CONTENTS for previous 15 issues
NOVEMBER 262 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite walk: East, West home’s best 8 Books: Day walks in New Zealand, The 50 Best Bird Watching sites 8 Readers View: What is in a name? 10 New Zealand Walk: Walking Stars in Wellington 11 Need to Know: New Zealand postage stamps celebrate Te Araroa Trail 12 Event: Tenth year for popular walking festival 14 Event: Great Forest events going strong 24 years on next year 15 My Favourite Walk: 35 years from 3 day tramps to 3 day walks 16 Great Forest events 17 Poem: The saga of Milford Track 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Australian Walks: Walking at Uluru a land rich in indigenous culture 22 New Zealand Walk: Rata Street Loop Track 23 Need2Know: What have you got planned for Get Outdoors Week? 29 New Zealand Walks: Mahu Whenua Trail network delights tourists and locals 30 New Zealand Walk: Te Aro Piko a meandering path 32 New Zealand Walk: Maude Track leads to Mangakotukutuku waterfall 34 Overseas Walks: Walk castle to castle on Czech’s Greenways Trail 41 Overseas Walk: 10 reasons to hike in Austria 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Walking New Zealand Shop
OCTOBER 261 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite walk: Nugget Point short walk is a classic 9 Subscription page 10 New Zealand Walks: Five great day walks from Christchurch 12 My FavouriteWalk: Emily’s visit to Emily Falls 12 New Zealand Walks Two walks in Peel Forest 14 Overseas Walk: Walk Ireland’s poignant National Famine Way 16 New Zealand Walk: Mt Cargill for magnificent views of Dunedin 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walks: One Tree Hill a jewel in Auckland’s Cornwall Park 26 New Zealand Walks: Walking to the ‘Centre of New Zealand’ 29 Need2Know: Take me to the river 30 Overseas Walks: South Africa’s Bushmen, Bergs, Battlefields and Big Five 36 Event: Toi’s Challenge is a lovely hard run or walk 38 New Zealand Walks: On the trails in the Bay of Islands 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Walking New Zealand Shop
SEPTEMBER 260 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite walk: Lush native forest and stunning views a feature of North Egmont walks 12 New Zealand Walk: Tunnel Beach’s sculptured coastline 15 Te Araroa Trail: Numbers walking on trail increasing 16 New Zealand Walk: Atiwhatu Hut walk popular in Tararuas 16 Mt Favourite Walk: Atiwhakatu Hut Walk attracts many types of walkers 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walks: Legs eleven
with Warkworth Walks 2019l 22 New Zealand Walk: Bay of Islands
best kept secret
26 New Zealand Great Walk: Humpridge Track to be a NZ Great Walk 28 Need2Know: New track database
has over 300 walking trails 28 Overseas Walk: Caloundra Coastal
Walk a leisurely scenic walk 31 Overseas Walk: Eight days to Everest
Base Camp
39 Quick facts on Trekking Everest
Base Camp
40 Need2Know: Consider these 5 things before tackling a winter tramp
42 Overseas Walks and Tours
44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription
60 Taupo Marathon events
AUGUST 259 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite walk: Kaimai Ranges offer many walking attractions in a diverse forest of caves and birdlife 12 New Zealand Walk: Stewart Island with the lovliest public road in the country 14 Shared Pathway: New bridge links city to Massey and Linton 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Shared Parthway: Cycling the Karangahake Gorge section of the Hauraki Rail Trail 24 My Favourite Walk: Ratapihipihi Scenic Reserve - a sub tropicial rail forest 28 New Zealand Walk: Belmont magazine walk with relics of World War 11 30 New Zealand Walk: Belmont Regional Park a walkers paradise 33 New Zealand Walk: Kapiti Island 34 High Achiever: Perth to Melbourne in 80 days 36 New Zealand Walk: Three generations in Waiohine Gorge tramp 38 New Zealand Walks: Vineyard walks a feature of Bay of Island Walking Weekend 39 New Zealand Walks Two walks in Peel Forest 40 Need2Know: Top 10 things to pack for a day walk or hike 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Taupo Marathon events
JULY 258 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite walk: An estuary walk in our Deep South 8 New Zealand Walk: Beveridge to Arataki Path 10 Great New Zealand Trek: Great NZ Trek ends at Bluff after 14 years 12 High Achiever: Four day trek ends with a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award 16 Overseas Walk: Machu Picchu - a treasure to cherish 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 My Favourite Walk: Waitahinga Dam trails revisted 22 My Favourite Walk: Walking the Crossey-Massey Loop, Hunau Regional Park 26 Event: The Bay of Islands Walking Weekend where the walking is wonderful and the welcome is warm! 28 Te Araroa Trail: Over 1000 walkers this season completed the trail 29 Event: Striders events 30 Overseas Walk: Table Mountain - one of the ten wonders of the world 34 Overseas adventure: Rail trails cycling in the Clare Valley 39 my Favourite Walk: Coastal views
highlight of new cleared trail 40 My Favourite Walk: Tawatawa
Reserve walking tracks 42 Overseas Walks and Tours
44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription
60 Taupo Marathon events
