CONTENTS for previous 15 issues
JANUARY 274 2021
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Round the rugged rocks - Roaring Meg Pack Track 9 New Zealand Walks: Top 20 Welly Walks in the Capital 13 High Achievers: All walks of life celebrate 20 years of community talks 14 NZ Walking Access Commission: Walking the dog 16 Event: New Zealand’s larget annual multi-sport event welcomes walkers 17 New Zealand Walk: Walking along the banks of the Ohura River 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Walk: Rimutaka Rail Trail for tunnels and waterfalls 21 New Zealand Walk:Rimutaka Rail Trail popular with both walkers and cyclists 23 News: Survey highlights motivations for time in nature 24 Overseas Walk: Singapore Orchid Gardens for a walk among flora 34 Need2Know: Exercise helps to reduce back pain 36 Australian Walks: Australia’s best one day walks 39 Event: Ashhurst to Esplanade Walk 40 Subscription Page 41 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival
DECEMBER 273 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walk: Punakaiki Gateway to dramatic limstone country
13 Walking Access: Walking from
town to town
14 New Zealand Walk: Audrey Gale
Reserve beautiful in all seasons 16 New Zealand Walk: Snow Daze Golden Crown Ridge Ruahine Forest Park
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walk: Mangatangi
Track walk with great view points 22 New Zealand Walk: Doug Walker
Memorial Walkway popular 24 New Zealand Walk: Four P’s in a pod! Paku, Pauanui, Parakiwai, Puketui
26 Te Araroa Trail: Paekakariki Escarpment Trail for magnificent views
30 Overseas Walk: A walk every day with the Norwegian Coastal Express
34 Overseas Walks: Lamma Island
paved wilderness walkways 39 New Zealand Walks: 100km Coast
to Coast Walk
42 Subscription Page
43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides
52 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival
NOVEMBER 272 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walk: An amble by
Lake Hakanoa
9 New Zealand Walk: A trail that reconnects us to the Waikato River 10 New Zealand Walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing: best one day walk in NZ
16 New Zealand Walk: Time to
explore Nydia Bay
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 Australian Walk: Five of the top
walks in Melbourne
22 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Auckland Trust plan to enhance
walking experience
24 New Zealand Walk: “Views to die
for” on Waipu Cove Walkway 27 New Zealand Walks: Seven day
walks around Queenstown 30 Overseas Walk: Whitburn to South
Shields in the north east of England 34 New Zealand Walk: Hahei Beach
to Cathedral Cove full of history 38 New Zealand Walks: Track work making strides in Auckland regional parks
38 New Zealand Walks: Walk New Zealand before you walk the world
40 New Zealand Walk: Rotorao Island
an unique island sanctuary 42 Subscription page
43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Wilderness Guides 52 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival
OCTOBER 271 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Ducks, Gnomes and Dinosaurs: Just a normal day in the Whirinaki Conservation Park 8 New Zealand Walk: Castle Hill: a walk through huge boulders 13 New Zealand Walk: Much loved Spraggs Bush Track reopens 14 New Zealand Walk: The Tinui ANZAC Walkway: a memorable walk 16 News: Te Araroa partners with NZ Walking Access Commission 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 New Zealand Experience: Our Routeburn experience: Water, floods and everything else that could go wrong 24 Lockdown Activities: Nature is good for us 26 New Zealand Walk: An Architectural Walk 28 My Favourite Walk: Along the walkway at Macandrew Bay 30 Cycling Tours: Trip through the tulips 34 New Zealand Walk: Nydia Track something for everyone 38 New Zealand Walks: Exploring the scenery of the Far North 42 Te Araroa Trail: Te Araroa Northland Trust revitalised 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Subscription page 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Event:Manawatu Walking Festival 52 Wilderness Guides
SEPTEMBER 270 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 New Zealand Walk: Palmers Track Great Barrier Island 12 John Fensham Memoral Sanctuary - a lowland forest walk 15 New Zealand Walk: Invigorating winter tramp on the Mania Track 15 Kawerau Accomodation: Firmin Lodge 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Short walks to get you off the couch 23 Lockdown Activities: A morepork and the Milky Way 24 Northland Experiences: Two wheels and Shank’s Pony 28 New Zealand Walks: A week of walks on Chatham Islands 36 Event: Bay of Islands Walking Weekend - A real mix - hiking, biking trains and walks for non walkers 40 Event: Delightful dozen walks at Warkworth Weekend 2020 43 Index of previous 14 issues 44 Subscription page 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 51 Event: A great view from one of the Warkworth’s Walks 52 Wilderness Guides
AUGUST 269 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walk: Cook’s Cove
Walkway to an historic monument 10 Queen Charlotte Track: Testing
our limits on the Queen Charlotte 16 Lockdown Activities: Helping walkers along the way. Waitangi Regional Park.
