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WAITARA

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PARKS

Clifton Park
Princess St, Waitara
Activities: Tennis, netball, rugby league.
Facilities: Toilets, sport clubrooms, bowling club

Manukorihi Park
Manukorihi Hill Rd, Waitara
Activities: Soccer, cricket and walking.
Facilities: Sport clubrooms and walkway.

Marine Park
Centennial Ave, Waitara
Activities: Beach swimming, surfing, body boarding, wind surfing, seasonal whitebaiting in river, yachting, fishing.
Facilities: Skate park, playground, toilets, hard courts.
Special features: Situated where the river meets the ocean. Large wooden pirate ship to play on.

Waitara is a short drive, 16 kilometers north of New Plymouth and is the largest town in North Taranaki with a population of over 6500. Rich in history, Waitara was one of the first areas to be settled by Maori.

Manukorihi Pa is set above the town and displays a distinguished carved Maori meeting house, Te Ikaroa-a-Maui, completed in 1936. The meeting house is a memorial to Maori leader Sir Maui Pomare

Waitara is a community conscious township with a Public Relations Office offering information to visitors and community support to their local residents. Excellent Golf club connected to the town and stones throw from the surf.

Pennington Park
Leslie St, Waitara
Activities: Large open space.
Facilities: Playground.

Pukekohe Domain
Cracroft St, Waitara
Activities: Athletics, rugby league.
Facilities: Sport clubrooms and grandstand.
Special features: Rose garden.

The Waitara River, is popular for fishing and boating,the Waitara bridge is excellent for Bridge swinging and the river for white water rafting, top place for windsurfing