Walk the Mataihuka Walkway late in the afternoon to enjoy a spectacular sunset. Photo: Darryl Ward

Mataihuka Walkway, Wellington

August 2021

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This walk, close to Wellington, offers spectacular views and can be completed within two hours. By Darryl Ward

The Mataihuka Walkway is part of the Raumati Escarpment Reserve, which the Kāpiti Coast District Council acquired as part of the consent process for a nearby property development. The reserve contains a significant remnant of coastal forest, as well as grassland and scrub, and was the site of a pā in the 1850s. It towers […]
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