Kapiti island walk opened by DoC

More visitors will be allowed on Kapiti Island after DoC announced yesterday that Crown land at the northern tip of the island has been opened up. A visitor shelter and toilets have been built near the boat-landing site and a 4km loop track formed up the Okupe Valley to the ridgetop, with views of Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu.

The north end landscape incorporates the Okupe Lagoon where royal spoonbills, herons and the rare brown teal can be seen.