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Barrier Island Aotea Great The Needles (Ngā Taratara o Toi) Driving times from Claris Aiguilles Island (Owhanga) Tryphena - 20 minutes Okupu -15 minutes Aotea Great Whangaparapara - 20 minutes Awana - 10 minutes Harataonga - 30 minutes Okiwi - 40 minutes Barrier Island Port FitzRoy - 50 minutes SS Wairarapa Mabey Road end - 60 minutes Driving map Miners Head Tataweka This map is not suitable to use as a walking map. Please refer to the Auckland Council Te Paparahi Rangiwhakea Bay Dog Information No dogs on DOC reserves, campgrounds Discovery Maps, the Department of and tracks, or on Motu Kaikoura. Dogs Conservation track brochures (available on leash allowed on all beaches, Auckland Council reserves and tracks from local Information Centres) and Ahuriri Point and public places. Dogs off-leash only doc.govt.nz for detailed information in ‘under control off leash areas’ marked on the map - this includes some of the about local walkways and tracks. beaches and the northern side of Okiwi airfield. Please pick up after your pet. Waste on Aotea/ Motu Pakainga Great Barrier Motairehe Waikaro Motairehe Whanga M o y Roa 16 SS Wairarapa graves Rubbish collection on Aotea Great ta be d 15 ireh d a Barrier has changed in 2019. Katherine Bay e Roa M Residential waste is collected ad wa Ro Ka Rakitū weekly using supplied binsMaunganui and SS Wairarapa graves 14 Whangapoua Beach bags. Take casual rubbish and (Arid Island) recycling home or drop it off at Kawa the Aotea Community Recycling d a Whangapoua Centre and Claris Landfill at 70 o R Okiwi Gray Road, Claris. y e See Port FitzRoy Discovery Map b Airfield a 11 Please support us in our goal to go M K Okiwi School / Zero Waste. ar 13 ak Okiwi Park Karaka Bay a Bay Road Aotea Road Port Okiwi DOC Office Abercrombie Ro H Harataonga Bay Glenfern Aotea ad ara Sanctuary tao nga Tra Motuhaku 12 Port FitzRoy ck Wharf Windy Canyon Port Coopers Castle 10 d 9 A a ote o Harataonga Whakatautuna a R R Motu Kaikoura K o a a a g iara d ar n a B o Mitre Peak ay a Ro rat ad H a O Mountain bike trail grades FitzRoy m a Kaiaraara hut t a Grade 2. Easy Hirakimatā (Mt Hobson) R o a Mostly flat with some gentle climbs d Harbour on smooth track with easily avoidable A Korotiti Aotea o obstacles such as rocks and potholes. t Forest Road Forest e Kauri dieback disease is present a R Conservation Park o in the Conservation Park. a d Grade 3. Intermediate Please clean footwear, Steep slopes and/or avoidable equipment and bike tyres before Aotea Track - see DOC maps for obstacles possibly on narrow track and/or and after using the tracks. walking tracks in this area. with poor traction. There may be 8 Awana Bay exposure at the track’s outside edge. See Whangaparapara/Okupu Discovery Map Grade 4. Advanced Maungapiko Motutaiko A mixture of long, steep climbs, narrow track, poor traction and difficult 6 Kaitoke Hotpools Motuhoroa Rangiahua obstacles to avoid or jump over. Generally Kaitoke Swamp exposed at the track’s outside edge. Most Broken Islands ad Wha Gray Ro Palmers Beach riders will find some sections easier to ngaparap ara Road walk. Whangaparapara Oreville Hec to Motu Mahuki stamping battery r d S Kaitoke Beach Harpoon a o a Take care swimming at the R n Hill de Te Ahumatā y rso a n Rd eastern beaches. There are French Rd B Claris Airport 7 d n serious swells and rips all i Wharf l B Claris Oceanview Road W along this coast and Great Whangaparapara a l Moana t e Barrier has no lifeguards. r View Rd Oruawharo Kaitoke B l Macmillan Road ackw Iona Rd Lane el l R Blind Bay Road d Sugarloaf Medlands Workington Road Road Camerton Whangaparapara Harbour 5 Kaitoke Sandhills Road Road School Jetty Okupu Oruawharo Lane 4 Key The Lane Thomas Okupu Bay Mason Road Road d Sealed road Unsealed road Beach Dog off leash area a o R K Mitchener Road o d w h n a a l i d V Public walking/ Mountain bike trail (also tramping track) e a 3 l l See Tryphena Discovery Map M e y tramping track See grade description text box T r a Station Rock c k Postal Maungatawhiri Information Shop/store Camping Ferry School Road service Schooner Bay Haupapa Road Blackwell Drive Public Art, craft Campervan Medical Purir Air strip Golf i Bay Road toilets gallery site centre Shoal Bay Road Omanawa Lane Schooner Bay Windy Hill Heritage Dumping Tennis Road Mulberry Grove Road Cafe Boat ramp Fishing Te Rangitāwhiri 2 SS Wiltshire site station court Road Road ay Shag Point B ie Restaurant/ Ship Tryphena al Cemetery Recycling 4WD only Playground Schooner Ros bar wreck Bay Garden Road