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CONTENTS

Issue 223 - 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Cook’s Cove is a haven of peace 10 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend 17 Overseas Walks: Conway National Park, Airlie Beach 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Waituna Lagoon Board Walk 22 Overseas Walks: 9 short hiking trails in Southern Queensland 24 My Favourite Walk: Ti Point Coastal Walkway 28 Overseas Walks: The Green Ring fabled and secret trails 29 Shared pathway to country school open 30 New Zealand Walks: The Cobb Valley great for day and overnight walks 34 Te Araroa Trail: Increase in walkers on trail this season 35 Need 2 Know: Protecting our access heritage 36 New Zealand Walks: Cambridge area perfect for walkers 38 Event: Night time event provides an unique way to experience Auckland 10 New Zealand Walk: Glenfern Sanctuary Walk 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Walk Canterbury

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New Tasmanian walking tours

Park Trek Walking Holidays launched two new four-day itineraries at ATE – Three Capes Track Highlights and Bay of Fires, both four-day excursions in Tasmania.

The Three Capes Track walk explores the Tasman Peninsula in southeast Tasmania, known for its dramatic coastline and vertical sea cliffs. Bay of Fires incorporates beaches, rock formations and the clear waters of the Tasmanian east coast.

Huitema says the company operates its guided around Australia and is ‘the next tier down’ from the more luxurious Great Walks of Australia. ‘We are mid-range, relaxed and low key. We are eco-certified and nature based so it is all about Walking tours get runs on the boardwalking in the natural environment.’Huitema says some of Park Trek’s tours are selling out extremely quickly this year.

These include the Larapinta and West MacDonnell ranges in Central Australia, the Kakadu, Nitmiluk and Litchfield in the north of Northern Territory, and The Kimberley, El Questro & The Bugles in Western Australia.

Longer Heaphy Track mountain biking season proposed

The Department of Conservation is inviting people to have their say through written submissions on a proposal to extend the Heaphy Track mountain biking season from its current five months to eight months.

It is proposed to increase the mountain biking season on the Kahurangi National Park track from 1 May to 30 September currently to 1 April to 30 November but excluding the four days of Easter.

DOC is carrying out a partial review of the Kahurangi National Park Management Plan specifically to consider lengthening the Heaphy Track mountain biking season.

DOC Golden Bay Operations Manager Andrew Lamason said the extended mountain biking season was being proposed to promote more use of the Heaphy Track and to give mountain bikers more opportunity to ride it in outside of the winter months.

“The current mountain biking season is mostly in winter when cold weather, including snow, can make riding the track more difficult. Most mountain bikers are choosing to ride it in May and September and numbers on the track rise considerably in those two months.

A review of a 2011-2013 trial of the five-month mountain biking season on the Heaphy Track found minimal conflict between walkers and mountain bikers.

The 78-kilometre Heaphy Track is suited to mountain bikers with advanced skills (Grade 4) and but expert (Grade 5) technical skills can be required in wet and cold weather.

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Free Wi-Fi now in Queenstown

New Zealand’s favourite visitor destination is more connected to the world than ever before with the official launch of free Wi-Fi hotspots in Queenstown recently.

The areas are The Village Green, Earnslaw Park, The Mall and Beach Street.

Downtown QT general manager Steve Wilde says free Wi-Fi in major towns and cities around the world is now an expectation amongst travellers, business people, and residents alike.

“Queenstown is now at the top of the game with this launch. Destinations are expected to offer this service to travellers who need to stay connected,” he said.

Destination Queenstown chief executive Graham Budd says the launch of free Wi-Fi in the town centre adds to the resort’s world class cosmopolitan reputation. The service will make it easy for visitors to share their excitement about visiting, and access information about the town during their visit.

“It is a very exciting development for Queenstown and will add a lot of value to the visitor experience here, allowing them to share their photos, videos and stories from four convenient downtown locations,” he said.

Visitors will be able to access 1GB of data each day when they log in to the service using their email, or social media account details.

Above: Queenstown Mayor Vanessa van Uden and Downtown QT’s Steve Wilde at the launch of free Wi-Fi in The Village Green, right in the centre of town.

New walk starts from luxury houseboat

A new four day guided walking tour has opened along South Australia’s Murray River where guests end each day aboard a luxury houseboat.

Murray River Walk offers clients a new way to experience South Australia’s Murray River. Each day guests will walk up to 15kms exploring the creek, floodplain and wetland environments of the Murray River and see the heritage of past river inhabitants and view today’s inhabitants (kangaroos, emus and pelicans) in their natural environment.

Each day’s walk finishes aboard a luxury five bedroom houseboat with a hot shower as guides prepare a three course gourme t meal paired with award winning local wine.

Murray River Walk operates between 1 April and 30 September in the autumn, winter and spring weather.

Tours depart from Renmark, a three hour drive from Adelaide via the Barossa wine region.

Guests are provided with 34L packs, walking sticks if required and food and water. The maximum group size is 10 people. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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Glenfern Sanctuary Auckland’s newest regional park

Queensland Bush Tucka Walk

Rainforestation Nature Park, located in Kuranda Tropical North Queensland, has launched a new activity within the Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience - the Bush Tucka Walk - as part of the attraction’s 40 year birthday celebrations.

The 30-minute walk offers guests the opportunity to learn about the rainforest plants and fruits used as traditional food and medicine by indigenous people, as well as sample some of the fruits in the BBQ buffet lunch offered at the park.

The Bush Tucka Walk was built by William Enoch-Tranby, the local sales executive for The CaPTA Group, with the help of other Pamagirri guides at Rainforestation Nature Park.

Enoch-Tranby says guests on the walk learn more about how his ancestors had lived in the rainforest.

‘Our guides explain the different plants and fruits, but also the calendar plants that were used to indicate when to move to the coast, or when to eat a certain animal or fish,’ he said.

‘Guests can learn about the different types of huts that were used as shelter, and the weapons and implements that were used in hunting and everyday life.’

The Bush Tucka Walk can be experienced by the public as an add-on experience, or as part of the Premium Pamagirri Aboriginal Experience day tour.

DOC Community Fund now open The Minister of Conservation has announced the third round of funding of the DOC Community Fund open.

The DOC Community Fund has approximately $26 million dollars to distribute to community groups for priority conservation work.

Over the first two years of this programme approximately $16 million has been allocated to more than 200 community organisations.

It follows a two-stage application process which begins with a six week Expression of Interest (EOI) phase.

For full application details download the application form and guidelines from the DOC Community Fund.

For any queries you can contact our DOC Funds team at doccf@doc.govt.nz or by calling 0800 862 020. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Glenfern Sanctuar y on Great Barrier Island has been bought for public use by the Auckland Council, F ou n d at ion Nor t h an d the Government’s Nature Heritage Fund.

T h e s a n c t u a r y, a l o n g with three neighbouring properties on the Kotuku Peninsula, sits behind a 2km-long pest-proof fence and forms a conservation precinct in the northern part of the island above Port FitzRoy. Glenfern was established by the late Tony Bouzaid, a c o n s e r va t i o n i s t a n d yachtsman, in 1992, so that people can learn about our region’s treasured flora and fauna.

Beating the feet in Italy

Abercrombie and Kent has released an 11-day walking tour in Italy.

The tour starts off in Puglia, and there are daily walks of between 5km and 8km.

Highlights include some Baroque and Renaissance architecture and the distinctive white-stone huts.

Eateries will serve up local specialities along the way.

After seven days in Puglia, the walking continues on the Amalfi Coast. The tour dates are 21 April to 1 May, 2017.

It costs $10,995 twin share per person, while the single supplement is $2995. There is a maximum of 14 guests.

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Cook’s Cove is a haven of peace

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Cook’s Cove is a haven of peace

Step out on Cook’s Cove Walkway and you’ll discover a soulful sense of history, writes Paul Rush tober 1769 after a year-long journey The people of the East Cape seem to it’s the perfect holiday destination. have a way of escaping time. Nothing I’ve left my watch at home and have happens in a hurry here, which is why no set itinerary. Tolaga Bay is a place to relax and tune in to the easy-going lifestyle and culture of the Ngati Porou people.

Teenagers are riding along on the beach splashing into the shallows, bright sunlight glistening on the horse’s flanks.

Children are playing with a skipping rope and singing ‘tahi, rua, toru, wha’ as they jump high in time with their song. Life is good here in this bounteous land.

The 660 metre-long Tolaga Bay Wharf has been upgraded with a $5.5 million makeover and remains the longest freestanding pier in New Zealand.

Captain James Cook, the great navigator, sailed into the bay in Oc-

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from England and a violent clash with the Maoris of Poverty Bay. By way of contrast the Tolaga Bay iwi were positively welcoming, surrounding the Endeavour with canoes laden with fish and kumara to trade.

Botanist Joseph Banks wrote, ‘the people live in a state of profound peace, with fine boats, clothes and carved work. They live in greater affluence than any others we saw.’ Crew member, Sydney Parkinson, described the countryside as ‘agreeable beyond description’ and so it was that Cook anchored in a delightfully sheltered cove called Opoutama, in the lee of Pourewa Island.

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ter the walkway through the stylised Maori pa gateway and climb up the slick clay path to open grassland.

Placid, newly-shorn sheep show little concern as I encroach on the wellbrowsed pasture, wending my way up between healthy looking cabbage trees to the cliff top directly above the Tolaga Bay Wharf.

The panoramic view of the entire bay is breathtaking. The fierce sun is painting silver streaks on the broad, sluggish Uawa River, which spills out into the surf between two expanses of sandy beach that are stacked with countless wave-lashed and sunbleached tree trunks.

They have been carried down in recent violent floods, congesting the beach beside the wharf to the extent that local fishermen are using their tractors to clear a launch pad for their boats.

The cliff top track leads me over a style into the domain of a dozen squawking magpies. Some are inclined to display aggression by execut-

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ing well-planned mock dives over my head but a wave of my arms dissuades them.

Mounting the solid wooden lookout platform standing 120 metres above sea level, I have a stunning view of the cutest little, rock-bound cove I could ever imagine. The blue waters are quite calm, being in the lee of a very distinctive form - the Bishop’s mitre that dominates Mitre Rocks.

The keyhole-like cove is confined by steep, eroded cliffs on two sides and leads into a gentle stream that bisects a swathe of surprisingly flat alluvial pastureland.

Rolling hillocks dotted with cabbage trees lead to steep slopes covered with stands of manuka and regenerating native forest.

Apart from the cuteness of the small cove, the scene could be typical of any East Cape coastal scenery. But this place is special and I can’t escape a feeling of nostalgia and reverence for this very important part of New Zealand’s heritage.

The Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti tribe were the first to accept Cook as a peaceful trader and cooperate with him. They taught him a range of practices such as using manuka branches as brooms and helped him collect wood, celery, scurvy grass, plant samples and fresh water from a spring in the bay.

