William Hartree Memorial Reserve Walks
Located in Puketitiri area in the Hawke’s Bay region
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Introduction
A network of short walking tracks through varied regenerating vegetation.Dog access
The network of tracks in William Hartree Memorial Scenic Reserve give a good insight into the regenerating vegetation made up of broadleaved species, podocarps, manuka, kanuka and many tree ferns.
Tracks range in length from 20 minutes to 1 hour.
Mrs Audrey Hartree donated this area in 1962 in memory of her late husband William. The family were active conservationists.
4333 Puketitiri Road, Puketitiri 4184. Keep a look out for the directional roadside sign 6 km past Patoka, on the left.
Puketitiri is around one hour’s drive from Napier and is near Kaweka Forest Park.
No dogs, fires or camping allowed in the reserves.
Logging in the 1930s and the great fire of 1946 destroyed much of the original mature forest. The vigorous regenerating forest is made up of broadleaved species, podocarps, manuka, kanuka and many tree ferns.
A notable feature is the mistletoe (Tupeia). In Hartree Scenic Reserve it is just about exclusively growing on putaputaweta and five finger. The small yellow/green flowers are strongly scented and its white fruits with pink spots was a food of the Maori. Its adaptiveness to growing on hosts is enhanced by its sticky seed which easily adheres to the bark of a tree after being eaten and excreted by a bird.
Contacts
| Ahuriri / Napier Office | |
| Phone: | 0800 275 362 |
| Fax: | +64 4 471 1117 |
| Email: | napier@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
Level 2 Dunvegan House 215 Hastings Street Napier 4110 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 644 Napier 4140 |
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