Whirinaki Forest

Ngati Whare shares Whirinaki, one
of the world's most precious rainforests
at Te Whaiti, Te Urewera, Aotearoa, NZ

Whirinaki Forest Transport:

For Transport to and from Rotorua to Whirinaki (and local transport):

Te Urewera Shuttles www.tushuttle.co.nz travel from Rotorua to Waikaremoana and return each Wednesday and Saturday between 24th Oct 2009 and 10th April 2010. This includes drop stops at Whirinaki walking / mountainbiking Track ends. Includes a bike trailer.|
Special trips on other days on demand -

Operated by Joe and Jo Doherty who do Te Urewera Treks

E-mail info@tushuttle.co.nz
Address:  PO Box 83, Murupara 3062, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Phone:    +64 7 366 6055 Fax:         +64 7 366 6056
Freephone (in NZ): 0800 UREWERA, 0800 873 937

For secure car parking transport to track ends:

Koha Tours - Minginui Blogspot http://minginui.blogspot.com/

Local information, exceptional Whirinaki interpretation, local guides,
packers, secure parking track end drop off and pickup transport

Ph +64 7 366 3912, E-mail andy.blick@ihug.co.nz

Whirinaki Forest Holidays http://www.whirinakiforestholidays.co.nz/transport.htm

For access to all tramping track ends and secure parking

Holiday accommodation operated by Garry Aldridge
Private Bag 3002
Te Whaiti, via Rotorua
Ph/Fax: +64 7 3663235 Email us today

Moerangi MTB Track Shuttle Service (with 10 bike trailer and secure parking)

Jail House MTB Shuttle
www.jailhousefarmstay.co.nz

Operated by Jail House Farmstay - Scott and Vanessa
283 Minginui Road,
Te Whaiti RD1, Murupara 3097
Rotorua New Zealand
Ph (07) 366 3311 Email jailhousefarmstay@gmail.com

NOTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES:

Learn what Kaitiakitanga means to us

VIDEOCLIPS ON LINE (Index here)

Guided Tours - Local guides will share their treasure with you
Mountainbiking - ride the spectacular Whirinaki MTB track
Tramping in Whirinaki. - Experience our place
Camping at Mangamate Waterfall - upgraded for your next hols
Disabled or impaired - Local support and guides are available
Accommodation - to make your Whirinaki experience

WEMZ Project - The Whirinaki Ecological Management Zone
Our Right Royal Kiwi, Princess Beatrice adopted by Prince Andrew
Other species recovery projects - Kiwi, Weka and Kaka

Powhiri - our formal welcome to visitors (see marae visits)
What we and our school are up to download videoclips

David Bellamy "Moa's Ark Revisited" Whirinaki 25 report, Sept 09 Dialoque in our rainforest with Hunter Lovins - US environmentalist

Information - menus at the top of every page access our local services

This site is under constant development thanks to assistance from teams at AUT.  An * in a menu is used to show a function that is not yet available. We are working to establish a multimedia organisation in our community to carry out ongoing development. (Our students at Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi were awarded third place in the 2003 NZ school web challenge).  Feedback please to temporary webmaster.