KAIPARA LIFESTYLER March 13 - 2018
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Welcome to Mangawhai Spectacular walks on offer The 19th annual Mangawhai Walking Weekend offers outstanding opportunities to explore the district and support the work of the Mangawhai Tracks Charitable Trust. This year the popular fundraiser has 31 walks available over four days from March 14 to March 18, and caters to all fitness levels, age groups and inclinations. On the Long Tramp, walkers can enjoy spectacular coastal views, beautiful streams and waterfalls; while the Four Beaches and an Ice Cream option offers morning tea under an enormous pohutukawa tree above Langs Beach followed by a short walk, or bring a folding chair and just gaze out to sea. The Botanical Bush Tramp provides the chance to learn about conservation work, kiwi care and native flora in the company of an experienced botanist. Bald Rock Walk, on the other hand, is a two kilometre climb with spectacular 360 degree panoramic views from the Kaipara Harbour to Mangawhai. For those with a more casual approach there is Friday’s Troubadour Trail complete with musicians and entertainers or music, food and wine on Saturday, followed by the Big Breakfast on Sunday morning. Last year, the event attracted over 600 people and raised $9,000 to support the work of the Mangawhai Track Trust volunteers, who spend one day a week clearing existing tracks,
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creating new ones and setting pest control traps. “We get a lot of pleasure out of showing off what we have got in the Kaipara,” says organiser Dorothy Freeman. “We also enjoy encouraging people to enjoy the outdoors.” ¢
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