After six days of their hospitality, his crew packed away Joseph Bank’s plant samples and detailed descriptions of ‘a great variety of beautiful birds’, and the Endeavour weighed anchor and sailed away in a very precise circumnavigation of New Zealand.

Cook managed to produce an amazingly accurate map of what was then a virtually unknown land.

Descending wooden steps in the shade of a manuka canopy I reach the flat land and marvel at how Cook ever managed to manoeuvre his bark into the confined waters of the bay.

An Historic Places Trust memorial Below: The cove where Captain Cook was warmly received by tangata whenua.

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New Zealand Walk

Cook’s Cove is

a haven of peace

Above: The walkway entrance 2km south of Tolaga Bay wharf is the longest in New Zealand.

Below: The striking view of Cook’s Cove from the viewing platform.

commemorates his visit to the area to repair his ship and take on fresh supplies. A strange hole-in-the-wall rock formation affording a framed view of Tolaga Bay is nearby.

The most impressive feature of the bay is the absolute peace and tranquillity of the whole scene.

If I ignore the presence of the sheep, it feels as if nothing has changed since that day in 1769 when the ship’s boats slid onto the shingle and the Jack Tars in baggy breeches jumped ashore, rolled their water barrels up the beach and excavated the spring.

I find it remarkably easy to take a small leap of imagination and visualise the scene.

I sit for a while in contemplation of this momentous first friendly contact between European and Maori peoples in this pristine, unsullied natural harbour.

History was made here almost 250 years ago in a place that today is largely unknown and unheralded – an innocent, innocuous little cove.

Retracing my steps, I cross back over the style, skirt around the silent sheep, spot the magpies winging away to a safe distance while yodelling their distinctive song and follow the line of yellow track markers back to the road and Tolaga Bay township.

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the river mouth. Remarkably, Kew Gardens in London contributed seedlings that are descended from the very plants that Joseph Banks carried back to England. The streets of the town reflect that early contact – Banks, Cook, Solander, Parkinson, Endeavour, Resolution, Discovery and Adventure.

I’ve touched another part of New Zealand’s deeply indented coastline that was visited by Captain Cook and briefly transported myself back in time to imagine for a moment history being made on the sunrise coast.

Above: A commorative plaque on the lookout platform.

Fact file

Cooks Cove Walkway is situated at the southern end of Tolaga Bay. The track is 5.8km long and walkers should allow 2½ hours as it involves a moderate climb and descent. A medium level of fitness is required for the walk. The track is closed in August and September for the lambing season.

Accommodation Tolaga Bay is one of eight summertime freedom camping sites for selfcontained campervans around the East Cape. Blue Waters campsite is located at the northern end of the bay. Permits can be obtained from Gisborne District Council offices (Tel 0800 653 800) and the Uawa Foodmarket at Tolaga Bay. The Tolaga Bay Holiday Park is situated on the beachfront close to the start of the Cook’s Cove Walkway.

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Bay of Islands

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By Steph Godsiff The Bay of Islands Walking Weekend has a huge variety of walks. We walk many of the islands and remote spots on the peninsula that are hard to access as individuals – the walking weekend makes it cost effective and hassle free.

These walks are spectacular with breath taking scenery, amazing flora and fauna.

This month we will look at two of our favourite walks – both very different experiences.

The first and an all-time favourite – the Moturua and Motuarohia Island Walk. Travel aboard the R Tucker

Thompson, which is a total experience in itself – this amazing olde tall ship with it’s fantastic crew is a real treat and a perfect way to travel to your destination in the Bay of Islands.

Sail past the spot where Captain Cook anchored in 1769 just before we land barefooted on Motuarohia Island.

Hear some history of Cook, the firing of a canon and the theft of kumara from the locals. Learn of the ghastly murder of the whole family of Robertons who farmed there.

Re-join the ship for the short voyage to Moturua Island. More murders happened here…lots more.

Stand where the French, under the

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command of Marian du Fresne set up their hospital and find out why he never sailed again…anywhere.

See where the WWII Bay of Islands mine field was operated from and the history of an alcoholic survivor in a Kentucky rest home.

Marvel at stories of a Royal visit in 1974 as told by caretakers who survived Above left: The Cape Brett lighthouse on the overnight walk.

Above right: The Omata Estate vines at dusk.

Below left: A food platter at Omata Vineyard.

Below right: Enjoy a pizza from the Omata Vineyard fired up oven.

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it! Skirt around an early Maori midden from the 1300’s and imagine the human bones it contains. Visit the bay where the Clendon family farmed and find out how far some cattle can swim.

Observe the feathered wild life, saddlebacks, tui, fantails, North Island robin, (who is the latest release on the islands), and the very endangered dotterel who insist on nesting near the high tide mark which further endangers its existence.

The views, lagoons, beaches and bush leave you breathless on every step of the journey. The walking is Above: Aboard the R Tucker Thompson on the way to Moturua Island. fabulous and you journey to some Below: A boardwalk through wetlands. beautiful spots. This day trip is truly entertaining with its stories and majestic in its beauty. Totally unique and a real must do in the Bay of Islands.

Our second walk is from Russell and includes a little bit of luxury! Alex Clayton one of the Walking Weekend guides shares his experience on the Omata Estate Walk. This is a walk for those who like a small reward at the end (read a few glasses of wine and some good food!).

We gather at the Russell Bowling Club for what is usually a very light hearted walk with myself and Donna as the guides, the enthusiasm starts to build.

Fair enough too, the walk is by no means a stroll in the park, but the destination that we are all heading for is well worth the effort!

We head through the township, past some significant heritage buildings, then up ‘Constitution Hill’ which sig7th, 8th, 9th October 2016 nifies the real start of the walk.

From there it is an easy pleasant Over 18 walks to choose from walk down to sea level and through A cost effective and the mangrove boardwalk, stopping easy way to experience briefly to learn about the fascinating amazing walks in the Bay Below: The R Tucker Thompson sailing of Islands!

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grounds of Omata Vineyard, with its expansive views out to Paihia.

The land was purchased from the local Maori in 1831,by captain John Wright, Omata was a key destination point for European immigrants to New Zealand. This began Omata’s involvement in Russell under European ownership.

In 1883, the Deeming Family purchased 70 acres from John Wright’s estate. This land was passed down through generations until 1994 when the land was developed to make today’s Omata Estate.

Omata Estate is now owned by the Cashmore Family and under the guidance of Bruce Soland (viticulturalist) and Rod McIvor (wine maker) Omata has established itself as one of Northlands premier wine growing sites.

Here we are met by Bruce the resident viticulturist who humorously and skilfully presents a taster of all the wines Omata Estate have in their stable.

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history of Tikitikiioure and its mining heritage. The stories of manual labour and a hillside village that was, at its time, larger then Russell township.

Russell was not all about whalers and wenches! – you have all heard those stories, but few know of our mining heritage. There are tales of flying foxes and large ships in Orongo Bay, ready to carry the mining spoils to far away lands.

With this new knowledge taken on board, our walkers carry on, thankful that we live in a day and age where manually chipping away at the mineshaft is behind us. We now stroll around the boardwalks of Orongo Bay, taking in the extensive oyster farm operations.

One more steep climb up and over Te Wahapu ridge through wellestablished native bush. Plenty of bird life on offer and a rather cheery atmosphere to keep you well entertained, - your glass of wine will be well appreciated.

After a further hour of talk talk walk walk, you come to the beautiful

Above left: Walking on a well formed coastal track.

Above right: Looking towards Pahia from the Omata Vineyard.

Bruce lays on homemade pizzas fired up in his pizza oven or platters (depending on which walk you choose ) – which you can wash down with a glass or two of Omata wines.

As if sent by the angels themselves, we are then ferried back to Russell by our friends at Russell Mini Tours in their mini bus. An excellent walk with good food and wine at the end in a magical spot.

Friday afternoon/evening we have a walk that takes you to the vineyard for wine tasting and delicious wood fired homemade pizza!

Saturday walk to the vineyard for a daytime experience of wine tasting and sumptuous platters! Its’ a hard choice!!

If you want to board the R Tucker Thompson for the islands it goes both Saturday and Sunday and is a full day of adventure at its best!

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This park includes the rainforestclad Conway Peninsula and protects the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside Tropical North Queensland.

Hoop pines grow on coastal ridges and in damp gullies, emerging above the rainforest canopy. Rugged, steep, rocky cliffs provide a spectacular 35 kilometre-long backdrop to the Whitsunday Passage and islands.

Walk or boat into secluded Swamp Bay bush camping area beside a secluded pebbly beach overlooking Daydream Island.

Enjoy a wide range of bushwalking opportunities that start from the Conway National Park day-use area and Mount Rooper and Coral Beach car parks.

The Conway Circuit for walkers and mountain bike riders also winds through the park.

From Mount Rooper lookout, take in superb views over the islands: Hamilton, Dent, Long and Henning.

The view from the ridge above secluded Coral Beach is worth the effort of reaching there. Enjoy birdwatching along the tracks then relax over a picnic in the day-use area on Shute Harbour Road.

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Photo Contest

Monthly Photo Contest

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

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

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

Left above: “Can’t beat adventuring with this one” This is a photo of my son Karl, it was taken by Karl’s girlfriend Shari Cunningham, Bethlehem, Tauranga, on the Routeburn Track in Februay this year.

Below middle: One Day Hike. Overlooking Emerald Lake, Tongariro Crossing.

Photo by Chris Cains, Epsom, Auckland Below left: Walking the Mudflat challenge over to Matakana Island - Tauranga, one of the great walks of the Echo Walking Festival. Photo by Alene Helliwell, Avondale, Auckland.

Opposite page above: The waterfall at Marakopa Falls. Photo by Lyn Meredith, Morrinsville.

Opposite page below: “Say Cheese” Up close and personnel with the wildlife on the track to Smugglers Cove Whangarei Heads. Photo by Phil Yule, Auckland.

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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, and NOT a link to a website to be downloaded.

The subject line must have the words “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.

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New Zealand Walk

Waituna Lagoon Board walk The Department of Conservation refer to Waituna and the Awarua wetlands as one of the largest remaining wetland complexes in New Zealand - they are important for both their biological diversity and cultural significance.

There was not a cloud to be seen, nor a breath of wind to be felt, as the Eastern Southland KiwiSeniors ventured out onto the 4.5km Waituna Lagoon board walk track.

The boardwalk winds through low-growing manuka and shrubs,

emerging at a viewing shelter that overlooks Waituna Lagoon.

Interpretation panels in the shelter provide a wealth of information on the area and its fascinating inhabitants.

Fantails flitted and chirped cheek-

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ily by and the ducks, black swans with their grey fluffy signets floated by in Indian file, oblivious to the upcoming duck shooting season.

Wild fowl and Canadian geese gathered in their flocks, milling like a team meeting.

Bird call echoed in the distance and the odd frog croaked as we traversed the boardwalk.

