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New Zealand Walks:

ISSUE No 206

Top ten heritage places to visit this summer

New Zealand Walks:

A circumnavigation by foot on Waiheke Island

Overseas Walks

Discover Portugal’s walking trails

New Zealand Walk:

Ruakuri Walking Track

New Zealand Walk:

Enjoyable day walk at Limestone Road end

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Moutohora - an is-

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CONTENTS Issue 206 - 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: A circumnavigation by foot steps 7 New Zealand Walk: Enjoyable day walk at Limestone Roadend 14 Event: Beers Farm - Te Anau 16 New Zealand Fam Walks: Lynton Downs Farm Stay

walks 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 My Favourite Walk: Omaha Beach has walks for everyone 26 Health: Overdosing with vitamin D continues to

be widespread 20 Overseas Walks: Discovering Andalucia - the walks,

the culture, the food 28 New Zealand Walks: Top ten heritage places to visit

this summer 33 Event: On track in the Manawatu Gorge 36 New Zealand Walk: Ruakuri Walking Track -

Ruakuri Scenic Reserve 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Discover Portugal’s walking trails 44 New Zealand Coming Events 45 Christchurch Marathon 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for March 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Wellington Marathon

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Cover picture: Exploring and admiring the views along the Nga Tapuwae o Toi track in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty. Photo

by Krista Yuen, Mt Wellington, Auckland.

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Prizewinners

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Northern Thailand three day trek Exotic Holidays has a fully guided three day trek in Chiang Dao National Park in northern Thailand near Chiang Mai. Suited to adventurous clients with a keen interest in mountain trekking, bird watching, wildlife and hill tribe cultures, the trek stays in homestays with cooking and sharing of traditional Thai cuisine among the Yellow Lahu, Shan and Lisu tribes. The park is home to 150 mammal and 295 bird species as well as brightly coloured butterflies.

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Indigenous Tours in Victoria

A new Australian Urban Koorie Tour in and around Melbourne’s Federation Square reveals how drastically the city’s landscape has changed since European settlement.

With Koorie Heritage Trust guides leading the way, visitors will learn the significance of Birrarung Marr (the Yarra River) to indigenous

people, as well as the historical and contemporary importance of Fed Square as a meeting place through the ages. http://www.fedsquare. com/events/urban-koorie-tour/ Urban Koorie Tour Phillip Island Nature Parks, home to the world-famous Little Penguins, has launched a new Aboriginal Heritage Tour honouring the site’s traditional owners. Tour guides take visitors past numerous archaeological sites that hint at the rich Aboriginal heritage of the area and explain how the Boonwurrung people used seasonal plants and animals in daily life. The tour includes reserved front row seats to the evening Penguin Parade. http://www.penguins.org.au/ Now running every Sunday, as well as Mondays to Thursdays, the Royal Botanic Gardens’ Aboriginal Heritage Walk tour reveals another side to Melbourne’s world-renowned tourist attraction. As visitors stroll through the stunningly landscaped grounds, guides explain how Aboriginal tribes used local plants for food, tools and medicine and then conduct a traditional smoking ceremony. http://www.rbg.vic. gov.au/whats-on/aboriginal-heritage-walk.

Winter walking in the Alps

Nestling in the heart of the sunny Engadine valley, the idyllic village of Guarda in eastern Switzerland is a place where winter is truly magical – a place to enjoy the tranquillity of aweinspiring Alpine scenery away from the bustle of the more popular ski resorts.

Guarda may not be far from the glamorous village of Klosters, but that’s where any similarity ends – after all, you don’t have to be a skier to appreciate a holiday in the snow.

Anyone can enjoy winter walking or have a go at snowshoeing – whether you set out directly across the slopes from your hotel; use trains, cable cars and gondolas to visit the Castle at Tarasp; or follow an exhilarating high-level walk from Scuol back to Guarda.

Inntravel offer a week at the historic 3-star Hotel Meisser in Guarda, from where you can explore over 126 kilometres of prepared and waymarked trails throughout the winter. In January and March, dedicated walking weeks here include guided walks and a snowshoe excursion – and you can also take a romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the silent forests.

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Correction

In issue 205 the article on Walking in

the Picos de Europa in northern Spain had the wrong photos and was not written by Silvana Gottini, but Kay Brown Silvana Gottini’s correct article and new photos are on page on page 30.

Kiwis love

Sunshine Coast

New Zealand visitor arrivals into the Sunshine Coast grew by 18.4% for the year ended September 2014.

This compares to a 9.4% increase in all international visitors, itself the highest growth figure of any region in Queensland.

The growth in visitor numbers was complemented by an increase of 12% in nights stayed by international visitors. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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New walking tour of Sacred Japan

Australian soft adventure agency, Active Travel, is offering a new, autumn-hued walking tour in Japan in September, 2015, when travellers can visit mountain-top temples and sacred waterfalls, soak in hot springs, join in dawn Buddhist ceremonies, sample local dishes and stay in traditional Japanese inns.

Led by exp e r i e n c e d Australian walker, Mike Taverner, the 13-day ‘Pilgrim Trails of the Kii Peninusla’ tour departs from Osaka on September 26, 2015, with travellers able to explore the iconic Osaka Castle and visit Nara – the imperial capital of Japan in the 8th century and home to the World Heritage-listed Todaiji Temple – the world’s largest wooden building, housing Japan’s largest Buddha statue (16m tall).

Tracing the Nakahechi route of the 1000-year-old. Kumano Kodo pilgrim trail on the Kii Peninsula, hikers will visit Koyasan’s mountain-top temples and pass ancient teahouses and shrines and participate in morning Buddhist ceremonies in the mountains, with the pilgrimage trek ending at the Grand Shrines of Nachikatsuura, home to the highest waterfall in Japan, which has a drop of 133 metres.

Walkers stay in a mix of traditional Japanese inns and modern accommodation and can enjoy fresh Japanese dishes through the journey, with 27 meals included in the tour package. The ability to soak in a hot spring is available on several days and there’s also a rest day where open air hot springs, created naturally by geothermally heated water in a river, provide a welcome relaxation for the hikers.

Suited to walkers with good fitness, the trek entails 5-20km (up to seven hours) of walking each day between small mountain villages, with hikers only needing to carry daypacks. Luggage will be transferred each day to the next accommodation.

Millions visited DOC land

2.5 million New Zealanders aged 18+ visited public conservation land in the past year, which is great.

We would, of course, love to see all New Zealanders out enjoying the places we look after on their behalf.

Visit the DOC website http://www.doc.govt.nz/ parks-and-recreation/ to plan your next trip— and consider taking an uninitiated friend on the adventure—we all know someone who could do with an extra shot of happiness, health and wellbeing.

Queen Charlotte Track benefits

Conservation Minister Maggie Barry has recently announced a new partnership with Yealands Family Wines that will provide more than $100,000 over three years for conservation initiatives on and around the Queen Charlotte Track.

This partnership will enable welcome improvements to this popular track and the surrounding environment.

Photo: Keith Miller

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New Zealand Walks

A circumnavigation by footsteps

By Alex Stone

Just twelve nautical miles into the morning sun from Auckland city, lies the surprising island of Waiheke.

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urprising because, despite recent publicity talking up the gentrification of (the very visible parts of) the island into lifestyle blocks for the rich and famous, it remains a haven to get away from the affronts of the city – and yet it remains a place of quietude, so close and easy to get to.

The Far End of Waiheke for example is only 25km in a straight line from the CBD of Auckland city, and feels like the most relaxed, most rural parts of New Zealand. You could be a thousand kilometres away.

Surprising too, because Waiheke can offer so much, and so many varied experiences for the walking visitor.

Now, for the first time, the network of walking tracks around Waiheke Island has been connected, to create a continuous walking loop of 100km, circumnavigating the island (on the land, naturally), and taking in its best walks.

Te Ara Hura, the name given to the entire walkway, means the ‘path of discovery.’ The title was provided to the team working on the walkway system, by Ngati Paoa, the tanagata whenua of the island.

The great advantage of Te Ara Hura – unlike some other great

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Above: The sign post Te Ara Hura points walkers in the right direction.

Left: A walk through a native fern section. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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walks of New Zealand – is that you can enter or leave the walkway in many ways, in many different places. So you can choose a walk of twenty minutes – or as long as you like. You can also do the walk in either direction all around the island – clockwise or anti-clockwise, whatever suits you best.

An entire loop walk could be done in a few days – or the adventure could be spread over a week, with overnight stays at local B & Bs, interspersed with coffee top-ups or lunches at cool cafes, followed by wine tastings at vineyards. Local taxi drivers – or your overnight hosts – could transport you to any new starting point on the walk.

Te Ara Hura has been the “dream project” for local parks officer Gary Wilton. A keen trail runner, he relished what could have been a tough part of the project – running ahead of a signs installation team, to mark the places where trail identifiers should be placed. The trail is marked with distinctive red plaques, carrying the outline of the island, inset into totara posts.

This work was all completed in late 2014, with Te Ara Hura being officially opened as part of the Waiheke Walking Festival in November. The walking festival is run by the Hauraki Gulf Conservation trusts, as a means of broadcasting their environmental messages. Te Ara Hura provides much interest to anyone keen to learn more about the efforts of Waiheke islanders to restore the bush – and native bird and reptile populations – on the island.

Walkers along the route will see a high number of kereru and tui on the island, and where there are food trees, probably encounter the kaka that have recently returned to roost on the island.

Of course, splendid views of the waters and the endless parade of sailboats are also on offer.

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The far end section in particular frames some surprising views of the Coromandel Peninsula, and the islands of the Firth of Thames. Each of these small islands has it’s own special history, and the stories that go with it. Ponui has been in the ownership of the Chamberlin family for over 100 years, and is the source of a highly-regard breed of donkeys. Rotoroa had a history as a a ‘drying out’ centre, run by the Salvation Army.

