Friends of the Wairoa Stream Kerikeri

Friends of the Wairoa Stream Kerikeri Wairoa Stream has been a hidden and much neglected treasure which at its closest point is only a 5 minute walk from the centre of Kerikeri.

In 2013 the public Walkway and Wildlife Corridor began, starting 350 metres upstream of the waterfall along the Orchard Estate boundary to the Cobham Bridge and then continuing upstream. In February 2015 Vision Kerikeri and Rotary Kerikeri started a 2.2 km track from Pa Road bridge to the long hidden Wairoa (Te Wairere) waterfall. This required the bridging of the stream midway along this section of the track which was opened in 2017. The Friends of The Wairoa Stream constructed a track downstream from the Cobham Road bridge that linked up with the Pah Road section. The track has been extended further upstream and the stream again bridged to connect to Campbell Lane. In 2019 a further track was constructed up a tributary (Te Tahawai track) and this has just been pushed through to Hall Road in Spring 2021. Further extension of the Wairoa Stream track will push that through to Limelight Road in the next few years. As of 2021, 20,000 native plants been added to the 5km of track built and nearly 500 predators have been trapped requiring 9,200 hours of manual labour. Maintenance is an on-going issue for these walkways especially with spring w**d growth, planting, pest control and track construction and repairs. Without maintenance, the effort to build the tracks will be wasted. It is too much for the few stalwarts to manage as they did for the Walkway for the first couple of years. An informal group called Friends of Wairoa Stream was formed. There are already around 20 members who have expressed an interest in our stream. We hold regular working bees on the first Monday and third Sunday of each month, from 9am - 11:30am. Not everyone can come all the time but if you can contribute some of your time please contact us.

31/08/2026

A temporary track between the 51 Hall Road driveway and Ranui Recreation Reserve in Kerikeri will be closed for the remainder of the year as property development continues in the area.

28/08/2026

The temporary route from the Placemakers exit to Hall Rd via General Gates Av, Ranui Av & Reserve land will no longer be available due to development of the adjoining land. You will need to use Raunui Av or Charlotte Kemp Drive to get to Kerikeri Rd. The track west of Placemakers remains closed until further notice.

16/08/2026
Thanks for all your tireless efforts Rod
16/07/2026

Thanks for all your tireless efforts Rod

📣 Congratulations to Rod Brown, overall winner 🏆 of the 2026 Te Tohu Tutuki-Far North District Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mayor Kahika Moko Tepania said the 11 nominees spanned an enormous range of sectors and activities, from supporting marae to community events and conservation projects, but Rod was a clear winner.
Rod really needs no introduction to Kerikeri residents but his achievements include making the Wairoa Stream publicly accessible; creating five new tracks in the Wairoa Stream area, along with removing w**ds and rubbish and replanting; setting up the Friends of Wairoa Stream; starting the Shadehouse, which has produced hundreds of thousands of seedlings for replanting projects around the Bay of Islands; saving Kerikeri from an eight-storey monstrosity; starting the group Vision Kerikeri; ETC ETC (seriously, you'd be reading this all night if we tried to list everything he's done...)
Here's a link to FNDC's post, with a list of the other nominees: https://www.fndc.govt.nz/Whats-New/Latest-news/news-items/2026/july/awards-honour-living-legends-in-our-communities

The old steps leading from the bridge to Campbell Lane toward Placemakers were badly eroded and unsafe. During the week,...
23/05/2026

The old steps leading from the bridge to Campbell Lane toward Placemakers were badly eroded and unsafe. During the week, Rob, Peter, Brian and Grant spent most of a day replacing them with a new staircase. A really professional job and a very well done team!

Grant had designed the staircase and prefabricated it off site. It was assembled on site further up the path. Getting the heavy assembly into position was like building Stonehenge - the guys managed it somehow.

The timber and posts and screws were all recycled from the post and rail fence from Mill Lane to Hall Rd that Gemscott had dismantled and donated to us.

Vandalism has again hit the track. This means that we again have to try and find funds to repair the damage rather that ...
19/05/2026

Vandalism has again hit the track. This means that we again have to try and find funds to repair the damage rather that utilise those for improvements and extensions. Our information boards have been hit again. Four have been ripped out and tossed over banks, including the large one at Te Wairere waterfall. Several mature punga ferns have also been destroyed. If any one has seen suspicious behaviour can you PM us.

Moved across the stream from the High School planting area near Alderton Park esplanade to plant natives in an area rece...
19/05/2026

Moved across the stream from the High School planting area near Alderton Park esplanade to plant natives in an area recently cleared of very dense w**d species infestation.

FOWS will have stall - see you Saturday
22/04/2026

FOWS will have stall - see you Saturday

Next week is Conservation Week, and Kerikeri River Restoration Project is running a Conservation Fair from 12pm-4pm at Kingston House. Our Kiwi Coast team will be there to talk pest control and run a 'Pest Control Basics' workshop at 3pm. See you there!

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