
Shine Falls track: Engineer called in as project to reopen popular Hawke's Bay trail begins
The Department of Conservation's next reopening project after Cyclone Gabrielle is the popular Shine Falls walking track, but it doesn't have a clear date for it yet.
The track to one of Hawke's Bay's highest waterfalls was severely damaged in the February 2023 floods and has been closed since then.

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