Newsletter - 16th August 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.

Thank you to Alison Lavin for this week’s banner image taken on her “Free Ranger” Friday walk. The inland Kaikōura ranges are resplendent in the snows brought by recent southerlies.

A Word from...

This has been a week when the efficiency of CPCW has been well demonstrated. David continues to explore widely in Europe and the UK (hopefully surviving yet another heat wave). I, meanwhile, was whisked across the Tasman by SWMBO to enjoy a week’s break in NSW. Despite our absences – or maybe because of them??!! – all walks went ahead uneventfully thanks, as always, to those who draw up walks and shepherd walkers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Be assured that a week’s break in NSW was not without its walks – including a 16+km walk from Coogee back to central Sydney. Not quite as exciting as the walks I hear David has been enjoying, but still fun!

A reminder to take a look at the Anniversary Dinner Photos. Thanks, once again, to Mike for his photography and to Keith for his time uploading the photos to the website.

Bill Gaudie, Deputy Convenor

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 PACT (Property Advice and Consultation Together) as our featured sponsor:as our featured sponsor:

Barry Ellis is the familiar face of PACT (Property Advice and Consultation Together). With years of experience in real estate in the northern suburbs, Barry can offer you free expert advice and support throughout the sales process.

Phone: 027 453 9887

Email: bellisnz@gmail.com

Walk Details for Wednesday August 19th

This Week’s Walks:

Three walks that we have previously carried out in Johnsonville in the past provide the venues for this week’s walks. They all include a little bit of hill work, but we all should cope. If you are stopping for a rest up one of these minor hills you can just tell others you are admiring the view. All walks start from the designated parking area at 9:20am.

PP Walk: A 5.37km loop with a minor steady climb initially and then an easier gradient on road and a little bit of track. Can be shortened as you go if required. (Fairly sure that there are no steps.) You can see the walk here.

SS Walk: A 6.59km loop walk with a couple of steady climbs, with the rest at easier grades. A couple of sections on reasonable quality bush tracks. This walk can also be shortened if required. You can see the walk here.

FF Walk: A 7.90km walk. There will be climbs and FF walkers shouldn’t be looking for shortcuts. You can see the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here.

Parking: Parking for all three groups is in the Alex Moore Park carpark accessed off Bannister Avenue.

Coffee: Nothing booked, but there are Simmer and Thyme back home and a couple of others in Johnsonville.

Happy walking.

Russell Paterson

Walk Schedules: You can look at the walk schedule for August 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 19th & 26th August	Wednesday Walks Click here for details.

November	CPCW “Away Walks” Whangārei

CPCW Photos

Walking for the Week of August 10th 2026:

This week’s walks on Wednesday were in and around Karori; Thursday’s walkers enjoyed what Christine described as “almost spring-like weather” on their walk of 5.9km from Johnsonville out to Papārangi, Grenada and Newlands and back; and Gary led an exclusive group of 7 on a challenging walk that may have measured “only” 11.3km, but included a total ascent of 550m. Gary, in his instructions for this walk, suggested that walkers bring gardening gloves in case they needed to deal with gorse along the way. He reported that the track had been well cleared and the gloves were not needed, but the three big climbs tested all. Meanwhile Alison led a group of 3 free-rangers on a less challenging, but no less scenic, walk.

Please try and remember to take a group photo and send it to info@cpcw.co.nz Don’t worry about the size of the image – a good quality image at the outset will still look good when reduced in size for the newsletter, but a lower quality image may end up blurry in the newsletter.