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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? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/f01e093d-85e4-400f-b410-0e34f1506003/coastal+trail+-+a+helping+hand.jpg News - Our coastal walkway needs your support - The total estimate for the Coastal Walkway Project is $96K. We have $36K in hand, we need a further $60K to complete stage 1 and stage 2 of the project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/d590d87b-694f-4f00-8918-073e9c96b535/Construction+Points.jpg News - Our coastal walkway needs your support - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/wct-project monthly 0.5 2022-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/83f398ca-82e8-44c4-89ba-aff03c43fd1f/Coastal+Trail.png News - Waipu Coastal Trail Project - Make it stand out The Waipu Coastal Trail is a popular walk along a spectacular and unique section of the coastline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/d590d87b-694f-4f00-8918-073e9c96b535/Construction+Points.jpg News - Waipu Coastal Trail Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/riroriro-the-grey-warbler monthly 0.5 2022-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/a17b21f5-225f-4a06-bf0c-be06299ffa1f/IMG_7162.JPG News - Riroriro (the Grey Warbler) - Make it stand out Riroriro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/3cf33440-5224-4d9e-abda-cb3e31a653c4/IMG_7163.JPG News - Riroriro (the Grey Warbler) - Make it stand out Keep an eye out for this industrious little worker in the bush. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/waorahi-another-year-on monthly 0.5 2022-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/e66c36f9-9944-4cff-a9ce-6dc1d0c736f9/WB-DJI_0924_220504.jpg News - Waorahi : Another Year On - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/awards-galore monthly 0.5 2022-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/b97eee3a-7626-41ab-8bca-6a3f6876f0dd/IMG-1380.jpg News - Awards Galore! - Dawn Morrison receiving the WWOTY award on behalf og the Trust - presented by NRC Councillor Rick Stolwerk, Coastal South Constituency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/7abdffb9-d8da-4d3b-873f-80da2733ea2c/IMG-1362.jpg News - Awards Galore! - Kathryn Clark shares some highlights after receiving this year’s TOTY award - To Kathryn’s right is Graeme Giles, leader the Waipu Kiwi, who oversee predator control activities in the area. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/community-information-evening monthly 0.5 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/e8dcc679-9196-4ff2-8d17-83a782ee238e/IMG_7421.jpg News - Community Information Evening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/342a9629-998b-44f3-91b5-4d8332fb5a8e/IMG_7423.jpg News - Community Information Evening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/congratulations-to-the-wairahi-tracks-team monthly 0.5 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/4f7527be-4be7-4370-989d-24c48c9ba841/IMG_0799+%281%29.JPG News - Congratulations to the Wairahi Tracks Team! - Well, what a wonderful night it was ! And the Wairahi Tracks Trust came away with Highly Commended! It is a tribute to all the hard work and many volunteer hours that members have contributed. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/planting-day-queens-birthday-saturday monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1653604298283-TZZXFJ7YP2O5WOG6KYJF/unsplash-image-acG4Z-hBOeE.jpg News - Planting Day Queen’s Birthday Saturday - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/blog-home/toetoe-a-case-of-mistaken-identity monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/c3006ede-1c38-4794-be4c-81f312b45286/image_6487327.jpg News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Author: Glenn Clark Glenn is one of the team of avid weed-busters in the Wairahi Tracks Charitable Trust, and a self-confessed victim of “weed-vision” (a condition in which you notice weeds - everywhere). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/86d6ca5d-93c4-4fad-9440-81b89ac2817d/Picture1.jpg News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Make it stand out Above is the “magnificent” swathe of pampas grass at the end of the beach in Lang Cove - unfortunately it is NOT toetoe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/306d3281-ef11-446f-83ab-8047992343c8/Picture5.jpg News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Significance of toetoe to Māori Toetoe flowers were used ceremoniously in sea voyages upon reaching land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/9421b831-6767-45e9-91c0-ce91ac69f67f/Picture7.png News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Toetoe: Flowers from September through to January Gracefully drooping flower heads are light golden colour and the stalks (culms) tend to be thinner. Dead leaves don’t curl but lie flat on the ground Leaves have distinct secondary veins between midrib and edge Leaves don’t snap readily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/35f08949-feb5-4b1e-8517-37700506abb6/Picture6.jpg News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Pampas Grass: Pampas flowers later than toetoe - from January to June Flower heads are erect, dense, fluffy, white-pinkish which fade to a dirty white as seed forms Dead leaves curl up like wood-shavings at the base of the plant Leaves have a conspicuous single mid-rib that doesn’t run all the way to the base of the leaf Leaves snap readily when folded and/or tugged https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/226f3134-68d8-4b59-af29-386ebb666c98/Picture8.jpg News - Toetoe: A case of Mistaken Identity - Failsafe method: Probably the easiest way to identify pampas is by the “wood shavings” that appear at the base where the dead leaves curl up. 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To our north lies the Pacific Ocean, and to our south lies the Piroa/Brynderwyn range, a recognised high-value conservation area where kiwi have recently been re-introduced. 