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Oakura Beach is one of Taranaki’s most popular swimming beaches and is also popular for surfing all year round. Surf life savers patrol the beach during the summer holidays and weekends and public holidays from Labour Weekend until Easter. The beach is accessed from car parks along the beach front.

Corbett Park is a popular beach reserve used for swimming, fishing, picnicking and whitebaiting (in season).  Please note that water quality can change depending on weather. Don't swim if the water is murky or smells unpleasant. Taranaki Regional Council advises not to swim within three days of heav...

Ocean Beach is a sand beach  located just south of Cape Kidnappers. It's popular for surfing, swimming and walking, largely because of its largely unmodified coastal environment and being near to Napier and Hastings.  It has a nationally important dune structure.

Ocean Beach is an exposed beach break at Whangarei Heads popular for surfing, fishing and swimming. There is a car park and public toilets.

The Ohara Stream at Big Hill Road site is a HBRC fresh water quality and ecology monitoring site.

Located East of Levin and in close proximity to the Tararua Ranges this is a popular picnicing and swimming spot during summer.

Kimberley Reserve is a recreational reserve and camping ground managed by Horowhenua District Council. It is extremely popular during the summer holiday period as a camping and picnicing destination.

Kirkcaldies Reserve is a recreational reserve managed by Horowhenua District Council. Water quality is generally good, however, rainfall events can cause runoff from farmland upstream and cause short term drops in water quality. As such it is recommended to avoid contact recreation during and immedi...

Five minutes south of Levin, before the bridge crossing the Ōhau River, turn left at the Parakawau Reserve sign. At the end of this road there is plenty of parking and easy access to the river at this swimming spot.

Ohawini Bay is a sheltered beach popular for fishing, and swimming. There is parking on the beach and a campground back from the beach. The beach is accessed by taking Ohawini Road over the hill from Oakura Bay.

The Onamalutu Domain is a DoC campground located in Mount Richmond Forest Park. It is surrounded by large kahikatea and matai trees of a remnant podocarp forest, which used to be found all over the Wairau Plain. A short walking track leads to a swimming hole of the Ohinemahuta River.

Ōhiwa Harbour is a large shallow estuary 11km east of Whakatāne and 16km west of Ōpōtiki. It is 27sq km in area, 5.5km wide and 8km long, and is home to a diverse range of marine flora and fauna. The harbour is largely unmodified and displays large areas of saltmarsh and mangrove habitats and pocket...