CPCW Newsletter 14th June 2026

Newsletter - 14th June 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 provided this week’s banner image taken along the Te Ara Tupua walkway on Wednesday’s walk.  

A Word from...

Churton Park Walkers were out in force again this week.  Many Wednesday walkers enjoyed Te Ara Tupua Walkway, the new footpath along the harbour, (which had the bonus of a harbourside train ride for the return journey!).  The Thursday evening temperatures were fortunately higher than the frosty start to the day for the Thursday walkers’ circuit of Churton Park. The Friday walkers had an absolutely stunning winter day for their demanding figure eight walk which included the Elsdon steps and Colonial Knob.

This is my last newsletter for a while as Wayne and I leave for an extended trip to Europe on Monday. I am extremely grateful to Bill, who has so willingly ‘taken over the reins’ while I am away, and to the rest of the committee who keep the well oiled machinery of the walking group running smoothly week in week out.

I’ll be keeping in touch while I am away and will be looking forward to catching up with everyone on my return.

David Pegram, Convenor

CPCW Anniversary Dinner Saturday July 25th 2026

Mark your diaries now!  There are two highlights to the CPCW social calendar.  The first is coming up in July:

What:   A friendly gathering including a buffet meal catered by Dunsheas Deli; raffles; a review of our walking year

Where:  Johnsonville Bowling Club, 34 Frankmoore Avenue

When:    6.0pm Saturday July 25th

Cost:    $47 per person; drinks available from the bar (not included in ticket cost)

Tickets will be available from the end of June; details to be advised.

Our Sponsors

CPCW are very grateful for the support of a number of generous sponsors.  They are listed at the end of the newsletter and, periodically, we will highlight them through a profile in the newsletter.  

This week we have chosen Simmer as our featured sponsor:

Simmer is our local Churton Park café providing great food and drinks in the heart of the Churton Park Village.

Address:             Churton Park Village, 103 Westchester Drive

Phone:                  04 4785224

Email:                 office.simmer@gmail.com

Facebook:         https://www.facebook.com/people/Simmer/100066473601395/

Hours:                        Mon – Thurs                       7.00am – 4.00pm

                                    Friday                                  7.00am – 8.30pm

                                    Sat/Sun                                9.00am – 4.00pm

Walk Details for Wednesday June 17th

This Week’s Walks:

Please note that the SS group has a different parking venue to the PP and FF groups.

PP:  A 4.28km loop walk that heads north towards Churton Park and returns via a parallel route.  The return to Nairnville Park takes in the interesting Tarikaka Street where the houses were built sometime well in the past for railway workers.  The frontages etc of these houses have preservation orders.  The walk has minor rises and falls, but nothing that could be described as steep.  See the walk here.

SS:  A 5.26km loop walk that starts at the Khandallah Swimming Pool carpark (at the top of Woodmancote Road), heads into the reserve and then across to Clark Street and onto tracks that lead to another track up to Satara Crescent.  The walk then heads back to the cars via other local streets.  See the walk here.  The photo below shows the entrance to the new part of the track in an area called Tui Lawn.  The track is noted on the post as the Korimako Track.  It is in good condition. Trust you all can find it.

FF:   A 6.6km loop walk, also taking in the new track that leads to Satara Crescent, then some other local Khandallah streets and walkways.  The walk includes some reasonable rises.  See the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here.

Parking:  The SS parking is the carpark at the end of Woodmancote Street.  As only the SS walkers are parking here we trust there will be more than enough parking for them. 

Both the PP and FF groups will park at Nairnville Park and the nearby streets.

Coffee:  Nothing has been booked so it is walker’s choice.

Happy walking.

Russell Paterson

Entry to the Korimako Track from the Tūī Lawn.

Walk Schedules:   You can look at the walk schedule for June 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 17th & 24th June

Wednesday Walks 

Click here for details.

Friday 3rd July at 5.00pm

Friday Drinks @ Johnsonville Club
Saturday 25th July

Anniversary Dinner @ Johnsonville Bowling Club

Click here for details.

NovemberCPCW “Away Walks” Whangārei

CPCW Photos

Walking for the Week of June 8th 2026:

Photos this week reflect, once again, the great asset that is the newly opened Te Ara Tupua which was walked by a sizeable group of PP, SS and FF.  Most of the FF group, who had walked this route on a Friday a couple of weeks earlier, did a local walk around the streets of Johnsonville.  Thursday night’s photo is from a walk around Churton Park and photos from Friday reflect the heights that were scaled on a walk up to the top of Colonial Knob and through parts of Spicer Forest.  Jane, who led the walk, was channeling her “inner Gary” and succeeded magnificently!!

Please try and remember to take a group photo and send it to info@cpcw.co.nz

Wednesday Walkers:

Thanks to Rowena for this photo of the group gathered ready to explore Te Ara Tupua.
Meanwhile, most of the FFs walked a loop around parts of Johnsonville, Newlands and Broadmeadows. This "gathering of the clan" was caught by Bill who also provided the next two photos showing the obligatory stairs - and Anita gratefully reaching the top!

Thursday Walkers:

Thursday walkers' photo is courtesy of Hue as they head towards the top of Prestwich Rise in Churton Park. Red looks keen to be on the move.

Friday Walkers:

Friday's photos were all taken by Bill. The group shot was taken at the top of Colonial Knob adjacent to the transmitters and looking south.
Two of the group almost at the top of the first ascent.
And a couple of perspectives of Porirua Harbour at different levels of ascent to Colonial Knob.
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