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NZ Walking Routes > Taupo - Central Plateau > Waipahihi Botanical Reserve
Waipahihi Botanical Reserve
- Location
- Access from Shepherd Road.
- Description
- Waipahihi Botanical Reserve, a 34 ha Scenic Reserve owned by the Crown, has been managed on a day to day basis by the Waipahihi Botanical Society since 1968.The reserve is a valuable conservation gem almost surrounded by urban development and has become increasingly valued by locals and visitors for its quiet walks among native and exotic gardens. The society has a membership of approximately 400 and every week up to 30 volunteers spend two or three hours tending the extensive gardens and maintaining the walking tracks within the reserve. The efforts of the Waipahihi Botanical Society demonstrate how effectively community organisations can deliver conservation achievements. Notably last year a member of the Society, Larry Stent, received a Conservation Award for his years of work at Waipahihi Botanical Reserve as well as at Pukawa.
- Duration
- 1.5 hours
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Carpark
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Plant Life
- Source
- www.doc.govt.nz
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