The lagoon is periodically open to the sea and its brackish waters are an important habitat for wild fowl, native fish and trout.

The flora and fauna are spectacular and, though there are very few trees, the scrub and sphagnum moss is plentiful.

I watched a small artesian spring bubble away freely, the fresh clear water oozing from the opening.

Pink sundews were stunningly beautiful. It’s hard to believe these carnivorous plants eat flesh.

Walks are varied and plentiful and there is a challenge for all.

The boardwalk is almost suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs, but there are some small steps and a couple of really short areas that are a little narrow.

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O p p o s i t e pa g e above left: Winding the way through the flaxes. Above right: The viewing platform.

Below: Winding the way through the flaxes.

Above: Heading north on the recently cleared track.

Middle: Eastern KiwiSeniors Group just starting out.

Below: Some of the team in front of the Waghorn family sign – Waituna Lagoon is synonymous for this family.

and view tarns full of wildlife.

Nature spotting is a great way to introduce children to the outdoors and I believe this area is most suitable for all.

A weather-resistant sturdy shelter overlooking the lagoon is a fantastic viewing and bird spotting point, where information on birds is also available, along with a good view of Fortrose and Stewart Island.

For the KiwiSeniors from Eastern, this was their first time traversing this area, with positive comments flowing. I know they will be back to venture along the lagoon beach and view more spectacular areas of this highly prized, protected and amazing wetlands area.

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Australian Walks

9 short hiking trails in Southern

By Nelson Hall

to take on this climb. At the top, make your way to the north-face to check out Balancing Rock – a huge granite There’s nothing like getting some fresh counboulder balancing precariously and itching to have its try air in your lungs and lacing up your hiking picture taken. boots to enjoy a (relatively) easy day walk in Words of wisdom: Rain and granite rocks = slippery.

Unlike the Gladiator TV show, this Pyramid has no safety Australia’s best national parks.

Get set to huff and puff as we reveal nine of the best day barriers and is geared towards the daring. walks in Southern Queensland Country – guaranteed to put a grin on your face, a sweat on your brow, and offer you the perfect excuse to correctly wear your #ActiveWear.

Granite Arch

Scenic Circuit

Bunya Mountains 4kms (allow 1.5 hours)

An easy walk combining nature’s finest – rolling mountains, rainforest, rock pools, waterfalls and an epic fig tree.

It’s no wonder this 4km trek is one of the most popular routes in Bunya Mountains National Park; which is also home to the world’s largest remaining stand of bunya pine rainforest.

The park is also Queensland’s second oldest national park and the Scenic Circuit takes hikers past some of the best spots, including Festoon Falls and Tim Shea Falls.

The Pyramid

Girraween National Park 1.6km (allow 30 minutes)

A much easier walk, perfect for the family or those with limited time. Granite Arch is a cruisy 1.6km circuit that loops through open blackbutt and stringybark forests and passes right through a natural granite arch.

Hot tip: Time your visit for spring to see the beautiful wildflowers.

Castle Rock

Girraween National Park 5.2km (allow 1.5-2 hours)

Above: Helping Balancing Rock stay in place

Girraween National Park 3.6km (allow 3 hours)

One of the more challenging walks, Castle Rock is a 5.2km adventure (and we mean adventure) that will take you to a rocky summit at 1,112metres. Did we mention that this hike involves steep climbs on exposed granite rock?

Like all good climbs, the huffy puffy to the summit of Castle Rock is rewarded with awesome views of the granite peaks in Girraween National Park.

Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to go on the TV show Gladiators and take on their Pyramid challenge.

Sadly, that show came to an end, but Mother Nature has Girraween National Park her very own Pyramid (sans awkward gladiator Lycra 7.4km (allow 3-4 hours) and padding).

An easier option (compared to Castle Rock), The Sphinx This walk isn’t for those with a fear of heights as it and Turtle Rock track is a gentler hike that includes a less culminates in a scramble up a sheer granite rock face. It’s demanding walk along a ridge taking in stunning views steep and you’ll want sturdy shoes with a decent grip of the country before arriving at the main event.

The Sphinx and Turtle Rock

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Mother Nature waved her magic wand to create some very cool rock formations here – the Sphinx, a granite pinnacle with a large balancing boulder on top; and Turtle Rock, a large granite monolith that looks like a… you guessed it, a turtle shell.

Queen Mary Falls Circuit

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Mount Cordeaux

Main Range National Park 6.8km (allow 2.5 hours)

This is a lovely 6.8km walk offering plenty of opportunities to hear and see wildlife. Mount Cordeaux (Niamboyoo in the local Aboriginal language), located in Main Range National Park, is a well-defined track that zigzags through rainforests to a lookout on the southern side that takes in fantastic views.

Hot tip: Time your hike for spring when giant spear lilies are in flower on the face of Mount Cordeaux.

Crows Nest Falls via Kauyoo loop

Main Range National Park 2km (allow 50 minutes)

We all love waterfalls and the Queen Mary Falls Circuit has to be one of the easiest waterfalls to access from Brisbane. Don’t believe me? Check out our day trip to Queen Mary Falls.

The 2km walk is a fave with families and budding photographers who are keen to snap a photo and enjoy a picnic.

There’s a lookout at the top of the falls, but for the best photos hit the stairs, make your way to the base and take in the 40-metre plunging screen of water.

Hot tip: Keep an eye out for koalas at the start and end of the walking circuit.

Governor’s Chair Lookout at Spicer’s Gap

Main Range National Park 300m (allow 5 minutes)

If you’re not a fan of breaking a sweat and are seeking something more regal, Governor’s Chair Lookout is the perfect excuse to stretch your legs with its easy 300-metre stroll. This lookout is perched at the crest of Spicer’s Gap and takes walkers to an impressive lookout over Fassifern Valley.

Keep an eye out for the large rock on the edge of the cliff face, it’s rumoured this place got its name as it was apparently a popular resting spot for early Governors of Queensland when their journey took them through these parts (the original route linking Warwick and Moreton www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Crows Nest National Park (includes The Cascades, Kauyoo Pool and Bottlebrush Pool) 2.7km (allow 1 hour)

Who doesn’t love a swim after a day of walking? A popular picnic spot for families, the Crows Nest Falls via Kauyoo Loop is a relaxed 2.7km circuit that offers not one but two swimming holes: Kauyoo Pool and Bottlebrush Pool.

Keep your eyes peeled for the endangered brush-tailed  rock-wallabies (Petrogale penicillata) – they can often be seen in the nearby granite hills and boulders.

If you’re here in summer make sure you spend some time at The Cascades where you can hear the ‘tock tock’ call of striped march frogs.

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New Zealand Walk

Ti Point Coastal Walkway

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Ti Point Coastal Walkway The start of the Ti Point Coastal Walkway can be found beside the wharf at the end of Ti Point Road, 3km before Leigh, in the Rodney District.

It’s my favourite walk because it brings back so many fond childhood memories of the place.

We lived only a five minute drive away so most weekends were spent fishing, diving and swimming off the wharf or rowing over to the sand banks to get a feed of pipi’s. As youngsters we’d charge off down the track at a run, which made for an exhilarating

adventure. Now forty odd years later I tend to take it at a much more sedate pace and just enjoy it for the refreshing coastal vista’s.

The walk is quite unique in that it’s whole length, about 3km, traverses a very special piece of coastline. The foreshore is strewn with large basaltic lava blocks.

It faces out over the picturesque

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Omaha Bay and most of the walk is under the cover of gnarly old pohutakawa trees. The shade afforded, provides welcome respite from the summer sun.

Another great feature of the track is that it is relatively flat so it’s very user friendly for the elderly or young kids.

It makes a good option for those looking for a doable family outing, with a picnic thrown in before, during or after the walk.

The track starts with a well formed gravel base, wide enough for two to walk abreast and enjoy a conversation as you amble along.

After about 800m the track emerges onto a grassy, tree fringed point. A couple of picnic tables are there and it makes for a popular fishing possie, if you want to cast into the narrowest part of the channel between Ti Point and Omaha beach.

Above: Walking under the shade of the pohutakawa, helps take the edge off the sun.

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A warning though, it’s quite unsafe to swim here between tides, as a huge rip runs in and out of the harbour.

After this point the track becomes a rougher, undulating, single file, packed earth, path. It then emerges out a grassy paddock before finishing at the point itself.

Ascending the point gives fantastic views up and down the coast.

On this particular occasion whilst admiring the views we watched a group of rock climbers from Auckland setting up some pitches on the basalt bluffs located there. It’s a prime climbing location due to the solid, sheer rock faces present – a great spot for climbing, abseiling and chimneying.

For a more adventurous challenge, instead of turning back, one could walk the coastline up to Matheson’s Bay. To do this you’d need to target a mid to low tide and allow another couple of hours negotiating a very challenging rocky foreshore and arrange for a pick up.

On our last trip, it was during the hot, humid, February weather so a swim at the wharf provided welcome relief and a chance to cool down and wash off the accumulated sweat.

All in all it’s a great walk if you have a couple hours and you feel the need to revitalise your soul in on a coastal classic.

Below: Friends and family have erected a memorial to fisherman Maxim Efremychev, who lost his life off this popular fishing spot.

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Overseas Walks

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The Green Ring: fabled and secret trails

Follow the folk tales of mythical creatures amidst mystical locations: The Green Ring circular trail in Austria provides the perfect contrast to ordinary city life.

Powerful giants and petrified wizards, cunning witches and a mystic mountain that still quakes and shakes deep inside: Mythical figures and places like these fit perfectly in the enchanting scenery around Lech-Zürs am Arlberg.

It’s hardly surprising you can expect to encounter them on the Green Ring circular trail - a three-stage hike across mountain ridges and deep valleys, past magical mountain lakes and waterfalls with hidden installations and entertaining legends humorously and charmingly told to entertain hikers.

The latest idea is the Green Puzzle Ring, home to many strange secrets worth revealing between Lech and the Rud Alpe. Nature itself makes a lasting impression: the journey up to the Rüfikopf on the cablecar, the view of the secluded Zürsersee, the sensuous experience of striding through the cotton grass meadow, or a picnic in the mystical “Sagenwald” forest of fables.

These are all moments which revive one’s own love of life and creativity and continue to make an impact long after the vacation is over.

Above: Zurser See (Lake). Photo Lech Zurs Tourism Middle: The Green Ring.

Below: The giant Taurin. Photo Bernd Fischer

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Shared pathway to country school open

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new 1.2km $230,000 shared pathway from James Line to Stoney Creek Road ending at the Whakaronga School, Whakaronga in the Manawatu was officially opened recently.

Whakarongo School children and others were able to bike or walk to class for the first time in 12 years.

“It’s all about the kids,” said Palmerston North City Mayor Grant Smith, who cut the ribbon in front of an enthusiastic crowd gathered to celebrate the new pathway.

Palmerston North City Council and Manawatū District Council had a shared vision to make the region the best place to ride a bike, he said.

