CONTENTS for previous 14 issues

JUNE 221 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa’a new ‘stairway to heaven’ beckons Wellington walkers 11 Overseas Walks: From James Bond to thrill walks and flower trails 12 Event: Tongariro Tussock Traverse

- an event with fantastic scenery 17 Overseas Adventure: Cycling in

Thailand helps Bikes for Kids 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Event: Walking festival catered for

all abilities 22 New Zealand Walk: Great Barrier Island Aotea Track for a bit of a challenge 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: World famous in Hawkes Bay and now on the Rimukaka Cycle Trail 32 Training; Training programme to

walk a marathon 34 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek

Stage 11 - Springfield to Fairlie 38 Comment: Valuing our outdoor

access heritage 39 New Zealand Walk: Climbing

the Nipple 40 New Zealand Walk: Otangane

(Nipple) Loop officially opened 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 49 Stalwarts honoured with Walking

Access awards 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks MAY 220 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Pakiri Beach Walk - to charge heart, body and soul 8 Auckland Short Walk: Churchill

Park, Glendowie 10 My Favourite Walk: Pukerua Park and Brooklands walks 12 High Achiever: From size 22 to size

14 in six months! 13 New Zealand Walk: Te Ara Tirohanga (Formerly the Rimutaka Trig Track) 14 Te Araroa Trail: New bridge for

popular walkway 16 Nordic Walking: Nordic Walking is “Total Body Walking” 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Overseas Walks: The Grampians: spectacular rock formations, wild flowers and kangaroos 24 Need to Know: The importance of being prepared, says Dorothy 26 Around the Clubs: Mangawhai - Tanekaha Loop walk ends in a surprise 27 Overseas Walks: Autumn a great time to walk in New South Wales 28 New Zealand Cycle Trails: New Alps2Ocean Cycle Trail alternative route 30 New Zealand Walks: Walking over a Looming Legend 36 High Achiever: John C Smith - the first New Zealander to cross the empty quarter 38 Event: Marathon rebuilding along

side Christchurch 40 Event: Wellington’s Marathon

ramps up 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Walking New Zealand Shop 60 Wilderness Guides APRIL 219 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Rotorua’s

Sulphur Point walkway/cycleway 9 Event: Tauhara Maunga open for

public access 10 Event: A seldom walked trail the

Taieri Gorge Rail walk 11 My Favourite Walk: Bay of Plenty

Rainforest remnant 14 Event: Walking festival ready for

greater numbers 15 News: Te Araroa Trail - rated by one

of the world’s best 16 Event: Mangawhai Walking Week

end - last of the summer wine 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Top short walks

in Canter bury 24 New Zealand Walk: Tawhai Falls

Walk to a peaceful, falls 26 Overseas Walks: Samoa’s Mt Vaea

Walking Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Vietnam - an amaz

ing place for a walking holiday 39 Event: Amazing journey along a

century old railway line 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Hooker Valley Walk MARCH 218 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Walking the length

of New Zealand for Nepal 7 Event: Explore the Manawatu in

March 8 New Zealand Walk: A walk in the mountains - Tukino to Maungaehuehue 12 My Favourite Walk: Coastal walk

to Pa site 16 High Achiever: Green Presceiption has given Janice Howard lifestyle changes 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 My Favourite Walk: Huntsbury Track, Mt Vernon Farm loop, Christchurch 22 New Zealand Walk: Whirinaki Walk

opens up a new world 24 Overseas Walks: See Victoria on

two feet 28 New Zealand Walk: Mores Reserve

one of many walks near Riverton 30 Overseas Walks: Gasgony’s Way of

St James - rural France at its best 38 Auckland Short Walk: Totara Park

and Gardens 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Cycle Trail: Devonport to Takapuna

green route 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 51 Index of 14 previous issues 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 ECHO Walking Festival FEBRUARY 217 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 Event: Lightpath - Auckland’s newest

shared pathway opened 8 Auckland Short Walk: Bayview Giant

Kauri Walk, Glenfield, North Shore 10 Training: So you have been thinking

of Walking a Marathon 12 New Zealand Walks: Short walks on a road trip from Picton to Christchurch 13 Event: Take a walk Round the Vines 14 New Zealand Great Walk: A new Great Walk in Paparoa National Park 16 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking

the Rakiura Track in one day 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 News: Six NZ projects awarded

Walking Access funding 21 Books: Te Araroa: Walking NZ’s 3000

kilometre trail 22 New Zealand Walk: Along the

mighty - “my river” 26 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill -

walking in our National Arboretum 30 Overseas Walks: Grand Canyon Trail 38 Around the Clubs: Te Maire Track

and Ripiro Beach walk 40 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Event: Move to encourage more

entrants in Triple Peaks 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 47 Coming Events: Overseas 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 High Achiever: ‘It’s not as hard as

you think’ 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 Tussock Traverse JANUARY 216 2016 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Sustainability

and Sea Sky Bush 8 New wine bottles easy to carry 8 More funding for Alps 2 Ocean

