term use. These include asthma drugs, many blood pressure drugs, drugs for thyroid disease, drugs for osteoporosis, all steroids and most anti-depressants.

If you are taking any medication and you are beginning to suffer unusual joint and/or muscle pain and stiffness, then the role of medication must be suspected and explored.

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Auckland 24 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 24 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 24 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 24 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 25 Run Auckland 5km & 10km, Auckland 25 Naki Run A Muck, 5km & 10km, Urenui, Taranaki 30 - 1 June Olympic Harriers Centenary Celebrations, Wellington 31 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 31 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 31 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 31 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt

JUNE 2014

1 Christchurch Airport Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Christchurch 1 Paihia Half Marathon, Paihia 1 Mount Jogger’s Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Mt Maunganui 1 3D Rotorua Off Road Winer Multisport Festival Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5.5km, Rotorua 1 Auroa Handicap Marathon, Upper Hutt 7 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 7 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 7 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 7 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 8 Sri Chinmoy Mid Year Series Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 14 Rustic Run & Walk, Marathon, Half Marathon, Cromwell 14 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 14 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 14 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 14 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 14 Double Rainbow Trail Run Marathon, Rotorua 21 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 21 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 21 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 21 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 22 Wellington Marathon, Half Marathon & 10km, Wellington 28 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 28 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 28 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 28 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt

JULY 2014

5 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk,

Auckland 5 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 5 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 5 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 6 Tauhara Trail Run Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo 12 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 12 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook Landing, 26km, Picton 12 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 12 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 13 Sri Chinmoy Mid Year Series Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 13 Norsewood to Takapau Fun Challenge Half Marathon, Norsewood, Central Hawkes Bay 19 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 19 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 19 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 20 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series Half Marathon,11km 15km, 9km, Darmoor Road, Hawkes Bay 26 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 26 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 26 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 26 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt

AUGUST 2014

2 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 2 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 2 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 2 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 3 Mizuno Half Marathon, Taupo 3 Uniutec Run & Walk Events Half Marathon, 15km, 10km, 10km & 5km, Auckland 9 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 9 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 9 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 9 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 10 Sri Chinmoy Mid Year Series Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 12 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 16 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 16 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 16 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 16 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 17 Petone Workingmens Club 5 Bridges Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,

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Lower Hutt 17 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series Half Marathon,11km 15km, 9km, Old Coach Road, Hawkes Bay 19 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 23 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 23 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 23 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt 23 Haven Reality Sanctuary, 25kmn, Nelson 23 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 24 Cambridge Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Cambridge 30 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 30 Dunedin Parkrun 5km, Dunedin 30 Hamilton Parkrun 5km, Hamilton 30 Great Nasby Water Race, 100km, 80km, 60km, 50km, Naseby 30 Lower Hutt Parkrun, 5km, Lower Hutt

SEPTEMBER 2014

6 Kinloch Off-Road Challenge Marathon, Half Marathon & 10.55km, Taupo 6 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 7 North Shore Marathon, Auckland 13 Lydiard Legend Marathon, Waitakere Ranges 13 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 14 Dunedin Marathon, Dunedin 14 Pelorus Trust Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Lower Hutt 14 Sri Chinmoy Mid Year Series Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland 20 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic 36km, Nelson Bays 20 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 24 36th Cadbury Dunedin Marathon & Half Marathon, Dunedin 27 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland

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Auckland 16 Save the Children Fun Run Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Thames 22 Speights West Coaster, Auckland 22 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 22 Queenstown International Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 3km, Queenstown 29 Property Brokers Big Day at the Office Race, Methvern 29 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 29 Waiheke Trailblazer Marathon, Waiheke Island 30 Classic Hits Run Mahana Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 1.6km, Nelson

DECEMBER 2014

6 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine Marathon, Hanmer Springs 6 R-Line Off Road Half Marathon & 10km, Tauranga 6 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 7 Korokoro Stream Half Marathon, 10km & 4km, Lower Hutt 13 3 Bridges Marathon, Wanganui 13 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 15 The Molesworth Run, Molesworth 20 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland 27 Cornwall Park 5km Run/Walk, Auckland MARCH 2015 14 Surf 2 Firth Bush Marathon, Half Marathon & 12km, Coromandel Peninsula

OVERSEAS EVENTS

MAY 2014

3 Run the Rock 19km, 10km, 5km & 2km, Hanging Rock, Woodend, Vic, Australia 3-4 IML Two Day Walk, Blankenberge, Belgium 3-4 Walk to Save the Wilderness, 100km & 50km, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia 4 Puffing Billy Great Train Race, 13.2km, Belgrade, Vic, Australia 4 Stamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon, Hamilton Island 4 Mt Mee Classic Trail, Marathon, Mt Mee, Qld, Australia

