Walk this way for Mangawhai weekend


Bookings are open for the first Mangawhai Walking Weekend since 2021, following the annual event’s covid curtailment last year.

New walks over March 18 and 19 include the Daring Venture, a short walk that shares some of the secrets of the 160-year-old schooner at Mangawhai Museum, and the Jurassic Walk, which explores an ancient limestone karst landscape inland from Waipu. 

Other walks focus on foraging, farming, food, history, native bush, the harbour area and Mangawhai’s distinctive distal sandspit.

There are 14 walks altogether, with terrain ranging from easy to difficult, all focusing on the sharing of local knowledge.

Organisers promise something for everyone and say bookings are essential as numbers are limited. Full details and bookings can be found at www.mangawhaiwalking.co.nz