In November we celebrated the opening of the Paparoa Track/Te Ara o Paparoa in a ceremony at Blackball. Over 300 people attended including West Coast locals, the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage and representatives from Ngāti Waewae.
<p>This was a chance to recognise the hard work of those who have helped build the track and honour the Pike 29 families who have supported the project.
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Find out more about the Paparoa Track: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/paparoa-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/paparoa-track/">https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/west-coast/places/paparoa-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/paparoa-track/</a>
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<bdo lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:YouTube_files" title="Commons:YouTube files">YouTube</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJSevYvEts"><bdi lang="">Paparoa Track - Opening Highlights</bdi></a> – View/save archived versions on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJSevYvEts">archive.org</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJSevYvEts">archive.today</a></bdo>