Cycle Trail 9 New Zealand Walk: Commonwealth

Walkway an as set for the Capital 10 Top tips for better landscape photos 13 High Achiever: Walking Access Award for Waitomo’s “unassuming champion” 14 New Zealand Walk: Rotorua’s

TaraweraTrail 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 25 years walking in paradise 22 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Traverse 2016 - traversing history, culture and stunning landscapes 24 Seatrek takes you to Tuhua/Mayor

Island 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 Great New Zealand Walks on

Google maps 28 Overseas Walks: West Highland

Way - a walk that is hard to beat 34 New Zealand Walk: Aucklanders now reconnected to Onehunga foreshore 35 Event: Wellington Marathon ramps

up 36 New Zealand Walks: Trillium Lodge

a base for Great Barrier Island walks 38 My Favourite Walk: Walking along

Dracophyllum Flat Track 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 New Zealand Masters Games -

much more than sport 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forecast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2016 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Pre

scription DECEMBER 215 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Otatara Pa

Loop Walk 10 New Zealand Walk: New Plymouth Coastal Walkway a top Taranaki attraction 13 New Zealand Walks: Kaitoke Regional Park with beautiful bush clad tracks 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 Auckland Short Walks: Take the

markets on the Parnell Walk 22 New Zealand Walks: Sam Summers

- Reach for the sky 25 NZ Masters Games 2016 26 New Zealand Walk: Walk among

the daffodills 28 The Great Wall has an event for

everyone 32 Overseas Walks: Walking in Central Europe an intensely moving lesson in history 38 High Achiever: Cycling helped 63

year old back to health 39 Te Araroa Trail: Route change takes

20km of trail off main road 40 Overseas Walks: Activities for the

whole family on Norfolk Island 41 Overseas Walks and Tours 42 Around the Clubs: Group tackles

Bream Head walks 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for December 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 The Great NZ Trek 2106 60 New Zealand Walk: Green Pre

scription NOVEMBER 214 2015 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand Walks: A festival of activity this November on Waiheke Island 9 New Zealand Walk: New track

alongside Tatare Stream 10 New Zealand Guided Walk: Choose

worthies or murder/mayhem 12 New Zealand Adventure: A senior

moment 15 Overseas Walk: Sky walk to explore

rain forests 16 Auckland Short Walk: New Lynn

Reserves, West Auckland 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly

Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: Papatowai -

Heart of the Catlins 23 New Zealand Walks: New Zealand communcation revolution started at Whites Bay 24 New Zealand Walks: Kicking back

in Karamea 28 New Zealand Walks: A hike with

a surprise 30 Book: Terrain - Travels through a

deep NZ landscape 32 New Zealand Walks: Whangarei offers lots of walk ing opportunies in cooler months 33 Overseas Walk: Oxfams Peru Trek 34 Overseas Walks: A new frontier in

walking - The Three Capes Track 36 Overseas Walks: Walk into luzury

at Margaret River 36 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walk: The Gobbins - a

walkway experience 40 New Zealand Walks: Ten years

of lacing up 43 Books: Te Araroa, Landscape, Above Auckland, Coastlines New Zealand 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Index of 14 previous issues 51 Weather forescast for November 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 New Zealand Walk: Tussock Tra

verse OCTOBER 213 2015 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Warkworth Walks seven years and still walking 10 New Zealand Walks: Ruahines - a

winter wonderland 14 Overseas Walks: Madagascar an

incredible journey 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Discover Taranaki White Cliffs and East Egmont 22 My Favourite Walks: Kowhai Hut

to Mt Torlesse 25 Event: Whakatane - the new venue

for Oxfam 2016 Trailwalker 26 New Zealand Cycling Tours: Cycle guides on tour: Around the Mountains Trail 29 Overseas Walk: Escape to the

wilderness of Lough Boora 30 New Zealand Walks: The Queen

Charlotte Track great in every way 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Event: Walkers invited to a new

marathon and 50km 41 Walking Access Commission: Rakaia Gorge southern section now a walkway 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for October 52 Directory: New Zealand Walk

ing Groups 56 Country Breaks 59 Pak A Roo Jackets 60 Waiheke Island Walking Festival SEPTEMBER 212 2015 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Slipper Island a

working farm 8 New Zealand Walks: Paihia to Rus

sell -Full Circle Walk 10 Te Araroa Trail: Sponsors help to

promote Te Araroa 11 New Zealand Walk: New shared

pathway opened 12 New Zealand Walk: A slice of Kiwi

The Paradise Trail 17 Waiheke Walking Festival 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Puketoki

Reserve - caters for all walkers 20 Flood swamps popular city path

way 22 Jim Barnett Reserve walking tracks 23 Tarawera Trail Marathon 24 Great Walks: A great walk with a

difference - explor

ing the Whanganui Journey 27 How physical activity helped Lynda

Mcdermott 28 New Zealand Walk: Central Hawkes

Bay Rotary River Trail 30 Overseas Walks: Nepal needs tour

ists now after April 25 earthquake 34 New Zealand Walk: A taste of

the Barrier 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Salzburg: The

Sound of Music’s 50th anniversary 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for September 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking

Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets AUGUST 211 2015 2 Walking with the Stars 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk: Walking amoung the giants of Waipoua Forest 8 Overseas Walks; Walking Melbourne

by foot 10 Auckland Short Walk: Botany to

Cascades a walk with surprises 12 Event: Half Marathon show cases

Auckland’s vibrant nightlife 14 My Favourite Walk: Hiking on the

Otago Peninsula 16 New Zealand Walk: Hiking to

Sunrise Hut 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 New Zealand Walks: Waiheke Walking Festival a great Spring walking event 23 Te Araroa Trail: Botanic Gardens to Island Bay via the Southern Walkway. 23 Wairoa Stream Waterfall Track to have new `signage 24 My Favourite Walk: Jubilee Hut

walk - tough, long, but well worth it 28 Overseas Walks: Discovering Pulau

Ubin - Singapore the way it was 30 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands

Walking Festival returns for 2015 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 Overseas Walks: Spectacular Swit

zerland 42 Creating new walking access op

portunies 43 Waikato Walk: Te Tapui Track 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for August 52 Directory: New Zealand Walking

Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Pak A Roo Jackets JULY 210 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Great Walk:10 things to know before Walking the Milford Sound 11 Robin charms Prince Harry on

Ulva Island 12 New Zealand Walks: Sea, Sky and Bush - another great walking weekend in Central Hawkes Bay 16 Books: Wildboy - an epic trek

around the coast of New Zealand 17 Event: 10k for 10k a colourful event 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 17 New Zealand Walk: One Tree Point

Walkway, Ruakaka, Whangarei 22 Overseas Walks: Queensland Na

tional Parks with great walks 26 Auckland Short Walk: Wattle Down

- South Auckland 30 Overseas Walks: Hikes and sights

of Argentina - from south to north 30 New Zealand Walk: Ten minutes

walk to a seal creche 33 Event: The Great New Zealand Trek Stage 10 - Hanmer Springs to Hawarden 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Islands

Walking Weekend returns for 2015 40 My Favourite Walk: Tongariro Alpine

Crossing ticked off! 43 Waikato Walk: Omaru Falls Scenic

Reserve 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for July 56 Country Breaks 60 Walking with the Stars JUNE 209 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Nga Tapuwae o

Toi The footsteps of Toi 10 New Zealand Walk: Mt Peel an an

nual event for Christchurch group 12 Overseas Trails: 10 world’s most amazing long dis tance trails 14 New Zealand Walk: Heading out

to Roaring Stag 16 Books: Lydia Bradley: Going up

is easy 16 Auckland Short Walk: Greenhithe,

North Shore Auckland 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Walking the

Cares Gorge 26 New Zealand Walk: The Cape Brett

walk, Bay of Islands 30 New Zealand Walks: Eastern Taranaki Experience - from convent to pub 34 Waikato Walk: Kakepuku Historic

Reserve 36 New Zealand Walk: A big day in

the Matukituki Valley 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Wairarapa coastal walk now has more options 40 Overseas Walks: 24 hours in Graz 40 Health: Are you getting too much

calcium? 42 Overseas Walks: Restored medieval hamlet close to walking and hiking tracks 42 Event: Great Forest Events attrached entrants from throughout New Zealand 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for June 52 Directory: New Zealand Walk

ing Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription MAY 208 2015 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Te Ara Tahuna

Estuary Cycleway and Walkway 8 Event: Unique opportunity to walk

Taieri Gorge 9 Readers View: Auckland scenic walk 10 New Zealand Walk: Onepoto Walk

- full of interesting coastal views 14 New Zealand Walk: Restoring the

Sign of the Packhorse Hut 15 New Zealand Walk: Visiting the

Franz Josef Glacier 16 New Zealand Walk: Whangarei’s

new loop walkway 18 Monthly Photo Contest winners 20 Overseas Walks: Australia’s top

walking and hiking hotspots 22 My Favourite Walk: Kauri Coast

walks - with great coastal views 25 Auckland Short Walk: Blockhouse

Bay Tiriwa Walk 26 My Favourite Walk: Town and

country walk with no hills! 28 New Zealand Walk: Moutohora -

an island sanctuary 30 Overseas Walks: Walks in Townsville - a beach, a mountain and a river within a city 36 New Zealand Walk: Heritage zone

handed into public hands 37 Overseas Walks and Tours 38 New Zealand Walk: Camping and tramping - 5 top South Island spots 40 Event: Marathon returning to

central city 42 Te Araroa Trail: New Zealand trail

selected as one of the world’s best 43 Event: Take on the Lake in Rotorua 44 New Zealand Coming Events 48 Overseas Coming Events 50 Index for previous fourteen issues 51 Weather Forecast for April 52 Directory: New Zealand Walk

ing Groups 56 Country Breaks 60 Green Prescription