Tanekaha Walking Tracks
The Tanekaha walking tracks are located close to the popular seaside settlement of Mangawhai Heads about 1.5 hours north of Auckland city and 1 hours drive south of Whangarei in the Northland region.
The walking tracks are a combination of five separate tracks that make up several loop walks through out the forested area, the Tanekaha Walking Tracks are accessed from Kings Road just before Mangawhai Heads.
From the carpark on Kings Road Mangawhai the track follows a private road for a short distance before entering farmland and a short walk to a suspension bridge, that spans a small rive...
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Pukenui Waterfall AH Reed Memorial Park
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The AH Reed Memorial Park can be accessed from two locations, the first is by foot only from the more well known Whangarei Waterfall by following the Hatea River along the Hatea Track for around thirty minutes or by vehicle access from Whareora Road where there is a public carpark, the carpark also allows an overn...
Whangarei Falls Otuihau Northland
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The area around the falls are a public domain and were once a popular fishing spot for local Maori and in the 1920s the area was purchased by Archibald Clapham to prevent the water fall from development as a commercial watermill, and in 1946 the property was sold to the local business mens association and become the public domain it is toda...
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Recently there have been major upgrades to the Mackesy Bush Reser...
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The settlers were ...
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