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Hawk Dreaming Wilderness Lodge reopensAPT’s luxury tented wilderness lodge, Hawk Dreaming, has officially reopened following the wetseason. Hawk Dreaming is located at Cannon Hill, near Ubirr, in a restricted area of KakaduNational Park, Northern Territory, Australia.Through APT’s unique partnership with the traditional custodians, guests staying at the lodge areafforded the privilege of staying within Kakadu National Park, with its exclusive access to the vastarray of Aboriginal rock art sites within close proximity.Just 12 luxury tented cabins, all with private ensuites and decks, make up the accommodation,which is managed by dedicated lodge hosts. Delicious three course meals are served up in theal fresco dining room and evenings are spent around the campfire, absorbing the night timebush surrounds. During the day, guests can cruise the East Alligator River, take in ancient Aboriginalrock art and soak up the huge array of bird and wildlife the region is home to.

Exciting Line-Up of Outdoor Adventures for 2013to Explore Yosemite National Park announced

Yosemite Conservancy unveiled an exciting line-up of Outdoor Adventures for 2013 that givevisitors a rare opportunity to experience Yosemite National Park’s glorious backcountry, wilderness,geology, art and culture in small groups led by renowned experts.“Professional photographers, artists, naturalists and historians lead our Outdoor Adventures toprovide visitors of all ages and wilderness experience levels with an unforgettable experience inYosemite National Park,” said Mike Tollefson, president of Yosemite Conservancy. More than 45Outdoor Adventures are being offered in 2013 spanning the entire park geography. Eachadventure is limited to 15 participants. Proceeds from Outdoor Adventures are poured intoimportant restoration and protection work that Yosemite Conservancy supports in the park.This year, the Conservancy added more dates for popular programmes that usually sell out suchas backpacking trips to Half Dome and Cloud’s Rest, which Tollefson said are “perfect for first timebackpackers in good shape.”For less traveled routes, there is a backpacking excursion to Lyell Glacier, an exhilarating opportunityto experience a glacier in Yosemite National Park. Another hike involves viewing and learningabout the park’s incredible wildflowers. Photography programs with noted experts like Keith Walklet,John Senser and Dave Wyman focus on capturing Yosemite’s changing seasonal splendor,rainbows captured at night known as moonbows, high country waterfalls and the Mariposa Groveof Giant Sequoias.“Yosemite Conservancy’s Outdoor Adventures create a deeper connection between visitorsand the park, which encourages stewardship of this one-of-kind natural treasure,” said DonNeubacher, Superintendent of Yosemite National Park.Custom adventures are also available for groups, families or individuals ranging from gentle onehour hikes to challenging treks. Register for an Outdoor Adventure or inquire about a customizedexperience at www.YosemiteConservancy.org/Adventures.Through the support of donors, Yosemite Conservancy provides grants and support to YosemiteNational Park to help preserve and protect Yosemite today and for future generations. The workfunded by Yosemite Conservancy is visible throughout the park, from trail rehabilitation to wildlifeprotection and habitat restoration. Learn more at yosemiteconservancy.org.

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spectacularOf the 47 premium Taranakigardens in this year’sPowerco Taranaki GardenSpectacular, a quarter havebeen independently assess-ed as Gardens ofSignificance by the NewZealand Gardens Trust.The 10-day festival runningfrom November 1st to the 10th,has 12 gardens ofsignificance including onegarden of “InternationalSignificance”, six gardens of“National Significance” andfive “Gardens of Signif-icance”.Now in its 26th year, and oneof the country’s longestrunning garden festivals, thePowerco Taranaki GardenSpectacular continues tofocus on offering visitors adiverse, inspiring and qualitygarden experience, saysFestival manager, Lisa Ekdahl.“Approximately 6,000 visitorspaid more than 53,000gardens visits in last year’sevent,” says Ms. Ekdahl.While details of the gardensin this year’s event, as well theguest speakers and eventswill be launched on July 4, Ms.Ekdahl says there are fournew gardens in this year’sFestival.“Each garden reflects thepersonality of its owner – andhalf the enjoyment for visitorsis meeting the owners andsharing in their passion,” Ms.Ekdahl comments.

PrizewinnersThe winners of this month’s WalkingNew Zealand promotion are: A588Pedometer - Bruice Agnus, Rotoruaand a six month subscription extensionto Walking New Zealand magazine,Sharon jordan, Waiuku.

Mavora’s Kiwi Burn Hut recently received an extrememake over, the first of many for huts in Fiordland thanksto a new partnership between Department ofConservation (DOC) and Dulux New Zealand.Kiwi Burn is an easily accessed and well used hut, 1.5hours walk from the Mavora Road, and part of the TeAraroa trail - a continuous 3,000km walking network fromNorth Cape to Bluff. Over two sunny days DOC staff andtwo volunteers pitched in with Dulux paint from theirColours of New Zealand range to spruce up this popularweekend and short tramp destination. It now has a fresh

new look, and will be well protected from the elements.This local paint job is part of a national ‘Protecting ourPlace’ partnership between DOC and Dulux NewZealand.DOC looks after a network of 973 huts, providing shelterfor New Zealanders when they are on publicconservation land. Dulux is providing 45,000 litres of freepaint and an additional 9,000 litres of woodcareproducts over the three year period.Next on Fiordland’s list is Hope Arm Hut on LakeManapouri, which will be painted early next season.

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We know we talk a lot about how important it is to get enough sleepand how vital it is to stay active.Here's a reason why: You can't have one without the other reportsMehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD in a report named “WalkDuring the Day to Sleep Much Better at Night”.This news didn't rock our world. We've long known that exercise helpsyou sleep better. But that fact just got highlighted in neon pink, thanksto very specific data from a study.If you get more than 20 minutes (go for 30 minutes) of exercise a day,you won't just sleep better, you'll sleep much better, getting 65% morerestorative REM sleep.You'll also have energy to burn and you’ll be more alert, which meansyou’ll be less likely to zone out during meetings and more likely toknow what your spouse said to you two minutes ago. Bonus: If you'reprone to leg cramps at night, you can likely kiss those good-bye. Prettyslick for just 20 minutes of walking!Other big benefits of getting eight hours of sleep every night:* You can stop fantasizing about naps. (You won’t need them.)* You'll look better. "Beauty sleep" is for real. When you're sleep deprived,not only do you ooze fatigue, you also look measurably less attractive. * You'll be younger and healthier. Averaging less than six hours of ZZZsmakes you prone to high C-reactive protein, a warning of aging andinflammation that threaten your heart, brain, and arteries in ways thatinvite cancer, arthritis, and diabetes. * You'll be slimmer. Sleep shortages stimulate your appetite, so you riskbecoming tired and flabby.

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Gippsland embraces thegreat outdoorsGippsland, Australia, has been given the allclear from the summer bush fires and areready to welcome visitors back to its alpineareas.A range of diverse and inspiring tourism experiences await adrenalineseekers, keen hikers and nature lovers. There is plenty of Gippsland toexplore -in particular the striking alpine areas of Mt Baw Baw, Walhalla,Dargo, Licola and Omeo, where visitors can be inspired by the freshair and great outdoors.The cooler air heralds the start of the walking season, with a new audioguided walk experience now available at Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort.Gippsland's beautiful Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort offers a range ofwalking trails and tours that traverse the stunning alpine landscape.With a total of 10 kilometres of trails, the walks vary in length and difficultyfor all ages and abilities, twisting around snow gum forests, giant graniteboulders and colourful wildflowers.Visitors can take a short walk around the Latrobe Trail or a full dayexpedition to the magnificent Mushroom Rocks. The alpine resortrecently released self-guided audio tours of the walking trails.Where: Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort, 120 km east of Melbournewww.mountbawbaw.com.au/summer/bush-walking/

'Kiwi Ranger' coming toTiritiri Matangi IslandKiwi Ranger is an imaginative series offamily learning activities which is alreadyprovided at ten South Island locations. TiritiriMatangi will be the first Kiwi Ranger site in the North Island,and will be launched by the Supporters and DOC duringQueen’s Birthday Weekend, 1-3 June. Well-known actressand environmental activist Lucy Lawless will be at thefirst day of the launch to give her support to theprogramme.For a small charge, families can pick up a booklet whichguides them through a mix of enjoyable and interestingactivities on the Island. When the completed booklet isreturned, the kids will be given a unique Tiri Kiwi Rangerbadge. Different badges can be earned at each ofthe Kiwi Ranger sites.


Three bus loads of walkers, hailing fromplaces well away from Waipukurau, arewinding into the hills between Waipawa

and the coast.Spirits are high, even if low cloud threatens

to give the parched landscape of a HawkesBay summer a light sprinkling. Past Elsthorpeat Paeroa Station, we pile out and get ready tohead for the hills.

We are on the first day, “Sea”, of the threeday “Sea, Sky, Bush” walk that is run as afundraiser for the Waipukurau Rotary Club.

On foot in Central Hawkes BayThe Sea, Sky and Bush walks, 2013 By Alex and Jenny Davies

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Above: Walkers, sheep, bikes and theWakarara Range.

Above: The Ruahine Range is a backdropto Smedley Station.

These walking weekends have been going since1999, and every year a resourceful team hasplanned the logistics to accommodate, feedand transport several hundred walkers, as wellas negotiating access and routes over farms.The whole district has to get involved. Eachwalk is a unique journey; so far none has beenrepeated.

We soon find that the terrain is far fromflat. In recent years the steep contours haveresulted in much damage from periodic heavyrainfall, and on occasions whole hillsides havedisappeared.

Our first stop is to overview a dam, whichour guides explain was built to protect thevalley below from flash flooding. But the damsoon filled with silt run off from upstreamand is now useless.

The cloud continues to hang around thehills as the group spreads out and snakes upever higher past a group of nikau palmsstanding alone in a grassy hillside and reflectedin a farm dam, and a giant eroded gash thatcuts deep into the ancient sea floor that is nowheaved up to form these hills.

The lunch stop was chosen to takeadvantage of a spectacular view of the sea.At this stage, we just have to imagine this, lostin the mist. A herd of black cattle,unperturbed, and curious, watch as we select

our hearty filled rolls from the truck that hasfound its own route to this spot. Ladies, overthe hill to the left, men, over to the right, arethe instructions. Better get that right.

From now on it’s all downhill to the coast,and a sombre marine horizon comes in to view.We pass stockyards where dogs aredemonstrating their skills in penning a largeflock of sheep

Four roan horses, excited by the suddenarrival of more humans than they have everseen, pace around as we make the final descentto Te Apiti, part of Waimarama Station.

The buses are waiting, but everyone is keento get to the sea so off we go to a clifftop


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Right: Mark, Jenny and Helen, probably notdiscussing the Hinemahanga Rocks.


above Waimoana Beach. We are looking southalong the coast to Paoanui Point in thedistance.

The curiously shaped Hinemahanga Rocksjust offshore look like part of some fantasy,and sure enough, the tale is told; someone’sdaughters frozen in stone. Perhaps this iseasier to understand than the story that theislands were formed as part of a mid-oceanridge and are about to disappear under theedge of a continent.

Back at the buses, there is time for a beerwhile the farm manager explains how tobalance production with the problems of thisprecarious landscape.

Next day, a bigger fleet of buses thanyesterday is heading inland across theRuataniwha plains. Each bus has anenthusiastic guide and ours is telling us about

the irrigation scheme and the dam site we willsee in the course of the day. The sky hascleared so as we start to wind our way throughthe pine plantations of Guavas Forest and toclimb through native bush over the WakararaRange we are keen to start the walk.

Our guide explains what a “logging skidsite” is and that’s where the buses manage topark. Then it’s off into farmland, carefullyfarmed with many huge old-growth trees stillstanding, mainly Black Beech and some Rimu,Matai and Kahikatea.

Our trail joins farm tracks which four-wheeler farm bikes can use and are on handto assist anyone dropping behind.

This is the back country part of the 5000hectare Smedley Station, which lies at thesouthern end of the Wakarara Range. Eachyear 11 cadets are admitted to a two yearcourse, training them in all aspects of hillcountry farming, with costs borne by thestation itself.

Our first stop is by a sign attached to afence. “High Tide”, it says. We could, withina few years, be standing on the edge of a hugelake. The stored water would keep the grass

growth up for dairy cows in the hot, dryHawkes Bay summers. When the lake is full,we would be able to complete our walk bykayak.

Instead, we continue on foot, mainly onfarm tracks till we reach Middle Whare wherethere is rough accommodation for the cadetswhen they are out here at lambing time. Thereis also the now familiar and always welcomesight of the lunch truck.

On the way back, we deviate from the farmtrack to a fine view overlooking the MakaroroRiver, a tributary of the Waipawa River, andacross to the Ruahine Range. It’s a stretch ofthe imagination to see a huge earth dam and alake backing up the valley further than the startof our walk.

Our presenter is confident of the economicsuccess of this venture. Our return route alonga terrace paralleling the river has markers wellabove our heads showing that the river at thebottom of the bank below may soon be nomore. So don’t keep putting off that walk youplan to do one day — you may be too late.

On the Monday, lots of walkers had to beback home to work, but the lucky ones droveour cars south to Wallingford Homesteadwhere we assembled before leaving for a shortwalk on the property of Johnny and JenOrmond, who are the fourth generation ofOrmonds to farm their block of 1200 hectaresin a much more benign part of Hawkes Baythan we saw in the first two days.

On the airstrip that overlooks the cricketground and the homestead, Alistair pointedout a flock of six Royal Spoonbills flying abovethe dam below us. Back near the house,Johnny explained his venture into trufflegrowing and we saw the Oak trees used topropagate these valuable fungi on their roots.

We were invited by Jen Ormond to explorethe maze of hallways and elegantly furnishedrooms of her home. Built in 1853, it has grownseveral wings and is purported to be the largestsingle story wooden building in the SouthernHemisphere. Expansion has been necessaryto accommodate the large families ofOrmonds that have grown up here. Jen andJohnny were gracious hosts.

Meanwhile the Rotary team had been busysetting up the barbeques and soon we wereenjoying a lunch on the lawn. On other Sea,Sky and Bush walks, we have been able to seeseveral of the remarkable stately homes hiddenround Hawkes Bay.

We look forward to discover what theenterprising Waipukurau Rotary have plannedfor us in 2014. Their fundraising is now tohelp develop a local walkway. It’s great tosupport them.

Left: On the way back to the homestead.

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In case you haven’t heard, the very first Bayof Island’s Walking Weekend will be heldon the fourth, fifth and sixth of October

this year. There will be 20 unique walks onoffer to suit all levels of fitness and pricesrange from $10 to $95. One walk of particularinterest is a return trip on the yacht Phantomto Urupukapuka Island, an island which is partof a conservation effort to restore it to its pre-European state.

Local businessman Riki Kinnaird says thatthe Bay of Islands is an ideal holidaydestination because there is so much to do

such as bush walks, beaches, and historicalpoints of interest. “You can be as active orinactive as you like. You can walk every day orjust read a book in the sun,” he says.

There are, in fact, over 35 spectacular walksin the Bay of Islands, yet the region isn’t widelyknown as a walking destination — something

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Riki and the other organisers intend to change.One of the walks during the weekend is

the Elliot Elegance walk where participants willget the opportunity to explore the beautifulElliot Bay.

Elliot Bay lies on the east coast of CapeBrett Peninsula, about 30 minutes’ drive fromRussell in the Bay of Islands. With its beachexposed to the elements, it is a popular spotfor surfers.

In March, I travelled to Russell so that I

could experience the Elliot Elegance walk formyself and then write about what it was like.As it happens, my parents (John and Muriel)were staying nearby in Tapeka at the time, sothey decided to tag along.

Apart from enjoying nature and gettingexercise at the same time, walking is very mucha social pursuit. On this walk, Mum, Dad andI were accompanied by our guide, local schoolprincipal, William Fuller and several otherwalkers — two of them from New Caledoniaand one from England. So, the mix of peoplemade for some interesting conversationsduring the day.

One important thing to note about all ofthe walks during the weekend is that they willinclude a local guide, so there is very much aneducational element.

Level of difficultyElliot Elegance takes about five hours to

complete and is rated as medium difficulty,

suitable for children over 10 years of age. Asa not-so-fit person, I found it easy going and,in fact, most of our group was in the 60-plusage bracket and they managed it without toomany problems. The hardest part was thefrequent climbs up steep grassy inclines.

It wasn’t until I’d been walking for a whilethat I discovered that one of the ladies in ourgroup actually had a prosthetic leg. I wasamazed at how capable she was.

What is there to see?


Above: The Duke of Marlborough Hotel onthe busy The Strand at Russell.Opposite page top: Holiday makers on thewharf at Russell.Below: Elliot Bay.

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Beachcombing at Elliot BayOf all the walks I have done in the Bay of

Islands, the Elliot Elegance walk was one of themost enjoyable. Much of the time was spentambling along the beach, where apparently you

are allowed to camp, and climb over rocks.There are some wonderful rock pools there,which I can imagine would be ideal forenjoying a relaxing outdoor soak.

On the beach we saw a large flock of terns(small seabirds) hovering above the sea andthen congregating on the sand just out fromthe waves —“fishing” according to William.

And there were definitely fish out there:we were startled when a reasonably large fishsprang out of the water and lay flapping onthe beach. Not wishing the fish to remainstranded on the sand, one of our group pickedit up and tossed it back into the sea.

Mum particularly enjoyed it when Williamled us through a hillside cave. It occurred tome while passing through, that it was verymuch like the cave leading to the Gold Rush

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ride at Rainbow’s Endexcept, of course, this wasreal and not made offibreglass.

The highlight for me wasthe short climb through bush

to a hilltop for lunch. At the summit, wherewe gathered near a large pohutukawa tree tounwrap our sandwiches, the views were simplybreathtaking. To the north, were the remainsof the old whaling station which dates back

to the early 1880s atW h a n g a m u m uHarbour.

We could see a lonefigure walking alongthe beach. “Thebusiest I’ve seen thatbeach in a long time,”commented William.Farther afield wasCape Brett Peninsulaand to the north east,W h a n g a m u m uPeninsula.

After we’d finishedlunch we thenbacktracked the waywe had come.

I really enjoyed theElliot Elegance walk.It seems to have it all:sea, bush and fantasticviews. I’d definitely liketo do it again — maybeduring the Bay ofIsland’s WalkingWeekend.

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Right: A path winds its way through treesaround the sanctuary.Below A group at a feeding session.

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A walk back in time

Have you ever wondered what the world was like before people arrived?Have you ever wondered what the world was like before people arrived?Have you ever wondered what the world was like before people arrived?Have you ever wondered what the world was like before people arrived?Have you ever wondered what the world was like before people arrived?One recent afternoon Liz Hibbs went to Zealandia to find out. Here in a sheltered

valley in Wellington, dedicated staff and volunteers have been working for 13 yearson this 500-year vision – creating a mainland sanctuary for a wealth of endangerednative birds, reptiles and insects. Here Liz found this . . .

Photos by Fraser Crichton

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Have you ever wondered what the worldwas like before people arrived?

Last Saturday afternoon I went to Zealandiato find out. Here in a sheltered valley inWellington, dedicated staff and volunteers

have been working for 13 years on this 500-year vision – creating a mainland sanctuary fora wealth of endangered native birds, reptilesand insects.

Behind the 2.2 metre high, predator-proof

fence is another world, where Tuatara loungein the sun outside their burrows and takahestroll by the shores of the lake. There are 32kilometres of well-signposted tracks, withsomething to please everyone from thededicated tramper to the parents with toddlersin tow. At the gate we were greeted by thecheerful volunteer bag-check staff, and likevisitors to any wildlife sanctuary we checkedour bags and pockets carefully for stowawaypests before making our way through thedouble gates to the green world within.

The short, introductory two-hour track iseasy walking and will take you through thecentral valley, past the Tuatara burrows, Geckoenclosures, and feeding stations for Bellbirds,Hihi and Kaka, up to the Upper Dam where agiddying walkway gives beautiful views up anddown the lush green valley.

But we opted for a more challenging route:the Valley View Track, a medium fitness walkup the eastern side of the sanctuary. This track,while steep in parts, is still suitable for a familywalk, but for a full day’s serious tramping youcan branch off where it reaches the UpperDam to the Round the Lake track, andonwards to the steeper Turbine and Tui Glentramping tracks.

On the Valley View Track, signs ofreplanting are everywhere, and theundergrowth is lush. Kaka soared overhead,squawking raucously. We saw Tui, Fantails, anda Grey Warbler and heard many more birdswe were unsure of.


Above: Houses in Karori can be seen fromZealandia.Below: The track crosses over a dam.

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This is a good reason to time your walk forthe morning, joining in the free 11:15am “Walkand Talk” from the pontoon in the lower valleybefore choosing your route for the day. Thatway you have a knowledgeable guide on handto help you identify the birds you hear - thoughguides and rangers roam the valley all day andare more than happy to answer your questions.

Calls can also be played at the ‘Bird SongGully’ interactive display. At one point weheard the tell-tale sounds of tree pruning offthe track, and decided to stop and ask the staffto tell us which bird the peculiar call we werehearing belonged to - only to find, as we peeredthrough the trees, that it was no ranger.

A Kaka was hard at work, intently rippinga branch right off a tree! These delightful birdsare related to the mischievious Alpine Kea butare forest-dwellers, less stocky and with richbrown feathers and dramatic red under-wings.These are North Island Kaka which were oncevery common but are now a threatened speciesin the wild.

The 200-strong population based atZealandia are thriving now that they have asafe place to breed and nest, protected fromthe stoats and rats that prey on their eggs andchicks in the wild.

Higher up the track we encountered threemore Kaka who were also engaged in treepruning activities but these stopped to watch

us curiously, running up and down the treetrunks while we laughed at their antics andtook a well-earned breather.

Forty different species of native birds havebeen recorded inside Zealandia’s fence, morethan half of them endemic (found nowhereelse in the world).

Many like the Kaka have been introduced,including little Spotted Kiwi, Bellbirds,Saddlebacks, and Hihi (Stitchbirds) and theseare closely monitored, with nesting boxes andsupplementary food provided to encourage

them to stay within the fence’s safety.There are plenty of freeloaders at Zealandia

too, as we found when we crouchedbreathlessly at the side of the track looking tosee if it we’d found a Kiwi scratching aroundin the undergrowth. No. A Blackbird. All thesuburban birds of Wellington seem to knowwhere to go for a break from modern life!

If you do want to see Kiwi there are night


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A walk back in timetours available, where a guide will take yourgroup on a torch-lit tour listening for the callsof Kiwi and across the valley, and there is agood chance you may see one if you are quietenough, with around 120 little Spotted Kiwimaking their home at Zealandia.

Other nocturnal residents include BrownTeal, glowworms, Cook Strait Giant Weta andthe rare Maud Island frogs, and some nightgroups have even been lucky enough to see atuatara on the path.

Emerging from the trees we foundourselves at the Upper Dam, and looking atthe map we’d been given at the Visitor CentreI wished we had allowed more time to explorethis beautiful place.

The network of tracks is intriguing and wecould easily have spent a whole day here inthe bush. It really was like walking back in time.

We took the Swamp Track back downwhich was a different feel again, leafy andenclosed with a dappled afternoon light. Thistook us to the Kaka feeders, where volunteersrestock the food and sugar water daily andvisitors can sit and watch. This is a hub fromwhich several tracks branch out and is wellworth a visit, with a talk about the Kaka everyday at 2:15pm.

On our way back down the central valleywe stopped off at the Te Mahanga Trackbridge to see the Longfin Eels fed at 3.15pmand listen to the eel talk – once again theguide’s knowledge and enthusiasm wasimpressive and it was great to see the eels inaction and hear their fascinating story. Thesefeeding talks, free with admission, arescheduled throughout the day along with aseries of guided walks and it is certainly worthsetting aside a whole day to take full advantageof them as you explore.

Many of the animals and plants atZealandia are critically threatened orendangered but some, like the Takahe, arepractically extinct in the wild.

Takahe had actually been pronouncedextinct when a small population wasrediscovered in the 1940s. Two of these rarebirds now have their home beside the wetlands,and are commonly seen by the picnic spotthere. They are flightless and certainly hard tomiss, as they are sizeable birds with red beaksand enormous red feet – like huge inflated

Pukeko (to whom they are related).At 1:15pm fresh feed is set out for the

Takahe and this is a good time to get a properlook and a photo of these unique, pre-historiclooking birds.

As we walked across the wetland area wefound another volunteer opening up a smallaquarium to feed the fish, and we spent sometime there with the highly endangered BandedKokopu, one of five species that grow toadulthood from the juvenile whitebait. All fivespecies’ numbers have declined in the wild dueto habitat loss, pollution and harvesting, butthe banded kokopu are re-establishing atZealandia now that pest fish have beeneradicated from the Upper Lake andtributaries. As a nocturnal species they are notoften seen so it was a privilege to view themas they chased their worms around the tank.

It’s hard to believe this beautiful 225-hectare valley and its precious residents areonly a short bus ride away from centralWellington.

It’s well worth the visit and we left at closingtime refreshed and inspired, with a newperspective on the history of our land - andits future.

Fact fileZealandia is open every day except

Christmas Day 10am – 5pm(Summer weekend closing 6pm, 5Jan – 31 Mar)

Valley entry for child/adult/family:$9/$18.50/$46

Under 5s go free. Discounts forseniors and students.

Annual membership from $54.Well-served by public bus (route

#3 and #23), Free shuttle details onwebsite.

www.visitzealandia.com

Above: A suspension bridge crosses thevalley.Left: A Kea at feeding time.Right: There are forty different native birdsat Zealandia The bottom one is a Takahe.


Above: Clive Rule, Conservation Ranger onthe Routeburn track.Below: Walkers at Dumpling Hut on theMilford Track. Photos by Keri Moyle,www.signsoflife.co.nz.

High visitor numbers and high visitorsatisfaction have been highlights of Fiordland’ssummer Great Walks Season, which finishedon 30 April 2013. The Department ofConservation is now preparing to convert thehuts and tracks into winter mode.

What makes for the greatest Great Walk’sseason? The friendly and competentConservation rangers are a key component,and visitors love them.

During the season (October-April) Fordland’s Great Walktracks are staffed by DOCrangers. They do everythingfrom helping first time tramperswith advice and support, tomaking sure the huts are cleanand keeping the sewage treated.They clear vegetation, maintainthe tracks, trap pests (likepossums, stoats and rats) andare experts on their patch of Fiordland.

They ensure huts are warm and welcomingfor the daily influx of new arrivals, keep theweather reports up to date, and giveinformative hut talks in the evenings – as wellas ensuring everyone has arrived safely.

This season saw higher walker numbersthan usual. Despite some dramatic weatherin January, it has been a great summer forgetting out into public conservation land, andpeople have been doing just that.

Compared with the 2011/12 summer, 1471more people walked the Routeburn and 1422more walked the Kepler. There was a 1%decrease in walkers on the Milford Track thisyear, mainly due to weather related Januarycancellations on a usually fully booked track.Bookings for next season have already opened.

An increase in walker numbers reflects anincrease in awareness about Great Walks,thanks to national promotions like the Air NewZealand safety video featuring Bear Grylls andfilmed on the Routeburn.

“It is fantastic to see an increasing numberof people keen to get out into our nationalpark,” said DOC Te Anau Area Manager, RegKemper. “This year has also been a good yearfor biodiversity on Fiordland Great Walks, with

strong local and national businesspartnerships providing extra supportand funding to protect these areas andtheir potential for biodiversity.”

The Kepler, Routeburn andMilford tracks are open to the publicyear round, but with reduced winterservicing and hut fees. DOC staff arecurrently preparing for winter. Thisinvolves closing the summer toiletsand removing waste, turning off the

gas at the huts, the rangers leaving residenceand removing bridges that are located onavalanche paths. The tracks become moretechnical during winter months due tosnowfall, avalanche risk, shorter daylight hoursand no staff or communications available onthe tracks. Trampers need to have a higherlevel of competency, carry their owncommunications, and be prepared for winterconditions.

While not staffed, DOC conservationrangers periodically visit huts during winter tocheck their condition and collect hut tickets.

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Above: Nico with a big smile whilebackpacking down south, at sunny MtCook. Photo by Lucas Man, Aotea, Porirua.

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Right: On the way to Lake Sylvan near Glenorchy. It was agood length for our five and three year olds and the one yearold enjoyed the view from his backpack. Photo by CarolynBlackett, Glenfield, Auckland.

Above: My daughter and I walked the Tongariro Crossing lastmonth, this is one of my favourite photos from that walk. Photoby Patrice, Ashburton.

Below left: Amazing colours in RainbowValley, Kalbarri National Park, WesternAustralia. Photo by Lorraine Thomson,Timaru.

Below right: Heather Bryant walking amongst the giant Beechtrees, on our ‘Great Walk’ along Lake Waikaremoana track inFebruary. Photo by Meryl Finlayson, Waiuku.


This year a special birthday party will betaking to the streets of Taupo andeveryone is invited! Not only that –

everyone gets presents!On Sunday 4th August the annual Mizuno

Taupo Half Marathon will be celebrating its20th birthday.

Regarded and respected as the country’slargest pure half marathon event, it is now alsoone of the longest running events and thisyear plans are in place for a great party,including gifting a medal and technical eventtee for every finisher.

Among the starters will be a special groupwalking the 21.1km course. The BoobopBabes from The Bay of Plenty will be back todefend their ‘best dressed teams’ prize. Wecaught up with one of the group leaders tofind out a bit more about their group and theirnext walking challenge.

What is the Boobop Babes all about and whendid it start?

“The Boobop babes are 10 years old inJune; we are the Bay of Plenty Breast cancerDragon Boat Team, all Breast cancer survivors

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Tongariro AlpineCrossing reopenedThe Department of Conservation has announced the reopening of the northern

section of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. This will allow walkers to walk the fulllength of the track from Mangatepopo car-park to the Ketetahi car-park.

Ruapehu Area Manager Jonathan Maxwell said that this was great news for the tourismindustry in the central North Island and for New Zealand as a whole. "Our staff have put agreat deal of work into ensuring that robust risk assessment has been applied before theTongariro Alpine Crossing is reopened.

“There is improved, on-going monitoring of volcanic activity on Mt Tongariro and DOCwill continue to improve other risk management including working closely with GNS Scienceto develop automated early warning systems", said Jonathan.

The Mangatepopo Road and car-park and the Ketetahi Road and car-park will be reopenedand local bus concessionaires will continue to provide transport to and from these car parks aswas done prior to the eruptions of Te Maari in 2012.

Additional toilets have been put in at the Soda Springs and temporary repairs have beenmade to the Ketetahi Hut which will now act as a day shelter until it is replaced with a new dayshelter in 2014.

Visitors are asked to carefully read the warning signs and to at all times be aware that theyare in an active volcanic zone when they are on the section of track from Blue Lake to most ofthe way to the Ketetahi car-park. Prior to next October additional signage will be put in placeto help improve visitor safety. The aim is also to install electronic sign boards which will berapidly updated if volcanic unrest increases.

Jonathan also said that "Visitors should talk with their bus driver or guide to get advice onwhat action to take should a volcanic event happen. It is important to read the safety brochureprovided by the bus drivers and guides and also available in the car parks.

‘We want our visitors to come and enjoy themselves in this exciting living landscape butthey also need to do all they can to keep themselves safe."

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Walkers at the start of lastyear’s Taupo Half Marathon.


all with different breast cancer journeys andwe are the best of buddies”.

Who started it and why?“The idea of dragon boating for breast

cancer survivors was started by Doctor DonMcKenzie in Canada who did anexperiment to see if womenwould benefit from exerciseafter Breast Cancer surgery. Thesport has now grown worldwide.Boobops started 10 years agoafter a couple of ladies read anarticle from Don McKenzie wepaddled because we could and

were always proud to be a Boobop Paddler.We have improved over the years and have justcompleted a hat trick with the National titlefor three years running”.

How many are you expecting at the Taupo Halfmarathon this year?

“There will be more than 10 of uscompeting this year, it keeps the team fit andfocussed over the winter, training together inweekends doing all sorts of treks throughoutthe Bay of Plenty.

“This is always a great event run brilliantlysometimes the weather can be a challenge!!!!

The satisfaction from the team on the finishline as they discuss their success. Last yearwinning best dressed was added bonus for theteam. Taupo is a lovely place for a weekendaway we all look forward to competing in thisevent another medal to add to our wonderfulcollection this season”.

How did the Boobop Babes get involved in theTaupo Half Marathon?

“Our team captain found a lump 12 yearsago on the Friday before doing the Taupo HalfMarathon and wanted to celebrate her 10 yearclearance by doing the Taupo Half again. Theteam took the challenge to train and share thecelebration with her and now it has becomean annual event on the Boobop BabesCalendar. So much more than just paddlersthe camaraderie is extremely special”.

Like previous years, profits from the eventwill be directed back to the community. Lastyear the society raised over $20,000 thatassisted with young and talented athletes withchasing their sporting aspirations.

The Mizuno Taupo Half Marathon is thesecond event in the 63.3 series, a challenge ofcompleting three half marathons over threemonths, in three stunning destinations in thegreater Taupo area. All finishers of the threeevents receive a commemorative shirt. Moreinformation can be found at 633.co.nz.

It is a fantastic focus for our team for theoff season although we try to paddle twice amonth as well. Some for the first time and alot returning to better their times”.

What do you most enjoy at the Taupo HalfMarathon?

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Fact fileMizuno Taupo Half Marathon20th anniversary on Sunday 4th August 2013All finishers receive a medal and technical eventtee!www.taupohalfmarathon.org.nz.


Boopop Babes at last year’sTaupo Half Marathon.


As a keen reader of your magazine I wasvery concerned to read the May 2013 articleby Gary Moller, suggesting that most bloodpressure medications do not work and thatmany blood pressure medicines cause weightgain around the waist and therefore increasethe risk of heart attack.

These and other statements in his articledisplay an inadequate knowledge of the highblood pressure and a woefully inadequateknowledge of how blood pressure medicationswork.

There is a high risk that a gullible readermight stop their blood pressure medicationand suffer a heart attack or, possibly morelikely, a stroke.

I am amazed that Mr Moller can blithelycomment that he cannot back up his 'sweepingstatement' with research yet continue todisparage blood pressure medication.

I advise that you:1. Consult the NZ Heart and Stroke

Foundations for their comments about thearticle

2. Publish a statement that the opinionsexpressed in the article are not necessarily theopinions ot the magazine

3 Advise your readers that anyone whofollows Mr Moller's advice and suffers a heartattack or stroke report Mr Moller to the Healthand Disability Commissioner.

Thank you. I look forward to yourresponse.

(Dr) Murray Shaw, General PractitionerAmesbury Health Centre, Palmerston

North.

Gary’s replyThank you, Dr Shaw, for raising these

concerns regarding my article aboutblood pressure medication. I appreciate yourconcerns which I am happy to respond to.

Weight gain around the midriff isone of the best predictors of heartattack risk. This kind of weight gain is oneof the most commonly seen consequences oflong term use of blood pressure medication. There is no denying this and it should be ofconsiderable concern for patients andphysicians alike. Take beta blockers forinstance:

”Australian researchers found that amongmore than 11,400 adults with high bloodpressure and/or diabetes, those on beta-blockers weighed more, on average, and hadlarger waistlines.

And in a separate look at 30 patients with

high blood pressure, they found that peopleon beta-blockers generally burned fewercalories and fat after a meal — measured by adevice called acalorimeter.

The patients on beta blockers also reportedlower physical activity levels in their day-to-day lives.(Beta blockers are suspected ofcurbing people’s physical activity because thedrugs slow the heart rate and may cause peopleto tire more easily.)

Together, the findings suggest that betablockers lead to weight gain by curbingpeople’s calorie expenditure, according to theresearchers, led by Dr. Paul Lee of St. Vincent’sHospital in Sydney.”

International Journal of Obesity, online February8, 2011 quoted in a Reuters report March 10 2011

A Google search with the key words “bloodpressure medication weight gain” will yield over 26million search results, many of which are fromreputable sources such as the Mayo Clinic.

“If your waist measurement is greaterthan... you are at increased risk ofcardiovascular disease and developing type 2diabetes.”Nutrition Foundation (http://www.nutritionfoundation.org.nz).

The evidence that blood pressuremedications actually provide health benefitsover the long term is far from convincing. While there is research showing that bloodpressure may be lowered by various drugs,where is the evidence that this mechanismmakes a person feel healthier and less at riskof dying over the long term?

Where is proof of long term benefitsincluding improvements in quality of life andlife expectancy? When one looks at “allcauses” mortality, the slight lowering of heartattack and stroke is more than negated by othercauses of death.

A person on blood pressure or cholesterollowering medication may be slightly less likelyto die of heart attack or stroke but may bemore likely to die of heart failure. A Googlesearch: “beta blockers cause heart failure” will revealmore than seven million results.

While we are discussing blood pressuremedication, we really should have a quick lookat the miracle statin drugs, like Lipex andLipitor, which are widely prescribed with bloodpressure pills.

Here’s a quote from Dr Dach about statins,a group of drugs which claim to reduce heartattack risk by lowering cholesterol; but theevidence in support is starting to look veryshaky indeed:

”...the absolute mortality benefit in the best casescenario, in secondary prevention trials, is only 0.5%– 0.6% per year. This benefit is underwhelming, andactually quite shocking that it is such a minimal benefitwhen the drug company marketing would suggest muchlarger benefits.”

”So in conclusion, Statin drugs do have a mortalitybenefit, however, this is restricted to men with knownheart disease amounting to about 0.5% per yearreduction in mortality compared to a placebo. Thisbenefit is so miniscule that one wonders why statindrugs are recommended at all, considering their severeadverse side effects with memory loss, neuropathy, musclepain and weakness.

For women, the elderly, and all men withoutunderlying heart disease, Dr Sinatra reminds us thatstatin drugs are unnecessary and potentially harmful.”

Source: www:jeffreydachmd.com/statin-drugs-revisited/

I have a question: If a person at risk ofheart attack or stroke consequently dies ofheart failure caused by the medication and nota heart attack or stroke will this be chalked upas a treatment failure or a treatment success?