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It is thought to mean either “roaring waters” or “abundant waters”, both suitable names for this treasured area. One of the earliest maps of the area clearly shows the name Wairahi associated with the cove, and may have been the name for the pa that once occupied the headland at the eastern end of the beach above the cove. Wairahi has been recognized in several ways, including being assigned to the name of the first street, the main stream flowing onto the beach, and is said to have been inscribed on a copper plate that hung over the entrance to the first Lang homestead. Māori presence in the area goes back to the canoes Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi and Ruakaramea, captained by Manaia. Over time, the area has been occupied by several iwi including Ngāti Awa, Ngaitahuhu, Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Ngāti Whātua. Today, “our place” sits within the rohe of 3 of those iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai and Ngāti Whātua, with two major hapū, Patuharakeke (of Takahiwai) and Te Uri o Hau (Kaipara) currently holding most influence. James Cook anchored in Bream Bay in Nov 1769 during his first visit, and had several interactions with Māori who visited the Endeavour in waka for trade exchanges. The Musket Wars (1807-1840) led by Ngāpuhi chief Hongi Hika, wrought major changes on the area leading up to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, by which time the area was in the control of Ngāpuhi allies Te Parahwau and Patuharakeke. The early 19th century saw several visits by missionaries Leigh, Marsden and Colenso. James Busby accompanied Colenso on his 1839 trip and negotiated the purchase of several large blocks of land including Ruakaka (Dec 1839) and Waipu (Jan 1840). Busby’s purchases were later denied by the Old Land Claims Commission and the Crown then purchased the same blocks in 1854 to make land available for the recently arrived Nova Scotian immigrants. The Crown started selling land to the Nova Scotians in 1856, and two blocks at Langs Beach were purchased by Duncan McKenzie and William Lang, giving rise to two of the names by which the place came to be commonly known: “McKenzie Cove” and then “Langs Beach”. Over time, the Lang family purchased McKenzie’s and other blocks to the east and south of the original lot and by the turn of the century held over 900 acres of land along the coast. From 1927 to 1990, the Lang farm was incrementally sold off, eventually creating the major subdivisions in the area, Wairahi Rd, The Landing, Langs Beach Estate and Lang Cove. These subdivisions resulted in the formation of several reserves in the area, including most of the coastal strip as esplanade reserve. In 1994, DOC purchased the 15 hectare block of regenerating bushland that forms the Langs Beach Scenic Reserve, and more recently the Whangarei District Council set aside the 9 hectare bush reserve in Waterman Drive, bringing the total area of public reserve in Langs Beach to 45 hectares, providing a wide focus of activity for the Wairahi Tracks Trust. https://www.wairahitracks.nz/wairahi-area-description-and-map daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/6c83b0a1-3a84-4c62-903c-a08530fe65a3/Langs+Beach.jpg Wairahi area description and map - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1630735680161-HCKRSM1SMSHGG5W46FVQ/SO727B.jpg Wairahi area description and map 1857 Plan showing original Crown Grants for William Lang (160 acres) and Duncan McKenzie (84 acres) https://www.wairahitracks.nz/community-involvement daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1698967217414-WEEEA7UGDVK2F62GFL1V/729fc9a6-6188-4429-a3a8-a6fd87a9c3cf.JPG Community involvement https://www.wairahitracks.nz/naturalhabitatrestoration daily 0.75 2025-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1629842672947-UPTUQOSA5STPY4KEQ7YU/IMG_5779.JPG Natural Habitat Restoration Wetland restoration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1629843005453-HXCEFRLLL0TP7TQ2M2JT/IMG_5830.JPG Natural Habitat Restoration - Bridge to Bridge https://www.wairahitracks.nz/what-we-do-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/f4a0feb5-3700-43e0-bb32-08971bbe43b4/IMG_4909+%281%29.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/58c56492-da43-494b-8ab4-7b73f647cb9d/IMG_3772.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1bb0416b-e512-4f66-a565-150ff54c6379/IMG_5826+%282%29.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/c60dde6e-ae96-4876-a6eb-d4acf05040ec/IMG_5827.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/e7f494e4-7072-44c2-8f6d-1f1d3ff33cc7/IMG_5830.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/6759d171-e360-4cc5-a6df-d3f6633f4432/IMG_5774.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/4b3570ad-da33-4401-b199-7a26a962d2c4/IMG_6892-001.JPG We develop walking tracks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/c764b475-7f31-41ca-b32d-aaac1541bb89/LBSR+Tracks.jpg We develop walking tracks - Langs Beach Scenic Reserve Tracks At 15 hectares, the Langs Beach Scenic Reserve is the largest reserve in our immediate area, and one that had languished unused for 30 years becoming infested by weeds. Initial work involved removing significant wild ginger infestations, revealing an old farm road which was then developed to become our “Main Track”, an easy grade that runs for 750m from the entrance on Cove Road to a boundary gate in the top SE corner of the reserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/9a7d1717-c825-4096-9e4b-3b238e281216/B2B+Tracks.jpg We develop walking tracks - Wairahi Stream (“Bridge-to-Bridge”) Tracks Our “Bridge-to-Bridge” tracks have been developed in the esplanade reserves running alongside the Wairahi Stream, between the Lang Cove bridge and the one-lane bridge to the south. These tracks pass through attractive stands of mature totara and nikau, as well as areas where the Trust has planted natives to replace roadside weeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/ff407ce8-b12a-44f8-a615-2bd75af31c40/IMG_5772.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1623285069504-F453KI4SE8B8MELRVJBV/IMG_5783.JPG We develop walking tracks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/1629843005453-HXCEFRLLL0TP7TQ2M2JT/IMG_5830.JPG We develop walking tracks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/5b0dd570-36e1-4092-b7f9-fdf9dc61e389/Image+of+weed+with+blue+flowers We develop walking tracks - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fd1c056fe3c2c42edfabf53/85e30259-2b1b-4276-b6b5-995e412f87f8/Trapping.jpg We develop walking tracks - Predator Statistics in the Langs Beach Scenic Reserve To date (December 2021) approximately 50 possums and 180 rats have been caught and we were delighted to catch three stoats recently. In addition, 40 mice, six feral cats and two hedgehog have also been trapped. Monthly totals vary significantly by season with the greatest number of rats caught in April and September and June being the boom month for possums. 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