The Hokianga Harbour has many
unique
and stunning
natural
icons, that can be visited all year round. We suggest a "Hokianga
Harbour Round Tripp"
to visit
the sites
and towns of your
liking.
Follow
the
above
navigation
from
South
Hokianga
-->
Top
of
the
Harbour
to
-->
North
Hokianga.
In
every
location
you
find
the
different
interesting
places
to
visit.
Clouds
above
sea
Kohukohu
Chapel
at
Mangungu
Wairere
Boulders
Mangungu
Mission,
Horeke
Opononi
Dolphin
NZ
fern
trees
Buildings
over
Water
Kowhai
Outer
Harbour
Horeses
in
dunes
Hokianga
Shoreline
Natural
Pest
(Opossum)
Sand
Dunes
Koutu
Boulders
Old
Homestead
Happy
Chappy
Wairere
Boulder
- The Kauri Forests with its giants all around the Hokianga Harbour, including the newly reopened Omahuta Kauri Sanctuary, which was built in 1951 by DOC. It was closed for a long time due to the bad road, which is now repaired.
- The Wairere Boulders on the harbour top
- The Sand Dunes on the North Head of the Harbour entry
Most of the Kauri forests are in the Hokianga Harbour area.
The Tane Mahuta is the well known icon of
the Waipoua
Forest. The
Kauri
tree is world wide
an
icon
and attracts
many visitors. An easy walkway through the forest leads to it and requires
a
stroll
of about 10 minutes.
But
there
are
many
more
trees
of
similar
stature
in
the Omahuta
Kauri
Sanctuary
in
Mangamuka
and
the
beautiful
Warawara
Forest
in
the
North
Hokianga
between
Mitimiti
and
Pawarenga.
90 %
of
the
biggest
Kauri
trees
are
to
be
found
in
the
Hokianga
Harbour
area.
Wairere Boulders
A geomorphologic
worldwide unique valley
- with
thousands of basalt
boulders
- has
been
transformed
into
a
nature
park.
22
wooden
structures like staircases, bridges and
a platform have been built to enable viewers to enjoy an easy walk through
the valley.
The Boulder Loop path takes about 1 hours walk, but if you want to see the big ones, you have to allow for 3 hours, to walk up the valley to the platform, which allows the stunning view over the massive boulders. Website
The
Boulder
Loop
walk
is
an
easy
stroll
for
all
ages.
It
does
not
require
a
special
fitness
to
walk
the
foot
path.
All
wooden
structures
are
inspected
and
declared
safe
by
the
Far
North
District
Council.
Omahuta Forrest14 km to East from State Highway 1 in Broadwood
If you like Kauris, you must go there. An attractive walkway (partly as board walks) has been built in 1951. It leads to many huge Kauris and complete clusters of Kauri trees. This site is not well known due to its isolation in pure New Zealand wilderness. In one of the fallen trees you could park a bus.
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The sand dunes in the North Hokianga display
some stunning features and shapes. The imagination and creativity of
nature is endless. A true eco-tourism experience.