“The treatment was a success:However the patient died”

Doctors and the public alike are being over-sold past the point of being misled about thebenefits of drugs, such as those for bloodpressure and cholesterol, by talk of dramaticrelative risk reduction when the absolute riskreduction is close to non-existent.

Most of the information that people,including doctors, receive on this subject isprovided directly or indirectly by influentialpharmaceutical companies. This informationis heavily biased, of course, toward increasingcompany profits, with a disregard for peoples’health. This includes slick marketing to shapethe opinions of both doctors and patients thatdrugs are the only solution for health problemand all alternatives are ineffective and unsafe.

The stakes are high: Worldwide statindrugs sales, for example, exceed US$29 billionannually to the pharmaceutical industry andgrowing. That they don’t really work has notstopped doctors prescribing them. There are29 billion reasons to keep selling them!

Blood pressure medications are far frombenign drugs. Each drug comes with a longlist of unpleasant side effects that has thepotential to make a person feel very ill andvery tired (this may be why people on beta blockersare less active and put on so much fat around the mid-riff).

It is more usual than not for two, three orfour of these drugs to be prescribed incombination - along with statins. When thisis done the range of possible nasty interactionsand side effects is mind-boggling!

I have been in the business of health formore than 30 years and this must count forsomething. Observation in the field andpractical experience must count forsomething.

The day health practitioners rely only uponthe randomised controlled trial and official“best practice” is the day we might as well hand

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health care over to computers and robots.Unless it is immediate and dramatic, it is

almost impossible for a patient to have anadverse reaction to a drug or medicalprocedure recorded on an official database. Most adverse events are of very gradual onset,very subtle and often delayed. If anassociation is noted, then the patient mustconvince the prescribing doctor and rely onthe doctor reporting it.

An example is that I have noticed whatappears to be the accelerated onset of arthritisassociated with the long term use of ACEblood pressure drugs. It takes years for thearthritis to set in and it is as good as impossibleto prove that the drugs played a part.

The consequence is gross under-reporting. Only about 10% of adverse events ever getrecorded. Some cynics believe the real figureis as low as 1%. I go with 1%. If your doctoradvises that, say, less than one in one hundredpatients have trouble with the blood pressuremedication you are about to be prescribed, youknow that the true figure is far worse than that!

Medical error, including drug induceddeaths, are now the third leading cause ofdeath in the USA (http://www.jhsph.edu/sebin/s/k/2000_JAMA_Starfield.pdf), yetthere is no great outcry. Nothing is being doneabout it other than some bureaucratic wall-papering.

Here is a good article that touches on thismatter, including the inadequacies of therandomised controlled trial:www:davidhealy.org/not-so-bad-pharma/

The longer a person is on a drug, the morelikely it is that some of these many nasty sideeffects will begin expressing themselves. If aperson is placed on blood pressure drugs, thisshould be on the proviso that the prescribingdoctor has a Patient Management Plan(sometimes called a “Case Management Plan”)which includes monitoring the safety andeffectiveness of the medication.

The plan should include the steps for gradually transitioning the patient onto a non-drugs blood pressure managementprogramme, so that there is not long termreliance on medication.

In my experience, Patient ManagementPlans rarely exist. What predominates areopen-ended “Let’s try this and see how it goes”exercises which are irresponsible and unsafe. No wonder medical error and drug-induceddeaths is Number Three behind cancer and heartdisease!

I have been writing articles on health andfitness for Walking New Zealand for severalyears. My impression of its readers is that theyare an intelligent audience who appreciate afrankly written article, rather than a boringrewrite of official PC material. They are far

from gullible. And they are not going to be sostupid as to completely misread what I havewritten and suddenly stop taking their drugs.

As far as I can tell, nothing that I havewritten about blood pressure is unsafe. Farfrom telling readers to stop taking their bloodpressure drugs, I am acting responsibly byasking readers, who may be on blood pressurepills, to regularly monitor their blood pressuresat home and, by doing so, getting someaccurate measures of the effectiveness orotherwise of their medication.

I have even invited readers to send theirreadings to me in a spreadsheet and offeredto help interpret it for them - for free by theway. Actually, it is preferable that they discussthe results with their doctor. If the recordingsindicate there may be a problem, my most likelyadvice is to refer them to their doctor anyway.

How could anybody, including Dr Shaw,be opposed to this? Every doctor should bedoing this right now with every patient. Themachines for accurate self-monitoring are nowwidely available, so why is this not happening?

Perhaps the Emperor has no clothes?Perhaps there are safer alternatives to sideeffect riddled drugs?

Start the monitoring today folks, send meyour readings, and let’s see what eventuates. Keep taking your medicines.

Finally, the articles I write are my opinionand not that of the Editor of Walking, oranybody else for that matter.

The WThe WThe WThe WThe Way It Way It Way It Way It Way It Wasasasasasa farming, shearing and

hunting lifeBy Tom Brough

As former prime minister Jim Bolger writesabout his friend of 40 years in the book'sForeword: "You don't have to be a romanticfor the land and life distant from city and townlight to find this book inspirational".

The Way It Was is the down-to-earth, veryreadable story of Tom brough - man of manycoats. After a challenging childhood in theking Country backblocks and minimalschooling, Tom Brough became a championshearer (sending a million sheep down thechute), successful farmer (turningunproductive country into a model farm) andnoted hunter of pigs, deer and more exoticanimals on several continents.

Tom Brough won the Golden Shears OpenChampionship in 1976 and was a finalist onseven other occasions, coming second fourtimes. He was also a judge at World ShearingChampionships on several occasions. He was

King Country Farmer of the Year in 1982.Tom and Larraine Brough have visited 80countries and he has trekked in theHimalayas and rafted the Colorado River.He has hunted Wapiti in Fiordland andSika deer in the Kaimanawas and Ibex andElk in Mongolia - all of which he writesabout in entertaining detail.

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The PlanAn Easter stroll from Raumati South to

Wanganui via State Highway 1 would be achallenge, but ‘State Highway 1’ circa 1860 iseven more so. The beach was the main roadnorth for 19th Century pioneers, when the mailcoaches, freight, settlers and livestock wereunable to negotiate the thick inland bush thatthen prevailed. Today with the right gear andfriendly tides the beaches indeed provide aGreat Walk.

Fascinated by historic accounts of pioneerjourneys, Raumati South resident, Joe Franklin,drew up a detailed plan some years ago to dothe trek himself; about 130kms with at least13 river crossings, but going it alone was adeterrent as were age (76) and arthritis.

He mentioned his lingering desire to an oldfriend, Bazz Bailey at Christmas. Bazz, priorto retirement, was inspector in charge of majoroperations planning at Wellington PoliceHeadquarters and is a keen tramper.

He’s also an action man and before longhe had reconnoitred the route and made thetask seem a lot more manageable.

For Joe, Bazz’s action plan brought a touchof deja vous. In the early 1990s Joe told Bazzhe had always hankered to run from LowerHutt to Napier, his old home town.

“Next minute there was a plan with dailysections and accommodation organised andoff we went, covering 60kms a day and gotthere in five days.

Not content with that, the following year,Bazz organised a run from the Porirua PoliceCollege to Rotorua which took seven days andon the eighth day we ran the RotoruaMarathon in just over four hours. Thatequalled 11.5 marathon distances in eightdays,” Joe said.

Then in 1996 Joe ran 60km to mark his60th birthday and Bazz insisted on doing itwith him so they ran from the old AthleticPark in Wellington to Raumati South.

Lindsay Duncan of Pinehaven, joined thembut being injured now and knowing he wouldbe unable to hang with them on the beach, hevolunteered to be their logistics support manon the Whanganui trek. Jackie Mulligan, a longtime tramping associate of the group alsovolunteered to join the fun.

The Easter extended break suited them alland they planned to set off on Good Friday.They would average 26kms of beach each dayfor five days, covering 130km, the equivalentdistance of three marathons. They touched theWhanganui River at the south bank at middayon Tuesday April 2.

The TrekDay One – Raumati South to Otaki– the longest leg, 34kms and 6.5hrs.Lindsay took them to the beach at Raumati

South at 6am on Good Friday. The two majorobstacles were the distance and the rivercrossings. While Bazz, Lindsay and Jackie hadrecce’d some of the latter earlier where vehicleaccess was available, it remained a matter oflooking at situations as they were, as they gotto each crossing. They were fortunate theEaster break coincided with low tides around7am each day and the long dry period haddiminished the waterways so the first crossings,the Waikanae River and Mangaone Stream,provided only wet feet.

Beaches south of Te Horo are rough andby then the tide had come in which pushedthem up onto really hard going. Each had atrekking pole and it was invaluable over roughground. The tide was full by the time theyreached the Otaki River mouth and too deepand swift to cross at that point, but they wereable to ford it about 1km upstream and carriedon to spend their first night at the OtakiHoliday Park.

Day two’s trek from Otaki to WaiterereThe shortest leg (24kms), they needed to

cross the Ohau River at Waikawa Beach. Ian

McLachlan, a colleague of Bazz’s and Lindsay’sfrom the police college has a property atWaikawa and he met them on the beach beforethe crossing with a picnic table and tea, coffeeand bacon and egg sandwiches, which weremost welcome. They couldn’t tarry though asthey needed to cross the river while the tidewas out and did so, thigh deep, withoutproblems. The beach was busy with holidaymakers and fishers.

As the tide advanced the beach gotprogressively softer and uneven. Joe wasdeveloping a blister on his left forefoot. Bazzand Jackie had sensibly opted for boots andshort gaiters, which kept the sand out but Joe,thinking he was smarter chose lighter runningshoe which proved a mistake and the sand gotin through the aerated area at the top of theshoe and built up inside his sock especially inwaterways grinding away at the flesh. (Theupstream foot disturbs the sand and thedownstream foot cops it.)

The holiday park at Waiterere was a

My Favourite Walk

Joe Franklin and friends completed a 130km walk from RaumatiSouth to Wanganui over Easter. He said it was a great experiencewith a good potential for other recreational walkers but he hasn’theard of anyone else who has done it. The many river crossingare probably a deterrent, he says, but as his story shows it iscertainly a do-able adventure and a great walk option from . . .

Raumati South to Wanganuialong the beach, in five days

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welcome sight and the caravan and awningwere rigged in short order and the rest of theday was spent in recovery mode and wastopped off with a pleasant couple of hours atthe Sail On Inn restaurant.

There was an amusing interlude there; Joenoticed an attractive woman repeatedly eyinghim from another table and he thought tohimself, “I’m pushing 77 but I must still havesomething!”

A while later she approached the table butinstead of talking to Joe she asked Lindsay ifhe was police officer and if he had served inthe Solomons. He confirmed he had and itturned out she was an army major and hadalso served there, and thought she recognisedLindsay.

So she had been focussing on him, not Joeand Joe’s illusion of his enduring machismotook a big hit!

Day Three’s trek from Waiterere toTangimoana

This was a 29km leg and took seven and ahalf hours including stops. The big obstaclewas the Manawatu River, which they knewwasn’t fordable. They walked about 8kmsnorth from Waiterere to the river where theywere picked up by Lindsay and driven backalong the beach, then north through Foxtonand down to the coast car park to a welcomerespite where Jackie’s sister Ann and familyprovided a sumptuous home baked morningtea – a real luxury. Then Lindsay drove themsouth along the beach to the north bank ofthe Manawatu and the walk began again.

This was a tough day with the beach turningto heavy black iron sand then strongnortherlies arrived and eventually heavy rain.They were soaked by the time they got to thesouth bank of the Rangitikei River at

Tangimoana and fortunately Lindsay haderected the caravan and awning at the campingground before the squalls hit.

Mercifully the sun reappeared soon aftertheir arrival and after showering, they were ableto utilise the washing machines and dryers.

Day four, Tangimoana to KoitiataThis was a 24km trek and took six hours

10 minutes. The Rangitikei River, near themotor camp, was too deep and swift to fordeven at low tide and the plan had been to bedriven inland to Bulls, then back down thebeach to the river to restart north.

However, luck struck. The camping groundmanager organised her husband Ross and hisson Mike to ferry them across the river inSwann-ee, their outboard dinghy. This saved atleast one and a half hours and probably a lotof extra walking as the vehicle may not havegot them all the way back down the beach tothe north bank.

The day was bleak with a strong northerlyheadwind and the odd shower, so they worewet weather gear all day. This was perhaps theleast scenic stretch with monotonous sand hillsand a turbulent grey ocean. They lunched in anovel spot on the beach beneath a warningsign “Ohakea Airforce Bombing Range”. Keepout! And they did.

Reaching the Turakina River at Koitiatalocal surf casters were asked for adviceregarding crossing there the following day andthen the Whangaehu.

They said the Turakina was fordable at lowtide but there ‘might be issues with theWhangaehu’ which sounded ominous. Theyrecce’d the Turakina prior to departing Koitiatafor Whanganui, where they were to spend thenight but were not really any the wiser. It wouldbe a matter of ‘sucking it and seeing’ when

they came back the following morning.Day five – Koitiata to WhanganuiThe 20km and final leg took five and a

quarter hours to the Whanganui Riverincluding stops. They left Wanganui just before7am and drove back to Koitiata, with fineweather and 24 degrees predicted.

The Turakina was significantly lower thanthe previous afternoon and they were able tocross although the current was quite swift andthe sand very soft underfoot. Joe said he wouldprobably have fallen had it not been for thetrekking pole.

Forty-five minutes walking to the north sawthem on the bank of the Whangaehu River,to face the ‘issues’ predicted by the fishermenthe previous day. This river mouth is remotewith no road access and there would beproblems if they couldn’t get across. Indeed itmight have stumped them.

However, Bazz cast his experienced eyesover the fast flowing body of water and gotthem to link arms and do a text book rivercrossing drill. Again the trekking poles wereinvaluable and they got across, in spite of thecurrent and shifting sands, wet to their thighs.

This crossing was a big relief as it had beenthe last major obstacle, except distance.

They tramped the rest of the beach andfor the the next 8kms saw only two peopleand they had come from the north on a quadbike.

The day got progressively hotter towardsthe predicted 24 degrees and they had to stopand peel off the polyprops and wool. Thebeach at such a low tide was scenic, flat andfirm and most enjoyable and they could see alarge building at Whanganui airport somekilometres to the north.

They arrived at the Whanganui River justbefore midday. The south bank curves northto about the same latitude as Wanganui City.

Once they touched the water, they agreedthey had achieved their objective.

However the trek wasn’t quite over and theystill had a tough hour clambering inland, firstthrough muddy riverside sand then over a mixof often steep and scrubby sand dunes anddeep sand tracks to eventually get back to apoint where we could link up with Lindsayand the vehicle.

“So it was all over. Bazz and Jackieremained chirpy but the finishing line was agreat relief to me! My foot was badly blisteredand I was pretty well done, but at the sametime it had been a marvellous and rewardingexperience. But I could not have done itwithout Bazz’s organisation and leadership,Jackie’s lovely company and Lindsay’s greatlogistic support and encouragement. 130kmsis a lot of beach! We encountered beautifulweather, heavy rain, strong northerly

My Favourite Walk



Below: Walking up the Tetraeder.

the finest walk in the worldheadwinds, no wind and hot temperatures on the last day. Bazz and Ihad blistered lips and I had a big piece of skin hanging off the bottomof my left foot,” Joe said.

“At low tide there were many stretches where a passenger aircraftcould have landed on the firm, wide, flat sand. And talking of aircraft,as we passed the RNZAF bombing range airforce light aircraft flewover apparently practicing formation drills. Fortunately they didn’t haveto practice beach landings! On such flat beaches, the tide advancesquickly though and in the latter half of each day we got pushed upinto the soft, sloping sand and logs or heavy black iron sand at the topof the beach, which made for hard going.

“We speculated, as we walked, on how tough this ‘State Highway 1’must have been for the early settlers driving their stock and their ironwheeled wagons, with no high tech, all-weather gear, no emergencylocator beacon and no external support and sheltering under canvasovernight in the sand dunes in all weather.

“Fortunately it’s 2013 and we were supported by Lindsay with a carand a caravan and he met us at the end of each section and providedour logistical support. And we overnighted at nice camping grounds,had occasional access to cafes and fresh supplies and chilled beer (anabsolute necessity).

“The pioneers have our great admiration. While they would havebeen accustomed to the spartan living conditions of the day they stillmust have been really tough and they must have suffered. But today,with the right gear and support and selecting the right tide times thetrek is certainly ‘doable’ and is thoroughly recommended and couldbe included as one of New Zealand’s Great Walks.”

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The Nugget Point lighthouse stands at the end of aabove a seething sea, writes Paul Rush.

Nugget Point


A well-graded path leads to theNugget Point Lighthouse lookout.


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a dramatic walk, high

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Nugget Point, on the Catlins Coast ofSouthland is a 20-minute walk on a high-level,well-graded track that suits all ages. It startsfrom a coastal car park located halfway up thehill and is well signposted but very exposed tothe elements.

I set off to walk the path to the lighthouse,which winds up to the ridge top withbreathtaking views along the coast. Hardyshrubs that somehow tolerate the salt-ladenatmosphere cling to steep inclines that fall away

to the coast. Overhead a flock of sootyshearwaters swarm in a wave of flailing wings,oblivious to the elements. This place has a wild,desolate and beautiful aura that inspires andexcites poets, painters, writers and avidlandscape photographers.

As I follow the course of the gravel path,firmly gripping my hat, I realise that I’m in arugged corner of New Zealand that’spowerfully ruled by the hand of nature. Thisplace is untamed, unspoilt and epitomises the

raw force of our wildest southern landscapes.Without doubt this is the jagged edge of

the most windswept and wave-battered coastin New Zealand, I’m facing the wrath of theRoaring Forties wind blowing straight fromAntarctica. The wind is whipping spray andspume off the boiling sea and threatening tocarry away my camera and anything not firmlyin my grasp – it’s an overwhelming experience.

I use my binoculars to seek out the wildlifefar below at the base of the near-vertical, windshorn cliffs. There, stretched out on a largerock platform is a languorous colony of NewZealand fur seals. They appear to be sleeping,building up their energy for another fishingforay.

On a small beach at the base of an erodedcliff, a group of sea lions with tawny coats,are waving their heads to-and-fro as if thegreat, lumbering beasts are performing anelaborate ritual. Elsewhere there are sleek-coated seals lying in nooks and crannies aroundthe wave platforms. They occasionally tusslefor rock space but are almost indistinguishablefrom the surrounding rocks. Nugget Point hasthe distinction of being the only place on themainland where New Zealand fur seals,Hooker sea lions and southern elephant sealsco-exist.

The point consists of twenty rock stacksscattered around a jutting spine of land, whichis topped with a classic white 19th centurylighthouse. The name, Nugget Point, dates

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Even on a calm day the sea breezewhips up spray on this wild coast.


Above: Interpretative plaques add to thewildlife interest at Nugget Point.

from the whaling era and is thought to haveoriginated because of the rock stack’s likenessto rough-hewn alluvial gold nuggets. TheMaori name is Tokata, meaning southerlywind, a reference to the relentless winds offthe Southern Ocean.

