Robert Scott - Phone: 09 533 5964 or 0274 591 592

The Mangawhai Heads Coastal Walkway is one of the better coastal walks in New Zealand and can be walked any time of the year except lambing season. The four hour walk has fabulous views extending from Bream Head to Coromandel Peninsula including the Mokohinaus along with the Hen & Chicken Islands. 

The circuit track needs to be walked no more than two hours either side of low tide, and can be slow going in places. 

The track starts on the beach near the Mangawhai Heads Surf Club, where you walk north for about 20mins along the beach, then climbs steeply to a lookout point. From there, the undulating track continues northward for an hour or so past ancient pōhutukawa teetering along the sheer slopes before a steady descent to a stony beach below. From here you walk back southwards along the rocks and bays until you’re back on the main beach returning to the surf club. Keep to the marked track as it crosses private property in places. 

Leader Robert Scott operated the local Four Square store at Mangawhai Heads for twenty years from 1992 to 2012 so knows the wider Mangawhai area well.

John Campbell - Phone: 09 292 7521/021 132 5940

We leave Birkenhead Wharf, and do some street walking to the Sugar Refinery and then follow a track to Kendall Bay. Then back and through some walkways and bush back to the refinery and a return to the Wharf to await the ferry to return to Britomart. The ferry from Birkenhead leaves at 5 minutes to the hour, hourly.

There is a good cafe at Birkenhead Wharf.

Quote of the week:    The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning. 

Lesley J Smith - Phone: 021 077 5278

The Wattle Downs Walkway goes around the edge of the Wattle Downs peninsula, through Kauri Point Reserve and Wattle Downs Esplanade Reserve. Some views through to Manukau Heads. Walking on paths.

Malcolm Allen - Phone: 021 238 8948

A walk along a bush track beside a river and through nice pine forest. Also some road walking and half an hour of bush bashing. No river crossings, little if any mud. About 5 hours walking.

Dianne Hewitt - Phone: 09 266 3973

Starting from Waterview Reserve we take some time to take in the history of the area depicted on several plaques. Then make our way to follow the Oakley Creek Walkway. Retracing steps a short section, we then head across to Heron Park and the suburban area of Waterview. Overlooking Pollen Island we walk another short walkway to return to our starting point. Easy walking mainly on pavement but some uneven surfaces.

Lesley L Smith - Phone: 021 1522 548

Starting at the Maraetai beachfront we walk to Te Puru via Omana Regional Park. The views are spectacular. From Te Puru we will walk along Second View Avenue to Pine Harbour. Depending on the tides/weather/trampers' preferences we will return along the paths and roads close to the beach veering off into bush before we walk back through Omana Regional Park to Maraetai. Approx 15km.

Then everyone welcome back to Lesley's place in Clevedon for coffee and cake afterwards.

Peter Crane - Phone: 021 621 345

We will do a car shuffle starting from Tolhopr Road and ending up at the Puhoi Pub. This is part of the Te Araroa Trail and is mainly in bush, a bit of farm and a small road section. There are not many hills and some good views. Distance - 10km