Fishing opportunities
Humphries Creek has friendly eels which you can feed and keep an eye out for the local adult Inanga. The annual whitebait (inanga) migration was an important mahinga kai resource for Māori all around Aotearoa.Adult Inanga were also taken during their downstream migration to the ocean when they were rich and full of eggs. Captured […]
Jack’s Mill Schoolhouse
History and culture – Visit Jack’s Mill School at Kotuku (30 minutes via Lake Brunner road) one of the quirkiest sites on the West Coast, a historic miniature bungalow designed, built and furnished entirely by the Kotuku school children aged 10-12 years. The Kotuku school was opened c1909 in the small saw-milling settlement. Little distinguished […]
Our Tiaki Promise
Our Tiaki promise -To care for the People & The Place KAUPAPA – A set of values, principles and a plan which people have agreed on as a foundation for their actions KAITIAKITANGA – The relationship between everything and everybody in the natural world – there is no distinction between people & their environment Aotearoa is a special place, […]
Sunset at The Park
Sunset @ The Park We might not have a West Coast ocean sunset to boast of but when our surrounding mountains go through the change of light and Mt Alexandra with her snow-capped peak catching the sunset and turning pink, all are a truly magical sight for the eyes and the bird sound of night […]