Vision Kerikeri - Wairoa Stream and Waterfall Walking Track

Te Wairere Waterfall Access to the falls that were 'lost' for more than 60 years was opened in April 2017.	Old swimming hole A section of track between Alderton Park and the 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 Doug Galbraith (Rotary), Rod Brown(Vision Kerikeri) & Michael Sidey.	Wairoa Stream A serene section of the stream just below the waterfall
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 With the Jasmine removed the track was constructed around the falls in early summer 2017	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 from the felled Eucalyptus is spread. It is invaluable for helping the young planting to survive their first summer.	Wildelife Corridor The earliest plantings near Orchard Estate on Cobham Road are now close to canopy stage.
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 The same section in June 2017 minus the jungle of weeds.	Rod Brown Bridge This bridge between Sammaree Reserve and Campbell Lane was completed late 2018	2019 Extension The project will be extended in 2019 beyond Sammaree Reserve up to the junction of two streams.

Cliff Mail

Jan 14
1 min

Thank you Hotprintz

The vandalism that we experienced over the 2019/20 summer has returned to the Wairoa Stream track. On 5 January, the NZHerald published...

Write a comment

Cliff Mail

Oct 2, 2020
2 min

Wairoa Stream: 17,847 native trees, 4km of track and counting

Shortly after completing the Covid disrupted 2020 winter planting programme along the Wairoa Stream, Rod Brown sent through his updated...

Write a comment

Cliff Mail

Jun 24, 2020
1 min

Wairoa Stream: Winter Update

The onset of winter does not see any let-up in the activity along the stream banks with the focus moving to planting and, this year, the...

Write a comment

By Rod Brown

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Wairoa Stream: Guides, Brownies and Pippins bust the weeds

On March 10th more than 20 Guides, Brownies and Pippins under their leader Barbara Roberts went weed busting along the Wairoa Stream...

Write a comment

Cliff Mail

Nov 24, 2019
2 min

Wairoa Stream Projects: 'Springing into weed control mode'

Those of you who regularly walk the Wairoa Stream will be aware of the improvements to the track since it was opened in April 2017. In...

Write a comment

By Rod Brown

Aug 28, 2019
1 min

Wairoa Stream: 3rd year of planting by Kerikeri Primary School

After several weather postponements Kerikeri Primary School were finally able to complete their 2019 planting along the Wairoa Stream...

Write a comment

By Cliff Mail

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

Great turnout for planting day

After a few blustery and chilly days, the weather came to the party as did 50 enthusiastic volunteers of all ages for the public planting...

Write a comment

Cliff Mail

May 23, 2019
1 min

Wairoa Stream: Public planting Sunday, 9 June 2019

We have recently had a further 70 metres of riverbank cleared of weeds and ageing eucalyptus trees (see images below) and now Vision...

Write a comment

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.

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.

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

Partners

Vision Kerikeri

Friends of Wairoa Stream

Kerikeri Rotary

Living Waters

Tradesscantia Terminators

Kerikeri Primary School

Get involved

Follow Vision Kerikeri

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

Screen Shot 2019-08-09 at 12.32.48 PM.pn

Michael Sidey

Ruth Marsh

PK Engineering

Screen Shot 2019-08-09 at 12.46.48 PM.pn

Screen Shot 2019-08-09 at 12.54.49 PM.pn

Te Wairere Waterfall

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

Old swimming hole

A section of track between Alderton Park and the 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

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

Wairoa Stream

A serene section of the stream just below the waterfall

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

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

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

Wildelife Corridor

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

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

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

Rod Brown Bridge

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

2019 Extension

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

Thank you Hotprintz

Wairoa Stream: 17,847 native trees, 4km of track and counting

Wairoa Stream: Winter Update

Wairoa Stream: Guides, Brownies and Pippins bust the weeds

Wairoa Stream Projects: 'Springing into weed control mode'

Wairoa Stream: 3rd year of planting by Kerikeri Primary School

Great turnout for planting day

Wairoa Stream: Public planting Sunday, 9 June 2019

The Project

Interactive Map of Habitat Restoration

Areas

Map of the walking track

Partners

Follow Vision Kerikeri

More Vision Kerikeri News