Two small graves sites on Great Barrier Island, Aotea, mark people who died when the steamer SS Wairarapa struck rocks near Miners Head on 29 October 1894. The Tapuwai graves are at the north end of Whangapoua Beach, and the Onepoto graves are at the south end of Kawa Road in Katherine Bay. The website says the white picket fences around the graves have been restored over the years by DOC staff and the community, and that some of the original 1894 pickets are still in place. Interpretive headstones were put up beside the graves in 1994, the centenary of the wreck. The website says no dogs are allowed, and that other pets must follow conservation land rules.
To reach Tapuwai, park at the road end and follow the signposts to the beach, then turn left and walk along it to Tapuwai Point. One customer describes the walk through the pine trees as nice and easy, and says there is parking at the end of Mabey Road with a toilet nearby. Another says the site is at the top end of the beach, under trees, with an information sign. The website and a customer both note that shore birds nest in the area, so it is best to stick to the track.