Pākiri Regional Park

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Pākiri Regional Park is a 52 ha regional park located near Pākiri north of Auckland in New Zealand's North Island. It is situated in Rodney in the Auckland Region, and is owned and operated by Auckland Council. The regional park features the Pākiri River Road and Mt Tamahunga trails, with some trails being accessible for mountain biking. Due to the surrounding area being a Department of Conservation bird breeding site, dogs are prohibited in the park areas and foreshore at all times. Pākiri beach is found within the regional park and is 1km long. The water quality can be checked on Safe Swim.

Since the 1940s, sand from Pākiri beach has been dredged for use in Auckland's concrete industry, by companies such as McCallum Brothers and Kaipara Limited.

However, in 2005, when the park was purchased by the Auckland Regional Council, dredging ceased due to concerns of the erosion caused.

A resource consent application in 2022 to continue dredging was rejected by Auckland Council. In 2024, a sand mining company appealed to continue dredging the coastline. This was overruled by the Environment Court under grounds that evidence could not be shown that sand mining was not having an harmful impact.