Newsletter - 27th September 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 Mike Drain for this week’s banner image taken during Wednesday’s walk in Whitby. The blossom-laden trees, taken on the day of the spring equinox, belie the temperature!

A Word from...

On the twenty-third day of September in the Year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-six, twenty-one brave souls (5PP, 8SS & 16FF) set out on a mission of Adventure and Discovery, fearless of whatever the weather gods might be cooking up for them. The group was in high spirits most of the way, although, nearing the destination, I overheard from one gloomy Wit, “by the look of that Long White Cloud we’re in for some rain”. He wasn’t wrong but, when the rain eventually struck, the group ploughed on with Endeavour, New Zeal and Resolution. All arrived safely, if a little damp, but dried out, somewhat incongruously, at Columbus Coffee.

The Friday walkers continued this theme, paying homage to the ‘mother country’ by visiting Mounts Alfred, Albert and Victoria. The Thursday walkers brought matters right up to date, surveying the current extent of the settlements of Wellington and Petone from a vantage point in Woodridge.

A reminder: Friday Drinks at the Johnsonville Club – Friday October 2nd @ 5.00pm

David Pegram, 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 Light House Cinema as our featured sponsor:

Light House Cinema is an independent and locally run Wellington business providing a great movie experience at three venues across the Greater Wellington region. A range of the latest movie offerings are presented together with opera, ballet, theatre, arts and film festival movies. All this in cinemas providing comfortable “lounge-like” seating with high quality audiovisual gear and the opportunity to partake of quality food and beverages from their cafés. Light House Cinema are generous supporters of CPCW and we appreciate their continuing support of our group.

Light House Cinema:

Petone 52 Beach Street, Petone 04 939 2061

Pāuatahanui 3 Paekakariki Hill Road 04 234 6770

Cuba 29 Wigan Street, Te Aro 04 385 3337

Email: info@lighthousecinema.co.nz

Walk Details for Wednesday September 30th

This Week’s Walks:

It is school holidays again and, believing that this means less traffic on the roads, we will try for three Miramar walks. All three walks are new, but really only variations of ones we have completed in the past. The walks start from the designated parking area at 9:20am.

PP Walk: A 4.79km walk which is generally all on the flatter areas of Miramar. You can see the walk here.

SS Walk: A 5.60km loop with a bit of a hill heading up to and and around the old Mt Crawford prison. The hill is not too steep, but it is long. You can see the walk here.

FF Walk: A 7.08km loop walk going past the old Mt Crawford prison and down the old road access (now a bit of a track.). Includes a good climb up to the prison. You can see the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here.

Parking: Parking is on either side of Darlington Road in the general area of the vehicle entrance to Miramar Park. There should be adequate parking for all, but keep clear of the vehicle crossings.

Coffee: Nothing is booked, but there are many cafés in the area. These include Pestle & Mortar Café in Darlington Road; The Bun Bakery and Coffee Shop in Park Road, as is Nicolette’s; and, in Miramar Ave, the Cutting Sports Café and the Chocolate Frog Café (Palmers Garden Centre). Of course, there are Thyme and Simmer back at home.

Happy walking.

Russell Paterson

Walk Schedules: You can look at the walk schedule for September 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 30th September	Wednesday Walks Click here for details.
Friday 2nd October at 5.00pm	Friday Drinks @ Johnsonville Club
November	CPCW “Away Walks” Whangārei
Wednesday November 25th	CPCW Christmas Lunch @ The Pines

CPCW Photos

Walking for the Week of September 21st 2026:

David has provided us with a very literary description of this week’s walks. (Ed: My absence on Wednesday was due to ‘indolence, not incapacity’!! I shall do better.) So it seems that walkers enjoyed their wandering in Whitby on Wednesday (or most of it!); Woodridge walking on Thursday; and Jane led the crew of 10 + Red on a walk of nearly 18km that encompassed much of the Southern Walkway, some of the City to Sea and various streets and paths in between in a loop from Island Bay.

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.