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Go Fishing
Pisces Charters
are based at Taipa Sands Motel and offer half day fishing trips with expert
skipper Paul Hyland. Pick up is normally from the jetty in Mill Bay.
Ph: 09 4061234
This is the playground for those who just love beaches and is perfect for young families or fishermen. Starting just seven kilometres west of Taipa, each beach or bay has its own distinct personality and special character. These vary from sheltered bays with fine white sand, such as Matai Bay, to rugged rocky coastline with pounding surf. Relax and soak up the sun in this subtropical paradise.
This world class golf resort is located
on the Karikari peninsula and rests between a private four kilometre white sand beach and the 65 acre mountainside vineyards of the winery. The club's facilities include an 18 hole golf course, dining & lounge facilities, library, tennis courts, swimming pool, billiard room, & pro shop.
Ph: 09 408 7222
Fax: 09 408 7414
Butler
Point
New Zealand
Ph/Fax: 09 406 0006
Butler Point is a privately owned 26 hectare property at Hihi - just across the harbour from Mangonui. Over the last three decades the proprietors have developed the property into a macadamia orchard and one of the Far North's most fascinating heritage tourism destinations. Butler House dates back to the 1840s and is furnished in early Colonial and Victorian styles. The Whaling Museum displays a full range of authentic harpoons and a fully equipped whaleboat as used from the whaleships.
Located a few kilometres west of Taipa, off State Highway 10, experience a unique opportunity to view a privately-owned collection of vintage cars and machinery used in farming dating back to the early 1900’s. Accumulated and restored by an avid vintage enthusiast over the last 40 years, covering over 1100 square metres of display area. There is a wide range of tractors, stationary engines, vintage cars and pioneer farm and domestic equipment.
Ph: 09 406 0939
E-mail: lyn@matthewsvintage.com
Play Golf
Whangaroa Golf Club
located 20 kilometres east of Taipa on State Highway 10.
Ph: 09 405 1808
Carrington
Club
Karikari Peninsula
Ph: 09 408 7222
Fax: 09 408 7414
Beginning and ending at the Mangonui courthouse, the Mangonui Heritage Trail provides a glimpse of the great wealth of Maori and European history associated with this area. The Trail is three kilometres in length and accessible by foot or vehicle. The average time taken to walk the trail is one and a half hours. Walkers are advised to take the St. Andrew's walkway up to the church and enjoy the spectacular views from above Mangonui's waterfront. And you can always break off for an eponymous meal at the world-famous Mangonui Fish & Chip Shop.
Pick up a map from
Doubtless Bay Information Centre
Beach Road
Mangonui
Ph/Fax: 09 406 2046
Email: mangonui.info@actrix.co.nz
Ph/Fax: 09 408 3336
Go Diving
A to Z Diving
Diving and snorkelling in Doubtless Bay is superb and under-rated. The
local skippers know the top spots and can take you to them. Collect mussels,
scallops and, of course, crayfish.
A to Z Diving based at Whatuwhiwhi on the Karikari Peninsular is the place to go for all your diving needs - scuba training, gear hire, trips, etc.
Visit the Swamp Palace, the tiny cinema of some 68 seats, which shows up to date movies four nights a week, plus matinees. Only the "better" movies are shown, with no advertisements, and a great, personal introduction by Richard, who runs the place, a converted building hauled inland from Cable Bay to Oruru, about eight kilometres south west of Taipa.
Ph: 09 408 7040
Enjoy sailing the beautiful Northland coast and harbours from Mill Bay at Mangonui on the 42-foot yacht Mr Roosevelt or the 44-foot Hinemoana II. Laze around in idyllic bays or learn sailing skills, swim, snorkel and explore.
Teddy Bear
Sailing Charters
Ph : 09 406 1554
Mill Bay Haven
Sailing Charters
Ph : 09 406 1113
Go Surfing
Taipa's beach is a favourite with the surfies
Paradise
Connexion
Tours depart daily from Doubtless Bay with pick up from Taipa Sands Motel.
Trips are either by 4WD Landcruiser or small bus with knowledgeable local
drivers. This most northerly tour assures you of a relaxed day with more
time to spend at the many points of interest. (Note: many visitors do
the trip from The Bay of Islands... an additional 3 hours and a very long
day. Stay at Taipa Sands and make it an event - not a marathon).
The tour includes a drive along Ninety Mile Beach and the Te Paki quicksand stream, a visit to the Cape Reinga lighthouse and the often turbulent confluence of the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea, silica-sand beach and a picnic lunch and swimming stop at delightful Tapotupotu Bay. If you are feeling energetic, you can toboggan the enormous sand dunes and collect Tuatua for your dinner.
Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga
Ph/Fax: 09 408 7202
Ph/Fax: 09 406 7172
Located about 30 kilometres west of Taipa on State Highway 1 at Awanui, the Ancient Kauri Kingdom displays hand-crafted furniture, art, crafts and gifts from the oldest workable timber in the world. See the amazing centrepiece in the shop - a staircase carved within a 140 ton log. Independent radiocarbon dating confirms that this tree had lain in a swamp for 45,000 - 50,000 years.
Discover the history of 'The Far North' and the gum digging revolution that shaped the landscape, the people and the local industries of our past as well as our modern day lives. View the maze of giant gum holes that reveal extraordinary kauri trees from prehistoric times and explore the mystery that caused the destruction of these ancient forests. Situated about 45 kilometres northwest of Taipa, off State Highway 1, Gumdiggers Park is a four minute detour off the main route to Cape Reinga.
Ph: 09 406 7166
There are two interesting potteries that can be visited; located about 15kms. inland from Taipa at Fern Flat.
Shepherd Road Pottery
Tel: 09 408 5532
Fern Flat Pottery
Tel: 09 408 5548
Located at Fairburn, about 24 kilometres south west of Taipa, by day enjoy a scenic walk through natural bush which surrounds a meandering stream and unusual rock formations. Observe Kiwis in the undisturbed night-like environment of the Nocturnal House and, by night, see an extensive and dramatic display of glowworms in a spectacular grotto above the stream.
Ph: 09 408 4100
Fax: 09 408 4136
Blue
Sky
Scenics
Ph: +64 (0)9 406 7320
Experience New Zealand's most beautiful and untouched coastline by taking a flight with Blue Sky Scenics. Part of the Kaitaia Aero Club, they are located at Kaitaia Airport, 30 kilometres west of Taipa. See the beautiful areas of Ninety Mile Beach, Cape Reinga, North Cape, Great Exhibition Bay, Karikari Peninsula, Doubtless Bay and the Hokianga.