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Tawhitokino Regional Park - Kawakawa
- Location
From Clevedon follow the signs to Kawakawa Bay. Continue to the end of Kawakawa Bay Coast Rd. From there follow the Tawhitokino track on foot around the rocks and over Papanui Point to the beach. Access only at low tide
Opening Hours:Opens: 7.30 am Closes:7.00 pm (winter) – 9.00 pm (summer)
- Description
Between Orere Point township and Papanui Point lie a series of beaches whose quality is unequalled anywhere on the south-east coast of the Auckland region.
Please note this park is only accessible by foot and at low tide.
Tawhitokino, the more north-westerly beach, is a fairly straight and unbroken stretch of sand 1400m long. Taiwawe beach to the south east is about 750 metres long and broken into two parts.
Two small streams feed into Tawhitokino, cutting into the bush-clad escarpment behind the beach. The flats that are normally created by stream action are very small. There are no perennial streams running into Taiwawe. The hinterland consists of gently sloping coastal ridges.
- Distance
- 1.0 km
- Level
- Easy
- Amenities
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- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Toilets
- Source
- www.arc.govt.nz
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