Huatoki Walkway

The walk starts at the mouth of the stream beside Len Lye’s Wind Wand sculpture on New Plymouth’s Coastal Walkway. The stream runs between Puke Ariki Landing and the Centre City mall. Cross Ariki Street and walk up the eastern side of Brougham Street, New Plymouth’s original main street.

Highlights along the way include:

• The Halamoana sculpture on the corner of Powderham Street created by local Tongan artist Filipe Tohi.
• Sir Victor Davies Park and the rock embankment you will see on the right, which was part of the railway that used to run through here before it was moved to the coast.
• The old flour mill site and quarry below the former prison. The prisoners used to shovel gravel onto trucks here.
• An optional side route will take you to the top of Marsland Hill, a historic site to visit to see war memorials and a carillon that plays bells on the hour from 9am-5pm.
• The Parsons Street bridge, which if you follow, will take you on to a playground.
• Some bush land that quickly opens onto grassed playing or picnic areas. This is the lower part of the Huatoki Domain.
• Tupari Reserve, a pocket of regenerating native bush, which includes the Bendall Walk where you can find rare epiphytes or ‘air plants’ in the tree canopies.

 For further information contact New Plymouth, Stratford or South Taranaki i-SITE Visitor Centre, or view the downloadable brochures from our website.