Waikaremoana - Waikareiti, 29 September - 6 October 2015
Day 1: From Onepoto Bay to Lake Kiriopukae then on the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk to Panekiri Bluff, Pukenui, Bald Knob and to Panekire Hut, built on top of Puketapu, one of the highest points in the Panekiri Range.
Day 2: Along the Panekiri Range tops then down to Waiopaoa Hut.
Day 3: I visited the 22m high Korokoro Falls on Korokoroowhaitiri Stream, then continued to Korokoro Campsite, past Te Kotoreotaunoa Point to Maraunui Bay and over Wanakeke Spur to Marauiti Hut on Marauiti Bay.
Day 4: Mainly along the lake shore to the gigantic Waiharuru Hut.
Day 5: On to Tapuaenui Campsite then Whanganui Hut in Whanganui Inlet.
Day 6: From Whanganui Hut to the road (past the recently collapsed Hopuruahine Stream bridge), then up the Manuoha Track to the summit of Manuoha (1392m), highest point in Te Urewera National Park, and Manuoha Hut.
Day 7: Over Pukepuke to the Kaipo Lagoon, then down the Kaipo Lagoon Track to Sandy Bay Hut on the shore of Lake Waikareiti.
Day 8: Around Lake Waikareiti, then on the Ruapani Track to Puna Hokoi, Hine Rere, Ngutu Manu, Hine Waho, Whano o Ruapani, Lake Ruapani, Waipai Swamp and to Aniwaniwa Falls Visitor Centre.
Click here to see pictures of the flora of Lake Waikaremoana.
Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Lake Waikareiti and the Ngamoko Range from Manuoha
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The Panekiri Range and Lake Waikaremoana from Manuoha
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The Panekiri Range and Lake Waikaremoana from Manuoha
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Lake Waikareiti and the Ngamoko Range from Manuoha
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Lake Waikaremoana from Manuoha
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View of Lake Waikaremoana from Manuoha at sunset
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View from Manuoha at sunset
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On the ridge between Manuoha and Pukepuke. Lake Waikareiti (destination for the day) and the Ngamoko range are in the background.
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On the ridge between Manuoha and Pukepuke. Lake Waikareiti (destination for the day) and the Ngamoko range are in the background.
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Needle-leaved neinei or spider wood (Dracophyllum latifolium). Kaipo Lagoon Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Female tomtit / miromiro (Petroica macrocephala). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Millipede, Family Cambalidae. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Millipede, Family Cambalidae. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Millipede, Family Cambalidae. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Talitropsis sedilloti). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Pachyrhamma longipes) nymph. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Pachyrhamma longipes) nymph. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Stone centipede, order Lithobiomorpha. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Crane fly (Discobola tessellata). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Crane fly (Genus Discobola). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Square ended crab spider (Sidymella angularis). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Wingless native bush cockroach (Celatoblatta vulgaris). Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Talitropsis sedilloti) hiding in tree trunk. Sandy Bay, Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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The Milky Way over Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Star trails over Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Red beech / tawhairaunui (Fuscospora fusca) buttress roots. Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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Red beech / tawhairaunui (Fuscospora fusca) buttress roots. Lake Waikareiti, Te Urewera National Park.
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