Have you been to our beautiful bay? My goodness how it has changed since I began going there has a small child with my parents. I can remember having to carry my pillow and bag at aged 7 down to the bay from the car park area some 2km.
Thank goodness we have a road that now goes all the way to the bay, actually sometimes the road is not that great and it can play havoc on any low-riding vehicles, additionally during the winter you are better to have a 4WD.
A beautiful spot to swim, fish , walk and just catch up with whanau. Hear the kereru, watch the Tui, see the rainbow trout jumping, view our rare and precious wetlands. Situtated just down the hill from our developing new marae. The bay has eco toilets and no electricity except to the marae or by your own generator. If you do come on down, help us respect want our ancestors have left us by removing your rubbish, respecting our wildlife and fauna, respecting each other.
The bay is not a commercial or capitalist venture, it is for our people and visitors, a place to call home, a place to come and be together as a people, a place to reconnect with our history and with the land. HAERE MAI, HAERE MAI, HAERE MAI.
The bay has a trust board who administer the bay, with members selected from our very own hapu. Any questions about building at the bay or the constitution around the bay should be directed to the trust, currently chaired by Tom Hepi. Thanks to the trust the road is maintained, the toilets emptied and land managed.
The bay is also an internationally renowned rock climbing site and specific area has been set aside for the 'rockies' to come and camp.