5 Belfast City Marathon, Belfast, Ireland 4 Mt Mee Marathon& 10km, Dayboro, Qld, Australia 11-12 IML Two Day Walk, Wellingborough, United Kingdom 11 Motherts Day Classic, nationally throughout Australia 17-18 Great Ocean Road Marathon, Half Marathon, 14km, 6km, Great Ocean Road, Vic, Australia 17-18 IML Two Day Walk, Bern, Switzerland 24 - 25 Warwick Pentah-Run, Marathon, Warwick, Qld, Australia 25 Jacob’s Creek Barossa Marathon, Barossa Valley, SA, Australia 25 HBF Run for a Reason, 12km & 4km, WA, Australia 25 Pyreness Wine Run, 5km & 15km, Avoca, Vic, Australia 25 Rocky River Run, 5km, 10km & Half Marathon, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia 29 -1 June IML Two F o u r Walk,Chantonnay, France

JUNE 2014

1 BMA Mackay Maraina Run, Half Marathon, 8km & 5km, Mackay, Qld, Australia 1 MS Walk + Fun Run, 10km & 5km, Canberra, ACT, Australia 1 MS Walk + Fun Run, 10km & 5km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 1 MS Walk + Fun Run, 16km, 11km & 5km walk, Sydney, NSW, Australia 3 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon, Central Dublin, Irealand 7 Samoa Marathon, Samoa 8 Macleay River Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, South West Rocks, via Kempsey, NSW,

Australia 15 Glow Worm Trail Marathon, Wolgan Valley, NSW, Australia 14-15 IML Two Day Walk, Diekirch, Luxemburg 21 -22 Porcupine Gorge Challenge & Mt Walker Fun Run, Hughenden, Qld, Australia 22 Stadium Stomp, Gabba, Qld, Australia 27 - 29 Mourne International Walking Festival, co Antrim, Ireland 28-29 ML Two Day Walk, Viborg, Denmark 28 Surfcoast Trail Marathon & Half Marathon,, Torquay, Fairhaven, Vic, Australia 29 Pichi Richi Marathon, Port Augusta, SA, Australia

JULY 2014

2 Big Red Run Marathon, Simpson Desert, Qld, Australia 5-6 Gold Coast Airport Marathon, 10m &

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Marathon, 10km & 5km, Dubbo, NSW, Australia 7 Ross Marathon, Ross, Tas, Australia 13-14 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy 17 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon, Prerstons, NSW, Australia 18-25 Round Rarotonga Road Races, Rarotonga, Cook Islands 20-21 Frankston Relay for Life Relay Marathon, Frankston, Vic, Australia 21 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, Milsons Point, Nsw, Australia 27-28 IML Two Day Walk, Brno, Czech Republic

2 The Bridge Marathon, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 3 Brisbane Marathon Festival, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 3 Bush Marathon Festival, Canberra, Act, Australia 3 Townsville Running Festival, Townsville, Qld, Australia 8-10 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland 9 Lamington Eco Challenge, Lamington National Park, Qld, Australia 10 City2Surf, Sydney, NSW, Australia 12 Toowoomba Road Runners Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia 12 Bribie Island Bash, Bribie Island, Qld, Australia 16-17 Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 17 Alice Springs Running Festival, Alice Springs, NT, Australia 17 Trail Marathon Ruinning weekend, Wagga Beach, NSW, Australia 24 Adelaide Marathon Running Festival, Adelaide, SA, Australia 31 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 2km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia 30-31 IML Two Day Walk,, Verdal, Norway 31 Shepperton Running Festival, Shepparton, Vic, Australia

4-5 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany 4 Western Sydney Marathon, Penrith, NSW, Australia 5 Guadalcanal Peace Marathon, Guadalcanal 11-12 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 11 Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon, Fitzroy Falls, NSW, Australia 11-18 Alice Spring Masters Games Alice Springs, NT, Australia 18-19 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 25-26 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju, Korea 27 Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

AUGUST 2014

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NOVEMBER 2014

1-2 Carcoar Cup Running Festival, Carcoar, NSW, Australia 1-3 IML Three Day Walk, Higashimasuyama, Japan 2 Mt Marlow Marathon, Pallarenda, Qld, Australia 9 Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Namadgi National Park, Act, Australia 9 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 8-10 Upperchurch Walking Weekend, Nr Thurles, co Tipperary, Ireland 8-9 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan 22 The Polar Bear Marathon & 50km, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

DECEMBER 2014

28 Mt Kosciuszko Marathon, NSW, Australia 5-7 IML Three Day Walk, Seefield, Austria 6 Spartan Race Marathon, Razorback, NOVEMBER 2015 Australia 1 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port 7 Dubbo Stampede, Marathon, Half Douglas, Qld, Australia

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Established by the Wellington Marathon Clinic in 1986, the event was a popular local event for almost 20 years. But since 2003, when they shifted the race base to Westpac Stadium and establishing a safer and more scenic waterfront course, entries have grown by more than 100 percent to more than 5000 runners and walkers from more than a dozen countries.

In 2013 the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon attracted a record 5176 participants and race director Sally Anderson says, “As of April we are 17 percent ahead of entries for the same day last year, so we’re confident of another record entry.”

