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ISSUE No 199

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CONTENTS

Issue No 199 - 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: The Millennium Track - beautiful in all seasons 8 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Island Walk: a yacht and a pair

of hiking boots 10 My Favourite short Walk: Te Puna Quarry Park Garden full of interesting treasures 13 New Zealand Short Walk: Anzac Park Scenic Reserve 14 Te Araroa Trail: New Puhoi Track opened 16 Monthly Photo Contest winners 18 Walking Experience: Fulfilling farmland venture on a one

tree hill 20 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Piko Pathway officially opened 21 New Zealand Walk: Albany Scenic Reserve Track 22 Need2Know: Don’t underestimate the dangers

asociated with rivers 23 New Zealand Walk: Brook fence clears final hurdle to Nel-

son Valley 24 Health: 6,000 keeps a day keeps OA limitations away 24 New Zealand Short Walk: Seaview Gardens Reserve 26 New Zealand Guided Walk: Saunter back into the 1930’s 28 Overseas Walks: Eight new guided tours added to Auswalk

walking holidays 32 New Zealand Short Walk: Mangere Mountain Walk 33 High Achiever: Age no barier to climbing a mountain 34 Cycling Tours: Cycling the Rebuild Zone in Christchurch 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 High Achiever: Bubbly teen helped by Active Families 38 New Product: Walking lightly 40 Need2Know: What you tread you spread 42 Window on Waitakere: Nest searchers 43 Health: Walking during pregnancy 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for August 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Taupo Half Marathon

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Walk talk

What statins do for older men

One of the longest studies of its type has found that use of statins in older men is associated with less physical activity, a significant issue for a population that’s already sedentary.

The findings, published today in JAMA Internal Medicine, raise concerns about a decline in much-needed physical activity among men who take some of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. Almost one-third of older Americans take statins, usually to reduce their cholesterol levels.

The research did not identify why men who took statins exercised less – it just confirmed that they did. Possible causes include the muscle pain that can be a side effect of statin use, and also disruption of the mitochondrial function in cells, which could contribute to fatigue and muscle weakness.

Womens Outdoor Pursuits

If you enjoy the bush and would like to improve or refresh your skills in the outdoors, then join our WOP’s introductory course running on two Saturdays 9th and 16th August 2014.

Wops is open to all women of all ages throughout the Auckland area.

Experienced trampers or beginners are welcome, no special skills or fitness needed.

Upon completion of the course, tramping trips are available to members on Tuesday, Thursday and Sundays. To enrol or for more informationvisit www.wops.co.nz.

Prizewinners

The winners of this month’s Walking New Zealand subscribers are: an A588 Pedometer - Jillian Ruddell, Whangarei, and a six month subscription extension to Walking New Zealand magazine Les and Mary Cave, Whangaparaoa.

Congratulations to you both.

Walk fly over

The new Te Ara Piko walkway in the Pauatahanui Inlet, was offically open recently and was two minute flyover was shown at the opening. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1n8NoufpEdc.

Volunteering milestone at DOC Chrissy Wickes DOC Biodiversity Ranger in Te Anau

Department of Conservation volunteer Graeme Harford recently completed his 21st year as a voluntary hut warden at Mt Aspiring Hut in the Tititea/Mt Aspiring National Park.

Greame was the hut warden at Mt Aspiring Hut for the final three weeks of the 2013/14 summer season, finishing just after Easter.

“You meet people from all walks of life.” Graeme said.

A keen tramper throughout his life, Graeme talked to other hut wardens and got inspired to become a hut warden when he retired.

Twenty one years later he is still enthusiastic and keen to return next year.

“It’s a privilege to assist DOC in this capacity” Greame said This year was a special season for Graeme, with his wife and six of his nine grandchildren visiting him at the Mt Aspiring hut.

“It is never solitary, I always have friends or family visit and there is always people coming and going from the hut.”

Greame loves the area and when all his hut chores are done for the day he enjoys a quiet walk up the Matukituki Valley.

Right: Greame Harford with his wife and grandchildren at Mt Aspiring Hut

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Walk talk Feetbeat is back again

It’s that time of year again, time to get up, get out and get active! Feetbeat is back for spring and we would love for you to get involved.

Feetbeat is an 8-week walking programme starting 8th September for teams of between 4-8 people. It encourages you to walk for at least 30 minutes a day while taking a virtual journey around Auckland, New Zealand or the Pacific Islands! Each time you walk for 30 minutes or more you earn points for your team. If you take members of your family/ whanau walking with you, you earn an additional point for each individual.

There are weekly spot prizes and overall prizes for the longest distance, best photo and best story. So don’t forget to send us photos and stories from your team so we can feature you in the weekly newsletters.

Sign up here now (registrations close 5th September 2014).

Click this link for Feetbeat resources or for more information please email Ruth Sliedrecht at Feetbeat@adhb.govt.nz.

Be active, be healthy and get those walking shoes on!

Wildflower walks in Western Australia

As Western Australia’s wildflower season gets underway, Stirling Range Retreat in WA’s South West will soon be offering daily tours to wildflower hot spots in the region. The Hidden Treasures Orchid and Wildflower Bus Tours will depart every day from August 15 to October 31. Stirling Range Retreat will also run Dawn and Dusk Bird Walks, which will depart every day from September 7 to October 25 - more than 62 bird species can be found around the retreat during this time.

Stirling Range Retreat offers self-contained accommodation, caravan and camping facilities beside Stirling Range National Park, which is rich with wildflowers and other flora - there are at least 87 endemic plants growing in the region, that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. WA boasts the world’s biggest collection of wildflowers, with more than 12,000 species to be found across the State from June until November. stirlingrange.com.au

Middle-aged Aucklanders wanted for muscle ageing study

Middle-aged men are needed to take part in a study of the potential positive effects of dairy products on muscle health.

The study needs male participants aged between 45-60, lean or overweight, sedentary or active and in good health.

During the study, carried out jointly by the University of Auckland’s Human Nutrition Unit and Liggins Institute, participants will need to have several different types of body scans, including a DeXa scan - that measures muscle, bone and fat content compared to the normal population.

People taking part will also need to have a muscle CT scan, and an ultrasound scan that can detect fat infiltration into muscle.

Participants will also complete a muscle function test normally done by professional athletes to assess muscle strength.

Participants will need to visit the study team on three separate occasions at the Liggins Institute in Grafton and the Millenium Institute in Mairangi Bay to complete the study.

A small gratuity will be offered for the time taken to participate in the study and to cover the travel costs. All participants will receive a copy of their results on request following the completion of the research.

This study was designed by research staff at the Human Nutrition Unit and the Liggins Institute.

To find out more information visit www.hnu.auckland.ac.nz/ muscleaging or email the research team at muscleaging@ gmail.com or phone Niamh Brennan on 022-3234775 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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My Favourite Walk

By G Thompson

The Millennium Track - beautifu T he Alexandra to Clyde River Walk or more properly ‘The Millennium Track’ celebrates Otago’s 150 th Anniversary.

The River Walk, as locals call it, meanders 11.8km alongside the true right bank of the Clutha River between the Alexandra Bridge and the Clyde Bridge in Central Otago.

Every winding turn in the track opens up new vistas. It makes for a most charming walk and is suitable for all levels of fitness.

There is always something new to see as the seasons change through the year, each one distinct and beautiful in its own way.

In summer Alexandra gets some of the country’s hottest weather. The River Walk Below left and right: The track through different shaded areas.

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offers the only sheltered and shady track in the area so it is pretty special for those wilting yet wanting exercise.

Poplars and Willows line both sides of the track with frequent peeps of the Clutha River and quiet eddies to cool off in.

The shade is much appreciated by walkers, mountain bikers, runners and dogs alike. Well away from roads and the noise of traffic, the track is a serene and tranquil place to recharge batteries.

Autumn is especially lovely with the soaring Poplars turning to glowing golden spires and the Willows to a rich buttery yellow in the sunshine.

You can walk along the track on a carpet of crunchy leaves with others falling like bridal confetti. It just lifts your spirits. Visitors often come to take photos.

When all the leaves have fallen and the

trees stand bare for winter more sun gets through to the track and you can see more of the river with its aquatic inhabitants.

Ducks, Coots, Shags, Herons and the occasional Swan above and Trout, Eels and perch below in the deep blue-green water.

Sometimes the track gets covered in snow and this is magic for locals competing to be the first to leave footprints!

Spring is the time of new growth and as the fresh green leaves dress the trees, the fragrant catkins on the willow release their sweet perfume. The pace of life picks up with birds busy building nests, bees buzzing in the canopy, fantails flitting around the track with hordes of Quail chattering in the undergrowth.

It is a delight to the senses.

There are features of interest along the way like a Kayak Slalom Course where

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ul in all seasons local youngsters practise their skills, a Department of Conservation Historic site just a stone’s throw from the river comprising over a hundred hectares of dredge tailings and dredge ponds left over from the Central Otago Gold Rush days.

There are a few interpretation panels and lookouts on the track offering views of these too.

Bridges and board walks add a different perspective and a stony beach where the Fraser River meets the Clutha is popular with fishermen and family groups There are lots of other great tracks around Alexandra but not many have the trees, water, abundant birdlife, fish, rabbits and historic remains that this one has.

The River Walk is our favourite track and we’re there most days. We never get tired of it.

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Opposite page lef t: Leaves cover the track in Autumn. Above left: A small bridge over a stream.

Above right: The Clutha River.

Right: This stream goes into the river.

Below left: A dog enjoys a stick game.

Below right: A boardwalk over a wet area.

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New Zealand Walk

Bay of Islands walk: a yacht

and a pair of hiking boots

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By Megan Singleton

aptain Cook first landed here on Roberton island, ironically shaped like a £ sign.

It doesn’t get much better than this for lovers of New Zealand’s beautiful, pristine landscapes.

We boarded the yacht Kama Loa (Two Souls in Hawaiian) with skipper Steve and his wife Sue from the pier that juts out into the bay of historic Russell.

With a packed lunch from the local bakery and Sue in the galley making coffee, we motored out of the bay and around TaA beach on Robertson Island.

Photo by Stephen Western

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Bay of Islands Walking Weekend

peka Point, ogling at the $000s per night Eagles Nest high on the hill and the sandy beaches and coves sculpted on the water’s edge below.

The wind is asleep today so we motor all the way to Roberton Island (Motoarohia) where I convince Steve to take me to meet the island’s caretaker Jim and his wife Terri.

Jim has been here for 40 years and Terri makes the most beautiful wooden crafts , like salad bowls and trinkets from Kauri and other native timber. She’s a passionate supporter of Project Island Song which is on a mission to eradicate pests and to plant native trees that bring the birds back.

After spending more time with them than we’d planned, we decide not to walk to the top of this infamous island to see where the nasty fight broke out that killed Mrs Roberton and her staff and family that lead to the first Maori to be tried under British Law. Maketu, the chief’s son, was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to death.

It’s still a matter of controversy today and if you come on this walk your guide will tell you all about it.

