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KILOMETRES FROM ŌPŌTIKI KILOMETRES FROM WHAKATĀNE
12km Waiotahe River & Ohiwa Beach (Bryans Beach) 38km
At the Waiotahe River Bridge, turn left. At the first intersection, turn left to go to the harbour
via the Ohiwa Harbour Scenic Detour (see pg 26) which takes you up over the hill. Take
the right fork alongside the river, this non-exit road leads to the beautifully pohutukawa-
lined sandy Ohiwa (or Bryan's) Beach, where you will find Ohiwa Seascape Studios. OHOPE TO OPOTIKI
This secluded spot offers surfcasting, picnicking and safe swimming with plenty of shade.
Ohiwa Seascape Studios: 3 Peaceful self-cont. studios offering absolute privacy, set amidst
mature Pohutukawa, on the doorstep of Ohiwa Beach. 10 min to Opotiki. Ph: 07 315 4737

Your home by the sea

Opotiki | 07 315 4737 | www.ohiwa.co.nz
Continuing east along SH2 you will pass the Pipi Beds, there is a rest area on the left with
toilets, safe swimming and at low tide you can see the locals gathering Pipi’s (shellfish). Next is
the beautiful spectacle of Waiotahe Beach, with East Cape as a backdrop.
‘Discover our Beaches’

4km Waiotahe Beach 46km
This stretch of road when the Pohutukawa trees are in bloom is a magnificent sight.
Waiotahe Beach provides good fishing, surfing and swimming and is probably Ōpōtiki's
most popular beach as there is adequate parking and picnic areas, with plenty of shade.
At the eastern end of the beach you will encounter two magnificently carved poles
- Te ara Ki Te Tairāwhiti - "The pathway to the sunrise" (See photo below), designed
by Graham Hayward and created by Ōpōtiki’s master carver, Heke Collier, they depict the
arrival of the Māori people to Ōpōtiki, with the European Soldier and the Māori Wahine
(woman) portraying the togetherness of the races.
Near the poles is the entrance to the Ōpōtiki Surf Lifesaving Club & public toilets. As
you continue around the corner and start heading inland, you will see on your left the new
subdivision of Waiotahi Drifts.

Te ara ki Te Tairāwhiti - The Pathway to the Sunrise
- Photo by Troy Baker

‘Stop & feel the sand between your toes & smell the salt air!’
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