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Tawhranui Regional Park Day Picnic NZ
Tawhranui Regional Park is a great family day out. As a kid, we went to the park for family and work picnics on occasion over summer. One thing that I remember is that the road was rough and very long, narrow and with lots of sharp corners and we used to dread the ride out there. I also remember the very deep rock pool that dad and his workmates would throw a beer bottle into and dive in for it. Even now when I visit the park I look forward to seeing the rock pool. The road to Tawharanui is much improved and the park is a beautiful place to…
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Te Muri Bay Great Camp Spot NZ
Te Muri Bay Is not only just a great camping spot Te Muri Bay camp is also quite isolated for a beach that is so close to Auckland.Reason being that you do have to walk a little way to camp and many people shy away from doing that. There is no road into the camp. You access it from Mahurangi West regional park where you park and then follow a grassy track down to an estuary which needs to be crossed at low tide, from there onto the beach and the camping ground is at the far end of the beach. The other option is to go into the bay…
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A Unique Relaxed Kiwi Beach Stay NZ
Would you like the beach to yourself? This may not be the lap of luxury but if you love nature then you will love this Kiwi beach stay. I thought this wet winters day was perfect for writing up my New Years stay at Big Bay. Located at the Mahurangi Heads, North Auckland. This is another by private boat access or otherwise, I guess the Water Taxi’s at Sandspit would be a way of getting there also. Big Bay is located at the Mahurangi River Head and this makes it easy to access by boat from either Scotts Landing or Martins Bay. I was invited to join my brothers family…
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