So for years, there was a prohibition against anchoring too close to its shore – to prevent sly grog from being smuggled ashore. Now its become an inspirational restoration project. Pakatoa has struggled to make it as an island resort – a motel and golf course languish there, unused.

A small adjustment to the Te Ara Hura route will be made in 2015, when a shoreline track through coastal forest between Passage Rock Vineyard and Orapiu Wharf, and along the edge of Te Matuku Marine Reserve, will be opened.

This will become one of the highlights of the walk. For now, the trail follows the quiet country road between these two points – as it does mostly in the bottom end. The gravel road between Orapiu and Man O’ War Bay, high on a ridgeline, is the place for those Coromandel views mentioned earlier.

Te Ara Hura is a mix of walking on beaches, round the rocks (in some low tide options), through regenerating forest (in Whakanewha Regional Park, and elsewhere), and sometimes along the roadside. The sections along the shoreline of Owhanake and Church Bay also doubles as spectacular display of the best contemporary architecture to be seen in New Zealand, with new homes of various styles in stunning sites. The first few kilometres of the walk from Matiatia Wharf, where the Fullers and Explorer passenger ferries arrives, takes walkers along the route of the famous biennial headland Sculpture on the Gulf exhibition. Te Below: Great views out into the Hauraki Gulf from this spot.

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A circumnavigation by footsteps Ara Hura can also be accessed from the wharf at Kennedy Point, where the car ferry comes in.

Waiheke is known as an island of wine. There are 26 vineyards operating on Waiheke now, and 20 of them have tasting rooms or restaurants. These would no doubt provide a point-to-point focus for the gourmet walker.

The Waiheke reds are all of Bordeaux varieties, and the Waiheke micro-climate (warm, with sea breezes, and managanesebased clay soils) replicates a growing area in that region. In general Waiheke can grow and ripen a wider range of grape varieties than other New Zealand regions because of its long, mild season and the significant variations in vineyard site orientation and soil structure. Historically, the wet season begins in April, potentially

threatening late varieties such as Cabernet. Local growers play a waiting game every summer, letting the grapes sweeten as long as possible on the vines, before bringing the harvest just in time to avoid the first autumn rains.

Waiheke is also a little warmer – year round – than Auckland, by around 2 degrees.

The Te Ara Hura walkways system is presented either as the entire walk, or in four different sections. Previous experience with the visitor industry on the island has shown that many walkers on Waiheke are of the spontaneous type. People coming across to the island for a day inevitably end up on a beach somewhere, then think “Now what?”

They’re not always kitted up for serious tramping, but could still enjoy a seaside stroll. Te Ara Hura has recognised this with a series of interpretive boards being put up at various ‘contact points’ – mostly beaches. Each of these panels will suggest short walk (of around 40 minutes) or longer walks (of around and hour) that are easily managed from that point. Of course each board also tells the visitor of the whole Te Arara Hura offering, so they might come back and try that sometime.

In addition, there are four map brochures outlining the distinct regions of the island: Headland, Beaches ‘n Baches, Forest Heart, and the Far End. Again, this reflects previous experience of island visitors’ expectations. The staff at the ferry terminals and the i-site are often approached by people with a specific experience in mind. So, for example, if those people are looking to enjoy the village atmosphere, enjoy lunch at a cafe and see the classic baches, then naturally, they’ll be directed to the Beaches n’ Baches section.

Or if “big sky country, and fresh air therapy” is their aim, then

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Opposite page left: A group walking along the sea shore.

Opposite page right: Yachts sailing in the Hauraki Gulf.

Opposite page below: An optical illusion. A sculpure on the recent festival.

Above: A pleasant walk along the seashore in a bay on Waikeke Island.

the Far End would be best for them. For stunning coastal views and contemporary architecture to match – try the Headlands section. Regenerating bush, lots of kereru, and the song of tui, riroriro (grey warblers) and skylarks – go to the Forest Heart.

Vineyards, you’ll find in all the areas. Take your pick.

The maps and brochures were developed by Island-based interpretive design team, Snapper Graphics, who do much work for the Auckland Council and the Department of Conservation. Much care was taken in producing the maps for the walk, for them to be comprehensive and accurate (based on a high-resolution hill-shades image), and still be clear to read and not-too-intimidating for the casual walker. For this reason a full contour map treatment was avoided. They seem to be working, with the maps being snapped up in great numbers at the ferry terminals through this busy summer 2014-2015.

Waiheke Islanders have noticed an increasing number of walkers following the Te Ara Hura markers. And some locals have newly-discovered parts of the island walkway system for themselves.

The round Waiheke walkway is a new and additional summer attraction for Auckland’s best-loved island. It will be equally beckoning at any time of the year – a definite on any Kiwi walker’s ‘must-do’ list.

Writer profile: Alex Stone is an artist and writer based on Waiheke Island.

For 20 years he has written a weekly column in the island’s feisty wee newspaper, Gulf News. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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New Zealand Walk

Enjoyable day walk at Limestone Roadend

By Nina Mercer

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ith summer still here we all start thinking about heading into the outdoors and enjoying the beautiful New Zealand forests, mountains and beaches.

Recently I explored a beautiful piece of beech forest in the Western Ruahines. In just on an hour’s drive from Palmerston North myself a friend and a friend reached the Limestone Roadend in the Ruahine Forest Park.

Blessed with a gorgeous day of sunshine we were feeling pretty lucky and set off across a short stretch of farmland to begin our walk.

This is one of those bush walks where you get your feet wet right from the start, crossing the Makiekie (Coal) Creek soon after entering the bush.

After a short climb we reached a beautiful river plateau, home to tall ancient red beech, small cohorts of tree ferns, climbing rata vines, young drooping rimu, and a variety of low lying ferns and mosses.

On this plateau area we came across numbered posts dating back to the 1970’s

when it was developed as an education site, activities relating to these posts are still available on the DOC website.

We wandered through this open forest for 25 minutes before reaching a junction leading onto the Deerford Loop track.

Above left: Views from the Ruahine Forest Park looking towards the area surrounding Apiti.

Above right: A patch of tree ferns create a shaded area.

Right: The track wanders through a clump of beech trees. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Enjoyable day walk at Limestone Roadend Above: Beech trees stand out on this section

Turning left we followed the open path, of the walk. once an old tramline for logging in the area Left: Clematis flowers give colour to this section. back in the 1920’s.

Opposite page left: A beautiful section of We then reached another junction, folmoss covers the ground. lowed the sign to the left and went down to We backtracked from the creek to the the edge of the sparkling Makiekie Creek.

This creek makes a great spot for a picnic. first junction and started uphill on the It is possible to cross the creek and carry Deerford Loop track.

It was a decent climb, up through the on up to the tops via Knights Track.

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beech forest, with fallen logs covered with moss giving it a ‘goblin forest’ feel. A more open area of regenerating horopito and the tall trunks of dead trees made us think, what had caused this? Perhaps a storm event?

Expecting to walk along a ridge for a while we were surprised to reach the sign at the top where the track branches up Shorts Track to the tops or heads downhill to complete the Deerford Loop.

Heading down the track we were delighted to see a beautiful bloom of native Clematis and also enjoyed awesome views out over the farmland towards the Central Plateau mountains and Mt Taranaki. The descent was quite steep for a while as we headed back into the tall red beech forest before joining up with the old tram line, where we sat on a log for a bit of lunch in the sunshine.

Soon after this stop we reached the junction back into the plateau forest and retraced our steps back to the car.

This loop took us three hours at a fairly leisurely pace including our lunch break, it was most enjoyable, a great way to spend a sunny day!

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Above left: The turn off to the sheep dip.

Above right: Natures’s art – looks like an angry

Beer’s Farm – Te Anau

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’ve come to realise that Fiordland is an untapped treasure of the world. The tracks and scenery are equally stunning and I envy our BNZ Active Walkers KiwiSeniors Te Anau group simply for the abundance of choice there is when it comes to walks in the area.

The group, co-ordinated by Sport Southland and run by volunteers in Te Anau, walk weekly together, and every week they seem to stumble upon another gem of a track.

One I was previously oblivious too, was that from the Control Gates (at the start – and end – of the famous Kepler Track) to Beer’s Farm; a heritage site and one well worth the visit.

Jack Beer farmed in the late 1890s, tending about 400 sheep in the heart of solid stand of red beech that we cleared and fenced to make way for the stock.

An orchard and fir trees were planted and a set of stockyards and pig pens built. Gum trees were also planted and it was interesting to note five or so huge red beech trees branching

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Below: Well formed and maintained track.

Opposite page: Heading south on the Kepler track.

By Ann Robbie

Active Lifestyle Advisor

out from the ground, when the rest of the rejuvenated beech was single stemmed and straight.

What remains now are relics of an adventurous run holder, who made a life for himself after apparently being jilted at the altar. He had built a sheep dip and water race, and sheep were ferried out on a barge and sent up along a short ridge for summer grazing on Mount Luxmore.

A few fence posts and a little wire, along with some leather from his boots, remain at the site, right at the foundations of his earth floor and beech walled hut.

Jack was the last to farm on the national park and died in his hut at the age of 70 – his grave is at the Lumsden cemetery.

The walk into this area takes about 45minutes and the wellformed track is highlighted by some magnificent nature along the way. The stunning Waiau River guides you on the western side and, as you cross the small wooden bridges the crystal clear water flows into the deep green of the Waiau. Moss, ferns and giant beech, along with robins and fantails, accompany you the entire way.

The walk is easily achievable and certainly makes you appreciate just how difficult things would have been for Jack Beer.

Fiordland has many gems like this one; often ones that are hidden or not as well-known but rich in both history and scenery.

Our Te Anau KiwiSeniors are fortunate enough to experience many of them throughout the year.

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BNZ Active Walkers KiwiSeniors has groups in Te Anau, Invercargill, Northern Southland and Eastern Southland. The groups meet regularly for walks in and around Southland. Te Anau group meets weekly – contact Sport Southland on 032112150 or www.sportsouthland. co.nz.

