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Map Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
Map Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
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The Waitākere Ranges offer a wide range of educational opportunities for an
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schools. Arataki, with its Environmental Education Centre and adjacent nature e so
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trails, stunning viewpoints and a spectacular Visitor Centre, makes an ideal
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interactive environmental education programmes. Bookings for school trips
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are essential. For information and bookings email Pukematekeo
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• for your safety always swim between the flags. Surf patrols are active over
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the summer at Karekare, North Piha, Piha and Te Henga (Bethells Beach).
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