With projects like this, “I’m confident we’re on track.”

School board chairman Phil Ward said: “It’s a remarkable achievement – especially when you consider it’s been less than a year since our submission to Council.”

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Above: The school choir gave a traditional song at the opening ceremony.

Middle left: The children try the track out after the opening ceremeny.

Below left: It didn’t long before the public took to walking the track.

Below right: The Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith takes the first steps to later plant a tree beside the track.

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The Cobb

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The Cobb Valley great for day and overnight walks

The Cobb Valley in Kahurangi National Park is one of my favourite walks.

The valley was originally formed by glacial action and contains very very old rocks - sandstones, schists, shales and quartzites. They are really lovely and I wanted to load them into my pack.

In some areas, trilobites and graptolites have been found. These are advanced life forms from ancient seas.

The geology of this area is fascinating,

and has so much variation within a short distance.

We left Takaka at 9.00am and after clearing several tree falls off the Cobb Valley Road, reached Trilobite Hut at the road end at 11.30am.

The track to Fenella hut started off over a mixture of beech forest and red tussocks, with buttercups, gentians, daisies and all sorts of herbs scattered amongst them. There were a lot of wekas poking amongst the grasses, not at all bothered by us, and fantails and bellbirds noisy in the trees.

In 90 minutes we reached Chaffeys Hut in a lovely clearing by the river.

Originally built in 1952, it became derelect and was rebuilt in 2014. It now sleeps six, and is cozy and comfortable.

Past Chaffeys, the trail was prettier, with moss and lichen covering the ground and drooping from the trees.

There were lots of side streams most of which were bridged.

In another hour we reached the ‘Tent Camp’.- a permanent tent of canvas and beech branches, with

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Above: Grasslands glowing in the sun.

Below left: Wakas are everywhere.

Oppositer page right: The river flowing fast.

a fireplace, and a load of firewood stacked ready, so different from the usual bush huts.

From here the trail climbed a bit over rocky ground to Cobb Hut, a tiny four bunk hut, then continued up exposed rocky steps. By now the trees were much smaller and hebes bordered the track.

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â– series of waterfalls. It was a really pretty section of track and we reached Fenella Hut about 20 minutes later.

This is a perfect place for families because there are frequent picnic or camping spots, and huts to explore.

Fenella is a lovely spacious hut, and a good base for several day walks to nearby lakes or peaks.

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My Favourite Walk

Te Araroa Trail

Increase in walkers on trail this season

The Cobb Valley great for day and overnight walks

so we set off for the return journey.

The walk back was even more beautiful. The river was raging, with white caps all the way, the track a stream in places, and carpeted with deep red/brown leaves in others. Grassy areas were glowing in the sun, but with knee deep pools to wade through. The moss was greener, the sky blue and butterflies were sunning themselves on rocks.

This was a delightful walk, perfect for a weekend escape, or even just a day’s exploration. It is less than two hours drive from Nelson.

Above: The track wanders through a section of beech forest.

Below: Cobb Hut a little 4-bunk hut 20 minutes from Fenella Hut.

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No Taumarunui local could have failed to notice that tourist numbers in Ruapehu are booming with many of these visitors finding their way to Taumarunui this last summer.

While many come for fantastic new tourism products such as the Forgotten World Adventures self-driven rail carts on the old Ohura-Stratford rail line, or to canoe the Whanganui River, some are here as part of walking the world renowned 3,000km Te Araroa Trail which runs the length of New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

Formally opened in 2011 the Te Araroa Trail has been described by National Geographic as “one of the best long walks on the planet”, and just last year CNN listed Te Araroa as one of the world’s top 10 long trails, along with the 3500km Appalachian Trail and the 6200km Sentiero in Italy.

Ruapehu councillor and chairperson of the Taumarunui-Ohura Ward Committee Graeme Cosford who is also a life-long tramper himself said that he cannot recall such an influx of visitors coming through Taumarunui.

“As a keen tramper and outdoor enthusiast myself I make a point of having a chat with as many of these walkers as I can when I see them in town.”

“You can’t miss them with their backpacks laden down with food, camping and other and outdoor gear,” he said.

“Many of them are spending time in Taumarunui resting after about 40 to 50 days on the trail before tackling the 42 Traverse and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, with some then returning this way to canoe the Whanganui River which all form part of the Trail.”

“The range of nationalities is huge with people coming from all around the world to walk the trail or sections of it.”

Cr Cosford said that small towns like Taumarunui stand to benefit from the growing number of Te Araroa walkers and the economic benefits they bring.

“Anyone who has travelled overseas can attest that meeting with the locals is often the most rewarding and memorable part of the trip.” said Cr Cosford.

What is happening in Taumarunui is also happening in other areas on the Te Araroa Trail who have also noticed a big increase in overseas walkers stopping off for a rest, refuel, or walking through over this last summer.

It has been estimated that over 350 and possibly up to 500 walkers walked the length of the trail this last summer. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

Need 2 Know

Protecting our access heritage

the same concerns. Landholders for example worry allowing access onto their land will impact on their privacy We’re lucky to live in a and their land. These concerns are uncountry that has so much spec- derstandable. We need to listen and to tacular scenery. My tramping be responsive. upbringing left me with an But the benefits of granting access abiding appreciation of what for local communities must also be New Zealand has to offer. outlined. Negotiating access is a twoWe spent many of our holidays way street. Our role at the Commisexploring different parts of the coun- sion is to help ensure communication try. Outdoor access is a big part of flows both ways and everyone has a what it means to be a say.

New Zealander, and With a growing integral to our sense population, as well of identity. as increased migraIn the few months tion and tourism, I’ve held the posiaccess has become tion of chief executive more relevant than for the New Zealand ever. We need to Walking Access Commission, I’ve had ensure locals and visitors from out-ofthe privilege of hearing many stories town know about the tracks and trails about access from a variety of people they can use, which is where the Walkand organisations, from farmers and ing Access Mapping System comes in. local government to recreational We need to ensure that the infragroups. structure is there to cope with the In May, I was in Blenheim to hear numbers of people using these walklocal iwi, officials and landholders ways; and we need to keep working talk about some of the challenges they on improving access. face. Such discussions are central to We also need to keep communicatthe work we do, which is all about ing. And successful communication improving walking access around relies on the relationships we build.

New Zealand.

Over the next months and years, From the Coromandel to Canter- we’ll build on existing partnerships bury, when we’re talking to landhold- and create new ones. We’ll continue ers and other affected parties, we hear to promote outdoor access.

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New Zealand Walks

Cambridge area perfect for walkers

The town of Cambridge and its surrounding area is perfect for walkers.

The town of Cambridge in the Waikato is mostly flat, there’s plenty to look at and there are dedicated pathways to suit every style of walker from those who enjoy a physical challenge to those who merely want to amble.

Established walks include:

Cambridge’s tribute Walk of Fame to their equine and sporting heroes. Wander along Duke St to find 25 plaques honouring the achievements of local stars in the town’s Sporting Walk of Fame, and as you turn into Victoria Street, look for 18 mosaics set into the footpath of prominent local horses.

Cambridge Domain On the wall beside the ANZ in The 17.6 hectare Cambridge Domain Victoria St, you’ll find a special collec- the walk/cycle way runs adjacent to has seven tracks leading from street tion of plaques honouring our 13 (and Maungatautari Road and is an enjoylevel to Lake Te Ko Utu, offering walkable and safe way to explore areas counting) Melbourne Cup winners. ers differing levels of gradient and beyond the town. scenery.

Cambridge to Karapiro Leamington Walking The main entrance and car parking Te Awa Walk/Cycle Way is off Albert Street at the lower end of The Cambridge to Karapiro Te Awa Track the domain. If starting at the top of the Walk/Cycle Way starts at the corner of In 1998 the Leamington Pepark, across the road from St Andrew’s Carlyle and Browning Streets, Leam- rimeter Track opened and the Church, enter via the Memorial Gates, ington, where one can enjoy 6kms full walk takes about 75-90 minerected in 1911. of dedicated pathway to the Mighty utes. You can start and finish the The different pathways are named River Domain on the shores of Lake walk at a car park in Cook Street. after former chairmen of the domain Karapiro.

The Cambridge i-SITE Information board.

A 2km section from Karapiro Centre can provide a map .

Walks of fame

Domain to the start of the rowing If you fancy a gentle stroll, check out course opened in 2013. Mostly flat,

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Waikato River Trails

Though designed primarily for

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mountain bikers, the Waikato River Trails is very suitable for capable walkers, enabling you to explore 100kms of pathway beside the country’s longest river.

The track passes five lakes and four hydro dams, taking you through bush, forests and along stretches of boardwalk built over wetlands.

The track is signposted with stories of local history.

To access the trails from Cambridge, head south on State Highway One and turn off at Horahora Road.

Go 5kms to the Pokaiwhenua Bridge car park which is the starting point of the Karapiro Trail.

Heritage walks

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aspects of local life - a Business Walk, A Tour of Churches, the Cambridge Domain, Leamington, Waikato River and the Suburbs Walk.

The i-SITE Information Centre can provide a map.

Heritage Tree Trail

The Tree Trust has created a walk that enables you to see outstanding examples of the rare and exotic trees that help give Cambridge its mantle of The Town of Trees. The Cambridge i-SITE Information Centre can provide a map .

Maungakawa Scenic Reserve

The Maungakawa Scenic Reserve has a short native bush walk (about 20 minutes) that offers good opportunities to see tui and wood pigeon. The area is particularly beautiful during spring

when daffodils and other flowers are in bloom.

Head to the peak and you’ll enjoy lovely views of Cambridge and the surrounding area.

To get to the reserve from Cambridge, go along Thornton Road, past the Oaklands subdivision and turn left onto Maungakawa Road. The reserve, about 14 minutes’ drive, is well signposted at the top of the hill.

The Cambridge i-SITE Information Centre has an A4 information sheet with background information on the reserve and its tracks/walkways.

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Above: The walk around Lake Te Ko Utu.

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Event

Night time event provides a unique way to experience Auckland

By Penny White

Walking Stars, New Zealand’s first night-time walking half marathon, is returning for its fourth year in Auckland on 26 November 2016. The event is organised by Cancer Society to raise funds for cancer research and supporting people with cancer.

Last year’s event was a huge success, with over $300,000 raised to support people with cancer. Dressed in coloured lights and glow-in-thedark accessories, more than 2,500 participants left Auckland Domain at sunset and walked through Auckland’s vibrant inner city streets.

As one participant described it,

“the yellow balloons bobbing along looked like a huge crocodile walking around the city.”

For some it was an event that kept them focussed on their health goals prior to the Christmas revelry. For others it was a chance to see Auckland like never before. Poignantly, most were doing it in dedication to loved

Above: In a sea of yellow they are off on last year’s event.

Right: The T-Shirt says it all.