When I reach the lighthouse and walk outonto the viewing platform, I’m entranced bythe churning seas. They surge up a canyon andcrash against the cliff face, only to bounce backand merge with the next oncoming wave in aflurry of spray.

Long tendrils of bull kelp are swaying in amesmerising dance as the tidal surges ebb andflow. There is a rough track down to the water’sedge where staunch fishermen might try theirluck but not on this day.

The ocean is really wild, creating a dramaticseascape. This is the ideal place to reconnectwith the wilderness and fall in love with nature.And to cap it off, it’s almost exactly half-waybetween the Equator and the South Pole.

When I retrace my steps to the car park,nature has the final say. A gentle dusting ofpure white, delicate snowflakes drifts onto myhead and shoulders and tickles my nose.

Somewhere down in the gathering mists ofsea spray are cute little penguins but I won’tbe meeting them today. However, the wheeling,diving seagulls give me a noisy farewell. There

are 40 species of ocean birds roaming thiscoast and finding refuge on its rocky shelvesand crags. No one needs to feel lonely on thewild shores of Nugget Point.

The remarkable thing about this coastlineis that, had I been standing on the point 180million years ago, I would have been lookingout over a broad forested river floodplain upto 10km wide. The coast line of the ancientsuper-continent Gondwanaland once stood farout to sea where the giant swells are rolling in.In that era there were no birds or mammals,but it’s likely that a gnarly old tuatara lizardand a giant weta would have been creepingabout in the forest.

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Fact fileThe Catlins Coast forms the eastern part

of the 440km Southern Scenic Routebetween Dunedin and Milford Sound. Themain attractions are found within the regionbetween Nugget Point and Waipapa Point.

Motorhome and caravan parks arelocated at Kaka Point, Curio Bay, Pounawea,Surat Bay and McLean Falls. Kaka PointCamping Ground at 39 Tarata Street is thenearest to Nugget Point and a ‘good port ina perfect storm’.

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The first view of Nugget Pointfrom the shoreline at Kaka Point.

The Balclutha Bridge is crossedjust before the Catlins turnoff.


Above: Mt Tarawera across the lake in the background.Left: Following the track through a mossy glade.Below: Lunch spot at Humphries Bay.

On Anzac Day, a group of us walked fromTarawera Outlet, around the lake toHumphries Bay. To do this you need to first

pick up a Forest Access Permit from the InformationCentre at Kawerau.

The trail begins from the Outlet Campsite, and iswell marked. We followed the path on the lake edgefor half an hour, then stopped and stood in silencefor two minutes to remember those killed in wartime.

The gentle lapping of the lake on the rocky shoreBy Barbz Lowther

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Around the shores of



Above left: The sign at Humphries Bay CampsiteAbove right: A view across the lake to Mt Tarawera.Below left: Walking through the canyon area.

confirmed just how lucky we are to be living in peace.The trail then veered away from the lake, taking us through a mossy

glade, under stands of Manuka and Kanuka.We soon arrived at ‘Canyon Lands’ an area

of dense Pungas and high cliffs.After skirting a gully, we continued on an

undulating leafy track under tall natives, for about45 minutes, until we reached the lake again.

In this patch there were lots of Tuis andBellbirds.

We had a short walk beside the lake, beforethe path climbed to a benched track high above,

with views of the deep blue/green water. This led to Humphries Bayin less than half an hour – two hours 20 minutes in total.

After lunch we returned the way we had come, but it seemed atotally different walk. The sun now lit up mossy stones and bouldersat the lake edge; and Mt Tarawera, shrouded in mist in the morning,was now visible, standing proud across the lake.

It is a really pretty walk.

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North of Brisbane on Australia’s Sunshine Coast near thetownship of Glass house Mountains, is the Glass HouseMountains lookout in Beerburrum State Forest

This is a great location to look out over the Glass HouseMountains National Park.

There is a short walk from the lookout and is rated as class 3 byAustralian standards described as having a gently sloping, well-definedtrack with slight inclines or few steps where caution is needed onloose gravel surfaces and exposed natural lookouts and a reasonablelevel of fitness and ankle-supporting footwear is required.

Glass House Mountains Lookout TGlass House Mountains Lookout TGlass House Mountains Lookout TGlass House Mountains Lookout TGlass House Mountains Lookout TrackrackrackrackrackDistance: 800 m returnTime: 45 minutesThe lookout is about 10 km from the Glass House Mountains

township, in Beerburrum West State Forest. It offers panoramic viewsof the mountain peaks, Caloundra, Maroochydore, Brisbane andMoreton Island. A short walking track starting at the lookout leadsyou through open scribbly gum forest, down through a wet eucalyptforest gully and returns back to the lookout. There are picnic tables,toilets and free gas barbecues at the start of the track.

From Brisbane, follow the Bruce Highway north, take the SteveIrwin Way turnoff and follow the signs to the Glass House Mountains.

Wild Horse Mountain Lookout TWild Horse Mountain Lookout TWild Horse Mountain Lookout TWild Horse Mountain Lookout TWild Horse Mountain Lookout TrackrackrackrackrackElevation: 123 mDistance: 1.4 km returnTime: One hourThe Wild Horse Mountain lookout is in Beerburrum State Forest,

east of the Bruce Highway. The turnoff is signed Wild HorseMountain summit lookout exit, and Exit 171. Drive along Johnston

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Above: From the Glass House Mountain Lookout with themountains from left (The twins) Tunbubudala, and right MtMiketeebumulgrai. The D’Aquilar Range is in the background.Below:The lookout track below the Glass House MountainLookout.Bottom: The Glass House Mountain Lookout building.

Road to the lookout.HistoryNamed after the brumbies (feral horses living in the wild) that once

lived there, Wild Horse Mountain offers a paved track to the lookoutfrom the car park. Enjoy 360-degree views of Pumicestone Passage,coastal plains, the Glass House Mountains and pine forestry plantationsfrom the sheltered fire tower platform.

Craggy volcanic peaks tower over a scenic patchwork of pineplantations, bushland and cultivated fields. Many of the peaks areprotected in Glass House Mountains National Park, while the pineplantations and a range of native vegetation types are managed inseveral State forests and conservation parks near the park.

Named by James Cook during his epic voyage along Australia’seast coast, the Glass Houses are rhyolite plugs formed by volcanicactivity millions of years ago. Remnants of the open eucalypt woodlandand heath vegetation, which once covered the coastal plains, provide ahome for an interesting variety of animals and plants, including 26 plantspecies of conservation significance.

The Glass House Mountains area was a special meeting place wheremany Aboriginal people gathered for ceremonies and trading. Thisplace is considered spiritually significant with many ceremonial sites

still present and protectedtoday.

The Glass HouseMountains ConservationPark was previously partof Beerburrum ForestReserve and includes twosections—The Basin andBlack Rock sections.

Mountains

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Above and below: A circular loop trackruns below the lookout at the Glass HouseMountains Lookout.

Overseas Walks

The Basin section is located betweenWamuran and D’Aguilar on the formerCaboolture—Kilcoy Rail Line. This area allowshorseriding, mountain-bike riding and walking.Best access points are O’Shea Road and RaeenRoad.

Australia’s Glass House MountainsPark featuresThe Black Rock section is located north

east of Woodford township. This area isnamed after the colour of the underlying rockand features pockets of tall open blackbutt(Eucalyptus pilularis) forest with a wildflowerunderstory.

The extensive forest areas of Beerburrumand Beerwah State Forests are located on bothsides of the Bruce Highway and extend northfrom Caboolture to Caloundra, and fromPumicestone Passage west to Woodford.

How to get thereTraffic travelling north from Brisbane on

the Bruce Highway can not turn right into RoysRoad. Instead continue north to Caloundrainterchange and return southbound on theBruce Highway to the Roys Road turnoff.

Highest peakAt 556 m above sea level, Mount Beerwah

is the highest peak of the Glass HouseMountains.

ClimateThe Glass House Mountains area has a

mild, subtropical climate. In summer, theaverage daily temperature ranges from 18 to28 °C and in winter from 11 to 20 °C.


Putting the adventureback into exercise

Health

The most commoncomplaint you hear is thatpeople don’t have the

time or money to exercise and leada healthy lifestyle.

There seems to be amisconception here that you needan expensive gym membership,hours a day of intense exercise,and a good-looking personaltrainer in order to get fit and losethose excess kilograms.

Boot Camp style workouts andhigh intensity interval training(HIIT) have been popularised byTV programmes such as TheBiggest Loser. While these typesof workouts do have their place,they are not necessarily relevant toeveryday life and are neitherenjoyable nor beneficial for thegeneral population. And what isthe relevance to everyday life ofcarrying out incredibly complexand confusing exercise routinesthat require constant supervisionwhile you teeter on the edge ofan over-sized ball? Unless you aretraining for the next Swiss-ballOlympics!

Exercise does not have to be,and should not be, boring or feellike a chore. While high intensityexercise is appropriate for certaintraining programmes, in terms ofexercising for general healthbenefits, it is as simple as gettingyourself moving and reducingtime spent sedentary. Keep itsimple and get back to basics!Exercise is a fantastic opportunityto get into the outdoors and dosomething adventurous withfriends and family.

Beats slogging it out on atreadmill in the gymnasium, notactually going anywhere, while youare bombarded with audiovisualinput from a plasma screen inevery direction you turn!

Walking at a pace at which your

heart rate is elevated, but you canstill carry out a conversation, is agreat form of aerobic exercise.The mobilisation and break downof fatty acids for energy requiresoxygen and is a much slowerprocess than that of breakingdown carbohydrates.

For this reason, exercising at alower intensity for longer periodsof time is great for getting intoyour fat burning zone.

Time for exercise can belimited during the week due towork or family commitments. Yetcommuting all or part-way to workon foot is one of the mostefficient and effective ways inwhich you can incorporateexercise into your daily routine.

Weekends are perfect for doingsomething longer such as a halfday or full day bush walk or hike.

Get a group of friendstogether and make it a social event,or make it some quality time spentwith the family.

Plan to do a different walk eachweek or perhaps summit differentpeaks (for those wanting

something more hardcore!). Takea backpack with a picnic lunch andmake a real day out of it (whilealso adding in some extraresistance training).

Perhaps you sit in an office allday, or have a strict trainingprogramme consisting of othermodes of exercise.

A weekly bush walk can really

Mary-Ann Moller is a 4th year student at The University of Otago, majoring in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. Witha passion for the outdoors, she has worked as a guide on the Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park andalso in the Nelson Lakes National Park.

by Mary-Ann Molleradd variety to your week. You willbe so busy soaking up the freshair, marvelling at the views, andbecoming one with nature that youwill not even realise you areexercising, only to return homewith a sense of achievement andfeeling refreshed and revitalised!

And the great thing aboutliving in New Zealand is that justabout anywhere, you have accessto walking tracks and nature righton your doorstep!

Left: The Ben Lomond saddle - Queenstown.Below: At the top of the Ben Lomond track in Queenstown,overlooking Lake Wakatipu.



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A lot of air time” laughsJenny Waite as shedescribes the rough

crossing to Tiritiri Matangi forthe most recent translocation ofbirds to The Ark in the Park areaof the Waitakere Ranges. Monthsof planning seemed destined tofailure as stormy weather arrived.

The expected Sundaymorning start was delayedfurther and further, but onMonday afternoon a bumpycrossing was eventually made.

Once there, some membersof the team sorted out all themist nets and other necessaryequipment while others gatheredleaf litter and berry-bearingbranches for the three aviaries.

Along with the Ark in thePark volunteers and Tirisupporters were some volunteersfrom Moturoa Island restorationproject [Bay of Islands] whowere joining in to catchWhiteheads for their firsttranslocation.

After the storm, however,Tuesday delivered calm, fineweather—ideal conditions formist-net catching, and catch they

did. A dream run ensued with 92birds being caught and transferredsafely to the processing area by2:30 pm.

Barely able to keep up with theinput, Andy Warneford banded,weighed, and recorded the sex ofall the birds before they wereplaced in the aviaries. Re-captureof the birds in the aviaries wasmuch easier with 40 taken the nextday to Moturoa,and 50 to theArk on thefollow-ing day.

An un-eventful releaseo c c u r r e dalthough onebird, perhapsharbouring asense ofindignation, flewi m m e d i a t e l yfrom its transfer box, straight intothe head of one of the captureparty.

Previous releases ofWhitehead in 2004 and 2008 havebeen made; however, for aflocking bird with no strongterritoriality, dispersal wasexpected and sightings since thereleases have been infrequent.

Significant intervals aftertranslocation of some species toTiritiri and other small islandsoften passed till the birds could

be seen regularly although here inthe Waitakeres dispersal within 30000 hectares is possible andindeed sightings have been madeat considerable distance from ourrelease site.

A family group of 10 seen atthe Ark just before this recentrelease was a positive indicationthat even with dispersal; the birds

could findmates withinthis large area.Nevertheless,a 10-year planwith theDepar tmento fConservationwill likelyensure themore rapidestablishment

of Whitehead.The plan calls for an annual

release of significant numbers ofbirds for up to 10 years, with anassessment at five years to decideon further continuationdependant on the results ofmonitoring. Annual surveys overa large number of sites within theranges will be conducted and ifthe trend shows significantincreases, then the full 10-year planwill occur.

W h i t e h e a d / p o p o k o t e a(Mohoua albicilla) are widespread

and locally common in NorthIsland beech forests, podocarpforest and old growth exoticplantation forests, however, theirrange has shrunk since Europeansettlement and they havedisappeared from places such asNorthland.

The birds are around 15cmlong and have black beaks andeyes. Males have white heads andunder-parts, and pale brownupperparts, wings and tail.Females and juveniles are similar,but have brown on their nape andtops of their head.

In summer, chattering flocksof these ‘bush canaries’ can beheard as the juvenile birds do theirteenage thing. The Whiteheadmales weigh 18.5 grams andfemales 14.5 grams. Found innative and exotic forests,whiteheads have gone from someareas but are still widespread. Theyare abundant on predator-freeislands, including Kapiti and LittleBarrier.

Whiteheads build a nest in theforest canopy or lower shrubs.Young birds from earlier clutchesoften help raise chicks.

For the opportunity to seeWhitehead in the Waitakereranges, and to go on the WalkingWaitakere Wednesday Walksseries, please email me on:[email protected].

Whitehead in hand. Photo Joseph Fraser.

By Kay Lindley


Night-time walking fora good cause

In November, Auckland City will host awalking half marathon with a twist — itwill happen at night.

Yes, on Saturday the 30th of November,walkers will gather at the Auckland Domainto walk 21 kilometres — at night time — insupport of the Cancer Society of NewZealand.

British woman Mel Lloyd enjoyed night-time marathons while living in the UK, butupon arriving in New Zealand, she discoveredthat there were no such events here. So, withher experience in fundraising and eventplanning behind her, she decided to dosomething about it.

In the UK, participants often dress up inextravagant outfits, like wigs and glowingaccessories. For this event, Mel says peopleare welcome to wear whatever they feelcomfortable in, though a torch is a must andparticipants will certainly be encouraged tohave fun with their outfits and to accessorisewith anything that shines bright.

Proceedings begin at 7.00pm when TheBreeze radio station, the event’s main sponsor,will host a pre-event party to celebrate theoccasion. “Because walkers will be finishingover a wide range of times, the party needs tobe held before the event,” explains Mel. Thepre-event party will continue until 8pm whenthere will be a safety briefing followed by a

warm-up. The walk itself is scheduled to startat sunset — about 8.24pm.

Though the actual walking circuit won’t bepublicised until two weeks beforethe event, Mel can divulge thatwalkers will be taken on a “magicalstarlit walk through AucklandCity.”

There is an early registration feeof $59 for those who register by1st September (the fee for laterregistrations is $69). For thiswalkers get a yellow walker t-shirt,a $40 Shoe Science voucher,website access to training plansand healthy eating tips, a finisher’s medal, theBreeze training podcast, and the pre-eventparty. “There will also be refreshments andstreet entertainment during the walk and manyspot prizes, including a Capture the Moment,photo competition,” says Mel.

Mel explains that a large part of the eventis about remembering loved ones andcelebrating their lives, so participants will begiven a back sign on which they can write anymessage they like. “People can write things like‘Walking because I’m a survivor,’ or ‘Walkingin memory of my mum.’ It’s very powerful,”she says.

Not everyone walks at the same pace, sowhen registering walkers will choose from

three categories: power walk, stride or stroll.On the day, the power walkers will set off firstfollowed by the striders and then the strollers.

Participants will be asked to setthemselves a target of raising$150. “Some people don’t likeapproaching others forsponsorship, so on our website weprovide an A-Z guide on ways toraise money, such as book stalls,morning teas or loose-change jarsin the workplace,” says Mel.

Mel: “We plan to have fun fora serious cause. It’s not just about

raising money; it’s also about raising awarenessabout the causes of cancer and how peoplecan reduce the risk.”

