A very special trip to a stunning transgressive dune system on the northern head of the Aotea Harbour. We will take a boat across the harbour on Saturday to the southern end of the dunes which includes ephemeral wetlands, a lagoon and coastal kanuka forest. On Sunday we will drive around the harbour to\u00a0explore the more modified northern end.<\/p>\n
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