Wednesday 11/03/2026   Kaimātaitai Carpark – Nugget Point/Tokata Walk – Tokata Lighthouse (Nugget Point Lighthouse, 9 m tower, first lit 1870) – Viewing Platform – The Nuggets – The Nuggets Road – Roaring Bay Track – Roaring Bay Penguin Viewing Hide – Roaring Bay – Molyneux Bay

                                               Nugget Point/Tokata Walk; Roaring Bay Walk
                                               Nugget Point Totāra Scenic Reserve, Catlins Coastal Area

                                               Otago Region, NEW ZEALAND (Aotearoa)
                                               Kāi Tahu (Kāi Tahu people)                      

Participants: Beth Davies, Stephen Davies (Photos), Sue Davies (Report), Pablo Ureña Vega

We drove to the Kaimātaitai carpark on a crisp, mostly fine morning with a north-westerly breeze and thin cloud — typical changeable Catlins weather in early March. The Nugget Point/Tokata Walk starts from the carpark and heads gently uphill along a wide, well-formed gravel path. It’s more like a coastal lane than a bush track, firm underfoot and easy walking despite the steady climb out along the headland.

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