For more information visit: www.walkingstars.org.nz

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NEW ZEALANDJUNE 2013 1 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 1 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 2 Christchurch Airport Marathon, Half

Marathon, 10km & 3km, Christchurch 2 Mt Joggers and Walkers Half Marathon, Mt

Maunganui 2 Aurora Handicap Marathon, Wellington 5 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland 5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 5 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland 8 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 8 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 9 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km,

Northcote Point, Auckland12 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland12 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland15 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland15 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt16 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km,

9km & 4km, Waipukurau16 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland19 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland19 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland19 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland22 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt23 Armstrong Motor Group Wellington

Marathon,, Half Marathon & 10km,Wellington

26 Walking Waitakere, Whites Track, NorthPiha, Auckland

26 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,Auckland

26 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland26 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,


Auckland29 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt30 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km,

Western Springs, Auckland

JULY 2013 3 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland 3 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 3 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,


Auckland 7 Tauhara Trail Run/Walk, Taupo 6 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt10 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland10 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland10 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,


Auckland13 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt14 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland17 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,



Auckland20 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook’s Landing

26km, Picton20 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt21 Run Auckland Series, 5km & 10km, Botany,

Auckland21 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km

& 9km, Rissington24 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland24 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,



Auckland27 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt31 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland31 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,


Auckland

AUGUST 2013 1 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 3 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 3 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 4 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, AucklandMizuno Half Marathon, Taupo 7 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland 7 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 7 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland 8 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone10 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland10 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt13 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland14 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,


Auckland15 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone17 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland17 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt18 5 Bridges Marathon, Wellington18 Woodbourne Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,

Woodbourne, Blenheim18 HB Trail Run Series, Half Marathom, 15km

& 9km, Eskdale18 Petone Workingman’s Club 5 Bridges

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Lower Hutt20 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland21 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland21 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,


Auckland22 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone24 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland24 Haven Reality Sanctuary Run, 25km &

14km, Melson24 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt28 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland

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Coming Events

28 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,Auckland

28 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland29 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone30 Great Nasby Water Race (1), 160km, Nasby31 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland31 Great Nasby Water Race (2), 100km, 80km,

60km & 50km, Nasby31 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt31 Whangamata Run Walk Festival, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Whangamata

SEPTEMBER 2013 1 Broderick North Shore Marathon, 10km &

5km, Takapuna, Auckland 3 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland 4 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland 4 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland 4 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 5 Brooks Shoe Clinic 5km Series, Petone 7 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland

7 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 7 Mizuno Kinloch Off-Road Challenge, Taupo 8 Cadbury Dunedin Marathon & Half

Marathon, Dunedin10 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland11 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland11 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland11 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland14 Arthur Lydiard Legend Marathon, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Waitakere Ranges,Auckland

14 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,Auckland

14 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt15 Pelorous Trust Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,

Petone15 Sri Chinmoy Auckland Mid-Year Series, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Auckland17 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup







Auckland28 Abel Tasman Coastal Classis 36km, Nelson

Bays28 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland28 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt

OCTOBER 2013 1 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland 2 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland 2 The Shoe Science Run Club, 5km, Mt Eden,

Auckland 2 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,

Auckland 4-6 Bay of Islands Walking Weekend, Russell 5 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 5 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 5 Sterling Sports Rabbit Island Rampage, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Richmond, Nelson 6 Hamilton Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,

Hamilton 8 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup



Auckland12 Great Barrier Wharf to Wharf Marathon &

Half Marathon, Great Barrier Island12 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland12 Subway Dun Run 22km, Maitai Dam,

Nelson12 Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi, 60km,

Marathon, 19km & 13km, Waihi12 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt13 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Masterton

12 Xterra Trail Challenge Marathon, Waihi13 Wairarapa Country Marathon, Half

Marathon & 10km, Masterton15 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

Viaduct, Auckland16 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,


Auckland16 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland19 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland19 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt20 100% Heathcote Appliances Morrinsville

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20 Napier City Pak’n Save Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Napier

22 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s CupViaduct, Auckland

23 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland23 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,



Auckland26 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt27 New World Marlborough Marathon, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Blenheim29 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup



Auckland

NOVEMBER 2013 2 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 2 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 3 Adidas Auckland Marathon, Half Marathon,

10km & 5km, Auckland 5 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup



Auckland 8 Steelformers Around the Mountain Relay,

150km, New Plymouth 9 The Taniwha, 58km, Marathon, Half

Marathon & 14km, Waikato River, Tokoroa 9 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland 9 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt 9 Feilding Marathon & Half Marathon, Feilding12 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup



Auckland16 The Molesworth Run -Relay, Hanmer

Springs16 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland16 Waiheke Trailblazer Marathon, & Half

Marathon, Waiheke Island16 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt17 Ascoit Park Festival of Running Invercargill17 Save the Children Fun Run, Half Marathon,

10km & 5km, Thames19 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup

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Viaduct, Auckland20 The Rat Race 5km, Auckland20 Waitakere 5km Fun Run/Walk, Henderson,



Auckland23 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt23 Speight’s West Coaster, Auckland23 Ellesmere Road Runners Event Half

Marathon & 10km, Leeston23 The Great Cranleigh Kauri Run, 70km,

32km, Half Marathon & 13km, CoromandelPeninsula

24 RunMahana Half Marathon & 10km, Nelson26 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup



Auckland29 K2M Kura to Mount 25km, Auckland30 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

Auckland30 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt30 Speights West Coaster, Marathon, 30km

Half Marathon & 13km, Bethells Beach,Auckland

30 The Breeze Walking Stars Night-timeMarathon, Auckland, www.walkingstars.org.nz

DECEMBER 2013 1 Run Mahana Half Marathon, 10km & 5km,

Nelson 3 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup




Auckland 7 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt10 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup




Auckland

14 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt14 Wanganui 3 Bridges Marathon & Half

Marathon, Wanganui14 Hanmer Springs Holiday Homes Alpine

Marathon Hanmer Springs17 O’Hagan’s 5km Series, America’s Cup





Viaduct, Auckland28 Cornwall Park 5km Fun Run, Cornwall Park,

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28 Lower Hutt Park Run 5km, Lower Hutt

JANUARY 201412 NBS Nelson Striders Half Marathon &

10km, Nelson

FEBRUARY 201427-1 March Manawatu Walking Festival,

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22 Bedrock 50, 52km, Oxford

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JUNE 2013 2 Stanwell Power Station Rocky River Run,

Half Marathon,10km & 5km, Rockhampton,Qld, Australia

2 BMA Mackay Marina Run, Half Marathon,8km & 5km, Mackay, Qld, Australia

7-10 Serra Terror IV Southern GrampiansThree Ranges Hike, Grampians, Vic,Australia

8-9 IML Two Day Walk, Bern-Belp, Switerland 9 Macleay River Marathon, South West Rocks,

NSW, Australia16 Pertyh Marathon, Perth, WA, Australia16 Glow Worm Trail Marathon, Newnes, NSW,

Australia16 Traralgon Marathon, Traralgon, Vic,

Australia28-30 3 Marathons in 3 Days, Cairns, Qld,

Australia29-30 IML Two Day Walk, Viborg, Denmark30 Pichi Marathon, Port Augusta, SA, Australia

JULY 2013 4-7 IML Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Ireland 6-7 Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Half

Marathon,10km, &5.7km, Surfers Paradise,Qld, Australia

7 Geraldton Marathon, Geraldton, WA,Australia

8 Big Red Dash, 250km 6-Day Stage Race,100km Ultra Marathom, Marathon,Simpson Desert, Qld, Australia

14 Gold Rush Marathon, Babinda Boulders,Qld, Australia

16-19 IML Four Day Walk, Nijmegen, TheNetherlands

20 2013 Trail Running in Far North Queensland45km Mt Haig Marathon, Qld, Australia

21 Bush Capital Bush Marathon, Canberra,Australia

21 Run Melbourne Half Marathon, 10km &5km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

21 Airlie Beach Running Festival, Marathon,Half Marathon, 10km & 5km, Airlie Beach,Qld, Australa

21 Winery Running Festival Hunter Valley,NSW, Australia

27 Australian Outback Marathon, HalfMarathon, 11km & 6km, Yulara, NT, Australia

28 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon, Blacktown,NSW, Australia

28 Ipswitch Park to Park, Half Marathon, 10km5km & Family Challenge, Ipswitch, QLD,Australia

AUGUST 2013 4 Townsville Running Festival, Marathon, Half

Marathon, 10km & 5km, Townsville, Qld,Australia

4 Mizuno Brisbane Marathon, Half Marathon,10km, %km & 2.2km, Brisbane, Qld,Australia

9-11 IML Three Day Walk, Vaasa, Finland

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18 Sandy Point Marathon, HalfMarathon,10km & 5km, Sandy Point, Vic,Australia

18 New Caledonia Marathon & Half Marathon,Noumea, New Caledonia

17 -18 Waga Wagga Trail Marathon RunningWeekend, Half Maratrhon, Marathon relay,10km & 5km, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

18 Alice Springs Community Bank Marathon,NT, Australia

24-25 IML Two Day Walk, Verdal, Norway25 Sunshine Coast Marathon, Half Marathon,

!0km & 5km, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia25 Shepparton Marathon, Shepparton, Vic,

Australia25 2013 Trail Running in Far North

Queensland, 64km Kuranda to PortDouglas, ultra, Qld, Australia

25 Perth City to Surf Marathon, WA, Australia25 The Athletes Foot Adelaide Parklands

Marathon, Adelaide, SA, Australia25 2013 De Castella 5km Walk, Kew, Vic,

Australia

SEPTEMBER 2013 1 The Ross Marathon, Tasmania, Australia 7-8 IML Two Day Walk, Arenzano, Italy13-15 IML Three Day Walk, Seefeld, Austria15 Christmas Island Marathon & Half

Marathon, Christmas Island15 The Bendigo Bak Coffs Harbour Running

Festival, Coffs Harbour Qld, Australia22 Blackmores Sydney Running Festival,

Sydney, NSW, Australia27 Brooks Rottnest Marathon, WA, Australia28 Lap the Lake Marathon, Penrith, NSW,

Australia28-29 IML Two Day Walk, Brno, Czech Repub-

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OCTOBER 2013 5-6 IML Two Day Walk, Fulda, Germany 6 Toowoomba Marathon, Toowoomba, Qld,

Australia12 Fitzroy Falls FireTrail Marathon, Southern

Highlands, NSW, Australia13 2013 Trail Running in Far North Queensland

Twin Bridges Half Marathon, Qld, Australia19 Bribie Beach Dash, Bribie Island, Qld,

Australia19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain26-27 IML Two Day Walk, Won-Ju

NOVEMBER 2013 2-4 IML Two Day Walk, Higashimatsuyama 3 Port of Portland 3-Bays Marathon, Portland,

Vic, Australia 3 Great Barrier Reef Marathon Festival, 74km,

Half Marathon, & 10km, Port Douglas,Queensland

4 Carcoar Cup, Carcoar, NSW, Australia 9 Canegrowers Great Barrier Reef Marathon,

Port Douglas, Qld, Australia 9-10 IML Two Day Walk, Taipei, Taiwan10 Deep Space Mountain Marathon, Canberra,

Act, Australia

DECEMBER 201328 Summit Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Snowy

Mountains, NSW, Australia

COMING EVENTSWe obtain information for this column from a large

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JUNE 2013 185 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The

Waikato River Trail - creatinggreat memories malong the way

10 New Zealand Walks:Waitangi:Forest to Ferns and RiversideRamble

12 New Zealand Walks: LakeColeridge becoming a populardestination for walkers

14 New Zealand Walk: WinterWither Hills walking -

17 Great Walks: Nine Great Walksin nine weeks

17 New Zealand walk: MoncktonsScenic Reserve

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 My favourite walk: Waitaki

Valley vistas24 Te Araroa Trail: First half on

Paekakariki Escarpment Trackopen

26 Overseas Walks: Croatia’scontrary walks

29 Event: Challenge yourself inWellington in June

29 Event: IIawarra Fly TreetopWalk turns five

30 Overseas Walk: The GreatOcean Walk - realisation of adream

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki

Night Life Walk39 Readers’ views:40 Health: Eight secrets for a long

and healthy life42 Window on Waitakere: Bird

song on popular walk43 Event: Christchurch Marathon

returning to pre quake entries43 My Favourite Walk:Mount

Manaia Track44 New Zealand Coming Events47 Overseas Coming Events48 Nordic Walking50 Contents for previous 14 issues51 Weather forecast for June52 Directory: Walking groups

throughout NZ56 Country Breaks59 ChristchurchMarathon60 Wellington MarathonMAY 2013 184 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: The

pioneer walk - bush, sand andhistory

10 New Zealand Walks: NgatuhoaLodge - a winter weekendadventure

12 New Zealand Walks: LakeColeridge becoming a populardestination for walkers

13 New Zealand Walk: GodleyHead Track - back up andrunning

14 New Zealand Walk: Mt Kaukau -a walk with magnificent views

17 Great Walks: More people talkingon DOC’s Great Walks

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walk: Brills Hut -

one of DOC’s best kept secrets22 My Favourite Walk: Decisions,

dangers and deviations on theHeaphy Track

25 New Zealand Walk: LakeColeridge becoming a populardestination for walkers

26 New Zealand Walk: Meanderingto magical Munro Beach

29 Product Marketplace: Skechersgives walkers a new way to go

30 Overseas Walk: Zagoria - one ofthe world’s hidden treasures

35 Event: Great turnout for Roundthe Bays

36 Overseas Walks and Tours38 New Zealand Walk: Blenheim’s

riverside and hillside walks40 Window on Waitakere: Los

Voluntarios Mexicanos40 New Product: Portable water

filter - ideal for bush walking41 Health: Monitoring high blood

pressure42 Long Walk: Walking the world -

Nogales to Gila Bend44 New Zealand Coming Events51 Weather forecast for May52 Directory: Walking groups

throughout NZ56 Country Breaks60 Wellington MarathonAPRIL 2013 183 4 Walk Talk

6 Great Walks: The Abel TasmanCoastal Walk

11 Event: Te Araroa Kids marktheir achievement

12 Event: Great Barrier IslandWalking Festival

14 Event: Rotorua Marathon -oldest in Oceania

15 New Zealand Walk: New looptrack opens in ManawatuGorge

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand Walks:

Whananaki Coast Walkwayand Tutukaka Lighthouse

22 New Zealand Walk: Church BayTrack an island art trail

26 New Zealand Walk:Urupukapuka Island: anunspoiled paradise

28 Overseas Walk: MaroochyWetland Sanctuary

30 Event: Taieri Gorge Rail Walk32 Overseas Walk: Crete’s Samaria

Gorge - a most spectacular walk34 Event:BIG WALK aims to keep

Kiwi kids on track35 Podiatry: Knee pain with walking

up or down stairs36 Overseas walks and tours38 Event: Striders Super Seven

Series40 Window on Waitakere: Helping

hand40 Event: Sunrise Walk for Hospice40 Health: Advice for a man doing

an ultra marathon42 Overseas Walks: Exploring

Ireland’s Skellig Islands44 New Zealand coming events51 Weather forecast for April56 Country Breaks60 Hastings Half MarathonMARCH 2013 182 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Heaphy Track10 Event: New walks planned in

walking festival11 Event: ECHO Walking Festival12 Overseas Walks: County Clares

‘Eden’ - a walkers paradise12 Overseas Walks: Sidetracks

Germany14 Te Araroa Trail: Wilderness run

for Project Crimson15 New Zealand Walks: Exploring

Egmont National Park and MtTaranaki

16 New Zealand Walks: Lake HoodTrail

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Event: Go one step beyond this

April - Great Barrier IslandWalking Festival

23 Te Araroa Trail: The power ofwalking

24 Event: High Country MusterersWalk

26 New Zealand Walk: Behind thescenes on the Banks PeninsulaTrack

30 Overseas Walks: The giants ofGirraween

34 Event: Sea, Sky and Bush eventso much more than a walk

35 Podiatry: In toeing and outtoeing in children

36 Overseas walks and tours38 New Zealand Walks: Exploring

the Bay of Island’s Kauri Ridge40 Window on Waitakere: Joining

the dots40 Health: Strong feet by running

barefoot in childhood42 Long Walk: Walking the World44 New Zealand coming events48 Overseas coming events51 Weather forecast for March56 Country Breaks60 High Country Musterers WalkFEBRUARY 2013 181 4 Walk Talk 6 Great Walks: The Milford Track -

the finest walk in the world10 Great Walks: The Kepler Track

- an adventure above the clouds13 Great Walks: Aurora australis

-Looking for the Southern Lights16 Overseas Walks: Italian delight

- Two weeks of walking, wineand food

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Event: Mangawhai Walking

Weekend22 Event: Amazing adventure for

KiwiSeniors24 Event: Shouting out about the

Bay of Islands Walkingweekend

26 Overseas Walks: TheTarkineTrail - a rainforestparadise

30 Overseas Walks: Alsace walkhas something of the feel of apilgrimage

35 The Country and OutdoorRecreation Calendar

36 Overseas walks and tours38 New Zealand Walks: Walking

cavalcades40 Window on Waitakere: Home

grown41 Health: Not healthy to go on a

fat-free diet42 Long Walk: Walking the World44 New Zealand coming events51 Weather forecast for February56 Country Breaks60 Sterling Sports Half MarathonJANUARY 2013 180 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Sanctuary of

silence 9 Product Marketplace: Summer

skin protection10 Great Walks: The Kepler Track

- an adventure above the clouds13 Great Walks: The Routeburn

Track - beautiful beyond words17 Books: Calling them home,

Untamed Coast,18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Overseas Walks: Noosa - a walk

in the park25 Event: A walk for all the family26 Overseas Walks: The Inca Trail

and beyond29 New Zealand Walk: Solitude on

Drift Bay walking track30 New Zealand Walks: Take a hike

and discover Queenstown thissummer

34 New Zealand Walk: My idea of areal holiday!

36 Overseas walks and tours38 New Zealand Walk: New track

at Mangawhai40 Window on Waitakere: Deep

mineral mystery41 Health: Start walking before

you get pregnant42 New Zealand Walk: Schnell

Wetlands new walk43 New Zealand Walks: Untouched

tussock on Fairlie alpinecountry track

44 Event: A shinning response to astormy day

45 Podiatry: Differences in leglength common

46 New Zealand coming events51 Weather forecast for January56 Country Breaks60 Waiheke Wharf to WharfDECEMBER 2012 179 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Whareama

Wonderland! 8 Window on Waitakere: The first

Kokako nest in 80 years! 8 New Zealand walk: Secret Art

Walk10 Overseas walks: Australia’s Big

1014 Great Walks: Whanganui

Journey - a personal perspective17 Books: Exploring Aotearoa18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Overseas walks: Newfoundland

- a new global hotspot22 New Zealand walks: Te Puia

Lodge and the hot springs26 New Zealand walks: Dargaville

groups adventure in Bay ofIslands

28 New Zealand walks: HeadlandSculpture on the Gulf - awalking event

26 Overseas walk: Alaska, Canadaand the bears!

33 Global search for the GreatWalker

34 High achievers: Up the river anddown the river with the RiverQueens

36 High achiever: Dan’s 2kmtriumph

38 Event: Moro Marathon events40 New Zealand walks: Mangakino

- the secret’s out40 Health: Adrenal fatigue - today

no reference in text books42 New Zealand walks: Great

walking in the Wellingtonregion this Summer

44 New Zealand walks: Walkingsurprises at Tuatapere

45 Podiatry: Socks,socks, socks

46 New Zealand coming events50 Weather forecast for December50 Event: Damp and wet

conditions for marathonentrants

51 Marketplace: Travel sizeMedicine Kit

56 Country Breaks60 Pak a Roo JacketsNOVEMBER 2012 178 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Albany

Lakes Park - a walk after youshop

8 New Zealand walk: Exploringthe Heaphy Track - gourmetstyle

10 Event:Forty walks in WaihekeWalking Festival

12 Macpac has gear for serious andleisure walkers

14 Event: Following in the footstepsof the Marines

16 New Zealand walk: Diverselandscape on K2K walk

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand walks:

Coromandel adventure24 New Zealand walk: Walk back

in history on Kawau Island24 Cycling tours: Cycle the Alps to

Ocean in comfort26 Overseas walk: The Galapagos

Islands of couse29 Overseas walks and tours30 Overseas walks: Village to

village in Spain’s MoorishAlpujarras

36 New Zealand walks: A plannedtrip with an element ofsurprise

38 Event: Stunning weather forTaupo event

40 Marathon prize a fantasticwalking holiday in Austria

41 Health: Ways to return toregular exercise after asickness bout

43 Weather forecast for October44 New Zealand coming events49 Te Araroa Trail: New section

goes under motorway50 Event: Damp and wet

conditions for marathonentrants

56 Country Breaks60 Napier City Half MarathonOCTOBER 2012 177 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Albany

Lakes Park - a walk after youshop

8 New Zealand walk: Exploringthe Heaphy Track - gourmetstyle

10 Event:Forty walks in WaihekeWalking Festival

12 Macpac has gear for serious andleisure walkers

14 Event: Following in the footstepsof the Marines

16 New Zealand walk: Diverselandscape on K2K walk

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand walks:

Coromandel adventure24 New Zealand walk: Walk back

in history on Kawau Island24 Cycling tours: Cycle the Alps to

Ocean in comfort26 Overseas walk: The Galapagos

Islands of couse30 Overseas walks: Village to

village in Spain’s MoorishAlpujarras

36 New Zealand walks: A plannedtrip with an element ofsurprise

38 Event: Stunning weather forTaupo event

40 Marathon prize a fantasticwalking holiday in Austria

41 Health: Ways to return toregular exercise after asickness bout

43 Weather forecast for October44 New Zealand coming events49 Te Araroa Trail: New section

goes under motorway50 Event: Damp and wet

conditions for marathon52 Directory: Walking groups56 Country Breaks60 Napier City Half MarathonSEPTEMBER 2012 176 4 Walk talk 6 Event: Waiheke Walking

Festival - a bucket list walkingevent

10 New Zealand walk: Up Shirt Tail- down by “Shirt Tale”

18 Event: Cadbury Moro Marathon- a major event on Dunedincalendar

14 High achiever: Finding myself

through walking throughWellington

16 New Zealand walk: The Rob RoyGlacier Walk

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 New Zealand walks: Warkworth

Walks - now four years old24 Overseas walk: Everest Base

Camp - was the challenge Ineeded

28 New Zealand walk: Walking TheQueen Charlotte Track - luxurylodges and gourmet dining

36 Podiatry: Ankle sprains - how torecover faster and strong

37 Overseas walks and tours38 Overseas walk: An odd

encounter on Sydney’sforeshore

40 Window on Waitakere: Kokakoold and new

40 Product Marketplace: Bradesigned for larger woman

41 Health: Here’s some simpleadvice to give relief from sorefeet

43 Weather forecast for September44 New Zealand coming events28 New Zealand walk: Four

Waikato short walks56 Country Breaks60 The Duke of Marlborough

HotelAUGUST 2012 175 4 Walk talk 6 My Favourite walk: Te Mata

Peak popular with locals 9 New Zealand walk: Forest

erntrance upgrade forWhakamarama

10 New Zealand walks: Te RangiitaRiver walk

12 Te Araroa Trail: The Wellingtonspectacular

13 Training: Warm up is importantbefore walking

14 My favourite walk: Langs Beachwalk

16 New Zealand walk: St Jamestrail upgrade to benefit families

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Great New Zealand Trek:

Tikokino to Akitio24 New Zealand guided walks:

Bush and Beyond now in their20th summer of walks

27 Walking Access funds makesoutdoor access easier

28 Overseas walks: Petra - a jewelin Jordan’s crown

36 Event: Asian walking groupsset up in North Shore

37 Overseas walks and tours38 New Zealand walk: New

Brighton Pier39 Podiatry: Twenty interesting

foot facts40 Window on Waitakere: Our

streams our dreams40 My favourite walk: Mangaweka

Scenic Reserve Track41 Health: Get walking it’s easy as

1-2-343 Weather forecast for August44 New Zealand coming events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking

and effective exercise optionfor diabetes

56 Country Breaks60 The Duke of Marlborough

HotelJULY 2012 174 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: St Bathans

walks 6 New Zealand walk: New Opotiki

bridge encourages walkers andcyclists

8 New Zealand walk: Treadingthrough the turbines

11 New Zealand walks: Raglanwalks - Bryant MemorialReserve walks

12 Overseas walks: Walking inNorthern Italy and in theDolomites

14 Book: Auckland’s Best Bush,Coast and City Walks

15 New Zealand walk: MoturikiIsland walk

16 New Zealand walks: WalkingFull Circle from The Duke andback

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Event: In the back and beyond -

Linton Station reigns supreme22 New Zealand walks: Ruahine

Forest Park has many walks26 New Zealand walks: Cornwall

Park One Tree Hill walks30 Overseas walks: Shackelton’s

Walk34 Overseas guided walks:

Climbing Myanmar’s MtVictoria

36 Step it out campaign toencourage walking

37 Overseas walks and tours38 New Zealand walk: Nature’s

highway in Landsdowne39 Podiatry: Toe numbers with

walking - possible causes andsolutions

41 Training: Training for walking ahalf or full marathon

40 Window on Waitakere: TeamRobin

43 Weather forecast for July44 New Zealand coming events50 Event: Feilding to Palmerston

North events52 Directory: Walking groups56 Country Breaks60 Green PrescriptionJUNE 2012 173 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Korokoro

Walkway 8 New Zealand walk:

Ruamahanga River Bridgewalk

10 New Zealand walk:Invercargill’s hidden walkingtreasure

12 New Zealand walks: From thecity to Orokawa ScenicReserve

14 New Zealand walk: LakeHakaroa Walkway

17 New Zealand walk: New Arthur’sPass walking track

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Cycle tours: Takaro Trails - fun

on wheels22 New Zealand walk: Tongariro

River Lookout Track24 Event: Record entries in

Waitarere events26 High achiever: Round the Bays

was emotional and inspirationalfor group

27 New Zealand walk: GillespiesBeach walking tracks

28 Overseas walk: Enchanting LakeBled

34 New Zealand walks:Christchurch Botanic Gardens

36 Walk away cancer37 Overseas walks and tours38 Walking the World: Sonoita,

Arizona to Wilcox, Arizona40 Window on Waitakere: Lizard

monitoring40 Te Araroa Trail: Weather bomb

delays opening41 Health: Discovering dental

problems43 Weather forecast for June44 New Zealand coming events48 Nordic Walking: Event popualr

with Nordic walkers49 News: Tongariro National Park49 News: Porirua walking tracks

get high-tech treatment56 Country Breaks60 Green PrescriptionMAY 2012 172 6 New Zealand walk: Whananaki

and Onekainga Tracks 8 New Zealand walk: Under the

arches. . .10 My favourite walk: Ohinetonga

Loop Walk13 New Zealand walks: Manawatu

- more to offer than first meetsthe eye

16 New Zealand guided walks:Hiking to the World of thegods

18 Digital Photo Contest winners20 Overseas guided walks:

European Alps - a network ofpaths and trails

25 Te Araroa Trail: New Hamiltonroute opened

25 Overseas personal locatorbeacon helped find man in NewZealand

26 Overseas walks: Walking in thewilderness of Patagonia

28 Overseas guided walks: Theroof of Australia

32 Overseas walks: Nepal is theperfect place to trek

37 Overseas walks and tours38 Walking the World39 Window on Waitakere: Wasp

study40 Health: Are you being bugged

by parasites?43 Weather forecast for May44 New Zealand coming events49 Nordic Walking Calendar50 Podiatry: Common toenail

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Generally, much snow and rain for New Zealand throughout the month.1st -10th JULY 2013Westerlies followed by southwesterlies. Very low air temperatures may occur ininland South Canterbury and central Otago after a very cold southerly outbreakwhich may deposit a widespread blanket of snow at low levels.3rd JULY 2013Possible low temperature at Twizel.4th JULY 2013A ridge of high pressure brings brief period of settled weather.6th JULY 2013Disturbed westerly airflow prevails.8th JULY 2013Very cold southerly outbreak to the SI.8th-9th JULY 2013Heavy rain Waikato.8th -10th JULY 2013More snow to low levels throughout Otago and inland south Canterbury withmajor roads possibly closed and power outages.9th JULY 2013SI whiteout with snow Otago and Canterbury. Chance of snow in Queenstownand in Dunedin’s hill suburbs. Possible widespread electrical storms with heavyrain over the lower NI, potential for power cuts in central and southern Wellington.10th JULY 2013Heavy seas Cook Strait.11th JULY 2013Over the next four weeks:Frequent snow storms, severe frosts and record low temperatures.Very wet in Southland and most northern and western regions.More frequent depressions to the south and southeast of SI bring very cold, oftenpolar southwesterly airflows to SI with milder, more westerly flows across NI.Extreme conditions are mostly inland and southern SI regions where snow to lowlevels may occur on about half the days of the next four weeks. Despite that, itmay be mild, but wet and unsettled in north and west of NI with drier, sunnierconditions in many eastern regions.The four weeks ahead may be unsettled with precipitation on most days inNorthland, Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, King Country, Buller and along the westcoast of SI and in Southland.Coastal areas of Southland may be particularly wet. Invercargill’s rainfall may behigh. Rain may be below normal along Kaikoura Coast and north Canterbury. Itmay also be drier than usual in Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa and Otago.In Wellington sunshine may be well above normal, also sunnier in Auckland, Waikatoand eastern regions from Wairarapa to Otago. Cloudier skies in Northland, Bay ofPlenty, Tongariro, Gisborne, Buller and north Westland. Frequent southwesterlyoutbreaks followed by severe frosts may produce well below normal temperaturesin all high country and southern SI regions. Black ice in central Otago and othersouthern areas may create dangerous driving conditions and water pipes mightfreeze in some areas. Mean temperatures may be low in inland and southern SIregions especially inland south Canterbury.Other places with low temperatures may be Timaru, Wanaka, Dunedin,Queenstown, Gore and Invercargill. In contrast, NI temperatures may be slightlyabove normal in Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty and near normal inother regions.11th JULY 2013Near perfect skiing conditions Ruapehu.11th -20th JULY 2013Southerlies followed by a weak ridge of high pressure.13th JULY 2013Variable winds with a depression over the NI.13th JULY 2013Very low air temperature in central Otago, possibly Ophir.14th Possible high temperature at Whakatane.15th JULY 2013Westerlies prevail. Chance of snow drifts in Queenstown, Wakatipu area after thestorm of about a week previous.17th JULY 2013Cold polar southwesterlies. Snow and ice may close inland country passes androads of the SI which includes Arthurs Pass. Many Southland roads may be closeddue to ice and snow.21st -28th JULY 2013Westerlies.22nd JULY 2013Unsettled with cyclonic northerlies.22nd JULY 2013Snow may still be lying on Omarama from around a few days beforehand.22nd-24th JULY 2013Downpour in Waikato.23rd JULY 2013Further snowfalls create icy roads. Wanaka also affected. Possible waterspout ortornado conditions in Auckland region. Abnormally high tide due to extremelylow atmospheric pressures may raise water levels suddenly in Auckland, Waikatoand Thames which together with heavy rain, may result in flooding. Snow and icemay close the Desert Road.25th-26th JULY 2013Bitterly cold southerlies affect SI and brings snow to sea-levels in eastern NI regionsfrom Wellington to Gisborne. Snow may even reach Rotorua and Kapiti Island.The Desert Road may remain closed for 10 days (to the first week in August). InWellington, heavy snow and ice may close the Rimutaka Hill road. Snow flurriesmay occur to sea-level and cover northern Wellington hill suburbs above 200 meters.Heavy snow may also fall to low levels in Southland and Otago with Dunedin andQueenstown airports affected.27th JULY 2013Cold southerlies reach the NI.28th JULY 2013Southerlies abate on the with the approach of a ridge of high pressure. Possiblesnow in Southland, Otago and Dunedin. Balclutha may also be affected. Coldsnap in the Waikato.29th JULY 2013More snow central NI, cold blast SI.29th – 31st JULY 2013Disturbed westerlies.31st JULY 2013Waikato still raining. Heavy snow SI and Desert Road.

Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around 7th (apogee) , 8th(newmoon), 22nd (perigee) and 23rd (full moon).


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sources up to two years in advance and sometimes there are datechanges etc that occur. If there are any changes in dates etc, we askclubs to advise us direct.

NORTH ISLANDNORTHLANDKAITAIAFAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after 3pm.BAY OF ISLANDSBAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), BertVanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773DARGAVILLEDARGAVILLE TRAMPING GROUP: Last Sunday of month (AM),Maxine Stringer 09-439-7815, 09-439-6029,[email protected] SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Lee Taylor 09-430-3470CARDIAC CARE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM or PM), Jo orHugh Knight 09-438-7976KIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), KensingtonReception, 09-437-4404GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUPS: 0800-228-483HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Wednesday (PM),Thursday (AM), Val Babe 09-437-1657HIKURANGI WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM)KAMO 60’s UP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Yvonne 09-435-1101KENSINGTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Thursday (PM), SportNorthland 09-437-4404TIKIPUNGA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Barbara Derrick 09-435-0746WAIPU WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM)WHANGAREI ATHLETICS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM)(BIA), Tuesday Thursday (AM), Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray09-436-1524WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441GREAT BARRIER ISLANDBARRIER TRAMPING& BEER LOVERS CLUB: Sunday, John Brock 09-429-0211

AUCKLANDOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks,tramps, Val Todd 09-579-8250, www.oacnz.orgAUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM),(IA),Praemi Perera 09-836-9161,www.aucklandnaturalhistoryclub.weebly.comALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Tramps, walks, cycling, Sunday, Saturday,Marianne Rienhard 09-575-2429ALPINE SPORTS CLUB: Sunday, Saturday & weekdays, tramps, walks, Beryl Borthwick 09-444-9667 or Sue Fitzpatrick 09-576-1069AUCKLAND CENTRALAUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday(AM), Helen Meyer 09-815-1444AUCKLAND CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: Jenny Andrew 09-570-5455AUCKLAND WALKERS & JOGGERS CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday (PM),Sunday (AM), (BIA), Bev Horton 09-625-5329AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Ray Vickers09-576-6906AUCKLAND BAPTIST TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday Monthly (PM), (BIA),John McCarthy 09-630-4073AUCKLAND PRESBYTERIAN HARRIER CLUB: John Yolland 09-576-9807AUCKLAND RACE WALKERS ASSN: Sunday (AM),www.racewalkingauckland.orgAUCKLAND TRAMPING CLUB: Doug Astley 09-620-4923AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Michelle Lee 09-358-1296BLOCKHOUSE BAY COMMUNITY CENTRE: Len Govind 09-627-9911ELLERSLIE Y’S WALKING CLUB: Olive Andrews 09-634-4148EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday,Denise 09-570-9683EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday(AM), Don Hay 09-636-9730LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-9993MT ALBERT Y’s WALKING GROUP: Tuesday Friday, (AM), 09-846-0788MT ROSKILL COMMUNITY HOUSE: Theresa McDonald, 09-624-3281OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB AUCKLAND: Marshall Piecy 09-445-3808, www.oacnz.orgST HELIERS HIKERS: First/Third Wednesdays (all day), Glenn 09-528-9726WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking, DaveBuchan, 09-379-9590STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704WEST AUCKLANDBLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), TerryWilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071, www.bluetopwalkers.org.nzFIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday toSaturday, Anne, 09-813-0021FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649

FOOTSTEPS: Saturday (AM), John 09-410-2995GLEN EDEN WALKERS: Oratia Bowling Club, Tuesday (AM), EthelDenscombe 09-818-3561GLEN EDEN ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS: Glen Eden, Wednesday (PM)and Saturday (AM), Neil Turner 09-817-6230GREEN BAY MUMS BUSH WALKERS: Every second Monday, Anne09-827-7810 or 09-817-5867GREEN BAY COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM),Thursday (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM),Alene Couchman 09-818-2580KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Martin09-838-6553KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Martin09-818-6084KUMEU WALK GROUP: Kumeu, Friday (AM), Beryl Pook 09-412-8914LYNNMALL CITY MALL WALKING: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA),09-826-2333LYNFIELD Y’S WALKING CLUB: Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Marlene09-827-2737, Danny 09-627-993LYNNDALE AMATEUR ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday andSunday (AM), Mic Baker 09-626-3232MASSEY ATHLETIC CLUB: Sunday (AM), Shena McGregor 09-412-8076MASSEY JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Kerry Watt 09-838-6665 or 021-517-049NEW LYNN ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: New Lynn, Wednesday,Lorraine, 09-827-8663RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith 09-832-5692RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09-832-4069RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-412-9952SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), LynMountier 09-838-1599TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednesday(PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sunday(AM), Malcolm 09-834-4101 or Diane or Graham 09-834-4423TE ATATU SOUTH ACTIVE 35+ WALKING GROUP: Te Atatu South,Wednesday, Edna, 09-834-1401THE HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), BrianAshmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), Miranda09-817-9677TITIRANGI WALKERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212,www.titirangiwalkers.comWEST HARBOUR ACTIVE 35+WALKING GROUP: West Harbour,Friday (AM), Lorna Lyon, 09-416-7871Y’s WALKING HENDERSON: Tuesdays, Thursday, Sarah, 09-836-8031Y’s Walkers, Mt Roskill, Sunday (AM), Dan Gofin 09-627-9993WAIATARUA WALKERS:Oratia, Saturday (AM), 09-814-9945WANDERWOMEN ADVENTURES: 09-360-7330WALKING WAITAKERE WEDNESDAY WALKS: Wednesday, (AM),May to October, Kay Lindley 09-837-8820WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzWEST AUCKLAND DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM),www.trampwest.co.nzNORTH SHORE10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-461060’s UP TORBAY/BROWNS BAY: Wed (AM), Heather Jean Adams09-478-2462ABERDEEN ROAD WALKERS: Campbells Bay, Saturday (PM), PatsyHulse 09-410-9353BUSH WALK & TALK: Margi Keys, 09-443-6919 or 0274-481-581NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Lynda Langridge 09-482-1320,www.nstc.org.nzBIRKENHEAD PROBUS CLUB: Albany, Tuesday (AM), Tracy Watson09-414-5351BROWNS BAY/TORBAY 60’s UP MOVEMENT: Wednesday (AM), RoyUrlic 09-473-8777CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote,Wednesday (PM), Gail Mouldey 09-418-3457DEVONPORT WALKERS: Bayswater, Tuesday Thursday Sunday (AM),Pat & Jim McKay 09-445-2743DEVONPORT FRIDAY WALKING GROUP: Devonport, Friday (AM),Naomi Gardyne 09-445-4303EAST COAST BAYS WALKERS: Browns Bay, Tuesday, Friday (AM),Pam Mattson 09-302-4882 or 021-1268-4154GREENHITHE WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM), MarjorieAndrew 09-413-9065HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM),Judy Mayn 09-480-5279MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM),Paula Cole 09-444-6435MEADOWOOD WALKING & TALKERS: Albany, Tuesday (AM), CarolBuckner 09-479-7804MILFORD MALL WALKERS: Greenhithe, Tuesday, Thursday, (AM),Carol Mosedale 09-443-2054MILFORD MENS PROBUS: Ian Hall 09-479-4259NORTH SHORE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP: Every second Sunday(AM), Jan 09-483-5645NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: www.nstc.org.nzNORTHCOTE WALKING GROUP: Northcote, every second Tuesday

