I have received an e-mail from Kim Martin, an ex member of the Club who now lives in Hong Kong. Oxfam is a Non Government Organisation that works to end world hunger. Every year Oxfam runs 100 km walks to raise funds in various host countries such as Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Some friends of Kim who are members of the Hong Kong Tramping Club are doing the Hong Kong Trailwalk this year and have signed up for the New Zealand walk in April 2009. The New Zealand walk is around Lake Taupo and is believed to be at the same time as the around Taupo bike ride. If anybody in the WTMC is interested in being a member of the support team or being a volunteer to help the friends of Kim who have signed up for the New Zealand walk please send me an e-mail to and I will forward the e-mail on to Kim.