#whangaparaoa peninsula

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There is a suburb of greater Auckland called Manly. I knew that and always thought it was funny, but today I found out that as it’s on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and has a beach on either side, one side is called Big Manly Beach and the other is Little Manly Beach.

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Community Activator - Forest & Bird - Whangaparaoa Peninsula

Pest Free Hibiscus Coast Project Full-time, fixed-term, 1 year staff position Do you have a passion for the outdoors and conservation? Do you have the skills to encourage others to take action to protect nature? Forest & Bird’s Pest Free Hibiscus Coast Project is looking for a full-time Community Activator to engage and enthuse the community across 3100ha of the Hibiscus Coast in North Auckland,…

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Gulf harbor Whangaparaoa Peninsula

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Matakatia

With university done for the year, I went up to Matakatia for a few days to stay with a friend at his family's bach. 

We had a fairly mixed bag of (mostly poor) weather, but when blue did appear in the sky we went for some wanders around the bays and I managed to take some photos.

Matakatia is a small beach on a very shallow bay on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, about an hour north of Auckland. Once upon a time it would've been a world away from the city, but today the area is really just a commuter suburb. 

Fortunately that means it is still rather quiet during the day, which made for a very restful trip after exams.

The water was such an incredible blue colour that is so iconically New Zealand. 

I really quite liked the pair of Norfolk Island Pines in the photo above, they just stood out among the landscape... it was quite hard to pick my favourite photo of them, so I've uploaded a couple in this post! 

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This project is happening in our Visual Arts at AUT studios! ... Body Matter is curated by members of the Artists in Education Collective Aotearoa (AiECA) - Anya Henis, Cathlin Ward-Michell, Aya Yamashita, Emma Thomsen, Karen Turner, with Janita Craw and Ophelia King.

Celebration event is this Saturday, 16 November at 3pm!

- Body Matter is the 2nd annual exhibition of children’s artworks that have emerged from the art-oriented activities and experiences of a group of artists, teachers and educators who work with children in different early childhood settings, primary or intermediate schools in and around Auckland – and beyond. This year the early childhood centres and schools involved are New Windsor Primary; Te Atatu Peninsula Intermediate; Epsom Normal Primary School; Tots Corner Childcare; and Whangaparaoa College.

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Research Vets for Rabbits

Whangarei

Mill Road Vet Clinic 116 Mill Road Whangarei

Mangawhai

The Vet Centre 36 Moir St, Mangawhai

Ruawai

The Vet Centre, 23 Jellicoe St Ruawai

Waipu

Yourvet Ltd, 8 Millbrook Rd, Waipu. – Rural vet service

The Vet Centre, 53 The Centre, Waipu

Auckland

Orewa Beach Vet Clinic, 39 Florence Ave, Orewa.

Millwater Vet Hospital, 12/77 Bankside Road, Orewa

Orewa Vet Hospital, 19 Moenui Avenue, Orewa

Hibiscus Coast Veterinary Hospital, 70B Grand Drive, Orewa

North Shore

East Coast Bay Veterinary Clinic, 852 E Coast Rd, Browns Bay, Auckland

Onewa Road Veterinary Hospital, 181 Onewa Rd, Birkenhead, Auckland 09-481 0061

West Auckland

Hobsonville Vets, 403 Hobsonville Road, Auckland

Point Chevalier Veterinary Clinic, 67 Point Chevalier Rd, Point Chevalier

CareVets Hobsonville, 6 Rawiri, Hobsonville, Auckland 0618

Central

Ellerslie Veterinary Clinic, 199 Main Hwy Elerslie

St Lukes Pet Doctors Exotics, 5 Wangener Place, Mt Albert, Auckland

Eye Specialist – Auckland Animal eye clinic, 18 Barrack Rd, Mount Wellington, Auckland

East Auckland

Pakuranga Vets, 7 Johns Lane, Pakuranga, Auckland

Sommerville Vets, 15 Whitford Rd, Whitford

CareVets Mt Wellington, 129 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington

South Auckland

Vet Associates Takanini, 152A Great South Road, Takanini

Franklin Vets Pukekohe, 86 Harris Street, Pukekohe

Whangaparoa

Peninsula Bay Vet Hospital, 689 Whangaparaoa Rd, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparaoa.