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

We would like you to tell us in your own words what is you favourite walk and why. Email us a story from say 250 up to 1200 words including a photo or photos.

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ones who were, or had, gone through cancer.

Many loved the walk because it was at night rather than in the heat of the day, and the cheers and encouragement from people along the route through Auckland’s nightlife districts were a huge highlight.

Whatever their motivation, Walking Stars was a unique and memorable event for everyone involved. In a post event survey 97 per cent of participants said they would recommend it to family and friends.

One participant commented: “The atmosphere was buzzing, people cheering us as we walked past bars, cars tooting their horns. I’m an Aucklander but I have never experienced the city like this. It was electric.”

Another said the challenge of completing a half-marathon was the highlight, adding that cancer treatment ‘is no walk in the park either’.

“I was humbled by the efforts of other walkers. It was amazing seeing the signs about loved ones lost to cancer on people’s backs. It was such a re-

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warding event.”

Walking Stars is a half marathon achievable by everyone, says John Loof, Chief Executive of Cancer Society Auckland Northland. “As the 21km route is predominantly flat it makes it suitable for even novice walkers.

Participants include couples, groups of friends, work teams, families and boot camp buddies. And together they all help raise important funds for cancer.”

“We are really encouraging walkers to fundraise for the event,” continues Loof, “The more money that is raised the more help can be provided to people with cancer and their families.”

Super Early Bird entries are available until 31 July for the 2016 event.

For only $49, the entry includes a $40 Shoe Science voucher, training plans, a healthy eating plan and much more.

To find out more and register for Walking Stars 2016, visit walkingstars. org.nz.

Above: As it gets darker the lights come on.

Below: Yellow balloons make a colourful sight.

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Glenfern Sanctuary Walk

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Glenfern Sanctuary on Great Barrier Island is a predator controlled forest, where threatened and endangered species are able to thrive once more.

From its humble inception over 20 years ago by the late Tony Bouzaid, the epic story of Glenfern has evolved throughout the years to become a centre of rare biodiversity and pride for a remote island community.

Bordered by a predator proof fence and the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, Glenfern is a very special place on a spectacular and unique island.

Glenfern Walk is approximately 2km long and showcases a lot of what is so special about the sanctuary. The loop walk usually takes about an hour (although you are welcome to take longer) and is moderately steep in places.

It is suitable for young children, older folk and anyone with moderate fitness.

At the present time it is off-season mode so there are no guided tours for a while but you are more than welcome to come on up and experience Glenfern Walk at you own pace.

Just follow the signs up to the office and grab your self a map like this one. It’ll show you where to go and things to look out for along the way.

Gates are open from 10:00 am to Sunset every day of the year.

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JULY 2016

3 Hoka One One Tauhara Trail Run, Mt Tauhara, Taupo 3 Trail Trilogy Tirahia to Te Aroha 13.3km, Hauraki Rail Trail 3 Mud Sweat and Tears Challenge, 10km, 5km, Christchurch 3 Run Auckland 10km, 5km, Western Springs, Auckland 3 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 6km, Auckland 3 Trail Challenge 13.3km, Tirohia to Te Aroha 3 Trust House Cross Country Series, 8km, 6km, 4km, 2kn, 1km, Mt Holdsworth, Masterton

5 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 5 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 6 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 6 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 6-8 Walk and Cycle Conference, Auckland 9 Fullers Great Sights Bay of Islands Beast 7km, Paihia, Bay of Islands 10 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland Domain, Auckland 10 Unitec Run & Walks Series, 21km,

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7.5km, 5km, 2.5km, Mt Albert, Aucland 10 Xterra Auckland 21km,17.5km, 11km, 6.5km, Auckland 12 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 12 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 13 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 17 WUU-2K, 60km, 42km, Khandallah, Wellington 19 Manawatu Striders Winter Run/ Walk, Palmerston North 19 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 19 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 20 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 20 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 23 Halcombe Relay, 29.2km, Halcombe, Manawatu 23 Matakana X Run Obstacle Challenge, 9km, 6km, Matakana 23 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown 23 Three Pigs 2 Day Marathon, 16km, 10km, 5.1km, Glenbervie Forest, Whangarei 24 Three Pigs 2 Day Marathon, 21.1km, Glenbervie Forest, Whangarei 24 Sri Chinmoy Sunmer Esplanade, 10km,5km, 2.5km, sunmer, Christchurch 24 Unitec Run & Walk Series, 21km, 15km, 10km, 5km, Greenlane, Auckland 26 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 26 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 27 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 30 Mud Run, 8km, 4km, Hexton, Gisborne 30 Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Motueka 31 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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6km, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay 14 Trail Trilogy, 21.6km, Waihi to Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 31 Trust House Cross Country Series, 23 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Paeroa, Hauraki Rail Trail Whangaehu, Masterton Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, 16 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday 31 Xterra Auckland23km,19.2km, Canterbury Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 12.5km, 6.5km, Waiuku Forest, 16 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday 24 Ellesmere Road Runners WednesAuckland day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury Canterbury AUGUST 2016 24 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auck1 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 17 Trust House Cross Country Series, land 8km, 6km, 4km, 2kn, 1km, Rangitu3km, 1.5km, Cape Kidnappers, 26 Seconday School Tough Guy & Gal mau, Masterton Hawkes Bay Challenge, Rotorua 2 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday 17 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednes26 The Great Nasby Water Race, 100 day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch mile, Nasby, Otago Canterbury 2 Seddon School Tussock Run, 15km, 27 The Great Nasby Water Race, 17 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auck10km, 5km, Seddon 100km, 80km, 50km, Nasby, Otago land 2 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, 19 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 27 Mount Maunganui Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Mount Maunganui 3km, 1.5km, Rotorua Canterbury 3 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, 20 Manawatu Striders Winter Fun 27 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown Run/Walk 15km, 10km, 3km, PalmNapier 27 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, erston North 3 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auck6km, Rotorua 20 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, land 28 Cambridge Half Marathon, 10km 6km, Rotorua 3 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednes& 5km, Cambridge 20 Butterfly Creek Nighttime Madday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, 30 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday ness, 15.4km, 9.75km, 7.7km, EastCanterbury Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, bourne 4 Junior Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, Canterbury 21 4 Seasons River Run, 10km, 5km, 3km, 1.5km, Wellington 30 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Hamilton 5 Seconday School Tough Guy & Gal Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch Challenge, 12km, 6km, Wellington 21 The Honest 10 10km, 5km, Evans 31 Ellesmere Road Runners WednesBay, Wellington 6 Hoke One One Taupo Marathon, day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Taupo 21 Xterra Auckland 21.1km, 17.2km, Canterbury 9.7km, 5.4km, Waharau Regional 6 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 12km, 31 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, AuckPark, Auckland 6km, Wellington land 7 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, 22 Manawatu Striders Ashhurst 2 Esplanade, Palmerston North 21.1km, 11.5km, 8.25km, Puketapu, SEPTEMBER 2016 23 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday 3 Hoka One One KInloch Off Road Hawkes Bay 9 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 9 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, 7th, 8th, 9th October 2016 Canterbury 9 Manawatu Striders Half Marathon, Over 18 walks to choose from Palmerston North 10 Ellesmere Road Runners WednesA cost effective and day Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, easy way to experience Canterbury amazing walks in the Bay 10 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckof Islands! land 13 Clyde to Alexandra Road Races, 10km, 6km, 4km, Clyde 14 Toll Kaitai Run/Walk, 12.5km, 4.6km, Kaitaia 14 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 24km, 18km, 12km, 6km, Devonport, Auckland 14 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland www.boiwalkingweekend.co.nz Domain, Auckland

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Challenge, 42km, 21km, 10.5km, 5km, Kinloch Taupo 3 Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Brightwater 4 Hawkes Bay Trail Running Series, 21.1km, 11km, 5km, Eskdale, Hawkes Bay 4 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 24km, 28km, 21km, 14km, 7km, Highbrook, Auckland 6 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 6 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 7 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 7 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 10 Whangamata Run/Walk Festival, Half Marathon, Whangamata 10 Red Stag Redwoods Forest Relay, Rotorua 10 Kaikoura Whale Run, 21km, 10km, Kaikoura 11 Cadbury Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10.5km, Dunedin 1 1 X t e r r a Au c k l a n d 2 1 . 1 k m ,

19.1km,14.1km, 6.3km, Woodhill Forest, Auckland 11 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Domain Series, 21km,10km, 5km, Auckland Domain, Auckland 11 North Shore Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Takapuna, Auckland 11 Pelorus Trust Run & Walk, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Petone 13 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 13 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 14 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 14 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 17 Queen Charlotte Relay, 34.65km, Picton 17 Mount Maunganui Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Mount Maunganui 18 The Honest 10 10km, 5km, Evans Bay, Wellington 18 Trail Trilogy, 28.7km, Paeroa to Thames, Hauraki Rail Trail 18 Trail Trilogy, 100km, Te Aroha, Hauraki Rail Trail 27 The Frontrunner Series, 10km, 5km, 3km, Jacks Point, Queenstown 20 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 20 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 21 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 21 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 25 City to Surf 12km, 5km, Tauranga 25 Devonport Half Marathon, 15km, 10km & 5km, Devenport, Auckland 25 Ohaihau to Kaikohe, 21km, 14km & 9km, Okaihau 25 Sri Chinmoy Hagley Park Mar-

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athon, Half Marathon & 10km, Christchurch 25 Onehunga Half Marathon, 16km, 10km, 7km, Onehunga, Auckland 25 Owairaka 5 Mile, 8km, 5km, 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 27 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 27 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 28 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 28 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 29 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland

OCTOBER 2016

1 Great Barrier Island Marathon, & Half Marathon, Great Barrier Island 1 Sri Chinmoy 6-12-24 Hour Track Races, Mairanga Bay, Auckland 2 Hamilton Half Marathon, 19km, 5km, Hamilton 2 Direct Group Uniforms Hamilton Half Marathon, Hamilton 2 Taranaki Daily News Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, New Plymouth 2 Unitec Run & Walk Events, 32km, 24km, 16km, 8km, Botany, Auckland 2 Xterra Auckland 22km, 17.1km, 12.1km, 6.2km, Hunua Ranges, Auckland 4 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 5 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 6 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 7-8 Bay of Islands Walking Festival, Russell, Bay of Islands 8 Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Mapua 8 Aoraki Mount Cook Marathon & Half Marathon, Queenstown 8 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson

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8 The Salmon Run 13km, 6km, Rakaia 9 South Island Masters Games, 10km, Timaru 9 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Masterton 11 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 11 South Island Masters Games, 7km, Timaru 12 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 12 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 12 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 13 South Island Masters Games, 5km, Timaru 13 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 15 South Island Masters Games, 21km, Timaru 15 Taupo Ultramarathon, 100km, 74km, 50km, 24km, Taupo 16 Morrinsville College Fun Run, Half Marathon, 10km, 7 5km, Morrinsville 16 Muddy Good Run, 10km,5km, Rakaia 16 Napier Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Napier 16 Panmure King of the Mountain, 21km, 10km, 5km, Panmure Auckland 16 South Island Masters Games, track run, Timaru 16 The Honest 10, 10km, 5km, Wellington

