
Te Puna Quarry Park Walk
My guide to Te Puna Quarry Park near Tauranga: 50+ sculptures, 17 specialist gardens, butterfly garden, Bay of Plenty views, free entry, dogs on leash. What to expect on the loop track.

My guide to Te Puna Quarry Park near Tauranga: 50+ sculptures, 17 specialist gardens, butterfly garden, Bay of Plenty views, free entry, dogs on leash. What to expect on the loop track.

5km loop from Te Haruhi Bay, red markers, cliff-top views of Tiritiri Matangi Island, Pink Beach at low tide, WWII degaussing station. No dogs. Complete route guide.

Flat 10km loop past mangroves and birdlife on the Waikareao Estuary Walkway, minutes from central Tauranga, with toilets, cafes, and parking at three entrances.

Climb above the bush line on Mt Egmont’s Veronica Loop Track for wide Taranaki coast views, an easy 3km loop from North Egmont taking about 90 minutes.

Walk to the blowhole, fish off the rocks, and explore the island that was once a water park. Exact route, GPS start, parking, fishing tips, and tide info included.

6 km • 2.5 to 3 hours • Medium to hard. Our Pinnacles walk took us all day, hiking to the Pinnacles lookout summit past the very cool Pinnacles hut.

1.80 km • 30 Minutes • Very Easy • Perfect short walk in Auckland, especially for the family and kids.

4.5 km • 2 Hour • Easy • Starting at Tarakena Bay, head up hill to the Ataturk Memorial and enjoy sweeping views over the south coast of Miramar Peninsula. The Eastern Walkway will take you through native bush then loop back with an easy stroll along the coastline beach from Breaker Bay back to the start.

Short steep track down to one of Coromandel’s most secluded beaches. Parking, directions, Shakespeare Cliff lookout, dogs on leash, no toilets. Everything you need.

Te Pare Point walk guide: two starting options, parking reality, tide tips, pa site history and what you’ll actually see from the top. 15 mins from Hahei Beach.

21 kms • 2 Hours • Easy

Tanners Point Katikati: all-tide boat ramp details, fishing off the wharf, overnight parking rules, coastal walkway route, what the beach is actually like. Honest local guide.