Aongatete Loop Walk
New Zealand

Aongatete Loop Walk is just 1/2 hr from your accommodation in Tauranga in native New Zealand bush. This is the home of the “Bring Back the Birds” restoration project. We get to see the seed collecting trays, the deer eXclosure and various types of bait stations used by the volunteers.

There is the opportunity to “Volunteer for a day”. This experience is dependant on the schedule of the baiting programme, but is a great challenge for those wanting to get off the beaten track in a safe way.

If we don’t strike a pest control work day, then we take a walk along the little more used path up through regenerating native bush, where tall trees still exist, hear a little of the history of the occupancy of the area, and learn something of the uses of some of the plants we see along the way. This is a moderate 2 hrs to stream, where we have lunch, then continue around the loop and back to the car park.

By popular demand we offer a wine tasting at a local vineyard on the way back to your accommodation.

Grades Choices:

We offer the following hiking grades for you to choose from. As always, any of our walks can be tailored to suit your specific requirements. Please enquire using our contact form.

Leisurely: Mainly flat, a fairly slow walking for 2 to 4 hours - Native plant and bird restoration project, short loop walk

Moderate: Some short inclines but mainly flat for 3- 6 hours - Aongatete trap line inspection and loop walk

Energetic: Brisk with inclines, walking for 4-8 hours per day - Aongatete trap line clearing/baiting. Go off the beaten track into native bush

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Written by Kea Lippiatt.