Silverdale

Vets North Silverdale, Keith Hay Court, 21 Silverdale Street, Silverdale

Coromandel

Hauraki Veterinary Sravices, 309a Pollen St, Thames

Aneza FVC vet Clinic Thames, 623 Pollen St, Thames

Tauranga

Barkes Corner Veterinary Hospital 507 SH29, Tauranga

https://www.ecbvet.co.nz/

East cost Veterinary Clinic

https://franklinvets.co.nz/

Franklin Vets

https://ellerslieveterinaryclinic.nz/

Ellerslie Veterinary Clinic

https://www.vet111.co.nz/companion-animals/rabbit-care

Veterinary Centre

Rabbit rescue and Charity

https://westleysworld.com/vets/?v=32b7e9b49210

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MICRO-HISTORY COLLECTION

after a few brainstorms of possible themes for my micro-history photo collection, i have finally made my decision. 

background:

I was born in a very poor urban part of Bangkok, Thailand. growing up in a slum meant that I had many people surrounding me including family and friends and being in the midst of city culture I was never alone. When I was seven we moved to Auckland, New Zealand. Moving here felt like a fresh start to a new life, I moved to a small Peninsula called hibiscus coast, where we are surrounded by beaches. life is very chill here in Whangaparaoa, it is peaceful and quiet. 

My mother recently told me a story of when we first came to Auckland city for the first time after arriving, she told me that when I came into the busy streets of Auckland city my face lit up. I told her that I loved the city and felt so alive. I think I felt like this because in my history of being raised in an urban city like Bangkok, I was brought up where everything moved around me. this contrasts where I live now, a small peninsula north of Auckland. the reason I felt so alive in Auckland city was/is because of the sounds, the busyness, the lights and smell that remind me of my past. These aspects of the city reminds me of my life in Thailand, the feeling of being in the big city.

My concept for this micro history collection is to photograph my home here in Whangaparaoa and the busy streets of Auckland city. First half will show the peacefulness and beauty of the coast, and the second half will show the beauty I see in Auckland city. urban life. 

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My sister invited me to go on a wee photography walk with her as she had bought herself a new zoom lens she wanted to play with.  We decided to go to Shakepear Regional Park on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.  Most of the park is enclosed in a 2km pest-proof fence designed to provide the native birds with a safe place to live and breed.  My 14 year old daughter joined us, using my mother’s DSLR camera.

We saw tui, kereru (wood pigeons), piwakawaka (fantails), pukeko and some non-native birds as well.  We crossed into farmland and saw plenty of sheep too.

It was a lovely afternoon and I enjoyed walking through the bush and trying my hardest to photograph the fantails.  Unlike the wood pigeons which sit still for ages allowing you all the time in the world to photograph them, the fantails (which are about the size of a sparrow) dart around like they’re on crack and you often get a photo of an empty branch after it has darted away!

My daughter and my sister trying to take photographs of fantails as the sun slowly disappears.

These were my best shots of the day:

The top two photos are piwakawaka (fantails) and the bottom one is a kereru (wood pigeon).

Bird photography at Shakespear Park My sister invited me to go on a wee photography walk with her as she had bought herself a new zoom lens she wanted to play with. 

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Shakespeare beach Whangaparaoa Peninsula Auckland

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I can count on one finger the number of times in the last 20 years that we have been away in our motorhome in January. Usually, we leave this time of the year to those who work all year. So that we can take advantage of the campgrounds when they are a little quieter. I don’t know why, but I was looking at the Auckland Council website and noticed that the self-contained area at Shakespear Regional Park, was almost deserted. Or at least out of 20 available spaces only 2 or 3 were booked.

Mentioning this to Sarah, I suggested that we take advantage of this, and have a sneaky quiet break. Knowing also that fellow bloggers and camp hosts Bernice and Roy Vannini would be there it would also be a chance for a catch-up. We gave Aucklanders the weekend to enjoy themselves then headed away Monday morning.

