At 22 hectares, Ahimate Reserve in Awapuni is one of our largest riverside parks. Home to the city’s most popular riverside beach, a dog agility park and fenced enclosure, mountain bike tracks and a natural playground. You can enter the reserve from either Buick Crescent or the end of Maxwells Line, next to Paneiri Park. The Maxwells Line entrance is best for car parking and access to the dog agility park and enclosure. For quick access to the beach, walk in from Dittmer Drive.Dogs can walk leash-free throughout the park. We also have a fenced enclosure they can burn off energy in and an agility park to test their skills and train them.

Ahimate Reserve is a great place to access the Manawatū River Pathway.

Please be careful if you are swimming at Ahimate Reserve.

• All rivers are unpredictable
• The Manawatū River gets deep quickly and has a strong current
• Children need to be closely supervised
• Anybody entering the water should check for hazards such as unstable cliffs, sunken logs and debris