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The Waiotemarama Walk

Time:   3 hr return
Distance:   2.5 km 

The Waipoua / Waima / Matarau forest is the largest intact area of high altitude, kauri, and coastal forest associations in Northland. It spans a full altitudinal sequence from the coast to the highest points in Northland (Te Raupua 781 metres, Ngapukehau 762 metres and Mt Misery 728 metres).

The cold, high bluffs of Waima Forest are home to rare woody plants found nowhere else, including karamu (Coprosma waima), a tree daisy (Olearia crebra) and a very recently discovered tree – Turoa onamata (Ackama nubicola).

These plants, thought to be relics of a past ice age, are eaten by possums (and other browsers), though they have benefited from sustained ground-based possum control since 1995.

Getting There

North – SH 12 towards Opononi.  4 km before Opononi turn left (sign posted) onto Waiotemarama Gorge Road.  Follow it for 6 km to reach the start of the Waiotemarama Bush Walk (sign posted).

South – SH 12 towards Opononi.  Pass the town Waimamaku, 6 km before Opononi, turn right (sign posted) onto Waiotemarama Gorge Road.  Follow for another 4 km to reach the start of the Waiotemarama Bush Walk (sign posted).