JUNE 257 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Lessons from walking the Te Araroa Trail 12 Need2know: DOC’s top five wildlife photography tips 14 New Zealand Walk: Wellington City to Sea Walkway 16 Need 2 know: Great Harbour Way to be funded 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 My Favourite Walk: Barrett Domain walkls have bush, wetlands with a rural outlook 24 Northland Experience: Hiking Cape to Cove: Cape Brett to Whangaroa Harbour to mag-nificent kauri 30 Overseas Walk: Walking Cornwall’s South West Coast Path 35 Need2know: Shared path planned across Tararua Ranges 35 Need2know: Funding boost for Hawkes Bay trails 36 Overseas Adventure: Vietnam - for adventure, history and culture 40 Overseas Walks: Ten top spring gardens to visit in Cornwall 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Pak-A-Roo Jackets
MAY 256 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Lake Rotomanu Walkway 10 New Zealand Walks: Many tracks lead up Mount Parihaka, Whangarei 14 New Zealand Walk: Bush Chapel Walk 15 Need 2 know: Mokihinui River catchment land to be added to Kahurangi National Park 16 NZ Shared Pathway: Waiuku Trail milestone reached with first sodturning event 17 NZ Shared Pathway: Waiuku advocate wins outdoor access champion award 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Overseas Walks: A glimpse of Patagonia 24 Northland Experience: Magical experiences on the Cook to Kupe tour 31 Australian Walks: Decidedly deciduous: Colourful bush walks in Victoria 32 Event: Festival’s interesting walks attracted many 34 New Zealand Walk: Cape Kidnappers Track 39 New Zealand Walk:Matiatia to Owhanake Bay walk 40 Event: Back to the future at Christchurch’s Marathon 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription 60 Pak-A-Roo Jackets
APRIL 255 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walks: Catchpool Valley has walks for all types of fitness 6 New Zealand Walks: Catchpool Valley walking, tramping and cycling 10 New Zealand Walks: ECHO Walking Festival 12 New Zealand Walk: Kaurilands
Domain, Titirangi
14 My Favourite Walk: Sand, sand and
more sand
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 My Favourite Walk: Two ways to
hike to Herepai Hut
21 New Zealand Walk: Mt Herepai Hut
climb has a mixed track
22 My Favourite Walk: One path to rule them all on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing
28 Overseas Walk: Walk in Singapore,
a city in a garden
30 New Zealand Walk: Popular Waiheke Island walk start from wharf 32 New Zealand Walk: Kahikatea
Walk - a nature walk
34 Overseas Walk: Soaking up the views in WA - Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse to Yallingup
37 New Zealand Walk: Sculpture Walk
in Botanic Gardens
40 Overseas Walk: China - a land of long history, ancient cultures and diverse landscapes
42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Pak-A-Roo Jackets
MARCH 254 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Trail: NZ’S own pilgrimage trail 8 New Zealand Walk: Lake Rototoa a jewel in Hamilton city 12 Auckland Walks: Walks for every Auckland landscape 14 My Favourite Walk: Climbing Otanewainuku - the first walk of the year 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 NewZealand Walk: A wildlife walk around Kaikoura Peninsula 23 News: Wainuiomata shared pathway a mile-stone 24 New Zealand Walks: Beautiful countryside and views on Walkworth walks 29 Event: New walks in 5th Manawatu Festival 30 Overseas Walk: Mrs Tiggy Winkle Walk 35 New Zealand Walks: Escape! Revive! and Reconnect! on the Abel Tasman walks 40 New Zealand Walk: A winter tramp up to Pinnacle Ridge 42 Auckland Short Walks: New future for Short Walks in Auckland 44 Overseas Walks and Tours 45 Index of previous 14 issues 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
FEBRUARY 253 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 My Favourite Walk: Hillary Trail - a scenic four or five day walk 11 New Zealand Walk: Ready for adventure and entertainment 12 New Zealand Walks: 9 New Zealand tracks to explore this summer 15 Need 2 Know: Kiwis conquer Everest from home 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 NewZealand Walk: Pakira, a farm walk in the Whanganui hills 26 Overseas Walks: Reflecting back on walking in Bavaria, Germany 35 Index of previous 14 issues 36 Overseas Walks: 5 Hinterland hikes to take your breath away 38 New Zealand Walk: Pink Beach - Whats so special about Pink Beach? 40 Te Araroa Trail: Young walkers on track for Te Araroa record 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 New Zealand Tour: Nature walking in the South Island 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
JANUARY 252 2019
4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Upgrade to
popular Cam-borne Walkway 11 Health: 6,000 steps a day keeps OA
limitations away
12 New Zealand Walk: A spring trip to
Te Puia Hot Springs
16 New Zealand Walk: Two trails at Te
Puia Hot Springs
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 Auckland Short Walk: Glen Eden
bush and stream walk
22 New Zealand Walk: The Tarawera
Trail - one of the best in the Bay 26 New Zealand Walks: Mangawhai Walking Weekend to celebrate 20th anniversary
30 Overseas Walk: Adventure on the
Murray in comfort
34 Murray River Walk risng with Riverland tourism
36 Overseas Walk: Nepal hike helps
forgotten shepas
40 New Zealand Walk: Te Henui Loop
walking track
44 Overseas Walks: Why go hiking
in Austria?
