Cynthia Hewett Memorial – Tararu
Location Situated in the headwaters of the Tararu Stream 8 kilometres north of Thames. Description 90 hectares of regenerating forest. Much of the site is secondary broadleaf forest, with old growth manuka/kanuka scrub, although there is some original forest present, mainly in gullies. The scattering of puriri, karaka, pohutukawa and rata reflect the coastal influence.…
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*Update 10/2024: Closed to the public until further notice* Location Taranaki district. 35km east of Eltham, towards the Matemateonga Ranges; a head catchment of the Patea River. Description Extended by a further 226 hectares in 2016, taking the reserve to 560 hectares of bush and regenerating scrub. The southern boundary is a metalled road, the…
Read MoreRoss Bishop Memorial
Location Mapiu, 30km south of Te Kuiti on the western side of SH4. The reserve is 300m south of Omaru Road, close to Omaru Scenic Reserve and waterfall. Description A total of 5.87 hectares, there is an existing lowland kahikatea remnant of 4 ha with some restoration planting. The Mapiu Stream forms the western and…
Read MoreElvie McGregor
Location The Elvie McGregor Reserve is one of several Trust reserves at Katui on the southern border of Waipoua Forest in Northland. This 141ha regenerating farm block lies to the west of S.H. 12, sloping down towards the coast. It adjoins the southern edge of Waipoua and extends through to the Katui scenic reserve further…
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Location South Kaipara Head, Auckland. 12 km beyond Parakai, turning right at Tuparekura Road. Access by concrete drive off Kaipara Lake Road. Entry is at your own risk. Description The reserve was purchased in two stages. The first stage consists of 23 hectares featuring a freshwater lake and marsh, bordered by native vegetation with dominant…
Read MoreProfessor W.R. McGregor
Location The Professor W.R McGregor Reserve is a combination of four adjoining and separately purchased blocks at Katui on the southern border of Waipoua Forest in Northland. It adjoins the forest and other reserve land owned by the Waipoua Forest Trust to the north and is bounded by Marlborough Rd to the south. History…
Read MorePuketi Mokau Shirley Guildford
Location The Puketi Mokau Reserve is 320 ha adjoining the northern boundary of Puketi Forest approximately 25 km west of Kerikeri. It slopes northwards down from the Mokau Ridge. History The reserve was purchased in 1987 and is a valuable extension to the neighbouring forests. It was last logged in the 1920s and has since…
Read MoreWilliam Upton Hewett
Location The William Upton Hewett Memorial Reserve is north-west of Whangarei, between Pipiwai and Titoki. The Papakuri Scenic Reserve is nearby to the north, but the other surrounding land is predominantly farmed. The 242ha block is regenerating shrubland on the upper slopes and Kauri/Podocarp/Broadleaf forest in the gullies with a large kahikatea swamp along the…
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Location Pigeon Bush Reserve lies between the Remutaka and Tararua Conservation Parks just west of Featherston. It borders the southern side of SH2 and extends right over the range to the Wairarapa / Wellington railway. It forms a conspicuous backdrop to Featherson and the lower Wairarapa. At 1157ha it is by far our largest reserve.…
Read MoreMangarakau Wetland
Location One of the Trust’s South Island Reserves, Mangarakau Wetland is located south of Farewell Spit. The wetland is immediately to the south of the Whanganui Inlet and drains into it as well as into the Patarau River further south. History A long history of human habitation pre-dates Abel Tasman, whose log records the first…
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