Wangapeka Track western access restored

November 2024

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November 2024

Iron Whare is perched on the forest’s edge. Photo: DOC
DOC’s Buller District team has begun work to improve the start of the West Coast end of the Wangapeka Track beside Little Wanganui River.  This is one of only two tracked access points to the western side of Kahurangi National Park, the other being the Heaphy Track. Erosion washed away an unformed legal road next […]

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