Tawharanui Regional Park

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Tawharanui Regional Park is situated on a peninsula in the Matakana Coast Wine Country and combines farming, conservation and recreation in an ecological open sanctuary. Tawharanui boasts some of Auckland's most beautiful white sandy beaches, rolling pastures, shingled bays, native coastal forest and regenerating wetlands.

The Tawharanui Marine Reserve borders the northern coastline and provides you with spectacular diving and snorkeling opportunities in this unspoilt underwater environment.

Tawharanui has a strong history - Until the 1870's the park was occupied by a small Hapu (sub tribe) of the Te Kawerau people called Ngtai Raupo. After 1870 Tawharanui was developed as a farm by the Martin, Jones and Young families. Kauri Timber was milled and shingle was extracted from the park. In 1973 the Auckland Regional Authority (ARA) purchased the park from the Georgetti family.

Camping:

Tawharanui is a popular place to camp offering two basic sheltered campgrounds - Tawharanui Tents Only campground & the Tawharanui All Modes Campground where vehicles/motor-homes up to 8 meters in length can stay. Both Campgrounds are around 50m and 100m from the beautiful white sandy beach.

Walking tracks in the Tawharanui Regional Park:

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Westend Track

The walk is a gentle loop – the initial climb is along the gravel farm road and once on top, the track leads across the flat farmland towards the far western end of the park to the predator proof fence.

The fence was built in 2004 in partnership with the Auckland Council and TOSSI (the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society) to keep predators (such as stoats, cats and rats) out of the sanctuary. TOSSI (and their volunteers) are active in the restoration of the coastal forest and wetlands within the park by growing and planting native species – and winter is planting season! If you are interested in being part of this special project , learn more on the TOSSI website.

Tawharanui North/South Coast Track

Walking Track for the energetic! Takes you to the end of the peninsula and shows you the splendor of Kawau Island.

Distance: 8.0 km Time: 3 hours

Wheelchair access: No

Pram access: No

For much more information on Tawharanui Regional Park follow the links.

Bird life at Tawharanui:

New Zealand's northernmost takahē chick!

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