(AM), Peter Cox 09-480-5622TORBAY WALKERS: Torbay, Wednesday (AM), Jill Devonshire 09-473-1931WALKERS & TALKERS: Campbells Bay, Wednesday (AM), BrendaGray 09-410-4019, Dorothy Ensor 09-478-6702WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,Anne 09-480-5424, www.wops.co.nzY’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), MalcolmCurtis 09-444-3823NORDIC WALKING GROUPSAcacia Cove Nordic Walking Group: Sunday (AM) Jenny Wills 09-267-5416Bridge the Gap Nordic Walkers: Sunday (AM ), Sheila Milbourn/Margaretha Sehnert 027-456-2233/021-141-3801Cornwall Park Nordic Walking Group: Saturday (AM), June Stevenson09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923Cornwall Park Nordic Gold (Senior Group) Monday (AM), JuneStevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923North Shore Nordic Walkers Sunday (AM), Kay Livingstone 09-473-4489Pakuranga Nordic Walkers: Thursday (AM) Deidre Nielsen 09-271-3324YMCA Nordic Walkers Thursday (AM) June Stevenson 09-361-6636 or 0274-383-923RODNEY10,000 STEPS HARBOUR CLUB: Harbour Sport 09-415-4610ARIKI WALKERS: Snells Beach, Mondays (AM), Edna Prbert 09-425-5928HEALTH IN ACTION: (BIA), Susie George 09-426-1269HELENSVILLE WALKERS: Helensville, Tuesday (AM), Malcolm Keane09-420-8739HIBISCUS COAST Y’S WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Wednesday(AM,PM), Kevin Tiller, 09-426-6461LEISURE WALKERS: Whangaparaoa, Thursday (AM), Ann Mahon/Margaret Gilbert 09-424-0765MONDAY NIGHTA, Orewa, Monday (PM), Laraine Chase 09-427-9321SCOTTS LANDING WALKING GROUP: RD2, Warkworth, Sunday(AM), Angela McIntyre 09-425-5854SNELLS BEACH WALKING GROUP: Warkworth, Wednesay (AM),Jenny Burton 09-425-5583WELLSFORD ROAD RUNNERS & JOGGERS: Second Sunday (AM),Thursday (AM), Robert Scott 09-425-8089 or Heather Rankin 09-431-4692WOMENS OUTDOOR PURSUITS INC: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284WAIHEKE ISLANDWAIHEKE ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), ShaonaMaddle, 09-372-6645COUNTIES/MANUKAUPUKEKOHE JOGGERS & WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday, Sunday(AM), 09-238-9820WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday,Wednesday, Friday (AM),ONEWHERO KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Merlene, Walker, 09-232-8844PAPATOETOE Y’S WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), Derek McKeen, 09-266-2304PAKURANGA ATHLETIC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday 9am (BIA), LindaMitchell, 09-532-8442PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday,Wednesday (AM), 09-576-9739MANUKAU TRAMPING CLUB: Judith Walker, 09-296-6977MANUREWA Y’S WALKERS: Recreation Centre, MONDAY,WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY (AM), 09-267-4646MANUREWA Y’S WALKING GROUP: Clendon Recreation Centre,Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-266-1100MANUREWA COSMOPOLITAN CLUB WALKERS: Sunday (AM)HOWICK UXBRIDGE WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 09-535-6467HOWICK Y’S WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), 09-534-5153PUKEKOHE TRAMPING CLUB: Mark Leys 09-294-8927TOI TOI TREKKERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin Johnstone 09-535-6231

WAIKATOHAMILTONFRANKTON ATHLETIC & HARRIER CLUB: Wednesday, Saturday, (PM),(BIA), Heather Purdie-Raill, 07-847-5639NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Rene Smyth, 07846-3245CENTRAL LAKE WALKING GROUP: Monday, WEdnesday Friday (AM),Nella Barron 07-846-3103CHARTWELL WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Carrie Haak 07-855-4281DINSDALE WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Val Russell 07-847-6539ENDERLEY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Leonie Smith 07-855-2224HAMILTON EAST WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Irene Millar


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07-855-6848HILLCREST WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM), NellBradburn 07-856-3787MEMORIAL PARK WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Maureen Doms07-855-2497NAWTON WALKING GROUP: Monday Tuesday (AM), Roslynn Billman07-847-4873SILVERDALE WALKING GROUP: Sister Anne Marie Jones 07-856-8980CLAUDELAND WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), Irene Millar 07-855-6848FLAGSTAFF WALKING GROUP: Monday Wednesday Friday (AM),Gillian Bartram 07-854-0069WESTFIELD MALL WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM) Westfield MallChartwellHAMILTON MARATHON CLINIC:Tuesday (PM), Sunday (AM), Sharon07-854-9214TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM)MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Diana Ammann07-823-6147WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07-827-3097WANDERERS TRAMPING CLUB: Colin 07-855-1335CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), SharonWoodings, 07-827-6033LEAMINGTON WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), SharonWoodings, 07-827-6033KAIHERE/PATETONGAKAIHERE/PATETONGA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (PM), JulieStephenson 07-867-7011MATAMATAMATAMATA WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: Shirley Hickson 07-888-6054MORRINSVILLEMORRINSVILLE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088OTOROHANGAOTOROHANGA WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM)PAEROAPAEROA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday (AM), Elaine Lally07-862-8409PAEROA LUNCH WALKERS: Monday Wednesday Friday, JulieStephenson 07-867-7011PUTARURUPUTARURU WALKING GROUP:(BIA) Hazel Murphy, 07-883-7927PIOPIOSILVERADOS EXERCISE GROUP: Wednesday (PM), JuneO’Donoghue, 07-877-8492PIOPIO CROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Mon (AM), (BIA), MauriceKearns, 07-877-8836TAIRUATAIRUA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Mike Lord, 07-868-6025THAMESTHAMES WALKING GROUP: Monday, Friday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-868-6025TAUPOTAUPO HARRIER CLUB WALKING SECTION: Saturday (PM),Wednesday (AM), Bernie Rolls 07-378-9229TAUPO TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), Thursday (AM),Weekends (AM or PM), Isabel Hutcheon 07-376-9319MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (BIA), Betty Stockman 07-378-4992WAIORA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM), KayeBeatson 07-378-6957WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (PM), (I), 06-378-9229TE AROHATE AROHA WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Ruth Stanley 07-880-9088TE AROHA TRAMPING CLUB: Every second Sunday, Judy Forsman07-884-8841TE AROHA TREKKERS: Wednesday (AM), Frances Harrison 07-862-8184TE AWAMUTUTE AWAMUTU TUESDAY TRAMPERS: Tuesday, Lesley 07-870-1973or Kathy 07-870-2006TE AWAMUTU WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), Jan Jefferies 07-889-7032TE AWAMUTU MARATHON CLINIC: Wednesday (PM), Sunday(AM), (BIA), Ross Thomas 07-871-5022TE KUITIWAITOMO WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BIA), Ruth Early,07-878-6870

TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs,07-878-7867TOKOROATOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

BAY OF PLENTYCOROMANDELCOROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-866-7101or 07-866-8560KATIKATIKATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), MaddyPyle 07-552-0215KAWERAUKAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304ROTORUACROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07348-2538LAKE CITY ATHLETIC CLUB WALKERS GROUP: Tueday, Thursday(PM), Sunday (AM), Ted Sheppard 07-348-1205 or Sarah Wiwarena07-348-7874GREEN PRESCRIPTION WALKING GROUP: TMonday and Thursday(AM), (B), Melissa Gordon 07-348-4125HEART SUPPORT WALK GROUP: Tueday (AM), Wally Walford 07-347-6173MOKOIA COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B),Melissa Gordon 07 348 4125SPRINGFIELD STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), GlenysSearancke 07-348-4243ROTORUA TRAMPING & SKI CLUB: Sundays (AM), Trevor Cochrane07-345-6362ROTORUA SOCIAL NORDIC WALKING GROUP: Fridays (AM), Audrey07-348-1471ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon07-357-5744THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), Myrtle Raxworthy07-346-3772WALKING WITH JOY: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Joy Gordon 07-357-5744TAURANGA/MT MAUNGANUIAGE CONCERN: Tauranga, Wednesday (AM), 07-578-2631CITY ON ITS FEET: Days and areas, (BIA), Penny 07-578-9610STEPPING OUT JOGGING CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, (AM), (IA),07-544-0316FOREST & BIRD SOCIETY: Secretary, Tauranga. [email protected], TaurangaHEALTHY HEART CLUB: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (B),YMCA, 07-578-5891Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), YMCA, 07-578-5891MOUNT JOGGERS & WALKERS: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, (AM), GayeWestwood 07-574-1075ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday,Steffi 07-574-7527NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07-577-0711MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays(AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-062650 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Lynda 07-552-5359TAURANGA ROAD RUNNERS: Sunday (AM), Nick 07-578-5802TAURANGA RAMBLERS: Malcolm 07-544-2369 or Rod Taylor 07-576-4207TAURANGA TRAMPERS NETWORK: Natalie Bird 07-576-0016TAURANGA TRAMPING CLUB: Christine Rawnsley 07-578-9984PAK N BOOTS: Eveie Espie and Julie Fox , email:[email protected] PUKETE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306WAIHIWAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633 orBarry 07-863-4597WHAKATANESUNSHINE WALKING GROUP: Whakatane, Tuesday (AM), (I),Graham Thomas, 07-307-9800HARRIERS WALKERS WHAKATANE: Saturday, (PM), (I), NoelJones, 07-308-7101WHITIANGAWHITIANGA WALKING GROUP: Monday, Thursday (AM), Mike lord,07-868-6025WHANGAMATAWHANGAMATA WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Mike Lord, 07-

868-6025WHANGAMATA ROAD RUNNERS & WALKERS: 07-865-6580WHANGAMATA RAMBLERS: Ron Le Noel, 07-865-9475WALK WHANGAMATA: Everyday (AM), from SurfclubWHANGA SENIOR WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-865-7022

EAST COASTGISBORNEGISBORNE RUNNERS & WALKERS: Margaret Badger 06-868-4785

HAWKES BAYHASTINGSBRIDGET ROBERTSHAWES STUDIO OF FITNESS: Saturday (AM),(BIA), Bridget, 06-877-5285FLAXMERE WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), Maisy06-879-7077HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Eddy 06-876-3371HASTINGS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (PM), (BI), Templey 06-873-0971HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Jane 06-877-0017HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette 06-877-2114HAVELOCK NORTH WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lyn 06-877-7886KIWI SENIORS: Eana Young 06-845-9333 x 708RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Doug Clark 06-878-2785, www.runwalkhb.org.nzNAPIERAHURIRI WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (I), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805NAPIER WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), (I), Lyn 06-835-7704NAPIER SOUTH WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (B), Maria Rogers06-843-1225RUN WALK HAWKES BAY: Wed (PM), Sunday (AM), Mike Sheely06-843-7804, www.runwalkhb.org.nzYs WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, Napier, Barry 06-844-3929 or Nola06-843-7912TARADALE/GREEN MEADOWSTARADALE/GREEN MEADOWS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM),(IA), Beverly Gillies 06-843-6805TARADALE/SPORT HAWKES BAY WALKING GROUP: Tuesday(AM), (BI), Nga Gifford-Kara 06-845-9333

TARANAKIINDEPENDENT WALKERS TARANAKI: Saturday (PM). North: Ray/Mary 06-756-7798. Central: Wallace/Nancye 06-762-2861. South:Alan/Jean 06-278-6846NEW PLYMOUTHCARRINGTON WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday,Catherine McKee 06-753-3254TIME FOR ME WALKS FOR WOMEN: Friday (AM), (I), Glenice 06-758-3974FRONT RUNNER GROUP: Monday (PM), (BIA), Kelvin & MichelleGiddyFITZROY WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM), (IA),Marlene 06-758-8749 or Marilyn 06-757-2022WESTOWN WALKING GROUP FOR WOMEN: Monday, Wednesday,Friday (AM), (IA), Karen 06-751-1361WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Karen 06-751-1361WALKERS IN THE PARK: Monday, (AM), (B), Dawn 06-758-6429or Dorothy Humphries 06-751-0431SPOTSWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Friday(AM), (BI), Allie Fitzgibbon 06-751-2304NEW PLYMOUTH JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday, (AM), JanDempsey, 06-758-8373TARANAKI RACE WALKING CLUB: Trevor Suthon, 06-758-0776EGMONT ATHLETICS: Karen Green, 06-758-1569INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (I), Maureen 06-756-7255STRATFORDSTRATFORD RUNNERS & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA),Jill Gorrie 06-764-5088STRATFORD WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), IvanCoates 06-765-7212 or Wes Robinson 06-765-5242INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Maureen 06- 756-7255HAWERAHAWERA WALKING GROUPO: Friday (AM), Nancy Riddick 06-278-5784PUSH PLAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Tuesday (PM), (BIA), MoiraKoch, 0800-223-228ELTHAMKIWI SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), (BIA), Maria Erkes06-764-8984

WANGANUIWANGANUICASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Dorothea Dobbie 06-344-4219

LEGENDFitness 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 byfax 06-358-6864 or email [email protected]


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RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-344-5434WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM),Secretary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484SPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), KarenBuckholt 06-349-2315WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), DarolPointon 06-345-3137WAVERLEYSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison 06-346-5613OHAKUNESPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young 06-385-4055MARTONSPORT WANGANUI CLUB GOLD Wednesday (AM), Deane James06-327-7607

MANAWATUPALMERSTON NORTHHOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), DorneJarvis 06-357-2444KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds, 06-354-3342HOT-Whitu CHICKS Saturday, (AM), (BIA), laurenparsons.co.nz/hot-whitu-chicksMANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM),Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), Alister Martin06-353-7175PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday,Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Saturday,(AM), Esplanade, (IA), David Young 06-356-7179HEARTY STRIDERS: Thursday (PM), (BI), Esplanade, AdrienneKennedy 06-350-8617MASSEY WALKERS: Monday, Thursday, noon, Massey RecreationCentre, (BIA) Chin Diew Lai 06-350-5799 ext 2471MANAWATU WALKWAYS PROMOTION SOCIETY’S MONTHLYWALKERS: Sunday (AM), (IA) Gillian Absolom 06-329-6898METHODIST AGAPE FELLOWSHIP WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (B),Lorna Goodwin, 06-358-2860U3A Exploring Walkways: Thursday (PM), (B), Lynley Watson 06-356-4384WOMEN’S AFTER 5.30 WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (PM),(I), Liz MacNeill 06-357-8216FEILDINGSENIOR WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BI), GailByrnes 06-323-5470FOXTONFOXPEDS: Monday (PM), Foxton, Foxton Beach, (BIA), DaveBlackett, 06-363-5743, Michelle Duffy, 06-363-7987LEVINLEVIN HARRIER & WALKING CLUB: Saturday (PM), (BIA), IvanMorgan 06-368-3622WEDNESDAY LEISURE WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BIA), LilaMcCall, 06-367-9070LEVIN JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday,(BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

WAIRARAPAMASTERTONWALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338ORIENTEERING GROUP: 06-377-7961 or 379-5124CARTERTON 40+ STRIDERS: Ada Lyster, 06-379-8746RUAMAHANGA RAMBLERS: Winter Saturday, Summer Tuesday(PM), (BIA), Ray Wallis 06-377-0703MARTINBOROUGHMARTINBOROUGH WALKING GROUP: Barbara Behrent 06-306-9226

WELLINGTONWELLINGTONBROOKLYN WALKERS: Edith, 04-384-6799BUGGY WALKING GROUP: First Thursday of month (AM),www.buggywalk.co.nzFOREST & BIRD: 04-567-7271ORIENTAL BAY WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Christine Blakely 04-383-6276MT VICTORIA WALKING GROUP: Euan Harris 04-384-4770WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179ISLAND BAY WALKING GROUP: Community Resource Centre, IslandBay, 04-383-7464WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, MiramarKARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, KelburnKARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-478-8799

TARARUA TRAMPING CLUB: www.ttc.org.nzWEA MIDWEEK WALKERS: Hanna HarwoodWELLINGTON WEDNESDAY WALKERS: 04-388-1988WELLINGTON CATHOLIC TRAMPING CLUB: 04-934-4729WELLINGTON HARRIER ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM) mid Marchto mid October, (BIA), Veronica GouldWELLINGTON MARATHON CLINIC: Sunday (AM), (BIA), Toni 04-478-9201WELLINGTON MID-WEEK WALKERS: Tues, Thursday (PM), BartJones 04-477-3746 or David Lonsdale 04-977-8990WELLINGTON NORDIC WALKERS: Rod McColl 04-526-6833LOWER HUTTWALK FOR HEALTH: Wednesday (PM), Saturday (AM), Sunday (AM),(BIA), Jean 04-589-7887 or Dave 04-970-5133POSITIVELY SLIM “Health for Life Walkers: Sunday (AM) Wednesday(PM) (BIA), Jim or Barbara Mobbs 04-566-2603HUTT VALLEY WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Pam McArthur 04-586-4088WALKING FOR PLEASURE: 60’s Plus, Melling, Molly Shephers, 04-567-5727WOMENS WALKING GROUP: Wainuiomata, every secondWednesday (PM), 04-564-6019HUTT VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Weekend (AM), Dennis Page 04-970-6901TAKE HEART WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Keith Millar, 04-526-7440LEISURE WALKERS: seniors, Tuesday (AM), Jean, 04-565-1918HUTT VALLEY MARATHON CLINIC: Jenny Raymond, 04-569-6232WALK WAINUI: Monday (AM), (BIA), Shirley 04-564-6179EASTBOURNE WALK GROUP: Lesley O’Neil, EastbourneALICETOWN WALKING GROUP: 04-589-2646KIWI MASTERS WALKERS: Richard Davies 04-566-1335OLDER ADULTS – LEISURE WALKING GROUP: Judy 04-528-4445PORIRUAFRIDAY WALKERS: Margaret Hughes, 04-237-8660TAWA LINDEN HIKERS: 04-232-8705WEA RAMBLERS: Muriel Thompson, TawaTAWA/LINDEN WALKERS: Maurice 04-232-4407 or Claire 04-232-8764UPPER HUTTAURORA HARRIER CLUB: Peter Wrigley,[email protected] TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper HuttTRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Jon Roskvist, 021-460-877or 04-526-6906UPPER VALLEY WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: Allison 04-563-6661KAPITIKAPITI CARDIAC CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Graham Priest 04-293-7872KAPITI WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Robin Leger04-905-4680 or Muriel Hill 04-293-5121KAPITI SUNDAY WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Frank Morris 04-293-2567 or Ethel Symes 04-904-1485KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday, [email protected],www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitithursdaywalkersKAPITI JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754KAPITI WANDERERS: Tuesday (alt), email:[email protected], www.sportsground.co.nz/kapitiwanderersMONDAY WALKERS: Monday, Reg Goodsell 04-904-7558, or SteveGolledge 04-904-5904SPORT KAPITI THURSDAY WALKERS: Thursday (AM), 04-296-9022

SOUTH ISLANDMARLBOROUGHBLENHEIM50 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Colin 03-572-9423 orJoan 03-578-1922PICTON WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Claire 03-573-7991

NELSONMOTUEKAMOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Nora Morris03-528-6290NELSONNELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West,03-548-3655NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), 03-548-1126WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-541-8414TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), 03-548-1126NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday(AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03-544-2286WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA),Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor InformationCentre

TAKAKAGOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk andovernight trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURYCHRISTCHURCHACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-941-8999AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canterbury03-373-5060AVONSIDE KIWI SENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jan 03-389-2755AVONHEAD KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Bess 03-342-7647AFTER WORK WALKING CLUBS: around Christchurch, (BI), for allages and fitness levels, recreation clerk, CCC 03-371-1778.ARAI-WALKERS: Wednesday, Wainoni/Aranui, Natalie Hoani, 03-388-2593ARTHRITIC AMBLERS: Wednesday, (B) suitable for people withphysical disabilities, Trevor Randall 03-385-7446BEXLEY KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Kath 03388-6161BARRINGTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Nita 03-337-1493BECKENHAM WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (PM), Di 03-385-3452BISHOPDALE RAMBLERS: Wednesday (AM) (I), Bishopdale, Paul Muir03-359-7971BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), Margaret 03-351-6681BURNSIDE JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM) Burnside,Anne Uys 03-342-6337BUSHWISE WOMEN: (BIA) Cynthia Roberts or Roz Heinz 03-332-4952BRIGHTON RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), NewBrighton (I), Marlene Crocker 03-388-1115CANTERBURY RACE WALKERS ASSOCIATION: Monday, Wednesday,(BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendly racewalking, Ann Henderson 03-387-0387CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (PM),Darryn Welham 03-960-3808CARDIAC COMPANIONS: Sunday fortnight, (PM) Neville Wootton03-942-5453CARDIAC CARE GROUP, Marg Allison 03-366-2112CCC EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), (IA), or Bruce 03-388-7295CCC GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM) (IA), Helen 03-382-2302CCC GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday (PM) (IA), NormWells 03-981-5487CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057:Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982 orHope 03-389-7997CCC SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM),(IA), 03-941-5409CCC SOCKBURN: Tuesday (AM) (IA), Estelle 03-342-7841:Friday(AM) (IA), Jo 03-349-7146CCC WEEKEND WANDERS: Sunday (PM) (IA), Marilyn 03-338-3826CHRISTCHURCH PERSONAL GUIDING SERVICE: Daily (AM) (BIA),Cathedral Square, C Tonge 03-981-6350CHRISTCHURCH MARATHON CLINIC: Saturday (AM), NeilMessenger 03-322-7709CHRISTCHURCH METHODIST HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BIA),Mrs Lindsay Evans 03-355-4356CITY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, 50+age group men &women, Margaret Borrens, 03-354-1534CRUSADERS WALKERS: Tuesday (BI), (50’s and above age group),Pauline 03-385-9947DARLINGTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), Bill 03-385-1925DIAMOND HARBOUR RAMBLERS: Tuesday, Hunters Road, (IA),Noeline Coleman 03-329-4566EASTENDERS: Monday (AM), Bruce 03-981-5329ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Trish Vessey 03-329-1865FAMILY SOCIAL GROUPS: (B), for parents with young children,recreational clerk, 03-371-1778FASTRACK WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM) (I), Linwood, DorothyJones 03-389-5339FENDALTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Thursday (AM), 03-941-8999FENDALTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Yvette So 03-351-6407GARDEN CITY WALKERS: Saturday (AM), Helen 03-382-2302GENTLE EXERCISE: Monday, Friday, (NI), qualified physed instructorleads groups, Russell Graham, 03-388-3196GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday,Pauline 03-322-8057HAGLEY PARK NORDIC WALKERS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000HALSWELL WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999HAPPY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (IA), 50+age group,Vera 03-337-4094HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly 1-2 hour flat walks, John van Herpt, 03-980-5664HEI HEI WALKERS: Thursday, Lee Tuki 03-373-8150HERITAGE WALKS: Tuesday, (PM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HERITAGE WALKS: Thursday, (AM), Graeme Stanley 03-980-1553HOON HAY KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Barbara 03-338-8306KAIAPOI WALKERS GROUP: Tuesday, Wednesday (AM), LyaneGraham 03-327-5679KAIAPOI NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,


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LEGENDFitness 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 byfax 06-358-6864 or email [email protected]

Trudy Blakey 03-327-4457KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, 23 surburbangroups plus rural locations, Sport Canterbury 0800-228-483LAMBDA DAY TRAMPERS: every second Sunday, (BI), social groupfor gays and lesbians of all ages, Helen Davies 03-332-8724LINWOOD AVENUE WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Thursday (AM)(B), 03-389-5303LINWOOD KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), Phyl 03-389-6130LYTTELTON WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Lyttlelton, (BI), Ada Goodwin03-328-7235MAIREHAU LADIES PROBUS, Tuesday, Leah 03-385-6310MARYVILLE KIWISENIORS:: Monday (AM), Valmai 03-377-8742MERIVALE KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), June 03-355-8703MT PLEASANT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Pauline 03-384-4794NEW BRIGHTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (bothwalkers and strollers), Joy 03-383-4494NEW BRIGHTON WORKING MENS CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday(I), Jenny Wilson 03-332-8818NEW BRIGHTON ATHLETIC CLUB: Saturday (PM), Phil Bastion 03-981-1798NEW BRIGHTON HILL WALKERS: Wedneday (AM), Royce henery03-388-7335NEW BRIGHTON WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999NEW BRIGHTON STROLLERS: Wednesday (AM), Tess Hall 03-388-3237NEW BRIGHTON WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Joy 03-383-4494NO HILL WALKERS: Thursday (AM) (B), Hazel Matthews 03-385-5338NEW BRIGHTON NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000NZ VIVENDI SOCIETY: Sunday, Janet 03-389-1609PAPANUI WALK ‘n’ TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-6840OXFORD WALKING GROUP: Monday Thursday (AM), Coral Gilbertson03-312-3155OPAWA KIWISENIORS: Monday, Tuesday (AM), (BI), Carol 03-332-5638PAPANUI KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Elaine 03-352-7519PAPANUI WALK ‘n’TALK: Wednesday (AM), 03-941-8999PARKLANDS KIWISENIORS: Thursday (AM), (BI), Bernard Marriott03-383-2665PARKLANDS WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), BIA), BernardMarriott 03-383-2665PENINSULA TRAMPING CLUB: (Family Strollers Group), Sunday,Gloucester Street, (BIA), Rick Bolch 03-338-5156PIONEER STROLLERS: Thursday, (BIA), Shirley Hitchcock, 03-322-7220PIONEER TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM) (IA), Alan Williams 03-343-2216PLEASURE WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (AM) (I), Colleen Cook03-389-8607PORT HILLS NORDIC WALKERS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday, Chiaki Jagau 03-981-1433PORT HILLS ATHLETIC WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Friday (AM),Glen Watts 03-332-1964.Saturday (PM), Peter King 03-341-1154QE11 MINI HIKERS: alternate Wednesday, QE11 Park, (BI), BeverleyChurch 03-388-5736Q.E. PARK STROLLERS: Tuesday, John Plumridge 03-385-9710RETIREES CLUB KIWISENIORS: Wednesday, (AM), (BI), (both walkersand stroller groups), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RETIREES SOCIAL CLUB: Thursday (PM) (BI), 50 + age group, IraWilliams 03-342-8172 or Carol Roscoe 03-337-5901RICCARTON KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Enid 03-348-9351ROWLEY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Lee Tuki 03-373-8150ROVER HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM) (BI), Steve Mitchell 03-348-8195SALLY STROLLERS: Saturday, fortnight, general Christchurch, (B),leisurely pace, Margaret Bennetts, 03-322-9187SHIRLEY RECREATIONAL WALKERS: Monday, Thursday (AM), 03-941-5409" A SLICE OF HERITAGE WALKS” with Walktologist Graeme Stanley,Tues (PM) Thurs (AM ), Graeme Stanley 03- 980-1553SOMERFIELD KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Marie 03-337-1436SOUTH CHRISTCHURCH/SYDENHAM WALKERS: Sunday (AM) (IA),Ray 03-332-0555ST PETERS WALKING GROUP: Monday (PM), Thursday (PM) (BIA),Audrey 03-348-9157SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), 03-389-1982SPORTY SINGLES: Saturday, Sunday, (BI), Llolyd 03-323-6232TUESDAY TREKKERS CLUB: Tuesday, (AM), Necia Sullivan 03-338-9035TOWER TRAMPING & WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, (IA), Dave Bates03-332-6233, Sunday, Yvonne van Eerden 03-339-0751WAINONI/AVONSIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES: Thursday (AM), 03-389-2285WALKIE TALKIES WALKING GROUP: Thursday, (B), members mainly

from Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canterburynot in city area, (BIA), Pauline Cara 03-384-1921XY’s WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Maureen Ryder 03-383-1226 orAlison Jarvis 03-338-2678“Y’s WALKERS” (YMCA): Tuesday, Thursday, (BIA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689, Bishopdale Community Centre, 03-359-8330“Y’s TREKKERS”: Monday, Port Hills, (IA), City YMCA, 03-366-0689YMCA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (AM), JillO’Connor 03-366-0689WAYFARERS WALKING GROUP:Thursday (AM) (BI), 50 + age group,Ted Hill 03-323-9311WEEKEND WANDERERS: Sunday (PM), Marilyn Dean 03-338-3826WOMEN WALK: Wednesday Weekends (AM), (BIA), Pauline Cara03-384-192130 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Greame Stanley30 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Tuesday (AM), (B), Risingholme,Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP:Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM),(BIA), Bishopdale, Christchurch City Council 03-941-899930 MINUTE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (PM), (BIA), 03-9412-8999

RURAL CANTERBURYCHEVIOT KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060ELLESMERE TRAMPING GROUP: Thursday (AM) (IA), Trish Vessy03-329-1865LEESTON KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060LINCOLN KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury 03-373-5060RANGIORA KIWISENIORS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), SportCanterbury 03-373-5060SOUTHBRIDGE KIWISENIORS: Friday (AM), (BI), Sport Canterbury03-373-5060ASHBURTONASHBURTON HARRIER CLUB: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Merv &Jackie Gilbert 03-308-5894KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Wednesday(AM), (BI), two groups, Janice Cochrane, Sport Mid-Canterbury,03-307-0475ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB: 1st Sunday and 2nd Wednesdayof month, (AM), Diane Milne 03- 303-6250METHERN & DISTRICT TRAMPING CLUB: Helen 03-308-7011MT SOMERS TRACKS: Warren Jowett 03-303-0880,www.doc.govt.nzMT SOMERS WALKWAY: Marilyn & Bruce Gray 03-303-0809PACIFIC ISLAND WALKING GROUP: Ashburton Domain, TorikaPatterson 03-308-5868ST DAVIDS WALKING GROUP: Barbara Lischner 03-308-5174,www.st-davids.org.nzWALKING GROUP: Eileen Ward 03-307-0475WALKING GROUP: Ethel Powell 03-308-9662

STH CANTERBURYPLEASANT POINTPLEASANT POINT WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Esther,03-614-7524TIMARUTIMARU HARRIER CLUB: Saturday (PM), March to October, Alister03-686-1010GLENITI WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Edna 03-688-0779HIGHFIELD WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Joy, 03-688-9888KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUPS: for the over 50’s, Verna Parker,Sport Canterbury, 03-686-0751MARCHWIEL WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Colleen, 03-688-6231SOUTHEND WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), (BI), Bev, 03-688-8381WANDERERS WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), (BI), Brian Illingworth03-684-9355

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

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

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

OAMARUSENIOR CITIZENS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nancy Bell03-434-5061OAMARU FRIDAY WALKERS: Every 2nd Friday (AM), BarbaraMcGann 03-434-9178WEDNESDAY WALKERS TRAMPING GROUP: Jane Naish 03-434-6363NORTH OTAGO TRAMPING & MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: MargieCarrington 03-434-8484DUNEDINACTIVE WALKERS: Monday (PM), Bill Brockie 03-467-9114ARIKI WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, Saturday (PM), Karen Martin03-456-4223CIVIL SERVICE: Saturday, (PM), Peter Smith 03-471-7127CAVERSHAM HARRIERS WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), KeiranColumb 03-489-4027DUNEDIN CITY RAMBLERS: Wednesday,(AM) Alison St John 03-476-2344GREEN HUT TRACK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), George Sutherland03-467-5999HALFWAY BUSH WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (I), Pat Garth,03-476-2579HILL CITY WALKING GROUP: Saturday (PM), Alex McEwan 03-455-4851KOPUTAI WALKING GROUP: 2nd Tuesday, (AM), Noeline Forgie, 03-472-8302LEITH WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Janette Anderson 03-476-2830MORNINGTON MONDAY WALKERS: Monday (AM), (B), KieranHurring 03-453-4423MULTI-PEAK FITNESS WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Marelda Gallaher03-477-6057 or 027-222-3863MOSGIEL 50's FORWARD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), RobertaTelfer 03-488-3175OTAGO TRAMPING/MOUNTAINEERING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Ian Sime03-453-6185OVER 30’s TRAMPING CLUB: Sunday (AM), Janice Hodges 03-489-4071PHOENIX CLUB WALKING GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Nina Davidson03-471-0114PINEHILL WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Norman Vare 03-473-8683ST KILDA COMMUNITY CLUB WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (AM),Ngaire McIndoe 03-456-4478TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM), IanFleming 03-489-8964TRIXIE TRAMPERS: Thursday (AM), Alison Jones 03-489-8372WEA OVER 50’s TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (A), JennyGonin 03-467-2711WAIHOLA WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Elizabeth Jones 03-489-8064XY TRAMPING CLUB: 1st & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Cliff Donaldson 03-467-9875Y’S WALKING GROUP: Sunday (AM), Betty Booth 03-456-200060 PLUS WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Judith Wright 03-456-208060’s PLUS RAMBLERS: 1st & 3rd Tuesday, Vern Gould 03-476-445760’s PLUS TRAMPING CLUB: 2nd & 4th Thursday, (A), >4 hours,Murray Bolt, 03-454-221160 PLUS HIKERS: 2nd & 4th Tuesday, (AM), Moreen Hayes 03-476-1545ALEXANDRAALEXANDRA HARRIER & WALKERS CLUB: Saturday (PM), Aprilto October, John Thompson 03-448-7244, www.alexharriers.co.nzQUEENSTOWNWAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525WANAKAWANAKA WALKING Group: Monday (February - Mid-December(AM), (BI), Marion Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLANDINVERCARGILL60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Len Johnston, 03-231-3372,Don Todd, 03-217-5931YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), JoanSutherland, 03-218-8738BNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150,wwwsportsouthland.co.nzGOREBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 3rd Tuesday, Susie Burrows 03-208-3846,wwwsportsouthland.co.nzHOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053NORTHERN SOUTHLANDBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: 2nd and 4th Thursday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150, wwwsportsouthland.co.nzTE ANAUBNZ ACTIVE WALKERS: Wednesday, Ann Robbie 03-211-2150,wwwsportsouthland.co.nz


GREAT BARRIER ISLAND

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Two or Three Day Unguided Coast WalkWhangarei Heads, Northland, N.Z.

Private and public tracks, ocean and harbour beaches Return to new, purpose-built accommodation each nightFabulous, fresh foodOnly three hours from Auckland CBDCheck out our specials on-line

Phone: 09 434 0571 www.coastwalks.co.nz

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NORTHLAND

BAY OF PLENTY

Enjoy:· Bush-walks in mature native forest,· Diverse bird-life,· Organic gardens and orchards,· Spacious architecturally designed home.· 3 dbl. bedrooms with separate bathroom and toilet.· Continental breakfast.

Be Touched By NatureNature’s Garden B&Boffers you a relaxing holiday

From NZ $ 130.00 per night for 2.

Rosalie Bay Rd., Tryphena Phone 09 429 0494

Email : [email protected]

MEDLANDS BEACH BACKPACKERS AND VILLASSelf contained and backpacker

accommodation.5 Minutes Walk to Medlands

Beach, Great BarrierTo Book call 09 429 0320

Website :www.medlandsbeach.com

Tipi and Bobs Waterfront Lodge situated on the waters edge ofTryphena. Self contained and serviced waterfront accommodation.Six Units sleep 2-4pax, Cottage sleeps 2-7pax. Licensed Restaurantand Bar catering for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners. We can arrangeyour travel package. Contact Margery Phone: 09 4290550 Mob:0275505187 E: [email protected] Web: waterfrontlodge.co.nz

WALKING IN THAMESKauaeranga Valley or Goldtrail walks

S.C. Accomodation or B&B; ex. rates [email protected] Ph. 07 868 7213

THAMES

Waitomo’s 2 Day Dundle Hill Walk---

Come and experience the beautiful landscape with a night at Kay’s Cabin soaking in the stunning views and

scenery.

Phone Waitomo i-Site 078787640 www.waitomowalk.com

---catering and luggage cartage service available

WAIKATO

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CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND

NELSON/WEST COAST

HEAPHY TRACKABEL TASMAN

Walk with us on these Top TracksSmall Groups, Great Guides,

Great StoriesOur portering system makes it easy

John Croxford, Dodson Road, RD1,Takaka Tel/Fax 03-525-7177

www.kahurangiwalks.co.nz

* October to March/April * Groups 4 - 8 people

Phone: 06 374 3513 for bookings (evenings)Website:www.akitio-glenorawalk.co.nzEmail: [email protected]

Akitio-Glenora Walk - New Zealands newest private walk, our best kept secret

Spectacular northern Wairarapacountryside, coastal & Native bush.

Unguided 2 or 4 day walks

MT TARANAKIGUIDED TOURSGuided Tours in the

Egmont National Park:· MT TARANAKI-POUAKAI CROSSING TREKKING TOUR-1 Day.· MANGOREI TRACK-POUAKAI TARNS TREKKING TOUR-1 Day.· POUAKAI CIRCUIT TREKKING TOUR-2 or 3 Days.· MT TARANAKI MOUNTAIN SUMMIT EXPERIENCE TOUR-1 Day.

Plus many other trekking optionsCheck out our website:

www.mttaranakiguidedtours.co.nzEmail: [email protected] Mobile: 027-441-7042.

TARANAKI

EASTERN TARANAKI EXPERIENCE

• 2 or 3 night getaways of moderate tramping inthe very heart of the Eastern Taranakibackcountry. (2 to choose from)

• Inclusive package of transport (from Stratford) ac-commodation and meals.

• September to May best months.• Matemateaonga Track package of transport,

jetboat, hut passes also arranged.For further information contact:

Carol or Dave DigbyPhone 06-765-7482 (evenings)

email: [email protected]: www.eastern-taranaki.co.nz

“Bridge to Somewhere”

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Whareama Coastal Walk

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

Fully catered 2 or 3 Day WalkingAdventure over private farmlandand isolated Wairarapa coastline.


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SIMON AND LYNDA HARVEY GLEN ORKNEY PB BLENHEIM 7240Phone: 03 575 7361 Email: [email protected]

MARLBOROUGH

Make this your first multi-day tramp

www.bankstrack.co.nz

BanksPeninsulaTrackSelfguidedtwo orfourdaywalks

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

MARLBOROUGH

MARLBOROUGHQUEEN Charlotte Track Service - contact Endeavour Ex-press phone 03-573-5456, email [email protected]

CANTERBURY NELSON/WEST COAST

STEWART ISLAND

Tailor-made: * Flora * Fauna * History * Views * Artistic &Photographic opportunities * Individuals, Groups & Families

Your Host, Elwing DiscoveriesEmail: [email protected]

www.elwing.co.nz

Stewart IslandWalk Unique Back-Country Tracks

Day Walk / HikingAdventuresStay on location incalm waters, livingaboard the adventureyacht Elwing

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