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New Zealand’s recreation walking magazine

Overseas Walks:

Walking on the unique island’s of

Guernsey and Sark

New Zealand walks:

Te Anau - a place in paradise

New Zealand walk:

MangawahiHeads Lookout

Health:

The controllable factors in aging

New Zealand walk;:

Clevedon Scenic Reserve

ISSUE No163 - 2011

AUGUSTweatherforecast

New Zealand walks

Walks around LakeMangamahoe

NEW ZEALANDOverseas Walk:

Two weeks in

AnnapurnaPodiatry:

Diabetes and feetWhat’s the connection?

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Cover: Walking along Wellington’s coastal Eastern Walkway ona beautiful Autumn day in the capital. Photo by Ania Peszynski,Wellington.


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If you’re a keen hiker, angler,hunter, or other outdoor pursuitenthusiast you’re likely toalready be familiar with theofficial LINZ ‘NZTopo’Topographic Map Series,traditionally purchased asprinted paper maps.These topo maps have nowbeen made even easier to useand access through the freeonline service www.topo-map.co.nz.Merging the official LINZ topomaps with the Google Mapsinterface everyone knows andloves makes this service abreeze to use and aninvaluable tool for research orplanning that next bigadventure. It provides a levelof detail simply not availablethrough Google Maps alone.

New topo maps now easier to use and free

Both the Topo250 and Topo50map series are made availablefor New Zealand, Stewart Islandand the Chatham Islands.Place name searching allows

hard-to-find streams, peaks, huts,and other land features to betracked down easily. Want toshare a location with a friend?Add a pin and label to the map,

then send them the link – it’sthat easy.Want to provide detailedinformation about a trip?More advanced users can addtheir own KML overlay they’vecreated in Google Earth.Want NZTM or NZMGcoordinates? NZ Topo Mapcan provide them too.You can even embed minitopo maps in your own websiteor blog using the service.For access to topo maps whileon-the-road a mobile version ofthe service is available foriPhones, Android devices andother smartphones.If available, the devices built-inGPS capabilities can be usedby the service to pin-point yourcurrent location on the map –handy if you’re a little lost!

Kepler Hut UpgradeLuxmore Hut on the Kepler Track was closed in early June asDepartment of Conservation (DOC) staff battle winteryconditions to complete an upgrade of the hut.The upgrade intended toincrease the spaceavailable in the main hutarea, will make room for theoccasions when alpineweather conditionsencourage wet and coldtrampers to remain in the hut.“It’s not an ideal time to beworking on the mountain”,said Ross Kerr, DOC Visitor Assets Programme Manager, “butwe’ve had to close the hut to complete the work and didn’twant to disrupt the summer Great Walks season”.Luxmore Hut is one of three huts on the Kepler Track, one ofNew Zealand’s Great Walks. It’s a busy place over the summer,accommodating up to 56 people per night and in excess of8,500 overnight visitors every year.Mr Kerr described the hut upgrade as logistically challengingwith all materials including three ton of builders mix, framingtimber, plywood for the floors and linings, outside cladding, newtables, benches and seats all flown to the hut site from Te Anau.“We expect the work to take around 5 weeks to complete,and due to the expected disruptions to the living area of thehut, it will be closed to overnight visitors. However day visitorsare still more than welcome, but they do need to expect somedisruption and noise at the site,” said Mr Kerr.

Rural Women NZ members who allow public access across theirproperty will soon be able to signpost contact details andaccess conditions for visitors, thanks to a partnership betweenRural Women NZ and the New Zealand Walking AccessCommission.A joint project between the two organisations will provide publicaccess signs for landowners to use to show access points, oftenalong a fence. Conditions, such as ‘no dogs’, ‘no guns’ or ‘closedduring lambing’ can be marked on the signs with waterproofpictorial stickers, and a contact phone number can be providedto prompt people to ask permission.Rural Women NZ Executive Officer Noeline Holt said: “we arereally excited to be able offer these signs free to all our members,we will certainly be encouraging everyone to make the mostof this opportunity.”New Zealand Walking Access Commission Chief Executive MarkNeeson said the partnership between the Commission and RuralWomen NZ would benefit both landowners and those seekingaccess.“These signs smooth the access process for everyone involved.They allow landowners to provide contact details for themembers of the public, who no longer need to walk down alandowner’s driveway to ask for permission to cross a property,and they clearly mark any desired conditions of access.“The Commission produced signs in partnership with FederatedFarmers New Zealand last year and these are now being usedto good effect in many places across New Zealand.”The signs will be free to Rural Women NZ members andproduction of the signs is currently funded by the New ZealandWalking Access Commission. The signs are for use by RuralWomen NZ members who wish to voluntarily grant access acrosstheir property. They are not being used to mark or imposeconditions of access on an unformed legal road.

New public access signsavailable to farmers

In August Jamie Milne and three others, including New Zealandcelebrity and Shortland Street star Ido Drent will attempt to runaround the circumference of the island of Tasmania,1100km in9 days. This athletic event is of course in the name of stupidityand more importantly charity. They will run to raise money forRonald McDonald House both here in Auckland and in Hobart,Tasmania. The charitable event Many Miles For Mary is now inits third year running. In 2009 they ran from Cairns to Townsville360km in two and a half days, and 2010they ran from Aucklandto Wellington in six days. Their website is www.manymilesformary.co.nz

Charity run around Tasmania


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ed a trek through the Seven Emirates of the UAE in Seven daysand raised $21,000 for theJapanese Tsunami Victims.

Undoubtedly there are manyaround this planet that areconcerned for the many peoplestil l homeless after thedevastating earthquakes andtsunamis in Japan. Perhapsbecause of our ownexperiences with earthquakes here in Christchurch, we relatein some small part to these terrible events.

They raised this money through sponsorships from theirwork colleagues at Pana-sonic Avionics Corpora-tion in Dubai,where they both work. Our distributor in the region, WCF- Group,provided Christophe and Robin with 2C Solar Light Caps, Oasisstyle to help them achieve their goal of Seven Emirates over

Seven Days.

Cooking dinner withlighting from their 2COasis Trekking throughthe desert heat theywere protected from thesun by day, and at nighthad ample light to set up

camp, cook their meal, etc. After their charity trek, Robin Vissersaid ”the hat is brilliant, I wore it all the time”. His walkingmate, Christophe Berthomier said “the caps are great and wereally put them to the test. Comfortable, light and veryconvenient at night as the lights work very well and last longerthan we had expected”

Seven days trekking desertsto raise charity for Japan

For six weeks during 2010, RosyTin Teacaddy were exiled toone of New Zealand's mostvolatile land-scapes. The pairwere awarded aWild Creations art-ists-in-residencygrant from Crea-tive NZ and theDepartment ofConservation.

This saw them onthe shores of LakeTarawera wherethey wrote, re-searched and re-corded an inter-pretation of localhistory and personal isolation ina site-responsive manner. In theshadow of Tarawera, a moun-

tain which unleashed the mostdevastating volcanic eruptionof recent times, Rosy Tin

Teacaddy sum-moned the spirits andstories left buried un-der ash and mud.

Overlooking LakeTarawera, Billy andBetty papered thewalls of the cottagewith maps and under-took their own expe-dition; visiting relics,historical heroes, andtrekking to what wasonce the eighth won-der of the world - thePink and White Ter-

races.In their journeys they discov-

ered the characters, news re-

ports and legends that wouldfuel the imaginings of travellingback in time.

By forging new interpretationsof existing myths, the Wellingtonfolk duo carved their own intoa full-length album All Moun-tains Are Men.

Written and recorded entirelyin isolation at a cottage by thelake, this new collection ofsongs extends Rosy TinTeacaddy's sonic palette bylayering field-recordings,omnichord and cello on a bedof interlacing vocal harmoniesand acoustic guitars.

Their forthcoming album, AllMountains Are Men was re-leased on the 125th Anniver-sary of the eruption of MtTarawera, June 10, 2011.

Mt Tarawera feature in music release

Frommers.com launches Frommer’sDream Trip Recommender

Frommers.com has launched the Frommer’s Dream TripRecommender, an inspirational online tool designed to helptravellers make their dream trip a reality.Launched last month,The Dream Trip Recommender will be an ongoing feature onfrommers .comwhich ispresented byA m e r i c a nExpress Travel atlaunch.The tool, whichallows users toselect various tripp r e f e r e n c e sbefore offering atailored list ofdestinations, willbe a valuabletool available forthe Frommers.com community. Once users see their dream tripoptions, they can then read more details on frommers.com andbook their trip through American Express Travel.Bob Bosch, Director of Frommers.com, said: “The Dream TripRecommender enables travelers to make informed choicesthat lead to memorable experiences by tapping into Frommer’sunique destination insight and the advice of trusted localexperts. In short, tell us what they want to do and we help themfind the place to go.”

Taking place on Sunday 14thAugust walkers from acrossYorkshire and the Pennies inthe United Kingdom will pullon their walking boots to takepart in the Yorkshire Dalesbiggest walking festival.With distances suitable foreveryone, participants willhave the opportunity toeither take on a marathonchallenge or simply enjoy asteady stroll with friends andfamily.During the festival, 2500people will take to the dalesand enjoy some breath-taking views as they take partin one of the festival's fourdistances, either the 26 milemarathon walk, 14 mile, 5 mileor 4.5 mile Walk and Wheelroute.Following on from the highlysuccessful Run For All Seriesthe Yorkshire Walk Festival isthe latest addition to theJane Tomlinson Appealevents calendar.

Yorkshire DalesWalking Festival

PrizewinnersThe winners of the this month’s Walk-ing New Zealand promotion are:A588 Pedometer - Mark Alcom,Milford, Auckland and a six monthsubscription extension to WalkingNew Zealand magazine - MrsNorma Byers, Oratia, Auckland.

Replica of old hutSteve and Mary Beilski ofRangiwahia in the Ruahine Rangeshave built a replica of theRangiwahia Hut from the days ofthe old ski field in Rangiwhia. Thecouple are responsible for the IronGates Experience.


MangawhaiHeadsLookoutT

he Mangawhai Heads Lookout is a

short climb for spectatular coastal

views of the estuary, Wildlife Refuge

Bird Santuary sand spit, surf beach and out-

lying islands.

This walk can be combined with a walk

along the surf beach or descend from the car

park to Picnic Bay.

To get there: On arriving at Mangawhai

continue along Molesworth Drive, a road that

winds through Mangawhai,

turn right into Mangawhai

Heads Road and then left into

Wintle Street to the Surf Club

carpark.

In mid summer the surf

beach is very popular and park-

ing can be at a premium.

■The track is well formed to the top ofthe Managawhai Heads Lookout.

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The Managawhai Heads Lookout.


Above: Looking out to sea from the topof the Managawhai Heads Lookout.

Below: Looking back to the carpark with the startof the Jean Goldsmidt Track towards the right.

Far left andmiddle: Thepopular surfbeach andwhere theCliff-topWalkwaybeginsconsideredone of thefinestcoastalwalks in thecountry.

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WildlifeRefuge BirdSantuary

MangawhaiHeadsLookout


Clevedon Scenic Reserve is one of

Manukau City’s most stunning re

serves, with significant natural and

cultural heritage value.

Walkways (bush tracks) are marked on the

map on the opposite page and on the welcome

sign at the reserve.

The track to the summit and

back down the other side takes

about one to two hours depend-

ing on fitness level. The walk is rec-

ommended for people with a good

level of fitness, as it is steep in

places.

There is a shorter 20 minute

walk to the old Thorps quarry site,

which has a beautiful waterfall and

wetland. This part of the reserve provides a

boardwalk and stunning seating area for a pic-

nic on a summer day.

The 100ha reserve and the adjoining

Clevedon Stewardship Area contain one of the

few intact areas of native forest left in

Manukau.

History of the reserve

The area contains extensive Maori and early

European history. Ngai Tai hapu (sub tribe)

occupied Clevedon and the Hauraki Gulf area

from around the 13th century. It is believed

they arrived on the Tainui fleet of waka (ca-

noe) from Polynesia.

A number of pa (fortified villages) and

kainga (villages) were built by early

Maori in the area. The rich forest

and the fresh water streams would

have provided Maori with essential

resources for survival.

From the mid 19th century to

the early 20th century, the reserve

and surrounding area was once part

of William Thorp’s farm. William

Thorp (the son of early Clevedon

pioneers) was a keen conservation-

ist and wanted to ensure that some of his farm-

land was preserved for public use and conser-

vation.

The land was bought by the Wairoa Road

Board as a quarry reserve in 1914. After a

meeting with local ratepayers, it was gazetted

as a scenic reserve in 1930. Control of the re-

serve was vested with Manukau County (now

Manukau City Council) in 1957. The quarry

has not been used since this time, and today

the entire area has been retained for scenic,

educational and recreational needs of the pub-

lic.

The New Zealand Scout Association has

been affiliated with Camp Sladdin since 1964

and has had a building on the reserve since

1966. The camp provides an ideal rural set-

ting for young people to learn about camping

and other outdoor pursuits.

Indigenous birdlife and other fauna

The forest is home to a variety of native

birdlife species including tui, fantail

(piwakawaka), New Zealand pigeon(kereru),

grey warbler (riroriro), morepork (ruru) and

silvereye (tauhou). You can even see a kaka or

shinning cuckoo (pipiwharauroa) if you are

lucky. The reserve is also a habitat for many

native insects such as weta and the fascinating

puriri moth.

Lowland broadleaf forest is the main for-

est type within Clevedon Scenic Reserve.

Broadleaf species include taraire, puriri,

kohekohe and karaka.

The reserve also contains ecologically valu-

able stands of trees belonging to the conifer/

New Zealand walk

Clevedon Scenic Reserve ha


A group go down the steps.

A well formed track.

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podocarp group. As you wander through the

bush, look out for some fine podocarp speci-

mens of kauri, rimu and kahikatea. The re-

serve also contains a viable population of king

fern, which is in serious decline.

Wetland and stream habitats

The Taitaia stream is the main watercourse

within the reserve. It meanders from the south-

west through the reserve behind Camp

Sladdin. The Taitaia stream heads off to the

north-east where it meets with the Wairoa

River. Within the bush there are many smaller

unnamed streams which fluctuate depending

on rainfall. In the old quarry site there is a

water fall and fresh water wetland area.

Unfortunately, like most of our natural ar-

eas in Manukau, the natural heritage of

Clevedon Scenic Reserve is under constant

threat by invasive plant and animal pests. In-

festations of plant pests (weeds) mainly oc-

cur around the forest margins and in gaps in

the forest.

Predatory and browsing animal pests such

as goats, possums, stoats and cats also pose

significant threat to our native flora and fauna.

Manukau Parks run an important pest man-

agement programme to help control pests

within the reserve.

The reserve carpark and entrance is at the

end of Thorps Quarry Road in Clevedon.

There are toilets for public use situated next

to the main carpark area.

New Zealand walks

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An ideal place to have a picnic.


Te Araroa’s 120 km Ocean to Ocean leg is set to complete this

year, with two farm deals now agreed.

The Ocean to Ocean leg of Te Araroa runs from Ahipara on the

Far North’s western coast, to Kerikeri on the east. It traverses mainly

forest until it departs from Puketi Forest Headquarters, to cross 12

kilometres of farmland into Kerikeri.

“We now have the deals that allow us through that farmland,” says

Te Araroa’s Geoff Chapple.

A Te Araroa team has already put the first stiles in place, but more

major works include a new race, a concrete ford, three kilometres of

fencing, and a swing bridge across the Kerikeri River. The entire work,

including the necessary consents, will finish “before the next tramp-

ing season,” says Te Araroa’s project manager in the far north, Greg

Blunden.

Te Araroa Trust first began work on the Ocean to Ocean route in

2003, when it financed the cost of a new track across the Herekino

Above: Construction Manager Noel Sandford (right) and AndrewSmith put in a stile on one of the farms. Photo G Chapple

Ocean to Oceanleg soon to go

Forest. The Department of Conservation assisted that track, and the

two organisations have worked together since to complete other sec-

tions through Raetea, Omahuta and Puketi forests.

“But when we come off Public Conservation Land, we’re on our

own,” said Chapple, He thanked the ASB Community Trust for pro-

viding the majority of the budget for the present completion link.e

A major milestone for the Te Araroa

Trail was celebrated at Otaki Forks

recently with the official opening of

the Pukeatua Track by the Internal Affairs

Minister and Otaki MP Hon Nathan Guy.

The event was celebrated at Otaki Forks

with a barbeque and a walk along part of New

Zealand’s greatest walking trail.

The Levin to Wellington link which has

been completed ahead of schedule 0is the fi-

nal link of the Levin to Wellington stage of

the 2,900km trail that links Cape Reinga to

Bluff.