Back in the little rubber dingy we blat back to the yacht and up anchor on this perfectly flat sea around to Moturua (Island Number Two). This is listed as a two hour walk for those with medium fitness.

Robertson Island from the air.

Photo by Stephen Western

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Army Bay on Robertson Island.

I can’t think of a better picnic spot than on the top of Moturua! We also took our picnic with us and started by walking first up past the old army latrines to the gun emplacement which served as a great table with the most stunning views ever.

It’s no surprise that visitors to New Zealand go on about how beautiful it is, and it should make us city folk vow to get out once in a while and see what the rest of the world sees.

Steve is amping to start our tour up hill and down dale and while I’d recommend a medium (to good) level of fitness, kids will love it as much as the more experienced hiker.

There is so much to see. A Fantail (Piwakawaka) flits along with us for a while, a Tui flaps through the Manuka trees scaring the little wax eyes, and all the while the breathtaking backdrop changes with every turn of the path as more islands come into view.

We see the hole in the rock in the distance and closer islands with expensive houses owned by the country’s rich – but not necessarily famous. That’s how things roll up here. It’s low key.

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we decide looks like a Heron, I scramble to the eco-composting toilet – and thankfully someone has left a roll of paper. Nice.

Then it’s one last hump, as Steve so chirpily put it, and while my face may be the colour of a roasted beet, I’ve had a fantastic time and would do it all again.

But with 19 walks arranged for

this Walking Weekend in October, I’d probably choose the light house at Cape Brett round to Deep Water Cove – although that one is listed as Hard. Gulp.

Oh and coming home on the yacht, guess what? Yep, three Dolphins show up and start cavorting around the boat. It really is paradise up here.

BAY OF ISLANDS WALKING WEEKEND 4th – 5th – 6th October 2014 Extra daily walks from 29th Sept

Culture – Islands – Kiwis – Wine – Bush – Whaling Walks only have 15 to 20 people on them so book now

Book now on www.eventfinda.co.nz www.boiwalkingweekend.co.nz

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New Zealand Walk My Favourite Short Walk

Te Puna Quarry Park Garden full of interesting treasures ■

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By Judith Simpson

y favourite short walk has always been “Around the Mount” but we’ve discovered Tauranga’s Hidden Secret. The Te Puna Quarry Park Garden.

Perhaps you need to be a little more energetic to do this walk but it’s definitely worth the effort. It’s really a treasure, full of unexpected joys.

Some people run around the main track in 20 minutes, others take all morning to investigate the side tracks that lead to all sorts of adventures for young and old.

It’s a place to take your granny for a stroll along the lower level to smell the flowers in the raised garden for the blind or to just take a rest under the flowering cherries and watch the children clamber over the enormous stone dragon or slide down the silver slide from the princess’s castle.

Take your grandchildren and let them clamber into the big digger and pretend they’re in control of filling the next lorry with gravel. They may want to climb up through the Rhododendrons and Vireyas to make music on the pipes and gongs or walk a little

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further to ride on a big wooden engine complete with guard and flag while you sit on a bench and admire the view.

82 acres of wilderness.

Making it into a community resource was the vision of a local lady, Shirley Sparks. With a group of willing volunteers they began cutting and hacking their way through the gorse and rubbish. They met every Tuesday morning and still do today to weed, clear and plant, turning it into a parkland.

It was opened in 2000 by the Governor General Sir Michael Hardie Boyes.

The quarry had been abandoned and over time it had become a dumping ground for any old waste, fridges, washing machines, you name it. Most of the area was quite dangerous. Today it is hard to imagine what it must have been like for those early volunteer battling four metre high gorse and scrub.

But let’s take walk up the main track. This isn’t a garden parkland for the purists. There’s been no grand design and as groups have offered time so the garden has developed. Old Heritage Roses, the Fuchsia group, a native area, Bromeliads and a Japanese Garden with Bonsais to name a few have all organised their chosen spaces.

A family giving up as Orchid growers donated a trailer load of roots to make an unrivalled display as you walk up the track.

Take a diversion to investigate the Monarch Butterfly House.

Swan plants reign supreme and butterflies flutter everywhere.

If your caterpillars are being eaten by wasps? You can bring them up to Mary who will pop them in the purpose built House to “chrysalis” in peace. And then be released as butterflies.

Onwards to the first terrace and “Brian’s Wall”. A dry stone wall built by his family in his memory and as a lasting gift to the community.

You can lean on the wall and gaze down on the butterflies and Fuchsias or out over the Bay to Omokoroa, Matakana Island and the Mount. Stunning. It’s a wonderful place to show visitors what Kiwifruit orchards look like from above with their tall, thin shelterbelts or just the green, luscious looking Te Puna landscape.

All along the way you stumble across “treasures”. A mosaic set in the pathway below the abseiling cliff wall, a cairn that reminds you of Nepal, corrugated cut-outs of bushmen and you often see groups having their photo taken with the life-sized mosaic family enjoying afternoon tea.

Up the “Lions’” stone steps. What labour went into creating Above: right: A palm in flower.

Below: An old digger, a relic from the past.

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My Favourite Short Walk

Te Puna Quarry Park Garden - full

of interesting treasures

Above: A Japanese garden on the hillside. Below middle: A “family” photo!

Blow left: A Monarch butterfly. Below right: A Stone wall, named “Brian’s Wall”.

these enabling a round walk to be developed. The Lions also planted a grove of Kauri trees and the local Rotary was involved in pond making and getting the old water wheel into working order. It really is a community project.

As you come off the Lions’ steps you look out over a valley covered in Ponga ferns – a sea of waving, green umbrellas?

And then it’s down wooden steps to an area newly planted in Magnolias. What a sight they will be in a year or two.

Shirley and her committee have thought of many ways to be useful to the community.

Want to have a wedding? There’s a pavilion complete with small kitchen that can be yours for a donation and many’s the time we’ve seen birthday celebrations on the green lawn, a Book Club having a summer picnic lunch and their monthly meeting or our group having fish and chips under the cherry trees.

But there’s more if you have time. A hidden path behind the Pavilion follows a small stream up to a waterfall. This part is still untamed and if you’re lucky you may hear a Bellbird sing or see a Wood Pigeon lumber overhead and of course there are tuis all around.

Our Quarry is an amazing place with something for everyone to enjoy. It is my favourite place. Why don’t you come and visit our Te Puna treasure sometime soon?

Tora Coastal Challenge

Walking and running enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to explore stunning farmland and native bush along the spectacular south Wairarapa coastline this spring thanks to a new sporting event.

The Tora Coastal Challenge, set in the heart of one of New Zealand’s private multi-day walks, the Tora Coastal Walk, will be held on Saturday, 6th September 2014 and feature a 6km or 18km run/walk or a 32km run.

The Challenge is open to individuals or teams of three and will see participants cover the scenic route walked by hundreds of visitors every year.

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nzac Park Scenic Reserve is a sheltered pocket of native forest, located 3km north of Norsewood in Central Hawkes Bay just a few metres off State Highway 2.

This is a pleasant place for travellers to have a short or overnight stopover and have a short stroll.

On looking further up the park there is a short forest walk about 500 metres, starting with a formed track and later just marked with arrows.

One is unlikely to get lost as it is a banana shaped belt of trees. It is just a great place to stop and stretch the legs after a long journey. Matai and Totara are prominent and there is a wealth of smaller broadleaved trees.

A large grassed area adjacent to the forest is set aside for picnicking and camping with a picnic shelter, toilets, water supply and barbecue facilities provided.

Overnighters are expected to pay a small charge towards facility maintenance.

A b o ve : Pa r t of the Anzac Park grassed area.

Above right: Coming out from the end of the track.

Below right photos: The track is well formed here.

Left: One of the tall trees in the reserve.

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New Puh A

Above: Walkers pause at the Arthur Dunn memorial above Puhoi before descending to the village. Photo G Chapple Middle: Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple at the Puhoi opening. Below: Left to right, DOC ranger Thelma Wilson, Sue Butler, and Jenny Ollivier enjoy a drink at the Puhoi pub after completing the 5km opening walk.. Photo G Chapple

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By Geoff Chapple

new five kilometre track at Puhoi, is the latest advance in taking Te Araroa’s North Island route offroad. It’s also providing a good standalone walk for the crowds who gather at Puhoi on weekends.

Puhoi Village is already a popular destination on the northern fringes of Auckland.

Founded by Bohemian settlers in 1863 it has retained a distinct European character, including such ritual farewells as ‘Gäih in Gottes Nomma!’ its Catholic faith, and such Bohemian surnames as Remiger and Schischka in the cemetery.

A Roll of Honour on the war memorial bridge across the Puhoi River attests to the staunch loyalty of its young men enlisting in New Zealand divisions through two world wars.

Red Shed founder Sir Stephen Tindall opened the new track in a ceremony at Remiger Road, the track’s northern end.

Te Araroa Trust’s deputy chairman Trevor Butler spoke on behalf of the Trust, and CEO Rob Wakelin thanked the many people who’d helped it along, including the Tindall Foundation for a major grant, Asia Pacific International (NZ) Ltd for permission to cross their land, also local landowners, the Department of Conservation, the Auckland Council and the Puhoi Community Forum.

Te Araroa founder Geoff Chapple, and track volunteer Fiona Mackenzie planted a cabbage tree to mark the event.

Te Araroa Trust has built a carpark at Remiger Road for day walkers, and Te Araroa walkers coming south from Pakiri are now able to complete the last 5 kilometres into Puhoi offroad.

The new track crosses a swing bridge over the Puhoi River then climbs 100 metres through pine forest to a ridgeline.

It descends briefly to cross a stream then climbs again to the ridge, winding through old forest on a DOC reserve, including big kauri, before emerging onto farmland.

All the water crossings are bridged, and much of the track is metalled. The last kilometre has wide views across the Puhoi Valley, the hamlet itself, and the shade umbrellas of the Puhoi pub. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Te Araroa Trail

Top left: Lucy Burrows and Penny Wakelin stride out on the new Puhoi track while Brenda Steele, Mike Isaac and Trevor Butler negotiate a kissing gate.

Photo G Chapple

Above right: Walkers on the new track take in the view. Photo G Chapple Middle: The map of the Puhoi Track.

Below left: The start of the trail with, swingbridge across the Puhoi River. Photo G Chapple

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Photo Contest

Above left: My daughter, Grace (6), enjoys a tramp in the Mt Arthur area. Photo by Sandra Johnson, Richmond, Nelson.

Below: Magnificent view from the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Photo by Dino Llorando, Pakuranga, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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Photo Contest

Above centre: My son in law Warren Smith resting at the top of the Thugela Falls,(second highest in the world) in the Amphitheatre in Drakensburg Mountains Royal Natal National Park South Africa. Photo by Mike Peterson, Cambridge.

Above right: A spectacular walk into limestone country near Waitomo, Northern King Country Summer Nature Programme. Photo by Marlene Lynam, Papakura.

Above: Terry trekking in the Nepali Himalayas, starting at Lukla and walking the 65 kms to Everest Base Camp (5,365 m above sea level) Photo by Carol Kinloch, Wellington.

