Tāwharanui Regional Park

Please read details carefully before RSVP❗

👓 Description:
Kia Ora, everyone - on 30th August (sat), we are going to Tāwharanui Regional Park. Immerse yourself in the splendor of Auckland region's pristine white sand beaches, rolling pastures, and shingled bays. Traverse through native coastal forests and witness the resurgence of vibrant wetlands.

🕒 Duration: up to 3-4 hours hike & explore, including stops.
📏 Estimated distance: 13-14 km (in total).
🧗🏻 Estimated total ascent: Approx. 573m.
📹 Preview Video : Tāwharanui Regional Park
🚶 SPEED: slow (slower than medium in some sections to explore).
💪 DIFFICULTY: 2.75 on our 1-5 scale.
🤷‍♀️ If you RSVP, then if you are not able to go. Please Change RSVP to NO as soon as possible. Otherwise, you may be marked "no show", 3 "no show" and you will be stopped from attending for 6 months.
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🛰️GOOGLE SATELITE MAP:
Google Satelite Map
🌏 Online topo map:
Topo map
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🥾 HIKE DETAILS:
specific details will be a few day's before the hike.
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🚾TOILETS:
At the carpark.
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🚩REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND:
-- Be a member of Moa Social Hiking.
-- Follow our instructions based on safety concern and team management procedures.
-- Be able to walk back to the carpark with the group.
-- NO JEANS, GUESTS, CHILDREN, ANIMALS OR SMOKERS.
-- Agreed with the RSVP questions.
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🅿 MEETING PLACE:
The carpark
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🚗☎️TRANSPORT AND CARPOOLING:
Carpooling is recommended due to the high price of fuel. Please comment when you rsvp whether you need a 1) lift / can offer lifts , 2) which part of Auckland you come from and 3) your mobile number ( optional ) ;

Make sure your meetup private message is available to communicate and check it regularly;

$15/person recommended to pay for the driver.
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🔔 TIME GUIDELINE:
10:30 - Good time to arrive at the carpark, meet & greet.
10:40 - Latest time to arrive at the carpark and get ready.
10:41- Introduction.
10:45 - Approx start hike.
15:00 - Approx finish hike.
15:30 - 8 wired brewing (optional)
or 17:00 - return to Auckland.
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💼 BRING:
✔️At least 2L drinking water.
✔️Lunch or snack food.
✔️Footwear suitable for stony & rocky surface.
✔️Sun & rain protection.
✔️Bags for wet and dirty footwear & clothing.
✔️warm clothing for the winter hike.
✔️First-aid items (at least for cuts and scratches).
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✍🏻 PREPARATION:
It is important to be well prepared. Before we meet:
👉Know how to get to all meeting places.
👉Study hike details & map well.
👉Prepare everything you need to bring.
👉If you are the driver, have car refueled or recharged ready to go.
👉 Find and confirm your driver(passengers) whether they go to the pub or going home directly after the hike.
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🦺HEALTH & SAFETY:
Our hiking activities come with some hazard & risks; our organizers are volunteers. By RSVP’ing you accept full responsibilities for your own safety.
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🍕🍔🍰🍟🍻After hike option:
After our hike , we invite you to join us for our enjoyable socializing afternoon tea @ 8 wired brewing pub .
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📝ADDITIONAL NOTES:
⚠️ Hiking boots is strongly recommended for stony & muddy surface;
⚠️ Safety first: Safety is the most important CONCERN at ANYTIME;
⚠️Be on time;
⚠️Keen to communicate with other hikers and being a part of the group.
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💰Koha: A small gold coin gift of contribution ($2 - $5) will be greatly appreciated to buy safety gear and to cover for the track safety control assessment expenses. For those wishing to contribute directly, here is the bank account: 12-3034-0594293-000 (Moa Social Hikings) - Thank you.
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📸 Instagram photos:
We will select 5 the most iconic photos and upload on our Instagram account, please follow us @ INSTAGRAM.
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Looking forward to seeing you all 😊.

David (022.001.7621)