The track extends from Otaki Forks to

Waikanae. It is expected to take seven hours

to walk the track, with a further two and a

half hours to walk out South Mangaone Road

to Waikanae. It is one of the longest parts of

the section of the walkway linking Levin to

Island Bay, on Wellington’s south coast. Other

local parts of the walkway offer opportunities

for easy family walks (see www.teararoa.org.nz

for details).

The Pukeatua Track has been built by the

Department of Conservation (DOC) with the

cooperation of a local landowners John and

Mary Carter, who gave consent to access part

of the forest at the southern end.

Te Araroa Wellington Trust Chairman ,

Bill Wakelin said the completion of the Levin

to Wellington stage was the result of many

years effort by the Wellington trust and

many local organisations and individu-

als who have supported the work.

“This achievement is a real tribute

to the great local cooperation we’ve

had,” Mr Wakelin said. “We’re es-

pecially grateful to DOC for the

work they have put in.”

“We’re delighted to have done

our bit to meet the target set by Te Araroa’s

instigator Geoff Chapple of having the whole

walkway completed by the end of 2011. It’s a

real asset for our region, and a great opportu-

nity for local people to walk part of New Zea-

land’s greatest trail.”

While the Levin to Wellington section of

Te Araroa is now complete, Wellington trust

Levin to Wellington link now openand ahead of schedule

Te Araroa Trail

Left: Toasting at the signing andcelebration of the Carter's agreement toallow the track through their land from leftto right, Denis McLean Chair Te AraroaTrust Wellington, Mary Carter, GeoffChapple CEO Te Araroa Trust (NZ) andJohn Carter.(Denis McLean was founding chair of theWellington region trust and has sadlyrecently died)


members will continue to develop other op-

tions to improve the trail with more interest-

ing walks in some sections.

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Three Te Araroa Wellington Trust membersHugh Barr, Clelia Lind and John Farrell onPukeatua Peak.

Above: Kapiti tramper John Craig and Te Araroa Wellington Trust member Clelia Lind onPukeatua peak clearing.Below: Two Te Araroa Wellington Trust members Hugh Barr and Clelia Lind on trackheading toward Pukeatua Peak.

TE ARAROA TRUSTTe Araroa Trust is a charitable trustdedicated to developing, promotingand administering a nationalwalking trail from North Cape to theBluff. The Trust is looking toappoint new Board members,based in Auckland or nearby, whocan help bring to fruition the organisation’s primaryobjective – creating a walking trail from Cape Reinga tothe Bluff. The Trail is substantially complete, but thereare still challenges ahead with the last few segments tobe constructed. The completion of the Trail is only thefirst stage, however, as the principal focus will switchto how it is promoted and marketed.The Trust is avoluntary organisation and its Board works actively withthe Chief Executive, Geoff Chapple, to move forwardinitiatives to meet these challenges. You can check ourweb site at www.teararoa.org.nz. It is particularly important for the Board to have a broadskill-set, we are also keen to broaden the age, genderand ethnic balance of our Board.We could benefitparticularly from expertise in: Social Media Marketing,fundraising and promotion. The commitment required is attendance at monthlymeetings and participation on subcommittees to suitcandidate’s skill sets.It would suit an Auckland of near Auckland based person.Applications are now open and will remain open until asuitable candidate is appointed.If you think that you may have skills that the Trust mightbenefit from, please call Geoff Chapple or Roger Wilsonto discuss things further.

Geoff Chapple (CEO Te Araroa Trust)Phone: 09 445 0524

Roger Wilson (Chairman Te Araroa Trust)Phone: 021 379 135 Email: [email protected]

Te Araroa Trust PO Box 5106 Wellesley StreetAuckland 1141.


Above: The town with wonderful oldbuildings so close to the mountains.

Below: A shrine up on the high hills.

Imperial Palace or cutting edge urban ar

chitecture? Mountain hikes or cultural

pleasures? No need to struggle to make

the right decision – with a holiday in Inns-

bruck you get the best of both worlds, the

city and the mountains.

Imagine yourself leisurely relaxing in one

of Innsbruck’s many street cafés surrounded

by the magnificent medieval buildings of the

old town - and some 20 minutes away you get

to soak up panoramic views on a restaurant

terrace at an altitude of 2,000 metres.

As a much lauded result of the reconstruc-

tion of the Nordkette cable railways, the new

funicular commences its journey in the very

heart of the city. Designed by star architect

Zaha Hadid, the unique stations and the ca-

ble-stayed bridge across the river Inn set new

standards in international archi-

tecture.

The mountain has never

been so close – from the city

centre of Innsbruck to high al-

pine terrain in only 20 minutes!

Seegrube and Hafelekar alike are perfect start-

ing points for many leisurely hikes - or thrill-

ing mountain-climbing adventures.

Every morning at 9am a hiking bus departs

from in front of Congress Innsbruck – offer-

ing visitors exciting and different guided hikes.

Innsbruck has much to offer the walker.

As you take a leisurely stroll through Inns-

bruck’s old town, don’t forget to stop by in

one of the many picturesque street cafés be-

fore you continue to explore the quaint alleys

and medieval arcades with their unique shops

full of charming, extravagant and often typi-

cal Tyrolean products.

From there, head to the beautifully rede-

signed Maria-Theresien-Strasse and its splen-

did baroque buildings, and the striking, newly

built ‘Kaufhaus Tyrol’ shopping mall designed

by star architect David Chipperfield.

Numerous bars and fine restaurants as well

as characteristic taverns along the way will

tempt you to drop in to – the rooftop bar in

the Rathausgalerien shopping centre is particu-

larly recommended.

Feeling suitably refreshed, why not take a

stroll through Innsbruck’s museums before

moving on to the culinary delights of Inns-

bruck’s gourmet dining scene in Innsbruck’s

only 5-star hotel the Grand Hotel Europa.

Here you find the excellent Europa Stüberl,

which was again awarded 15 points, two

toques, in the 2011 edition of the Gault Millau.

And finally attend one of the town’s

annual summer festival events, ranging

from baroque music offered by the

Innsbruck Festival of Early Music to

the more contemporary sounds of the

Innsbruck Tanzsommer, the jazzy at-

mosphere at the New Orleans Festival and -

last but not least - the beautiful waltz melo-

dies of the Promenade Concerts.

Innsbruck- hiking boots or high heels?

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A new walkway has been established in

Canterbury to enhance access along

parts of the Dry Acheron Stream to

the Big Ben Range in the Korowai/Torlesse

Tussocklands Park.

The Dry Acheron Track is the first estab-

lished by the New Zealand Walking Access

Commission under the Walking Access Act

2008. Access to the track is via Coleridge

Road, about an hour’s drive west of

Christchurch.

New Zealand Walking Access Commission

Chief Executive Mark Neeson said the estab-

lishment of the Dry

Acheron Track was

great news for recrea-

tional walkers and oth-

ers who loved the out-

doors.

“Enhanced access

to the Dry Acheron

Stream and the

Korowa i/Tor les se

Tussocklands Park will help ensure more Kiwis

can access the outdoors and see this beautiful

part of Canterbury.”

Mr Neeson said a section of the walkway

crossed private land, so it was important that

walkers adhered to the Outdoor Access Code

and stayed on the marked route, crossed fences

only at stiles, did not disturb stock, and left

gates as they found them (whether open or

shut).

While the walkway has been established by

the New Zealand Walking Access Commis-

sion, its day to day administration is carried

out by the Department of Conservation.

Track times are as follows:

Car park to Clay Gully junction - one hour,

Clay Gully junction to Clay Valley covenant -

10 minutes, Clay Gully junction to Big Ben

Route junction - one hour, Big Ben Route junc-

tion to Conical Knoll covenant - 30 minutes

and Big Ben Route to Big Ben (Korowai/

Torlesse Tussocklands Park) - two hours.

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Left: BNZ Activewalkers checkingout the fungi’s onthe rock.

Right: A heavilyladen Mistletoebush.

Bottom right:Having a go atc h i l d h o o dmemories of stonehopping.

New Zealand walk

On a lovely crisp frosty morning with fog

hanging in the valleys and drifting lazily across

Lake Te Anau, our BNZ Ac-

tive Walkers Te Anau Kiwi

Seniors gathered at the De-

partment of Conservation

car park ready for another

walking adventure.

There had been some anticipation regard-

By Ann RobbieActive Lifestyles Advisor

Sport Southland

ing this walk as controversy had surrounded

the creation of the pathway.

As we headed south to

Manapouri, I listened to the

discussion around the imple-

mentation of the walk.

Frasers Beach lines the fore-

shore of Lake Manapouri. A

number of home and crib owners on the fore-

shore had built their ‘escape’ decades earlier

with a magnificent view of the lake.

To the north-east is Supply Bay’(aptly

named as the depot for supplies travelling to

Deep Cove and the building of the Manapouri

Power project in the 1960’s) and to the north-

west proudly stands Beehive Island promi-

nently in the middle of the lake, which is to-

tally surrounded by extensive beech forest.

The temperature continued to plummet

into the minus’s as the sun tried to find its way

over the mountains and around the low lying

clouds. The track had been recently cut

through bracken, scrub and manuka, and as

we entered we were greeted with ‘Tui’ song in

the form of ‘barks and grunts’. According to

some of the walkers, the track had existed pre-

viously but had become overgrown and weed

infested.

DOC must have succeeded in controlling

opossums, evidenced in the parasitic mistle-

toe clinging to the Beech and Pittosporum

trees and hanging down to the ground heav-

ily laden in bright yellow berries. As a

horticulturalist, this was not something I had

Te Anau – a place in paradise

Frasers Beach.



Above: On the road link from the walkwayto the beach.

seen for years as the wild marsupials usually

put paid to this delicacy. The berries were thick

and no doubt the regeneration process would

certainly be in for a boost this year.

It was also amazing to see the number of

large Beech trees which had been felled.

Stumps littered the ground and I couldn’t help

but wonder why? I enquired and was shocked

by the response that some unknown person

had been poisoning the trees.

Now it all made sense. These were the trees

which had hit the television news headlines.

Why would someone want to kill natives when

Gorse, Broom, Cotoneaster, Berberis, Chilean

Fire Bush and other undesirables were every-

where?

Other native shrubs laden in berries also

lined the walkway and these certainly added a

touch of colour on this cool crisp day. This

made our walk memorable and our eyes were

certainly looking hard for fungis and different

natives.

The weed growth over the past few years

had certainly taken it’s toll on the native flora

and fauna, but the odd Easter Orchid and

many varieties of ferns will again rise now the

community has bandied together to rid the

foreshore these invasive little nasties.

Community volunteers and D)C staff will

certainly have their work cut out but the end

product will be a great walk along a fantastic

beach in an amazing region of paradise. This

sort of community work really does make you

proud to be a Southlander!

A frosty entrance to this part of the track.

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Walking along the beach withSupply Bay in the background.

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New Zealand walk

Lake Mangamahoe in Taranaki, is a 262

hectare production forest, popular

place for mountain biking, walking,

running and bridle path for horses, combined

with a scenic lake and park.

It also has spectacular views of Mount

Egmont/ Taranaki.

The walks take you on a journey around

the lake through production forest, up to im-

pressive lookouts and among mature orna-

mental tree plantings that are mixed with pock-

ets of regenerated native bush.

The circuit walk is an enjoyable walk for

people of all ages. However, there are some

step undulating sections on the walk that re-

quire a reasonable standard of fitness. The

walk may be started at either end of Lake

Road.

Along the circuit walk you will meander

through a small collection of Redwood trees

which were planted in 1931.

In California, where they originate, they are

known as “Giants of the Forest”, reaching

heights of up to 111 metres. Redwoods are

known for their longevity. The growth rings

of fallen trees indicate that some have lived

Walks around LakeMangamahoe

Above: A view of the Lake Mangamahoefrom the track.

Top left: One of the suspension bridges.

Below left: On awell formedtrack throughthe bush.

O p p o s i t ephotos: Signsaround the lakegive times.

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Above: A section with steps.Top left: A collection of Redwoods.Top right: Ducks shelter under the trees.Opposite page: Mt Egmont from a picnicarea.

for more than 2,000 years.

On the eastern side of the lake the circuit

walk gives the choice of two routes:

1) The upper ridge of this walk, takes you

over a forest access road used for logging op-

erations. As this road is up high on a ridge

above the lake it provides remarkable views

of surrounding farmland, Mt Taranaki/

Egmont and the lake itself.

2) The lower lakeside route takes you on

an ambling walk close to the lake edge.

Lakeside vegetation and regenerating pockets

of native bush provide a cooling atmosphere

and a home to many birds.

Walks around Lake Mangama

Points of interest:A Redwood plantationB Lake DamC Bridle PathD Foresty production

In the early 1920’s the New Plymouth City

Council purchased land for the construction

of a dam and a lake to act as a water catch-

ments area for the expanding city of New Ply-

mouth. In 1932 the lake was created by form-

ing a dam across the valley and submerging

79 acres.

It was named after the Mangamahoe

Stream which flows into the upper reaches of

the lake. Water from both the stream the

nearby Waiwakaiho River feeds the lake

through a 548m pipe.

In order to protect the steep hillside from

eroding, development planting was undertaken

and shelterbelts were planted to protect the

pine trees growing in what is now the

Mangamahoe forest. The lake itself is also sig-

nificant to the district in terms of power gen-

eration. Trustpower Ltd administers this from

the Mangorei Power Station.



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Event

The second annual Waiheke Walking Fes

tival takes place Saturday 29 October

to Sunday 6 November 2011.

Waiheke Island, the jewel in the Hauraki

Gulf, is a well-known and easy to reach desti-

nation just 35 minutes by ferry from Auckland.

Sandy beaches and beautiful native bush, the

island is a paradise right on Auckland’s door-

step.

The Walking Festival is a great opportunity

to enjoy the island’s fine network of public

walkways, to take advantage of feature walks

across private land and enjoy some of the most

beautiful views on the island. A good reason

to visit for a few days and combine much of

what Waiheke has to offer -vineyards and wine

tasting, restaurants and cafes, olive groves and

good live music.

Last year’s inaugural festival exceeded all

expectation as visitors from all over New Zea-

land and fourteen other countries escaped the

rat-race and took time to really experience this

picturesque island.

More than 30 guided walks will take place

over nine days. There is something for every-

Waiheke plans second walkingfestival

one from a challenging two-day tramp to a

story walk for children through Whakanewha

Regional Park with internationally famous sto-

ryteller, Tanya Batt. Take in Nordic walking

master classes or history walks with the prom-

ise of cream teas. The brochure will be avail-

able on the website in July.

Walking festivals, well-established and very

popular in Europe and America are now gain-

ing interest in New Zealand. Waiheke’s prox-

imity to Auckland marks this walking festival

to become a regional attraction very quickly.

Visit the website at www.waiheke-

walkingfestival.org.

New bridges improvethe Pouakai Circuit

Three new bridges, a staircase and a ladder have been

flown into the Egmont National Park to make it easier

and safer for walkers on the popular Pouakai Circuit.

“The changes are on the Kaiauai track section,” said Tim

Weston, Tracks and Structures Ranger for the Department

of Conservation. “Instead of climbing down ladders for a

river crossing, trampers will head straight across a bridge. It

should be a more positive experience and it will take time off

the walk. It’s an area that had quite a bit of damage during

extreme flooding a couple of years ago.”

The Pouakai Circuit is a two to three day trek depending

on your speed, or fondness for side trips. The new structures

cross tributaries of the Waiwhakaiho River and Kai Auahi

stream and they were flown in by Precision Helicopters.

Taranaki Fencing Contractors are installing the structures and

DOC staff will complete the new approaches and align them

to existing tracks.

The whole Pouakai Circuit takes you 25 kilometres through

tangled, lichen covered goblin forest, lava cliffs and gullies,

alpine country and a broad tussock topped Pouakai Range

with stunning views of Mt Taranaki and the surrounding coun-

tryside. It’s well worth the walk.

News

Walkers take to the hills in Waiheke Island.

Left: A new ladder flies to its position on the Kaiauai Trackin the Egmont National Park. Photo Tim Weston



Above: The Rotorua Events Centre was quite literally packed to the rafters for prize givingafter the Rotorua Marathon events when the two major prizes for the walkers in the fulland half marathon were announced.Below left: Nicky Ashendon from Hamilton receives her prize of a trip for two to walk theJulian Alps in Slovenia for one week, with airfares included, from Lesley Bennett of AWalker’s World.Below right: Jodie Allison from Matamata receives her prize of a trip for two to walk theDanube Pathway in Upper Austria for one week, with airfares included, from Jill Grant ofA Walker’s World.

