Christin's Guidebook
Food scene
Bookings are a good idea. Also check their website for up to date opening days and hours
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Go Vino
19 Captain Cook RdBookings are a good idea. Also check their website for up to date opening days and hours
Lunch to late afternoon dining and wine tasting. Check for current opening days and times. Can be walked to (uphill)
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Mercury Bay Estate
761 Purangi RdLunch to late afternoon dining and wine tasting. Check for current opening days and times. Can be walked to (uphill)
Awesome little eatery with great views of Hot Water Beach. Owned and often hosted by an old Bonanza celebrity it boasts the best wine list around. And the food is good. The gift shop is also worth a visit
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Hotties Beachfront Eatery
29 Pye PlaceAwesome little eatery with great views of Hot Water Beach. Owned and often hosted by an old Bonanza celebrity it boasts the best wine list around. And the food is good. The gift shop is also worth a visit
The Cooks Beach fish and chips shop. Hours usually posted on board outside the shop.
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The Frying Scotsman
27 Captain Cook RdThe Cooks Beach fish and chips shop. Hours usually posted on board outside the shop.
Dining beyond South Mercury Bay
Best Indian around - and indeed EVER. Will deliver to the ferry so you can pick up from Ferry Landing. The ferry charges $1 for freight.
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That Curry Place
45 Albert StBest Indian around - and indeed EVER. Will deliver to the ferry so you can pick up from Ferry Landing. The ferry charges $1 for freight.
Grace O'Malleys Irish Inn
9 The EsplanadeVery reasonable priced Thai food with friendly staff in Whitianga.
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The House of Chang Thai
33 Albert StVery reasonable priced Thai food with friendly staff in Whitianga.
Good dining option in Tairua. We often stop there for lunch on the way home if we have been to Thames. There is nowhere worth in Thames.
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Aarons Kitchen
227 Main Rd NGood dining option in Tairua. We often stop there for lunch on the way home if we have been to Thames. There is nowhere worth in Thames.
Neighborhoods
Our little Coastal Village is mainly a holiday home hub. Only a very of the properties are occupied year round. In warm months and some holiday weekends it can feel very busy, but in off season it is a sleepy and peaceful little place. One little hardware store, a restaurant, and a fish and chip shop keep the little country general store company. Oh! And one world class restaurant!
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Cooks Beach
Our little Coastal Village is mainly a holiday home hub. Only a very of the properties are occupied year round. In warm months and some holiday weekends it can feel very busy, but in off season it is a sleepy and peaceful little place. One little hardware store, a restaurant, and a fish and chip shop keep the little country general store company. Oh! And one world class restaurant!
Whitianga is a very small town ventured around tourism and fishing. It is famously a small drinking town with a large fishing problem. You can access the restaurants, tour operators, tiny cinema, liquor stores, two major grocery stores and boutiques by the no-vehicle ferry which leaves from Ferry Landing or make the 40 minutes drive.
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Whitianga
Whitianga is a very small town ventured around tourism and fishing. It is famously a small drinking town with a large fishing problem. You can access the restaurants, tour operators, tiny cinema, liquor stores, two major grocery stores and boutiques by the no-vehicle ferry which leaves from Ferry Landing or make the 40 minutes drive.
Sightseeing
Coroglen Farmers Market
1876 Tairua Whitianga RdIf you’re here a Sunday morning the weekly farmer’s market is worth a visit.
A must-see in New Zealand. Famously a location in Prince Caspian, The Chronicles of Narnia. There are a few ways to get there. If you like walking, you can park for free in Hahei Village, or for a fee on Lees Road. (If you park at the paid parking on Lees Road you will not be able to take the water taxi back to your car.)
If you park at the free lot in Hahei Village you can pay to take the shuttle to the top of the hill and shave 20 minutes off the walk, or you can begin the walk at the beach for free.
If you are not much of a walker, park at the free lot in Hahei Village and take the water taxi from Hahei Beach. In the off season, check if it is running.
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Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve
A must-see in New Zealand. Famously a location in Prince Caspian, The Chronicles of Narnia. There are a few ways to get there. If you like walking, you can park for free in Hahei Village, or for a fee on Lees Road. (If you park at the paid parking on Lees Road you will not be able to take the water taxi back to your car.)
If you park at the free lot in Hahei Village you can pay to take the shuttle to the top of the hill and shave 20 minutes off the walk, or you can begin the walk at the beach for free.
If you are not much of a walker, park at the free lot in Hahei Village and take the water taxi from Hahei Beach. In the off season, check if it is running.
The hot springs at Hot Water Beach make it a very cool place to visit at low tide or 2 hours either side of low tide. Dig in the sand (we have shovels for you to use) and feel the hot springs merge with the cool waves.
It can get incredibly busy at low tide.
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Praia de água quente
The hot springs at Hot Water Beach make it a very cool place to visit at low tide or 2 hours either side of low tide. Dig in the sand (we have shovels for you to use) and feel the hot springs merge with the cool waves.
It can get incredibly busy at low tide.
If you're up to the drive to Pumpkin Hill and a quick walk over the hill (about 15 minutes climb), Sailor's Grave beach is one of the most beautiful beaches around.
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Sailors Grave
If you're up to the drive to Pumpkin Hill and a quick walk over the hill (about 15 minutes climb), Sailor's Grave beach is one of the most beautiful beaches around.
Spa
The hot spring pools make this a great place to visit for a soak and a cocktail in the rain. Be aware that robes and and towels are an extra charge so bring towels from here.
A Primavera Perdida
121A Cook Dr