16 Transworks Pukekohe Half Marathon, 6km, Pukekohe 16 Waitakere Fun Run/ and Half Marathon, 11km, 5km, Henderson, Auckland 18 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 19 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 19 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 20 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 22 Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi,43.5km, 20.5km, 12km, 8.2km, Karangahape Gorge Waihi 23 Sri Chinmoy Sunmer Esplanade, 10km, 5km, Sunmer, Christchurch 25 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Christchurch 25 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 26 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 26 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 27 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 29 4 Seasons River Run, 10km, 5km, Hamilton 29 Mission Mt Somers, 42km, 21km, 10km, Staveley, Canterbury 30 Auckland Marathon, 21km, 12km, 5km, Auckland 30 Boulder Bay Classic, 10km. Taylors

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1 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 1 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 2 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 2 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 2 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 3 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 4 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 50km, Wairarapa 4 Taranaki Round the Mountain, 100mile, 50 mile, 150km, New Plymouth 5 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 33km, Wairarapa 5 Aorangi Undulator, 33km, Aorangi Range, Wairarapa 5 Feilding Marathon & Roy Lamberton Memorial Half Marathon, Feilding 5 The Taniwha 60km, 42km, 21km, 14km, 7km, Waikato

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6 Eastbourne to Aorangi Range, 25km, Wairarapa 6 ASB Colour Rush 5km, Invercargill 6 Selwyn Running Festival 21km, 10km, 5km, Leeston, Canterbury 8 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 8 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 9 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 9 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 9 Feilding Marathon & Half Marathon, Feilding 9 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 10-16 Warkworth Walking Weekend, Warkworth 10 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 11 Round the Bridges, 12km & 6km, Hamilton 12 Hubbards Head 2 Head, 125km Relay, Orua Bay, Auckland 12 Tarwera Marathon & 50km, Te Puia, Rotorua 13 Round the Bridges 12km,6km, Hamilton 12 Staples Rodway Challenge, 32km, Te Awanga, Hastings 13 Sri Chinmoy Half Marathon & 10km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 13 Brookfield Butt Buster Challenge, 12km, 8km, 4km, Wainuiomata 13 Sri Chinmoy Trail Race 13km, Christchurch 13 Women’s 6km & 12km, The Cloud, Auckland 15 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 15 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 16 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 16 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 16 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 17 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 19 ASB Kerikeri Half Marathon, Kerikeri 19 Queenstown International Mara-

thon & Half Marathon, Queenstown 19 The Molesworth Run 84km, Moleworth 20 Ashhurst 2 Esplanade, 21km 12km, Ashhurst, Manawatu 20 Foxton Beach Fun Run, 20km,10km, 5km, Foxton Beach 20 Peak Trail Blazer, 12.8km, 3.5km, Havelock North 20 Toi’s Challenge, 18km, 6km, Whakatane 20 Smiths Sports Shoes, Tauranga Trail Run, 30km, 15km, 10km, 5km, Tauranga 22 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 22 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 23 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 23 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 24 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 26 Walking Stars Half Marathon, Auckland Domain, Auckland 26 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Aucklan 27 Rotorua Half Marathon, 10km, 4km, Rotorua 27 ADRA Charity Run, 21km,10km, 5km, Mission Bay, Auckland 27 Run Mahana 10km,5km, Mahana, Nelson 28 Walking Stars Night-Time Half Marathon, Auckland 29 Lincoln Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Christchurch 29 Malvern Road Runners Tuesday Night Run, 8km, 3km, Darfield, Canterbury 29 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 30 The Rat Race 5km, Milford, Auckland 30 Ellesmere Road Runners Wednesday Night Run, 6km, 3km, Leeston, Canterbury 30 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland

Marathon, 21km, 10km, Lake Tennyson 3 The Kepler Challenge and Luxmore Grunt, 609km, 27km, Te Anau 4 Bridge to Bridge Half Marathon, 10k, 5km, Whites Crossing, Christchurch 4 O m a h a C l a s s i c R u n / Wa l k , 21km,10km, 5km, Omaha Beach, Auckland 4 Sri Chinmoy Half Marathon & 10km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 7 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 3 The Goat Adventure Run 21km, Tongariro National Park 8 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 14 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 15 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 22 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 26 King & Queen of the Mountain, 4.5km, Mount Manganui

JANUARY 2017

12 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 14 The Mission 55km, Queenstown 15 Nelson Striders Half Marathon, 10km, Nelson 19 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 21 Croesus Crossing Goat race, 25km, Barrytown, West Coast 21 The James Stampede, 100km, 50km, 20km, nearHanmer springs 26 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 28 Jumbo Holdsworth and Hooper Loop Trail Races, 24km, 12km, Holdsworth, Masterton 2 8 Tu s s o c k T r a v e r s e , 2 6 k m , 13km,6.5km, Tongariro National Park

FEBRUARY 2017

1 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 2 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 8 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland DECEMBER 2016 9 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 1 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 11 Buller Gorge Marathon, and Half 3 Hanmer Holiday Homes Alpine

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Marathon, Buller Gorge 11 Tarawera Ultramarathon, 100km, 85km, Rotorua 15 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 16 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 18 shotover Moonlight Mountain Marathon, 42km,30k, 21km, 10km, 5km, Ben Lomond High Country Station, Queenstown 18 The Great Lake Relay, 155km, 67km, Taupo 22 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 23 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km,6km, 3km, Auckland 25 The Hillary - Arataki to Muriwai 80km, 34km, 16km, Auckland 25 Burke Creek to Lyell Reserve, 85km, West Coast

MARCH 2017

1 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 2 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 4 Whitehill Windfarm Classic 13km & 9km, White Hill Wind Farm near Mossburn 8 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 9 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km,Auckland 10 Coast to Coast Mountain Run, 30.5km, Canterbury 11 Surf3Firth Bush Marathon, 22km & 14km, Kaiteriteri, Motueka 15 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 16 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 18 The Mule, 10km, 5km & 1 mile, Queenstown 18 Kirikiriroa Marathon, Hamilton Gardens, Hamilton 18 Northburn Station 100 Miler, 50km, 50km, 21km, 10km & 5km, Central Otago 19 Huntly Half marathon, 10km & 5km, Huntly 19 Coastville Half Marathon, 8km & 4km, Coatsville, Auckland 22 Owai 5k in the Park, 5km & 2.5km, Mt Roskill, Auckland 23 YMCA Auckland Domain Series, 10km, 6km, 3km, Auckland 25 Oxford Odyssey, 42km, 21km, www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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APRIL 2017

2 Muddy Good Run Christchurch 2 Porirua Grand Traverse, 18km, Porirua 8 alpine Lodge Loop the Lake 25km, St Arnaud, Nelson Lakes 8 Paymark XTERRA Rotorua Festival, 21km, 11km, 5.5km, Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua 9 Tauranga Half Marathon, 14km, 7km & 1 mile,Tauranga 14 Lake Hayes Triathlon trail Run, Arrowtown 15 The Great Pukeokahu Man v Horse Race, 42lm Taihape 21-30 World Masters Games, Auckland 22 Southland Otago 32km Off Road 23 Orewa Beach Half Marathon, Orewa

MAY 2017

Nelson Shoe Clinic Half Marathon, Nelson OCTOBER 2017 7 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, Nelson

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20-21 Wonderland Run Grampians, 36km, 20km, 8km & 2km, The Grampians, Vic, Australia 21 Sandy Point Half Marathon,, 10km & 5km, Sandy Point, Vic, Australia 27 Kangaroo Island Marathon & Half Marathon, Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia 27-28 IML International Two Day Walk, Verdal 28 Shepparton Running Festival Marathon, Half Marathon 10km & 5km, Shepparton, Vic, Australia 28 de Castelle Run 2 Mend Mines, 5km, 10km & 15km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

SEPTEMBER 2016

4 Run Coffs Half Marathon, 10km, 5km & 3km, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia 4 Ross Marathons, Marathon, Half Marathon, & 10km, Ross, Tas, Australia 4 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, 8km, 15km & 23km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 10-11 IML International Two Day Walk, Arenzano 16-18 IML International Three Day Walk, Seefeld 16-18 Oxfam Trail Walk, 100km, Perth, WA, Australia 17-18 Oxfam Trail Walk, 50km, Perth, WA, Australia 23 Hoka One One Trail Running Series, Night Race, 5km, 11km & 15km,

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Melbourne, Vic, Australia 24-25 IML International Two Day Walk, Brno Maraton de Quito Quito, Ecuador

OCTOBER 2016

1-2 IML Two Day Walking Festival, Lurago D’Erba, Como, Italy 8-15 30th Alice Springs Masters Games, Alice Springs, Australia 15-16 IML International Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain 15-16 IML International Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA 17-18 IML International Two Day Walk, Beijing, China 16 16th Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival, Marathon, Half Marathon,10km, 5.7m & 7 3km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia 22-23 Run Queensland Blackall 100 50km 7 100km, Mapleton, Qld, Australia 29-30 IML International Two Day Walk, Won-Ju

NOVEMBER 2016

4-6 IML International Three Day Walk, Higashimatsuyama, Japan 12-13 IML Two Day Walking Festival, Taipei, Taiwan 19-20 IML International Two Day Walk, Jogjakarta TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY, USA

APRIL 2017

21-30 World Masters Games, Auckland

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CONTENTS for previous 14 issues JUNE 221 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’a new ‘stairway to heaven’ beckons Wellington walkers 11 Overseas Walks: From James Bond to thrill walks and flower trails 12 Event: Tongariro Tussock Traverse - an event with fantastic scenery 17 Overseas Adventure: Cycling in Thailand helps Bikes for Kids 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Event: Walking festival catered for all abilities 22 New Zealand Walk: Great Barrier Island Aotea Track for a bit of a challenge 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: World famous in Hawkes Bay and now on the Rimukaka Cycle Trail 32 Training; Training programme to walk a marathon 34 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 11 - Springfield to Fairlie 38 Comment: Valuing our outdoor access heritage 39 New Zealand Walk: Climbing the Nipple 40 New Zealand Walk: Otangane (Nipple) Loop officially opened 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 49 Stalwarts honoured with Walking Access awards 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks

MAY 220 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Pakiri Beach Walk - to charge heart, body and soul 8 Auckland Short Walk: Churchill Park, Glendowie 10 My Favourite Walk: Pukerua Park and Brooklands walks 12 High Achiever: From size 22 to size 14 in six months!

