1980
Club Constitution - Revisions passed at AGM
Olympic Games - Mike Parker selected for NZ in 50km
WCNI Centre now the Taranaki Centre
1981
Graeme Harvie - Put remit to Taranaki Centre to have women's races at National Champs; Passed
Murray Day - Set 3000m National Record Auckland
Murray Day - Received Stan Lay Award
Vivian Shaw - Received Stan Lay Award
Auckland 5000m Champs - 1st Mike Parker 20m 59:14s
NZ 5000m Champs Hastings - 1st Mike Parker 21m 10.9s NZ Record
1982
Murray Day - Set Senior Taranaki Secondary Schools record for 2km 8m 49.7s
Commonwealth Games Brisbane 30km - 11th Mike Parker 2h 26m 07
1983
Tracy Winmill - Set Intermediate Secondary Schools Record for 1500m 7m 36.9s
Murray Day - Set junior 3,000m record Christchurch
Open 10km Hamilton - 1st Mike Parker 41m 48s (last race in NZ for 27yrs)
1984
Norm Read - Spoke about a name change for the club
25th Jubilee - Letters sent to all major newspapers
Norm Read - Appointed International Technical Officer by IAAF as a walk judge
Murray Day - Set Taranaki 5km record
1985
Devon 7 - Course now to be; Kaimata, Somerset, Hori, Carrington & Shortland Streets
Sheryl-Ann Hall - Picked for NZ Secondary Schools versus Australia
Chris Wilson - Set Intermediate Secondary Schools record for 1500m 7m 05.8s
1986
Chris Wilson - Donated trophy for Walker of the Week
Norm Read - Walk Judge at Edinburgh Commonwealth games
Sheryl-Ann Hall - Set Taranaki Record for 13 Girls 1500m 8m 05.8s. Record still standing & archived in 2007
Sheryl-Ann Hall - Received Stan Lay Award
1987
Devon 7 - Last year raced
Norm Read - Again proposed club change it's name at AGM
1988
21st Sep Club changed it's name - From Amateur Walking Club to Race Walking Club at SGM
NZRWA - Club joined this Association
Life Membership - Added to Club Rules
Colgate Games - Club sent letter to Centre that walking be introduced to the Inter- Provincial for 12-13 & 14-15, 12-13 FAILED
1989
NZRWA 5km & 10km Champs - Entry fees plus $20/driver paid by club
Norm Read - Suggests a certificate be awarded to members walking a given distance in 1hr
Mr R A Lithgow - Did last audit for club (10 years)
15km Open Walks - Held for the last time in Hawera due to no members down in South Taranaki
30th Anniversary - Held in Kiosk in Pukekura Park. Norm Read there.
Tony Feek - Set Taranaki T & F U14 1500m boys record 9m 04.3s
