This Week's Walks: Three new walks this week; all are in an area we know well. The schedule describes them as in Horokiwi/Grenada, but perhaps they are more Newlands/Paparangi. One starts in Grenada Drive and all start near to Grenada Village. The Horokiwi walks planned need a bit more checking and perhaps are better suited to summer.
There are two separate parking areas so please check the parking for your group. The two parking areas are reasonably close to each other. The walks are to start at 9:20am from the designated starting point.
The Walks:
PPs: A 3.92km walk with a loop walk and a there and back. On footpaths and accessways. A shortcut is available. You can see the walk here. Parking for PPs is in the carpark within Seton Nossiter Park which is accessed off Mark Avenue. If full, there is ample parking on the street in the same general area. This is also a parking area we have used many times in the past.
SSs: A 5.15km walk with a loop and a there and back. Like the FF walk, it does include some uphill streets. You can see the walk here. Parking for SSs is also in the carpark within Seton Nossiter Park which is accessed off Mark Avenue. If full, there is ample parking on the street in the same general area. This is also a parking area we have used many times in the past.
FFs: A 7.75km loop walk. A reasonably long walk this week and it certainly has quite a few uphill climbs, but only at the normal uphill street gradients. You can see the walk on Mapometer here and on Plotaroute here. Parking for FFs is alongside the roundabout at the intersection of Grenada Drive and Mark Avenue. There is heaps of street parking available along Grenada Drive if there is no room in the parking area.
Coffee: We will let Simmer know that a group of us will be coming for coffee and perhaps a snack. Thyme, I think, is still open and available too.
Russell Paterson
Our Sponsors:
We have several sponsors which we list on our Home Page and in our Newsletter. In recognition of the generosity of our sponsors, the committee wish to highlight a sponsor each week in our newsletter.
This week we have chosen Columbus Mitre 10 Mega Porirua as our featured sponsor:
Columbus Mitre 10 Mega Porirua are a regular stopping off spot for our group after walks in the Porirua region. They are always welcoming and provide prompt and courteous service, readily accommodating our group. They provide a fine range of beverages and food. Columbus Coffee Porirua have been generous supporters of CPCW for many years and we are very grateful for their continuing support of our group.
Columbus Mitre 10 Mega Porirua, 2 Semple Street, Porirua
Mon – Fri: 7.00am to 4.00pm
Sat/Sun: 8.00am to 4.30pm
Phone: 04 237 0831
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.
Walk Schedules
You can look at the walk schedule for April 2025 here.
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CPCW Photos
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Wednesday saw a very large group of walkers head out around the streets of Khandallah. Views out over the harbour and city were stunning on a calm Wellington morning.
Photos of the SSs and FFs have been provided by Peter Bushnell and Gay Hoffman:
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Thursday's walkers were out in Churton Park again. Gillian Mills has kindly provided photos of the group who look prepared for whatever the weather might throw at them. Check out Friday's walkers to see what it did actually throw!!
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Jane Gaudie, who was co-ordinating Friday's walk, decided that the forecast was not favourable for the planned Te Au walk. She substituted a walk in Spicer Forest, Porirua - supposedly "sheltered" from the weather. Here a a couple of photos provided by Clint Davis of the "drowned rats"!! Now that's what I call a commitment to walking. 
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Home Page: Don't forget to take a quick look at the “Home Page” - there is usually a new photo each week.
Walkers: please try and take a photo of each group on walking days and email them to this link. Preferably use a small size (around 450kb).
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