Left: Greg Whitlow takes time to closely examine some of the tailings at Bendigo Historic Reserve in Central Otago. Numerous walking tracks meandering around the battery sites, shafts and other relics of gold-mining history, make for an interesting day walk. Photo by Sharyn Varcoe, Bishopdale, Christchurch. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Walking Experience

Fulfilling farmland venture on a one tree hill L

By Dorothy Johnstone

ast April Dorothy Johnstone formed a small group of friends to follow her on her favourite farmland walk over her son, Nigel’s, farm, more commonly referred to as the “run off” which is situated on Davey Road, Woodville.

The weather conditions were ideal in that it was not too hot where the sun would be beating down on us as it had been over the last month or so because any trees providing shade were few and far between on the route we were about to embark on.

Having said that though, with the onset of welcome rain falling over the previous two days breaking the seriously drought stricken land, the focus of finding fresh field mushrooms for a feast that evening featured on our minds. However, this proved fruitless as only two small ones were found throughout the journey.

Jill (alias Dot Johnstone) wondering whether to join Jack at the top of the hill while 3 friends wait at the half way mark.

Helen Davidson seen at Dots’ foot going down the next incline.

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After climbing many hills we stopped to contemplate at the foot of a yet another hill where sparkling, clean, clear water was flowing from a spring into a natural pond.

We instantly could visualise it as an ideal swimming hole to cool off after the hard slog to get there.

A project is in progress to pump this water up hill (after all, “Jack and Jill went up the hill …..”) to flow into the concrete troughs scattered throughout the farm in order to provide clean drinking water for the stock.

A short climb above the spring through a small stand of native bush and fernery drew many comments as to how pretty it was to be looking down on this part of nature.

Having obtained permission from the neighbour, Mr David Armistead Jnr we soon crossed the boundary into his land where we followed the flats leading to a windmill working tirelessly pumping water 24/7 up the hill. As can be seen in the photo, we were all intrigued studying the mechanics of this operation.

It was now time to take a deep breath in preparation for the march up to the top of the hill where we would be able to pay respect to a memorial stone erected at the base of a cabbage tree in honour of Mr James Armistead.

When clearing the land from scrub he had the foresight to leave one cabbage tree as an icon. This icon can be seen in the skyline, not only from Pahiatua in the south but also lines up perfectly with the middle of the road in main street (Vogel Street) Woodville.

As you are heading north east after travelling through the Manawatu Gorge when you come to the 50mph sign it can then be seen in the distance. (“One Tree Hill, Woodville”!).

As this is an almost vertical climb, it was never going to be a quick march as in “The Grand Old Duke of York”, but more like a slow trudge.

Having been informed by Mr David Armistead Jnr it is a good workout for the horses which are still being used when the

Above: Memorial stone at left of baby cabbage trees.

Below Admiring the mechanics of a windmill. stock are mustered, no amount of persuasion would ever convince the faint hearted Dorothy to mount one for a ride. She would prefer to be in control of manipulating the steep terrain by using her own legs let alone contend with dizziness whilst astride a horse in the haul up the hill.

Michael Brill, aged 80+, who had spent his energy in a 21k walking race through the Waitarere Forest the previous day, decided to withdraw from this challenge.

Therefore, a younger woman, Isobel Williams, kindly volunteered to keep him

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The 360°panoramic view at the top was worth the struggle to attain. Now exhausted, we collapsed to the ground as we reached the highest point.

However, once seated as Trish Eder leaned back, her head touched the electric fence that surrounds the cabbage tree protecting the memorial to Mr Armistead.

This caused her teeth to clamp tight together while her body bounced forward.

When the shock had passed this quietly spoken lady exclaimed in a louder than normal tone “Blimey, OMG, that was nasty”.

At this point we ate our lunch mes-

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We were reluctant to leave yet tormentedly enticed knowing further refreshments, including freshly home baked gingerbread made by Dorothy at the dawn of the day, were waiting for us upon return to her home. Everyone was pleased to have meandered this part of the country where there is no power and plenty of pasture.

Although the distance encountered was just four kilometres, it took Dorothy and Nigel 2.5 hours to complete it non-stop when they encompassed it the previous week.

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New Zealand Walk

Te Ara Piko walkway officially opened

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he newest stage of the walkway around Pauatahanui Inlet, Te Ara Piko, was opened last month – extending it from Motukaraka Point all the way into Pauatahanui village.

The walkway section that runs alongside the highway from Plimmerton to the Hutt Valley was opened at a function

by Nick Leggett, Mayor of Porirua City and Ron Lucas, President Rotary Club of Plimmerton.

The function was in the Light House Cinema and took place in front of a dramatic photo, projected on the big screen, of the latest bridge to be completed on the Pathway.

Comment was made on the scale of the joint project between Porirua City and Plimmerton Rotary and the vision and tenacity of the project partners in reaching this first milestone in building a Pathway around the Pauatahanui Inlet.

The new 350m section stage takes it from Ration Creek into the village alongside the Pauatahanui Wildlife Management Reserve, through saltmarsh and wetland habitats.

Te Ara Piko pathway is a joint project between Porirua City Council and Plimmerton Rotary Club that began in 2005 and aims to develop pathways all the way around Pauatahanui Inlet.

The next phase will see design work done for the following stages of the pathway to extend it from Motukaraka Point back to the Grays Road waterski club and the end of the Camborne walkway.

Above: Looking over Pauatahanui Inlet.

Left: two photos: Two bridges over the wetland areas.

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Albany Scenic Reserve Track

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he Albany Scenic Reserve is a small oasis of nature on Auckland’s North Shore. Kauri trees and native orchids are highlights of the short track that crosses the reserve.

This1.5km walking track takes you from Lonely Track Road down into a forested valley and back up to Wrights Road on the other side of the reserve. Walking distance 35 minutes one way.

There are two track entrances – one on Lonely Track Road where there is no formal parking area and minimal space to park.

From here the track descends steeply through Manuka and Kanuka forest and crosses a small stream before climbing and descending again to a large Kauri. Then the track climbs steadily through a small stand of kauri trees to the Wright Road exit.

Walk back the way you came or via the road (be careful of traffic). There is no formal parking area at the Wright Road exit and even less room for parking.

To get there From Albany Village, Albany Heights

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Above: Grassy hooded Orchid.

Road is 2.5 km north along the Dairy Flat Highway. Follow Albany Heights Road to the intersection with either Wright Road or with Gills and Lonely Track Road, depending on which end of the track you would like to start from.

Or take the Oteha Valley off-ramp from the Northern Motorway, turn left onto East Coast Road and Lonely Track Road is on your left at the top of the hill. Follow Lonely Track Road for 2.5km to near the junction with Gills Road for the southern entrance on your right. Or continue driving a further 1km around the reserve via Albany Heights Road and Wright Road where the other entrance begins.

About the area A longer scenic track in the area is the Okura Bush Walkway. Also nearby is the Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve.

Kauri dieback is present in the Albany Scenic Reserve. This disease is killing our native Kauri. It spreads by soil movement, but you can help prevent it.

Stay on the track and off Kauri roots.

Remove soil from your footwear and gear before and after visiting kauri forests.

Use the brushes and spray bottles at the kauri dieback stations provided, before and after finishing your walk.

Visit the Kauri dieback website (external site) for more information on how you can help.

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Need 2 Know

Above left: Mountain Safety Council river crossing.

Photo Nathan Watson.

Above right: Mountain Safety Council river safety course.

Photo Kerry Adams.

Don’t underestimate the dangers associated with rivers

By Andrea Corrigan New Zealand Mountain Safety Council

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ith 426,000km of rivers in New Zealand, it is inevitable that trampers and walkers heading outdoors will encounter a river of some description during their adventures.

Our extensive track network allows both Kiwis and tourists to explore and enjoy some of the world’s most incredible places.

However, easy accessibility also exposes people to an environment, terrain and often weather that can change extremely

quickly. This means that more planning and preparation is required and the need to take personal responsibility and be selfreliant is key.

A good place to start is by following the five simple rules of New Zealand’s Outdoor Safety Code.

On average, around three people per year needlessly drown while trying to cross a river and eighty percent of these incidents occur in flooded rivers or sidestreams.

Any period of heavy rain can cause waterways to rise rapidly, which means that even the smallest side stream can present

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considerable challenges.

The recent tragic tramping incident, where a 22 year old woman died attempting to cross a river on the Milford Track in Fiordland, highlights the need for all trampers, regardless of their experience, to take extreme care when encountering rivers.

‘It’s especially important that you check the weather forecast and consider what it could mean for your planned route,’ says Mountain Safety Council Outdoor Land Safety Programme Manager, Nathan Watson. ‘You should also check with DOC that the bridges on the map will still be there, as in the colder months they are hhhhhoften removed due to risk from avalanches and flood damage.’

If you do encounter a river then good

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simple rules to help you stay safe:

Before you go into the outdoors get familiar with New Zealand’s Outdoor Safety Code

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Plan your trip

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Be aware of the weather

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decision-making is vital. Assess what you can see. Analysing the surroundings and thinking about all the options is basic risk management and a skill that all experienced outdoors people often do without thinking. Picking the right option is crucial.

‘When you get to any river, stop, take a moment to compose yourself and assess the situation. If the river is in flood, has obvious discolouration, there is debris floating down or it’s moving at a speed faster than normal walking pace, then you really have to ask yourself - is this safe?’

‘Stopping to wait for the water level to decrease, turning back to the last hut/ campsite or finding an alternative and safe crossing point is a difficult decision to make, but it’s one that all trampers need to be prepared to take,’ says Mr Watson.

The Mountain Safety Council also runs a number of river safety courses around the country. This is an ideal opportunity to understand river dynamics, learn how to identify safe entry and exit routes and practice crossing techniques with experienced people.

At the end of the day, the outdoors will always be there. Making good decisions means that you’ll be around longer to enjoy it.

For more information regarding river safety, courses and how to enjoy the outdoors safely, please visit www. mountainsafety.org.nz

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Brook fence clears final hurdle to Nelson valley

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he final piece is now in place for the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust to begin construction of the pest proof fence. Council approved a 33-year lease of 711ha of the Brook Conservation Reserve to the Trust at its recent meeting.

Mayor Rachel Reese says “It has been a lengthy project but the commitment has never wavered. All those involved should be very proud of what they’ve achieved as we take this milestone step towards creating a safe predator free habitat in one of Nelson’s most naturally beautiful valleys.”

Mayor Reese said once this vision is achieved, the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary will be a wonderful asset to the region and to New Zealand.

“The Sanctuary will be a major visitor attraction, giving people a reason to come to Nelson and stay longer. The residents of Nelson will also enjoy the halo effect of native birdlife returning to their backyards,” she said.

Trust acting chair Derek Shaw said the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary project had been an initiative of the community, by the community and for the community from its inception twelve years ago.

