An hour from Auckland lie the Waitakere Ranges-a regional park filled with native bush, beaches and wild coastlines.
A couple of images from a day trip there
The Rata is a vine that starts high up in the bush canopy in the branches of a large host tree.Over time it gradually strangles the tree as it uses it as a support to send it's roots down into the ground.This can take decades and this example is over 100 years old.
Lion Rock Piha Beach
View of Whatipu in distance from Mercer Bay track
A giant Blowhole at low tide