Great prizes for four lucky walkers

Events

The Taupo on-road half marathon kicks

off on Sunday 7 August and the Taupo

off-road half and quarter marathon

kicks off on Saturday 3 September, so get your

trainers out the back of the wardrobe and start

training now!

The popular Mizuno on-road and off-road

half marathon events are back for 2011 with

online registrations open at www.taupo

halfmarathon.org.nz. The list of spot prizes

up for grabs this year are better than ever with

the top prize – a 7 night trip to Adelaide in-

cluding flights, accommodation and a rental

car.

Every year over 4,000 people from Great

Lake Taupo and around the North Island take

part in one or both of the Mizuno Half Mara-

thon events. Beth Mulligan and Cathy

Braggins, who have entered all 18 on-road

events, come from across the ditch in Queens-

land to participate.

Proceeds from the on-road event are put

back into the Taupo community to support

youth getting involved with sport. Event Di-

rector Wayne Reardon says the Mizuno Taupo

Half Marathon’s are community-focused

events and wouldn’t happen without the sup-

port of local volunteers. “It is a privilege to

work with our local community volunteers and

a great outcome to be able to give back to our

young sporting community.”

Each year the Taupo Half Marathon Soci-

ety gives away as much as $30,000 to young

sporting stars and sports clubs. $1,000 goes

to Taupo Harriers for the 5km Series and to

Waipahihi School for IronKids - the three

schools with the most participants win money

and the top school gets a trophy. The Society

also supplies medals every year for the

Interprimary Schools Cross Country compe-

tition and provides a celebratory chocolate fish

for every participant.

“The goal of the Taupo Half Marathon

Society is to encourage kids to give sports a

go and to support those that want to take it

further.”

For those individuals and clubs wanting to

Countdown is on for the TaupoHalf Marathon


put their hand up for a sporting scholarship

the next funding round closes on May 31 –

application forms can be found on the website

www.taupohalfmarathons.org.nz. There is also

a second funding round for the year that closes

on August 31.

Both Taupo Mizuno Half Marathons (on-

road and off-road) will again be part of the

prestigious Erin Baker and Cameron Brown

awards with competitors able to choose the

event they prefer. The two half marathons

also make up the 63.3 challenge which includes

three Taupo half marathons in three months.

For more information on the 63.3 challenge

go to www.633.co.nz.

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Below: A prehistoric passage grave, one of the many historicalcuriosities found while walking on Guernsey.

Below: On car-less Sark,the doctor needs a tractor.

Above: Access to Little Sark is over LaCoupée, a causeway on the crest of theisthmus.

Overseas walks

By Alex and Jenny Davies

We cruise into St Peter Port in Guern

sey early one morning after a dawn

sailing from Weymouth in England

just over two hours before.

After dragging our bags up some steep nar-

row streets to our hotel, we are ready to wan-

der through the streets and work out where

we can do the best walks.

Buses travel frequently all over the island

and after riding them along the narrow lanes,

where the bus mounts the footpath to let cars

wriggle past

and the

sides rub the

ivy on the

high stone

walls, we

were in no

mind to

drive a car

here.

So we go

off by bus

towards the

south coast which is a 20 km long chain of

high rocky cliffs, with a path negotiating the

slopes above. All the features have names in

the local Norman dialect, Dgernésiais, so we

alight from the bus at La Corbière just past

the airport and walk to the western end at

Pleinmont. There are great views of the coves

and stacks below.

On most prominent headlands are memo-

rials to the stupidity of war. Following his

invasion in 1945, Hitler brought in slave la-

bour from eastern Europe and Russia, and

many tons of cement, to build towers, watch

houses and bunkers that are too massive to

remove. There is much to see on the island

concerning the German invasion, including an

underground military hospital.

In contrast with the south coast, the shores

on the west and northern coasts have some

wide sandy beaches, granite outcrops and ex-

tensive reefs, well exposed at low tide since

there is a huge tidal variation.

We enjoy a coffee at a cafe at Portelet Har-

bour and carry on

along the beaches

past more forts be-

fore catching a bus

back to St Peter

Port. There is no

need to get hungry

while walking on

Guernsey because

all kinds of food

are available at

roadside stalls.

This is an honesty

system that works in friendly places like the

Channel Islands.

Next day sees another bank of the rainy

weather that frequently plagues this summer.

So we catch a bus to the Freesia gardens.

Less of the island is involved with horti-

culture than previously but because of the

special climate there are still some great floral

displays to be seen.

With brightening weather we walk to the

northern coast and make our way past sandy

Walking on the unique islands ofGuernsey and Sark

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Above: A walking track follows the entire south coast of Guernsey.

Above: Views of the coastline on Sark are either from the sea or by walking.

Overseas walks

coves and bays with bastions of massive gran-

ite boulders as well as regularly placed stone

loophole towers built from 1778 to help repel

the French.

More of Hitler’s handiwork is also ubiqui-

tous. One bunker, with clever mounding of

earth to the back, has made an enduring beach

lifesaving building and cafe. Further explor-

ing and we find a megalithic tomb about 4000

years old. There have been people in this pleas-

ant place for quite some time.

Normandy and the Channel Islands were

part of England after the Norman invasion in

1066.

From 1259 Normandy itself became

French, but not the more northern of the is-

lands Jersey, Guernsey, Alderley and Sark.

Today, Guernsey retains its own banknotes,

coins, postage stamps and passports. It main-

tains an ancient Norman law system, but

Queen Elizabeth is still the head of state.

The island of Sark, one hour to the east by

slow ferry, is even more unusual. After the

busy road traffic of Guernsey, we are keen to

spend a couple of days on an island with no

cars or tarsealed roads and therefore oppor-

tunities to cycle and walk safely everywhere.

From the sea, Sark presents a coastline of

steep cliffs, with many reefs and stacks off-

shore. The jetty is tucked in against the cliffs

around on the eastern side, accessed through

a short tunnel. Several tractors with trailers

are waiting to take bags to various lodgings.

“Our’s is for Sue’s” is sufficient identification.

We walk through the tunnel where another

tractor waits to pull visitors up to the village

on a trailer with seats.

But this is a walking holiday so we carry on

up the hill to the plateau above. At the start

of the main street there is a lineup of horses

and carriages for onward transportation of the

sedentary. Apart from the odd tractor pass-

ing through the narrow unpaved main street,

most people are walking or riding bikes.

There are plenty of bikes for hire. It’s not

much further to Sue’s B&B, in fact it’s not

much further to anywhere. From Sue’s, it’s no

more than 4 km to the furtherest points. Sue

kindly answers all our questions about this

unusual place.

We begin walking next day by taking the

road south. All the roads are narrow, with

Walking on the unique islands of

Guernsey and Sark


Left: One of 15 loophole towers built duringthe American War of Independence whenFrance conflicted with England.


.


Above: On Sark, one either walks, cycles, or hiresa horse-drawn buggy.Below: Forts overlooking the English Channel builtby the occupying German forces in WW11.


Above: Our familiar hedge plant, Oleariapaniculata, forms a maze at La Seignerie,home of Sark’s feudal lord.

high stone walls. Motor traffic everywhere else

has brought about the destruction of these,

so we can see how the world used to be. Soon

we come to Little Sark. This would be an-

other island but for a high, eroded isthmus

called La Coupeé.

After WW2, there was spare cement and

POW labour with expertise to build a narrow

road negotiating the crest. From this vantage

point, we look down to a beautiful sandy beach

accessed by a steep track. Further on, there

are plenty of other tracks to take us to the

coast.

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Overseas walks

Walking on the unique islands of

Guernsey and SarkWe explore one that takes us down past

mine entrances and the stone chimneys of

smelters used to recover silver in former times,

and leads to a natural stone jetty with the re-

mains of iron ladders and railings. As else-

where round the coast, it’s wild and rocky. The

cliff tops are covered with gorse and bracken.

We frequently stumble across old aban-

doned cannons in the scrub. To the east, the

low outline of Jersey is very clear.

The more distant coast of Normandy in

France is to the north-east, and the white build-

ings of St Peter Port are not far away to the

west.

To the north of Sark, a road passes the

Seigneurie, the estate house of the Seigneur

who, before 2008, was the last remaining feu-

dal lord in Europe.

His home has a spectacular walled garden

with many interesting plants but for us the

hebes, New Zealand Flax, and a maze formed

from one of our native daisy trees are special.

Beyond the garden, a wooded valley runs

to the cliff edge where a window has been cut

through a rock wall and there is steep access

to a stony beach.

On our return to the village, we pass a

house with a tractor marked “Doctor” out-

side, and an ambulance trailer in a garage.

Access to hospital in Guernsey is by boat, even

in an emergency.

Only the Queen arrives in Sark by helicop-

ter. Not part of the UK or the EU, Sark has a

relationship with Britain somewhat like that

of New Zealand.

We liked the refreshing determination of

the 600 or so inhabitants to do things differ-

ently. A small isolated island can’t keep up

with the world in everything, and why should

it?

We leave Sark on the ferry back to St Peter

Port where we transfer to a fast catamaran ferry

to St Malo in Brittany for some more coastal

walking.

Guernsey and Sark are remarkably differ-

ent from each other. They offer excellent

walking opportunities, great coastal scenery,

and a chance to reflect on where the modern

world is going.Left: Fresh produce is available at roadsidestalls all over Guernsey.


Above: Sixty-five year old Davidtoday.N

o energy, poor sleep pat

terns, generally low

mood, weight gain -

sound familiar? David, a 65 year

old Nelson businessman felt like

this and just knew something

wasn’t right with his health. When

David visited his nurse Marianne

at Drs Riley & Mawdsley he was

shocked and disappointed to be

told he had diabetes.

With diabetes in the family, and

having suffered a serious stroke

when he was a young man, David

was well aware that things now

seriously had to change in order

for him to feel well and be able to

have a healthy and happy life. This

was his wake-up call.

David was referred to the

High achiever

Motivated man now walkingback to happiness

Green Prescription support serv-

ice by his nurse, and received a

patient information pack. He

knew that commitment might be

a struggle, but being an organised

professional David made a plan –

he set up a record sheet on his

computer – and this allowed him

to see his progress, which moti-

vated him to keep going.

David also had a free meeting

with a member of NBPH’s Com-

munity Nutrition Team (dietitian)

and this

helped him

understand

more about

what he

should and

shouldn’t be eating. He emptied

his pantry, learnt how to read food

labels and signed up for a Diabe-

tes Education course – all part of

his plan for getting healthy.

Knowing that making some

healthy food changes was only

half the equation, David’s

thoughts turned to how he could

get more exercise – and he chose

walking with occasional biking.

With positive encouragement

from his Green Prescription pa-

tient support person Sue, David

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We flew to Nepal mid October to

walk to Annapurna Base Camp, one

of the most popular treks in the

Himalayas, and we soon

found out why. Not only is

the scenery absolutely spec-

tacular, but the people are so

friendly and welcoming.

Most of the people we met

on the trail spoke some Eng-

lish, even the tiniest children

greeting us with Hullo!

What country you? What

you name ? How old you?

After a day in

Kathmandu, an extremely

busy city, we travelled by local bus to Pokhara,

a lovely sleepy little town, and from there, an

old car ferried us to Nayaphul, to begin the

two week trek.

We had scarcely begun, when we met a

group from home, just finishing the circuit,

who told us gleefully of the 3,700 steps they’d

just come down, so onward, and unrelentingly

upward we went.

This was the first of many such

climbs, all uneven, irregular stones,

and invariably reached at the hottest

part of the day. We passed a herd of

little ponies carrying big bags of ce-

ment up to Ulleri to build a new guest

house. They were struggling as much

as we were.

However, the views all the way up

were spectacular, with Mt

Machhapuchhre (Fishtail) glistening

in the sun. Snow melt ran down,

swelling the streams and waterfalls

which cascaded beside the track. Pipes led

from every pool to feed water to fields, village

taps and house tanks. Banana trees and mari-

golds grew prolifically.

We had a lot of laughs with groups of

women harvesting rice, and trying to trade a

photo for a few rupees, and I learnt two new

words Dhanyabaht (thank you) and pheri

bhataunia (Goodbye - see you later).

By Barbz Lowther

Two weeks inAnnapurna


Left: Frozen grass at Annapurna BaseCamp.Right: Ponies carrying loads of cement3,000 steps up to Elleri to build a guesthouse.

First view of Machhapuchhre from Tadapani.


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Below: Local children doing theirhomework before school begins at10.00am.Bottom: Barbz and Derek outside HotelParadise Garden at Annapurna Base Camp.

Overseas walks

By 3.30pm we reached Superview Lodge

at Ulleri, and what a super view . We spent the

evening chatting to other trekkers and watch-

ing the sun set on Dhauligiri.

Early next morning we meandered along a

forested shady track through several villages,

where the locals were keen to add to our vocab,

Suba bihani or suba prabaht (both good morn-

ing) was called out as we passed by. Even pass-

ing porters carrying heavy loads, had a ready

smile as they called Namaste.

By mid day we reached Ghorepani, with

amazing views of the Annapurna Ranges, the

most obvious peaks being Dhauligiri,

Annapurna south, and Hiunchuli.

We spent the afternoon chatting to sisters

from Wales, who had spent the previous six

weeks helping in local schools. They had many

interesting tales to tell.

By 4.00 am the following morning, we were

on our way up Poon Hill to watch the sun

rise, over snow capped mountains. It was

rather beautiful, but if you ever do this, wear

lots. It was freezing!

We dashed back down to a breakfast of

omelet and Tibetan bread, before setting off

through Rhododendrum Forest to Tadapani.

In the evening we watched as Mt

Machhapuchhre appeared through a hole in

the clouds, and then glowed gold in the last

rays of the sun . An hour later a brazier was

placed under the dining table to warm our feet.

Day four was blazing hot with no shade,

and seemingly little flat land. The track was

steeply up or just as steeply down and we

were glad to reach Chomrong. This is a large

Magar village, with two schools a few shops, a

bakery, and the most delicious ginger steak.

From here it was another steep descent of

over 2,000 steps to the river, then almost twice

as many back up to Sinuwa.

We walked past lots of flowering shrubs,

and thickets of Bamboo, then on through

broadleaf forest of Chestnuts and Alders. The

A roadside dwelling near Malekhu,between Kathmandu and Pokhara.


Below left: Children at Chomrong. Mostchildren five to 14 years now go to school,in blue uniforms provided by thegovernment. Even the little one can speaktwo or three sentences of English.


Two weeks inAnnapurna


The garden at Excellent View Guesthouse at Gandruk,with the Annapurna Ranges in the background.


Below: Harvesting rice near Nayaphul inthe Annapurna area.

Overseas walks

track was interesting and varied all the way to

Bamboo, which was like a ‘Garden of Eden’,

with Nasturtiums, Marigolds, Hydrangeas,

Fushias, Begonias, Calendulas and Lantana

growing in abundance. Every house had a

thriving vegetable garden.

The track from Bamboo to Dovan was a

lovely river trail through very tall Bamboo and

broadleaf trees. Water oozed from the cliff

face, so ferns, lichens mosses and creepers

covered most of it.

We saw several squirrels and two monkeys,

before we reached Himalaya Hotel, and then

it was another hour uphill all the way to

Deurali, where we were lucky to get the last

beds, sharing the cook’s quarters..

After scrumptious Sherpa Stew, we were

asleep early, and off towards Machhapuchhre

Base Camp by 7.30 am.

The track here was much like parts of New

Zealand - a narrow path with lots of ferns,

dock, grasses, roots, rocks and mud.

We only took an hour to reach

Machhapuchhre Base Camp, and continued

bestare bestare (slowly slowly) up the icy track

to Annapurna Base Camp. Although the river

beside us was frozen and grasses and weeds

on the edge were icy lumps, we kept warm

walking up. The views were absolutely mag-

nificent all the way.

It was warm up at Annapurna Base Camp

until about 3.00 pm when, the temperature

dropped suddenly. Once again the braziers

were lit, and heavy woollen blankets were

draped over the tables, reaching the floor on

either side. A place at the table was a must!

At 6.00 am in the morning, we took pho-

tos of the suns first rays, as they hit Annapurna

South. It was freezing. We piled on all our lay-

ers, and headed back down, and within 20

minutes we were shedding clothes.

It was so much easier going down, and we

got as far as Dovan, and spent the evening

playing ‘Jacks’ with the porters.

On day nine we ambled down to Bamboo,

and on to Sinuwa. It was a beautiful morning

with not many others on the track, so we chat-

ted to local kids, and swapped little toys for

photos. Some very small children were carry-

ing huge baskets of firewood on their backs,

but were still all smiles.

After a delicious lunch of spring rolls

loaded with ginger, we walked down to the

river, and back up 2,107 steps to Chomrong

(yes I counted them).