“What started as a dream is now set to become a reality, thanks to the dedicated hard work of hundreds of volunteers, the financial support of hundreds of families and businesses, and the staunch com-

mitment of the Nelson City and Tasman District Councils to see the community’s vision through.”

“While fundraising for fence construction is complete, we still need to raise a further $200,000 to reach our $4.7m target for the overall fence project, which includes pest eradication and associated operational overhead. On-going support from the community will be vital for us to achieve that goal,” Derek says.

Securing their own funding component, agreeing the lease and Council sign off on the Trust’s Business Plan and Feasibility Study (which happened in August 2013) were the conditions that had to be met for Nelson City Council to allow construction of the fence to commence.

Mayor Rachel Reese says “The Trust has done an outstanding job in securing their funding of $4.5 million for the pest proof fence. Council is now in a position to release $1,036,290 over two financial years, $512,000 in 2013/14 year and $524,290 in 2014/15, as approved in the 2012/22 Long Term Plan.

Tasman District Council has also approved the release of its share of funding towards the project, $300,000 over two years. Mayor Richard Kempthorne says, “The Tasman District Council committed it support for this initiative 5 years ago subject to similar conditions imposed by our counterparts in Nelson, these conditions have been achieved so we are fulfilling our commitment.”

Construction on the fence is expected to start in spring this year.

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Health

New Zealand Short Walk

6,000 steps a day keeps Seaview Gar OA limitations away

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new study shows that walking reduces risk of functional limitation associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

In fact, the study funded in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis Care & Research, suggests that walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect those with or at risk of knee of OA from developing mobility issues, such as difficulty getting up from a chair and climbing stairs.

Nearly 27 million Americans age 25 and older are diagnosed with OA according to a prevalence study by Lawrence et al.

(Arthritis Rheum, 2008).

Previous research reports that knee OA is the leading cause of functional limitation among older adults, making walking and climbing stairs difficult. Moreover, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) state that 80% of OA patients have some limitation in movement, with 11% of adults with knee OA needing assistance with personal care assistance.

While walking is a common daily physical activity for older adults, medical evidence reports that two-thirds of United States adults with arthritis walk less than 90 minutes each week. “Our study examines if more walking equates with

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better functioning, and if so, how much daily walking is needed to minimize risk of developing problems with mobility in people with knee OA,” said Daniel White, PT, ScD, from Sargent College at Boston University in Massachusetts.

For the present study, researchers measured daily steps taken by 1788 people with or at risk for knee OA, who were part of the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study.

Walking was measured with a monitor over seven days and functional limitation evaluated two years later, defined as a slow walking speed and a Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) physical function score greater than 28 out of 68.

Walking an additional 1,000 steps each was associated with between a 16% to 18% reduction in incident functional limitation two years later. Walking less than 6,000 steps daily was the best threshold for identifying those who developed functional limitation.

Dr White concludes, “Walking is an inexpensive activity and despite the common popular goal of walking 10,000 steps per day, our study finds only 6,000 steps are necessary to realize benefits. We encourage those with or at risk of knee OA to walk at least 3,000 or more steps each day, and ultimately progress to 6,000 steps daily to minimize the risk of developing difficulty with mobility.”

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eaview Gardens Reserve is an historic, elevated garden at the south end of Foxton’s Main Street, in the Horowhenua, that offers a a short walk up a hill.

The gardens contain native trees in a hilltop park, with extensive views of the surrounding town and rural areas.

This area up and around the water tower was once called Ferry Hill.

People used to walk up the hill to watch the ferries go across the river below and to watch the ships enter the river entrance at the Manawatu Heads (Foxton Beach).

The ferry enabled travellers and the Wellington-Wanganui stage coach to cross the river to Foxton after travelling up the coast. Ferry Hill became Seaview Hill and with the planting of the gardens, became

Seaview Gardens.

In the 1930s the gardens included terraces, plantings, fish ponds, ponga shelters and a bird aviary.

Following a cutback in Borough spending in the 1950s, the gardens have gradually “disappeared”, until recently the council have constructed the walking tracks and planted flax and placed signs.

The water tower was constructed in 1923 and still provides pressurised water distribution for Foxton and is now also used for a mobile phone tower.

Above left: The water tower at the top of the hill.

Above right: The new signage and gardens are a welcome site at the end of Main Street.

Left middle: Plantings have improved the historic site.

Below left: Looking out over the Manawatu River loop, when coastal ships once saailed.

Below: A quiet day on Foxton’s Main Street, from a little up the Seaview Garden viewpoint.

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New Zealand Guided Walk

Saunter back

into the 1930’s

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he 1½ hour Art Deco walk in Napier is more a saunter than a walk. It has to be, because every few metres during the 1.2km walk there’s another zig-zag, sunburst or ziggurat to look at.

And they are often at neck-cricking level.

There’s two ways to explore Napier’s past. You can pick up a selfguided map and make your own way around. Or, like our group of 10, you can choose to join a guided walk.

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Deco building looks much the same as when it was built but it has been subtly modernised inside so that light floods in.

Further along the street is the brick faIt was way back in 1985 çade of Louis Hay’s own office, built in when a leaflet called 1932. It was most unusual to use bricks Take a Walk through Art then, as brick had performed so badly Deco Napier started the in the earthquake. But Hay’s brickwork tradition. was a veneer over reinforced concrete.

It had been published Soon we’re in Hastings Street with by a group who were three Hay buildings. We pick out the keen to preserve Natypical Art Deco flourishes like the pier’s 1930s buildings ziggurat motifs and the ‘eyebrows’ which had gone up after the earthquake when By Judith Doyle (American architect Frank Lloyd Wright was an influence here). the Art Deco, Spanish At the end of the street we look across Mission and (a bit later) the Moderne style at the strong vertical lines of another Hay of architecture was in vogue.

More than a thousand people turned building — the AMP. The inner glass enout for the walk. This enthusiastic response trance doors and their hardware, discovfrom the public encouraged the founding ered recently in private ownership, have of the Art Deco Trust which has gone from strength to strength ever since.

Our walk starts at their base in the Art Deco Centre, Tennyson Street. The building was designed by Louis Hay in 1932 — an architect who put his stamp on many buildings that we follow on the walk.

Nicky, our guide, has been a volunteer for seven years — one of 120 volunteers She takes us along Herschell Street (past Above left: The guide explains some of the a seated figure) where we pause at the old buildings. newly-restored entrance to the Museum Above right: A statuhe of an elegant lady Theatre Gallery Hawke’s Bay. This is the and her dog.

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Don’t laugh, it might be serious

By Stephanie Mellors

“What’s in your pack,” she pled, “Have you got a plaster for my leg And some aspirin for my head?”

“Of course I’ve got a plaster, And an aspirin for your head, I’d never go out ill-equipped,” Her tramping buddy said.

been returned and re-installed.

We walk along Tennyson Street and look at a string of 1930s buildings, built by different architects. The Daily Telegraph building (E.A.Williams, 1932) is full-on Art Deco — zig-zags, fountain shapes, ziggurats and a sunburst. The paper merged with the Hastings paper to become Hawke’s Bay Today but luckily a far-seeing businessman bought the building and restored it to its former glory.

Neighbouring buildings are by Finch and Westerholm (the most prolific of the reconstruction architects), Natusch with Hay, and Gummer Architects of Auckland.

Built a few years later, by J.T Watson borough architect, is the stunning Municipal Theatre (1938) which epitomises the streamlined ‘moderne’ style with chrome speed lines, nautical light fittings, neon and tubular lamps.

As in a few other buildings, there’s an Egyptian feel to the decoration in the

Municipal Theatre — the discovery of Tutankahmen’s tomb had unleashed an en■ thusiasm for ancient cultures.

We’re soon walking up Emerson Street where Kidsons Building has zigzag friezes and quirky windows; Briasco’s has leadlight glazing; a good example of overlapping rectangles is seen on a Hay building and the Hawke’s Bay Chambers has the lot — symmetry, ziggurats, herringbone glazing bars and a jazzy monogram.

And so the walk progresses. We weave in and out of the streets in central Napier, noting the Spanish Mission style of the Criterion Hotel and the amazing Maori Kowhai patterns on the ceiling of the ASB Bank.

At the end of the walk I find myself beside the street statue of the trendy young woman with her equally elegant dog.

Luckily there’s one of Napier’s attractive cafés there too where we can relax over a coffee — resting the feet and de-cricking the neck.

“They’re somewhere, somewhere, let me see, I know I put them in.

There’s eye drops and some sunblock, too, A needle and a safety pin.

“I know I’ve got some plasters, ‘Cos I thought I’d get a tear From that bloomin’ bush lawyer.

I put them in... but where?

“My pack has lots of pockets And zips and all mod cons, But the index for its contents Leaves me sad and wan.

“Let’s see... the rope’s in here And the string and torch and matches.

Like a good Boy Scout, I’ve come pre pared ‘Case we batten down the hatches.

“There’s raisins, map and H²O, A pencil, coat and knife, A jersey, hat and spare longs, too.

There’s even paper for the loo!

Everything to save a life.

“There’s miles of orange plastic, All but the kitchen sink, But now what’s needed most of all Is a cuppa and time to think. … “Aaah! That’s much better, Surprising what a brew will do To clear the cobwebs clean away.

Let’s start the search anew.

“The plasters! I remember now!

How could I forget?

They’re in the bag around my waist Wrapped safely from the wet.

“And here’s some aspirin, one, two, three, And bandages and scissors, There’s even Rescue Remedy For any case of jitters. … “Now the tramper’s feeling better Ready to leap and bound.

But I really should remember Where things in my pack are found.

Above top: An Art Deco building.

Below left: The bright blue doors of the reinstalled AMP building.

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For it can take an age you see, When you’re a frantic seeker, While you rummage and search Through all that stuff The patient is getting weaker.”

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uswalk walking holidays has launched eight new trips this year.

Their guided tours include trips to Mornington Peninsula, Coffs Coast, Wilsons Promontory, Falls Creek Snowshoeing, a Coastal Victoria BYO kids trip specifically designed for families and a Lord Howe Food and Wine trip.

Lastly they have added both guided and self guided trips on Fraser Island.

Under new ownership, Auswalk’s latest walking tours signal a continued commitment to providing high quality walking holiday experiences for adventurous Australian and international travellers of all ages. Information for all of the new tours are on the website.

“We’re thrilled to announce a new Auswalk tour to an iconic Australian destination, Fraser Island.” said incoming owner Mr Brett Neagle.

“Adventurous, experience-seeking travellers of all ages will love the new tour, which has all the great features Auswalk clients have come to expect, immersing them in Fraser’s pristine natural

environment with the quality of service Auswalk is known for, and the flexibility of self-guided or guided touring options.”

The new Auswalk self-guided tour affords clients the most natural encounter with Fraser Island’s amazing wildlife including dingoes, birds, lizards ahnd whales along with amazing walking. Comfortable, well-appointed accommodation is included each night in Hervey Bay, Eurong Resort and Kingfisher Bay Resort.

Auswalk Fraser Island tours depart Hervey Bay daily between 1st April and 25th November, from $2795pp for eight Nights and six days of walking.