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New Zealand Farm Walks

14-15 MARCH 2015

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Lynton Downs

ynton Downs Farm is nestled into the hills up the Inland Road in Kaikoura. Stay on this sheep and beef farm with its rich and interesting history and enjoy three different farm walks.

Guests have different accommodation choices and the opportunity to experience what it is like to live on a real New Zealand farm, in all weathers and in all the seasons of the year.

Lynton Downs is not just a place to stay but a place to experience and to relax. As farmers on this land, our wish is to share this with others, and our hope is that all our guests can take away a little bit of Lynton Downs in their hearts as it is ‘a place where one can simply just be.’

We are all really excited to share with you some of the superb walks at Lynton Downs. Sit back, get comfortable and read on as we tell you all about them…

Here at Lynton Down we firmly believe in the need (for want of a better phrase) for one to be able to take time out to smell the roses, to be able to slow down a little to appreciate the view, whatever that may be. We know that here you can have an opportunity to simply just be, whether that is to simply be with nature, your family, your friends, your partner or simply just be by yourself!

The walks are designed to enable you to return to your accommodation after having explored different parts of our stunning farm at your leisure. We have available self-guided maps and booklets with information for all ages on the flora and fauna and even a play-date-with-nature sheet to try!

Here are details of the three walks.

The Woolshed Walk Half an hour

Loop track

The Woolshed walk is an easy walk on a shingled farm track down the hill through farmland on a gentle gradient to the bottom and across to the old woolshed and covered yards where we still do the shearing and other yard work at Lynton Downs.

Nearby is a small creek running with tadpoles and other creek bugs to investigate, make a dam in the creek, throw rocks or make a stick raft.

A perfect place to take children and not too far for little legs, great for children with bikes as well. It is also a nice spot for a picnic, there is a table down near the woolshed.

Things of interest the gully is a favourite place for fantails to flit about saying a cheeky hello, you may see bellbirds, wood pigeon and wax eyes.

Take a bag and see if you can find: a feather, an interesting rock, three leaves, something green, a stick and a pine cone.

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Farm Stay walks Max’s Walk

One hour return

The Forestry walk is slightly more challenging but still a fun walk; the views are very special on a clear day and why not take a picnic and relax at the top.

Follow the signpost down the drive towards the main entrance .Cross the road by the mailbox, open the gate, and go through into the paddock.

(Remember to shut the gate after you) Head up the hill along the shingle track stop, look at the view, and get your breath back before you get to the next gateway and enter the magnetic canopy of the forest.

Head up the track under the cover of the trees and take in the quiet and calm feel of the forest, its coolness and shafts of light hitting the ground. Look at the plants and trees .There are many to spot.

Hear the birds over-head, listen out for the bellbirds, tui, wood pigeon and fantails. You may see a New Zealand Falcon if you are lucky.

Up the top of the track, it opens out and you will find a gateway with the sign Max’s Paddock on it. Go through the gate remembering to shut it after you, so if there are sheep in there they do not escape.

Max’s paddock is named after an old retainer on the station who did a lot of bull dozing and machinery work and had plenty of colourful yarns (stories to tell) Open the gate and head up to the very top of the hill. When you get there stop and just gaze out at the incredible 360 degree views of the mountains, forestry, farmland and out towards Kaikoura itself.

Have a sit at the picnic table maybe even bring a picnic to enjoy. Another great place to bring a bike and explore or to fly a kite.

Above: Farm accommodation. Below: The “Country Bath”. The sheep here are used to walkers.

guaranteed to find a fantail friend flit along beside you trying to interrupt your thoughts.

The walk takes you slowly and surely up through the forestry and then onto the tussock land and a completely different hill country vista and eco system to enjoy. The views up at the lookout point spread out to the Kaikoura Peninsula and across to the mighty peaks of Black Hill with its shingle slides and majestic bush.

Turn around and you will see the Inland Road farmland spread out in front of you.Stop a while and catch your breath you will need to, take a photo or two and see what you can see. Look down onto the river below and the bush creeping up the sides of the hills.

It is a place of raw, real beauty and the views are incredible.

Do not forget the camera!

Tussock and Timber Walk Two to three hours The Tussock and timber walk leads you on an adventure through the green, damp silence of the forestry, where you are

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Photo Contest

Monthly Photo Contest Above: Walking the “Wright family way” Tora CoastalWalk. Photo by Janne Wallace, Highland Park, Auckland.

Left: This is my husband, Angus, with our daughter, Ruth (8) after walking through vineyards around Carcassonne Castle, France.

Photo by Sandra Johnson. Richmond, Nelson.

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: Exploring and admiring the views along the Nga Tapuwae o Toi track in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty. Photo by Krista Yuen, Mt Wellington, Auckland.

Above: Dave walking across the Gouland Downs section of The Heaphy Track. Photo by Carol Digby, Stratford.

Below: Walking in the fields of Bali. Photo by Lyn Meredith, Morrinsville.

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.

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My Favourite Walk

Omaha Beach has walks for everyo

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By Bill Freeth

maha Beach, out to the east coast from Warkworth and through Matakana, has a magnetic attraction for the many Aucklander’s who own their special retreat from the bustle of the city.

It is also home to an enticing and visually differing walk which can be as short as you like or stretch out to three hours or more of varied terraine. There is something for everyone, walkers, bikers, children, older strollers, even those who want to get their heart rate pumping. The choice is yours.

Ample carparking is provided at the back of the Surf Club building, with the

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Left: Omaha looking north from south.

Above right: The southern guard.

Opposite page left: Near the children’s playground.

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main concrete pathway starting to the right of the club. It meanders through the natïve Muehlenbeckia covered sandhills, following natural contours, along a wide strip of coastal conservation reserve. Undulating, with views out to Tawharanui and Ti Point, further out Little Barrier and Great Barrier Islands.There are numerous side paths which allow those with limited time to access the beautiful ocean beach and complete a round trip back to the carpark.

For those who continue, the pathway is home to a number of pou, carved by local Ngati Manuhiri to represent history and guardians, each having its own small descriptive plate. Perhaps you may want to spend a few moments with Tangaroa, or Matariki, in reflective contemplation, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

whilst looking out to sea, maybe for Dolphins, and on rarer visits, a whale.

The pathway runs to the southern end of the beach, where you will have interesting options. A large Pou stands sentinel at this point. You can decide to take the few steps down to the beach and return that way.

The beach is really a shell collectors heaven, possibly one of the most variety specific beaches one could find anywhere.

We can’t resist picking up some of the fabulous specimens, and have at least 47 different varieties at home. It’s about 20 -30 minutes back to the carpark, but collectors or conchologists would probably take longer.

The other option when on the beach

is to go right, around the easy walking rocks with interesting tidal pools beneath the cliffs, maybe passing the time of day with a fisherman who is trying his luck from the rocks.

Your destination is Pink Beach, a small, secluded stretch of sand named after the crushed Wheel shells which gives the distinctive colour. This is a great little place, especially for a picnic lunch , and most times, you will have it all to yourselves. Its about 15 minutes around, but you need to be tide vigilant, completing your journey in the window of the 3 hours either side of low water.

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Omaha Beach has walks for everyone

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Above left: The Omaha Bridge at the end of the lake. Above right: A well maintained path.

Below opposite page left: Omaha Beach at low tide, looking north. Below left: A selection of shells from Omaha Beach. Below right: Oner of the many accesses to the beach.

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large pou, as you pass him, there is a Childrens’ Playground about 200m along the path, where some of the smaller team members can enjoy a slide or swing. Carry on to the timber walkway which runs at the side of some tennis courts, and leads to the well formed gravel pathway, planted with natives. To your left, wetlands up to open pasture, the right, skirting the small lake, home to prolific bird life, especially ducks and Pukeko, Herons ready to spear their prey, plus various smaller birds. On a calm morning, the reflections will have you reaching for your camera.

After crossing a timber bridge, you reach the road where you can go right and seek one of the many pathways which wind through the subdivision to take you back to the beach or carpark. But if you do this you will miss one of the best viewpoints.

For the more adventurous, cross the road to where the path continues, running alonside a creek, and about 300m along, there are steps to the left which lead up the side of a disused quarry. This will get the blood pumping but there is a short diversion to the left where a solid bench seat offers a rest whilst enjoying the views over the subdivision and out to sea. Continuing up between the Flax and Manuka, you are finally up the top where a bench seat has been conveniently placed. This is a really great spot to take in the surrounding geography.

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may be able to see the Weather Dome from which so much of our radar maps are provided. In the nearer foreground there is a good stand of native bush with the manicured Omaha Golf Course reaching well to the north, the substantial beach homes providing the easterly boudary, then over to the coastal ribbon which provides good setback from this magnificent ocean, crescent beach.

Ti Point extends its presence further to the East, providing some shelter for the boat entrance around the northern end of the spit.

Further out, Moko Hinau group, back to Little Barrier, and 40k out, the long, aptly named Great Barrier.

Carry down the path, negotiating

several sets of steps through the Manuka, brilliant when in flower, completeing this small loop, where you will then cross a small bridge which takes you past one of the golf tees, to the road. Cross to the footpath , or better still, wander through the easily identified pathways to round out your walk back along the beach.

The whole circuit is a very enjoyable walk, where you set your own limits, and if the quarry hill climb seems a bit daunting, you can ignore just that section, yet still be able to return over the same bridge to complete your journey.

At the completion of whatever you have decided, there is even a small cafe at the carpark to get the caffein boost, or maybe an icecream from the convenience store. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Above: The outlook from the now disused quarry. Below left: Enjoying the solitude of Pink Beach. Walkers and pets on the beach.

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Introduction

have written about this topic of overdosing with vitamin D before; however it continues to be a practice that is on the increase and damage is being done.