That night was the start of the Deurali

Festival, so local women dressed in ornate

costumes, sang and danced the night away,

while the men played wind instruments or beat

drums.

Next day was again steep stone steps, both

down to the river and up to the next village.

We walked with tiny children, walking over

an hour down hill to school, and then two

hours back home at 4.00 pm. Another herd

of ponies struggled up the hill beside us laden

with supplies for the village at the top.

After a lunch break we continued on to

Gandruk, also a large Gurung village, on two

levels. Below is a maze of stone-paved paths,

and little slate-roofed houses, while on the

slopes above are many guest houses. Once

again we had awesome views of the

Annapurna Ranges.

From Gandruk the trail led us down to

Kyuni, across a new bridge, and back uphill to

Landruk.

Because it was festival time, kiddies had

blocked off all the bridges in this area, and

stood in little groups singing Nepalese folk

songs. When we gave them a few rupees, they

would place a garland of Marigolds around

our necks, and let us through. The kids had so

Two weeks in Annapurna


Above: Terraced fields near Sinuwa. Below: Ghorepanu with Mount Dhaulagiri andAnnapurna 111 in the background.

much fun, and we had an easy morning with

lots of compulsory stops.

The track levelled out a bit after Landruk

and we wandered around the side of the

mountain to Tolka, before trudging steeply up

for four hours to Deurali.

We spent the evening playing cards with a

group from France. Most of the people we

met were from there. We met two groups from

The Netherlands, two from Australia, a group

of Kiwis, and lots from France, or the United

Kingdom.

On the last day we walked down hill, with

amazing views of Machhapuchhre all the way.

We stopped to watch a cultural show at

Dhampus, then skipped down to Phedi, where

a taxi took us back to Pokhara.

There was fish and chips for lunch and the

end of an exciting and challenging two weeks

trekking.

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Sprawling from the western Auckland sub-

urbs to the wild coast around Piha and

Whatipu, the rugged Waitakere Ranges Re-

gional Park is the city’s finest green space, and

its network of bush and coastal trails attracts

tens of thousands of visitors each year.

First published in 2001 and with over

10,000 copies sold, Walking the Waitakere Ranges

is still the leading guide to the best walks in

the region, and is now in its third edition.

The authors have thoroughly revised the

existing walks and have added 10 new short

and full-length walks, including the rugged

Kauri Groove Loop and the rerouted lush,

bird-filled Te Toiokawharu track. Walking the

Waitakere Ranges remains as practical and in-

dispensable as ever.

The introduction covers geology, forest,

native birds and pre-European history, as well

as the history of the park. Safety and security

issues are also covered. The balance of the

book comprises details of 45 walks, each with

a map. The walks are graded and come with

an approximate completion time. Ranging in

length from a half-hour family ramble to

longer, more challenging day hikes, the walks

will have great appeal to families, tourists,

backpackers and experienced walkers.

Walking the Waitakere RangesThe paperback size book has 160 pages

with 40 maps and new colour photgraphy.

The author:

Alison Dench is a freelance writer/editor/

designer based in Arrowtown. She has writ-

ten six books. Lee-anne Parore is a freelance

outdoor instructor, experienced tramper and

regular visitor to the Waitakeres.

From KayLindley

Further expansion

Showing that experience counts, the Ark

in the Park team adding new bait lines

to the untracked forest to the east of

the reservoir added an additional 100 hectares

in just 10 days. Dense Kie Kie, Supplejack and

Cutty Grass again were in this block, but the

team managed to navigate their way in this

amazingly short time.

In comparison, the recently done 300-hec-

tare Aw block took three and a half months!

Not only navigating, but also adding bait sta-

tions and bait in time for rodent monitoring.

The initial rat index of 85% was whittled

down to 7% with just the two applications of

bait. This hopefully will benefit the released

Kokako, as all six seem to prefer this part of

the Ark.

Although the Kokako are not seen in this

dense forest, their transmitters still let the Ark

team know their whereabouts, but what will

happen as the batteries inevitably cease func-

tioning? In recognition of this problem, Eric

Wilson has been trialing sound recorders set

at different sites for days at a time.

The recordings are processed with appro-

priate software so that Kokako calls are de-

tectable and some rough triangulation is pos-

sible. An additional study from Auckland Uni-

versity’s Physics Department is investigating

whether directional recorder devices can be

used to locate Kokako and whether their de-

velopment of voice recognition for individual

birds may work for Kokako in field conditions.

The Kokako belongs to the endemic New

Zealand wattlebirds, an ancient family of birds

which includes the North and South Island

Saddleback and the extinct Huia. The Kokako

is the only member of its family still surviving

on the mainland.

A dark bluish-grey bird with a long tail and

short wings, it has a pair of brightly coloured,

fleshy “wattles” extending from either side of

its gape to meet below the neck. The North

Island Kokako has blue wattles, while the

South Island Kokako has orange or yellow

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The bird is not particularly good at flying

and prefers to use its powerful legs to leap

and run through the forest. The North Island

Kokako is found mainly in mature podocarp-

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There are fewer than 400 pairs that occur

in several isolated populations in the central

and northern North Island. In the last 20 years,

there has been a marked decline in numbers

of North Island Kokako, although manage-

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To see or hear Kokako in the Waitakere

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Window on Waitakere


Top right:Peripheral vascularfeet.Bottom right:Diabeticneuropathy.

By RachelDeegan

Podiatry

Diabetes is a chronic condition

whereby the pancreas does not pro

duce enough (type 2 diabetes), or any

(type 1 diabetes) insulin. Insulin stabilises the

bodys blood glucose levels, so not enough in-

sulin leads to high or low levels of sugar within

the blood.

What does this have to do with feet you

ask? Well, long term elevated levels of sugar

within the blood may lead to damage within

the small and large nerves of the feet (neu-

ropathy) or damage within the blood vessels

(vascular disease).

Diabetes can also affect the hands in simi-

lar ways.

Diabetic neuropathyDamage to the nerves of the feet can lead

to a number of negative changes within the

feet.

Firstly the sensation within your feet can

become diminished, leading to an inability to

feel pain, and therefore protect ourselves from

further trauma.

This is quite a serious issue with walker’s

inparticular.

Diabetics need to take the time to check

inside their shoes for pebbles or other prob-

lems before they put them on, as they would

have less ability to feel if a blister or small cut

developing.

This reduced ability to feel pain also pre-

vents diabetics from noticing the pain related

to inflammation or infection, and as such,

when it is noticed it is more difficult to treat.

Diabetics should always check their feet

closely at least once a day, and if they notice

any negative changes, see a health professional.

Secondly and less frequently, neuropathy

can lead to the nerves becoming

hyperstimulated, whereby every sensation is

felt as pain or as a burning sensation.

Vascular diseaseHigh blood sugar levels can cause the lin-

ing of the blood vessels to becoming thick-

ened, which leads to less blood actually being

able to get down to the foot and toes.

This reduced blood flow makes you less

able to fight infection within the feet and can

lead to increased problems with healing when

you get a wound.

The symptoms of vascular disease include

regular calf cramping when you increase your

activity, cold or discoloured toes and pain in

you legs and feet when you are resting or sleep-

ing.

Diabetics and walkingHaving diabetes does not mean that you

should give up walking, in fact regular walk-

ing can promote good blood flow and actu-

ally keep the feet healthier in the long term.

But having diabetes does make you more

prone to problems in your feet, and so extra

care needs to be taken.

* Check your feet daily, and if you no-

tice any unusual changes see a health pro-

fessional

* Check within your shoes before you

put them on

* Wear diabetic socks, they have smaller

seams and promote healthy circulation

* Wash and dry your feet carefully after

all longer walks

Diabetics should get their feet checked by

a health practitioner at least every six months,

and more regularly if you have signs of neu-

ropathy or vascular disease.

If you have an unusual footshape, or ir-

regular nails it is best to have this seen by a

podiatrist. Correctly fitting footwear is very

important, especially around the house. Walk-

ing with bare feet

should be avoided

with neuropathy.

If you suffer from

callus and corns it is

also important to have

them removed by a

podiatrist, as they can

develop into ulcers

(poor healing

wounds) if left for

too long.

Maintaing good

blood sugar levels,

ceasing smoking,

keeping blood pres-

sure in check and re-

maining active can all

minimise the chances

of developing the

neuropathy and vas-

cular disease associ-

ated with diabetes.

what’s the connection?

Diabetes and feet


Walking the worldW

arm, muggy, and misty just about

every morning now. Takes a cou

ple hours for the mist and fog to

burn off. A few mosquito's in the evening

when I set up my tent and get inside. Have to

kill a few that follow me inside.

Lots of swamps and long bridges once I

crossed into Louisiana. One bridge was four

miles long with swamp and cedar trees below.

Lots of tall pine trees provide nice shade on

the south side of the road. So as long as there

is a good wide shoulder to walk on, I use the

shady side of the road.

Passing a few places I recognize from my

first walk across the USA back in 1996. Here

are a couple articles I wrote from that walk.

The weather has become a lot colder and

rainy this week, slowed me down a bit, had to

pick up some extra warm clothes in a thrift

store, wool sweater, wool hat, wool socks, and

rain pants, only $8.50. Wool works best when

it is cold and wet out, keeps you warm even if

it gets wet. If you are prepared, you can go

just about anywhere, anytime, and do anything

you want to.

Learned that when I was in Boy Scouts,

Troop 22, Newfane, Roger Phillips was scout-

master. On the 12th the rain turned to sleet

and formed a layer of ice on my stroller and

hood of my jacket, but as long as I kept walk-

ing and eating I stayed warm. Found a

polypropylene coverall, like they wear in com-

puter clean rooms, on the side of the road,

the day before the ice storm.

Had to sew up a few holes, worked real

good in cold rainy weather, kept my inner layer

dryer, and did not ice up as much as my goretex

jacket. Kind of makes me look like a space-

man or alien, I wonder sometimes what peo-

ple think when they see me walking in the rain

and sleet, coldest day of the year in these parts,

singing Zippidy Do Dah, happy as can be. Do

they think I am crazy, or do they wish they

were out there with me.

A lot of people offered me rides that day, I

guess because of the cold and rain and sleet.

Found a Nokia cell phone, no battery pack,

and screen is cracked, so it does not work. But

I figured I could still use it, if anybody ties to

rob me, I will pretend I am calling the police.

Had one lady stop to talk to me, but she

was actually trying to convert me to her reli-

gion, I told her I was happy with my beliefs

and I would appreciate it if she would respect

mine, as I was willing to respect hers.

Almost caused an accident, one car slowed

down to look at me, and the one behind was

going so fast and tailgating, that he had to slam

on the brakes and swerve to avoid

back ending him. He swerved right

at me on the shoulder so I jumped

about six feet real fast, almost got

hit.

Stopped for a cup of coffee, sat

outside the mini-mart drinking and

writing in my journal. Had about 10

teenagers around me asking ques-

tions and they invited me over to

party. But I said no thanks, never

have been much into partying, I would rather

read a book or write.

Crossed the Mississippi River, no walkers

allowed, on the bridge, so I had to hitch across

about a mile. About a third of the way across

the USA now.

Interviewed by a newspaper reporter I met

in a Taco Bell in Hammond, Louisiana. She

saw my stroller outside the window and started

asking questions, sent a photographer after me

down the road later for some pictures. Said

she would send me a copy, be interesting to

see how I come across to somebody else.

Stayed in a campground one night, had

bought some seam sealer for my tent and

wanted to camp under their picnic shelter so I

could seal the seams in the morning. Also got

some rustoleum spray to touch up my frame

and rims, all this rain is starting a little rust.

Had a nice cup of coffee in a rocking chair

in front of the fire in campground office. Read

a little, first time in a while, usually I am either

walking, sleeping, eating, or writing. Felt real

good to take a hot shower, I keep pretty clean

with a quick sponge bath twice a day in a store

or gas station rest room. Only takes five min-

utes and I rinse out my bike shorts and shirt.

Americans take so many things for granted,

clean water, good food, good roads, honest

police, go to a poor country and you will see

how good we have it here. Just found out my

first article was published, felt pretty good.

Next goal is to get a book published.

Had my first day where I actually felt tired,

kept stopping to read a little. I think it was

because I could not find any bananas or or-

anges for two days, still made 29 miles though.

Dried my tent out at noon, it was pretty

windy, and I found I can actually fly my tent

like a kite, dries it out in about five minutes.

Have to get a long piece of strong cord and

see how high I can fly it.

Lost my Rand McNally road atlas, I had it

in a three foot long plastic candy cane tube I

found. Keeps it dry and I can read it

through the plastic. Must of fell off

while I was on the shoulder, avoiding

an over sized mobile home, walked

back about five minutes to find it.

No soreness in my shoulders to-

day, whenever I have a good smooth

wide shoulder to walk on with no

bumps it goes much better. Woke up

to frost on the grass and a beautiful

sunrise in Baton Rouge, could hear a

mockingbird singing " pretty, pretty ".

Eunice, Louisiana to Tomball,Texas

203 miles, 26.8 per day

Everything is still covered with ice, trees,

grass, bridges, warming up slowly and melt-

ing. Cold, but not raining anymore, tailwind

of 15 to 20 miles per hour pushes my stroller

right along with just a little guiding by me.

Stopped in for some coffee at a mini-mart

in Basile Louisiana, talked for a while with

some local Cajuns, then had a big bowl of rice

and Cajun gumbo (chicken, squirrel, shrimp,

sausage, egg) dished up for me by Kenneth

Bushnell. Delicious, kept me going all day.

In the next town of Elton, I stopped at a

couple of stores asking for coffee just as it

was getting dark, but no luck. About 20 min-

utes later, down the road a ways, a car pulled

over and 4 local youths, Robert, JR, Casey and

Leia got out with a whole pot of coffee, they

poured me some and even had cream and

sugar with them. They gave me their address

and a dollar to send them some postcards on

my progress across the country.

Amazing sometimes the things people will

do for you, I was grinning and laughing for

the next hour thinking of them hearing me

ask for coffee in the store, then running home

to brew a pot of coffee and driving down the

road to find me. Just a little bit later a car went

by, turned around and slowed down as they

came up to me, the headlights blinded me, and

then I heard a sweet voice say,"reach out and

touch my hand", so I did and she squeezed

my hand, I squeezed back, and it felt like she

put something in it. Took my gloves off and

found a dollar.

A lot of people have been trying to give

me money, I usually tell them I work hard in

Long walk


Long walk

the summer saving up money to travel and

that I do not need it. But sometimes people

are really insistent, they are fascinated by my

walk and want to be part of it by helping me

out a little, so I accept their money so as not

to disappoint them. Actually I prefer it when

they give me food, I have gotten a pecan pie,

coffee, hot chocolate, catfish dinner, bananas,

yogurt, whatever people have had with them

when they see me, the variety and surprise are

always welcome as I eat pretty much the same

thing every day. Crossed in to Texas on the

15th, some girls asked me for my autograph

at a mini-mart, well I guess I am famous now,

my first autograph (just joking).

Finally warmed up to t-shirt and shorts

weather after a week of cold weather. Going

through Beaumont Texas I had one guy who

said he saw me on TV, but he must have seen

someone else, some other guys said they had

read a newspaper article about me back in

Hammond. Trucker stopped and offered me

a ride all the way to California, I told him no

thanks I want this journey to last as long as

possible, so he wished me good luck and gave

me some cookies and Yoo-Hoo.

Was picking out a donut in a grocery store

when I saw a bug crawling along the edge of a

tray of cookies, lady was going to throw them

all out, so I asked if I could have them, free

bag of cookies. With all my traveling in all

kinds of conditions and different cultures, I

hate to see good food thrown away.

Nice guy in mini-mart gave me free egg

rolls and a big bag of sweet rolls. Usually I ask

before I fill up my coffee refill cup, how much

for a cup, I do not mind paying up to 50 cents

for a cup, but anything more I think is to much.

So I guess he thought I was almost out of

money, he could see my stroller outside with

my signs saying "Walk Across USA". A lot of

people just like to help me out. One guy

stopped to take my picture and then I saw him

pull out some change, looked like he was about

to throw a couple quarters at me, I had stopped

to see if he wanted to talk to me, but I just

waved and kept walking, kind of insulting to

have somebody throw change at you.

Sad day today, dog ran out to bark at me

and got ran over by a car, yelled at him to get

back, but it happened real fast, lucky the car

did not swerve to avoid the dog and hit me.

Can not believe these people that do not tie

up their dogs by a busy highway.

Skirting the edge of Houston I stopped at

a bike store for advice and one biker walked

with me for a while and showed me a good

way around road construction and traffic. We

stopped outside a home brew pub to talk to

some of his friends and they gave me a choco-

late beer, I usually do not drink, but since it

had chocolate in it I tried it, good stuff.

