Hinewai Reserve

Situated on the east coast of the South Island and spread across sprawling 1250 hectares along the south-east Banks Peninsula lies this massive ecological restoration reserve. Hinewai Reserve is an exemplary place to experience nature’s diversity when left to thrive on its own.

The reserve has been provided with a 20 km long network of walking tracks all across to relish nature’s wonders. The reserve consists of natural streams with over 50 waterfalls although the walking tracks do not cover all of them. Whakamate Falls in the Murderers Gully is the highest waterfall standing at 30 metres. The reserve in known for its lush vegetation having over 60 different fern species, 50 hectares worth of red beech and countless other native species of trees and shrubs. Visitors can also get lucky with the sight native animals and birds of rabbits, hedgehogs, cats, bellbird, kingfisher, harrier, etc. in the reserve. Visitors can also relax by the ponds and streams which house some native fish species and other amphibians. Overall, the reserve is the best trail in the region for those who actually are nature admirers.