I think it is important that health professionals take a little time out now and then to question where they are heading: If they are in the business of health then is what they are actually doing with their patients bringing about actual improvements in health?

At the end of the day are their patients, who place enormous trust in their professional expertise, actually healthier as a result of their efforts? Are they healthier in terms of their ability to function day to day? Do they have improved quality of life and is there the absence of disease?

Or, are they losing sight of what health actually is? Has Big Business, the need for profit and the need for efficiency got in the way of practicing the business of health?

(The average GP visit has less than 10 minutes of direct patient contact time and the GP is restricted to ordering tests, referring the patient to an allied professional such as a physiotherapist, referring the patient on to a specialist, or prescribing from a list of Pharmac subsidised medicines. A GP’s compulsory continuing medical education is no longer impartial. It is highly dependent on pharmaceutical and medical technology industry funding of research, venues, speakers, training and materials).

The prescribing of mega doses of pharmaceutical grade vitamin D is an example of how medicine is losing sight of the business of health. Until things change for the better, patients need to be aware of this and to respond in a way that is best for their health.

This does not mean throwing away your medication and ignoring your doctor’s advice: It is about being aware of your doctor’s strengths and limitations and this will vary from one to another. It’s about knowing your own health issues better than anybody else and constantly asking

“Am I getting healthier, or not, as a result of this treatment?” If the answer is not in the positive then discuss the matter with your doctor, do not hesitate to get a second opinion and, above all else, exercise your common sense and intuition!

About Vitamin D

About 70% of fair skinned people and 90% of dark skinned people in the Developed World are vitamin D deficient. This is the consequence of entire populations being terrorised of the sun which is our main source of this essential nutrient. The backup used to be via our diets but this vitamin is barely present any more - remove the natural fats (and replace them with processed ones) and with these healthy fats goes the fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E & K).

One reason these are called “vitamins” is because they are vital for life – if you don’t have them you will get sick and die.

Low vitamin D is a leading factor in winter flu and infections, depression, fatigue, obesity, heart disease, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and hormonal imbalances. Vitamin D may be a factor in the prevention of anywhere from 50% to 80% of all cancers at least 30 different kinds of cancer to date and the list is growing.

Sources of vitamin D

Vitamin D is manufactured by the action of ultraviolet light on the skin, converting cholesterol under the skin into vitamin D. Vitamin D, along with vitamins A, E and K, is found in fatty foods, such as egg yolk, butter, full cream milk, cod liver oil and liver. As we get older our skin becomes less efficient at making vitamin D, we tend to keep fat out of our diets, few people eat organ meats like liver and, if we do go out in the sun, we are encouraged to cover up and wear sunscreen. It is therefore hardly surprising that there is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency.

Correcting vitamin D deficiency

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vitamin D continues to be widespread usual way to do this is to take a vitamin D supplement. Vitamin D supplements are very cheap going for around $15-20 for 60-100 1,000 IU tablets.

It is now common practice for doctors to prescribe dosages from 10-50,000 IU of synthetic vitamin D2, as single weekly or monthly doses. Giving up to 500,000 IU of vitamin D once a year has even been trialled on elderly women with disastrous consequences!

When vitamin D is optimised a person will generally have excellent health and be resistant infections and be free of the long list of diseases, aches and pains that are usually associated with getting old.

The problem with vitamin D supplements

Natural vitamin D is called “D3” and the body has mechanisms in place to wick any excess D3 into storage to ensure there is no overdosing. Unfortunately, there is not a similar mechanism for the regulating of circulating D2 which is usually prescribed in large doses (mega doses).

If there is excess D2, it will circulate as an excess and may cause symptoms of overdose, principally a condition called “hypercalcaemia”, or excess calcium in the circulation.

Below: Gary watering his tomato plants and about to start singing to them.

Hypercalcaemia may be experienced as extreme fatigue, heart palpitations, muscle and joint pain, anxiety, depression, difficulty thinking, dermatitis, skin inflammation, acne, constipation, gall and kidney stones and even acceleration of bone loss!

Unfortunately, the practice of mega dosing with vitamin D is most widespread among older people, mostly women, who are already struggling with ailments like fatigue, joint pain and thinning bones. Whether its D2 or D3 the best practice for supplementation is in doses that the body requires for today with a little extra for storage; reserves for a rainy day.

If a little is good for you, then a whole lot more must be even better Yeah – right!

Supplementation is hardly rocket science

I am a vegetable gardener. My patio tomato plants are impressive this year. I apply a little fertiliser and water daily, I ensure they are protected from the wind and they get plenty of warmth and sunlight. I even sing to them! They will reward me later on by supplying a rich harvest of fruit.

Plants, like humans, thrive on daily sustenance. I would never give my tomato plants all their weekly water and nutrient requirements in a single tsunami – Let alone the whole lot once a month with nothing in between! It is simply good sense to dribble in the water and nutrients as required and on a daily basis, rather

than cycle between drought and flood.

When it comes to human beings there is no logic whatsoever in giving a mega dose of a single vitamin, especially one that is in a form (D2) that the body has difficulty handling. Mega dosing with vitamin D can only be justified on the grounds that it is convenient for the doctor and the patient and because it can be sold for a whole lot more! Weak grounds for justification if you ask me.

Even if a person is found to be very deficient in vitamin D, there is still no benefit from giving a mega dose. As with my tomato plants, even if they were lacking a mineral, I still would not give any more than I know the plant can absorb that day, otherwise I risk causing further damage and even killing it. It is best practice to dribble in the nutrients. This even applies to feeding it water. The same applies to humans.

Small amounts – Often!

How to take your vitamin D

Ensure the vitamin D is vitamin D3 – not D2. You can find this in the health section of supermarkets, health stores and chemists. It is very well priced.

Take 1-2,000 IU per day. If you have a good dose of sun on your torso and thighs then don’t worry about taking any supplementary vitamin D that day.

You can enhance the uptake of the vitamin D by taking it along with some healthy fatty foods such as eggs or silver top milk (remember that vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin).

Health warning!

There are side effects from taking small amounts of natural vitamin d often: Looking GOOD and feeling GREAT!

Gary Moller

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New Zealand Walks

Top 10 heritage places to vis

By Rebecca Nuttall Historic & Cultural Heritage Team (DOC)

#2 Kawau Island Historic Reserve

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island’s past, present and future.

#4 The Camphouse on Mount Taranaki The Camphouse is thought to be one of the most substantial buildings remaining from the New Zealand Land Wars. It is also the oldest building in any of New Zealand’s national parks.

Situated almost 1000 metres up Mount Taranaki, the Camphouse has accommodated soldiers, mountaineers, and visitors since the 1800s.

ith summer in full swing, there’s no better time to get out, connect with your heritage, and visit one of New Zealand’s historic places.

Whether you enjoy a quiet picnic in the sun, or a challenging tramp across scenic landscapes, this list of 10 historic places to visit (in no particular order) will get you exploring places that have helped define and distinguish our country.

Kawau is home to the iconic Mansion House, which Sir George Grey, one of New Zealand’s most influential and controversial political figures, made his home in the 1800s.

Kawau Island Historic Reserve, home to the iconic Mansion House. Sir George knew how to do summer in style. This Above: Historic North Egmont Camphouse exotic island getaway once boasted zebras Now, you can wake up to the stunning and monkeys. Don’t be surprised to still Taranaki views it affords before heading see peacocks roaming in the Italianate Above: Roam the high country at Molesoff on the walks of Egmont National Park. gardens. worth.

If you want to know how the rich and #5 Molesworth Station #1 Rimutaka Rail Trail famous once lived, Kawau Island is the Hop on a horse and roam the high Established in the late 1800s, the place to be. country at Molesworth. Rugged musterers Rimutuka Rail Trail rail route between #3 Matiu/Somes Island working on this iconic farming landscape Matiu/Somes Island, in Te Whanganui- enjoyed a hard-earned whiskey on the one the Hutt Valley and Featherston was once a scenic mountain journey. Nowadays the a-Tara/Wellington Harbour, has served as day of the year it was allowed—Christmas. rail trail is a gently graded 18 kilometre walk a human and animal quarantine station, Camp by the Cob Cottage and take a dip or mountain bike ride, with interpretation an internment camp, a military defence in the Acheron River for your own New panels, panoramic views, tunnels (take a position, and a favourite picnic spot for Zealand style cowboy experience. torch!), as well as swimming and fishing Wellingtonians. opportunities in the nearby Pakuratahi River and picnic or camping spots at Ladle Bend and Summit.

Above: Bavarian String Band formed by German internees on Matiu/Somes Island during World War I.

Above: Cross Creek railway station was the base of operations for the Rimutaka Incline.

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Isolated Flat and upper Acheron River from below Ward Pass on the Molesworth Road drive.

Matiu/Somes is now a DOC scientific and historic reserve and a tranquil retreat #6 Urupukapuka Island for both wildlife and visitors.

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Otago gold mining town, where a number of buildings still exist, including the St Bathans Hall—the oldest continually used mud brick hall in New Zealand.

Some 40 metres below the town’s main street is Blue Lake. You can walk a attracted people to Urupukapuka for the 1870s then take a walk around the 2 kilometere track around this man-made centuries. It’s also the place where lakeshore—once a pounamu trail for Māori lake, or take a dip in its mineral enriched American author, Zane Grey, established visiting Te Punatapu, the sacred waters. water. a world-famous fishing resort in 1927.

See if you can find some old gold mining equipment that was left here.

Below left: Old Pier, Blue Lake Loop Track.

Above: Bob’s Cove (Te Punatapu)

#9 Above: Urupukapuka Island.

Urupukapuka is a great place for exploring, fishing, swimming, and all types of water sports. There are also three campsites you can stay at.

#7 Sign of the Packhorse Hut

Rangitoto Island

Rangitoto is the largest, youngest, and one of the least modified of about 50 volcanic cones and craters in Auckland. It dominates the local seascape and a visit there is like stepping into another world.