Finding so many silk flowers on the road

side, that I have started a collection on top of

my stroller. They blow out of the graveyards

in this area, I have never seen so many silk

flowers before in one place, all the graveyards

are chock full.

Tomball, Texas to JohnsonCity, Texas

201 miles, 29 per day.

Texas has some very extreme weather, one

guy told me if you do not like the weather in

Texas, wait a while and it will get worse.

One day it was pretty hot, 85 degrees, when

all of a sudden the wind picked up from the

north and temperature dropped about ten

degrees. Local guy I was talking to said it was

a blue norther blowing in. Five hours later it

had dropped down to 30 degrees, I just kept

on adding layers as I walked till I had all my

clothes on. Kept warm, no problem, your body

generates a lot of heat as long as you keep

moving.

In Texas hill country now, once you get west

of Austin it gets drier and hillier. Towns are

further apart, 25 to 30 miles usually, people

always nicer in small towns. People in the cit-

ies tend to ignore me, throw stuff or honk at

me. In big cities you see so many people you

tend to ignore them and watch out for trou-

ble. People in small towns tend to be friend-

lier and curious about what I am doing.

One guy stopped and actually got out of

his truck to walk with me and ask questions

for about 15 minutes. Always nice to have

someone walk with me. Had my first blister

that actually bothered me, I have had a couple

small ones between my toes that did not bother

me. This one forced me to stop, burst it, band-

age it, and switch to my boots , which are one

size bigger, so they have more room for the

toes. That solved the problem, back on the

road again.

Been stopping at picnic areas a lot, nice

place to stop for a break. Texas has more pic-

nic areas than any other state, if you look at a

road map you will be amazed, there is one

between practically every town. As the towns

get fewer and farther apart I always ask about

the next town, whether it has a store or gas

station where I can get food and water. Usu-

ally I ask two or three people, because some

people are not too sure what’s in the next town.

I have been buying a loaf of bread (2000

calories) and a 2 litre bottle of pop (1200 calo-

ries) every day now to get me over these long

stretches between towns. Still eating oats and

eggs and lots of fruit. Missed the Super Bowl,

between towns and my radio could not pick it

up.

Bent my jogger frame on some bumpy

ground under a bridge. When I got it back on

the road it was pulling to the right pretty badly,

luckily I was able to bend it back. Picked up a

copy of my first article at the post office, felt

pretty good seeing it in the paper. Having some

coffee outside a store-bar, when a guy came

out with a cup of homemade turkey chili and

crackers for me, real tasty stuff.

Some of these small towns have an old

general store with lots of old farm stuff hang-

Top left: Milton Miller beside both strollers.Top right: Gary beside both strollers.


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ing from the ceiling, pails, rope, chairs, and

big old wooden display cases. They mostly

have been replaced by new mini-marts. A lady

stopped to talk, gave me her card, wanted me

to send her copies of my articles for her bul-

letin board at work. She works at a travel-book

superstore in Austin and she thought my

method of travel was pretty unique. Hoping

that a book publisher will see them and sign

me up for a book deal.

Found some swimming goggles, it was rain-

ing so hard and the trucks going by at 80 mph

were really drenching me, so I wore them for

a while to keep the rain out of my eyes. After

a while I switched to walking with traffic on

the shoulder instead of against the flow, trucks

going by at 80mph give me a little push in-

stead of stopping me in my tracks, not as much

water in my face either.

Beautiful full moon came up behind me,

lights the way pretty nice. Had to throw away

my eggs, getting too hot during the day to keep

for very long, have to add more dry milk pow-

der to my oatmeal. Picked up a new tyre in

Austin, one of my rear tires is wearing thin,

see how long it will last , with the solid rubber

tubes in I can run the tyre right down to the

casing before changing with out worrying

about flats.

Saw a nice big herd of buffalo at the LBJ

ranch just outside of Johnson City, always been

fascinated by them, almost ran into one on

my bicycle when I was working at Yellowstone

National Park. Riding back to dorms from

work on a trail, coming around a corner a huge

buffalo was standing right in the middle of

the trail, luckily I was able to swerve behind

him, because he snorted and jumped forward.”

Now back to this week’s walk in 2011.

Met another walker on the road pushing a

cart. Milton Miller was walking and running

from Miami to LA to raise money for ECYE.

His website is www.100daysofmadness.com

.Had a nice chat and took some photos.

Had to hitchhike across a real narrow

bridge across the Mississippi river into Baton

Rouge. Made a cardboard sign and only had

to wait about 10 minutes before a man in

pickup truck gave me a ride across of about

one mile.

Headed east now for Pensacola Florida on

route 90. Stopping my walk there and taking

the bus up to visit family and friends in Vir-

ginia and NY before I head back to Arizona

to work the summer at Lake Powell Resort.

Health

Something that is a continuous preoccu

pation for me nowadays, is figuring out

how many of what we consider to be

the natural processes of ageing are, in fact,

uncontrollable ageing per se, and how many

are the consequences of controllable factors,

like nutrition imbalances and reversible tissue

damage?

I am increasingly of the opinion that the

loss of flexibility, the hardening of muscles,

the reductions in blood flow through the limbs

and increasing blood pressure are the inevita-

ble but undesirable results of vigorous physi-

cal activity and ageing that also happen to be

mostly preventable and usually reversible.

Athletes never retire - They just slowly

grind to a painful halt

At which point they quietly disappear into

anonymity, or announce their retirement, then

are forgotten!

While I am using sporting examples in this article

to make my points, these are equally relevant for any-

body who intends to remain healthy and physically ac-

tive well into old age.

By about 40 years or so, I was a burned

out athlete (No - That’s not me in the photo). I was

physically fit, or so I thought I was. I could

run okay but was inconsistent, never quite

being sure if I would run up to standard. Bad

days became the norm. I recall one of my last

cross country races.

It was a veterans team relay race at

Trentham in Lower Hutt. Our team, Victoria

University, was the favourite. We were in the

lead by the time it came to my leg. I blew!

Despite doing everything right leading up to

the day, warming well and not taking off too

fast I was quickly reduced to little more than a

fast walk. I let the team down badly, and there

was nothing I could do about it. My heart and

muscles just could not do any better that day.

I now understand what was happening: I

was grinding to a halt. My body systems had

had enough punishment and were shutting

down. In fact, I would not be at all surprised

if my heart was in fibrillation during that cross

country race. It was time to retire and I did

quietly slip away from the competitive cycling

and running scenes. My heart was not in these

frenetic past times any more.

There are adverse health consequences of

vigorous activity, if we leave Nature to run

her course. I am not talking just about com-

petitive sport; Nature does not differentiate

between sport, manual work or hiking over

mountain ranges. The effects on the body are

the same.

While some physical activity is undoubt-

edly good for you, it is all about getting a

healthy balance and I am not about to encour-

age readers to go and run a marathon.

After all the first person to run the mara-

thon, Pheidippides, dropped dead at the

finish

Until just the last 100 years or so, few peo-

ple lived longer than 30-40 years of age. Pre-

European Maori seldom lived longer than 30

years, for example. Wearing their teeth out

chewing on foods like fern roots, saw to that.

Life was harsh for most people worldwide.

During my Grandfather’s time over 50%

of people were dead by 50 or 60 years of age

- World wars, industrial accidents, infections

and multiple childbirths saw to that. Heavy

physical activity, such as tilling the fields and

working the mines, was mostly the responsi-

bility of “young” people. Those who lived to

“old age” went for the rocking chair and not

the racing bike, or traversing mountain ranges!

Our biology is such that all of us have a

good ten to twenty years of being able to sus-

tain heavy physical activity as adults. Any

longer than that and the heart, muscles and

joints begin to object; but the odds were, until

recently, that we would be dead by then.

If you look at animal species, few live

longer than 10 years and those that do tend to

take life at a slow pace. While there may be

periods of extreme exertion these are gener-

ally brief and seldom frequent. Biologically

speaking, if our muscles, joints, tendons and

heart manage to serve us for a good ten adult

years then they have done their job. It is then

time to start taking things easy - if we are still

alive.

Mother Nature has endowed us with this

length of time as high performance machines

because this is all that has been needed for as

long as Humans have been around for sur-

vival of the species.

If we look at phenomenal oldies like late

Duncan McLean, the Tartan Flash, his daily

exercise was hardly exhausting. I interviewed

Duncan in 1978, seeking his secrets for lon-

gevity.

His exercise routine consisted of light

calisthenics and walking - not daily running.

His diet included porridge and a daily Scotch

- of course! And he was actively involved in

Walking theworld

The controllab

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his community. 40years + marathon cham-

pion, John Campbell, gave up running as a

junior to work on the fishing boats and re-

turned to running in his late 30’s.

John still had ten good years left in his legs

but not much longer. An earlier running sen-

sation, Jack Foster, similarly left his run very

late. Few athletes that train and compete as

teenagers are still going strong at thirty. The

vast majority are burned out by then.

Of course, there are exceptions, the most

obvious to me is my sister, Lorraine, who com-

peted at international level from 16 years old

through to about 42 which I think is some

kind of longevity record.

It is only in the last 50 years or so that “old”

people are expecting to remain physically ac-

tive beyond retirement. For as long as human

beings have been around, there has never been

any expectation for mus-

cles and tendons to remain

in competitive working or-

der for 60, 70 or even near

100 years. We simply never

lasted that long! It wasn’t

that long ago that athletes

were expected to retire by

30 years to become well fed

administrators and

coaches.

If we are to continue to

be physically active into

very old age, biologically

speaking, then we need a

whole new set of strategies

for physical conditioning

and maintenance of health

that do not necessarily ap-

ply hard and fast to young-

sters.

For example: A twenty

year old athlete can have a

high carbohydrate, low nu-

trient density diet and still perform very well

for several years. A 50 year old athlete will al-

most immediately be getting into trouble if

on a similar diet.

The muscles and joints of a 20 year old

can be smashed and bashed and recover

quickly; but the damage is cumulative and will

be paid for later on in life. This applies not

just to gross damage, such as a torn tendon,

but also to the repeated micro damage that is

often referred to as “delayed onset muscle

soreness” (DOMS). Repeated DOMS causes

a gradual hardening and scarring of the mus-

cle belly as the years pass, along with a gradual

reduction in performance

These muscles become more like inflex-

ible leather straps than spongy, resilient mus-

cle. Blood flow through them is reduced, blood

pressure rises, the heart works harder, even at

rest.

My sister, Lorraine, was always fussing over

what she ate, she took dietary supplements

daily and was constantly getting deep tissue

massage. I used to think she was a bit of a

crackpot, especially with regards to her diet

and supplements. How things have changed!

I was so wrong.

She proved me to be very

wrong. Her longevity per-

formances speak for them-

selves. I am now following

down the same path and

have been blessed with a sec-

ond chance as an athlete. My

performances over the last

few years are testament of

this. I am getting faster as I

am getting older.

The stop watch does not

lie!

If we want an athlete to

perform well, without limit-

ing aches, pains and fatigue,

or risk of dropping dead,

beyond thirty years of age,

then we need to have a

whole new set of rules in

place beginning with:

· First do not injure or

hurt (including DOMS).

· Balance exertion with rest and recovery.

· Allow time for a young athlete to mature

physically and emotionally before subjecting

them to extremes of training and competition.

· Do not inject, cut or medicate an injury

unless absolutely necessary. ”Body - Heal

Thyself ”.

· Ensure a nutrient rich diet, including tar-

geted supplementation (Get a Hair Tissue Min-

eral Analysis done to guide you. I can do this for

you).

· Stretch daily

· Massage, massage and even more mas-

sage!

It is an interesting observation of sports

teams, such as at the Commonwealth Games,

that the most in demand service is massage.

Every athlete wants a daily massage. Its an al-

most instinctive urge. So much is massage in

demand, that the physios and even the team

doctors may have to help out. I would never

go with a team as a massage therapist because

I would never get to see anything day or night

other than the inside of a bland treatment

room.

Talk about a “Bus Driver’s holiday!” Mas-

sage, when done well, really does work, Not

only does massage relax and soothe, it im-

proves athletic performance. Especially when

combined with targeted nutrition.

Massage and nutrition work by countering

and even reversing many of the negative ef-

fects of vigorous activity combined with get-

ting older. Every active person will benefit

from a weekly deep tissue massage and a sci-

entifically formulated nutrition plan.

Slowing down and seizing up is not entirely

due to the process of “Ageing”. Nutritional

imbalances and the scarring of muscles are

not “Ageing”. If you opt to leave it all up to

Mother Nature, be resigned to the inevitabil-

ity that you will be old before your time.

Gary Moller (58years)competing in the 2011Wainui six hour race.Photo by Jono Baddily

Above: Duncan McLean: TheTartan Flash World Championsprinter at 92 years of age.

Health

ble factors in ageing


CONTENTS for previous 14 issuesJULY 2011 162

4 Walk talk 6 My favourite walk: Manawatu

Gorge Track 8 New Zealand walk: Walk among

the native plants 9 Event: New trail event in Nelson

sanctuary10 New Zealand walks: Four short

Bay of Islands walks12 Canterbury walks: Top places to

propose to your princess13 Canterbury walks: Canterbury

ready, willing and able to showvisitors a great time

13 News: Tawa shared pathwaystarts to take shape

14 New Zealand walk: Parry KauriPark

20 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: The Great

New Zealand Trek - Stage six26 New Zealand walk: Walk the

capital’s Sculpture Trail28 Overseas walks: The Dreampath

- a walk from Munich to Venice34 New Zealand walk: A few

surprises for BNZ ActiveWalkers at Green Lake

37 Window on Waitakere: The highground

37 News: New cycle trail willbenefit walkers

38 Long walk: Walking the World39 Event: Feilding to Palmerston

North event40 Event: Taupo half marathons

back for 201142 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for July44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events49 Overseas walks and tours50 Nordic Walking Calendars51 My favourite walk: Wellington’s

Eastern Walkway52 Directory: Walking groups

throughout New Zealand56 Country Breaks59 GPx Need help to get active60 Wellington Marathon

JUNE 2011 161 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walks: Much to

explore on Great Barrier Island12 Canterbury walks: Tuatara Tours

has eight tours operating13 Canterbury walks: Christchurch’s

Marathon helping Cantabriansget back on their feet

14 New Zealand walks: WhararikiBeach Hilltop walk

19 Event: Whenuapai Half Marathonevents

20 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: A volcanic

experience24 New Zealand walks: Mavora - an

area of peaceful tranquillity25 New Zealand walks: Mavora

Lakes Park tracks26 NZ walk: Beating the bounds27 Event: Challenge yourself28 Event Great Forest events30 Overseas walks: La Dolce Vita!

cooking and walking in Italy36 Window on Waitakere: The

Hillary Trail37 Podiatry: Blisters - a common

complaint38 Long walk: Walking the World40 High achiever: Maisie Brown’s

journey to better health40 Event: Huntly Half course on a

variety of terrain41 Health: Result of getting rid of

toxic elements43 Weather forecast for June44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking

burns more kilojoules50 Nordic Walking Calendars51 Overseas walks and tours52 Directory: Walking groups

throughout New Zealand56 Country Breaks59 GPx Need help to get active60 Huntly Half Marathon

MAY 2011 160 4 Walk talk 6 My favourite walk: Headland,

sculpture on the Gulf 9 Canterbury walks: Bank Peninsula

Track escapes big quake10 Canterbury walks: Many short

walks just north of Christchurch11 Canterbury walks: Fabulous

walks in Rangiora and Oxford

foothills12 Canterbury walks: Kaikoura

Wilderness Walk13 Canterbury walks: Business as

usual at Christchurch activetravel company

14 New Zealand walk: RockyMarlborough high - The AwatereTussock Track

18 Te Araroa Trail: Trail now goesunder State Highway 1

18 Books: Natural New Zealand19 Motivation: Pathway

visualisation20 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Arataki

Nature Trail26 Overseas walks: On foot in

Slovenia’s Julian Alps30 Overseas walks: The Emerald

Isle - made for walking36 Window on Waitakere: Kokako

capers37 Podiatry: Plantar Fascitis38 Event: Wellington Round the

Bays41 Health: Ongoing neck and

shoulder pains43 Weather forecast for May44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events51 Overseas walks and tours52 Aorangi Mountains52 Long walk: Walking the World54 New Zealand walk: Warkworth

