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Talk to a rleke Ōa LoHc Lisa Strathdee Creative Director, OH! Studio Rāwene
Kohukohu
RĀwene
Ōpononi & Ōmāpere
Hokianga & Kauri Coast My top must-do’s for visitors are: • Tane Mahuta, Waipōua Forest.This ancient tree also known as God of the Forest puts one’s life into perspective. • Arai Te Uru Reserve. An accessible walk amongst windswept mānuka offering views over the Tasman Sea and Hokianga Harbour. Always stunning, spectacular on a clear day. • Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail. A new way to enter Hokianga Harbour with the boardwalk just out of Hōreke. • Top of the harbour on the Ranui – The Ranui vessel connects Hōreke, Māngungu Mission and Kohukohu over the water. It’s magical being out on the harbour. You might not have heard of this but I recommend a walk at low tide to the Koutu Boulders. For a delightful day trip, I would suggest Waimamaku beach for some west coast air. Take a picnic lunch, a bottle of water and enjoy! It’s the best kind of downtime around. Living in Rāwene is awesome because of the cultures, the connections, a sense of timelessness. I also love how the light plays between sky, land and water here. It’s a pretty special place. LEFT: Motukaraka Point church © NorthlandNZ TOP: Lisa Strathdee © Ross T Smith
Waipōua kauri forest © Adobe Stock
KaihŪ Nelson’s Kaihū Kauri The gallery features many beautiful kauri items, a 30-ton ancient kauri log centrepiece and a fascinating showroom that’s often humming with up to 40 busy craftspeople.
Dargaville
Trounson National Park Stand before giants in this 586ha reserve, peppered with kauri trees. The Trounson Kauri Park Loop Track provides a 40-minute amble through the best of it.
atakohe M River Tubing Kaihū River runs through the Kauri
Coast TOP 10 Holiday Park, providing swimming holes and river trails. Hire tyre tubes from reception for lazy river rides around the park.
Wellsford
Waipōua Forest Home to the giant Tane Mahuta, Aotearoa’s largest living kauri tree. A whopping 13.77m in diameter, 51.5m high and somewhere between 1200 and 2000 years old.
Footprints Waipōua Twilight Encounter Witness the forest come nightfall on this four-hour tour departing at 6pm (5pm in winter). Cast in spellbinding shadow, visit the 3000-year-old Te Matua Ngāhere kauri tree while your guide explains the forest’s great significance to Māori beliefs.
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