The pest-free island is famed worldwide as a botanical gem and has been a

Pioneer conservationist, Henry Ell, had this hut built in 1914 and it’s still a popular stopover for people walking the Banks Peninsula tracks.

Designed by architect, Samuel Hurst Seager, the Sign of the Packhorse Hut is intended to blend and harmonise with the surrounding landscape.

Drop by and stay in this historic hut for popular summer destination for over 100 a glimpse into the history of New Zealand years.

You can still see some of the remaining classic kiwi baches that were built on Rangitoto in the early 1900s.

Rangitoto’s old seawater pool, built of quarried stones by convict labour Experience some great kiwiana at Bach 38, the historic home turned museum.

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Above: Sign of the Packhorse Hut

#8 Bob’s Cove (Te Punatapu)

Early tourists to Lake Wakatipu would visit this idyllic spot for a picnic, and so should you.

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Discovering Andalucia the walks, the culture, the food

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ndalucía is the most southerly region of mainland Spain, known for its Mediterranean beaches and the world heritage cities of Sevilla, Granada and Córdoba.

This year, I found myself in all three cities, as well as exploring some of the quieter rural backwaters of the region’s vast, sparsely populated interior. During my walking tour between these splendid cities, I sampled walks in some of the best scenery of rural Andalucía and saw life in enchanting small towns and villages.

The hilltop setting of Vejer de la Frontera, near sweeping Atlantic beaches, is matched by that of Ronda, set on a rocky plateau above beautiful countryside and where a dramatic gorge divides the city in two.

The region of the Alpujarra, south of Granada, and known as “the Switzerland of Andalucía”, is where I followed a section of the long-distance walking path, the “GR-7”, which stretches from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees.

It was wonderful to walk from village to village, staying at small rural hotels, and really getting into contact with nature in this quiet, remote corner of Spain.

In September, the perfect month for walking, I arrived in Sevilla, the region’s capital and one of the most “Spanish” of cities, with its eclectic legacy of wide boulevards and the serpentine streets of the old quarter, its love of style and display – this is the unofficial “home” of flamenco – and an ethos that “life is for living”.

Being a bit of a foodie, I was looking forward to experiencing some authentic tapas, where dinner is rarely a single-setting affair. A meal can stretch all the way across town and well past midnight.

Beginning at Casa Morales, a dusky, time-honored tapas joint in business since 1850, for a dish of salchicha al vino blanco, sausage cooked in white wine to juicy perfection (2 euros for a tapas portion). Immense haunches of Serrano ham hang from the ceiling, and sardonic, battle-scarred barmen siphon wine from wooden barrels built into the wall.

Next, I headed to Bodeguita Romero for a succulent toasted mini baguette sandwich of slow-cooked beef, chicken and sausage (2.50 euros for a tapas portion). Finishing at atmospheric Las Columnas, where your order is scrawled in chalk on the bar in front of you. About 6 euros for a beer and snack. I was in absolute heaven!

What better way to top off the evening than with a Flamenco show. Walk in any direction and you’re bound to stumble on a touristy show, but for something with a bit more grit, I headed across the Guadalquivir River to the old Gypsy district of Triana. Joined the line of locals outside Casa Anselma, the salon of a celebrated local dancer who works the door herself

when it opens at midnight. Those who make it past her are then packed in for a wonderfully raucous unplugged backroom show of good old-fashioned, foot-stomping, boozefueled flamenco. Entrance is free, but buy a drink or risk the wrath of Anselma!

Driving south from Sevilla to the town of Jerez de la Frontera, famous for its sherry wines, flamenco and equestrian shows. An interesting highlight was to see inside one of Jerez’s most famous bodegas where aged sherry and brandies are produced according to artisanal methods.

Staying in the beautiful “white town” of Vejer de la Frontera, which sits on a knoll overlooking verdant farming countryside. The narrow lanes of the old town are a delight to explore and there are some superb vistas towards the Atlantic shore of the Costa de la Luz (Coast of Light).

We walked from the front door of our hotel, through the town and headed through pine forests towards the coast and the Cape of Trafalgar, for a leisurely lunch and a dip in the

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Above right: The Albaicin of Granada makes you feel like you’re in Morocco.

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Atlantic Ocean (close to where it meets up with the Mediterranean at the Straits of Gibraltar).

On the way to Ronda, the Natural Park of Grazalema offers some of the best walking in southern Spain, with a great variety of landscapes, from pastoral river valleys to impressive rocky limestone summits. The walk is a pleasant circuit which takes in a good cross-section of these landscapes, and can be done in anywhere between three to five hours.

Arriving in Ronda in the late afternoon, it boasts a romantic setting atop a rocky plateau. The chasm of the gorge that the town straddles, the bridge that daring 18th century engineers built to span that gorge and traditions of banditry, bull fighting, and glamorous foreign visitors, have all made Ronda one of Spain’s most interesting and sought-after stops.

Journeying to Granada via the mountains of the Sierra Nevada range, we visited the Alpujarra, a hidden corner of Andalucía which shows rural life as it was lived for centuries.

Criss-crossed by trails which meander through orchards and cultivated terraces, woods, meadows and crystal-clear mountain streams, the Alpujarra offers great opportunities for hikes ranging from the leisurely to the energetic. We enjoyed a three

hour loop hike that offered some stunning views of one of Spain’s best kept secrets.

The city of Granada represents the greatest legacy of Spain’s cultural fusion with the Moors. For it is here that we find the most amazingly preserved record of the Moorish civilization in Spain, the Alhambra. This complex of palaces, battlements, fortresses and pleasure gardens is the last-standing Islamic royal palace from the Middle Ages. Another of Granada’s delights is the cat’s cradle of narrow streets and lanes called the Albaicín. Few of which seem to take you where you thought you wanted to go. It will disorientate and delight in equal measures, as spicy aromas waft out of hidden restaurants.

You’d be forgiven it you thought you were in Morocco.

Heading north towards Cordoba, there was still one more stop to make, in beautiful Zuheros. A white village, surrounded by mountains and immersed in a sea of olive trees and hollowed rocks. It is above all, a village of Islamic past; with a labyrinth of streets and its Arabic castle, standing sentinel on top of a high sturdy crag.

My last walk of the trip was in the small gorge above Zuheros. The route takes us through olive and almond groves, then after crossing the river, we walk among oleanders, and figs before reaching a number of caves, many of them bearing evidence of having been inhabited in prehistoric times. Towards the end of the walk, we come to the impressive view of Zuheros looming in the distance between the two huge rocky massifs which make up the walls of the canyon.

On the last short journey to Córdoba we stopped in the town of Baena, at the heart of olive farming, for a fascinating visit around the Nuñez de Prado factory, where the current 7th generation of the family produces what many consider to be some of the finest olive oil in the world, and which is 100% organic.

Córdoba was for almost three centuries the capital of the Muslim dominions in “al-Andalus” and fascinating for its collection of relics from these times and beyond, the most impressive being the vast mosque – cathedral unlike any other, that stands remarkably intact from the 8th century.

After 12 fabulous days my walking trip ended with a final dinner of local delicacies, topped off with velvety red wine and honeyed pastries. I miss Spain already!

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Photographer James Heremaia joins the Woodville Lions Annual Track and Tunnel Walk 2014 to relive a vivid childhood memory. . .

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was 12 years old when my family moved from Hastings to New Plymouth. This involved two railcar journeys, ending in and beginning again the next day in Palmerston North.

I don’t remember much of either journey except two highlights that stood out and remain powerful memories to this day. One was seeing Mount Taranaki for the first time and the 8-kilometre section through the Manawatu Gorge. I had never heard of the Manawatu Gorge but listening to the high level of excitement in the railcar I knew it was important.

I remember passing through two very short tunnels and watching the highway veer off across a very ornate concrete bridge to the opposite bank.

To a 12 year old boy the sight of a raging river below, an elevated highway cutting through cliffs soaring above it and a railcar that at times seemed to be suspended in mid air on my

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side of the river created such a vivid memory I still think back to it every time I drive through the gorge.

Sadly, except for the occasional steam train excursion scheduled passenger trains no longer run in the gorge so the chance to relive the experience has long gone.

Below left: Looking across from the railway side to the road side.

Above right: The last of the walkers with the railway truck in the background.

Below right: Windmills dominate the horizon with the roadway on the left and railway on the right.

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Fortunately all is not lost, you can do the next best thing and walk along the tracks from the location of the now removed twin tunnels to Ashhurst, 8 kilometres away.

Organised by the Woodville Lions this annual fundraiser is the only chance you have to walk the route legally and safely.

Daily train operations are suspended for around five hours to allow safe passage for hundreds of walkers to experience the gorge up close and personal.

The day starts at the Ashurst Domain where buses ferry walkers to the Woodville end of the gorge then returns empty

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for another busload. En route you could already see a steady stream of walkers making their way along the track, bright pastel and neon coloured jackets contrasting against the green bush clad hills.

The atmosphere onboard the bus reminded me of a rugby team trip, loud raucous laughter the whole time. Railway adventures seem to unite everyone in a happy social vibe. That infectious mood never altered throughout the walk regardless of the ever-changing faces overtaking me as I paused to take photos.

Officially the walk starts from the location of the old lime works but I wanted to have a closer look at the now removed twin tunnels so I made a quick detour before starting the walk proper. There were still signs of the original tunnels beside the highway but it was all gone as well as most of the hill they pierced. The rails had been re-aligned well away from the highway. To me it looked ugly however for train operations I am sure the improvements made them more efficient.

There is an art to walking along railway lines. The space between sleepers does not match the average human stride so eventually you get confused and end up stumbling. I found the best way to walk was beside the track where the ground was generally flat.

The first section of the gorge resembled hilly farmland with open views on each side.

From the rails the graceful arches of the concrete bridge that carries the highway across the river to the opposite side can be seen. I do remember this scene from all those years ago.