The inaugural Lord Howe Food, Wine and Walking trip is designed for foodies who love the outdoors and combines great walking, with an outstanding culinary experience. Feasting on fresh and creative food and wine tasting are the order of the day.

“At Auswalk we’ve always been committed to creating great walking experiences, however, but never at the expense of not dining well. Now we are coming out, the truth is, we love good food and we love good wine” says Monica Coleman the architect of the new Lord Howe trip.”

Piping in once again “there is no way I’m not guiding this trip”.

If you had to design the perfect island, the result is sure to look like Lord Howe!

Start with swaying Kentia palm forests, breathtakingly beautiful coastal scenery and a crystal clear lagoon, fringed by the

most southerly coral reef in the world.

Bless it with a temperate climate often described as perpetual spring.

Make it home to 64 species of unique plants, teeming seabird colonies and one of the rarest birds in the world. Endow it with spectacular volcanic mountains draped in tropical vegetation. Locate it in the South Pacific Ocean only a two hour flight from Sydney. Grant it a World Heritage listing.

Then add a fabulous network of walking trails which are ours to explore daily.

In fact the Island has a limit on the number of people that can live there and holiday there at any one time.

By mid afternoon we’ll return to the lodge for a two hour cooking master class with visiting celebrity chefs.

The chefs will cook up a storm, revealing some professional secrets to help you take your home cooking to a new level. The best part is that you get to taste everything the chefs prepare, which can be up to 20 exceptional dishes over this holiday.

The six day Lord Howe Island trip departs 4th May 2015, priced at $2495pp. All meals, accommodation and wine tasting are included as are the celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, the walking and boat trip to view the marine wildlife and reef.

For further details on our other new trips and all the old favourites visit auswalk.com.au or phone us on 03 9530 8800.

Above and right: Beautiful Fraser Island in northern Queensland. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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High Achiever

Age no barrier to climbing a mountain

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By Ian McAlpine

o, thought you are too old to climb a mountain! Tell Noruo Fukai (San).

He was 82 when he made an ascent of Mt Taranaki in January. Mr Fukai (yes Mr, I don’t call many people Mr) was part of a group from Japan, a party of 12. This group along with three local guides left the Stratford Plateau on the east side of the mountain at 6.30am after the group did their warm up exercises for 30 minutes.

The group travelled around to Tahurangi Lodge on the north side.

Above left: San at the top. Above right: The happy group. Below left: Climbing up the steps.

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Their route was up the standard North Mr Noruo Fukai (San) was the second too oldest recorded person to make a successful ascent of Mt Taranaki, the oldest Ridge to the summit. Mr Fukai was always being Alfred Reed in 1961 at the age of 86. in the front, and no one was allowed in To made an ascent of Mt Taranaki is 1500 metres up. front of him other than the guides.

The group was guided by Mt Taranaki We (the mountain guides) were very Guided Tours, and their guides for the impressed with his fitness, steady pace and day were Grant Upson, Warren Dought his flexibility for his age. It took the group and myself. five hours to scale the mountain, faster than people half his age. No problem at all.

Once at the summit he proudly lifted one leg off the ground using his walking poles to steady himself.

As usual for a Japanese group many photos were taken and an extended lunch break due to the beautiful fine weather with no wind.

I was a little worried that Mr Fukai may have some trouble on the descent but this was unfounded as he followed me down with no problems.

We travelled back down North Ridge then down to the North Egmont Visitors Centre arriving there at 4.00pm, finishing with a cold and deserved Kiwi beer.

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Cycling Tours

Cycling the Rebuild Zone in Christchurch C

By Judith Doyle

entral Christchurch is a mixture of horror and hope I found after joining the ‘Rebuild Bike Tour’.

Horror when you see the sheer scale of destruction in the central city. Hope when you see the energy of the rebuild around you.

Amongst the scaffolding, cranes, demolition rubble and machinery, there are so many signs of rebirth and even pockets of humour. I came away feeling shocked, yes; but hopeful, even inspired, by what is happening there.

The Rebuild Tour ($50 pp) is one of the options offered by Christchurch Bike Tours which, like other central city businesses, had to close down after the February 2011 earthquake. It is now up and running again.

We meet at the Antigua Boat Sheds on

the Avon River — a calm green centre of classic Christchurch.

My cycling companions are mostly holidaying students, some from overseas, others Kiwis. Graeme, our guide, is a student too — of law at Canterbury University.

For the 2-hour tour, we’re all equipped with helmets, and bright orange safety vests like the workers on the rebuild.

Orange is definitely the official colour of Christchurch at the moment.

I have a quick trial run on my bike. Its 18 speeds and heavy frame are somewhat more serious than my own light model back home. But like my own bike, there’s a basket at the front — useful for camera, jacket, wallet etc.

We’re off, one after the other, like an orange snake. Graeme assures us that our tyres are wider than the tramlines. That’s a comfort. There’s other hazards to negotiate though, like rubble, uneven paving and traffic cones or wired barricades round demolition and rebuild sites. A bit of an obstacle-course-by-bike, in fact.

The beloved Arts Centre looks solid behind its cloak of scaffolding. Restoring it will be an enormous and complex job.

The Christchurch Art Gallery’s great swathes of glass miraculously survived Above left: The cycle tour starts at the Antigua Boat Sheds.

Above right: Graham stands before the tree which was wrapped in orange as a beacon of hope.

Below left: The colourful, light-filled Cardboard Cathedral — finale to our tour.

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the quakes but the building was found to need some basic repairs. These are now underway. Hopefully it will open again in 2016, Graeme tells us.

The Town Hall is a sorry sight, at present colonised by weeds and vines.

Controversially, it will now be restored but it looks a mighty job at a mighty cost.

For the 114-year-old St Luke’s Anglican Church, on the corner of Kilmore and Manchester Streets, damage was just too great. It had to be demolished. The only feature left is the timber bell tower where we dismount and pause for a while.

But we meet some good news as well.

The statue of good old Captain Cook stood proud in Victoria Square through all that nature threw at Christchurch.

It’s wonderful, too, to see the Spanish Mission buildings of New Regent Street back in their glorious pastel colours.

Then there’s the Gap Filler Project.

What a brilliant idea! It was initiated mainly by the Student Volunteer Army who did such amazing work in the immediate aftermath of the quakes. The aim

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is to fill vacant sites with creative uplifting projects, says Graeme. They’re fun, humorous, morale-boosting and they bring life back to empty spaces.

One gap filler is a three-piece suite made out of astro-turf and we lounge on this for a while. Another is a miniature town laid out with roads, traffic lights and destination signs.

Then there’s Sound Garden on the corner of Gloucester and Colombo Streets (where a restaurant once stood). Here there are drums made from re-appropriated materials and giant zylophones made of planks. These fillers chop and change. New ones pop up from time to time.

Not long after my visit, the colourful street art really got going. “It’s fantastic and gives the city a real lift,” said Stephanie Fitts who runs the bike tours. Walls have been painted with a woman’s face, much larger than life; an ‘old master’ portrait in a gilded frame; leaping foxes; the odd monster; a poem by Spanish poet Lorca and the female figure in various poses.

We cycle through the cheerful Shipping Container Mall, buzzing with children on their scooters, tourists and locals enjoying their coffee and a couple of dalmations tied up to a flower planter awaiting their owners.

On June 3 work started on moving the containers just down the road and reAbove left: The ballerina on the wall of a building.

Above right: The belltower is all that’s left of St Luke’s Anglican Church.

Below left: Captain Cook stands proud as ever.

Below right: Early street art has led to many more images.

positioned to allow a new building to commence — thanks to Government funding.

Soon we’re at the triangular Cardboard Cathedral in Latimer Square. It was designed by Japanese Shigeru Ban, described as a ‘disaster architect’. The panel of glowing colours on its frontage represents the stained glass windows of the broken Christchurch Cathedral which we had gazed on with horror earlier in the tour.

We leave our bikes outside and walk into its dazzling interior — a thing of beauty despite its prosaic materials. Walls consist of cardboard tubes atop shipping containers. Light streams in, like beacons of hope to the city. It makes an inspiring finale to a cycle tour that is like no other in the world. www.chchbiketours.co.nz or phone: 0800 pedals (0800 733 257.

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High Achiever

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Carrying food on a tramp can be a weighty business ... but what if there was a small snack that could lift energy (and spirits), tasted delicious and was also extremely light to carry? Ali Spencer talks to the creators of a new health bar that could just be the ticket.

Bubbly teen helped

by Active Families T Above: Gaby holding her graduation certificate with Active Families Coordinator Emma Walker.

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t’s hard to believe that Gaby, a bubbly vivacious teen, used to be the student who ‘forgot her gear’ trying to blend into the background during PE sessions.

Gaby used to suffer from low selfesteem and depression, but today you will find her fully participating in every session, stepping out of her comfort zone and having a go. What changed? ‘ B e f o r e I wa s stuck in my ways – everything was too hard and I never used to take my PE gear to school. Now I feel it can be done. I’m confident about myself now. I actually have fun and participate with my year,’ says Gaby.

The journey hasn’t been easy and Gaby admits that she wouldn’t be where she is today if it wasn’t for her family and friends standing alongside her.

Both the Child Health Centre’s Healthy Lifestyles and Sport Northland’s Active Families programmes have provided Gaby and her family with the support to make positive lifestyle changes which have given her more confidence and motivation to try new things.

Through the Active Families programme, Gaby set goals around getting more active and getting fitter rather than being focused on losing weight. ‘I want to be healthier – not skinny.’

She was supported to try out Kensington Fitness, and she discovered that the

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gym wasn’t as scary as she initially thought and has been going two to three times a week ever since. ‘I would never have gone to the gym because I was afraid of people judging me, but I’ve realised that people are actually focused on themselves and the exercises they’re doing – just like I do myself’.

Gaby would not like to be seen out walking because she was self-conscious, but now she goes walking with her mum, friends or on her own three times a week around her neighbourhood or to get to places.

Also understanding the importance of eating regular meals throughout the day and not skipping meals, Gaby has got into a good routine of eating breakfast every morning and taking a healthy lunch to school such as a salad pita pocket, crackers and cheese and fruit.

Gaby also used to eat a lot out of boredom or when she was on an emotional low, but today she eats mindfully and understands the difference between emotional and physical hunger.

Gaby and her family have also cut right back on high fat sugary foods such as takeaways, biscuits, chips and chocolate, saving them for special occasions.

‘Gaby has made some fantastic changes on the Active Families programme and I wish her all the best with her journey,’ says Emma Walker, Active Families Coordinator.

he ‘lightbulb moment’ struck Takapau deer farmer Carl Lynch in 2008. That was when he realised there was a niche for a healthy snack bar incorporating good New Zealand ingredients, which was durable, easy to store, was satisfying, could be used as an emergency food source, help sports recovery – and, above all, tasted great.

“We wanted to use a great blend of New Zealand ingredients in a simple, nutritious product that could be eaten in one or two mouthfuls,” he explains.

