Our coastal walkway  needs your support
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Our coastal walkway needs your support

We’re looking for your support to upgrade the Coastal Walkway, situated on the coastline between Langs Beach and Waipu Cove. This path offers spectacular views of Bream Bay to walkers, hikers, and trampers. It is considered one of the best coastal walks in New Zealand and features in many tourism Northland publications - with views to the Hen and Chickens (Taranga) Great Barrier (Aotea) and Little Barrier, and on a good day the Mokehinaus, not to mention the limestone pancake rocks along the coastline – a distinctive feature which can be seen on the coast only here and at Punakaiki in the South Island.

As both a local and public amenity it is priceless. What better than a walk at low tide from the beach at Langs, or Ding Bay or Cove Road to Waipu Cove with the promise of a coffee or ice cream at the other end?

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Waipu Coastal Trail Project
Glenn Clark Glenn Clark

Waipu Coastal Trail Project

Wairahi Tracks Trust is facilitating significant track improvements along the Waipu Coastal Walkway - allowing year-round access to this unique and spectacular section of NZ coastline.

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Riroriro  (the Grey Warbler)
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Riroriro (the Grey Warbler)

When you are next walking in the Lang’s Scenic Reserve look out for the grey warbler( riroriro). It’s a little bird, in fact the second smallest bird endemic to New Zealand after the rifleman. The riroriro is hard to see because it is tiny and grey, with some olive on the upper parts but buff coloured below. The adult bird has bright red eyes.

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Waorahi : Another Year On
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Waorahi : Another Year On

Waorahi is the old Langs View Subdivision. Bruce and Janine Copeland purchased the 194ha in October 2020 to incorporate it into the area's expanding Conservation initiatives, secure and open up more public access and to retire the consented subdivision.

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Awards Galore!
Glenn Clark Glenn Clark

Awards Galore!

Wairahi Tracks Trust awarded the Weed Warriors of the Year award for the second time!

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Community Information Evening
Margaret Tapper Margaret Tapper

Community Information Evening

On Friday 17th June the Wairahi Tracks Trust held its annual Community Information evening at the Presbyterian Church Hall in Waipu. About 40 people attended on a rather miserable winter’s night and enjoyed the presentations about the Trusts’ achievements and plans for the future.

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Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity

Many of you are currently admiring the profusion of pretty, feathery flowers around the area, commonly known as “Prince of Wales Feathers” or “Cutty Grass”, but, (and here’s the rub), often mistakenly referred to as toetoe.

Most of the flowering grasses we see in Autumn is actually pampas grass – one of the most invasive weeds in this part of the country..

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Helping Out
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Helping Out

Lottie Andrews aged 12 years.

At my school we are part of the William Pike challenge. For it we do community service. For my community service I decided to help my Granny and her friends to clear the stream and this is what we did with it.

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Rest in Peace Colin Harvey
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Rest in Peace Colin Harvey

It is with great sadness as members of your Langs Beach and Wairahi Tracks Charitable Trust communities, in cooperation with the Harvey family, that we acknowledge the passing of Colin on Friday 28 January 2022.

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Welcome
Mary Sinclair Mary Sinclair

Welcome

The Wairahi Tracks Charitable Trust was formed in 2020 to facilitate the development of a network of walking tracks in the Langs Beach area.

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