OUTDOORS WITH STEPHEN - AUCKLAND & BEYOND

Let's Walk and Talk and Get Fit with these Evening Suburban Explorer Events with your Host Stephen.

A lovely loop walk through nearby Western Springs area to begin with, we will enjoy seeing, Ducks, Geese, and Great Views.

Then follow back streets seldom seen, through several reserves to Point Chevalier and back to the Zoo Carpark.

Some ups and downs . Mainly flat ground..2 hours walk approx , plus a few breaks .

Wear strong walking shoes and Warmer clothes for Night Walking. Bring snacks and water and a Torch or Headlight. .

Let's gather in the Front of the Entrance to the Auckland Zoo in its Carpark or on Motions Road.

Toilets Here .

Cost- Koha Donation for the Website.

When - Tuesday Evening 12th August 2025.

Let's Gather at 6pm for a 6.15pm Start with a 8.30pm Finish.

Guests and Well Behaved Four Legged Friends are Welcome on a Leash.

Transportation- Carpooling- Add a Note below with the Area you live and your mobile number and contact each other. Or catch a Bus or Share a Uber .

Easy going pace, these Suburban Explorer Events introduce you to our Great Auckland Hidden Places Worth Sharing the Natural and Historic Heritage.

See you on Tuesday Evening.

Organiser - Stephen French Mob O274779494

Let's Walk and Talk and Get Fit with these Evening Suburban Explorer Events with your Host Stephen.

This is a Curcuit Walk around Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill . Some off the concrete walking following a few sheep trails to reach the Summit of One Tree Hill.

Some ups and downs. Mostly away from the roads. 2 hours loop walk plus breaks.

Wear strong walking shoes and Warmer clothes for Night Walking. Bring snacks and water and a Torch or Headlight.

Let's gather in front of the Sir John Logan Water Fountain on Manakau Road and opposite Puriri Drive in Epsom.

When - Tuesday Evening 19th August. 2025.

Cost - Koha Donation for the Website.

Let's gather at 6pm for a 6.15pm Start with a 8.30pm Finish.

Guests and Well Behaved Four Legged Friends are Welcome on a Leash. Although we are traveling on a few sheep trails and crossing a few stiles.

Transportation- Carpooling

Add a Note below with the Area you live and your mobile number and contact each other. Or catch a Bus or Share a Uber.

Easy going pace. These Suburban Explorer Events introduce you to our Great Auckland Hidden Places Worth Sharing the Natural and Historic Heritage.

See you on Tuesday Evening .

Organiser- Stephen French Mob O274779494

Hi Everyone..

Looking ahead to warmer temperatures and the start of Daylight Savings, beginning the 28th of September..you may want to add this Nature Discovery Kiwi Hunting and Campground Walk to your Calendar.

Let's wander around after dark to see our native Kiwi Birds in their own backyard amongst the trees, bush and other places we've been here before, capturing the memories with a photo, or just listening and watching these nocturnal native birds move slowly close to where we walk.

We will gather beforehand, here at Tawharunui Regional Park which is an hour plus easy rural drive beyond Matakana and Warkworth.

Setting up Tents from 3pm onwards at the dedicated gated entrance to the Tawharunui Regional Park Campground here , that is a hugely popular destination for Aucklanders , close to the white sand beach for safe swimming, and it's sheltered camping sites, with great toilets, offering a nice , Kiwi Campground Experience, if you have always wanted to give this a go, or want to unpack the tent stuff you have ...group camping is exciting and fun for everyone, particularly if weather conditions are favorable.

Campground Bookings are made easily via the Auckland Council Website or by phone, and are relatively well priced. Your car alongside your tent, we call this outdoor glamping..

Purchase of a suitable tent, need not be expensive, if you want to attend, look at purchasing a second hand one on Trade Me or Marketplace, Temu , The Warehouse etc...Or get proactive ask around your friends, or family.

I have a few extra tents and sleeping bags and additional stuff to Share with you as well.

DINNER - We will have a Shared Pot Luck Meal Together - Bring Food & BBQ from 4pm onwards after putting up Tents .

You will also want to pre-purchase preferably a Red Light Torch which Kiwi Birds cannot detect...and allow us to do our Kiwi Hunting and Spotting easily.

Any white light Torches or Headlights must be covered securely by Red Cellophane or Tape because white light scares the Kiwi Birds away.

It's also important to become stealth walking people...whispering to one another when we leave the Campground in smaller groups. is essential to ensure that this Night Walk is successful.

Previously, Events like this are ruined by Members that don't pre prepare for this Nature Discovery Kiwi Hunting Experience. It's up to each Member to come preferably here with a dedicated Red light Torch or Headlight.
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I particularly like using Temu , for A Red Light TORCH...as these are cheaper than outdoor shops here .

THINGS TO DO NOW IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND.

PLAN To Buy or Borrow a Tent for Yourself or to Share with a Friend or Two. Set it up in your backyard or local park .

Make a Checklist of What suits your personal needs for Campground Experiences.

Do you have a Sleeping Bag ?

Will you sleep on the ground, or need a blow up sleeping pad or camp stretcher ?

Additional stuff can be borrowed from other Hiking Friends and Family ?

Check online Websites like Temu or Trade Me, or your personal favorites for a Red Light Torch or Headlight.

Visit Kathmandu , Bivouac , Mountain Warehouse or Hunting and Fishing ..Shops ..

Get Committed Now and start Planning to Get to Tawharunui Regional Park Campground.

There are over a Few Hundred Kiwi wandering around Tawharunui Regional Park, that come out from hiding during the day...to use their long beaks ...and high sense of smell...to look for food.....near the streams, or damp water places, where there's mud and soft dirt...bugs,worms are their favorite food...and other stuff..we will learn something about when you RSVP..

See here for inspiration..

Tāwharanui Regional Park: Auckland's best-kept secret is a sanctuary with wild kiwi | Stuff https://share.google/y54eXLThVbucHuePr

Invite your Friends and Neighbors to see Kiwi Birds in their natural environment.

Add your name to show your interest, plans can change..so update closer to this Daylight Savings Starting Weekend Kiwi Hunting and Campground Experience.

More details coming up.

Use the Comments section below with each other to help each other with Transportation.

More closer to the Event.

Kind regards Stephen F.
Outdoors with Stephen.