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The McKenzie reserve is a relatively small area with  walking track entrances off Great Barrier Road or Empire Road , which leads to [[Enclosure Bay]]. The reserve was a mature pine forest in 2006, 2007 where the pine trees were removed and natives planted. A new a picnic area was also created.
 
The McKenzie reserve is a relatively small area with  walking track entrances off Great Barrier Road or Empire Road , which leads to [[Enclosure Bay]]. The reserve was a mature pine forest in 2006, 2007 where the pine trees were removed and natives planted. A new a picnic area was also created.
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If you look closely at the map you will see that McKenzie Reserve has a short 'dog-leg' section on its western edge that meets with Coromandel Road.  A rough walkway can be found leading from Coromandel Road into the reserve.  This path is due to be properly formed in the next couple of years.
  
 
[[Image:McKenzie Reserve 2007.JPG|frame|left|McKenzie Reserve from the top looking down into Enclosure Bay]]
 
[[Image:McKenzie Reserve 2007.JPG|frame|left|McKenzie Reserve from the top looking down into Enclosure Bay]]

Revision as of 09:42, 17 September 2007

The McKenzie reserve is a relatively small area with walking track entrances off Great Barrier Road or Empire Road , which leads to Enclosure Bay. The reserve was a mature pine forest in 2006, 2007 where the pine trees were removed and natives planted. A new a picnic area was also created.

If you look closely at the map you will see that McKenzie Reserve has a short 'dog-leg' section on its western edge that meets with Coromandel Road. A rough walkway can be found leading from Coromandel Road into the reserve. This path is due to be properly formed in the next couple of years.

McKenzie Reserve from the top looking down into Enclosure Bay
Tree removal 2006
The old pine forest 2005

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