Start to 2025

Sunday runs and walks have resumed since Sunday 19 th January, from our usual Matairangi room 8am at the Akau Tangi Sports Centre. The summer weather seems to have finally arrived, great for getting outdoors. Welcome back to all our existing members and we look forward to some new members joining us too.

A few notices below to let you know, and a short account from the walkers:

Otari Bush BBQ – Sunday 2nd March

Again, we aim to hold runs/walks and a BBQ at Otari Bush while the summer weather holds. We would meet in the Otari Bush car park at 8:00 AM, with the BBQ about 10:AM in the clearing with BBQ facilities by the stream. If needing to cancel or defer due to forecast bad weather, we’d plan to send a notice out on the prior Thurs/Friday and then meeting at the Akau Tangi Sports Centre as usual. Please note the planned date is a week later than the earlier date on our 2025 calendar.

The 2025 calendar is now updated.

Easter – Sunday 20th April

The Akau Tangi Sports Centre is currently unavailable to us on Easter Sunday. Current provisional plans are to arrange a trail walk/run, which we’ll likely notify in late February. This would require our own transportation.

Bus Trips

We will again be planning bus trips for this year as they always prove to be successful. The 5 bus trips last year have been popular, with favourable feedback from those who have been, including note of the wonderful routes and maps arranged by Mark Growcott. Should any members have new ideas of where we should go, suggestions would be much appreciated. Such suggestions can be made at any time to Committee members.

Seeking a member with Facebook advertising expertise

The WRW committee is seeking any member with expertise to help us with Facebook advertising of the club. Last year Emily Daly successfully updated aspects of our website and created a Facebook business (Meta) page. Emily will only be occasionally available to help us this year, due to her other work. We are keen to start some advertisement for the club. Please email the committee or speak to one of us if you may be interested or know of someone able to assist.

Sunday walking group – Walk on 19th January, from Sheryl Vibert

We only had a small group, around 10 persons, as was Wellington Anniversary weekend. Sybil was our leader for this walk. We travelled from ASB Stadium to Shelly Bay Road and walked up into the bush. Passed the Miramar Fairy Village, a group of hand-built fairy houses and fairies, lovely. Back onto the car road to the top of hill. Then into Centennial Reserve Bush Walk. A lovely area, but sad did not see any birds or animals. Out of bush onto Nevay Road back down to Park Kitchen, where we indulge in a Hot Chocolate or a coffee, and of course a scone.