It was strange to be standing in the same spot now. It seemed that nothing had really changed.

From here the gorge begins Below left: Looking across from the road side with walkers on one of the bridges.

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to narrow considerably with both the highway and the railway reason, to me the Manawatu Gorge looks exactly as it did tracks clinging precariously to almost vertical hillsides. It is when I was twelve years old. surprising to see just how much of the highway is elevated on Memories aside the rail walk is an experience that works piers when viewed from the railway. The same applies to the on many levels. You get a chance to see the gorge from a railway except concrete and brick embankments are used to different perspective. You spend time with positive and happy create space for the tracks. This would have accounted for the people. There is the challenge of walking on ballast and to see feeling that the railcar was suspended above the river. up-close the ingenuity and determination of our pioneering About thirty minutes into the walk we reached the first of forbears who punched a railway and a highway through this fifteen bridges manned by security guards dressed in bright formidable landscape feature, the Manawatu Gorge. orange or lime green vests. A happy and cheerful lot they The Manawatu Gorge Track & Tunnel Walk will be held ensued that everyone crossed the bridges safely. Up close the sometime late April or May. For latest information go to our detail of the under structures was so intricate it bordered on website www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz, or call at Palmerston art. One example was the bridge on the approaches to the first North or Woodville I-Sites after mid April. tunnel.

A waterfall cascaded down the cliff face and under the Top three pictures: Some of the over 1000 people who walked in the bridge to the river. The delicate latticework looked beautiful 2014 event. giving form to the girders carrying the rails across the chasm. It was the perfect place to people watch and have hot coffee.

For many the highlights of the walk 21st Annual Woodville Lions Club were the two tunnels both visible from the parking bays of the highway on the opposite bank. A torch is essential as the interiors are very dark. It is inevitable that in a tunnel echoes would be a sounding board for all manner of hilarity A Sunday in April/May 2015 See COMING EVENTS page on Walking New Zealand website after March such as wolf whistles, train whistles and 31 to find exact date of event. Website: www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz various attempts at singing “Last train to Start times: 9.00am, 9.45am, 10.30am Clarksville” at Ashhurst Domain SH3, Ashhurst Once through the second tunnel it is Funds raised go to Cancer a comfortable stroll to the long bridge that Approximately 8kms, 2 - 2 1/2 hours walking time Care and local charities crosses the Pohangina River. Those of us Essential: • Moderate fitness • Sturdy footwear (preferably boots) on the bridge when the rail-mounted truck

• Wet weather clothing and a strong TORCH. came through with the security guards Strickly limited tickets User pays BBQ and (No gate sales). Minimium age 10 years (This popular event has sold out every year) drinks available onboard were the last walkers to return to Tickets available from I-Sites at: the Ashhurst Domain.

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he Ruakuri Walking Track in the Ruakuri Scenic Reserve, near Waitomo in the Waikato, is full of amazing limestone features including a massive natural tunnel, high bluffs, a sculptured gorge, fossils, caves and speleothems (features like stalactites/ stalagmites).

At night glowworms can be seen beside the track. But if you visit after dark you must take care on the track (which has a number of steps and rocky outcrops), so make sure you take a torch. Do not touch the glowworms as they die when disturbed.

Ruakuri means ‘Den of Dogs’. It was named by a chief from Kawhia, Taane Tinorau. On his way inland he and his party stopped nearby and one of his hunters was attacked by wild dogs defending their den.

The track splits just a few metres from the carpark. Keep heading straight ahead to do the track in a clockwise direction. At first you follow Waitomo Stream before climbing through tawa forest. Look for the high limestone bluffs to the left of the track.

The track then skirts around the edge of a gorge with amazing sculptured rock forms, impressive water chutes and curtains of overhanging vegetation. At the end of this section you can see the downstream entrance to a large tunnel. The stream below can be a peaceful trickle or a more substantial rapid depending on how recent and heavy the last rains were.

At this point the track makes a sharp turn and you sneak through a short limestone passage and travel over the top of the natural tunnel to a track junction. From here you can turn hard right and return to

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Left: The viewing platform half way through

the main cave / tunnel system highlights the the car park on the other side of the river exit point of the stream. or carry on to do the upper loop. If you do Above right: This is the smallest of the short the upper loop the track splits again after tunnels on the walk – it’s only 3 metres or so long but as you can see children have the a few metres. advantage here.

Heading anticlockwise there is an option of taking a very short side track into before a flat finish out to the carpark. the middle of the tunnel with spectacular Track information side-lit views of the river running through Time: 45 minutes return the cave system. There are steps down to Grade: Easy (with some short, steep the viewing point and no lighting so tred sections) carefully.

How to get there Back out on the upper circuit there is From Waitomo Village head west another short tunnel to go through (just a past the Waitomo Glowworm Caves to a few metres long with plenty of head-space) roundabout. Turn left onto Tumutumu and a descent down to the stream. Look for Road and drive for about 3.5 kilometres to koura and eels in the water if it is clear (the the signposted entrance to Ruakuri Scenic water can be cloudy after rain).

Reserve. The carpark is the meeting place Following the stream you eventually for visitors to Aranui Cave and the end end up at the upstream end of the tunnel. point for one of the Black Water Rafting It can be quite disorientating as the stream trips, as well as being a popular picnic area makes a sharp hidden turn within the tun- and the start of the Ruakuri Walk – so it can nel. Climb back up one more set of steps to be a busy place. complete the loop.

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ortugal, tucked over on Spain’s western frontier, borders the Atlantic Ocean but is considered a Mediterranean country due to its diverse architectural styles, local traditions, customs, history, and gastronomy.

Once ruled by the Romans and Moors, Portugal has a glorious and adventurous past. Add to the mix beautiful beaches and a luxuriant landscape for a captivating walking experi-

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Above: The beautiful Pena Palace, Sintra.

Below left: Rugged Atlantic coast of Portugal.

Opposite page top: Torre Belem sits on the coast near Lisbon.

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Walking trails among Portugal’s best regions are: the striking Douro valley and the SintraCascais Natural Park between Lisbon and the magical region of Sintra, filled with colourful castles, palaces and monasteries dating from the 13th century.

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Dos Jeronimos.

The classic tram route of Lisbon winds through the heart of the Alfama, the oldest district in Lisbon. The tight gradients and steep corners make it impossible for modern trams to negotiate so the classic 1930s single carriage trams are still in service. On this route visit the Sao Jorge Castle, then wander the streets of the Barrio Alto where tiny bars spill onto the streets and the dramatic songs of Fado fill the air.

Between Lisbon and Sintra, a great starting point is the golden beach of Guincho, near Lisbon where extensive boardwalks cross the dunes then a pathway follows the rugged coastline.

Inland, the Sintra Hills rise up from the coast and a circuit walk takes you up to the hill-top chapel at Peninha , where there are stunning views. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rock where in the past sailors’ wives would come here to keep watch for the return of their loved ones.

The coastal walk continues through beautiful scenery over cliffs to reach Cape Roca, Europe’s western most point, a rocky promontory once considered to be the edge of the world. From here it turns inland into the Sintra forest.

In the heart of the forest is the remarkable “Cork Convent”, with its corked-lined miniscule cells. Squeeze through the warren of cells, chapels, kitchens and caverns. The monks lived a simple, touchingly well-ordered life in this idyllic, yet spartan place.

On the outskirts of the town of Sintra is the impressive

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Discover Portugal’s walking trails Monserrate Palace, a Neo-Gothic mansion set within fine landscaped gardens. The medieval town of Sintra was home to generations of Portuguese royalty seeking solitude in this verdant mountain hideaway. They built opulent palaces, castles and manor houses in the forested hills.

Trails lead through the forest to various sites including a Moorish fortress and La Pena Palace situated high on a hilltop with impressive multi-coloured turrets, dramatic architecture and exotic gardens.

If you’re going all that way to the westernmost point in Europe, the valley of the Rio Douro (‘river of gold’) should not be missed. It is striking in its tranquillity and its rich colours.

Fertile hills neatly striped with green vines and silver olive trees are reflected in the mirror-like waters, as are the painted long boats which ply the river, and the region’s tiny, untouched villages of white houses with red roofs. It is here, at the quintas (wineries) dotted across the slopes, that port wine is produced, What is so fascinating about the area is that age-old tradi-

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Middle right: The River Duoro. wanders through the Portugal countryside.

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Right: At the quintas (wineries) dotted across the slopes, port wine is produced.

It is believed wine has been produced here for more than 2000 years.

tions of wine-making are still practised. It is believed wine production has been a livelihood here for more than 2,000 years. The late September harvest brings a pleasant bustle to the valley, when the workers sing late into the night as they pick the grapes by hand and tread them by foot.

A walking tour of several days takes you into the ‘Alto’ (high) Douro, firstly by an impressively engineered railway (26 tunnels and 30 bridges) which clings to the sliver of land between the River Douro and the steep slopes above, to bring you to the heart of port-wine producing country.

Days are spent walking among spectacular scenery of vineyards and mountains carved out by rivers, between villages and hamlets perched on outcrops over the river and within the vineyards. Many of these villages have retained their medieval simplicity with tiny communities clustered around historic churches, monasteries and castles.

The villages of Sabrosa and Pinhao are set among vineyards and have a wealth of 15th Century houses. It was one of these that the explorer Magellan was born in about 1480.

To truly experience this area, local ‘quintas’ (country estates) usually family-owned are delightful places to stay. If you happen to be there during harvest, they often invite guests to join in the traditional treading of the grapes.

When it’s time to leave the ‘Alto Douro’ the grand climax is a river boat cruise back to Porto passing a timeless landscape of thousands of tiers of vine-lined terraces and the many small towns and settlements perched on the sloping hillsides. On a clear day this scenery is reflected in the waters of the river as For more information: NZ Distributor:

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The coastal city of Porto, at the mouth of the Douro River, is the capital of the port-wine trade.

