The Wairere Boulders is a private Nature Reserve on the Hokianga Harbour. In our beautifully preserved bush, walks take you around the boulder flow, to the swimming hole, then up the hill to the Magic Rock; where there are stunning views over the Hokianga. Walks take between 40 minutes and 3 hours, most of the tracks are well formed but walking shoes are recommended especially for the Magic Rock walk in Winter.

The Boulders are thought to originate from a series of volcanic eruptions on the East coast of New Zealand 2.8 million years ago. Over millennia the lava flow broke up into huge chunks and gradually rolled down the hillside. Our Northland bush has many plants and trees that are high in Tannic acid, when the rain falls in the bush, the water is turned mildly acidic and this has caused the very unusual fluting of the basalt boulders. The resulting rock formations are truly awesome, and the carefully crafted and maintained walkways take you on a unique tramping experience.

There is a small cafe on site, open weekends, holidays and by arrangement; serving coffee, teas, cakes, ice creams and cold drinks.

Kayak hire is available, you can kayak up the Wairere Stream between the Boulders then go down through the wetland and mangroves all the way to the Harbour.

The low impact campsite is located near the park entrance and gives visitors the chance to be in harmony with nature and fall asleep listening to the Moreporks and staring up at the clearest skies in the world.

We have a 1 bedroom bach, sleeping 3, where we offer Bed & Breakfast.