Newsletter - 5th July 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.
This week’s banner image is courtesy of Stephen Venn and was taken on Wednesday’s SS walk alongside Porirua Harbour. The Porirua equivalent of those iconic Lake Matheson images!
A Word from...
It has been a chilly week with some quite severe frosts – by Churton Park standards, anyway! – but the weather has allowed all walks to proceed as planned. There were a total of 64 walkers across the three Wednesday groups walking around Porirua/Elsdon. Apparently there were some extensions to the plotted routes with some walkers keen to get in a little more exercise than planned! Seven of Thursday’s walkers headed out in Khandallah over 5.6km. A total of 14 walkers (plus Red) went out in two groups on Friday on a route plotted by Gary looping from Johnsonville, through Newlands and down to Ngauranga, along Hutt Road, through Kaiwharawhara Park and back home via Ngaio and Khandallah – a walk in excess of 15km that left everyone hanging out for a coffee. A small group of 15 CPCW members attended for drinks and food at the Johnsonville Club on Friday.
A reminder: Tickets are now available for the Anniversary Dinner. Click here for further details.
Bill Gaudie, Deputy 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 Dunshea’s Deli (check out the menu here); 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). Bring along some coins to participate in the raffles.
Tickets available now. Please make payment of $47 per person to:
Churton Park Community Walkers – 02-0524-0233091-00.
In the reference field please enter your name and number of tickets.
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 Little Monkey as our featured sponsor. They have been very supportive of CPCW through hosting our website at no charge and providing us with access to tech support.
LittleMonkey are a Churton Park company who some of you may have seen located next to the Churton Park Community Centre. They are a creative developer of Web and Mobile Phone applications.
Address: Churton Park Village, 99B Westchester Drive
Phone: 0800 356 783
Website: https://littlemonkey.co.nz/
Walk Details for Wednesday July 8th
This Week’s Walks:
It is the school holidays so we hope that there will be much lighter traffic than normal and we can risk a trip out to Eastbourne. The walks are repeats of earlier visits to Eastbourne. The SS walkers are given a choice between a shorter walk that is up into the Eastbourne hills or a longer walk that is around the flatter streets. All walks start from the parking area at 9:20am.
PP Walk: A 4.09km loop walk taking in the flatter streets of Eastbourne. You can see the walk here.
SS Walk: (Hill Choice) A 3.99km loop walk taking in the hilly bush tracks. The tracks are normally in good condition with good footing, however the tracks are definitely uphill in parts. You can see the walk here.
SS Walk: (Flat Choice) A 5.34km flat walk around the residential streets of Eastbourne. You can see the walk here.
FF Walk: A 5.70km loop walk up and along the bush tracks within the Eastbourne Hills. Obviously some fairly steep uphills, but good quality tracks. You can see the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here.
Parking: Parking for all three groups is on Muratai Road between Kauri Street and Konini Street and this can overflow into Kauri and Konini Streets if needed.
Coffee: Nothing is booked, but The Pavilion Cafe in Williams Park, Days Bay, is fairly large and convenient.
Happy walking.
Russell Paterson
Walk Schedules: You can look at the walk schedule for July 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
CPCW Photos
Walking for the Week of June 29th 2026:
Wednesday’s walkers headed north to Porirua; Thursday’s team were out in Khandallah; and Friday’s group looped from Johnsonville via Newlands, Ngauranga and back home through Ngaio and Khandallah. Please try and remember to take a group photo and send it to info@cpcw.co.nz
Wednesday Walkers:
Thursday Walkers:
Friday Walkers:
Friday Social Gathering for July:
