| Takaka and Surrounds |
Experience
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Takaka Mardi Gras
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- Enjoy a spectacular scenic flight to view Farewell Spit and
the rugged west coast, Abel Tasman or Kahurangi National Parks
with Golden
Bay Air Tel: 3 525 8725 or 0800 588 885
- Visit Te
Waikoropupu (Pupu) Springs, the largest cold-water springs
in the southern hemisphere producing some of the clearest water
ever measured
- Spend an afternoon in laid back Takaka meandering around the
gift shops, art galleries and museum
- Catch a movie at The
Village Theatre, from blockbusters to indie films Tel: 3 525 8453
- Climb the limestone cliffs at Paynes
Ford, mecca for the upwardly mobile. Not experienced? Let
The Adventure Company teach you how Tel: 3 525 6186
- Catch your own salmon and have it smoked for you at Anatoki
Salmon Farm Tel: 3 525 7251
- Feed the eels and pat the animals at Bencarri
Nature Park and Cafe Tel: 3 525 8261
- Visit three stunning private gardens open to the public at East
Takaka
- Explore the countryside with a bike hired from the Quiet Revolution
Tel: 3 525 9555 or a scooter hired from Kevin Hebberd
Motorcycle and Mechanical Tel: 3 525 8233
- Check out the beautifully restored machinery at the Patons Rock
Steam museum Tel: 3 525 9943
Walk
- The fascinating Pupu
Hydro Walkway (3 hour round-trip)
- The enchanting limestone walk to the lookout at the Grove
(20 min one-way)
- Spooky Rawhiti
Cave (2 hours return)
- Parapara
Peak—a tough day walk rewarded with a panoramic view
of Golden Bay from a 1249m vantage point
- Washbourne
Scenic Reserve provides an easy walk through lovely forest,
of particular interest to botanists (15 min return)
Art
- Art
& Gourd Gallery featuring Lorraine and Trevor Polglase
Tel: 3 525 8107
- Elemental Arts Gallery featuring NgAng
Art and Erz Fine Art Photography Tel: 3 525 7646
- Gallery
Z Tel: 3 524 8128
- Golden Bay Gallery Tel: 3 525 9990
- Janine Scott-Dickens at Over the Moon Studio Tel: 3 525 9226
- Kathy
Reilly Tel: 3 525 8165
- Living
Light Candles: Cynthia Bauer and Heinz Oertli Tel: 3 525 7575
- Lollokiki
and The White Room Tel: 3 525 8005
- MONZA
Gallery Tel: 3 525 8510
- Robin
Dawson: In-house Gallery/Outhouse Productions Tel: 3 525 7173
- Sage
Cox paintings Tel 3 525 8460
- Starlight Glass Works Tel: 3 525 7615
- The
Trug Maker Brett Hutchinson Tel: 3 525 8342
Taste
- Mouthwatering fresh-smoked salmon at Anatoki
Salmon Farm Tel: 3 525 7251
- Aubergine Café features Asian fusion cuisine Tel: 3 525 8820
- Bencarri
Nature Park and Café, enjoy lunch or coffee among the
animals Tel: 3 252 8261
- Dangerous Kitchen offers style, atmosphere and great pizza Tel: 3 525 8686
- Eatery
on the Rock set amongst limestone karst rock formations in
award winning gardens Tel: 3 525 8096
- Golden Bay Wines has a cellar door open to the public. Sample
their specialty Petros methode traditionelle sparkling wine Tel: 3 525 9167
- Hotels: Junction Tel: 3 525 9207 and Telegraph
Tel: 3 525 9445 provide bistro meals
- Schnapp
Dragon Distilleries craft delicious local liqueurs and also
offer a range of Golden Bay gourmet treats Tel: 3 525 9899
- Wholemeal
Café – a Golden Bay icon Tel: 3 525 9426
Rest
Lodge/B&B
Budget
- Annies
Nirvana Lodge Tel: 3 525 8766
- Barefoot
Backpackers Tel: 3 525 7005
- Gazebo Backpackers Tel: 3 525 7055
- Get-away Backpackers Tel: 3 525 8621
- Junction Hotel Tel: 3 525 9207
- Kiwiana Backpackers Tel: 3 525 7676
- River
Inn Tel: 3 525 9425
- Takaka Caravan and Motel Park Tel: 3 525 7300
- Telegraph Hotel Tel: 3 525 9445
Self Contained
Speciality
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| Eastern Golden Beaches |
Experience
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Totaranui visitor