His single-minded pursuit to combine all of those ideals into one product has taken six years, but it has resulted in the just-launched Winter Health Bar range and the set up of his company Functional Dried Foods (NZ) Ltd. Carl approached Massey University’s Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health in 2008 for help with the challenge.

He was paired with an associate professor in the department Brian Wilkinson, who provided food technology expertise for the product for the first four years – and, most unusually for the University, at no charge to begin with.

Right from the start, Carl had very firm ideas that everything that went into the bars was natural and healthy, says Brian, adding that product development took a large number of runs to get it right.

The team came up with the initial blend of ingredients – a “good healthy mix of products” according to Carl – including gold kiwifruit, blackcurrant and manuka honey. Asorbic acid was added as an antioxidant.

The ideas gelled into a ‘fruit leather’, but the team found them tough so redesigned the concept with the aim of making a www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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product that was delicious, soft, tasty and nutritious whilst at the same time having a long shelf-life.

A fourth year student was pulled in half way through, and paid by Carl, to look at achieving a shelf-life for the bars of at least a year and also to do some consumer testing.

One of the hardest things to achieve on the wish-list was the sports recovery aspect, explains Carl. This involved getting the right protein to carbohydrate ratio (1:4) to ensure that athletes, including walkers, could get the immediate energy boost they need through the carbohydrate – in this case natural fructose from the fruit – and then the back-up from the protein to sustain the effect for a longer time and aid muscle recovery.

Initially meat was trialled as the protein ingredient but it was found in the consumer testing that while South-East Asian consumers liked it, New Zealand consumers most definitely did not, explains Brian, adding that his team eventually convinced Carl to go to dairy-derived whey protein.

There is now also the option of a version containing New Zealand deer velvet for seniors. Deer velvet is a natural, pure ingredient, which has a long history of traditional use to promote wellness, benefit overall health and to support joint mobility. Sports people use the ingredient as a supplement to tolerate cold temperatures and tired muscles.

Above: Winter Health Bar. Above insert: Carl Lynch, the driving force behind the new Winter Health Bar. Below: Winter Health Bars on the Takapau production line.

Although originally targeted at sports performance, emergency food supply and special dietary needs, Carl’s customer feedback so far has led him to believe the Winter Health bars are also ideal for walkers. “Other athletes have tried them and had a great experience – one runner swears by them and says they give her a bit of ‘extra pep’, when she’s lagging.”

The gluten, nut and egg-free bars are produced on the family farm in Carl’s shed – actually a brand new manufacturing unit filled with the quietest and most efficient machinery Carl could find to have product ready for this winter. While small, this still has the capability of producing around a million units annually at full production.

The set-up cost has been: ”Heartache, late hours, long weekends and working a day job as well as running the farm,” Carl says. However, he’s given up the day job and is now working full-time in the busi-

ness, with occasional contract work on the side.

Individual 30g bars are sold at selected retail outlets around New Zealand for $3.20, or they can be bought online. Three individually foil-wrapped tasty 30g bars, each split into two 15g squares about the size of a large postage stamp, are included in each Winter Original pillow-pack that sells for $8.60. These are also available in a 20 pack version at $50.00. There’s also a version for youngsters – the Winter Youngster 8-Pack – with each bar weighing eight grams, for $5.99 and the Winter Senior 8-pillow-box pack, which includes velvet, and retails for $6.65. All prices exclude freight.

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What you tread you spread

Stop the spread of freshwater pests

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By Andrew Watt

elson Lakes is an iconic walking destination, from short walks to epic week long journeys, it’s

got it all.

Over the years I’ve made numerous pilgrimages to explore the valleys, peaks and rivers of the park. Early trips were by thumb, hitchhiking as a poor student.

The trip to reach the destination often involved more walking and adventure than the tramp itself.

An OE, getting married, work and a young family meant that I went a whole decade without visiting Nelson Lakes

between 2002 and 2012. The stars aligned and 2012 saw me back with wife and six year old son in tow for a very different trip to the wild trips of my youth.

We planned to walk the Anglers Track as a good way to ease my son Carlin into the following day’s overnight trip up to Lake Head Hut. We parked up at the mouth of the Buller River where it leaves Lake Rotoiti.

Memories flooded back to my last time there in 2002, a picture of crystal clear water flowing over a clean steely grey bottom of rocks wrenched from the mountains millennia ago.

The river was there, the mountains were there, the rocks… covered in didymo (aka rock snot). Like a festering sore it had smothered the bottom and floated like bloated intestines down the current.

I’d heard of didymo and seen pictures,

but it was only seeing it up close in a place dear to my heart that it hit me how environmentally destructive and aesthetically repulsive it is. Lots had changed in that decade I’d been away, unfortunately for the Buller and other South Island waterways, didymo was a disastrous change.

How did it get in the Buller? Maybe it was a trout fisher, a boaty, a kayaker or a tramper? It would only take one person, probably ignorant that their wet boat or boots or fishing gear carried microscopic didymo cells, invisible freshwater hitchhikers.

Once in the river didymo quickly spread turning the pristine into putrid.

Unfortunately that same story has been repeated throughout the South Island, from Southland to Golden Bay, didymo is in over 150 South Island waterways.

It may get the most press, but didymo is only one of a number of freshwater pests we have in New Zealand that clog waterways, out-compete native species and wreak the freshwater environment. They also make recreation activities difficult and could cost the country millions each year.

You may not have heard of hornwort or lagarosiphon but they and other freshwater pests are all nasty, and almost all freshwater pests are spread by people not animals.

So our waterways are under siege by a myriad of invaders and we’re the ones who spread them. To top it off some are microscopic so you might not even see them. Sound all bad, time to pour a stiff drink, turn on the TV and forget about it?

How it is relevant to me and what difference could I make anyway? It is relevant to walkers and trampers as any activity that goes from one waterway to another can spread freshwater pests.

You can make a sure you don’t spread freshwater pests by following the simple process of Check, Clean, Dry that’s been developed as a way to stop their spread.

It’s simple to do and tried and tested, here

Above: What’s at stake, our iconic rivers and lakes. Photo Ministry of Primary Industries.

Below left: This river used to be clean, now the bottom is smothered with Didymo.

Below right: The rocks covered with Rock Snot in the Buller River.

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Above left: Didymo’s not just discusting in the water, the Hawera River after a flood.

Above right: It’s not just about didymo, a pond is clogged with hornwort. Photo Ministry

of Primary Industries

it is in a nutshell: If you go on a tramp or walk and you only get wet in one waterway (stream, river, lake or pond) or it’s a dry track with no waterway crossings you’re fine and there’s no need to Check, Clean, Dry. If it’s several days between getting wet in one waterway and another, Check and Dry. Check and remove any plant material.

Dry to the touch all gear that got wet (boots, walking sticks etc.) Then wait at least 48 hours before getting wet in another waterway. It’s a good idea to pull the insoles of boots out to dry your boots thoroughly.

If you’re moving between waterways on the same day or within a couple of days Check and Clean. Check (as above), Clean- soak by dunking or spraying all equipment that got wet for at least one minute. Make sure it’s totally saturated with cleaning solution especially if its absorbent material. Use a solution of water and at least 5% dishwashing liquid or 2% household bleach for cleaning. A small

spray bottle can be carried when walking to clean down between waterways if you’re doing a trip that goes through more than one waterway.

The Ministry of Primary Industries produce a 250ml bottle designed to be carried when tramping or walking.

It is pretty straight forward but if you’d like more information on freshwater pests or Check, Clean, Dry please see: http:// www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/didymo/ cleaning.

So that’s it, no need for a doctorate in environmental management and a trailer of gear. Check, Clean, Dry is the simplest thing you can do to protect your environment. Always do it whenever you go from one waterway to another.

The fight to stop the spread of freshwater pests is not a lost cause and you can make a difference.

In the South Island there are still some iconic rivers and streams free of didymo and it’s been kept out of the North Island for almost 10 years since it was first found in the South Island. Check, Clean, Dry is also not just about didymo, it stops the lot, not just rock snot.

If you’re like me, when you walk or tramp you enjoy the whole environment, mountains, bush, rivers and lakes, please do your bit to ensure that when you’re walking or tramping or whatever else, you stop the spread of freshwater pests and keep those environments pristine.

I’d hate to stand on the banks of the Buller or another river or lake and think that it might have been me who brought in a freshwater pest.

Andrew Watt is a Check Clean Dry Advocate for Horizons Regional Council and a keen tramper.

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Window on Waitakere

Nest searchers

By Kay Lindley

H

ow many successful Kokako breeding pairs would the Ark in the Park expect to find over a summer?

It seems that five or six are what they hope for but a lot depends on the weather.

Even with willing and experienced nest searchers it can be hard to find any birds in the dense bush and tall canopies.

If you add to that rain, wind and the occasional summer storm, it can very much affect the effectiveness of the search.

The birds can be tracked through the transmitters they carry or their birdsong may be recorded but they still need to be sighted. If the weather is really bad it is not even worth heading out on some days.

Nest Searchers or Field Research Assistants usually work in projects which examine the evolution of life-history traits as well as the influence of predation rates, habitat structure, and microclimate on breeding behaviours in birds.

Nest searchers nest-search, use radio telemetry, keep territory maps, re-sight color banded adult birds, take vegetation surveys, collect nestling and egg measurements, and video-tape nests.

This is what Wikipedia has to say about animal tracking: In the fall of 1803, American Natural-

ist John James Audubon wondered whether migrating birds returned to the same place each year. So he tied a string around the leg of a bird before it flew south. The following spring, Audubon saw the bird had indeed come back.

Scientists today still attach tags, such as metal bands, to track movement of animals. Metal bands require the re-capture of animals for the scientists to gather data; the data is thus limited to the animal’s release and destination points.

Recent technologies have helped solve this problem.

Some electronic tags give off repeating signals that are picked up by radio devices or satellites while other electronic tags could include archival tags (or data loggers).

Scientists can track the locations and movement of the tagged animals without recapturing them using this RFID technology or satellites. These electronic tags can provide a great deal of data.

However, they are more expensive than the low-tech tags that aren’t electronic.

Also, because of their size and weight, electronic tags may create drag on some animals, slowing them down.

Tracking an animal by radio involves two devices. A transmitter attached to the animal sends out a signal in the form of radio waves, just as a radio station does.

A scientist might place the transmitter around an animal’s ankle, neck, wing, carapace, or dorsal fin.

Alternatively, they may surgically implant it as internal radio transmitters have the advantage of remaining intact and functioning longer than traditional attachments, being protected from environmental variables and wear.

A VHF receiver picks up the signal, just like a home radio picks up a station’s signal. The receiver is usually in a truck, an ATV, or an airplane. To keep track of the signal, the scientist follows the animal using the receiver.

This approach of using radio tracking can be used to track the animal manually but is also used when animals are equipped with other payloads. The receiver is used to home in on the animal to get the payload back.

For the opportunity to learn about the Ark in the Park project in the Waitakere ranges, and to go on the Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks series, please email me on: kaylindley@xtra.co.nz.

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Walking during pregnancy W alking is one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise to do throughout pregnancy.

At 29 weeks pregnant, I like to get out for a walk on a daily basis ranging anywhere from 40 minutes to 1.5 hours.

How much you do will depend highly on your pre-pregnancy fitness levels and how your pregnancy has been progressing. I vary the terrain and distances to keep things interesting, incorporating hills when I want more of a workout.

It’s also a great chance to catch up with friends, inviting others to come for a walk with me when I want some company. Walking is safe to continue throughout the full nine months, adjusting as needed. Building up to 30 minutes of exercise most days will be hugely beneficial to yourself and baby. If you were doing more than this prior to pregnancy, by all means continue doing more!

Benefits of walking during pregnancy include: Looking great!

Exercise increases blood flow to your skin giving you a healthy glow.

Feeling great!

Getting out in the fresh air and the endorphins released when exercising will boost your energy levels, improve your mood and give you a sense of control. This is so important at a time when you may feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster and your body is changing on a daily basis.

Helping to relieve back aches and improve posture by strengthening your back,

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Improving sleep by relieving stress and anxiety.

Helping to relieve constipation often experienced during pregnancy.

Preparing you for labour and child birth. Maintaining your fitness and strength during pregnancy will give you greater control over your breathing during labour and provide you with the endurance that you need.

Ensuring you don’t put on excessive amounts of weight and can get your pre-pregnancy body back easier! Definitely don’t expect to lose weight during pregnancy though. If you were a healthy

bodyweight prior to pregnancy, you will need to put on about 11-16kg over the entire pregnancy to ensure you have enough energy for baby to grow and breastfeeding.

If underweight prior to pregnancy, you will need to put on more than this and vice versa for overweight women.

Practical tips for walking during pregnancy: Plan your walking route with access to toilets. I often go to the bathroom before I head out on my walk and then almost immediately into it I feel like I need to pee…again!

Wear layers so you can easily strip down as you warm up. You will find it harder to regulate your body temperature and want to avoid overheating as baby’s

body temperature already sits higher than yours.

Take a water bottle to avoid dehydration and to assist with cooling.

Eat something before you go and when you get back. By Mary-Ann Moller Nutritionist If it is a long walk, (BAppSc, University of consider taking Otago) some snacks.

Pregnant women are much more prone to suffering from hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels). The metabolic demands on the body are much greater during this time so it is important to eat small amounts frequently.

Avoid foods that are high in sugar and instead opt for some complex carbohydrates, good fats and a quality source of protein.

These options will help keep your blood sugar levels stable.

Watch your footing. Wear appropriate footwear that is supportive and has good grip. As you progress through your pregnancy your centre of gravity will be thrown off, impairing balance and increasing the risk of falls.

Consider using a walking pole and avoid hiking tracks once you get to the point of not being able to see your feet.

Listen to your body and know when to slow down or stop!

As baby grows, there will be more pressure on your lungs and you will find it harder to breathe. If you are unable to continue a conversation, you need to slow down.

If you can’t breathe, neither can baby.

If you experience dizziness, exhaustion, unusual shortness of breath, abdominal pain, calf pain or swelling, bleeding from the vagina, contractions, chest pain or apparent leaking of amniotic fluid, you need to stop and contact your health care provider.

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MARCH 2015

7 Brooks Mt Baw Baw Trail Half Marathon, Mt Baw Baw, Vic, Australia Jacobs Creek Barossa Half Marathon, Barossa valley, SA, Australia

APRIL 2015

12 HBF Bunbury 3 Waters Half Marathon, Bunbury, WA, Australia

MAY 2015

16 Great Ocean Road Half Marathon, Vic, Australia Stamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon, Whitsunday Islands, Qld, Australia Hardys McLaren Vale Half Marathon, McLaren Vale, SA, Australia

NOVEMBER 2015

1 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port Douglas, Qld, Australia www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues JULY 198 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 9 9 High Achievers: Inspiration on the start line of Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon 10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River Walking Track 13 Event; 10k to 10k 14 New Zealand Walk: The Kaitake Range 16 Monthly Photo Contest winners 18 Overseas Walks: Sydney’s new luxury hiking and camping experience 20 My Favourite Walk: Hidden treasures close to home 22 Overseas Walks: Escape the Winter Blues 24 New Zealand Walk : Helicpter to Venus 27 New Zealand Walk: Cape Brett Walking Track - absolutely incredible 30 Overseas Walks: Cactus to clouds 35 Event; 35th Cadbur y Dunedin Marathon in September 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Great walks planned for walking weekend 40 Around the Clubs: Waoku Coach Road 42 Window on Waitakere: Top of the table 43 Health: Baseline amount of exercise for a person to be healthy 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for July 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

JUNE 197 2014

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 51 Weather forecast for May 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Half Marathon

APRIL 195 2014

2 Hastings Half Marathon 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Ramblng in the Papamoa Hills 10 New Zealand Walk: Where there is a whim there is a dray 12 My Favourite Walk: The daily grind: Mt Kau Kau Wellington 13 New Zealand Walks: Walks around Whangarei 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 News: The Freedom Walk revolution 21 My Favourite Walk: The Aucklandf ten kilometre walk 24 Event:Taieri Gorge Rail Walk 26 Te Araroa Trail: Accident prompts possible route change 26 Overseas Walk: Walking a New York ex- freight line 28 New Zealand Walk: Mangatoro Scenic Reserve 30 Overseas Walks: Following the footsteps of Dali 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours 38 Health: Why walkers can experience this type of back and hip pain 40 Event: Venue change has helped Hastings event 40 Event: Jamie’s marshalling experience 41 My Favourite Walk: Whariti wandering 42 Event: Waihi Beach Fun Run/Walk 43 Health: Cyclists need to be more considerate 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 48 Window on Waitakere: Easy bird watching 49 Christchurch Marathon 50 Contents for previous 14 issues 51 Weather forecast for April 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Half Marathon

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 4 Walk Talk 56 Country Breaks 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the 59 Wellington Marathon Mountain’ Tongariro Northern 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport Circuit 11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga 4 Walk Talk Trails connecting Wanganui with 6 New Zealand Walk : Harihari its hinterland Coastal Walk 14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and 10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis Bush walks in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic 16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st Reserve anniversary 10 News: Green Flag awards for 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Timber Trail and Waitomo Ru20 Know before you go this summer! akuri Walk 22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear 11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s Park Trail newest park now open 23 New Zealand Walks:Minister opens 12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River new Sutherland Falls Track Trail 24 My Favourite Walk: Twilight Bay 14 New Zealand Walks: Successful 26 My Favourite Walk: Mangaokewa Manawatu Walking Festival Reserve 16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island 28 Event: Walking beneath the stars

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MAY 196 2014

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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 20 New Zealand Walk: Four Peaks High Country Track 23 Book: A volcanic guide to Tongariro National Park 24 Overseas Walks: Romania - a fun place to walk 29 New Zealand Walk: River pathway section opened 30 Overseas Walks: Mullaghmore - a walk over layered limestone 33 New Zealand Walk: Walking over Arthurs Pass 36 Overseas Walks ands Tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Sunset Coast Walk - new walks for all the family 40 Event: Taking on the Taniwha 42 Health: Broken bone ends up with DVT 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 49 High Achiever: Walking the World 48 Window on Waitakere: Monitoring day in the Waitakeres 51 Weather forecast for February 52 Director y: Walking groups throughout NZ 56 Country Breaks 60 Stirling Sports Half Marathon

JANUARY 192 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Pekepeka Wetland restored 8 Overseas Walks: Take a high country walking holiday this summer 9 New Zealand Walks: Goldfield Cavalcades - have come a long way since 1991 10 New Zealand Walks: Four forests of the Far North 11 Book:Our Mountains 12 New Zealand Walk: Exploring the Manawatu Gorege Track 14 New Zealand Walk: New Tawa Track - an alternative Gorge track 16 New Zealand Walk: Sesquicentennial Track - Southland 20 New Zealand Walk: Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track 26 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic Reserve 28 Overseas Walks: Earth Sea, Sky Costa Rica 30 Overseas Walk: Following in Wainwrights steps 34 Event: Mahi Aroha doing it for conservation 38 New Zealand Walks: Walk Clutha country’s golden trails 43 Health: Have you an Iodine deficiency?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Event: Head2Head 49 Window on Waitakere: Reality shows 51 Weather forecast for January 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription

60 The Great NZ Trek

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14 New Zealand Walks:The original Pink Star Walk is back 14 Cycling Tours: Striving for caloriecredit cycling the Tasman Great Taste Trail 16 New Zealand Walk :Glenham tunnel - part of rich rail history in Southland 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Lots of charm on Stewart Island 26 Health: Have a backup plan 27 Event: What is the Head2Head Walk?

30 Overseas Walks: Spain’s Crazalema National Park 33 Overseas Walk: On an Elephant walk 34 Overseas Walk:Mary Caincross Scenic Reserve 36 New Zealand Walk: Ashburton/ Hakatere River Trail 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Blackmores XTERRA Trail Challenge 39 Product Marketplace: Ease pains and strains naturally 40 Window on Waitakere: Bird count 40 New Zealand Walk: Kiwi Ranger launched in Manawatu 41 News: Slice of Banks Peninsula bought for all to enjoy 42 Product Marketplace: Walking with a spring in your step 43 Around the Clubs: Beach, paddocks and history for July outing 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 48 Nordic Walking 49 Event: Manawatu Striders events 51 Weather forecast for October 56 Country Breaks 60 Napier City Half Marathon

