Walking New Zealand October2023

The Port Vila Town Tour launched earlier this year has had a strong response, with tours operating most days. This is an ideal one or two-day tour to get an introduction to Vanuatu’s history and culture, get an orientation of Port Vila (where to go, shop etc) plus the best lookouts and sights. Nguna Outer Island Adventure was launched just before the pandemic and has had a new lease of life since the border reopened. It includes a half-day hike on Nguna, followed by buffet lunch on the beach at Pele Island, and an afternoon swim before the boat ride back to Efate. Tours are Monday and Wednesday.…

The new VeryFitPro ID205L is an intelligent smart looking Sports Watch and activity tracker that ticks all the boxes. * Strong and durable 3cm clear glass touch screen display * Skin friendly soft and comfortable wristband strap * Nine exercise modes walking, running, hiking, cycling, treadmill, fitness, mountain climbing, spinning bike and yoga * Many functions: step monitoring function, heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, calorie monitoring, call reminder, message reminder, sedentary reminder, alarm reminder, stopwatch, timer, music control, looking at mobile phone, breathing training, time and date display, multi-sport mode (step, calories, speed, distance, active time), daily goal * Raise your hand and the screen will light up. * Customize the face of your Smart Watch to fit your needs. * IP68 Deep Waterproof * Magnetic charging with USB charging…

The Alliance for Downtown New York has helped develop five new walking tours through its Walking Tour Incubator Grant Program. The winning tours were chosen as following an application process that encouraged submissions of compelling and original tour concepts that went beyond the typical downtown highlights. The new tours are: Downtown LGBTQ+ Activism Walking Tour by Christopher Street Tours; Sinister Secrets of the Seaport by the South Street Seaport Museum; Escape to New York - Stories of Faith, Freedom and Fortune by Vivace Tours; How To Be A New Yorker: Downtown Edition by Awesome Walks; Culinary Master Dining Experience & NYC Afternoon Culinary Adventure by Inside Out Tours. downtownny.com/incubator/…

The H-215, 4-function pedometer is a superb, reasonably priced pedometer that counts steps, calculates distance, calories burned and has a 12/24 hour clock. This is the model that has sold over a quarter of a million worldwide. It has the largest display of any pedometer we tested and is very accurate. Dimensions: (L) 5.6 * (W) 3.7 * (t) 2.7 cm Price only $36.95 plus $7.00 P&P Phone 0800-925-546 for bulk prices Available now from: Walking New Zealand Shop P O Box 1922, Palmerston North - Phone 0800-925-546 Fax 06-358-6864 or email walkingnz@xtra.co.nz. www.walkingnewzealand.co.nz Magazine in Paperplus and Whitcoulls Walking New Zealand magazine from September 14 will be available at all Whitcoulls and PaperPlus stores.…

Walk talk An authentic outback Kimberley wilderness experience awaits at Mount Hart Lodge, located off the iconic Gibb River Road in the Wunaamin Conservation Park. Originally a cattle station, this historically rich and rustic accommodation offers an ideal base to explore the wonders of the Kimberley. New for the 2023 season, the accommodation offering now includes luxury bell tents with single and queen beds – adding to the existing safari tents, campgrounds and homestead accommodation. Mount Hart Lodge Helicopter Tours are now also available, taking guests over the regions’ waterfall wonders – including a scenic flight over the magnificent Horizontal Falls (Garaanngaddim).…

If you’re walking Te Araroa this upcoming season, please don’t forget to register. Understanding who is on the trail and when, helps them do our job better and supports their bid to add and upgrade huts and other trail infrastructure. As part of their website upgrade, they’re improving the registration process. Once registered, you will receive an information pack and Te Araroa merchandise so you can identify and connect with other through-walkers on the trail. In the interim, until the new process is launched in September, we ask that all walkers continue to use the current registration process.…