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Waipahihi Botanical Reserve

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Waipahihi Botanical Reserve is the jewel in the crown of Taupō.

As you walk the many paths, you will find beautiful NZ native trees, over 2000 rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias, and other exotic trees and shrubs

25/10/2024

Woohoo! The Spring Fling! We locals are here too - quiet, unassuming - not like those flashy exotics. Look out for us!

21/10/2024

A spring fling? We made it! We're here!

05/10/2024

Kiwi gold!

03/10/2024

With Kids Greening Taupo – we just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/10/2024

One day in early October - rain, which we badly needed in the Gardens.

26/08/2024

OK! OK !OK! We're here! More coming!

23/08/2024

Well, it's been a while since we were in touch. It was great to have a few splashes last week - we needed them. This is just to say - we have arrived and more of our mates are arriving each day. Spring is not far away .... PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!

29/07/2024

A fascinating seldom-seen visitor to the reserve, the usually nocturnal Ruru or Morepork

16/07/2024

Seen about recently .....
The irrigators at work
Young tree shining in the afternoon sun
The flax patch - gleaming - so beautifully pruned and managed
Men chatting
The planting they had done
Yet more fungi
Graeme and the aerial roots of a pohutakawa

20/06/2024

Just so you know - a weasel is weasily recognised while a stoat is stoatally different!

20/06/2024

We were there at the Greening Taupo planting day on Friday 7 June - adding to the colour of the day. School children from all round the district were bussed in to plant 3,000 trees on the Taupo golf course. Big effort. Big crowd. Venison sausages. Music, Fun.
We had dead things (rats, mouse, weasel, possum) on display on the back of Hugh's truck - a highlight of the day, no doubt! Notice our new signboards.

06/06/2024

Seen around today ... fungi, for the beady-eyed.

06/06/2024

Tomorrow, Friday 7 June - Greening Taupo is painting the town GREEN ... again!

From 9am until about midday, 3,000 native plants will be planted by the pupils of local schools on part of the Taupo Golf Course. The entrance is on Tauhara Road, opposite the BP station.

There will be more than 35 exhibitors present, including Mynoke, Tongariro Trout Centre, Mitre 10 Mega, Epro, Wingspan, Trees for Survival, Bug Hunt, the Moths and Butterflies Trust of NZ, Didymo Dave, the Taupo Fire Brigade ....... and the Waipahihi Botanical Society.

Come and help, saunter around the exhibitors or just study the action.

22/05/2024

After the storm ....

16/05/2024

Well, the sky cleared and the sun came out, so we went for a walk around the ring road. This is what we saw on the way down to a big birthday afternoon tea (happy birthday, Bev, and thanks for all the cakes) ....

15/05/2024

Another damp day - we like! - we need!
When the sky clears make sure you walk the camellia paths. Most come out in the spring but there are quite a few winter-flowering bushes.
If you haven't seen it, the full collection has been photographed and catalogued by Bev and Graeme Robinson, and lodged on our website - see https://www.waipahihigardens.nz/camellia-gallery

12/05/2024

Volunteers planting, pruning and fixing ....

Address

Cnr Shepherd Road And Hyde Avenue
Taupo
3330

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 8pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 8pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 8pm
Thursday	8:30am - 8pm
Friday	8:30am - 8pm
Saturday	8:30am - 8pm
Sunday	8:30am - 8pm

Telephone

+64277485642

Website

https://www.waipahihigardens.nz/

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