The 2014 event will also include the New Zealand half marathon championchip. “But first and foremost this event is all about ordinary people setting personal goals,” says race director Sally Anderson.

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One runner with a lofty goal is Napier runner Warren Bernard. The 32 year old is including the Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon in his bid to finish 20 marathons in 20 months. The Wellington event, scheduled for Sunday 22nd June, will be his ninth.

Another goal many entrants choose is to participate in support of the New Zealand Heart Foundation, which is the official charity of the Armstrong Motor

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CONTENTS for previous 14 MAY 196 2014 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Harihari Coastal Walk 10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic Reserve 10 News: Green Flag awards for Timber Trail and Waitomo Ruakuri Walk 11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s newest park now open 12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River Trail 14 New Zealand Walks: Successful Manawatu Walking Festival 16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island with a fascinating history 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Take the kids to Rangiwahia Hut 21 Event: Dual charity fun event 22 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune full of walking opportunities 26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’s Trail song 26 Need to Know: Zero tolerance to dumping in public reserves 27 Need to Know: Closure of walking track puts Otway tourism on slippery slope 28 Need to Know: If things go wrong think Star 29 High Achiever: Well worth the effort 30 Overseas Walks: Granite Island: Home of Little Penguins 35 Product Marketplace: ReSkin: a second skin to prevent blisters 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Portofino on the Italian Riviera 40 Around the Groups: Tiwai conservation area 42 Window on Waitakere: Double vision 43 Health: Fungal feet and toenail infections very common 44 New Zealand Coming Events 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 51 Weather forecast for May 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Half Marathon

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its hinterland 14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush walks 16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st anniversary 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Know before you go this summer!

22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear Park Trail 23 New Zealand Walks:Minister opens new Sutherland Falls Track 24 My Favourite Walk: Twilight Bay 26 My Favourite Walk: Mangaokewa Reserve 28 Event: Walking beneath the stars for charity 29 Event: Kauri Run turns 10 30 Overseas Walks: Walking Italy’s Dolomites ‘King of the Alps’ 38 Books: Ecosanctuaries 38 Books: Among Secret Beauties 40 My Favourite Walk: Waipu Caves 41 High Achiever:New York City Marathon - not just for runners 40 Event: Manawatu to host first walking festival 43 Health: Where have the children gone?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Window on Waitakere: Those numbers again 49 High Achiever: Walking the World 51 Weather forecast for March 56 Country Breaks 60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

FEBRUARY 193 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Finding heart and soul at Catered Coast Walks 9 Event: 30 year old half mara-thon - a popular Auckland event 10 New Zealand Walks: Two Days Bay walks 12 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu Estuary Walk 13 New Zealand Walk: Foxton to Himitangi Beach walk 14 High Achiever:Award for walking group leader 16 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai Walking Weekend 18 Digital Photo Contest winners APRIL 195 2014 20 New Zealand Walk: Four Peaks 2 Hastings Half Marathon High Country Track 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Ramblng in 23 Book: A volcanic guide to Tongariro National Park the Papamoa Hills 10 New Zealand Walk: Where there 24 Overseas Walks: Romania - a fun place to walk is a whim there is a dray 29 New Zealand Walk: River 12 My Favourite Walk: The daily pathway section opened grind: Mt Kau Kau Wellington 30 Overseas Walks: Mullaghmore - a 13 New Zealand Walks: Walks walk over layered limestone around Whangarei 33 New Zealand Walk: Walking over 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Arthurs Pass 20 News: The Freedom Walk 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours revolution 38 New Zealand Walks: Sunset Coast 21 My Favourite Walk: The Walk - new walks for all the Aucklandf ten kilometre walk family 24 Event:Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 40 Event: Taking on the Taniwha 26 Te Araroa Trail: Accident prompts 42 Health: Broken bone ends up possible route change with DVT 26 Overseas Walk: Walking a New 44 New Zealand Coming Events York ex- freight line 46 Overseas Coming Events 28 New Zealand Walk: Mangatoro 49 High Achiever: Walking the World Scenic Reserve 48 Window on Waitakere: 30 Overseas Walks: Following the Monitoring day in the footsteps of Dali Waitakeres 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours 51 Weather forecast for February 38 Health: Why walkers can experience this type of back and 52 Directory: Walking groups throughout NZ hip pain 40 Event: Venue change has helped 56 Country Breaks 60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon Hastings event 40 Event: Jamie’s marshalling JANUARY 192 2014 experience 4 Walk Talk 41 My Favourite Walk: Whariti 6 New Zealand Walk:Pekepeka wandering Wetland restored 42 Event: Waihi Beach Fun Run/ 8 Overseas Walks: Take a high Walk country walking holiday this 43 Health: Cyclists need to be more summer considerate 9 New Zealand Walks: Goldfield 44 New Zealand Coming Events Cavalcades - have come a long 46 Overseas Coming Events way since 1991 48 Window on Waitakere: Easy bird 10 New Zealand Walks: Four forests watching of the Far North 49 Christchurch Marathon 11 Book:Our Mountains 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 12 New Zealand Walk: Exploring the 51 Weather forecast for April Manawatu Gorege Track 56 Country Breaks 14 New Zealand Walk: New Tawa 60 Wellington Half Marathon Track - an alternative Gorge track MARCH 194 2014 16 New Zealand Walk: 4 Walk Talk Sesquicentennial Track 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the Southland Mountain’ Tongariro Northern 20 New Zealand Walk: Tuatapere Circuit Hump Ridge Track 11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails connecting Wanganui with 26 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic

