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Kaipara and Dargaville

The Kauri Museum, 

Church Road,                           

Matakohe.                                

Phn. 09 41 7417

Overnight parking available contact

museum staff for directions.

This museum is a great adventure in the

 past and present use of Kauri timber. Allow 3 - 4

hours to complete all exhibits and avail yourself

of the complete wonderful story exhibited here.

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Don Ovens   Tinopai         

Waipuna Point Road, Tinopai       

09  431 7195                           

GPS S=36.14464  E=174.15338

As you enter Tinopai turn left into Ngatoto Road,follow this road for a little over 600m passed the end off the seal, turn right at road numbered 118E.

Follow this road, travel slow as this road will test your packing.

Pass through two gates, as the water view opens up through the trees, note this is only for the passengers as there is a pot hole that will almost swallow you and your vehicle if you are not watching!

Continue to the end of Waipuna Point passing the house with the POP sign. Here you will find many

parking places with locations and views that will appeal to everyone.  

It may pay to check with Don before traveling out there. He sometimes has groups visiting.

There is a lot to do here especially at the waters edge.

Nearest dump site and

shopping is at Dargaville.

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The Northern Wairoa Museum 

32 Mount Wellesley Park Road Dargaville. 

 GPS     S=35d,57m,32s      E=173d,51m,47.6s

 Toilets, dump station and water. The main gates are closed at 8.30pm and opened at 8.30 am in the morning, there are visits by security staff.

A donation per van Per night ($5.00 is not bad huh!) 

Museum entry $10.00 ea.

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Set high on the hill above Dargaville in a park setting

that has gates secured for the night and regular security guard visits. There is plenty of parking (appox., 40m x 40m)toilets, dump station and water.

The Museum has been well put together and spells out the history of the area through its extremely well detailed exhibits.Well worth the visit.

The two masts on river side of the sit are from the ill fated Rainbow Warrior.

Rabbits, bird life and morning walkers make amusing breakfast entertainment.

The local shops are well provisioned and add to this riverside bustling community.  

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I am informed that the frontage of this POP has now been metaled for better parking. 

 From Dargaville 

the road heads North, South and East.

If you are heading North following the West Coast select the green text

North West Coast.

Traveling East to Whangarei scroll further down this page to

"East from Dargaville"

 or continue down this page and

 "South from Dargaville"

Glinks Gully contact the owners

before you leave Dargaville. 

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                                    NZMCA members  only

George and Margaret Taylor

83 Marine Drive,

Glinks Gully 

10 Kms from Te Koperu

GPS       S=36d,05m,13.1s  E=173d,51m,43.7s

Glinks Gully  The owners of this site are in

Dargaville  28 A Gordon street and can be

contacted at phn. 09 4390712

This site located at Glinks Gully is an interesting

drive from Dargaville through fertile countryside

and when you think you might have missed a

turning the road descends to the coast. 

There is a bridge over the stream and no need to

manage the little fjord.

This Western Coastline settlement enjoys all the entertainment that the Tasman sea has to offer. Parking is on the owners section (see my vehicle parked) and within 100m from the edge of the water. A lonely seat awaits your opportunity for peaceful contemplation of the Tasman sea at its best.

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 Pouto Point           

Signal Road

Pouto Point
You will need to do all

provisioning before

leaving Dargaville.

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There are four power         outlets along the side of  the building, toilets and a  shower. Great views out  over the Kaipara harbour.

 There was a seal basking in the sun down on the rocks the day I was there.

It is a short walk to the beach which is also suitable for 4 wheel drive vehicles.

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 East from Dargaville

 Dargaville to Whangarei, SH14

 7 kms out of Dargaville turn left at Tangowahine to travel to

Parokoa.

Parakoa        

Mangakahhia Rd

Parakoa        GPS S=35.7072908  E=173.9349574

This is rest stop, gravel park and a short walk to the river which is possibly a favorite swimming hole for the locals.

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Titoki Twin Bridges  

Mangakahia Road

Titoki                    GPS  S=35.7348292  E=174.0513512

The GPS entry took me to the centre of the bridge, The Directory instructions were "turn off,bridge...."

The area below the bridge looked quite large along the river bank but the only ???? access I could find was this old driveway (that would need a 4wheel drive vehicle) that would then be faced with a farmers fenced milk shed cattle run. 

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 Titoki            

Mangakia Rd.

Titoki

  Private power station. Parking.  

                              GPS   S=35.7578790    E= 174.0661305

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Just along the highway before Poroti on the left is the water fall Wairua Water Falls

Wairua Water Falls         

                                               GPS S=35.74610  E= 174.08402

Parking only

The dam just above the falls controls the outflow and keeps a constant level feeding back up what appears to be a man made water course feeding the Titoki power dam, the stop shown above. 

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This location is apprx., 27kms from Whangarei. Return to SH14

click HERE to go to Whangarei information