The second section of Te Akau’s walking track is now complete, adding more than 2 km of pathways, stairs and viewing areas. The track culminates in a spectacular ridgeline viewing platform with sweeping views across the coastline and surrounding landscape.

2025 was another year of great progress and achievement at Te Akau, Elliott Bay. From ongoing conservation and restoration work to new projects opening up the property for visitors, it was a year of continued momentum and investment in Te Akau’s future.

Extensive vegetation planting at Te Akau started in June 2024 with the assistance of Rawhiti hapu and Bay of Islands College environmental studies students.

The Ipipiri Nature Conservancy Trust is delighted to announce it has raised the full $8 million needed to purchase Elliot Bay in the Bay of Islands.

One of the first priorities for the Ipipiri Nature Conservancy Trust is to develop a high-quality walk through the property. A potential route has been found that goes through the farm and to high points in the adjoining forest.

The Ipipiri Nature Conservancy Trust is looking at the opportunity to increase the level of pest control at Te Akau to help form a significant barrier against pests and realise a dream of the community; to make the Cape Brett peninsula pest-free.