I must say it’s nice to go somewhere where you are there even before someone feels like saying “are we there yet?” Situated at the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Shakespear Regional Park is less than an hour from home. However once there it’s like being in another country so different is it from all the houses that line Whangaparaoa Road.

Sure enough, what I had seen online turned out to be correct with only 2 other motorhomes parked up on our arrival. A completely different situation however at the official campground were Bernice and Roy where playing host to 160 campers. For those that don’t know there are two areas at Shakespear with the camping ground located at the far end of the beach. The self-contained area is located at the midpoint of the beach maybe 500 metres from the main camp.

We sent the above photo of what we considered our prime spot to some friends of ours who replied by calling us, Mr and Mrs No Mates. But that’s just the way we like it sometimes. The chance to blob out, without having to worry about your neighbour or what your friends are doing.

We had decided to leave our inflatable boat at home. Sarah however still wanted to get out on the water, so a quick trip to the Warehouse secured this toy. The water was absolutely beautiful, clear and warm, and a very refreshing swim was had. It was too far away to capture on my phone but we could also see the America’s Cup boat out and about on sea trials. I must say it certainly looks fast.

We had the timing of this trip just about perfect with an 11am high tide we could cool down during the heat of the day. Then when it got a bit cooler set off for a bit of an explore.

Bernice told us that at low tide, you can actually walk right around the headland to Army Bay. We weren’t feeling that adventurous but did decide to walk at least as far as Pink Beach. This is a 40 minutes stroll over the remains of the cliffs that have eroded over time. There really are some quite impressive formations, with a little bit of mud from time to time it’s an easy walk.

We did spot a couple of rather unusual things. First, a giant sea slug that had been marooned by the tide. Sarah suggested that I picked it up and put it back in the water, I probably should have done but couldn’t quite bring myself to pick it up. Turns out that it’s perhaps toxic anyway so just as well I didn’t pick it up.

Second was the rather unfortunate mini sailing dingy, smashed upon the rocks. We wondered the story behind its loss as it looked too small to take out in rough water.

We made it to Pink Beach, of which I somehow omitted to take a single photo. Save to say that the beach does have a pink tinge to it. It is only accessible at low tide and isn’t what I would consider an ideal place for a swim. We decided to walk back over the headland, and as you can see from the above photos, it’s starting to get very dry here.

They have done a lot of work on the tracks since we were here last year putting new metal down. This is to make them useable by both walkers and cyclists year-round. Although I wouldn’t want to come off my bike on this gravel, you would have a horrible case of road rash.

Back at the motorhome, we sat down for a rest only to have our peace and quiet disturbed by the distinctive sound from the wings of a Kereru (Wood Pigeon) as it landed in the trees next to me. Shakespear is a nature reserve complete with a predator fence making the peninsula an island with an abundance of native birds. It gives you the chance to take a shot like this by just holding your phone up to the tree, no special camera required.

Ever since we lost our awning over the roof of our old campervan many years ago. I have always been paranoid about leaving it out, especially at night. Actually, with the new one, it’s more about having to bring it in if the wind gets up as we have it well tied down. At 6 metres long and roof-mounted, it’s a large sail that without someone standing on a chair or stepladder at each end is tough to hold onto.

I have an App on my phone called Windy that was recommended to me a couple of years ago. This allows me to check the predicted wind conditions for the next few days. I have found it to be very accurate. So after checking this and seeing the forecast was OK, we left the awning out for the night. Thankfully without incident although Sarah did hear it flapping a couple of times.

The following day it was out with the bikes to explore Gulf Harbour. We discovered that the Marina is much bigger than we thought. We also found out that there are two areas for motorhome parking within the marina complex. While a lot of people will know about the free camping area located at the entrance to the harbour. That area may not appeal to some who find they can barely open their doors given how close everyone is to each other.