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Improvements to enhance Kapiti Island visitor experience 43 Product Marketplace:Kiwi farmers making mihi Merino socks 44 New Zealand Coming Events Reserve 46 Overseas Coming Events 28 Overseas Walks: Earth Sea, Sky 49 Cycling Tours: Molesworth Costa Rica Station “It’s like biking through a 30 Overseas Walk: Following in Constable painting” Wainwrights steps 51 Weather forecast for November 34 Event: Mahi Aroha doing it for 56 Country Breaks conservation 60 New Zealand Great Trek 38 New Zealand Walks: Walk Clutha country’s golden trails OCTOBER 2013 189 43 Health: Have you an Iodine 4 Walk Talk deficiency?

6 New Zealand Walks:A challenge 44 New Zealand Coming Events through the most spectacular 48 Event: Head2Head scenery 49 Window on Waitakere: Reality 8 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke shows Festival caters for all fitness 51 Weather forecast for January types 56 Country Breaks 10 New ZealandWalks: The Night 59 Green Prescription Time Kiwi Walk 60 The Great NZ Trek 14 New Zealand Walks:The original Pink Star Walk is back DECEMBER 2013 191 14 Cycling Tours: Striving for calorie4 Walk Talk credit cycling the Tasman Great 6 New Zealand Walk:Ballroom Taste Trail overhang 16 New Zealand Walk:Glenham 10 New Zealand Walk: Rangiwahia tunnel - part of rich rail history Track upgrade in Southland 12 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Trails - walks worth doing 20 New Zealand Walks: Lots of 13 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore charm on Stewart Island Island Track 26 Health: Have a backup plan 14 New Zealand Walks:Catlins 27 Event: What is the Head2Head Capers Walk?

16 New Zealand Walk: 30 Overseas Walks: Spain’s Wairongomai Valleys walk Crazalema National Park 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short 33 Overseas Walk: On an Elephant walks in New Zealand walk 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 34 Overseas Walk:Mary Caincross 20 Overseas Walks: Ireland’s Dingle Scenic Reserve Way 36 New Zealand Walk: Ashburton/ 24 Window on Waitakere: Reality Hakatere River Trail shows 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 25 Product Marketplace: Walking 38 Event: Blackmores XTERRA Trail great for your joints Challenge 26 Event: Walking event exceeds 39 Product Marketplace: Ease pains expectations and strains naturally 27 Health: Heat injury during 40 Window on Waitakere: Bird exercise count 30 Overseas Walks: Australia’s 40 New Zealand Walk: Kiwi Ranger Heysen Trail - a work in art launched in Manawatu 35 Overseas Walks: Embrace the 41 News: Slice of Banks Peninsula great outdoors in Tasmania bought for all to enjoy 38 New Zealand Walk: Hogs Back 42 Product Marketplace: Walking Track with a spring in your step 40 Event: Rotorua Marathon to 43 Around the Clubs: Beach, celebrate 50 years paddocks and history for July 42 Training: Preparing to trek at outing high altitudes 44 New Zealand Coming Events 43 Product Marketplace:Sketchers 47 Overseas Coming Events Summer Collection 48 Nordic Walking 44 New Zealand Coming Events 49 Event: Manawatu Striders events 46 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for October 48 Event: Cadburys Dunedin 56 Country Breaks Marathon events 60 Napier City Half Marathon 51 Weather forecast for December SEPTEMBER 2013 188 56 Country Breaks 59 Night-time walking marathon 4 Walk Talk 60 Green Prescription 6 New Zealand Walks: New multiday walk for Auckland NOVEMBER 2013 190 9 New ZealandCycling: Wineries, 4 Walk Talk hot pools in the Hurunui 6 New Zealand Walks:Mistic 10 New Zealand Walks: Tim and I Mountain - Paul Rush finds and a cat named Mimi walk picture perfect Mt Taranaki can Matatea be moody and mistic 14 New Zealand Walk: Feast your 10 New Zealand Walk: Ian Wells eyes on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track Track 11 My Favourite Walk:The Kepler 17 New Zealand Walk:A slice of Track 61km circular track paradise on The Tararua Walk 12 Event: The Great New Zealand 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Trek - Alfredton to Lake Ferry 20 Event: Waiheke walking event 16 New Zealand Walk:Kingston wins prestigious award Reserve walk 22 New Zealand Walks: Exploring an 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short untouched land walks in New Zealand 25 Window on Waitakere: Kokako 18 Digital Photo Contest winners updated 20 New Zealand Walks: Cape 26 News: Walking is the most Kidnappers- Gannet Reserve popular activity an unique walk 28 Event: By bus, train and foot 24 New Zealand Walks: Stewart 30 Overseas Walk: Positano - a town Island wilderness experience of a thousand steps with Ruggedy Range 36 Overseas Walks: Six spectacular 26 News:A trek with a big difference coastal walks on the Amalfi 27 Overseas Walks: iWalk your way Coast around Dublin?

