Te Arai Unwrapped - Saturday & Sunday - Grade 3 Treasures on our doorstep. Explore Te Arai, a relatively recent addition to the Auckland Regional Park network. Starting from the Te Arai Point car park we head south over the headland capturing 360 degree panoramic views. We explore parts of … [Read more...]

Te Arai Unwrapped - Saturday & Sunday - Grade 3 Treasures on our doorstep. Explore Te Arai, a relatively recent addition to the Auckland Regional Park network. Starting from the Te Arai Point car park we head south over the headland capturing breathtaking 360 degree panoramic views. We explore … [Read more...]

Matheson Bay to Goat Island - Sunday 3 April  This outstanding walk covers four public pathways, starting at the picturesque Matheson Bay, the track continues alongside a stream through bush and mature Kauri to a series of delightful small waterfalls. We then take the scenic Leigh Coastal walk … [Read more...]

No surprise that the Mangawhai Cliff Walk is at the top of this list of these great Summer walks around New Zealand on the 3news Website. Classified as an 'easy walk' it takes 2-3 hours return and is best coming back via the beach at low tide.  It follows the coast with wonderful vistas out to … [Read more...]

If there is one walkway that is Mangawhai, the Mangawhai Cliff Walkway is it.   Part of Te Ara Roa - the national walkway system, this track takes us along the cliff tops north of Mangawhai Heads. This is a walk to do every year, and if you have not done it yet, why not do it as part of the … [Read more...]

First  Printed in Mahurangi Matters, thanks for their permission to reprint. Bookings have opened for the annual Mangawhai Walking Weekend, which will be held from April 1 to 3.  Now in its 17th year, a number of new walks have been added to the 2016 programme. “The Mangawhai Walking Weekend … [Read more...]