North Island
Auckland Region
Hike
Te Henga Walkway
Time
3 - 4 hr one way
Distance
10.3 km
Difficulty
Low
Overview
Auckland's West Coast is an impressive coastline with cliff-top trails. Muriwai is home of a gannet colony as well as one of New Zealand's most spectacular black-sand beaches.
Around 1,200 pairs of gannets nest from August to March each year
Gannet
Tākapu [māori]
This cliff top walk reveals stunning views of Auckland’s wild west coast
The mutual bill fencing between the gannet pairs is an impressive greeting ceremony
The young gannets leave the colony and cross the Tasman Sea to Australia