36 Overseas Walks and Tours 28 Health:The IN Generation 38 Health: Measuring physical 29 Window on Waitakere: Senior decline citizens 39 Books: New look guide to the 32 Overseas Walks: Labrador Nature region’s tracks and trails & Coastal walk 40 New Zealand Walk: Ghosts and 36 Books:Molesworth - stories from gold dust New Zealand’s largest high 44 New Zealand Coming Events country station 48 Nordic Walking 37 New Zealand Guided Walks: New 49 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth guided walks aimed at New Walks - five years of walks worth Zealanders doing 40 Readers View: Side effects from 50 Contents for previous 14 issues some medications 51 Weather forecast for September 40 New Zealand Walk: Takaro Trails 56 Country Breaks Hawkes Bay new 3 day walk 59 Green Prescription 42 New Zealand Walks: 60 Walking Stars

30 Overseas Walk: The Great Ocean Walk - realisation of a dream 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Night Life Walk 39 Readers’ views: 40 Health: Eight secrets for a long and healthy life 42 Window on Waitakere: Bird song on popular walk 43 Event: Christchurch Marathon returning to pre quake entries 43 My Favourite Walk:Mount Manaia Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 51 Weather forecast for June 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon

AUGUST 2013 187 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Korokoro Dam walks 9 New Zealand Walk:Greenstone Caples Track more accessible 10 New Zealand Walks: My trip to Moturua Island 14 Around the clubs: Oldest NZ outdoor club has something for everyone17 Health: Do you get RLS 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walk: Ahuriri Estuary a sanctuary for wading birds 24 New Zealand Walk: Roydon Downs a great little farm walk 26 Overseas Walk: Gibraltar is very easy to walk around 29 Overseas Walk: The Larapinta Trail - a colourful experience 34 New Zealand Walk: Lake Hayes Track popular with locals 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Guided walking holidays in Germany 40 New Zealand Walk: Harataonga Coastal Walkway 42 Window on Waitakere: Feeding frenzy 43 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Marathon now in its 34th year 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for August 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking Stars

MAY 2013 184

JULY 2013 186 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: On foot in Central Hawkes Bay - The Sea, Sky and Bush walks 2013 9 Health:Free your feet and banish limiting back pain 10 New Zealand Walks: Beachcombing at Elliot Bay 14 New Zealand Walk: A walk back in time 17 Great Walks: Greatest season for Fiordland Great Walks 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing reopened 20 Event: Walk your way to a birthday bash 22 Readers views: Blood pressure medications 23 Books: The Way It Was 24 Event: Great Forest events 26 My favourite walk: Raumati South to Wanganui along the beach in five days 28 Overseas Tours: Tour gives different German experiences 30 New Zealand walk: Nugget Point walk 34 New Zealand walk: Around the shores of Lake Tarawera 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Australia’s Glass House Mountains 41 Health: Putting the adventure back into exercise 42 Window on Waitakere: More Whiteheads released 43 Event: Night-time walking for a good cause 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking Stars

JUNE 2013 185 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The Waikato River Trail - creating great memories malong the way 10 New Zealand Walks:Waitangi: Forest to Ferns and Riverside Ramble 12 New Zealand Walks: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 14 New Zealand Walk: Winter Wither Hills walking 17 Great Walks: Nine Great Walks in nine weeks 17 New Zealand walk: Moncktons Scenic Reserve 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 My favourite walk: Waitaki Valley vistas 24 Te Araroa Trail: First half on Paekakariki Escarpment Track open 26 Overseas Walks: Croatia’s contrary walks 29 Event: Challenge yourself in Wellington in June 29 Event: IIawarra Fly Treetop Walk turns five

