Guidebook for Taurikura

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Guidebook for Taurikura

Sightseeing

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Taurikura Bay
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Safe and family friendly, shelly Taurikura bay is great for swimming and exploring. Lie in the shade of ancient pohutukawa. Take a kayak, wade, swim, fish or explore further at low tide. Perfect for little children. Even features a tennis court in the local farm!
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Taurikura Bay
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Safe and family friendly, shelly Taurikura bay is great for swimming and exploring. Lie in the shade of ancient pohutukawa. Take a kayak, wade, swim, fish or explore further at low tide. Perfect for little children. Even features a tennis court in the local farm!
Safe and family friendly, shelly Taurikura bay is great for swimming and exploring. Lie in the shade of ancient pohutukawa. Take a kayak, wade, swim, fish or explore further at low tide. Perfect for little children. Even features a tennis court in the local farm!
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Taurikura Bay
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Safe and family friendly, shelly Taurikura bay is great for swimming and exploring. Lie in the shade of ancient pohutukawa. Take a kayak, wade, swim, fish or explore further at low tide. Perfect for little children. Even features a tennis court in the local farm!
A 15 minute walk over farmland reserve will take you to this gorgeous secluded beach. Swim, picnic, fish or play and spend the day here. Walk on out to Busby Head for wonderful views or complete the 1 hour loop track through native reserve and regenerating bush past the historic gun emplacements of WW2. Check out the soldiers mural.
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Smuggler's Bay
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A 15 minute walk over farmland reserve will take you to this gorgeous secluded beach. Swim, picnic, fish or play and spend the day here. Walk on out to Busby Head for wonderful views or complete the 1 hour loop track through native reserve and regenerating bush past the historic gun emplacements of WW2. Check out the soldiers mural.
Ocean Beach is an absolutely stunning piece of Northland’s coast. Can be still and hot or wild and moody depending on the season and weather. Climb around the rocks at low tide or over the hill to an even more expansive beach. Swim. Surf. Walk for hours. Collect shells. Watch the waves. Also links to excellent tracks and look outs. (Surf life savers on duty through summer months)
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Ocean Beach
374 Ocean Beach Rd
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Ocean Beach is an absolutely stunning piece of Northland’s coast. Can be still and hot or wild and moody depending on the season and weather. Climb around the rocks at low tide or over the hill to an even more expansive beach. Swim. Surf. Walk for hours. Collect shells. Watch the waves. Also links to excellent tracks and look outs. (Surf life savers on duty through summer months)
Worth the climb. 45 minutes of we’ll maintained stairs will take your through native bush to the sacred summit of Manaia, the jewel in the crown of Whangārei Heads. Incredible views of the harbour, Whangārei Terenga Paraoa - meeting place of the whales - and other significant landmarks, Te Whara, Reotahi, and island of Taranga.
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Mount Manaia
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Worth the climb. 45 minutes of we’ll maintained stairs will take your through native bush to the sacred summit of Manaia, the jewel in the crown of Whangārei Heads. Incredible views of the harbour, Whangārei Terenga Paraoa - meeting place of the whales - and other significant landmarks, Te Whara, Reotahi, and island of Taranga.
Incredible native bush track. Multiple walking track options. Watch for rare birds and lizards. Enjoy the results of the volunteer work of the Bream Head Conservation Trust. 5 minutes drive from Taurikura.
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Te Whara Track
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Incredible native bush track. Multiple walking track options. Watch for rare birds and lizards. Enjoy the results of the volunteer work of the Bream Head Conservation Trust. 5 minutes drive from Taurikura.
Reotahi / Mt Aubrey is a 5 minute drive to a lovely track either up and down to the summit or along the ridge to Little Munro Bay, with great views of Whangārei harbour and McLeod Bay
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Mount Aubrey
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Reotahi / Mt Aubrey is a 5 minute drive to a lovely track either up and down to the summit or along the ridge to Little Munro Bay, with great views of Whangārei harbour and McLeod Bay

Food scene

Great local cafe. The Deck Cafe - McLeod Bay 09 553 3932 Cafe breakfast lunch and takeaways Takeaways from 4:00-8:30pm Curries. Burgers. Pizza. Much more in menu on FB.
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The Deck Cafe
1 Reotahi Rd
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Great local cafe. The Deck Cafe - McLeod Bay 09 553 3932 Cafe breakfast lunch and takeaways Takeaways from 4:00-8:30pm Curries. Burgers. Pizza. Much more in menu on FB.
Smith & Local - Parua Bay 09 436 1403 Cafe breakfast lunch and takeaways. Open until 8 o’clock Thursday to Sunday Only 10 minutes drive away.
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Smith & Local Parua Bay
1375 Whangarei Heads Rd
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Smith & Local - Parua Bay 09 436 1403 Cafe breakfast lunch and takeaways. Open until 8 o’clock Thursday to Sunday Only 10 minutes drive away.
Fabulous local store, compact, well-stocked and friendly.
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Four Square Parua Bay
1379 Whangarei Heads Rd
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Fabulous local store, compact, well-stocked and friendly.
The old ‘cream factory’ now a famous local pub. Enjoy the garden bar surrounded by water. Dine in or takeaway.
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Parua Bay Tavern
1034 Whangarei Heads Rd
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The old ‘cream factory’ now a famous local pub. Enjoy the garden bar surrounded by water. Dine in or takeaway.
Fine quality dining at this surprising restaurant. Make sure you book! Only 20 minutes drive.
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TopSail
206 Beach Rd
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Fine quality dining at this surprising restaurant. Make sure you book! Only 20 minutes drive.

Culture

Māori cultural centre where identity and culture are reclaimed, restored and renewed.
Now part of an international destination with the newly opened Hundertwasser Art Centre
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Whangarei Art Museum
91 Dent St
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Now part of an international destination with the newly opened Hundertwasser Art Centre
A clock museum! You’ll be amazed how fascinating a clock can be. Great for the kids.
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Claphams Clocks - The National Clock Museum
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A clock museum! You’ll be amazed how fascinating a clock can be. Great for the kids.
Hihiaua Cultural Centre
56-58 Herekino Street