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Whakatāne
Whakatāne at Ruatoki
This braided river site is set in willow and scrub surrounds. There is a wide shingle river bed ideally suited to swimming and fishing.
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Whakatāne
Whakatāne at Pekatahi Bridge
Downstream from Tāneatua. The river at this point has a shingle bed, is wide and has good public access for swimming or fishing.
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Ohiwa and Waiotahe
This water management area (WMA) has a low population and extensive hill country that is prone to mass movement erosion due to coastal storms and intense rainfall. The one major river, the Nukuhou, is vulnerable to riverbank erosion and this affects Ōhiwa Harbour, which is a highly valued estuary....
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Piripai at Ohuirehe Rd
Piripai Beach is part of a 50km stretch of golden sand beach stretching from east to west in the Bay of Plenty. The nearby Coastlands residential suburb boasts majestic views of rolling surf and off-shore islands and offers plenty of walking tracks and a cycleway into Whakatane.
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Ōhiwa Harbour at Reserve Boat Ramp
Ōhiwa Harbour is a large shallow estuary 11km east of Whakatāne and 16km west of Ōpōtiki. It is 27sq km in area, 5.5km wide and 8km long, and is home to a diverse range of marine flora and fauna. The harbour is largely unmodified and displays large areas of saltmarsh and mangrove habitats and pocket...
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Wainui-te-whara at Mokorua Gorge
The Wainui-te-whara at Mokorua Gorge site is situated within Whakatane town and was jointly funded by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatane District Council. Flows at this site can get as low as 0.009 m3/s, but normal flows are closer to 0.114 m3/s. In 2010 a high flow of 30.7 m3/s caused loc...
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Rangitaiki
Rangitāiki at Matahina Dam
The sparkling blue waters of Lake Matahina, 30km from Whakatāne, sit between steep bush-clad hills. The lake is formed by a hydro-electric dam. It offers excellent family kayaking and is an ideal spot for training. From the dam, kayak up the lake. On the right, towering rock cliffs soar high over th...
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