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The pioneer walk - bush, sand and history 10 New Zealand Walks: Ngatuhoa Lodge - a winter weekend adventure 12 New Zealand Walks: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 13 New Zealand Walk: Godley Head Track - back up and running 14 New Zealand Walk: Mt Kaukau a walk with magnificent views 17 Great Walks: More people talking on DOC’s Great Walks 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Brills Hut one of DOC’s best kept secrets 22 My Favourite Walk: Decisions, dangers and deviations on the Heaphy Track 25 New Zealand Walk: Lake Coleridge becoming a popular destination for walkers 26 New Zealand Walk: Meandering to magical Munro Beach 29 Product Marketplace: Skechers gives walkers a new way to go 30 Overseas Walk: Zagoria - one of the world’s hidden treasures 35 Event: Great turnout for Round the Bays 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Blenheim’s riverside and hillside walks 40 Window on Waitakere: Los Voluntarios Mexicanos 40 New Product: Portable water filter - ideal for bush walking 41 Health: Monitoring high blood pressure 42 Long Walk: Walking the world Nogales to Gila Bend 44 New Zealand Coming Events 51 Weather forecast for May 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon APRIL 2013 183 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Abel Tasman Coastal Walk 11 Event: Te Araroa Kids mark their achievement 12 Event: Great Barrier Island Walking Festival 14 Event: Rotorua Marathon - oldest in Oceania 15 New Zealand Walk: New loop track opens in Manawatu Gorge 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Whananaki Coast Walkway and Tutukaka Lighthouse 22 New Zealand Walk: Church Bay Track an island art trail 26 New Zealand Walk: Urupukapuka Island: an unspoiled paradise 28 Overseas Walk: Maroochy Wetland Sanctuary 30 Event: Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 32 Overseas Walk: Crete’s Samaria Gorge - a most spectacular walk 34 Event:BIG WALK aims to keep Kiwi kids on track 35 Podiatry: Knee pain with walking up or down stairs 36 Overseas walks and tours 38 Event: Striders Super Seven Series 40 Window on Waitakere: Helping hand 40 Event: Sunrise Walk for Hospice 40 Health: Advice for a man doing an ultra marathon 42 Overseas Walks: Exploring Ireland’s Skellig Islands 44 New Zealand coming events 56 Country Breaks 60 Hastings Half Marathon

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JUNE WEATHER FORECAST JUNE 1 to JUNE 30 2014

Daily Summary Generally cool, wet in Thames, Canterbury, Otago and Southland but sunnier over much of the North Island.

The North Island is drier but South Island wetter than average. Drier North Island regions may be Northland, western BoP and Hawkes Bay. Rest are wetter overall.

Napier may be driest. In South Island, only top of the island and Canterbury may be drier. The North Island is sunnier, but South Island gets average sun. Both islands overall may get average temperatures, except cooler between BoP and PN and also top of South Island, the west coast and Canterbury. Heaviest falls may be Westport to Bruce Bay. Around midmonth west coast rivers may be in flood and trampers should avoid the area. Midmonth brings snow to low levels in the south and east of South Island.

1st JUNE 2014 A depression of tropical origin may move south onto the country.

1st-2nd JUNE 2014 Heavy rainfall with thunderstorms affect northern and eastern areas of North Island, including Pukekohe, Auckland, Te Puke and Rotorua. Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Wellington may also be affected by the heavy rain.

2nd JUNE 2014 High winds in Tauranga with a chance of tornadoes or waterspouts.

3rd-4th JUNE 2014 Brief change to southwesterlies.

4th-5th JUNE 2014 Strong westerlies.

6th JUNE 2014 Southerly outbreak brings significant snowfall to North and South Island skifields, possibly closing the Desert Road.

6th-8th JUNE 2014 Change to cold southwesterlies.

9th JUNE 2014 Westerly change.

12th JUNE 2014 The next four weeks may be cooler than average and drier in some regions, however rain should be above average in Thames, Canterbury, Otago and Southland.

Over this four week period two polar outbursts and snow to low levels in the south and east of South Island, together with cool anticyclonic conditions may ensure below average temperatures. Sunny skies should prevail in much of North Island, caused by more frequent anticyclones to the east of the country.

The next four weeks may be drier than average in northern parts of Northland, eastern Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wellington and the north of South Island. However, high rainfall over this period may be in southern Coromandel and also Thames, much of this rainfall coming from the passage of a depression moving across Auckland about four weeks from now. Temperatures over this outlook period may be below the long term mean but near average in Wellington and the north and west of South Island.

It may be cold in the North Island Central Plateau, also Hawkes Bay, south Canterbury, eastern Otago and Southland.

Sunny skies may prevail in the north and east of North Island but sunshine may be below average in the far North, Horowhenua and the Southern Lakes.

12th-14th JUNE 2014 Cold southerlies.

15th JUNE 2014 A ridge brings high pressure.

17th JUNE 2014 Unsettled conditions with a trough.

19th JUNE 2014 Potential for another ridge of high pressure.

20th JUNE 2014 Possible high temperature in Kerikeri.

20th-23rd JUNE 2014 Possible big chill with light snow falling to low levels in Southland, parts of inland Otago and Dunedin with potential for blizzard conditions about Mosgiel.

Queenstown should receive snow and Dunedin Airport.

Coronet Peak may receive good snowfalls.

20th-24th JUNE 2014 Westerlies prevail but quickly give way to cold southerlies.

23rd JUNE 2014 Northern Wellington, the Rimutaka Hill Road and Desert Road may receive snow, also the Napier-Taupo Road. At the same time, Wellington may receive hail or sleet and there may be a high swell in Cook Strait. Snowfalls may also be significant in Canterbury, although Christchurch may only get light snow. At or around the 23rd Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown may receive unusually low temperatures.

