Anyone got any information of Huia ramp?

Re Tairua....Hiya all, has anyone got pics and/or description of that Tairua launching facility's please? I have seen the Paku Wharf area, but didnt take too much notice in terms of its launching ease of use. Is it concrete with hard sand to the waterline? Maybe Carl or Tony can help me here please? We have a small truck 2 wheel drive (road tyres) launching a 7.3m alloy boat. Cheers 

I would also like to know about launching at Lake Coleridge. Is there a ramp? If not, do you need a 4WD to launch from the shore?

Hope this is the right spot to ask , i used to be a regular at wenderholm ramp and in the day had a gate key to get on and out .

talked to auckland council but just the standard gate open gate shut times . haven't been able to track the ranger down for a better answer so far 

advtracing wrote: Hope this is the right spot to ask , i used to be a regular at wenderholm ramp and in the day had a gate key to get on and out . long time forward and i am back and fishing from that access ramp again, i am advised the gates open at 6am and close at 6pm . so two questions  - when i got up there the other morning early at 5.40am the gate was open ? does this always happen ? - if you get back later then 6pm and the gate is shut are you stuck for the night ? or is there a inside button to open ?

last time 1 month ago , launching a 17ft barra boat , 2.5 hours either side of the tide is resonable easy . day light only below 1/2 tide . entrace is getting shallow and ticky with swell and 1/2 tides

dragwasher wrote: Has anybody used the ramp at Wenderholm regional park? Please share some info.

It's a tricky area if launching any time two hours before and after high tide, if you dont know the estuary.

Around high tide is fine, because you wont encounter the mud banks near the ramp, and shell banks around the river mouth.

Any other time means following the channels through the mud banks, and then the shell bank, heading out.

Heading back in, it's a case of swing right almost to the middle of the estuary where the estuary curves sharp left to avoid the shell bank, and then swing around to left to then hug the left river bank until you just pass the 5km speed sign, and then turn right and aim for the pontoon/wharf.
Mostly this works, until a big storm comes in and messes up everything again.
It is a 5km limit, there are lots of kids about, and snorkellrs, and kayakers, etc. And a rope swing over the deeper channel by the bank.
It's 5km up to the DOC house on the far side of the river, but should be 5km limited beyond this by at least the first marker pole - people swim / wade the river entrance at most tides.

Hi All,

Te Ngaere for sure, while it is possible to launch from the left hand side of Mahinepua (looking out to sea) the 'locals' can get VERY grumpy if you don't get permission & I wouldn't suggest parking there.

We always us Te Ngaere,  motor round & leave the boat on a mooring for the week we are there