Lake Matahina
Difficulty: Easy
Length: 9.5km
The sparkling blue waters of Lake Matahina, 30km from Whakatane, sit between steep bush-clad hills. The lake is formed by a hydro-electric dam. It offers excellent family kayaking and is an ideal spot for training.
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That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Zip on down!
Whakatane is under five hours’ drive from Auckland, and just 90 minutes from Rotorua.No crowds!
The population of Whakatane/Ohope is 17,000. Around 32,000 people live across the wider district.What a scorcher!
In 2010, Whakatane was the sunniest spot in the whole of New Zealand! Whakatane scores the country’s hottest temperature around 55 days a year. Summer daytime temperatures generally reach 20-25°C.Ka-boom!
Whakaari (White Island) erupted as recently as 2001. Boulders the size of cars were tossed around the volcano crater.That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Zip on down!
Whakatane is under five hours’ drive from Auckland, and just 90 minutes from Rotorua.No crowds!
The population of Whakatane/Ohope is 17,000. Around 32,000 people live across the wider district.What a scorcher!
In 2010, Whakatane was the sunniest spot in the whole of New Zealand! Whakatane scores the country’s hottest temperature around 55 days a year. Summer daytime temperatures generally reach 20-25°C.Ka-boom!
Whakaari (White Island) erupted as recently as 2001. Boulders the size of cars were tossed around the volcano crater.
