Mount Paku

Mount Paku, NZ

view from atop Mount Paku... Tairua and Pauanui Beaches

New Zealand 2014 - Tairua, Paku Hill view on Pauanui

Mt Paku is a twin-coned volcanic peak that dominates the head of the Tairua Harbour. Once an island, Paku can be climbed from Paku Drive, in a steep 15-minute walk to the summit. The walk offers vantage points to the Tairua Harbour, Tairua and Pauanui beaches, and the islands of Castle Rock, Mercury Islands, Aldermen Islands and Slipper and Shoe Islands.

Mount Paku, New Zealand

Ocean from Mt Paku New Zealand Pauanui Bay

55 seconds of morning ocean, New Zealand.
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FLIGHT FROM TAIRUA TO PAUANUI BEACH COROMANDEL NEW ZEALAND 2019

A little flight from Tairua to Pauanui Beach, I hope you enjoy it too.

The town of Tairua is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its north bank and on the small Paku Peninsula.
The population was 1,227 in the 2013 Census, a decrease of 42 from 2006.
Tairua is a Māori name which translates literally as tai: tides, rua: two.

Directly opposite Tairua on the south bank of the river's estuary is the smaller settlement of Pauanui. The two settlements are 30 kilometres east of Thames although the town has closer connections with the sea side resort town Whangamata. Several islands lie off the mouth of the river, notably Slipper Island to the southeast and the Alderman Islands 20 kilometres to the east. Mount Paku is an extinct volcano that lies by Tairua Harbour. It was thought to have formed the Alderman Islands.

History and features:

The earliest occupation of the area was once thought to have been by early Polynesian explorers based on the discovery of a pearl-shell (not native to New Zealand) lure shank found here and originally carbon-dated to the 11th century.Subsequent reassessment of the archaeological site has resulted in dates in the 14th century.

Early European settlers to the area, in the late 19th century, were primarily drawn by timber stocks (predominantly kauri) and gold prospecting.

From the late 1960s Tairua has become a holiday destination with major activities including game fishing, scuba diving, and surfing.

Radio Tairua is an independent radio station on frequency 88.3FM, which has broadcast to the area since May 2007.

The local Oturu Marae is located in Tairua. It is a tribal meeting ground for Ngāti Maru and includes the Ngatau Wiwi meeting house.

Climate:

Tairua features an extremely mild oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) with no month having an average temperature above 20°C or below 10°C. As a result of this, temperatures above 30°C or below 0°C are almost unheard of with the town being a popular holiday location because of its mild weather, beautiful beaches and rugged hills and mountains. These surrounding hills and mountains also cause the city to see significant rainfall throughout the year, especially in winter which can often lead to flooding and slips which isolate the community (almost annually) for a day or two at a time. This high rainfall also leads to lush temperate rainforest vegetation surrounding the city.

take a walk around Mt. Paku: shows walkway

Walk around Mt. Paku, Tairua, New Zealand. This was about an hour walk, set to slowest time lapse setting in Picasa, 1/6th. Music added in YouTube; closest match. New Zealand.
Created with GoPro headmount; time lapse.
The walkway around Paku is not easily found for visitors. If you are at the top of Mt. Paku, you can pick up walk up at the corner of Paku Drive and Pacific Drive ( see time hash :19 seconds in), and it will show you (one of the ways) how to get down to the ocean.
Start at the cul-de-sac at end of Pacific Drive. :32
There was a washout in 2010-2011 see :41
and parts of the Ocean Track have detours, this one most noticeable at the start down once through the houses: see 1:00 mark


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Coromandel, NZ: Mt Paku, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach

Tairua New Zealand

Tairua is one of so many Beautiful places in New Zealand, i was fortunate to pass through this lovely town in December 2017

Paku hill Tairua drone video

Coromandel New Zealand

Tairua Waterfront Terraces

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Tairua, The Coromandel New Zealand

Tairua is an excellent base to explore the east coast and offshore islands or the craggy mountainous backdrop to the west. The twin peaks of Mt Paku guard the harbour entrance and provide a 360 degree view from the Aldermen Islands round to The Pinnacles in The Coromandel Forest Park. Tairua is only minutes away from bush and kauri grove walks, old mines and caves and Pauanui is only a short ferry ride across the harbour. The offshore islands of Slipper, Shoe and the Aldermen Islands can also be explored by booking a trip with local dive and fishing charters.



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Tairua, New Zealand

Tairua from Mt Paku

Looking out from Mt Paku in Tairua, over Pauanui and the harbour

View of Tairua

Mount Paku Lookout

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Go Pro: Mount Paku

Quick video from Pauanui to Tairua via the channel.

Mount PAKU, Waikato

Mt Paku Summit (28.12.2018, NZ)