This table details
Fish & Game fishing access points to the Waikanae River. These
will soon be shown on the Waikanae River access map.
| 1 |
Mangaone South
Road
Turn off SH1 onto Reikorangi Road. After
driving 4.1km you will cross a bridge over the Waikanae River.
After crossing the bridge drive a further 400m and turn left
onto Ngatiawa Road. Travel along Ngatiawa Road for 700m to
reach the turnoff onto Mangaone South Road. Travel 3.7km along
Mangaone South Road until you reach a Fish & Game 'Angler
Access' sign which marks a 4WD track that runs down to the
river. Park your vehicle beside the road and walk down to
the river. This upper part of the Waikanae is steep and gorgy;
negotiating the riverbed can be difficult. |
| 2 |
Ngatiawa Stream
Turn off SH1 onto Reikorangi Road and travel
4.5km to reach the turnoff onto Ngatiawa Road. Turn left onto
Ngatiawa Road and drive 700m to reach the turnoff onto Mangaone
South Road. Drive 300m along Mangaone South Road until you
see an old timber suspension bridge on the left-hand side
of the road. Park your vehicle beside the road. Walk across
the timber bridge to reach the true right bank of the Ngatiawa
Stream. After crossing the bridge, you will find a steep path
on your left that runs down to the Ngatiawa Stream's confluence
with the Waikanae River. |
| 3 |
Reikorangi Bridge
Turn off SH1 onto Reikorangi Road. Drive
4.1km to reach the bridge. Park your vehicle at the road-side
and then walk upstream along the bed of the river. The bed
of the river immediately above the bridge is privately owned
and the owner has generously agreed to allow anglers access.
Please stick to the riverbed at all times and do not wander
onto the adjacent paddocks. |
| 4 |
Reikorangi Road
Turn off SH1 and drive along Reikorangi
Road until you reach a Fish & Game 'Angler Access' sign
on the right-hand side of the road. Park your vehicle at the
side of the road and walk across the paddock and down to the
river. |
| 5 |
State Highway 1 Bridge
Turn off SH1 immediately south of the bridge.
As soon as you are off the main road, turn right onto a gravel
track that will take you down to a parking area directly under
the bridge. |
| 6 |
Otaihanga Domain
South of Waikanae, turn onto Otaihanga
Road. Drive about 1.5km and then turn left at the intersection
of Ratanui and Otaihanga Road so that you stay on Otaihanga
Road. Travel a further 1km past the intersection to reach
Makora Road. Drive 500m along Makora Road to reach Otaihanga
Domain. The river is a short walk from the parking area at
the domain. This is a convenient point from which to put in
a day's fishing along the true left (southern) bank of the
Waikanae, as a public walkway runs along the river's edge
from the domain to within 1km of the State Highway 1 Bridge.
The true right (northern) bank of the river can be reached
from Otaihanga Domain via a footbridge. |
| 7 |
North Bank Walkway
A public walkway provides access along
the true right bank of the river from Karu Reserve just downstream
from the State Highway 1 Bridge to Jim Cooke Memorial Park
a further 1.5km downstream. Turn off State Highway 1 onto
Te Moana Road; convenient access points to the walkway are
provided by Fleetwood Grove (800m from SH1) and Nimmo Avenue
West (2km from SH1). |
| 8 |
Greenway Road
Turn off SJ1 onto Te Moana Road and travel
2.7km to reach Greenway Road. Drive to the end of Greenway
Road where you will find a small reserve area with ample parking
close to the river. |