13 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Tirohanga (Formerly the Rimutaka Trig Track) 14 Te Araroa Trail: New bridge for popular walkway 16 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking is “Total Body Walking” 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Overseas Walks: The Grampians: spectacular rock formations, wild flowers and kangaroos 24 Need to Know: The importance of being prepared, says Dorothy 26 Around the Clubs: Mangawhai Tanekaha Loop walk ends in a surprise 27 Overseas Walks: Autumn a great time to walk in New South Wales 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: New Alps2Ocean Cycle Trail alternative route 30 New Zealand Walks: Walking over a Looming Legend 36 High Achiever: John C Smith - the first New Zea- lander to cross the empty quarter 38 Event: Marathon rebuilding alongside Christchurch 40 Event: Wellington’s Marathon ramps up 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Walking New Zealand Shop 60 Wilderness Guides

Taieri Gorge Rail walk 11 My Favourite Walk: Bay of Plenty Rainforest remnant 14 Event: Walking festival ready for greater numbers 15 News: Te Araroa Trail - rated by one of the world’s best 16 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend - last of the summer wine 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Top short walks in Canter bury 24 New Zealand Walk: Tawhai Falls Walk to a peaceful, falls 26 Overseas Walks: Samoa’s Mt Vaea Walking Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Vietnam - an amazing place for a walking holiday 39 Event: Amazing journey along a century old railway line 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Hooker Valley Walk

MARCH 218 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Walking the length of New Zealand for Nepal 7 Event: Explore the Manawatu in March 8 New Zealand Walk: A walk in the mountains - Tukino to Maungaehuehue 12 My Favourite Walk: Coastal walk to Pa site 16 High Achiever: Green Presceiption has given Janice Howard lifestyle changes 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 My Favourite Walk: Huntsbury Track , Mt Vernon Farm loop, Christchurch 22 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Walk opens up a new world 24 Overseas Walks: See Victoria on two feet 28 New Zealand Walk: Mores Reserve one of many walks near Riverton 30 Overseas Walks: Gasgony’s Way of St James - rural France at its best 38 Auckland Short Walk: Totara Park and Gardens 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Cycle Trail: Devonport to Takapuna green route 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 ECHO Walking Festival

FEBRUARY 217 2016

51 High Achiever: ‘It’s not as hard as you think’ 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 Tussock Traverse

JANUARY 216 2016

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Sustainability and Sea Sky Bush 8 New wine bottles easy to carry 8 More funding for Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail 9 New Zealand Walk: Commonwealth Walkway an as set for the Capital 10 Top tips for better landscape photos 13 High Achiever: Walking Access Award for Waitomo’s “unassuming champion” 14 New Zealand Walk : Rotorua’s TaraweraTrail 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 25 years walking in paradise 22 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Traverse 2016 - traversing history, culture and stunning landscapes 24 Seatrek takes you to Tuhua/Mayor Island 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 Great New Zealand Walks on Google maps 28 Overseas Walks: West Highland Way - a walk that is hard to beat 34 New Zealand Walk: Aucklanders now reconnected to Onehunga foreshore 35 Event: Wellington Marathon ramps up 36 New Zealand Walks: Trillium Lodge a base for Great Barrier Island walks 38 My Favourite Walk: Walking along Dracophyllum Flat Track 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 New Zealand Masters Games much more than sport 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forecast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Prescription

DECEMBER 215 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Otatara Pa Loop Walk 10 New Zealand Walk: New Plymouth Coastal Walkway a top Taranaki attraction 13 New Zealand Walks: Kaitoke Regional Park with beautiful bush clad tracks 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Auckland Short Walks: Take the markets on the Parnell Walk 22 New Zealand Walks: Sam Summers - Reach for the sky 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 New Zealand Walk: Walk among the daffodills 28 The Great Wall has an event for everyone 32 Overseas Walks: Walking in Central Europe an intensely moving lesson in history 38 High Achiever: Cycling helped 63 year old back to health 39 Te Araroa Trail: Route change takes 20km of trail off main road 40 Overseas Walks: Activities for the whole family on Norfolk Island 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Around the Clubs: Group tackles Bream Head walks 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2106 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Prescription

4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Lightpath - Auckland’s newest shared pathway opened 8 Auckland Short Walk: Bayview Giant Kauri Walk, Glenfield, North Shore 10 Training: So you have been thinking of Walking a Marathon 12 New Zealand Walks: Short walks on a road trip from Picton to Christchurch 13 Event: Take a walk Round the Vines 14 New Zealand Great Walk: A new Great Walk in Paparoa National Park 16 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking the Rakiura Track in one day 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 News: Six NZ projects awarded Walking Access funding 21 Books: Te Araroa: Walking NZ’s 3000 kilometre trail 22 New Zealand Walk: Along the mighty - “my river” 26 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill walking in our National Arboretum 30 Overseas Walks: Grand Canyon Trail 38 Around the Clubs: Te Maire Track and Ripiro Beach walk 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Rotorua’s 42 Event: Move to encourage more 6 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand Sulphur Point walkway/cycleway entrants in Triple Peaks Walks: A festival of activity this 9 Event: Tauhara Maunga open for 44 Coming Events: New Zealand November on Waiheke Island public access 47 Coming Events: Overseas 9 New Zealand Walk: New track 10 Event: A seldom walked trail the 50 Index of 14 previous issues alongside Tatare Stream

APRIL 219 2016

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NOVEMBER 214 2015

10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Choose worthies or murder/mayhem 12 New Zealand Adventure: A senior moment 15 Overseas Walk: Sky walk to explore rain forests 16 Auckland Short Walk: New Lynn Reserves, West Auckland 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Papatowai Heart of the Catlins 23 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand communcation revolution started at Whites Bay 24 New Zealand Walks: Kicking back in Karamea 28 New Zealand Walks: A hike with a surprise 30 Book: Terrain - Travels through a deep NZ landscape 32 New Zealand Walks: Whangarei offers lots of walk ing opportunies in cooler months 33 Overseas Walk: Oxfams Peru Trek 34 Overseas Walks: A new frontier in walking - The Three Capes Track 36 Overseas Walks: Walk into luzury at Margaret River 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walk: The Gobbins - a walkway experience 40 New Zealand Walks: Ten years of lacing up 43 Books: Te Araroa, Landscape, Above Auckland, Coastlines New Zealand 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for November 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Traverse

OCTOBER 213 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks seven years and still walking 10 New Zealand Walks: Ruahines - a winter wonderland 14 Overseas Walks: Madagascar an incredible journey 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Discover Taranaki White Cliffs and East Egmont 22 My Favourite Walks: Kowhai Hut to Mt Torlesse 25 Event: Whakatane - the new venue for Oxfam 2016 Trailwalker 26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Cycle guides on tour: Around the Mountains Trail 29 Overseas Walk: Escape to the wilderness of Lough Boora 30 New Zealand Walks: The Queen Charlotte Track great in every way 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Walkers invited to a new marathon and 50km 41 Walking Access Commission: Rakaia Gorge southern section now a walkway 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for October 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Pak A Roo Jackets 60 Waiheke Island Walking Festival

SEPTEMBER 212 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Slipper Island a working farm 8 New Zealand Walks: Paihia to Russell -Full Circle Walk 10 Te Araroa Trail: Sponsors help to promote Te Araroa 11 New Zealand Walk: New shared pathway opened 12 New Zealand Walk: A slice of KiwiThe Paradise Trail 17 Waiheke Walking Festival 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Puketoki Reserve - caters for all walkers 20 Flood swamps popular city pathway 22 Jim Barnett Reserve walking tracks 23 Tarawera Trail Marathon 24 Great Walks: A great walk with a difference - explor

ing the Whanganui Journey 27 How physical activity helped Lynda Mcdermott 28 New Zealand Walk: Central Hawkes Bay Rotary River Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Nepal needs tourists now after April 25 earthquake 34 New Zealand Walk: A taste of the Barrier 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Salzburg: The Sound of Music’s 50th anniversary 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for September 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets

10 New Zealand Walk: Mt Peel an annual event for Christchurch group 12 Overseas Trails: 10 world’s most amazing long dis tance trails 14 New Zealand Walk: Heading out to Roaring Stag 16 Books: Lydia Bradley: Going up is easy 16 Auckland Short Walk: Greenhithe, North Shore Auckland 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Walking the Cares Gorge 26 New Zealand Walk: The Cape Brett walk, Bay of Islands 30 New Zealand Walks: Eastern Taranaki Experience - from convent to pub 34 Waikato Walk: Kakepuku Historic Reserve 36 New Zealand Walk: A big day in the Matukituki Valley 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Wairarapa coastal walk now has more options 40 Overseas Walks: 24 hours in Graz 40 Health: Are you getting too much calcium?

42 Overseas Walks: Restored medieval hamlet close to walking and hiking tracks 42 Event: Great Forest Events attrached entrants from throughout New Zealand 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for June 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

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AUGUST 211 2015

2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking amoung the giants of Waipoua Forest 8 Overseas Walks; Walking Melbourne by foot 10 Auckland Short Walk: Botany to Cascades a walk with surprises 12 Event: Half Marathon show cases Auckland’s vibrant nightlife 14 My Favourite Walk: Hiking on the Otago Peninsula 16 New Zealand Walk: Hiking to Sunrise Hut 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival a great Spring walking event 23 Te Araroa Trail: Botanic Gardens to Island Bay via the Southern Walkway.

23 Wairoa Stream Waterfall Track to have new `signage 24 My Favourite Walk: Jubilee Hut walk - tough, long, but well worth it 28 Overseas Walks: Discovering Pulau Ubin - Singapore the way it was 30 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands Walking Festival returns for 2015 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Spectacular Switzerland 42 Creating new walking access opportunies 43 Waikato Walk: Te Tapui Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for August 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets

JULY 210 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk:10 things to know before Walking the Milford Sound 11 Robin charms Prince Harry on Ulva Island 12 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush - another great walking weekend in Central Hawkes Bay 16 Books: Wildboy - an epic trek around the coast of New Zealand 17 Event: 10k for 10k a colourful event 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 17 New Zealand Walk: One Tree Point Walkway, Ruakaka, Whangarei 22 Overseas Walks: Queensland National Parks with great walks 26 Auckland Short Walk: Wattle Down - South Auckland 30 Overseas Walks: Hikes and sights of Argentina - from south to north 30 New Zealand Walk: Ten minutes walk to a seal creche 33 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 10 - Hanmer Springs to Hawarden 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend returns for 2015 40 My Favourite Walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing ticked off!

43 Waikato Walk: Omaru Falls Scenic Reserve 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking with the Stars

MAY 208 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Ara Tahuna Estuary Cycleway and Walkway 8 Event: Unique opportunity to walk Taieri Gorge 9 Readers View: Auckland scenic walk 10 New Zealand Walk: Onepoto Walk - full of interesting coastal views 14 New Zealand Walk: Restoring the Sign of the Packhorse Hut 15 New Zealand Walk: Visiting the Franz Josef Glacier 16 New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s new loop walkway 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Australia’s top walking and hiking hotspots 22 My Favourite Walk: Kauri Coast walks - with great coastal views 25 Auckland Short Walk: Blockhouse Bay Tiriwa Walk 26 My Favourite Walk: Town and country walk with no hills!