River Walkway55 Nordic Walking Calendars59 GPx Need help to get active

APRIL 2011 159 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: New track

opens at Mangawhai Heads10 New Zealand walks: Walking

festival ready for greaternumbers

12 Overseas walks: Walking tourfeature historic USA sites

13 High achiever: John’s remarkablerecovery to now having climbedthe Mount

14 New Zealand walk: Kauri GlenReserve

16 New Zealand walks: RainbowMountain-CraterLake walks

18 Te Araroa Trail: Clearwaterresidents helped mark newSouth Island trail

20 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Craters of

the Moon - a geothermal walk25 Motivation: Believe and win26 New Zealand walks: New

walkway links two parks28 Event: Manawatu Super Seven

grows in strength30 Overseas walks: Hiking and

cruising around coastal Italy40 Book: Walks in nature -

Melbourne40 Reader’s views: Says advise not

“best practice”41 Health: How to walk away from

fluid retention43 Weather forecast for April44 New Zealand coming events48 Overseas coming events51 Overseas walks and tours52 Long walk: Walking the World54 Window on Waitakere:

Waitakere Reservoir is outwardbound

55 Event: Huntly half ready to roll55 Nordic Walking Calendars59 Pak-A-Roo Walking Jackets60 Wellington Marathon

MARCH 2011 158 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: New vineyard

to yineyard track on island 8 New Zealand walks: South Island

trip full of challenges12 Rotorua events14 Overseas walks: Top nature

parks on the Gold Coast15 New land gateway to Hakatere

Conservation Park16 New Zealand walk: Okere Falls:

An oasis off the highway20 Motivation: Shift to a better life21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: The

Pakuranga Rotary Walkway24 The Chathams Islands - a place

like no other26 New Zealand walks: Kawau

Island Historic Reserve30 Overseas walks: Guatemala -

land of the Mayans38 New Zealand walk: Taieri Gorge

Rail Trail40 Book: Over 400 walks in new

book40 Quake-damaged track reopens41 Health: Why I can exerecise like

I do now43 Weather forecast for February44 New Zealand coming events48 Overseas coming events50 Overseas walks and tours51 Overseas walks and tours52 Walking for adventure, fun and

exercise52 Long walk: Walking the World54 Window on Waitakere: Breeding

Kaka54 Walking to raise awareness of

Scouts49 Overseas walks and tours55 Nordic Walking Calendars59 Pak-A-Roo Walking Jackets60 The Great New Zealand Trek

FEBRUARY 2011 157 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Gibbston

River Trail now open11 Rotorua events12 New Zealand walks: Crosshills -

a walkers little paradise15 Event: Leading IT executives take

on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing16 Motivation: Resolutions revisited16 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail

featured in Warkworth walks18 Event: Walking into the light20 Event: Cathay Pacific Half

Marathon & 11km Fun Run Walk21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Foulwind

maybe, but a splendid walk25 Books: New Zealand - Eye on the

Landscape25 Window on Waitakere:

Waitakere Wednesday Walks2011

26 New Zealand walks: Great viewsfrom new Crosbies Hut

29 High achiever: A clever way toget active!

30 Overseas walks: Walking inChampagne

36 Overseas walks: Mt GambierBlue Lake walk

38 Overseas walks: Mt Gambierlake walks

40 Health: How to walk and eat youway to a great body

42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for February44 New Zealand coming events47 Overseas coming events49 Overseas walks and tours50 New Zealand walks: Skippers

Canyon steeped in history50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking -

intensify your aerobic training52 Ten-day Walking Festival in

Rotorua54 Nordic Walking: Walking and

Nordic Walking - train the rightway

56 Great Country Breaks59 Xterra Rotorua Festival60 The Great New Zealand Trek

JANUARY 2011 1564 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Papaitonga

Scenic Reserve 8 New Zealand walks: Experience

Ahuriri11 Motivation: Embrace the new12 New Zealand walks: Ambling to

The Anchorage16 Books: Dreamers of the Day -

history of Auckland’s RegionalParks

16 Books:The New ZealandAdventure Guide

15 Motivation: The festive seasonbulge

17 Te Araroa Trail:18 New Zealand walks: Unveiling

the mystery21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Summerhill

Farm - a BOP secret26 New Zealand walks: North Shore

Coastal Walk30 Overseas walks: Glaciers, fjords,

waterfalls and railways35 Event: Rotary Sunset Coast Walk

at Waiuku36 Overseas walks: Working and

trekking in Nepal - Trekking theGhandruk - Ghorepani Circuit

38 High achiever: From family “fat”kid to working on her six pack

38 Readers views: Now free ofdiseases side effects

39 Health: Easing sore shoulderswhile walking

40 Event: Kaweka Challenge - aniconic event

41 Window on Waitakere: The yearof the robin

43 Weather forecast for January44 New Zealand coming events47 Overseas coming events48 Overseas walks and tours49 Overseas walks and tours50 Nordic Walking: Events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking -

intensify your aerobic training52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 The Great New Zealand Trek60 Xterra Rotorua Festival

DECEMBER 2010 155 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walks: Lake

Wanaka’s new tracks ready forsummer

8 New Zealand walks: LakeWanaka’s walking tracks

11 Hi achievers: Raewyn andGeraldine love five yearchallenges

12 New Zealand walks: Sea, Sky &Bush walk

14 High achiever: Susan’s a halfmarathon stunner

15 Motivation: The festive seasonbulge

16 New Zealand walk: WaihekeIsland summer works of art

18 New Zealand walk: A weekendof hiking in Opotiki

21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walk: Wairere Falls

Track26 Overseas walks: Five days on

the Pacific Crest Trail32 Overseas walks: Walking in an

ancient land - Ethiopia38 Books: Wild New Zealand from

the Road38 Health: Is walking a pain in the

butt?40 Event: Moro Marathon events41 Window on Waitakere: Class

action43 Weather forecast for December44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events49 Overseas walks and tours50 Nordic Walking: Events50 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking -

some good reasons to walk thetalk

52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 The Great New Zealand Trek60 Green Prescription: Need help to

get active?NOVEMBER 2010 154

4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Akatrack -

Luxury in the wilderness 8 My favourite walk: Weymounth

Walkway10 News: Earthquake damages DOC

walking tracks12 New Zealand walk: Walking loop

track great for walkers and birdwatchers

13 Motivation: Simplify your life14 New Zealand walk: The Kaikoura

Coast Track19 High achiever: Walked to top of

world’s steepest street20 Te Araroa Trail: Signage

completes 12km northernsection

21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 New Zealand walks: Discover

the Lindis region24 Overseas walks: Stepping out in

Central Australia30 Overseas walk: Doing the Cinque

Terra independently36 Books: Inspiring Gippsland Walks36 Books: Best Short Nature Walks37 Health: Role of Vitamin C in

fighting cancer38 New Zealand walks: Walk the

Redwoods WhakarewarewaForest

42 Index over previous 14 issues43 Weather forecast for November44 New Zealand coming events46 Overseas coming events49 Nordic Walking: Events50 Window on Waitakere: Kokako

release50 New product: Don’t put your

back out - pull the handle out!51 Overseas walks and tours52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 Walking New Zealkand Shop60 Need help to get active?

OCTOBER 2010 153 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: The Abel

Tasman Coast Walk 9 New Zealand event: Te Awamutu

group celebrates 20 years 9 Readers views:10 New Zealand walks: Warkworth

Walks 2010 - walks worth doing12 High achiever: I bought great

new shoes13 Motivation: The danger zone14 Event: A winter wonderland16 New Zealand walk: From Huntly

to Mercer18 New Zealand walk: K2K - from

country to coast25 Event: Historic tunnel takes

trekkers back in time21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 Overseas walk: Railway

Reserves Heritage Trail26 Event: Pegasus group celebrates

30 years27 Event: Mid distance event

welcome in Onehunga HalfMarathon

28 Te Araroa Trail: Funds helpSouthland trail extension

30 Overseas walks: Italy’s ApauneAlps

36 Health: From sweet toothedlump to sword fighter

38 Event: Manawatu Striders events40 Window on Waitakere: AUTC hut

popular with groups36 Podiatry: Forefoot pain - what’s

that?43 Weather forecast for October44 New Zealand coming events47 Overseas coming events49 Nordic Walking: Events50 Event: Coastal challenge51 Overseas walks and tours52 There’s a walking group near you56 Great Country Breaks59 100th marathon for Hutt Valley

woman60 Need help to get active?

SEPTEMBER 2010 152 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Iconic Te Rewa Rewa

Bridge opens 8 NZ event: The other side of

Matakana 9 Kiwi programme benefits10 Guidelines for outdoor access

published12 High achiever: Healthy feels

good!13 Motivation: Life changing habits14 NZ Walk: Bridal Veil Falls16 NZ Walk: Howath Memorial

Wetlands18 Overseas walks: Gold Coast

Federation walk21 Digital Photo Contest winners22 NZ walk: Enchantment on the

Kaituna Walkway27 NZwalk: Chelsea Park Heritage

walk28 Overseas walk: Tipperary - here

we come!32 Books: Field Guide to Wild New

Zealand, Sydney Free & DirtCheap

33 Health: Big toe pain a sign34 Event: Record field and fast

racing in Christchurch35 Event: Harbour Capital Marathon

celebtrates 25 years36 Window on Waitakere: A day in

the life of B9405536 Podiatry: Tarsal Tunnel syndrome38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for September40 NZ coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Nordic Walking: What Nordic

Walking and walking does foryour body

44 Nordic Walking: Events46 NZ Walking Shop47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 DOC cleans up the Navy in the

Bay56 Off Road Half Marathon - Taupo

AUGUST 2010 151 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: Onepoto Domain 8 New Zealand walk: Tupare

Garden walks 9 Kiwi programme benefits10 NZ walk: Pauanui Hill - a walk

for all seasons11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 Event: Fifteen times for Taupo

Half Marathon icon13 Motivation: Success supporters14 Event: An Autumn Muster -

walking with the shepherd18 Event: Seniors three day walking

adventure22 NZ walk: Hiking in the Tararuas28 Overseas walks: Walking in

northern Crete31 High achievers: How Green

Prescription helped these twowomen

32 Readers views: Walking the

Camino de Santiago trial32 Health: Achilles tendon pain - or

is it?34 NZ walk: Manawatu Estuary:-

walks in an unique area36 Window on Waitakere: Worth

their weight in gold36 Podiatry: Wobbling down the

hills or stairs38 Index over previous 14 issues39 Weather forecast for August40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking

as a tool after hip replacement44 Nordic Walking: Events46 Event: Record numbers in Curves

to Curves47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden56 Mizuno Half Marathon - Taupo

JULY 2010 150 4 Walk talk 6 New Zealand walk: Mount

Maunganui Base Walk11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 New Zealand walk: Why was

Mission Station in such aremote spot?

13 Motivation: Winning decisions14 Event: Challenge yourself in New

Zealand’s fastest growingmarathon

14 Working for you while you walk16 NZ walk: A glimpse of paradise?20 New Zealand walk: Improved

track opens on Paritutu Rock20 Overseas walks: Sunken garden

a top short walk22 Walking group celebrates 10

years23 Event: Great NZ Trek stage 5

ends in a surprize26 Overseas walks: Walking the

new Danube Pathway31 High achiever: Wake-up call for

once active 36 year old32 Walking groups encouraged to

enter event32 Health: Is hair dye making you

sick?34 Altitude training for the lads at

DOC Taranaki35 Long walk: Walking the World36 Window on Waitakere: What is

P. T. A.?36 Event: New timing system for

Moro 25th event37 Podiatry: Cramp hurts - why?39 Weather forecast for July40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events44 Event: Record entries at new

venue46 Nordic Walking: What is Nordic

Walking?46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks55 K-Swiss Rotorua Ekiden56 Mizuno Half Marathon - Taupo

JUNE 2010 149 4 Walk talk 6 NZ walk: A hiking week away in

Central North Island 9 Event: Taupo adds new event to

walking portfolio10 Books: Drawing the Waitakere

Coast - Wild about London Parks11 Digital Photo Contest winners12 High achiever: Rose finds

inspiration with GreenPrescription

13 Motivation: High vibe Winter14 New Zealand walk: Hamurana

Springs Reserve walk17 New Zealand walk: Walking up

the Wilkin21 New Zealand walk: Pohangina

Wetlands walk24 New Zealand walk: Tuff Crater26 Overseas walks: Holy Year for

Spain’s pilgrims on the Caminode Santiago

30 New Zealand walk: BledisloePark to Old West Road walk

31 Podiatry: When to treat Bunions32 Health: Good nutrition key to

healthy lifestyle34 Window on Waitakere:

Expansion of Ark in the Park34 Long walk: Walking the World36 Event: Martinborough Round the

Vines39 Weather forecast for June40 New Zealand coming events42 Overseas coming events45 Nordic Walking: Walk away back

pain the Nordic way46 Nordic Walking: Events47 Overseas walks and tours48 There’s a walking group near you52 Great Country Breaks56 Harbour Capital Marathon



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AUGUST WEATHER FORECASTAUGUST 1 to

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1st-7th August 2011Unsettled with troughs of low pressure, wester-lies from the 3rd, an active cold front about 4ththat may bring hail to Canterbury, southwester-lies about 5th, and northerlies from 6th.8th-11th August 2011A cold front moves across the South Island andbecomes stationary on reaching Cook Strait. Adepression develops within the trough bringingeasterlies to the North Island, while an anticy-clone becomes centered over the North Island.12th August 2011Over the next four weeks the low chance of rain-fall continues over much of NZ. Generally set-tled, anticyclonic conditions. Winds may be morefrequent from the west and southwest beginningin about a week’s time.In the next four weeks, two depressions trackacross the North Island, bringing high rainfall toeast coast regions of the North Island north ofGisborne about the 19th-20th.The westerlies and southwesterly contribute tobelow average rainfall in most regions. Rainfall islower along Kaikoura Coast and coastal areas ofCanterbury. About half average can be expectedin the Bay of Plenty, Tongariro, Wellington, south-ern Wairarapa, Marlborough, Nelson and NorthWestland.However there may be more than average rainfallto Southland, Central Otago and inland southCanterbury.Temperatures may be below average in mostNorth Island regions, as well as the West Coast,Marlborough and Canterbury. Near average tem-peratures may be measured in Waikato, Nelson,along the Kaikoura Coast and in Otago.Sunshine hours may be above average in Welling-ton, western North Island regions south of theWaikato, Nelson, Canterbury and coastal Otago.Cloudier than usual skies may prevail in South-land and Fiordland. The national average tem-perature may be slightly below average, howeverthis may be higher than for the same time lastyear.12th-21st August 2011Northerlies, becoming northwesterly over theNorth Island and southerly over the South Is-land, with the passage of a depression from 14th.Southwesterlies on 16th, easing later. A subtropi-cal depression brings easterlies to northern re-gions of the North Island, as it tracks east from18th, while a ridge of high pressure remains overthe South Island.22nd-31st August 2011A ridge of high pressure prevails over the NorthIsland, while westerlies strengthen to the far south.The westerlies then prevail until the first week ofnext month, interrupted by cold southwesterlyoutbreaks on 29th and 30th.24th August 2011Chance of fog at Hamilton airport. Over nextthree weeks, central NZ may only get 80% ofaverage rain, which will be good news for farm-ers, but which may leave Lake Taupo half-full andthe Waikato River running at low levels more typ-ical of summer.26th-27th August 2011Snow may close the North Island’s Desert Road,but bring perfect skiing conditions to Mt Ruape-hu. Possible violent weather throughout most ofthe South Island.Allow 24-hr error to all forecasts. Skewing may occur around3rd(perigee), 14th(full moon), 19th (apogee) 29th(new moon),

and 31st(perigee).


Coming events

NEW ZEALANDEVENTS

JULY 2011 2 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km,

Auckland 3 Manawatu Striders Winter Series, 10km,

Palmerston North 3 Hidden Trails Half Marathon, 12km,

Kawerau 3 Tough Guy & Gal Challenge, 6km & 12km,

Auckland 3 Winter Warm Up Trail Fun Run/Walk, 10km,

Greta Valley 3 Xterra Auckland Trail Run Series 8km &

14km, Waiuku, Auckland 3 Carters Heads 2 Harbour Mangawhai Run/

Walk, 8.5km, Mangawhai 4 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, New Plymouth 6 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland10 Saucony Off Road Half Marathon & 10km,

Taupo11 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, New Plymouth13 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland16 Furneaux Lodge Captain Cook’s Landing,

25km, Picton16 Waikato Draught Tough Guy & Gal Chal-

lenge, 6km & 12km, Palmerston North17 Inov-8 Hawkes Bay Trail Series, 10km 15km

& 25km, Waipukurau17 Norsewood to Takapau Fun Challenge

21.1km, Norsewood17 Sri Chinmoy Run/Walk Series, 20km, 10km,

5km & 1.5km, Auckland18 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth20 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland24 Manawatu Striders Winter Series, 15km,

Palmerston North24 Xterra Auckland Trail Run Series 8km &

14km, Woodhill, Auckland25 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth27 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland31 Run & Walk Events, Half Marathon,15km,

10km & 5km, Greenlane, Auckland

AUGUST 2011 3 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 6 Waikato Draught Tough Guy & Gal Chal-

lenge, 6km & 12km, Rotorua 7 Mizuno Taupo Half Marathon, Taupo 7 Sri Chinmoy Run/Walk Series, 20km, 10km,

5km & 1.5km, Auckland 8 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth10 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland13 Waikato Draught Tough Guy & Gal Chal-

lenge, 6km & 12km, Rotorua14 Manawatu Striders Half Marathon & 10km,

Palmerston North14 Inov-8 Hawkes Bay Trail Series, 10km.