Porto’s intriguing Old Town clings to the steep north bank of the river, its jumbled streets seemingly all leading down to the quayside. Five bridges, including one by Eiffel and a spectacular two-tiered construction link to Vila Nova de Gaia, the heart of the port wine trade where you can visit one or two of the wine lodges. You’ll see old names like Sandeman, Taylors and Burmeister which are synonymous with the trade.

The Old Town’s two main landmarks are the cathedral (Sé) and the panoramic Clérigos Tower. Art lovers will like the contemporary art museum, and don’t miss the wonderful shops either, traditional emporiums and designer boutiques stand side by side with old-fashioned shops selling port wine and dried, salted codfish.

End each day on a gastronomic high. Soak up the ambience of authentic restaurants and bars in Portugal’s towns and villages. There’s delicious fresh seafood and great cheeses. Try Portugal’s famous sandwich ‘francesinha’ as well as the classic Portuguese staples such as: ‘bacalhau’ (cod); ‘sardinha assada’ (grilled sardines); ‘alheira do Minho’ (sausage of veal, duck, chicken or rabbit); ‘rissois’ (crumbed and fried fishy snacks with béchamel sauce); roasted suckling pig, and on the sweet side; ‘pasteis de Nata’ (custard tarts) and ‘pasteis de Tentugul’ (filo pastries with custard).

Portugal’s beauty lies in its physical and cultural landscapes which are sanctioned by numerous UNESCO World Heritage statuses.

Fact file

GRADE: Moderate Ascents of up 600m and distances of between 8 – 16.5 km per day Some days are 6 – 7 hours of walking.

WHEN TO GO: April to mid October. Weather can be hot in July and August, the Douro walk is not available at this time.

HOW TO GET THERE: Fly to Lisbon.

COST: Two weeklong walks: Lisbon To Sintra approx NZ$1,735 High season surcharge Jun – Sep NZ$495 Porto & The Douro Valley – approx NZ$1,549 High season surcharge Jun – Oct NZ$162 Cycle tours Porto To Lisbon and The Algarve are also available.

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22 Cigna Round The Bays, Achilles Half Marathon, Snapper 10km & 6.5km Fun Run/Walk, Auckland 23 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk, Nelson 24 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 24 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/Walk, Carterton 25 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 26 Trout Fly Summer Series 5km & 3km, Rotorua

MARCH 2015

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9 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk, Nelson 10 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 10 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/Walk,

blers 5km Run/Walk, Carterton 18 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 19 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km & 3km, Devonport, Auckland 21 to April 11 Echo Walking Festival, Waikato area 23 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk, Nelson 24 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 24 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/Walk, Carterton 25 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km & 3km,

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Whangarei 15 Round the Vines Run/Walk, Martinborough 15 Capital Punishment 8.3km mountain run, Wellington 15-16 IML Two Day Walk, Rotorua 16 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk, Nelson 17 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 17 Ruamhanga Ram-

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Devonport, Auckland 25 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 26 Trout Fly Summer Series 5km & 3km, Rotorua 28 The Goes Goes Bush, Kaimai 28 Mt Outdoors Southern Lakes Half Marathon & !0km, Wanaka 29 Whenuapai Half Marathon, 10km & 6km, Whenuapai 30 Honest Lawyer 5km Run/Walk, Nelson 31 Eastside 5km Series, Hamilton 31 Ruamhanga Ramblers 5km Run/Walk, Carterton

APRIL 2015

1 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 1 Devonport Jets Run/Walk, 5km & 3km, Devonport, Auckland 8 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 12 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5km, Orewa Beach 15 Tough as Nails, 8km, Ellerslie, Auckland 18 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, 10.5km & 5km, Orewa 18 Cape Bretty Challenge,42.2km, 17km & 13km, Russell 18 The Great Pukeokahu Man v Horse Race, 40km, Taihape 18 Cape Brett Challenge, Marathon, 17km & 13km, Rawiti

MAY 2015

2 Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust Half Marathon, Rotorua 2 HanmerFour Square Half Marathon & 10km, Hanmer Springs 24 Enduro Trail Run, Half Marathon, 13km & 7km, South Head, Auckland 31 Christchurch Airport Half Marathon, Christchurch

JUNE 2015

21 Monaco/Nelson Mid Winter Marathon & Half Marathon, Nelson

JULY 2015

5 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Wellington 19 Manawatu Striders Winer Run/Walk, Palmerston North

AUGUST 2015

2 Hoka One One Taupo Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo

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7 Lactic Turkey Night Bush Fun Run, 10km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 16 Woodbourne Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Blenheim 22 Ashhurst2Esplanade, Palmerston North 28 Great Nasby Water Race 1, 160km, Naseby 28 Great Nasby Water Race 2, 80km 60km & 50km, Naseby

England 22 City of Lincoln 10km, Lincoln, England 20-21 IML Two Day Walk, Gilboa 25-26 IML Two Day Walk Boras, Sweden 28-29 IML Two Day Walk, Canberra, Act, Australia 29 Challenge Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia 29 Great Volcanic Mountain Challenge, NOVEMBER 2015 Mt Canobolas, Orange, NSW, Australia 22 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst to Espla- Jacobs Creek Barossa Half Marathon, Banade 20km & 12km, Palmerston North rossa valley, SA, Australia

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16-17 Great Ocean Road Marathon, Half NOVEMBER 2015 Marathon 14km & 6km, Vic, Australia 1 Great Barrier Marathon Festival, Port 16-17 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China Douglas, Qld, Australia 30-31 IML Two Day Walk, Diekirch, Lux- 1 New York Marathon, New York, USA emburg 1-3 IML Three Day Walk, Higashi-MatStamford Financial Hilly Half Marathon, suyama, Japan Whitsunday Islands, Qld, Australia 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan Hardys McLaren Vale Half Marathon, 21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Jogiakarta, McLaren Vale, SA, Australia Indonesia

2 Neon Run - Run, Jog, Walk, Dance,Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 2-3 IML Two Day Walk, Blankenberge, Belgium 3 Great Birmingham 10km, Birmingham, England 9-10 IML Two Day Walk, Wellingborough, England 8-10 IML Three Day Walk, Yatsushiro City, Japan 14-17 IML Four Day Walk, Chantonnay, France 15-20 Tour de Tours Larapinta Trail 100km 6 days, Larapinta, NT, Australia 16-17 IML Two Day Walk, Bern, Switzerland

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues FEBRUARY 205 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Moke Lake circuit walk - Queenstown 7 Books: Revelling in our subantarctic islands 8 Auckland Short Walk: Onehunga to Pah Homestead 10 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend on track 10 Books: Walking the Waitakere Ranges 12 New Zealand Walk: Headland Sculpture on the Gulf 12 A Walk and cycle on the Waikato River Trail 15 Safety: Ensure your gear is now in ‘Peak’ condition 16 New Zealand Walk: Tirohanga Track to Ruapane Pirongia Forest Park 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Walking in the Picos de Europa 25 New Zealand Walk: Matekai Park - Oakura 26 Overseas Walks: Torres del Paine - a very special park 29 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival 30 Overseas Walks: The Larapinta Trail offers a myriad of stunning views 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walks: Echo Walking Festival 41 International Marching League encourages “May walking bring us together” 42 Window on Waitakere: Navigating dangerous flora 42 Health: Compression clothing can they improve recovery and performance?

44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for February 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 The Great New Zealand Trek

JANUARY 204 2015

6 New Zealand Walk: Pukawa to Omori Track 6 Te Araroa Trail: Cape Reinga to Bluff 8 New Zealand Walks: Outdoor couple make footprint on NZ walking scene 12 New Zealand Walks: Hiking New Zealand’s Hump Ridge Track more wilderness, less people 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Inspiring walks in Spain 24 Ballard of St James 26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Kiwi women take to the cycling trails 28 Overseas Walks: San Francisco’s ways: Umbria ‘s pilgrim routes 36 New Zealand Walk: Te Kauri Park Scenic Reserve 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Tussock Traverse walking through a natural and cultural wonderland 40 Event: Cadbury Dunedin Marathon events 42 Window on Waitakere: Possum trapping 43 Training: Exercise programme tips 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for December 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks

20 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring Step Out for the Well Foundation 22 Overseas Walks: South America - a rich ecological region 24 New Zealand Short Walk: Ongaonga - a village steeped in history 26 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival promises to be best ever 28 Overseas Walks: Grand Canyon Walkway - prettiest in Blue Mountains 30 Overseas Walks: Mossman Gorge oldest rainforest on earth 33 Auckland Short Walk: Te Atatu Peninsula Walk 34 New Zealand Walk: Sandy Point Invercargill’s walking playground 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 39 Podiatry Heel pain 40 Event: Manawau Striders Half Marathon 41 Window on Waitakere: Canopy climbers 42 Health: Feet health - “canary’s in the coal mine” 44 New Zealand Coming Events 47 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for October 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription

60 The Great New Zealand Trek

60 Napier City Half Marathon

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Paparoa - a village in the valley 7 Having fun with your Sun sign 8 New Zealand Walk: Woolshed Creek - Mt Somers 11 Auckland Short Walk: Macleans Park and Eastern Beach 12 Overseas Trails: Victoria’s top rail trails 14 Overseas Walks: Walking Sandiago’s “other side” 16 New Zealand Walk : Tutukiwi Reserve 17 New Zealand Walk: Orongorongo a popular track in Rimutaka Forest Park 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Bush Scenic Reserve 22 New Zealand Walk: Silica Rapids Walk has plenty of variety 24 New Zealand Walk: Tama Lakes - in Tongariro National Park 26 New Zealand Walk: Tiki Trail - Gondola base to summit, Queenstown 28 New Zealand Guided Walks: Guided walks with a difference 30 Overseas Walks: In the footsteps of ancient travellers - Japan on foot 34 Waiheke Walking Festival 35 Event: Iconic Kiwi event celebrates 10 years 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Around the Clubs: New walk for Dargaville group 39 High Achiever: Walking the Way of St James - Gay Rowe’s Spanish Odyssey 40 High Achievers: Doctors visit start of a new journey for Dunedin couple 41 New Products: Bracewear: relief for troublesome knees and elbows 42 Window on Waitakere: Whitehaed releases 42 Health: Feet should be strong and flexible 44 New Zealand Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for November 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking Festival biggest in Australia 10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Hollyford Track an all season track 14 New Zealand Walk: Rotary Spring Step out at Long Bay 16 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks - walks worth doing 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Sawcut Gorge Walk - with a surprize at the end 24 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands for fantastic walks 28 Books: Paradise Saved 28 Books: Peter Snell and the Kiwis who flew 29 Event: Thousands became walking stars in Auckland night-time half marathon 30 Overseas Walks: Uncover Italy’s amazing Amalfi Coast 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Rarotonga - a walk run festival for addicts 40 High Achievers: Green Prescription helps a Northland family to be active again 41 Window on Waitakere: Thud, stunned, stiff!