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 Rotorua Walks: Short walks around
Rotorua
22 Rotorua Walks: Ten great Rotorua
walks and trails
23 Rotorua Walks: Tarawera Trail a
great nature walk
24 Rotorua Walks: Firmin Lodge 26 Bay of Islands Walking Weekend:
Mana, missionaries and mayhem 28 Need2Know: Pop goes my pelvis 30 New Zealand Walk Birdlife and song
highlight of Bushy Park
31 New Zealand Walk: Bushy Park
sanctuary a top restoration project 32 New Zealand Walk: Curio Bay
experiences
34 New Zealand Walk: Ballroom Overhang Track - Fox River West Coast 36 Need2Know: Baldwin Street steepest street again
37 Walking Access Commission: Trust
saves public access to beach 38 Northland Experience: Monica cycles the Cook to Kupe Tour for a real Norhland experience 40 Need2Know: Tactical Unbanism gives cheap solutions for Auckland pedestrians and cyclists
43 High Achiever: Pre-schoolers delight at competion win
44 New Zealand Walk: Big plans for walking and cycle paths along Avon River corridor
45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Walking Tours 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 52 Walkers on the Tuki Tuki River Trail
MAY-JULY 268 2020
3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walk: Queen Charlotte
Track - Here we come!
10 New Zealand Walk: Walking the
Track
11 New Zealand Walk: The Queen Charlotte Track - why walk it when you can ride? 13 Lockdown Activities: Walking and biking around Papamoa - Training up Mt Wash-ington.
14 Northland Experiences: The Old
Chooks Tour of Northland 17 News: A billion-dollar opportunity
for walkers
18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walks: Bookable huts
- a Summer success 23 Need2Know: Walking on private land
24 Auckland Walk: Mt Hobson Walk for
panoramic city views 27 Covid-129: Travel faces a reinvention
28 New Zealand Walk: Lindsay Scenic
Reserve Walk
30 My Favoutite Walk: Cardiff Centennial Walk through natural bush and farmland
34 New Zealand Walk: Beat the heat do the Donald Drift
37 Australian Walk: Burleigh Heads
National Park walks
40 Auckland Walk: A ramble on Anzac
Day - Point England Walkway 44 Books: God’s Cocaine - the addiction of the Camino
45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 New Zealand Country Breaks 52 Northland Experiences
APRIL 267 2020
2 Pak - A - Roo Walking Jacket 3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 Great Walks: The Back Story of “The Routeburn Saga”
9 Great Walks: “The Routeburn Saga” 11 New Zealand Walk: Track a memorial to Truby King 12 New Zealand Walks: Paritutu Rock
a challenge in New Plymouth 15 Book: Relentless - how a mother
and daughter defired the odds 16 New Zealand Walk: Always different - The Art Deco Walk 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walk: Waiheke Island revisited - Retracing past footsteps
26 New Zealand Walk: Te Pare Reserve
rich in history
30 New Zealand Walk: Tongariro Alpine Crossing one of the best one day walks in the world 36 New Zealand Walk: Wide country
views from Mt William Walk 39 New Zealand Walk: Haast Pass/
Tioripatea Highway short walks 40 Australian Walk: Unique track is
popular tourist attraction 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Great Forest Events
MARCH 266 2020
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walks: Cable Bay’s
family farmland walk
8 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill - the national arboretum of New Zealand
12 New Zealand Walk: Eastwoodhill offers six walks to suit all levels and abilities
14 New Zealand Walks: Four walks
at Hanmer Springs in one week 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 Overseas Walks: Norfolk Island - a
magical slice of paradise
23 New Zealand Walk: Milford to
Takapuna Walk