15km & 25km, Hamoana14 Woodbourne Half Marathon & 10km,

Blenheim14 Xterra Auckland Trail Run Series 8km &

14km, Whitford, Auckland15 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth17 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland21 Petone Workingmen’s Club 5 Bridges, 10km

& 5km, Petone21 Run & Walk Events, Half Marathon,15km,

10km & 5km, Narrow Neck Beach, Auckland22 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth27 Great Nasby Water Race, 100km, 80km,

60km & 50km, Nasby28 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth28 Southland Regional Walk - Borland Lodge,

Invercargill28 North Shore Marathon, Half Marathon &

5km, Auckland31 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

SEPTEMBER 2011 3 Shoe Clinic Hawkes Bay Marathon, Half

Marathon & 10km, Havelock North 3 Mizuno Off Road Half Marathon & Quarter

Marathon, Taupo 4 Arthritis Marathon, Hamilton 4 Xterra Auckland Trail Run Series 8km &

14km Hunua 5 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth 7 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland10 Wainuiomata Mountain Run & Walk, 12km

& 5km, Wainuiomata11 Moro Marathon & Half Marathon, Dunedin12 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth14 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland17 Abel Tasman Coastal Classic, 36km, Nel-

son Bays17 Kaikoura Surburban Half Marathon, 10km

& 2km, Kaikoura17 The Lydiard Legend Marathon & Arthur’s

Half Marathon, New Lynn

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18 Carters Hatuma Half Marathon, Waipukurau19 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth21 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland25 Tauranga City to Surf, 12km Fun Run/Walk,

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26 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-mouth

28 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

OCTOBER 2011 1 Sri Chinmoy 12 hour 4-Person Teams Re-

lay, Auckland 1 Sri Chinmoy 12 hour 6-12-24 Hour Track

Races, Auckland2 SBS Bank Hamilton Half Marathon, 10km &

5km, Hamilton 2 Juken NZ Ltd Kaitaia Run/Walk, 5km &

13km, Kaitaia 2 Radience Devonport Classic, 5km & 10km,

Devonport, Auckland

2 Run & Walk Events, Half Marathon,32km,18km & 8km, Manukau, Auckland


5 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland 8 Xterra Auckland Trail Run Series 8km &

14km Waihi 9 Wairarapa Country Half Marathon & 10km,

Masterton10 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth12 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland15 Subway Dun Run, 22km, Nelson15 Great Barrier Island Wharf to Wharf,

42.2km, Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island17 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth19 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland22 Lodge to Lodge Half Marathon & 10km

Walk/Run, Mt Lyford, Waiau29-6 November Waiheke Island Walking Fes-

tival, Waiheke Island

30 Adidas Auckland Marathon, Half Mara-thon, 120.5km & 5km, Auckland


NOVEMBER 2011 2 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland5 57th Feilding Marathon, Feilding 6 10th Morrinsville College PTA Half Mara-

thon, Morrinsville 7 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth 9 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland11 eVolo Kura 2 Mount (K2K), Tauranga11 Steelformers Around the Mountain Relay,

150km, New Plymouth11 Queen Charlotte Ultramarathon, 71km,

Blenheim12 Speights West Coaster 10km & 18km,

Bethells Beach13 Napier Pak ’n Save Half Marathon & 10km,

Napier13 Save the Children Fun Run, 21.1km, 10km

& 5km, Thames13 Ascot Park Hotel Southland Marathon,

Invercargill14 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth16 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland19 Fullers Great Sights Kerikeri Half Marathon,

Kerikeri20 Winter Brookfield Bog Challenge, 4km, 8km

& 12km, Wainuiomata21 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth23 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland25 Walking Waitakere Wednesday Walks -

Mokoroa Falls, Waitakere, Auckland26 Mahana Half Marathon, Woollaston Estate

Winery, Nelson30 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

DECEMBER 2011 4 Run & Walk Events, Half Marathon,32km,

18km & 8km, Grenlane, Auckland 5 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth 7 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland10 Wanganui 3 Bridges Marathon, Half Mara-

thon, Wanganui11 Sri Chinmoy Run/Walk, 100km, 50km, 25km

& 10km, Christchurch12 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth14 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland19 Frontrunner Fun/Run Walk, 5km, New Ply-

mouth21 The Rat Race, 5km, Milford, Auckland

JANUARY 2012 7 Madame-Rouge Charity Cross Country 9km,

Onetangi, Waiheke Island

FEBRUARY 2012 4-12 NZ Masters Games, Dunedin

Coming events

Sunday 14th August 2011Massey University Recreation Centre

Palmerston NorthStart times from 9.00am

For further information:Phone Alister 06-353-7175 or 027-212-1188Email: [email protected]

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10km & 5km run/walk

Manawatu StridersHALF MARATHON

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Coming events

25 The Bedrock 50, Oxford

MARCH 2012Chilltech Beach 2 Basin Whangarei Run/Walk,

9km, 5.7km, Whangarei

APRIL 201214 Great Forest Marathon, Half Marathon,

10km & 5km, Waitakere Beach

MAY 2012Newman Engineering, Baylys 2 Dargarville

Run/Walk, 12km,& 6.8km, Dargarville

OVERSEASEVENTS

JULY 2011 2 Achill Half Marathon, Achill Island, co Mayo,

Ireland 2-3 Run Gold Coast Marathon, Half Marathon,

10km & 5km, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia 3 Salomon Trail Running Series, 6km & 10km,

Melbourne 6 Thames 10k, Beale Park Wilderness Re-

serve, England10 New Balance Geraldton Marathon, Bluff

Point, WA, Australia10 11th Bristol 10k London Run, England16 Killarney Maxi Marathon, Killarney, co

Kerry, Ireland17 Lawler Partners Winery Marathon Half

Marathon, 10km & 6km, Hunter Valley, NSW,Australia

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

19-22 IWL Four Day Walk, Nijmegan, Nether-lands

23 Round Island Relay, Vanuata30 Vanuata Half Marathon & 10km, Vanuata30 Australian Outback Marathon, Yulara, NT,

Australia30 Bush Capital Bush Marathon Festival, Bush

Walks, 5km, 10km, 16km &25km,Campbell,ACT, Australia

31 7th Ipswitch Park to Park Half Marathon,m10km & 5km, Ipswitch, Qld, Australia

31 Westlink Cities Marathon, Sydney, NSW,Australia

31 Salomon Trail Running Series, 6km & 12km,Melbourne

31 San Francisco Marathon, San Francisco,CA, USA

31 Mornington Bay Run, 8km & 3.7km,Mornington, Vic Australia

AUGUST 2011 6 Siberian International Marathon, Siberia,

Russia 7 Cane to Coral, 15km & 8km, Bundaberg,

Qld, Australia 7 Townsville Running Festival, Marathon, Half

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

5-7 Brisbane Marathon Festival, Half Mara-thon, 10km, 2km, South Bank Parklands,Qld, Australia

9 Drumley Walk (Indigenous) Gold Coast, Qld,Australia

12-14 IWL Three Day Walks, 10km 21km &42km, Vaasa, Finland

14 The Lakes College Fun Run, 2km, 6km &10km, North Lakes, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

14 Adelaide Marathon Festival, Adelaide, SA,Australia

20 Helsinki City Marathon, Helsinki, Finland21 Alice Springs Marathon & Half Marathon,

Alice Springs, NT, Australia27-28 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 25km & 35km,

Verdal, Norway27-29 Achill Summer Walks Festival, Achill,

co Mayo, Ireland28 Mudgee Running Festival, Mudgee, NSW,

Australia28 Victoria Falls Marathon, Zimbabwe28 Lake Macquarie Running Festival, Half

Marathon, 10.5km & 4km, Lake Macquarie,NSW, Australia

28 Salomon Trail Running Series, 6km & 10km,Melbourne

28 Galway City Marathon Galway, Ireland28 Quebec City Marathon, Quebec, Canada28 Maraton Int’l de la Cuidda de Mexico,

Mexico28 Shepparton Marathon Events, Shepparton,

Vic, Australia28 31st de Castella Run, 5km, 10km & 15km,

Kew Boulevard, Vic, Australia28 Cairns Road Runners Trail Run, 74km,

21.1km, 10km & 5km, Kuranda to Part Doug-

las, Qld, AustraliaSperrins Walking Festival, Co Tyrone, Ireland

SEPTEMBER 2011 3 Dingle Marathon, Dingle, co Kerry, Ireland 3 Fjord Norway Half Marathon, Norway 3 Ruska Marathon, Finland 4 The Ross Marathon, Tas, Australia 4 Great Scottish Run Half Marathon, Scotland 9 Petra Marathon & Half Marathon, Petra

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Coming events

10-11 IWL Two Day Walk, 24km & 17km,Arenzano, Italy

11 Bristol Half Marathon, Bristol, England11 Moscow Int’l Peace Marathon, Moscow,

Russia12th – 19th - 8 day Highlights of the

Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia15-29 Simpson Desert Multi Marathon,

Simpson Deset, Australia16-18 IWL Three Day Walk, 10km, 20km &

42km, Seefeld, Austria17 Stockholm Half Marathon, Stockholm,

Sweden18 Blackmores Sydney Marathon, & Half Mara-

thon Sydney, NSW, Australia18 Hans Christian Andersen Marathon, Den-

mark23-25 Burren Peaks Walking Festival,

Ballyvaughan, co Clare, Ireland24 Round Rarotonga Road Race, Rarotonga,

Cook Islands24-25 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km 30km, 42km,

& 50km, Brno, Czech Republic25 Cape Town Marathon, Cape Town, South

Africa25 Lake Tahoe Marathon, CA, USA25 Berlin Marathon, Berlin, Germany25 Turin Half Marathon, Turin, Italy

OCTOBER 2011 1-2 IWL Two Day Walk, 25km & 42km, Fulda,

Germany 2 Budapest Marathon, Budapest 2 Cologne Marathon & Half Marathon,

Coologne, Germany 2 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon & Festival of

Running, Loch Ness, Scotland 2 Brussels Marathon & Half Marathon, Brus-

sels, Belgium 7-9 Carlow Autumn Walking Festival, Carlow,

Ireland 7-9 Nire Valley Walking Festival, Nire Valley,

co Waterford, Ireland 8 Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail Marathon, Southern

Highlands, NSW, Australia 9 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chi-

cago, USA 9 Bank of Melbourne Marathon Festival,

Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5.7km &3km, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

9 Portland Marathon, Portland, OR, USA 9 Eindhoven Marathon, Eindhoven, Nether-

lands 9 St George Melbourne Marathon, Mel-

bourne, Vic, Australia 9 Bucharest International Marathon & Half

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Marathon, Bucharest, Romania16 Toowooma Road Runners Marathon,

Toowoomba, Qld, Australia15-16 IML Two Day Walk, Barcelona, Spain16 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

& Half Marathon, Toronto, Canada16 Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam, Neth-

erlands22-23 IML Two Day Walk, Arlington, USA22 The Polar Circle Marathon, Arctic23 Brooks Rottnest Marathon, Rottnest Island,

WA, Australia23 Venice Marathon, Venice, Italy23 Niagara Falls International Marathon,

Niagara Falls, Canada28-31 Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival,

Glendalough, co Wicklow, Ireland29-30 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Won-Ju, Ko-

rea30 Port of Portlands 3-Bay Marathon, Portland,

Vic, Australia30 Lausanne Marathon, Lausanne, Switzer-

land30 BMW Frankfurt Marathon, Frankfurt, Ger-

many31 Adidas Dublin Marathon, Dublin, Ireland

NOVEMBER 2011 4-6 IWL Three Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 50km

Higashimatsu-yama, Japan 6 ING New York City Marathon, New York,

USA11-13 Upperchurch Walking Festival Weekend,

Thurles, co Tipperary, Ireland12 Cairns Road Runners Trail Run, 74km,

21.1km, 10km & 5km, Cairns to Port Doug-las, Qld, Australia

12 Marathon Cool Down, Phoenix, co Offaly,Ireland

12 Air Pacific International HalfMarathon,10km & 5km, Denarau Island, Fiji

13 Athens Classic Marathon, Athens Greece13 Turin Marathon, Turin, Italy12-13 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, Taipei, Tai-

wan20 Big Sur Marathon on Monterey Bay,

Montery, CA, USA20 Yokohama Women’s Marathon, Yokohama,

Japan20 Standard Charters Bankok Marathon,

Bankok, Thailand26 Kinnity Castle Half Marathon, Kinnity, co

Offaly, Ireland27 Lake Kawaguchi Marathon, Lake

Kawaguchi, Japan27 Great Ethiopian Airlines Run 10km, Ethio-

pia30 Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100km, Antarctic

DECEMBER 2011 3 Jingle Bells Run, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ire-

land4 Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, Nevada,

USA10 Killarney Santa Run, Killarney, co Kerry, Ire-


land10 Waterford Half Marathon, Waterford City,

Ireland10 Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon, Clonakilty,

West Cork, Ireland11 Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, Hawaii24 Mt Kosciusko Marathon, Charlotte Pass

Village, NSW, Australia26 Fields of Athenry 10km Run, Athenry, Gal-

way, Ireland26-27 Walk Killarney, Killarney, co Kerry, Ire-

land

JANUARY 2012 7 Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen,

China14 Houston Marathon, Houston, USA15 Standard Charters Mumbai Marathon,

Mumbai, India29 Osaka Women’s Marathon, Osaka, Japan29 Miami Marathon, Miami, FL, USA

FEBRUARY 201219 Austin Marathon, Austin, TX, USA26 Tokyo Marathon, Tokyo, Japan27 Sahara Marathon, Sahara, Algeria

MARCH 2012 4 Sao Paulo International Half Marathon, Sao

Paula, Brazil 5 The Antarctica Marathon & Half Marathon,

Antarctica16 Jerusalem Marathon, Half Marathon &

10km, Jerusalem, Israel23-24 IML Two Day Walk, Gilboa, Israel25 Lisbon Half Marathon, Lisbon, Spain31-1 April IML Two Day Walk, Canberra, ACT,

Australia

APRIL 201218-19 IML Vancouver Two Day Walk, Vancou-

ver, USA

MAY 2012 5-6 IWL Two Day Walk, 6km, 12km, 24km &

42km, Blankenberge, Belgium11-13 IML Two Day Walk, Yatsushire, China12-13 IWL Waendel Weekend, 15km, 25km

& 42km, Wellingborough, England17-20 IWL Four Day Walk, Chantonnay,

France19-20 IML Two Day Walk, Bern-Belp, Switzer-

land21-22 IML Two Day Walk, Dalian, China

JUNE 2012 2-3 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km & 40km,

Diekirch, Luxembourg23-24 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 30km, 40km

& 45km, Viborg, Denmark28-1 July IWL Four Day Walk, Castlebar, Ire-

land

JULY 201217-20 IWL Four Day Walk, Nijmegan, Nether-

lands

AUGUST 201210-12 IWL Three Day Walks, 10km 21km &

42km, Vaasa, Finland25-26 IWL Two Day Walk, 20km, 25km & 35km,

Verdal, Norway

SEPTEMBER 2012 8-9 IWL Two Day Walk, 24km & 17km,

Arenzano, Italy

14-16 IWL Three DayWalk, 10km, 20km &42km, Seefeld, Aus-tria

22-23 IWL Two DayWalk, 20km 30km,42km, & 50km,Brno, Czech Repub-lic

OCTOBER2012 6-7 IWL Two Day

Walk, 25km &42km, Fulda, Ger-many

20-21 IML Two DayWalk, Barcelona,Spain

20-21 IML Two DayWalk, Arlington,USA

27-28 IWL Two DayWalk, 20km, Won-Ju, Korea

NOVEMBER2012 4-6 IWL Three Day

Walk, 20km, 30km,5 0 k mH i g a s h i m a t s u -yama, Japan

10-11 IWL Two DayWalk, 20km, Taipei,Taiwan

14 The Solar EclipseMarathon,

Coming events

Shoe Clinic

Hawke’s BayMarathonIncorporating 21k &10k Fun Run/Walk

Saturday, 3 September2011

Starts at Havelock North DomainFor further informationPhone: Wendy Foulds06 844 3165 or email

[email protected] online: www.runwalkhb.org.nz

Entries close: 19 August 2011

Above: Mike and Chris Leahy finishing the Aurora Marathon. Mike finishing marathonnumber 100 with wife Chris who was finishing marathon number 112. Photo taken by CliveEastwood.