25th JUNE 2014 Southerlies abate with a brief ridge of high pressure and are followed by westerlies.

28th-29th JUNE 2014 Cold southwesterlies.

29th-30th JUNE 2014 Anticyclonic conditions.

30th JUNE 2014 Possible low temperature at Hamner Forest.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 3rd (apogee), 13h (full moon), 15th (perigee) and 27th (new moon)

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NORTH ISLAND NORTHL AND K A I TA I A

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

DA RG AVILLE

DARGAVILLE 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 09-4350746 WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524 WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441

GREAT BARRIER ISLAND

BARRIER TRAMPING& BEER LOVERS CLUB: Sunday, John Brock 09-4290211

AUCKL AND 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 Perera 09-836-9161, www.aucklandnaturalhistoryclub.org 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 THUMBS UP ADVENTURE GROUP (TUAC): Alan Grigg 027-493-6850, Libby 021-137-1488, Leonie 021-222-8982, www.tuac.co.nz

AUCKL AND CENTRAL

AUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday (AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444 AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Sarah Hart 09-625-7891, actc.trampingclub@gmail.com 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 09-576-9807 RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www.sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/ 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: Olive Andrews 09-634-4148 EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday, Sally 09522-5321 EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday (AM), Don Hay 09-636-9730 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993 MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-846-0788 MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-445-3808, www.oacnz.org ST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09-5289726 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 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz

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WEST AUCKL AND 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) and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230 GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne 09827-7810 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 09838-6553 KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09818-6084 KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09826-2333 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09827-2737, 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 09-412-8076 MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665 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 09-8324069 RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-4129952 SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 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: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-8177212,www.titirangiwalkers.com 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, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz 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 09478-2462 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 09414-5351 BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777 CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday (PM), Dave Pampitt 09-410-5287 DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM), Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743 DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM),

LEGEND Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced.

(AM) denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk. Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303 EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM), Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-268-4154, pam_4882@yahoo.co.nz 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), Sue Pearson 09-449-2221 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 09-4731931 WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne Lindsay 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz 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 09-2675416 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 09-473-4489 Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-2713324 YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923

RODNEY

10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610 ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Ivan Melville 09-4254999 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), Pam Jordan 021136-6129, pajordan0452@gmail.com 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, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz

WAIHEKE ISL AND

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

COUNTIES/MANUKAU

HOWICK TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Gayle Sephton 027635-4063 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 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: Noel Newsome 09-278-4962 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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 07-855-2224 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 07-856-8980 CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848 FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069 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 07-8273097 WANDERERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin 07-855-1335

CAMBRIDGE

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

K A I H E R E / PAT E TO N G A

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

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MATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088 MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07-8886054

MORRINSVILLE

MORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-8809088

OTOROHANGA

OTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)

PA E RO A

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

P U TA R U R U

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

PIOPIO

SILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), June O’Donoghue, 07-877-8492

TA I R U A

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

THAMES

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

TAU P O

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 07-3784992 WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Kaye Beatson 07-378-6957 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229

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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

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

TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs, 07-878-7867

WHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-8686025 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

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

EAST COAST

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

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

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KATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), Maddy Pyle 07-552-0215

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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

ROTO R UA

CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07 3482538 LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday (PM), Sunday (AM), Colin Smyth 027-499-941, lakecity@xtra.co.nz, www.lakecity.co.nz GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125 HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07-3476173 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 07357-5744 THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07346-3772 WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744

TAURANGA/MT MAUNGANUI

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), 07544-0316 FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird.org.nz, Tauranga HEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891 KAIMAI RAMBLERS TRAMPING GROUP: Wednesday, Roger 07-5441622 Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891 MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, info@mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz , www.mtjoggersandwalkers.co.nz 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 07-5770711 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), Ross 07-576-4852 TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07-5764207 TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016 TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984 PAK N BOOTS: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516

TE PUKE

TE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306

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TE AROHA

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 07-863-4597

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

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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HAWKES BAY HASTINGS

BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285 FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06879-7077 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06-8770017 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06-8772114 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886 KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06-8782785, www.runwalkhb.org.nz

NAPIER

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 06843-1225 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely 06843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nz Ys WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 or Nola 06-843-7912

TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS

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

TA R A N A K I 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

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), Wednesday (PM), www.npjw.co.nz TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776 EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569

INGLEWOOD

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

ST R AT F O R D

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

HAWERA

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

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

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CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-3444375 RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-3445434 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

WAV E R L E Y

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06-3465613

OHAKUNE

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

M A RTO N

SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James 06327-7607

M A N AWAT U

PALMERSTON NORTH HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/hotwhitu-chicks 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 06-3564384 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

WA I R A R A PA MAST E RTON

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 06-306-9226

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 04-383-6276 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

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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 04-4789201 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 HUT T

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), Carol 04-586-7784 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04-5675727 WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04-9706901 TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04-5267440 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

