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Kia ora and welcome to the Waioeka Gorge…aioeka Gorge…aioeka Gorge…aioeka Gorge…aioeka Gorge…
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
By the late 20th centur
By the late 20th centur
There is more than one name for the gorge. By the late 20th century, the government y, the government y, the government
progressively added retired farmland to
For some this area is known as Waioweka, progressively added retired farmland to
the Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve to
but at present the offi cial name is Waioeka. the Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve to
protect water catchments. Regenerating
protect water catchments. Regenerating
bush helped reduce erosion, improve
On this journey – at Tauranga, Goldsmiths, bush helped reduce erosion, improve
water quality and protect the Opotiki
Oponae, The Monument, Manganuku, Opato water quality and protect the Opotiki
plains from fl ooding. Today, anglers,
and at Matahanea, you can discover stories plains from fl ooding. Today, anglers,
kayakers, trampers, hunters and walkers
about this unique place. kayakers, trampers, hunters and walkers
appreciate the recreational opportunities
appreciate the recreational opportunities
Some of these originate with Tamatea, legendary of the area.
of the area.
navigator and explorer. Tamatea journeyed here
The land is steep, the soil poor – a hard
leaving a legacy of tales and place-names. They The land is steep, the soil poor – a hard
include Te Rotonui Awai, a small lake created going place for the early settlers and
going place for the early settlers and
by the footprint of Tamatea, “a place where travellers. A place with tales of hardship,
travellers. A place with tales of hardship,
eels with many tails are to be found”. He is ingenuity and adaptation – and the
ingenuity and adaptation – and the
ingenuity and adaptation – and the
said to have stamped his feet, creating a pool of response of the landscape to the impact
response of the landscape to the impact
water which he used to quench the thirst of his of man.
of man.
of man.
daughter.
The gorge cuts through ranges of steep-sided
hills rising from 400 metres near the coast
to 1000 metres inland. The hard yet brittle
greywacke has been showered with volcanic ash
and pumice over thousands of years. Vegetation
includes canopies of tawa, rimu, miro, totara
and nikau palms, together with cover of fern,
manuka and kanuka.
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
Kia ora and welcome to the W
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
beautiful, evocative, with many stories to tell.
By the late 20th centur
By the late 20th centur
There is more than one name for the gorge. By the late 20th century, the government y, the government y, the government
progressively added retired farmland to
For some this area is known as Waioweka, progressively added retired farmland to
the Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve to
but at present the offi cial name is Waioeka. the Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve to
protect water catchments. Regenerating
protect water catchments. Regenerating
bush helped reduce erosion, improve
On this journey – at Tauranga, Goldsmiths, bush helped reduce erosion, improve
water quality and protect the Opotiki
Oponae, The Monument, Manganuku, Opato water quality and protect the Opotiki
plains from fl ooding. Today, anglers,
and at Matahanea, you can discover stories plains from fl ooding. Today, anglers,
kayakers, trampers, hunters and walkers
about this unique place. kayakers, trampers, hunters and walkers
appreciate the recreational opportunities
appreciate the recreational opportunities
Some of these originate with Tamatea, legendary of the area.
of the area.
navigator and explorer. Tamatea journeyed here
The land is steep, the soil poor – a hard
leaving a legacy of tales and place-names. They The land is steep, the soil poor – a hard
include Te Rotonui Awai, a small lake created going place for the early settlers and
going place for the early settlers and
by the footprint of Tamatea, “a place where travellers. A place with tales of hardship,
travellers. A place with tales of hardship,
eels with many tails are to be found”. He is ingenuity and adaptation – and the
ingenuity and adaptation – and the
ingenuity and adaptation – and the
said to have stamped his feet, creating a pool of response of the landscape to the impact
response of the landscape to the impact
water which he used to quench the thirst of his of man.
of man.
of man.
daughter.
The gorge cuts through ranges of steep-sided
hills rising from 400 metres near the coast
to 1000 metres inland. The hard yet brittle
greywacke has been showered with volcanic ash
and pumice over thousands of years. Vegetation
includes canopies of tawa, rimu, miro, totara
and nikau palms, together with cover of fern,
manuka and kanuka.