28 New Zealand Walk: Moutohora an island sanctuary 30 Overseas Walks: Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city 36 New Zealand Walk: Heritage zone handed into public hands 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Camping and tramping - 5 top South Island spots 40 Event: Marathon returning to central city 42 Te Araroa Trail: New Zealand trail selected as one of the world’s best 43 Event: Take on the Lake in Rotorua 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for April 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription

JUNE 209 2015

4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Nga Tapuwae o Toi The footsteps of Toi

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Directory

Walking Group There’s a

near you

NORTH ISLAND NORTHLAND 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: Michael Vickers, 09-579-5355 AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA), John McCarthy 09-630-4073 RACEWALKING AUCKLAND: Sunday (AM), Grant 09-299-5634, www. sportsground.co.nz/racewalkingauckland/ AUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Tony Walton 09-630-2591 www. aucktramping.org.nz 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 LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590

LEGEND

Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM) denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.

Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

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, terryandsheena@gmail.com, www. bluetopwalkers.weebly.com 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), Mary Davies 09-412-2262 LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA), 09-826-2333 LYNFIELD WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene 09-8272737, 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 WALKERS: Monday to Thursday (PM), Louise 09-817-7455, louisenicholson@xtra.co.nz TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212, jeanah@ihug.co.nz 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), Jan Elliott 09-473-3811, Josette Westcott 09-479-8159 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: Katy Johns, 09-442-1204, 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: Devonport, 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

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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), Dave or Panny 09-476-7447 NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Katy Johns 09-442-1204, John Lambs 09-410-5211, www.nstc.org.nz NORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, second Sunday, Bernie Pringle 09-410-5700 bernie@pringle.co.nz, or Mavis Martin 09-4862574 mavay@xtra.co.nz TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Lorna Stewart, 09473-8731 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

ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturdays (PM), 09482-1172 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), Janet Heron 09-420-8773 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 WALKERS: Monday (AM), Snells Beach, 09-Lyne Melville 09-425-4999 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 MANGERE BRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM). Meet at Village Square MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646 MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100 MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM) HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-535-6467 HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927, mleys@ orcon.net.nz 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 HAMILTON TRAMPING CLUB: Alan Bigham 07-856-4646 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: Kay Davies 07-888-6978 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 WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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

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 NGA-TAPUWAE O-TANEATUA TRAMPING CLUB: Whakatane, Ohope, Opitiki, Kawerau; John Keene, john.keene@clear.net.nz WHITIANGA

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

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

WHANGAMATA

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), Rob Colledge 07-348-7768, info@lakecity.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 U3A WALKING GROUP: 2nd and 4th Fridays (AM), Ann Sullivan 07348-1991 annsullivan822@gmail.com 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: (COIF) (BIA) For days and time phone Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016 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: Pat 07-544-0670 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

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Fitness levels: “B” beginner, ”I” intermediate, “A” advanced. (AM) denotes morning walk, (PM) denotes an afternoon or evening walk.

Group co-ordinators are asked to please advise us of any updates by fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz.

WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475 WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from Surf club WHANGAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-8182 WHAGAMATA TRAMPING CLUB: 07-865-9110

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 WAITARA

WAITARA WEEKLY HIKOI: Monday (PM), Waitara Netball Courts, Marina or Charles Sport Taranaki 06-759-0930 INGLEWOOD

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

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

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

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

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

WANGANUI WANGANUI

BUSHWALK & TALK WHANGANUI: Margi Keys, 06-344-1250 or 027448-1581 margikeys93@mail.com 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

(BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703

MARTINBOROUGH

MARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

WELLINGTON WELLINGTON

BROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799 BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM), www. buggywalk.co.nz FOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271 ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-383-6276 MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770 WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, Island Bay, 04-383-7464 WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, Miramar KARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, Kelburn KARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630 KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420 MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944 NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-4788799 TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nz WEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna Harwood WELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988 WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729 WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid March to mid October, (BIA), Veronica Gould WELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04478-9201 WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), Bart Jones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990 WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833 WELLINGTON TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: www.wtmc. org.nz WELLYWALKS: www.meetup.com/WellyWalks WELLINGTON MEET-UP TRAMPING CLUB: www.meetup.com/WellingtonTrampingGroup LOWER HUTT

WALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM), SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James (BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or 027-510-1062, www.walk4health.org.nz 06-327-7607 POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday (PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603 MANAWATU HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Carol 04-586-7784 PALMERSTON NORTH FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04HOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), Dorne WALKING 567-5727 Jarvis 06-357-2444 WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every second Wednesday KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, WOMENS (PM), 04-564-6019 06-354-3342 HUTT VALLEY HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/ 970-6901 TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04hot-whitu-chicks HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM), TAKE Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin 526-7440 LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Judy, 04-528-4445 06-353-7175 PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday, HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Mark Potter, info@hvmc.org.nz WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179 Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.

CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday, EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, Eastbourne ALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Karen 04-589-2646 (AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179 HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, Adrienne Ken- KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Wednesday Saturday, Sunday (PM), Richard Davies 04-566-1335 or 027-566-1335 nedy 06-350-8617 MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey Recreation OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445 NORDIC WALKING: Sunday (AM), Silva 04-562-7671 or 021-175-4081, Centre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471 MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLY WALKERS: silva.noakes@gmail.com PETONE COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING GROUP: 1st and 3rd Thursday Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898 METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B), (AM), Michelle PORIRUA Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860 U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06- FRIDAY WALKERS: Brian Grinstrup or Bruce Sheppard 04-237-6374 TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705 356-4384 WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, Tawa Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216 TAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764 WHITBY SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Don Quirk 04-234-7700 or FEILDING SENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Gail Byrnes Christine Coshan 04-971-2141 g.cl@paradise.net.nz 06-323-5470 UPPER HUTT AURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley, p.wiggles@paradise.net.nz FOXTON FOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), Dave Blackett, TUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123 FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper Hutt 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987 TRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877 or LEVIN LEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), Ivan Morgan 04-526-6906 UPPER HUTT WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 04-970-2046 06-368-3622 WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), Lila McCall, KAPITI 06-367-9070 KAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872 LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, (BIA), KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger 04Colleen Francis 06-368-8624 905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121 KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 WAIRARAPA or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485 MASTERTON KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, email kapitithursdaywalkers@ WALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338 gmail.com,www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkers ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124 KAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754 CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746 KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email: kapitiwanderers@gmail.

RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday (PM), com, www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderers

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KAPITI WEEKDAY WALKERS: Monday, Wendy Stratford 04-905-7520 t.stratford@paradise.net.nz, or Julian Harris 04-905-3733 junjo@ clear.net.nz 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 03528-6290 NELSON

NELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West, 03548-3655 NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126 WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03541-8414 TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126 NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), Jeff Connell 03-545-9180 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 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), E: chchmarathonclinic@gmail.com, https://chchmarathonclinic.wordpress.com/ 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

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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 HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553 HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-338-8306 KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), Don Lyon 03-327-9064 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), Larry Jones 03-382-0201 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), Merv Meredith info@peninsulatrampingclub. org.nz, www.peninsulatrampingclub.org.nz 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 www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz

TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035 TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Peter McDonald 03-326-6700, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751 WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03389-2285 WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994 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, John Williams 03-383-0064, jo_wil@xtra.co.nz WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826 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

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 DUNEDIN: walking track maintainers, Wednesday (AM), Graeme Elliot 03-454-3350, ellio@xtra.co.nz HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth, 03-476-2579 RURAL CANTERBURY CHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03- HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851 KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 373-5060 ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy 03-472-8302 LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Kevin Blair 03-476-3289 03-329-1865 LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03- MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), Kieran Hurring 03-453-4423 373-5060 LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03- MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher 03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863 373-5060 RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury MOSGIEL 50’s FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Roberta Telfer 03-488-3175 03-373-5060 SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime 03-453-6185 03-373-5060 OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-489-4071 ASHBURTON ASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv & Jackie PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson 03-471-0114 Gilbert 03-308-5894 KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683 (AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury, ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM), Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478 03-307-0475 ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesday of TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Ian Fleming 03-489-8964 month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250 TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372 METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011 MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880, www.doc.govt.nz WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), Chris James 03-488-2228 MT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809 PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, Torika Pat- WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064 XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 3d (& 5th) Tuesday, (AM), Prue Turnbull terson 03-308-5868 ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174, www. 03-454-3991 Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-2000 st-davids.org.nz 60 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-2080 WALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475 60’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-4457 WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662 60’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours, Murray STH CANTERBURY Bolt, 03-454-2211 60 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-476-1545 PLEASANT POINT PLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther, ALEXANDRA 03-614-7524 ALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), April to October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nz TIMARU TIMARU HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM), March to October, Alister QUEENSTOWN 03-686-1010 WAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525 GLENITI WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Edna 03-688-0779 WANAKA HIGHFIELD WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Joy, 03-688-9888 WANAKA WALKERS: Monday (February - Mid-December (AM), KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Verna Parker, Sport (BI), Ruth Harrison 021-474-904, ruthharrison01@icloud.com, Canterbury, 03-686-0751 wanakawalkers.blogspot.co.nz MARCHWIEL WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Colleen, 03-688-6231 SOUTHLAND SOUTHEND WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Bev, 03-688-8381 WANDERERS WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Brian Illingworth INVERCARGILL 03-684-9355 60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Joan Tuffery 03-216-7377 YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Sutherland, WEST COAST 03-218-8738 GREYMOUTH BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, GREYMOUTH CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE WALKING GROUP: Nora e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz Sheard, 03-768-6479 GORE GREYMOUTH OVER 50’S: Graham Schaef, 03-768-7437 BNZ ACTIVE KIWISENIORS: 1st and 3rd Wednesday, Ann Robbie GREYMOUTH DAUDLERS: Yvonne Davison 03-768-6664 03-211-2150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsKIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Don Monk SWC outhland.co.nz 03-768-0775 HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053 RUNANGA WALKING GROUP: Pat Butler 03-762-7665 NORTHERN SOUTHLAND BLACKBALL WALKING GROUP: Charlie Quibell 03-732-4887 ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, HOKITIKA e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz, wwwsportsouthland.co.nz HOKITIKA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03TE ANAU 756-9037 HARI HARI KIWISENIORS: Historic walks (BI), Pavel Bare SWC, 03- ACTIVE WALKERSKIWISENIORS: Wednesday, 9am, Ann Robbie 756-9037 03-211-2150, e:kiwiseniors@sportsouthland.co.nz HOKI HIKERS: Tuesday (AM), Margaret Stevens 03-755-6466 Walking New Zealand, no 223 - 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