Friday 13/03/2026 Waikawa-Curio Bay Rd – Curio Bay – The Headland
Tumu Toka Curio Bay/Porpoise Bay area
Southland Region, NEW ZEALAND (Aotearoa)
Kāi Tahu Country (Ngāi Tahu people)
Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Pablo Ureña Vega
We drove along the Waikawa-Curio Bay Road on a cool, breezy March morning with a south-westerly pushing in — clouds stacked over the Catlins coast and the air in the low teens. From the roadside, a short, easy path rolls gently down towards the sea. It’s a wide, well-formed track of gravel, compacted earth and boardwalk with just a few steps and short slopes. Very easy going.
