GRADE 3 - Max 12 A guided ‘eco tour’ as you stand up paddle board in and around the Mangawhai Harbour to the unique Mangawhai sandspit! This two hour experience is not to be missed! Accompanied by qualified instructors, you will first learn how to paddle and handle your board before … [Read more...]

GRADE 2/3 Max 35 We meet two women thwarted in love as a little section of Kaipara history is revealed.  Tucked onto the harbour edge, behind Kaiwaka, our visit will bring to life the landscape that influenced novelist Jane Mander, who wrote ‘The Story of a New Zealand River’’ … [Read more...]

GRADE 2/3 - Max 25 Take this rare chance to walk through the well-established Tern Point Farm Park community, uniquely located between the Mangawhai estuary, the wildlife refuge and the new Tara Iti golf course. After strolling through some productive olive groves, you will have an opportunity … [Read more...]

GRADE 2/3 - Max 35 Visit an old woolshed and maybe see a sheep shorn. Walk across the road for morning tea and spectacular views over Mangawhai estuary and the islands. Stroll across the paddocks and take in views west and north towards Kaiwaka and Baldrock. Cruise Lawrence road with its great … [Read more...]

GRADE 4 - Max 24 Not really new, but back by popular demand.... Take this rare opportunity to explore the Waipu caves with a professional guide from a raft and by foot through a maze of passages from small to large. Check out the glow worms and cave formations. Great fun for all ages. Duration … [Read more...]

GRADE 1 - Max 35 Walk the Back Bay track to the jetty and return via the beautiful jointed rush wetland to link with the new Gumdiggers Track bordering the upper harbour and its spectacular pohutukawa groves. Enter a mature kanuka forest established on old gumlands before returning with fresh … [Read more...]

Lots of tales, both fact and fiction, to be told as you reimagine a Mangawhai confronting pakeha settlers. Stroll along Moir Street, which quickly became a busy centre of commerce involving kauri timber, gum, ship chandlery and supply stores. The wharf, tavern, billiard saloon, and more, … [Read more...]

GRADE 1/2 - Max 25 Back by popular demand! Delight in a pleasant amble around this peaceful private estate of currently 54 Lots which surround a spectacular lake. This Estate has large areas of communal land to be planted in over 2000 native plants. An extensive trapping program targets … [Read more...]

GRADE 3/4 - Max 30 Visit the two outstanding Heads lookouts, the first a short climb for spectacular views of the inner harbour and harbour entrance. The second longer climb up the first section of the Goldschmidt Track with views to Pakiri in the south and north along the Mangawhai Cliff Top … [Read more...]