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A section of the new boardwalk in Te Papakura o Taranaki / Egmont National Park. Photo: Supplied / DOC Part of the $19 million Taranaki Crossing project, the work includes building 720m of 1.2m wide boardwalk from the Pouakai Hut down to the Pouakai Tarns, and 650m of 1.2m wide boardwalks across the Ahukawakawa wetland. Department of Conservation strategic project manager Carl Whittleston said the boardwalks would replace existing track which deteriorated. "Previously we've had timber rafts in there and what's happened over time is that some of those have sunk into the wet areas and people t...

Thursday, 4 March 2021, 12:24 pm Development of the Taranaki Crossing has entered a new phase, with work beginning on construction of new boardwalks across the Pouakai Tarns and the Ahukawakawa wetland. The upgrade consists of 720m of 1.2m wide boardwalks from the Pouakai Hut Down to the Pouakai Tarns, and 650m of 1.2m wide boardwalks across the Ahukawakawa wetland. These will replace the existing track, which has been deteriorating, resulting in visitors diverting off the path and onto the fragile vegetation and eco-system. Work on the new boardwalks commenced in January, beginning with Kar...