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01 Aug 08 |
Some simple tips to adapt to winter walking • Buddy up with someone from your group and arrange to phone and encourage each other to walk if the weather is uncertain. You know there’ll be at least 2 of you there!! • Wear layers (including water proofs if
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01 Aug 08 |
Skateboards/Roller Blades/Skateparks. There are areas where you are not permitted to use skate boards, roller skates or similar devices. The following brochure provides information about where you can and can't use skateboards, roller blades and the like. Where you can - Skateboard Park locations: Mount Maunganui Blake Park
Tauranga City Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Yatton Park is in Tauranga South, in an area called Parkvale and south of the Merivale shops. The park is partially accessible to vehicles and is open 8am - 8pm Spring and Summer during daylight saving hours and 8am - 5pm in Autumn and Winter. Today the park is
Tauranga City Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Welcome Bay This walkway features include open grassed areas and playgrounds with wonderful views from picnic spots. WALKING TIME Allow two hours to explore these areas completely. 40 minutes will enable you to walk from James Cook Drive through Johnson Reserve to Victory St, or complete the smaller
Tauranga City Council
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05 Mar 09 |
There is a 10 minute loop track through native bush at the back of Yatton park. From the bottom of this loop the Waimapu Walkway takes you along the foreshore of the Waimapu Estuary with extensive views across to Hairini. Approximately 10 minutes from Yatton Park, the Esk Street Walkway
Tauranga City Council
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05 Mar 09 |
A unique walkway that meanders through tidal mangroves. All ages and abilities can enjoy the flat winding boardwalks. WALKING TIME Waikareao Estuary complete loop: 2 hours Maxwells Road to Coach Drive: 30 minutes Coach Drive to Waihi Road: 45 minutes Waihi Road to Tauranga Domain: 30 minutes Tauranga Domain to Maxwells Road:
Tauranga City Council
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05 Mar 09 |
More Katikati walks: There are other walking opportunities in and around Katikati. These are detailed in a brochure available from the Visitor Information Centre in the Library and Service Centre in Katikati's main street. Uretara Stream Walkway Walking Time: 45 minutes one way This popular walks starts
Western Bay of Plenty Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Where: Off Tuapiro Road, 6 minutes drive north of Katikati. Walking Time: 60 minutes return Tuapiro Point is a small sandspit across the channel from Tanners Point. A track takes you onto the esplanade reserve and runs along the spit to a fence. When you get to the
Western Bay of Plenty Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Where: Off Hot Springs Road, south of Katikati. Walking Time 20 minutes one way A magnificent kauri tree - one of the largest in the Bay of Plenty - awaits you on this walk. The kauri is known as Tuahu, named after its location on an old Maori route that was
Western Bay of Plenty Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Where: Off Kaiate Falls Road. Walking Time: 60 minutes return In a pretty, bush-filled ravine where the Kaiate Stream drops over ignimbrite bluffs, a series of cascades and waterfalls combine to create the magic which is Te Rerekawau Falls. They are sign-posted from Welcome Bay Road as “Kaiate Falls”. Drive up
Western bay of Plenty Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Where: 10 minutes north of Tauranga, at the end of Te Puna Quarry Road (off State Highway 2). Walking Times: Main Track 45-60 minutes return Secondary Track Various options THIS park is one of the most popular walks in our District. Covering about 32 hectares, it is a
Western By of Plenty Council
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05 Mar 09 |
Te Puna Quarry Park is being developed by a dedicated band of volunteers from a disused quarry into a world class park. This old scar on the hillside has already become a place of special beauty. From the upper levels there is a spectacular panoramic view out over the
www.quarrypark.org.nz
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