Te Wairere Waterfall

Te Wairere Waterfall

Access to the falls that were 'lost' for more than 60 years was opened in April 2017.

Old swimming hole

Old swimming hole

A section of track between Alderton Park and the Jim & May Brodie bridge

Jim & May Brodie Bridge

Jim & May Brodie Bridge

Built by Rotary with the generous financial support from Michael Sidey the grandson of Jim & May Brodie who once owned nearby Pagoda Lodge.

Making the bridge possible

Making the bridge possible

Doug Galbraith (Rotary), Rod Brown(Vision Kerikeri) & Michael Sidey.

Wairoa Stream

Wairoa Stream

A serene section of the stream just below the waterfall

Jasmine Wilderness

Jasmine Wilderness

Access around the falls was blocked by a wall of Jasmine. This was sprayed in Spring 2016 - Rod Brown inspects the results.

Track around falls

Track around falls

With the Jasmine removed the track was constructed around the falls in early summer 2017

Friends of Wairoa Stream

Friends of Wairoa Stream

This small group of volunteers have worked on track construction, weed spraying & planting. Working Bees are held on the first and third Monday of each month (and often in between) - here they are building the track above the waterfall

Mulch Spreading

Mulch Spreading

Mulch from the felled Eucalyptus is spread. It is invaluable for helping the young planting to survive their first summer.

Wildelife Corridor

Wildelife Corridor

The earliest plantings near Orchard Estate on Cobham Road are now close to canopy stage.

A jungle of weeds

A jungle of weeds

The team survey the wilderness west of Sammaree Reserve in winter 2016. This will need clearing for the 2017 planting.

Cleared and ready to plant

Cleared and ready to plant

The same section in June 2017 minus the jungle of weeds.

Rod Brown Bridge

Rod Brown Bridge

This bridge between Sammaree Reserve and Campbell Lane was completed late 2018

2019 Extension

2019 Extension

The project will be extended in 2019 beyond Sammaree Reserve up to the junction of two streams.

The Project

Wairoa Stream has been a hidden and much neglected treasure which at its closest point is only a 5 minute walk from the centre of Kerikeri.

 

There are two discrete projects underway separated by a large obstacle called the Te Wairere Waterfall.

 

In 2012, the public Walkway and Wildlife Corridor began, starting 350 metres upstream of the waterfall along the Orchard Estate boundary to the Cobham Bridge and then continuing upstream. This is a joint project by Vision Kerikeri and Living Waters.

 

In February 2015 Vision Kerikeri and Rotary Kerikeri started a 1.5 km track from Pa Road bridge to the long hidden Te Wairere Waterfall. This track was opened to the public in April 2017.It has now been extended upstream of the falls to join with the wildlife corridor. Crossing Cobham Road the track continues to the 'Rod Brown Bridge' completed in 2018. Walkers can cross the bridge and exit the track via Campbell lane which joins onto Shepherd Road. A further extension called Te Tahawai has extended  access through to Hall Road.

 

Since 2013 to 2021 19,646 native species have been planted along the 5km of  stream banks with more planting planned in coming years on proposed extensions. 

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This work is carried out by a small but dedicated team of volunteers. Any donations towards the ongoing development and maintenance of these projects would be greatly appreciated.

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Interactive Map of Habitat Restoration
Areas

Click the element to the right of the heading to view the map in 'full screen'

Map of the walking track

Vision Kerikeri wishes to acknowledge the generous financial support from the following:

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Michael Sidey

Ruth Marsh

PK Engineering

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