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk :Ballroom overhang 10 New Zealand Walk: Rangiwahia Track upgrade 12 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga Trails - walks worth doing 13 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore Island Track 14 New Zealand Walks:Catlins Capers 16 New Zealand Walk: Wairongomai Valleys walk 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short walks in New Zealand 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Ireland’s Dingle Way 24 Window on Waitakere: Reality shows 25 Product Marketplace: Walking great for your joints 26 Event: Walking event exceeds expectations 27 Health: Heat injury during exercise 30 Overseas Walks: Australia’s Heysen Trail - a work in art 35 Overseas Walks: Embrace the great outdoors in Tasmania 38 New Zealand Walk: Hogs Back Track 40 Event: Rotorua Marathon to celebrate 50 years 42 Training: Preparing to trek at high altitudes 43 Product Marketplace:Sketchers Summer Collection 44 New Zealand Coming Events 46 Overseas Coming Events 48 Event: Cadburys Dunedin Marathon events 51 Weather forecast for December 4 Walk Talk 56 Country Breaks 6 New Zealand Walks: New multi-day 59 Night-time walking marathon walk for Auckland 60 Green Prescription 9 New ZealandCycling: Wineries, hot pools in the Hurunui 4 Walk Talk 10 New Zealand Walks: Tim and I and 6 New Zealand Walks:Mistic Mouna cat named Mimi walk Matatea tain - Paul Rush finds picture 14 New Zealand Walk: Feast your eyes perfect Mt Taranaki can be moody on the Abel Tasman Coastal Track and mistic 17 New Zealand Walk:A slice of para10 New Zealand Walk: Ian Wells Track dise on The Tararua Walk 11 My Favourite Walk:The Kepler 18 Digital Photo Contest winners Track 61km circular track 20 Event: Waiheke walking event 12 Event: The Great New Zealand wins prestigious award Trek - Alfredton to Lake Ferry 22 New Zealand Walks: Exploring an 16 New Zealand Walk :Kingston untouched land Reserve walk 25 Window on Waitakere: Kokako 17 Books:A Walk a Day 365 short updated walks in New Zealand 26 News: Walking is the most popu18 Digital Photo Contest winners lar activity 20 New Zealand Walks: Cape Kid- 28 Event: By bus, train and foot nappers- Gannet Reserve - an 30 Overseas Walk: Positano - a town unique walk of a thousand steps 24 New Zealand Walks: Stewart 36 Overseas Walks: Six spectacular Island wilderness experience with coastal walks on the Amalfi Ruggedy Range Coast 26 News:A trek with a big difference 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 27 Overseas Walks: iWalk your way 38 Health: Measuring physical dearound Dublin? cline 28 Health:The IN Generation 39 Books: New look guide to the 29 Window on Waitakere: Senior region’s tracks and trails citizens 40 New Zealand Walk: Ghosts and 32 Overseas Walks: Labrador Nature gold dust & Coastal walk 44 New Zealand Coming Events 36 Books:Molesworth - stories from 48 Nordic Walking New Zealand’s largest high coun49 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth try station Walks - five years of walks worth 37 New Zealand Guided Walks: New doing guided walks aimed at New 50 Contents for previous 14 issues Zealanders 51 Weather forecast for September 40 Readers View: Side effects from 56 Country Breaks some medications 59 Green Prescription 40 New Zealand Walk: Takaro Trails 60 Walking Stars Hawkes Bay new 3 day walk 42 New Zealand Walks: Improvements to enhance Kapiti Island visitor 4 Walk Talk experience 6 New Zealand Walks: Korokoro 43 Product Marketplace:Kiwi farmers Dam walks making mihi Merino socks 9 New Zealand Walk:Greenstone 44 New Zealand Coming Events Caples Track more accessible 46 Overseas Coming Events 10 New Zealand Walks: My trip to 49 Cycling Tours: Molesworth Station Moturua Island “It’s like biking through a Constable 14 Around the clubs: Oldest NZ painting” outdoor club has something for 51 Weather forecast for November everyone56 Country Breaks 17 Health: Do you get RLS 60 New Zealand Great Trek 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand walk: Ahuriri Estuary a sanctuary for wading birds 4 Walk Talk 24 New Zealand Walk: Roydon Downs 6 New Zealand Walks:A challenge a great little farm walk through the most spectacular 26 Overseas Walk: Gibraltar is very scenery easy to walk around 8 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke 29 Overseas Walk: The Larapinta Trail Festival caters for all fitness types - a colourful experience 10 New ZealandWalks: The Night Time 34 New Zealand Walk: Lake Hayes Kiwi Walk

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NOVEMBER 2013 190

AUGUST 2013 187

OCTOBER 2013 189

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

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 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

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AUGUST WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 1 to AUGUST 31 2014 According to

Daily Summary

Wet over northern half of North Island but dry in east from Gisborne to central Otago North Island wetter but South Island drier than average. Each North Island region wetter except drier Whangarei, HB, Wanganui and Masterton.

Napier may be driest.

In South Island, only top and West Coast may be wetter and the rest drier overall. Inland Otago may be driest. August sunshine below average for both islands.

In temperatures, North Island average overall, with no regions above. In South Island parts of west coast are average to warmer, but overal South Island is below average, with potential for unusual cold between South Canterbury and inland Otago. Snow to low levels in both islands in the second week.

19th July-2nd August 2014 An unsettled period with moist northeasterlies and depressions in the Tasman Sea and over North Island.

3rd-6th August 2014 Troughs and westerlies.

6th August 2014 Change to cold southerlies for eastern regions.

12th August 2014 Over the next four weeks it may be cold in the west and south and sunny Nelson and the east. About four weeks from now, two polar outbursts may bring snow to sea level in Otago.

These pattern caused by depressions centred near the Chatham Islands, with frequent southerly flow over the south of South Island, while disturbed westerlies and southwesterlies may prevail over the remainder of NZ. Through this outlook period, above average rain may come to northern and western North Island regions north of Manawatu, but below average rainfall may occur in the east of both islands from Gisborne to south Canterbury including central Otago.

Well below average temperatures may come to the south of South Island and it may also be colder than usual on the West Coast and the lower half of North Island.

Average or slightly above average temperatures may occur over the northern half of North Island especially Northland.

Sunny skies may prevail in Nelson, Golden Bay and Wellington and in the east from East Cape to Marlborough as well as Otago and Southland.

12th-13th August 2014 Mild northeasterlies.

13th August 2014 Possible high temperature at Gisborne.

14th August 2014 Disturbed westerlies and southwesterlies.

20th August 2014 Possible heavy rainfall in Hawkes Bay. 21st-22nd August 2014 Easterlies over South Island with a depression to the north.

22nd August 2014 Change to cold southerlies.

26th August 2014 Chance of thunderstorm and high winds through the Coromandel Peninsular.

29th August 2014 A ridge of high pressure dominates over SI.

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

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Predict Weather 2014 at a bookstore near you

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 11h (full moon), 11th (perigee), 24th (apogee), and 26th (new moon).

Available from Paper Plus and Whitcoulls throughout New Zealand Website: www.predictweather.com Email: enquiries@predictweather.com

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Directory

Walking Group There’s a

near you

NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND KAITAIA

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

BAY OF ISLANDS

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

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 09435-0746 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 09-429-0211

AUCKLAND

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks, tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.org AUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM), (IA),Praemi 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 AUCKLAND 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 09-522-5321 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 09528-9726 WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901

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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 WEST AUCKLAND

BLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Terry Wilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, www.bluetopwalkers.org.nz FIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday to Saturday, Anne, 09-813-0021 FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649 FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995 GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), Ethel Denscombe 09-818-3561 GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Wednesday (PM) and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230 GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne 09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867 GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300 HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM), Alene Couchman 09-818-2580 KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin 09-838-6553 KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin 09-818-6084 KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333 LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 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 09-832-5692 RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09832-4069 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 09-817-7212,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 09-478-2462 ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), Patsy Hulse 09-410-9353 BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-482-1320,www.

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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.

nstc.org.nz BIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson 09-414-5351 BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), Roy Urlic 09-473-8777 CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednesday (PM), 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), 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 09473-1931 WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), Brenda Gray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, 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 09267-5416 Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/ Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801 Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923 North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09473-4489 Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-271-3324 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 09425-4999 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 09-427-9321 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 09-431-4692 WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nz WAIHEKE ISLAND

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

HOWICK TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Gayle Sephton 027-635-4063 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, 09-232-8844 PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), Linda Mitchell, 09-532-8442 PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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), 09-535-6467 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

WAIKATO HAMILTON

FRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM), (BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639 NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245 CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM), Nella Barron 07-846-3103 CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-8554281 DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539 ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-855-2224 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 07-827-3097 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 KAIHERE/PATETONGA

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

MATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-8809088 MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07888-6054 MORRINSVILLE

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

OTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM) PAEROA

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

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

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

TAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-868-6025 THAMES

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

TAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM), Wednesday www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

(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 TE AROHA

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 07-862-8184 TE AWAMUTU

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 TE KUITI

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

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

BAY OF PLENTY COROMANDEL

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

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

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

CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07 348-2538 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 07347-6173 MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125 SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Glenys Searancke 07-348-4243 ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane 07-345-6362 ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey 07-348-1471 ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy 07-346-3772 WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744 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), 07-544-0316 FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. branch @forestandbird. org.nz, Tauranga HEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B), YMCA, 07-578-5891 KAIMAI RAMBLERS TRAMPING GROUP: Wednesday, Roger 07544-1622 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 07577-0711 MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-0626 50 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016 TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359 TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Ross 07-576-4852 TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07576-4207 TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016

TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984 PAK N BOOTS: Eveie 027-434-7877 and Julie Fox , 021-215-8516

TE PUKE

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

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 WHAKATANE

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

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

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

EAST COAST GISBORNE

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

HAWKES BAY HASTINGS

BRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM), (BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285 FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy 06-879-7077 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371 HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06877-0017 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06877-2114 HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886 KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708 RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nz 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 06-843-1225 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

TARANAKI

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

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

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STRATFORD

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

INGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255 HAWERA

HAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784 PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Moira Koch, 0800-223-228 ELTHAM

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

WANGANUI WANGANUI

CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Ethel Fackney 06-344-4375 RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06344-5434 WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484 SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), Karen Buckholt 06-349-2315 WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), Darol Pointon 06-345-3137 WAVERLEY

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

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

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

MANAWATU

PALMERSTON NORTH

HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444 KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06-354-3342 HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ hot-whitu-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 06356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216 FEILDING

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

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

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

WAIRARAPA MASTERTON

WALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338 ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124 CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746

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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 KARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, Kelburn KARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630 KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420 MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944 NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-4788799 TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nz WEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna Harwood WELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988 WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729 WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica Gould WELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04478-9201 WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990 WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833 LOWER HUTT

WALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133 POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04567-5727 WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday (PM), 04-564-6019 HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04970-6901 TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04526-7440 LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918 HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646 KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335 OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445 PORIRUA

FRIDAY WALKERS: 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 04-232-8764 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 04-293-7872 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 MOTUEKA

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

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

CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH

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

ARAI-WALKERS: Wednesday, Wainoni/Aranui, Natalie Hoani, 03388-2593 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 03-942-5453 CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112 CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295 CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-382-2302 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 03329-1865 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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6.5PM), 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 03981-1798 NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery 03-388-7335 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 03-383-2665 PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), Bernard Marriott 03-383-2665 PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday, Gloucester Street, (BIA), Rick Bolch 03-338-5156 PIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-322-7220 PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216 PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook 03-389-8607 PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433 PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154 QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), Beverley Church 03-383-5448 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), 03941-5409 “ A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley, Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553 SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436 SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA), Ray 03-332-0555 ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA), Audrey 03-348-9157 SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982 SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232 TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterbury not in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921 XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 or Alison Jarvis 03-338-2678 “Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 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 03-384-1921 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme, Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-8999 30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-94128999

RURAL CANTERBURY

CHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-329-1865 LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03373-5060 RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060 ASHBURTON

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

STH CANTERBURY PLEASANT POINT

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

756-9037 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 OAMARU

SENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell 03-434-5061 OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), Barbara McGann 03-434-9178 WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363 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 03-456-4223 CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127 CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Keiran Columb 03-489-4027 DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03476-2344 GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland 03-467-5999 HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579 HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851 KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03-472-8302 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

SOUTHLAND 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 SOUTHLAND

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

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