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NORTH ISLANDNORTHLANDKAITAIAFAR NORTH TRAVEL CLUB: Maurice Lowell, 09-408-0732 after3pm.BAY OF ISLANDSBAY OF ISLANDS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Saturday (AM), BertVanasche 09-404-0147, or Gea Hadderingh 09- 405-7773DARGARVILLEDARGARVILLE WALKING GROUP: Thursday (PM), Joan Burnett,09-437-8708WHANGAREIKIWI 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), Kensington Re-ception, 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), Beth McLeod 09-437-7763,Saturday (PM) Morris or Shirley Gray 09-436-1524WHANGAREI TRAMPING CLUB: Sue Guyatt 09-436-1441

AUCKLANDOUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CLUB: midweek, weekends (BIA), walks,tramps, Jan Thompson 09-634-4624,Val Todd 09-579-8250AUCKLAND NATURAL HISTORY CLUB: Every second Sunday, (AM),(IA),Praemi Pera 09-836-9161ALPINE 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 09-576-1069PRAM WALKING GROUP: Second Wednesday of month, SportAuckland, Alissa Tosswill 09-623-7925AUCKLAND CENTRALAUCKLAND YMCA MARATHON CLUB, (Walkers Section), Sunday(AM), Dave Lampitt 09-410-5287AUCKLAND 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: RayVickers 09-576-6906AUCKLAND 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: Doug MacKay 09-274-7083EAST AND BAYS RUNNERS & WALKERS: Glendowie, Saturday,Denise 09-570-9683EPSOM Y’s COMMUNITY CENTRE WALKERS: Tuesday/Thursday(AM), Jan Dwyer 09-636-6294, Sunday (AM), M Armstrong 09-639-1378LYNFIELD 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: Jan Thompson 09-634-4624WALKING CLUB: Graeme Easte, 09-376-5901LES MILLS GYM: Seven days, (AM) (PM), (BIA), Powerwalking,Dave Buchan, 09-379-9590STEP OUT WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), 09-379-2095 x 9704WEST AUCKLAND

BLUE TOP WALKERS: Henderson, Tuesday, Thursday (AM), TerryWilson 09-814-9523 or 021-266-1071FIA OLA WOMEN’S DEVELOPMEMT WALK GROUP: Monday toSaturday, Anne, 09-813-0021FIT4LIFE: Glenfield, Monday (PM), Friday (AM), Sarah 021 534 649FOOTSTEPS: 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), Thurs-day (AM), Elaine 09-827-3300HENDERSON SENIORS WALKING GROUP: Henderson, Friday (AM),Alene Couchman 09-818-2580KELSTON MORNING WALKERS: Kelston C.C. Tues (AM), Joy Mar-tin 09-838-6553KELSTON TWILIGHT WALKERS: Kelston, Tuesday (PM), Joy Mar-tin 09-818-6084KUMEU 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: Wednesdayand Sunday (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, Wednes-day, Lorraine, 09-827-8663RANUI MORNING WALK GROUP: Monday to Friday (AM), Judith09-832-5692RANUI TWILIGHT WALK GROUP: Monday, Wednesday, Glenys 09-832-4069RIVERHEAD WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), Dane Brown 09-412-9952SUMMERLAND WALKERS: Henderson, Thursday (AM), Max Eyes09-837-4787, lyn Mountier 09-838-1599TE ATAU PENINSULA WALKERS: Monday, Friday (AM), Wednes-day (PM), Mary Jones 09-834-6989TE ATATU JOGGERS & WALKERS CLUB: Te Atatu Peninsula, Sun-day (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),Brian Ashmore 09-817-4562 or 027-471-3038TITIRANGI TWILIGHT STROLLERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM),Miranda 09-817-9677TITIRANGI WALKERS & JOGGERS: Sundays (AM), John Harris 09-817-7212WEST 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,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284, Sandra Townsend 09-478-7194WEST 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, 09-443-6819NORTH 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),Roy Urlic 09-473-8777CALLIOPE ATHLETICS WALKERS & HARRIERS: Northcote, Wednes-day (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: Torbay, Tuesday, Friday (AM),Shelley Sharp 09-473-9021GREENHITHE WALKING GROUP: Greenhithe, Tuesday (AM),Marjorie Andrew 09-413-9065HIGHBURY COMMUNITY HOUSE: Highbury, Thursday, Friday (AM),Judy Mayn 09-480-5279

MAIRANGI WALKING NETWORK: Mairangi Bay, Everyday (AM),Jack Rendle 09-478-9115MEADOWOOD 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 Sun-day (AM), Jan 09-483-5645NORTH SHORE TRAMPING CLUB: Barbara Lobel 09-473-6938NORTHCOTE 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,Harriet Ambler 09-486-6284Y’s WALKING SUNDAY GROUP: Northcote, Sunday (AM), MalcolmCurtis 09-444-3823RODNEY10,000 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), MalcolmKeane 09-420-8739HIBISCUS 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, Sun-day (AM), 09-238-9820WAIUKU WALKING GROUP: Information Centre, Monday, Wednes-day, 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, 09-273-9531PAKURANGA KIWISENIORS WALKING GROUP: Monday, Wednes-day (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: David Lawrie 09-238-8407TOI 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 Millar07-855-6848HILLCREST 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 07-856-8980


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CLAUDELAND 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),Sharon 07-854-9214TOD SQUAD: Friday (AM), Julie 07-829-4579Y’s WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (AM)MONDAY BUSHTRAMPERS: Monday, Marian 07-828-9029BREAKAWAYS BUSH WALKING & TRAMPING CLUB: DianaAmmann 07-823-6147WAIKATO TRAMPING CLUB: www.wtc.org.nz or Stu Kneebone 07-827-3097CAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE 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 07-880-9088AFTERWORK WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday (PM), Janis Jeffers,07-889-7032MATAMATA TRAMPING & WALKING GROUP: F Smeed 07-883-1222MORRINSVILLEMORRINSVILLE 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), Pip Annan 07-871-2980TE KUITIWAITOMO WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), (BIA), Ruth Early,07-878-6870TWILIGHT WALKING GROUP: Monday, (PM), (BIA), Dede Downs,07-878-7867TOKOROATOKOROA ALPINE CLUB:Midweek, Christine 07-886-7294

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COROMANDEL TOWN WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM) 07-866-7101or 07-866-8560KATIKATIKATIKATI TRAMPING CLUB: fortnightly weekends (AM), BarryDenton 07-863-4597KAWERAUKAWERAU WALKERS: Kawerau, Thursday (AM), (B), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304HARRIERS WALKERS: Kawerau Thursday (PM), (A), Sport Bay ofPlenty, 07-308-8304OPOTIKIBUSH WALKERS CLUB: J Hedley, 07-315-7807ROTORUACROSS COUNTRY WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM), (A), 07347-8945LAKE 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),Audrey 07-348-1471ST BARNABAS WALKING GROUP: Friday (AM), (BIA), Joy Gordon07-357-5744THE THURSDAY STROLLERS: Thursday (AM), (B), MyrtleRaxworthy 07-346-3772WALKING 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),Gaye Westwood 07-574-1075ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: MONDAY (AM) 07-576-2469NORDIC WALKING AT THE MOUNT: Monday, Wednesday, Satur-day, Steffi 07-574-7527NORDIC WALKING IN TAURANGA: Monday, Wednesday, Mary 07-577-0711MT MAUNGANUI RSA WALKING CLUB: Tuesday, Thursday, Sun-days (AM), (BIA), Kieran Jensen 07-572-062650 FORWARD WALKING GROUPS: Sport Bay of Plenty 07-578-0016TAURANGA MID-WEEK TRAMPING GROUP: Derek 07-572-2512TAURANGA 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: Moya Hewson 07-575-7064TE PUKETE PUKE WALKERS: Tuesday (AM), 07-573-8306WAIHI STRIDERS: Wednesday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI STROLLERS: Friday (AM), Julie Stephenson 07-867-7011WAIHI MONDAY TRAMPING: Monday (AM), Marie 07-863-4633or Barry 07-863-4567WHAKATANESUNSHINE 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

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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), Jane06-877-0017HAVELOCK NORTH WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), (BI), Jeanette06-877-2114HAVELOCK 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 Clark06-878-2785, 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 orNola 06-843-7912TARADALE/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 06-753-3254WESTOWN DIABETES WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), PeterBrookes 06-753-4646TIME 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, Wednes-day, 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, 06-758-1569WAITARAWAITARA WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (AM), (I), Cleo 06-754-7311INGLEWOODINGLEWOOD 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

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CASTLECLIFF WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Dorothea Dobbie 06-344-4219RONA & GLAD’S WALK GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Rona Wright 06-344-5434WANGANUI HARRIER CLUB: Wednesdays, Saturday (PM), Secre-tary, P O Box 702, Wanganui, Perry Newburn 06-343-6484SPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: Tuesday, Thursday, (AM),Robyn Rose 06-348-1440WANGANUI MILLENNIUM WALKERS CLUB: Sunday (AM), DarolPointon 06-345-3137WAVERLEYSPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: (AM), (BIA), Betty Morrison06-346-5613OHAKUNESPORT & RECREATION CLUB GOLD: Mondays (AM), Kerry Young06-385-4055MARTONSPORT & RECEATION CLUB GOLD: Wednesday (AM), Deane James06-327-7607

MANAWATUPALMERSTON NORTHHOKOWHITU KIWI WALKERS: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (I), JackCook 06-357-7458 or Dorne Jarvis 06-357-2444KELVIN GROVE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM), (I), Marjory Edmonds,06-354-3342MANAWATU STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM); Sunday (AM),Hockey Manawatu Pavillion, Manawaroa Street, (BIA), AlisterMartin 06-353-7175PALMERSTON NORTH JOGGERS & WALKERS: Esplanade,Tuesday,Thursday, Saturday (AM), (BI), Robyn McKey 06-354-9952.CLUB PED: Monday, Wednesday, (PM), (IA), Ongley Park; Satur-day, (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 06-356-4384WALKY TALKIE TROOPERS: Tuesday, Thursday (PM), (I), LizMacNeill 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, Sun-day, (BIA), Colleen Francis 06-368-8624

WAIRARAPAMASTERTONWALKING GROUP RECREATIONAL: Edna Patrick, 06-377-4338ATHLETICS VETERAN WAIRARAPA: John Ihaka, 06-308-9656ORIENTEERING 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, Is-land Bay, 04-383-7464WALKING FOR LIFE: Lynne Waring, MiramarKARORI WALKING GROUP: Mavis Shaw, KelburnKARORI ARTS & CRAFT WALKING GROUP: 04-934-8630

KANDALLAH CORNERSTONE WALKERS: Monday (AM) 04-479-5420MIRAMAR WALKING GROUP: 04-388-1944NEWLANDS COMMUNITY HOUSE WALKING: Tuesday (AM), 04-478-8799TARARUA 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) Wednes-day (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 second Wednes-day (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: Trevor Knowles, 04-565-0294WALK 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 HUTTTUESDAY TRIPPERS: Bill Thompson, 04-971-5123FANTAIL HIKERS: Marg Eagles, Upper HuttTRENTHAM UNITED HARRIER CLUB: Teresa Tito 04-565-0333UPPER VALLEY TRAMPING CLUB: Sandy Wilton/Colin Hamlin, 04-527-0107KAPITIKAPITI 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 JOGGERS & WALKERS: Sunday (AM), Pam Childs 04-902-1754MONDAY 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 03-573-7991SPORT MARLBOROUGH WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM), SportMarlborough 03-577-8855

NELSONMOTUEKAMOTUEKA WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, Thursday (AM), (BIA),Evelyn Gilbertson, 03-528-8894MOTUEKA FIFTY PLUS WALKERS: Thursday (AM), Freda Gerslov03-528-6510NELSONNELSON STRIDERS: Tuesday, Thursday, (PM), (BI), Averil West,03-548-3655NELSON KIWISENIORS: Tuesday (AM), Kay O’Dinot, 03-546-7910WAKEFIELD WALKING GROUP: Thursday (AM), Lou Manson, 03-541-8414TAHUNA KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), Kay O’Dinot, 03-546-7910NELSON 50+ WALKING GROUP: alternative Tuesday, Thursday(AM), Noel Brown 03-544-2286NELSON 50+ WALKING & TRAMPING GROUP: Noel Brown 03-544-2286

WAIMEA HARRIER WALKERS: Saturday (PM), Sunday (AM) (BIA),Heather McNabb, 03-547-8490WEDNESDAY WALKERS: Wednesday (AM), Visitor InformationCentreTAKAKAGOLDEN BAY ALPINE AND TRAMPING CLUB: Day walk and over-night trips, Paul Kilgour, 03-525-7383

CANTERBURYCHRISTCHURCHACTIVE CHRISTCHURCH SUNDAY WALK: Sunday (AM) (BI), 03-941-8999AVON LOOP/CITY KIWISENIORS: Monday (AM), (B), Sport Canter-bury 03-373-5060AVONSIDE 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, PaulMuir 03-359-7971BISHOPDALE TRAMPING CLUB: Wednesday (AM),(IA), Margaret03-351-6681BURNSIDE 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, Wednes-day, (BIA), coordinates all Canterbury race walkers and friendlyrace walking, 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),Norm Wells 03-981-5487CCC HALSWELL: Saturday (AM) (PM), (IA), Pauline 03-322-8057:Sunday, Terrence 03-322-8092CCC SUNSHINE WALKERS: Tuesday (PM (IA), Jim 03-389-1982or Hope 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), Neil Mes-senger 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,Dorothy Jones 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 instruc-tor leads groups, Russell Graham, 03-388-3196GLOW WORM EVENING WALKERS: Wednesday, Saturday, Sun-day, Pauline 03-322-8057HAGLEY PARK NORDIC WALKERS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Kerstin Fahrenschone 03-388-0000HALSWELL WALK ‘n’ TALK: Monday (AM), 03-941-8999HAPPY RAMBLERS WALKING GROUP: Tuesday, (IA), 50+agegroup, Vera 03-337-4094

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HAPPY WANDERERS WALKING GROUP: Wednesday, (BI), mainly1-2 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, Fri-day, 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 Good-win 03-328-7235MAIREHAU 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: Tues-day (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, Thurs-day, 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), CoralGilbertson 03-312-3155OPAWA 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), (bothwalkers and 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 03-332-0555

ST 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 mainlyfrom Burwood United and St Kentigerns Parish, John 03-981-9994WOMEN WALK: Wednesday and weekends, throughout Canter-bury not 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 + agegroup, 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), Sport Canter-bury 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,03-307-0475

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

OTAGOCLYDE

CLYDE OFF-ROAD WALKERS: Monday, Wednesday, Judy Blanch,03-449-2580, Eleanor Edgar 03-448-6767OAMARUSENIOR 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 WALKING GROUP: Monday (AM), Ngaire Turnball,03-448-8726QUEENSTOWNWAKATIPU WALKERS: Thursday, Patricia Cook 03-442-1525WANAKAWANAKA WALKING Group: Tuesday (Nov- Apl) (PM), Sunday(AM), (BI), Graham Barnett 03-443-1780

SOUTHLANDINVERCARGILL60’S UP WALK GROUP: Monday (AM), Len Johnston, 03-231-3372,Don Todd, 03-217-5931INVERCARGILL KIWI SENIORS’ WALK GROUP: Thursday (AM),Sport Southland, 03-211-2150YMCA WOMEN’S WALKING GROUP: Tuesday (AM), Joan Suther-land, 03-218-8738GOREEASTERN SOUTHLAND KIWI SENIORS’ WALKING GROUP: Everythird Tuesday of month (AM), (BIA), Richard Pasco, Sport Southland03-208-3846HOKONUI TRAMPING CLUB: Margaret Hughes 03-208-7053NORTHERN SOUTHLANDNORTHERN SOUTHLAND KIWI SENIORS’ WALK GROUP: Everysecond and fourth Thursday of the month, (AM), Sport Southland,03-211-2150TE ANAUTE ANAU KIWI SENIORS WALK GROUP: Wednesday (AM), SportSouthland, 03-211-2150

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NORTHLAND

COROMANDEL

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Perfectly situated to enjoygreat walks on the WaikatoRiver Trails, MaungatautariEcological Island and TeWaihou Walkway.

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

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WELLINGTON

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