Shakespear Regional Park

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Te Hāruhi, Shakespear Regional Park, sits at the very end of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula and is the easiest open sanctuary in the region to get to. A pest-proof fence runs across the neck of the headland, and behind it are little spotted kiwi, pāteke, kererū, bellbird and wētāpunga, alongside a working farm and three swimming beaches. Check your bags and your car before you go, because keeping pests out is the whole point. The Lookout Track is an hour return with one steep section and pays you back with the city skyline one way and the gulf islands the other. The Tiritiri Track runs two hours along the coast facing the island. Ōkoromai Bay is very tidal, so swim there at high tide. Dogs are not allowed in the sanctuary.