Mulberry Grove School Refuse Wharf Barbecue Scenic site Petrol/ Surf Shoal Bay Road transfer diesel break Rosalie Bay Te Rangitāwhiri Whanga Cap Places of Interest and landmarks e B ar ri er Ro Ruahine Te Pani 1 Cape Barrier lookout 9 Harataonga Bay ad 2 Tryphena Bay area 10 Windy Canyon 5km 3 Station Rock lookout 11 Okiwi/Harataonga track lookout Cape Barrier Motu Tohorā 1 (Tai-Tū-Matā) 4 Medlands Beach 12 Port FitzRoy Village and walks Whaler’s Lookout Karaka Bay, Hillary Outdoors 5 Okupu Bay and Iona Mine 13 Education Centre, Orama Oasis Drive safely: Great Barrier’s roads are not wide 6 Kaitoke Hot Springs 14 Kawa Marae and never straight. Slow down and look out for pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. 7 Whangaparapara historic sites 15 Motairehe Marae Find out more: phone 09 301 0101 8 Awana Bay 16 SS Wairarapa graves, Whangapoua Bay or visit aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Maps produced with support from the Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board. A world of its own Aotea Great Barrier Island is a world apart from Auckland City - or any city for that matter. Ko Aotea te moutere rongonui Aotea is the renowned Island Ko Hirakimatā te maunga tapu Hirakimatā is the sacred mountain It’s the environment that most New Zealanders long for. Aotea is all about relaxation, renewal and regeneration. Ko te Moananui o Toi te huatahi te moana The great sea of Toi is the sea There’s simply no need to rush anywhere on the Barrier. You can’t help noticing this as soon as you venture out - Ko Rehua rāua ko Te Rangituangahuru ngā tūpuna Rehua and Te Rangituangahuru are the ancestors no highways here. Just chill out and breathe. Ko Ngāti Rehua te hapu Ngāti Rehua are the people (sub-tribe) Ko Ngātiwai te iwi Ngātiwai are the people (tribe) Please take care, drive carefully, and trust the signs when they say ‘4WD only’. They mean it. Ko Te Tuatara, Te Mauri me Tūkaiaia ngā Kaitikaki The Tuatara, Te Mauri and Tūkaiaia are the guardians Photo: Andris Apse. The main centres Must Do activities History Hīkoi: Venturing out The main areas you are likely to see OK, what to do when faced with so much On the road to, and in the quiet bay of The best short walks must end in a reward, while cruising the island are: choice? Here’s a short list. Whangaparapara, 7 you’ll be surprised at the right? Any beach, any wharf is lovely – see the SNAG-BDRM21-10-2019 Harataonga Bay 9 Possibly the most beautiful scale of previous industry on the Barrier - gold Must Do’s on the left. Claris - the main facilities campsite in the world. With lovely historic trees, mining, kauri felling and whaling. Now mere And venturing further, try the stroll to Kaitoke remnants remain, but tantalising tales still The main airport and centre of most things, and a beach to die for. There’s a 1 hour loop walk, Hot Springs 6 off the Whangaparapara road. or a longer coastal track to Okiwi. simmer in the air. The tangata whenua (original Claris has the police station, council offices Māori settlers) had the right idea - protecting A meander along lonely Whangapoua Beach 16 and the health centre. It would be the capital if Medlands Beach 4 The ultimate white sand the area with a number of fortified Pā. But it was is to experience calmness and quietude. And to Aotea was a country. surf beach, with rocks and a wee island to gaze a slow and peaceful place even with the trade in reflect on the fate of those who died in the 1894 This is where incoming aircraft passengers pick upon. A perfect spot for a stroll, holding hands... obsidian, a valuable commodity. wreck of the SS Wairarapa. Head out to Kawa (in Katherine Bay) to see more graves from this up rental cars, stock up on supplies, post a letter Okupu Bay and Iona mine 5 Giant magic Whaling stopped here in the 1960s, and the or take in the art gallery and museum. It’s a hub pōhutukawa trees, a picnic heaven, and a drive tragedy. If you’re lucky, local Māori will tell you remains of the whaling station can be seen of their ancestors’ role in the rescue. for accommodation, food and nightlife as well. across historic bridges to a lovely jetty. Stop at across Whangaparapara Bay. the Iona mine on the way down to Okupu. After that, the rest of Aotea Great Barrier Island Also on that shore was a huge timber mill and Haerenga: For the fit beckons. But before you hit the road, make sure wharf, connected to the forest with tramlines. If you have the time and are keen on a big you check with the GB i-Site Claris Airport.
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