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Waiti Bay (just past Kawakawa Bay) to Orere Beach walking

This isolated stretch of coastline can only be accessed by boat or on foot at low tide and has some lovely  beaches, Tawhitokino,  Taiwawe, and some smaller coves. Some coastal rocks are interesting to scrambe and explore.

Walking path is per the purple marking. Starting from Waiti Bay to Orere Beach and returning back.

beautiful Waiti Bay Reserve

Walking  over rocks from Waiti Bay to Tuturau Bay at mid tide

Tuturau Bay

a pedestrian access to Tawhitokino Beach

a bush walk between Tuturau Bay and Tawhitokino Beach

View through bush

Tawhitokino Beach - a beautiful and quiet  Beach.  a perfect half-moon bay.

Distinctive pohutukawa tree on the Tawhitokino Beach

old log

Precarious (unsafe) pohutukawa tree on eroding cliffs

We encountered lots of rocks crambling at Te Kaiahorawaru Point

beautiful views from Te Kaiahorawaru Point

slag on a rock

slag flying up..

On stretch of rocks between Te Kaiahorawaru Point and Taiwawe Beach

interesting scene

Taiwawe Beach

Plenty of oysters for sea birds and oystercatchers

Puatiti Point in the front

a nature hole-in-the-rock on the way to Puatiti Point

a small pool just under the hole-in-the-rock was full of Numerous white baits when I visited several years ago 

crossing over the gap, arriving at Orere Beach

interesting scenes around Puatiti Point

the famous ONE TREE HILL at Puatiti Point