46 Coming Events: New Zealand 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
DECEMBER 251 2018
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 $390 million to be invested in more walking andcycling path initiatives 8 New Zealand Walk: An experience on the Old Ghost Trail? 15 New Zealand Walk: Powell Hut - A wairarapa icon 16 High Achiever: The biggest challenge of my life - Gordon Innes 17 Need to know: Seven safety tips for magpie swooping 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Event: Finding more than just the finishing line 22 New Zealand Walk: Puketi Forest Kauri Challenge the best day walk ever 25 Books: How to set up a sccessful Glaming Business. 25 Books: The French Way 26 NZ Adventure Walk: Step back in time in this ancient forest: 28 New Zealand Walks: Ever explored the many Tarawera walking trails 30 Overseas Walk: Hiking in the Longsheng rice terraces in snow and ice 34 Event: Sunset Coast Walks 35 Subscription Form 36 Overseas Cycle Tours: Ireland- Cycling in Wicklow’s wilderness 41 Oxfam Trailwalker 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 45 Index of previous 14 issues 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 49 Ashhurst to Esplanade event 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Queen Charlotte Track 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
NOVEMBER 250 2018
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Tackling the Awatere Tussock Track 10 New Zealand Walks: Take a walk on the wild side 11 My Favourite Walk: Walk at Lake Okataina to Koutu Pa 12 My Favourite Walk: Mt Auckland walk at Atuanui Scenic Reserve 15 Need to Know: Track closues in Kaipatiki reserves area 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 18 Auckland Short Walk: Faboulous views in St Heliers to Glover Park walk 22 New Zealand Walk: Track walk where James Burtton spent a solitary life 22 New Zealand Walk: Dunn’s Bush walk a loop track 24 Australian Walks: Go chasing waterfalls in Victoria, Australia 26 New Zealand Walks: Three waterfall walks in Bay of Plenty 30 Overseas Walk: Hike in Swiss Alps brings back childhood memories 34 Event: Festival guide a well know personality 38 My Favourite Walk: Maungatapu Track walk with spectacular views 40 Shared Pathway: First link in Quarryman’s Trail opened in
Christchurch
41 Oxfam Trailwalker
42 Overseas Walks and Tours 49 Ashhurst to Esplanade event 50 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Waiheke Island Walking Festival 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
OCTOBER 249 201
4 Walk Talk
6 The Queen Charlotte Track chasing great
11 Subscription Form
12 New Zealand Walk: Matia/Somes
Island has a long history 14 Event: Neon Night Walk/Run 4 Good magical bush walk for Charity
16 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
18 Overseas Adventure: Kiwi trekkers follow in Sir Edmund Hillary’s footsteps
22 My favourite Walk: Magnificent
views from Waihi Trig Walk 25 New ZealandGreat Walks: Which
one will be the next Great Walk? 26 My favourite Walk: A walk up the
Rapaki Track before sunrise 29 Overseas Walk: Take time to breath and be in the stunning surroundings of Arlberg
30 Overseas Walk: Thornton-le-Dale Walks - a walk through a quaint English village
34 NZ Shared pathway: Wesport to Charleston Trail Trust get help from Walking Access Commission
36 New Zealand Walk: River diversion
lead to a country park
38 High Achiever: Michael Houia now
walks every day
39 Overseas Walk: Walking through
the history of Cairns
44 New Zealand walk: Triumphant
return to the Barra Track 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Waiheke Island Walking Festival 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
SEPTEMBER 248 2018
4 Walk Talk
6 Event: Which two will be the next
Great Walks?
8 New Zealand Walk: If you go down to the woods Kohitere Forest capers
10 Event: Top ten with Warkworth
Walks to celebrate milestone 12 New Zealand Walk: On the Penguin Shipwreck Walk
14 Auckland Short Walk: Highbrook
Park - South Auckland
15 NZ Shared Pathway: Second stage
of city to Sumner cycleway open 16 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
18 News: Variety at this year’s Golden
Foot awards
19 News: Government to share footpath maintenance
20 New Zealand Guided Walk: Quirky and beautiful Waiheke island 1-5 days of walking in paradise 22 Overseas Walk: Roseberry Topping 25 Overseas Walks: Hong Kong invites
visitors to go green
26 New Zealand Walks: Bay of Islands Walking
Weekend - Walk, wine and dine 29 Need to Know: Kauri to be protected by track closures 30 Overseas Walk: Alta Via 1 an exhilirating trail in the Italian Dolomites 35 NZ Shared pathway: $11,000 grant to help construct Pauanui - Tairua Trail
36 NZ Walk/Cycle: Roxburgh Gorge Cycle and Walking Trail 40 Event: Mangawhai Walking Weekend ticked all the boxes
44 High Achiever: Cassandra Carter
makes a life style change 46 Coming Events: New Zealand 50 Coming Events: Overseas
56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Waiheke Walking Festival