P O R I R UA

FRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-2328764

UPPER HUTT

AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or 04-526-6906 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 04905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 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 04-902-1754 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

NORTH 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 M OT U E K A

MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris 03528-6290

NELSON

NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03548-3655 NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126 WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-5418414 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 03-5442286 WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA), Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor Information Centre

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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), 03-941-8999 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), www.bishopdaletrampers.org.nz BURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside, Anne Uys 03-342-6337 BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-332-4952 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 03942-5453 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 03-382-2302 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 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 03-3291865 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

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HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly 1-2 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 03-338-8306 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 03-337-6103 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 03-384-4794 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 03-9811798 NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03388-7335 NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999 NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-388-3237 NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494 NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-385-5338 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 03-332-5638 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 03383-2665 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, 03-322-7220 PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216 PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03389-8607 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 03-383-5448 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 03-348-8195 SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B), leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187 SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03-9415409 " 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 03-338-9035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03-389www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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, 03-3660689, 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 03384-1921 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 03329-1865 LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-3735060 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

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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, 03307-0475 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

PLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, 03614-7524

TIMARU

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

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, 03756-9037 HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466

OTAGO CLYDE

CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch, 03449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767

OA M A R U

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 03-434-6363 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 03456-4223 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 03-4762344 GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03467-5999 HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03476-2579 HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851 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 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 03-489-4071 PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114 PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683 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), Chris James 03-488-2228 WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064 XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 3d (& 5th) Tuesday, (AM), Prue Turnbull 03-454-3991 Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-2000 60 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-2080 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 03-476-1545

ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz

QUEENSTOWN

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

WANAKA

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

SOUTHL AND INVERCARGILL

60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Olive Swain 03-214-4802 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 SOUTHL AND

BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-2112150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz

TE ANAU

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

LEGEND Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced.

(AM) denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk. Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

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GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS NORTHLAND

AUCKLAND

MANAWATU

harringtonsmotorlodge.co.nz Discover Manawatu’s Beehive Creek, Sledge Track, Gorge walks . . .

Walk The Hillary T rail Trail With just a day pack * accommodation * all meals * transport

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

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

Phone: 09 434 0571

www.coastwalks.co.nz

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

0800 282 848 GISBORNE

WalktheMaungataurariCrossing KayaktheArapuniLake OR just sample the homemade food and soak up the ambience.

Bookings essential: call us for a brochure

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

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WELLINGTON

WAIRARAPA

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

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

GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS TARANAKI

As seen on Country Calendar

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

Unique Coastal Farm Walk on Private land

“Bridge to Somewhere”

www.kawakawastationwalk.co.nz

• 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.

06 307 8989

Make your next holiday a walking one

For further information contact: Carol or Dave Digby

For as little as $120pp you and your friends can enjoy some of New Zealands best native bush and wetlands during the day. Then at night relax with a glass of wine in our bush spa.

Phone 06-765-7482

(evenings)

email: eastern-taranaki@xtra.co.nz website: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz Please tell our advertisers you saw it advertised in Walking New Zealand magazine.

Shona Inder

Phone: 06-377-4802 0274-408-123 Email: shona @tararua walk.co.nz Website: www.tararuawalk.co.nz

NELSON/WEST COAST

WAIRARAPA

Gourmet Guided Walks

WAIRARAPA

Akitio-Glenora Walk

Heaphy, Abel Tasman & Nelson Lakes

Fully catered 2, 3 or 4 day walks

- New Zealands newest private walk, our best kept secret * October to March/April * Groups

Spectacular northern Wairarapa countryside, coastal & Native bush.

4 - 10 people

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

www.southernwilderness.com Tel: 03 545 7544 Email: info@southernwilderness.com

Phone: 06 374 3513 for bookings (evenings) Website:www.akitio-glenorawalk.co.nz Email: bookings@akitio-glenorawalk.co.nz

HEAPHY TRACK ABEL TASMAN Walk with us on these Top Tracks Small Groups, Great Guides, Great Stories Our portering system makes it easy

www.kahurangiwalks.co.nz John Croxford, Takaka www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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

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GREAT COUNTRY BREAKS

CANTERBURY

NELSON/WEST COAST

4daysWalkorBikeRide

Packs transported, exclusive groupsupto10people Only2hoursfromChch,nearFairlie info@walkfourpeaks.co.nz - Phone 03 685 4848

MARLBOROUGH

South Island Cycle Tours

www.walkfourpeaks.co.nz

Fully supported, stay on farms; meet locals, great food and fabulous scenery

Molesworth Station Cycle 4 day tour departs Blenheim or the NEW Golden Bay Cycle 4 day tour departs Nelson Group or individual bookings welcome, bike hire available.

Molesworth Tour Company www.molesworthtours.co.nz Email info@molesworthtours.co.nz

Phone 03 572 8025

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

Banks Peninsula Track

STEWART ISLAND

Self guided two or four day walks

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

CANTERBURY

Make this your first multi-day tramp

www.bankstrack.co.nz

CANTERBURY

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