26 New Zealand Walk: Herekawa
Stream and Clifftop Walk 30 Overseas Walks: Experience Australia’s newest walking challenge - Ranges to River
34 New Zealand Walk: Carter Scenic
Reserve walk
36 New Zealand Walk: Walk to the
stars near Napier
38 New Zealand Walk: Otari - Wilton’s Bush - with 14kms of walking tracks
42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
FEBRUARY 265 2020
4 Walk Talk
6 New Zealand Walks: Top picks to
explore this summer
9 Auckland Short Walk: St Johns Bush
Walk a short nature walk
10 New Zealand Walk: Waikato River
Walking Track
12 New Zealand Walk: Te Koutu Park
- a delightful walk
14 New Zealand Walk: A taste of the
Old Coach Road
16 New Zealand Walk: Pakihi Track
reopened for the summer season 17 New Zealand Walk: Motukiore
Island Walk for great views 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walk: Beach walk
Pukerua Bay to Plimmerton 22 Need2Know: New digital maps
help people explore outdoors 23 Overseas Walk: Feet dangling over
the Lysefjord
28 New Zealand Walk: Ongaonga - a
village steeped in history
30 New Zealand Walk: Banks Track - New Zealand’s first private walking track
37 New Zealand Walk: Lake Panorama, Henderson and Kiwi Esplanade Walkway
38 Need2Know: International Marching League encourages may walking bring us together 39 Event: Manawatu Walking Festival
now in sixth year
41 Training: Exercise programme tips 42 Overseas Walks and Tours 44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas 52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 60 Manawatu Walking Festival
JANUARY 264 2020
3 Contents
4 Walk Talk
6 Te AraroaTrail: Family of seven takes on 3,000km trail
8 My Favourite Walk: Spoilt for choice in Wellington
12 New Zealand Walk: Tarawera - a
legacy to uphold
16 Australian Walks: Five Hinterland
hikes to take your breath away 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly
Photo Contest
20 New Zealand Walks: Two clubs and
two tracks
22 Overseas Walks: Walking with Fat
Betty on the Coast to Coast 27 Overseas Walks: Dolomites - King
of the alps
28 Overseas Walks: Walking paths on
Niue Island
35 New Zealand Walk: Shine Falls Hawkes Bay’s highest waterfall 35 New Zealand Walk: Kamahi Loop Track to Falls and Heays Access Road
36 Overseas Walks: Walking through the Deserts and Canyonlands of the USA
39 New Zealand Walk: Te Henui extension a rustic and interesting stroll 42 Overseas Walks and Tours
44 Index of previous 14 issues 45 Coming Events: New Zealand 48 Coming Events: Overseas
50 Te Araroa walkers urged to take The
Trail Pledge
52 Directory of Walking Groups 56 New Zealand Country Breaks 59 Green Prescription
60 Manawatu Walking Festival
DECEMBER 263 2019
3 Contents 4 Walk Talk 6 Te AraroaTrail: New walking season marks start of Te Araroa odyssey for many folk 7 Te AraroaTrail: Walkers take to the Te Araroa Trail for many reasons 8 NZ Shared Pathway: Pathway between Petone and Wellington now in planning stage 10 Overseas Walks: How to spend 48 hours in the Gold Coast hinterland 12 New Zealand Walk; A day taking two walks in the Totara Reserve 14 New Zealand Walks: Five Kerikeri waterfall walks 16 NZ Shared Pathway: Another link opens in city’s coastal path 17 Book: New Zealand’s Native Trees 18 Walking New Zealand Monthly Photo Contest 20 Club to celebrate birthday by gifting track to Pukekohe 22 Overseas Walks: Carnavon National Park walks were magical 29 NZ Shared Pathway: Cambridge to Hamilton pathway construction begins 30 Overseas Walks: Rhodo heaven in Annapurna 36 NZ Adventure: Retirees go for their final tree-top adventure 39 New Zealand Walk: Oakura Seaside Beach Walk 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 Manawatu Walking Festival
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