Things to Do

Mangawhai is built around the beach, the harbour, and the walks that link the two. Allow half a day for the walkway loop and the surf beach, plus an evening for the village.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Mangawhai Heads Walkway

The Mangawhai Heads Walkway is a coastal track that climbs from the surf beach up onto the headland and loops back along the harbour …

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02

Mangawhai Heads Beach

The ocean beach at Mangawhai Heads is a long, gentle curve of pale sand that runs north from the harbour entrance for several kilometres. …

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03

Mangawhai Harbour

Mangawhai Harbour is a shallow tidal estuary that fills and empties twice a day through a narrow channel at the Heads. At high tide …

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04

Mangawhai Cliffs

The Mangawhai Cliffs form the eastern edge of the headland, dropping vertically into the Pacific north of the harbour entrance. The cliff faces are …

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05

Mangawhai Village

Mangawhai Village is the older, inland half of the community — sometimes just called Mangawhai — about four kilometres south of the Heads. It …

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