42 Health: There are healthy alternatives to modern medicine 44 New Zealand Coming Events 51 Weather Forecast for September 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Napier City Half Marathon

NOVEMBER 202 2014 SEPTEMBER 200 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tanekaha Falls Walk - a tribute to a group of retirees 10 Securing outdoor access for the next generation 12 New Zealand Walk: From hut to hut on the Matemateaonga 14 Rare penguins highlight of Hollyford Track early walkers 16 New Zealand Walk: Pukemokemoke Reserve offers several walk options 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Auckland Short Walks: Le Roys Bush Northcote North Shire walks 22 New Zealand Walks: Mahi Aroha - explore the environment like never before 26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail to be in TV series 26 Te Araroa Trail: New 5km walking track 26 Te Araroa Trail: City to Sea via Southern Walkway change in 2015 28 Overseas Walk: In the steps of the ancients - a walk in Athens 33 New Zealand Walk: Weather no problem for Dargaville group 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Linklater Reserve 39 Around the Clubs: Striding out fun with a popular club 40 High Achiever: 65 year old walked 150 marathons 41 Event: Waiheke Island Wharf 2 Wharf 42 Window on Waitakere: Batwalks planned in Auckland 42 Window on Waitakere: Mapau 60 The Great New Zealand Trek tree fruit popular with birds 43 Training: Low carb diet: not the 4 Walk Talk best for everyone 44 Coming events: Stirling Sports 6 New Zealand Walk: Coppermine Creek - a remote bush with a events: are something unique human history 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 8 New Zealand Walk: Consult the 50 Index for previous fourteen issues song book (or Crumpy) before 51 Weather Forecast for January you head outdoors 52 Directory: New Zealand Walk- 12 New Zealand Walk: The Rangiwhai ing Groups Range with a volcanic history 56 Country Breaks 15 New Zealand Walks: Kawakawa Station Walk revisited and re60 The Great New Zealand Trek vitalised 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 4 Walk Talk

OCTOBER 201 2014

DECEMBER 203 2014

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AUGUST 199 2014

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 51 Weather Forecast for August 56 Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Taupo Half Marathon

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 Cadbury Dunedin Marathon in September 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 51 Weather Forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

JUNE 197 2014

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 56 Country Breaks 59 Wellington Marathon 60 Take to the trails with Total Sport

10 New Zealand Walk: View Kiwis in the wild in Glory Cove Scenic Reserve 10 News: Green Flag awards for Timber Trail and Waitomo Ruakuri Walk 11 New Zealand Walks: Auckland’s newest park now open 12 New Zealand Walks: Hutt River Trail 14 New Zealand Walks: Successful Manawatu Walking Festival 16 New Zealand Walks: Somes Island with a fascinating history 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walk: Take the kids to Rangiwahia Hut 21 Event: Dual charity fun event 22 New Zealand Walks: Ohakune - full of walking opportunities 26 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’s Trail song 26 Need to Know: Zero tolerance to dumping in public reserves 27 Need to Know: Closure of walking track puts Otway tourism on slippery slope 28 Need to Know: If things go wrong think Star 29 High Achiever: Well worth the effort 30 Overseas Walks: Granite Island: Home of Little Penguins 35 Product Marketplace: ReSkin: a second skin to prevent blisters 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Portofino on the Italian Riviera 40 Around the Groups: Tiwai conservation area 42 Window on Waitakere: Double vision 43 Health: Fungal feet and toenail infections very common 44 New Zealand Coming Events 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 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 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 4 Walk Talk farmland venture on a one tree 6 Great Walks: Coming ‘Round the hill Mountain’ Tongariro Northern 20 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Piko Circuit Pathway officially opened 11 New Zealand Walks: Waitahinga 21 New Zealand Walk: Albany Scenic Trails connecting Wanganui with Reserve Track its hinterland 22 Need2Know: Don’t underesti14 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and mate the dangers asociated Bush walks with rivers 16 Event: Rotorua walk to mark 21st 23 New Zealand Walk: Brook fence anniversary clears final hurdle to Nelson Valley 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 24 Health: 6,000 keeps a day keeps 4 Walk Talk 20 Know before you go this summer!

OA limitations away 24 New Zealand Short Walk: Seaview 6 New Zealand Walk : Harihari 22 Overseas Walk: River Torrens Linear Coastal Walk Park Trail

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MARCH 194 2014

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

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

FEBRUARY 193 2014

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk:Finding heart and soul at Catered Coast Walks 9 Event: 30 year old half mara-thon - a popular Auckland event 10 New Zealand Walks: Two Days Bay walks 12 New Zealand Walk: Manawatu Estuary Walk 13 New Zealand Walk: Foxton to Himitangi Beach walk 14 High Achiever:Award for walking group leader 16 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai Walking Weekend 18 Digital Photo Contest winners 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 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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MARCH WEATHER FORECAST

According to 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.

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MARCH SUMMARY

1st-2nd MARCH 2015 Much rain to Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, East Cape and Hawkes Bay. 2nd MARCH 2015 Possible high temperature at Wanaka.

4th MARCH 2015 Change to southwesterlies.

5th-6th MARCH 2015 Possible high temperatures in Henderson and Waiheke.

5th-8th MARCH 2015 Remains of a tropical cyclone may affect northern regions of New Zealand.

6th: Remains of a cyclone passes over Northland and Auckland. Possible thunderstorm weather in Auckland combined with high temperatures.

7th MARCH 2015 A shallow trough lays across the North Island.

8th-11th MARCH 2015 Disturbed westerlies, possibly anticyclonic on the 11th.

12th MARCH 2015 Over the next four weeks more frequent depressions track over the northeast of the North Island with more frequent southeasterlies over lower half of North Island and western

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half of South Island. The first part of this outlook period sees two tropical cyclones affecting northern regions ending with hail, possibly affecting crops in the Hawkes Bay. It may be particularly wet in the in northeast of North Island, eastern Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and northern Hawkes Bay due to extended cyclonic conditions around fourth week in March but contrastingly dry in Westland as well as far north and south of the country.

It may be also wet in other east coast regions from southern Hawkes Bay to Canterbury including Wellington.

Coromandel, western Bay of Plenty, Tongariro and Horowhenua may all receive significant rainfall.

However, dry weather prevails along west coast as well as Northland, Taranaki, parts of south Canterbury and coastal Otago.

The south and west of the South Island may be very sunny, but cloud may affect east of North Island. Hokitika and Invercargill may be sunniest.

Contrastingly, cloudy conditions may predominate in east of North Island with most other areas receiving near average sunshine. Southeasterlies produce cold-

er than usual conditions in east of South Island from Kaikoura to Gore with temperatures below normal in most places.

Cold seasonal temperatures may come to Waimate and Dunedin, also coastal Wairarapa, Wellington, south Westland and Fiordland but temperatures may be near normal for rest of the country.

12th MARCH 2015 A cyclone affects Northland, Auckland and Coromandel with warm, humid and northeasterly conditions. The high tides, combined with heavy rain from the storm may result in flooding in Whangarei.

12th MARCH 2015 Anticyclonic conditions changing to northerlies.

13th MARCH 2015 Possible high temperature at Blenheim.

14th: A ridge of high pressure spreads onto the South Island while easterlies prevail to the north.

17th-18th MARCH 2015 Possible thunder and lightning in Waikato and high rainfall in the region, especially around Paeroa.

22nd-23rd MARCH 2015 Remnants of a cyclone tracking southeast and passing near East Cape accompany high rainfall. This weakened cyclone may bring high seas in the Coromandel and eastern Bay of Plenty and high rainfall in the Gisborne rainfall with possible flooding in the Motu area and Gisborne airport, also bringing high winds along East Cape with lesser winds, but still significantly strong, in Auckland and from Auckland to the

Bay of Island. In Paihia, huge swells with an unusually high tide may result in flooding and possible damage to the waterfront.

24th MARCH 2015 Westerly change.

29th MARCH 2015 High pressure over the North Island.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 5th (apogee), 6th (full moon), 20th (new moon and perigee).

Ken Ring author of . . .

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NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND KAITAIA

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

BAY OF ISLANDS

BAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Bert Vanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773 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. 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. Tuesday, Lorenza Pun 09443-3392 akspun@yahoo.com 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 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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 (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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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, Kay 06-844-4891 or Dot 06-844-6885 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

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

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

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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 RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703 MARTINBOROUGH

MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

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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

SOUTH ISLAND MARLBOROUGH BLENHEIM

50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), 03-579-3101 PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

NELSON MOTUEKA

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

528-6290

NELSON

NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 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 WAIMEA TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM) (PM), wtc.richmond@xtra. co.nz, www.waimeatrampingclub.org.nz 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 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates 03332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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

OTAGO CLYDE

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

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

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