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26 May 2012 - 2:35 am NZ time

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Four Regional Parks

Four Regional Parks: There are over twenty regional parks in the Auckland Region, David Steemson sets out to explore four of them. (52′00″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed

There are over twenty regional parks in the Auckland Region, owned by the Auckland Regional Council. Hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders use them every year for walking, swimming, camping, fishing , and lazing under pohutukawas. But some of the parks are visited by relatively few. David Steemson sets out to explore a few of them, choosing four with open spaces and the need for a bit of walking. He visited:

Tawhitokino park, south of Auckland city, accessible only on foot via coastal hills and a beach, but definitely not at high tide.

Awhitu park on the southern coast of the Manukau Harbour. 125-hectares of it include a golf course and a farm, camping grounds and a restored wetland.

The Duder Regional farm park, 50 kilometres south of Auckland city and accessible only on foot from a distant car park.

Scandrett's park on the northern coast of the Hauraki Gulf about an hour's drive from the Auckland CBD. The seaside land was farmed by the Scandrett family since 1864, but sold to the ARC in 1999.