Another train of export logs heads north from Murupara for export through Mount Maunganui. The planted pine forest in the foreground contrasts with the native forest covering the distant Ikawhenua Range.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.