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Opua Forest Papatūānuku Earth Mother Tour - Short Walk 11

Dates

  • Fri 16 Oct 2020, 12:30pm–5:00pm

Restrictions

All Ages

Listed by

steph9

Bay of Islands Walking Weekend
Opua Forest - Papatūānuku Earth Mother Tours - Walk 11 - Short walk

Experience an exclusive Māori cultural guided tour through an amazing native kauri forest.

Leave Russell and catch the ferry to Paihia where you will be met by Stella from Papatūānuku Earth Mother Tours, she will take you on an informative, educational short walk through a native Kauri forest in the Opua State Forest where you will learn how traditional Maori once used the forest to live and support their growing families. She will share her knowledge of the birds the trees and the insects and show you how her ancestors used the different plants and trees to make their clothing, medicines, musical instruments and many other things.

She will also show you how things are very different now and how once the forest was trapped to sustain life and now how it needs to be trapped to save the creatures in it. Learn about the community’s mammoth effort in taking out over 11,000 pests and the explosion of native wildlife that followed, particularly the magnificent Northern Green geckos, kiwi, wood pigeons, tomtits, owls, and so much more.

At the end of the walk Stella will find a lovely spot to for you to sit, relax and enjoy some homemade Maori fry bread with local honey and herbal tea. Stella will drop back at the Bay Belle ferry for your return to Russell!

Friday 16th October
Start time 12.30pm
Return HQ 5:00pm

Duration – walking time – 2hrs
Grade – easy
Cost: Adult $50, Child $30 (includes transport, ferry and bush snacks and herbal teas)
Maximum walkers - 11
Meet at the Russell Bowling Club
Category - Family friendly – Children 10 years plus

All walks depart from the Russell Bowling Club in Russell. There are many walks to book on - so look at all the walks you can do over the 3 days. The walks are all guided, and the guides are knowledgeable and passionate about the region.

Visit our website to see all the walks you can do.
For more on accommodation and what is on in the region - speak to Collette - Russell Information Centre - 0800 633 255 or (09) 403 8020 (Russell Office).

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