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We followed a path that started alongside the 4Square store and followed the marina coastline, where we spotted some motorhomes parked on the other side of the marina. It turns out there is another area available to stay at the Fairway Bay Marina. At $15 per night without power or $20 with it also has a dump station and onsite water. So it offers a lot for your money. It’s so much less popular than the free area, making more room to spread out and relax. We didn’t stay at the Marina, but I have added it to my list of campgrounds.

Back at the Park, we had put almost 30kms on the bikes exploring the area. I must say that the EBikes sure make it easy when you are, like me, a little large and unfit but still want to be able to get around without taking the motorhome everywhere.

Of course, we couldn’t stay here and not partake of some of the fabulous walks around the park. Getting up to the viewing platform at the highest point in the park offers some spectacular views.

Our final evening in the van saw us out watching as the sky appeared to catch fire, during a fantastic sunset. At the end of three fabulous days, it was a great break taking advantage of a facility so close to Auckland. You cannot see it in the photo but you also have an amazing view a bit later of all the lights of the city twinkling across the water.

With no more than 6 campervans on any of the three nights, we stayed here it was just the sort of break we had hoped for. One interesting thing is that among the people we got chatting to, some of them actually live on the Coast. They come here because it’s such a special place, maybe I shouldn’t have shared this, and next time there will be a maximum of 20 campervans, but it will still be worth a visit.

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All To Ourselves (Well Almost) I can count on one finger the number of times in the last 20 years that we have been away in our motorhome in January.

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Phillipa #102 – Want to exercise locally?

Hey guys,it’s Phillipa here from Fit Futures.

Recently I’ve been inspired by a few podcasters and a few YouTubers to get out and explore my neighbourhood a bit more. So, in the last week my partner and I cycled and swam at every single beach on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and it was a great way to challenge ourselves. We biked a whole heap and we got to see more of our neighbourhood. I think it’s a great way to mix up your fitness routine, to come up with some sort of challenge that involves you exploring where you live a little bit more. Especially if you live somewhere in New Zealand which is so beautiful.

So some ideas that you could do is design for yourself a mini triathlon or you could even do a walking tour of your neighbourhood.

Let me know what you think and if you’ve got any challenges that you set for yourself.

Have a great week, guys, see you next time.

  Disclaimer: The exercises and information provided by Fit Futures Learning Institute (T/A Fit Futures Academy) (www.fitfutures.co.nz) are for educational and entertainment purposes only, and are not to be interpreted as a recommendation for a specific treatment plan, product or course of action. Read the full content disclaimer.

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2 & 1/2 Month New Zealand Itinerary Help

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2 & 1/2 Month New Zealand Itinerary Help

Hey everybody! I am an American traveling to New Zealand for 2 1/2 months. I will be there from Jan 9th – March 19th. The is my first time posting to r/travel so please bare with me and excuse the length, I just want to be prepared and capitalize on this opportunity! I would love to receive some feedback on the plans I have so far, and suggestions on what I am missing.

Quick background on the trip: I was actually born in NZ and my dad’s entire family still lives there. I moved to the US when I was seven and have not been back since, so I am obviously really excited. I have gotten some great information from family and the internet but would love some input on our itinerary and some suggestions on best camping spots/tips.

* 4 person group * Renting a car in Auckland the day we land and returning it in Auckland the day we leave * We all love hiking and the outdoors and have geared up for extended backpacking trips * We love the ocean and a good beach, preferably more secluded and less busy * Will be staying with family in some areas, particularly Christchurch * We want to camp as much as possible and avoid paying for Air Bnbs and purchase food from the grocery store and cook at our campsites – all to save money

Our itinerary so far:

* **(9/1-13/1)** – Landing in Auckland and staying in Air Bnb on Whangaparaoa – anything cool I should know about the peninsula? * Need to get down to the Kenepuru Sound on 1/19 to meet up with family at a rented holiday house (19/1-24/1) * Thinking of Hobbiton and Rotorua during the time/drive in between Whangaparao and the sounds – would love some suggestions of best things to do in Rotorua or other cool places to stop at on the way down to the ferry * **(25/1-30/1)** – Abel Tasman (So excited!!!) * **(30/1 & 31/1)** – Looking for a cool place to hangout and perhaps rent an Air Bnb after we are pooped from Abel Tasman – would love some suggestions of a place with nice relaxing beaches or something in that area- is there anything great in the northwestern or northeastern parts of the southern island? * **(1/2 & 2/2)** – From there we will be visiting family for a day or two in Nelson -might be able to skip the above by coming straight here? * Traveling to my grandad’s home in Bealy Spur for a few nights (3/2 – 5/2) – have heard there is some good tramping to be had around there – would love some suggestions! – Arhtur’s Pass * **(6/2 – 12/2)** – Moving onto Christchurch where most of my family lives so we will likely be spending around 5-7 days there * This is where I need the most assistance from the good people of reddit, as we have booked Kepler track already and will be doing that 27/2 – 2/3. So we need to be down in the southern part of the southern island during those dates and will be making the long haul straight up to Auckland from there, as we would like to spend the last two weeks or so before we leave (19/3) in the Northland enjoying some nice beaches. (Would love to hear your favorites!)- I have been thinking we need to check out Lake Wanaka, as I saw a few day hikes that look extraordinary- Milford Sound is of course completely booked up 🙁 Does anyone know if there is something else to do (not a guided walk or boat tour) to experience the beauty of this place?- Would absolutely love some suggestions of amazing views, hikes, lakes, beaches, or anything amazing in the southern part of the South Island before we are due to hike Kepler.

Apart from the above, I just had a few general questions that hopefully someone can help with.

* In your experience, what is the best cell phone SIM provider when you land at the airport? * Any particular money saving tips? (Ex. groceries, gas, camping) * Are there good outdoor stores in NZ? In particular, I am curious how pricey things are at these store. I am imagining that with all of the backpacking tourism this stores could charge a premium for supplies (dehydrated foods) and gear, but that is completely just a guess.

I am sorry if this post is too long, and thank you so much in advance for any help!

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Major facilities tasks in some cases resulted in labour scarcities, which would require to be resolved by drawing in skilled workers to Auckland, he said.” If there’s a labour scarcity

individuals will migrate to where the work is.”It may also motivate some individuals to re-train in abilities that were in brief supply, he said.”People with those ability will be able to demand

higher salaries. “Economic expert Shamubeel Eaqub said it was”an excellent plan”

with the best focus on lowering congestion.The strategy struck a balance in between public transportation and road costs.

“The road spend is essential too, as you can’t pretend everybody will use public transportation.”He stated the country could manage the cost.National Road Carriers president David Aitken stated it supported strategies to accelerate the two big roading projects-Penlink, a connection in between the northern

motorway and the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, and Mill Rd, which offered an alternative to the Southern Freeway in between Manukau and Papakura.Work on both projects was initially scheduled to get under way in 2030, he stated.”It’s terrific news they have actually been advanced,” Aitken stated.”And now we require to get on with it. “Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley stated it supported the roading statements however did not think drivers need to spend for rail projects.Rail jobs should be funded by rail users, both commuters and freight clients, he stated. -Things Saved |< a href =http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/saved-stories > Conserved Stories Conserved |

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Shakespear Lodge

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The deep red roof of the Shakespear Lodge at Te Haruhi Bay in Whangaparaoa can be seen from far away. Walking along the coastline of the Shakespear Regional park grants an amazing view over the whole Whangaparaoa peninsula. The water colour is bright turquoise green and invites for swim. I was...

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A rambling, layered garden down to the sea

Everybody in Stanmore Bay knows Rosemary McPherson’s tropical garden. The steep bank, brimming with jewel-toned bromeliads, bananas and ruby-red tamarillos, slopes from the top of her backyard, right down to the beach on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, about 45 minutes north of Auckland. 

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A rambling, layered garden down to the sea

Everybody in Stanmore Bay knows Rosemary McPherson’s tropical garden. The steep bank, brimming with jewel-toned bromeliads, bananas and ruby-red tamarillos, slopes from the top of her backyard, right down to the beach on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, about 45 minutes north of Auckland.