Views of Whangape Harbour on the way up to the ridge track. Photo: Heather Whelan

Golden Stairs Track, Hokianga

January 2021

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Hidden harbour highlights

The Golden Stairs Track is named for the mass of yellow flowers that gild the kowhai trees on the sheltered hillsides of Whangape Harbour. Pawarenga Road, narrow and unsealed, skirts Rotokakahi River, passing the scattered buildings of the tiny settlement before ending at the beach. We parked beside the marae and admired St Gabriel’s Church, […]
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