Rangihoua Heritage Park - Rangihoua Heritage Park Oihi Road
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Contact Rangihoua Heritage Park
| Address : | Rangihoua Heritage Park Oihi Road, Te Tii 0294, New Zealand |
| Phone : | π +97 |
| Postal code : | 0294 |
| Website : | https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/northland/places/kerikeri-area/rangihoua-heritage-park/%3Ftab-id%3D50578 |
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Kelvin Hilton on Google
β β β β β A great for kiwis to discover our history
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Rachel Marsh on Google
β β β β β Nice walk through history. You can learn on the walk down. Nice little beach for the kids to play. Has trees for shade but they go quick.
Has:
Picnic area
Toilets
Accessable pathways
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Claudia Babirat on Google
β β β β β Rangihoua Heritage Park is the location of the famous Marsden Cross, the stone monument that commemorates the celebration of New Zealand's first Christmas. A 40-minute walk past interesting and innovative interpretation panels leads you to its location, on the shores of Oihi Bay and its lovely beach.
Rangihoua Heritage Park is Aotearoa New Zealandβs first planned European settlement, a place where MΔori and Europeans learned to live side by side. This Christian mission was established on Christmas Day in 1814 by Reverend Marsden and Chief Ruatara, who could both see the benefits of co-habitation for their people.
Many hundreds of people lived here, both MΔori and European. The two cultures lived peacefully together, and the people of Rangihoua PΔ were the protectors of the settlement in its early days.
The Marsden Cross memorial marks the place where New Zealandβs very first Christmas Day service was held, led by Reverend Marsden in 1814.
In 1832, the settlement moved to more fertile land at Te Puna, a few kilometres to the west.
At Rangihoua Heritage Park you can walk in the footsteps of important historical personalities and find out more about the history of this important place.
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Coralie Walton on Google
β β β β β Awesome walk with lots of history. Must have been a hard life there 200 years ago.
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Guy Evans on Google
β β β β β Awesome spot and a lovely short walk.
Very well presented piece of New Zealand history.
Take a picnic and enjoy this beautiful and significant place.
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Melanie Moloney on Google
β β β β β Well worth a trip. Large car park and compost loos at the top. Interesting walk down to a deserted cove. All the signs on the way are really informative about the history of the first mission in New Zealand. Its quite a hot walk, not too much cover but there are a few covered seats on the way. Great view too.
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Troy Smith on Google
β β β β β A stunning reserve to visit and take a stroll through to Marsden Cross. The walking track is well maintained and quite easy going, with only a few hills to begin with. The reserve also has a really peaceful section of bush, which adds lovely variety to the walk and some wildlife to spot!
I would highly recommend this to anyone up north :)
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Jaqui Smith on Google
β β β β β Great spot to understand early European settlement in New Zealand. 1.5 km walk down to the beach and Marsden Cross, which is OK except you have to walk back up! No facilities at beach, long drop toilets at the entrance at the top. Take togs for a refreshing swim. Highly recommended, the views on the drive to get there are amazing. Be aware, gravel road for last 10kms or so.
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