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Pekapeka Regional Park

Hawkes Bay  >  New Zealand

Wetland with beautiful boardwalk across the lake and through reeds, with many waterfowl including Australian Shoveler and good chance on Spotless Crake.

Ajouté* par MJB52
Dernière actualisation 12 novembre 2025

Description

Pekapeka Regional Park provides access to a 98-hectare wetland system stretching 4.5 kilometres long and 800 metres wide. Trails and boardwalks allow close viewing of the marsh and reedbed habitats, while a lookout offers panoramic views across the valley.

The wetland supports diverse waterfowl including endemic New Zealand Scaup and New Zealand Dabchick, along with others including Grey Teal, Australian Shoveler, Black Swan, Mallard and Paradise Shelduck. Spotless Crake are regularly seen and the elusive Baillon's Crake has been recorded here.

Typically some cormorants are present, including Little Pied Cormorant and Great Cormorant. White-faced Heron are common and Royal Spoonbill visit occassionally. With farmland surrounding the wetland, you also get the typical set of introduced Euroasian birds.

Détails

Accès

Pekapeka Regional park lies along SH2 about 12km south of Hastings on SH2 (26 km from Napier) and 36.5 km North of Waipukurau. Click on the P on the map for Google Maps directions to the carpark.

There is no public transport to the location. The park has no toilet facilities, and dogs are not permitted.

A network of trails and boardwalks allows you to walk a circular route of about 1 km, with offshoots to the boardwalk across the lake and up to the lookout hill.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Lac , Roselière , Arbres et buissons disséminés

Conditions

Plat , Marécageux , Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Oui

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Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Facile

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Oui

Informations supplémentaires

Landscape photo by rsfinlayson (Reddit).

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