Port Waikato there are plenty of things to do. Iron sands, pounding surf and summer days. Port Waikato is a seaside town from the establishment of a store in 1893 today the summer destination has ...
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Mini guide to kiwi towns.
Our special project. Local tips where to go and what to see. The best bits are highlighted. Where to take a great selfie or what to do with the kids is flagged. For heritage fans who turned up and named the place is documented. Slow down and spend time in our kiwi towns. Find out places to visit on your road trip and where to go to find the next ‘big thing.’
And the notorious, the famous get a mention as well. Nothing like knowing who did what and where (in our kiwi towns).
Your road trip is a roadie, a self-driving discovery through scenic New Zealand and the story of Aotearora. No road trip is finished without visiting some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s settlements, small towns and dusty places where the only thing standing is a closed community hall.
North Island
South Island
What’s so great about Port Waikato
What’s so great about Ngatea
Ngatea there are plenty of things to do. Ngatea is one of the larger settlements in the Hauraki Plains. The predominantly agricultural service centre is often overlooked by visitors in a rush to ...
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What’s so great about Gordonton
Gordonton there are plenty of things to do. Gordonton is an attractive Waikato town where motorists whizz past, perhaps stop for a coffee and break, missing out on Cornerstone Alpacas and the ...
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What’s so great about Pironga
Pironga there are plenty of things to do. New Zealand’s North Island scenic highlights should include Mount Pirongia. The mountain is a dramatic contrast to the pastoral rolling farmland. The ...
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