Newsletter - 19th April 2026
Photo of the Week
Each week we will post an image taken by one of our walkers of a scene they spotted on a walk. Generally these images should not include photos of any walkers. Please send any images to info@cpcw.co.nz noting photo of the week in the subject line.
Rowena Rowe took this photo of the harbour capital during the Wednesday walks in Brooklyn.
A Word from...
Churton Park Walkers were out in force this week, Barrelling around Brooklyn on a Brilliant Wednesday morning; Cruising Purposefully in Churton Park on a Cool Thursday evening; and Hurrying Happily along the Hutt River on Friday morning.
It’s easy to forget how much time and effort goes into planning and documenting our walks, week in and week out, by a small group of people. Our walking group would simply not function without this dedicated team and I thank them wholeheartedly for their unstinting work.
David Pegram, Convenor
Walk details for Wednesday April 22nd
This Week’s Walks:
We head to Titahi Bay for this week’s three walks; so no traffic problems are expected. The SS and FF walks are variations of walks done in the past. The PP walk is one we have done previously. However, all three walks do not use the coastal tracks we use most often when walking in Titahi Bay, but instead keep to the beach, a couple of tracks and residential streets. Also, all three walks do not use our usual parking at the Rowing Club, but instead use the parking at the northern end of Main Road where it turns into Bay Drive. These walks will start at 9:20am from the designated starting point which is the parking area in Bay Drive, Titahi Bay. A link to a plan of the general parking area is included under the parking heading below.
PP: A 4.94km loop walk including the beach (or the track above the beach) and quite a few of the residential streets of Titahi Bay. There are no major climbs and there are shortcuts if needed. You can see the walk here.
SS: A 6.79km loop that does include some climbs, but nothing too steep. It does include the beach (or the track above), then a track through some scrubby bush and then back through a maze of residential streets to the carpark. Don’t you dare take the obvious shortcuts! You can see the walk here.
FF: A 7.73km loop walk similar to a reverse of the SS walk, but also covers more ground. You can see the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here.
Parking: Parking for all three groups is in the carpark at the northern end of Main Road where it turns into Bay Drive. There are quite a few marked angle parks which will probably need to be supplemented by kerbside parking on the nearby streets. A map of the general parking areas can be seen here.
Coffee: Coffee for all three groups is Columbus Coffee at Mitre 10 Mega, Porirua. They cope with us very well.
Happy walking.
Russell Paterson
Walk Schedules: You can look at the walk schedule for April 2026 here.
Reminder: Please ensure that you inform your group’s leader if you leave a walk partway through.
Cancellations: If the walks are cancelled an email will be sent out as early as possible but definitely before 8:00am.
Calendar of Events
| Wednesday 22nd, 29th April | Wednesday Walks Click here for details. |
Saturday 25th July | CPCW Anniversary Dinner @ Johnsonville Bowling Club |
| November | CPCW “Away Walks” Whangārei |
CPCW Photos
Walking for the Week of April 13th 2026:
David has most eloquently described the various walks of this past week. So no more words needed – just the photos!
Please try and remember to take a group photo and send it to info@cpcw.co.nz
Wednesday Walkers:
Thursday Walkers:
Friday Walkers:
