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.
Korokoroowhaitiri Stream estuary. The Panekiri Range is in the background.
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Korokoroowhaitiri Stream estuary. The Panekiri Range is in the background.
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On the swingbridge over Korokoroowhaitiri Stream
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Korokoroowhaitiri Stream estuary. The Panekiri Range is in the background.
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Wairaomoana (Wairau Arm), Lake Waikaremoana.
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Private Hut in Maraunui Bay, Lake Waikaremoana
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Tree fern, Marauinui Bay, Lake Waikaremoana Track.
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Basketball court, Maraunui Bay, Lake Waikaremoana Track
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Private Hut in Maraunui Bay, Lake Waikaremoana
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Black swan / kakī ānau (Cygnus atratus) courtship display. Te Wharau Stream estuary, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Black swan / kakī ānau (Cygnus atratus). Te Wharau Stream estuary, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Black swan / kakī ānau (Cygnus atratus). Te Wharau Stream estuary, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Marauiti Hut. Marauiti Bay, Lake Waikaremoana.
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Marauiti Hut. Marauiti Bay, Lake Waikaremoana.
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Kakabeak / kōwhai ngutu-kākā (Clianthus maximus). Marauiti Hut, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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New Zealand scaup / pāpango (Aythya novaeseelandiae). Marauiti Bay, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Waitotara Stream, Lake Waikaremoana
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Waitotara Stream, Lake Waikaremoana. Mountain cabbage tree / tōī (Cordyline indivisa) at centre image.
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Wairaomoana (Wairau Arm), Lake Waikaremoana, and the Panekiri Range.
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Black swan / kakī ānau (Cygnus atratus). Waiharuru Hut, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Fantail / pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa). Waiharuru Hut, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Waiharuru Hut, Lake Waikaremoana Track.
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Waiharuru Hut, Lake Waikaremoana Track.
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Waapu Stream, Lake Waikaremoana Track
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Puketukutuku Peninsula kiwi sanctuary predator proof fence, Lake Waikaremoana Track.
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Tree fern forest on the track from the Puketukutuku Range to Tapuaenui Bay. Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Tree fern forest on the track from the Puketukutuku Range to Tapuaenui Bay. Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Puketukutuku Peninsula kiwi sanctuary, Lake Waikaremoana Track.
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"Taxi Pick-Up Point". Whanganui Hut, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Song thrush (Turdus philomelos). Whanganui Hut, Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park.
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Whanganui Inlet, Lake Waikaremoana
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Huiarau Stream, Lake Waikaremoana Track
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Whanganui Inlet, Lake Waikaremoana
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Whanganui Inlet, Lake Waikaremoana
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The recently collapsed Hopuruahine Bridge, Lake Waikaremoana Track
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Rifleman / tītipounamu (Acanthisitta chloris). Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Powelliphanta "Urewera". Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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On the Manuoha Track, looking into Taparawera Stream
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Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park.
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