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- Visit beautiful Abel Tasman National Park:
- Visit the Abel
Tasman Memorial, site of the first—not so convivial—meeting
between Maori and European
- Relax, heal and grow at Anahata
Yoga Retreat Tel: 3 525 9887
- Gain spiritual and collective inspiration at a Tui
Community event Tel: 3 525 8399
- Visit Beautiful
Begonias Tel: 3 525 9058
- Enjoy a round by the beach at Pohara Golf Course Tel: 3 525 9054
Walk
Art
Taste
- Awaroa
Lodge offers creative cuisine in the heart of Abel Tasman
National Park Tel: 3 528 8758
- ExpressoShip was once Jaques Cousteau's ship, now a funky coffee
stop
- Sans
Souci Inn is renowned for its flavoursome slow-cooked meals
in a subtropical setting Tel: 3 525 8663
- The Penguin Tel: 3 525 6126 and Pohara Sands
bars and restaurants Tel: 3 525 7672 are where
locals and visitors can enjoy a good meal
- Totally
Roasted Café is a great place to relax with a hand-roasted
fair-traded organic espresso and a good read Tel: 3 525 9396
Rest
Luxury
Lodge
Self Contained
Mixed/Budget
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| Upper Takaka and Cobb Valley |
Experience
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Riordans Hut
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- Drive to the Cobb
Dam, the highest hydro-electricity storage lake in New Zealand
(808m above sea level)
- Visit historic Asbestos
Cottage, scene of a 40 year love story
- From the top of Takaka
Hill (otherwise known as the Marble Mountain) take Canaan
Road to:
- Abseil the 176m deep Harwood's Hole
- Celebrate New Year at the Canaan Downs Festival and enjoy
other music/culture festivals at this ambient location including
Luminate
- Test ride the new Canaan Downs mountain bike tracks, then
descend the Rameka
Track back to Takaka
- Angle for trout in the Cobb Reservoir and in other excellent
fishing
rivers in the Golden Bay area
Art
Taste
Walk
- From the Cobb Dam you can do many Kahurangi National Park tramps
in the Mount
Arthur Tablelands area from an easy walk to pretty Lake Sylvester
through to a 4-5 day expedition to the Aorere Valley via the Dragons
Teeth
- Walk or mountainbike
the Killdevil track to Riordans Hut, a renovated musterers' hut
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| Historic Collingwood |
Experience
- Discover how Collingwood was once planned as the country's capital
city at the new heritage gallery, the Aorere Centre, and the next
door museum
- Feed the eels at the Collingwood Nature Park
- Try a decadent delight at Rosy Glow Chocolates Tel: 3 524 8348
- Take a guided tour of magnificent Te
Anaroa Caves Tel: 3 524 8114
Taste
- Collingwood
Café Tel: 3 524 8114, a classic kiwi
tea room—try a Golden Bay scallop pie
- Collingwood Tavern Tel: 3 524 8160 for blue cod
and chips in the setting sun overlooking the inlet
- Courthouse Café Tel: 3 524 8025—tasty
cuisine in historic surrounds
- Mussel
Inn Tel: 3 525 9241 for wholesome fare and
beer brewed on-site plus live entertainment featuring local and
international performers
Walk
- The Collingwood Heritage Walk features interpretation panels
documenting the colourful history of the township
Art
- Aorere
Arts gallery featuring work by Colin
Coke (printmaker), Margaret
Maloney (painter and collage artist) and Kathy
Reilly (printmaker and painter) Tel: 3 524 8314
- Colours
of the Sea Gallery Tel: 3 524 8128
- Estuary Arts: Bruce Hamlin and Rosie Little Tel: 3 524 8466
- Flax Gully Pottery: Tim Eckert Tel: 3 525 7527
- Hans Bauer: Anathoth Pottery Tel: 3 524 8215
- Onekaka
Arts: gold, silver and jade by Grant Muir, Peter Meares, Geoff
Williams Tel: 3 525 7366
- Paul
Winspear Pottery Tel: 3 525 7965
- Tim Jessep Pottery Tel: 3 524 8663
- Sally Anne Johnson: Skyeblue Gallery Tel: 3 524 8755
- Wild
Sands Weaving: Maureen Harte Tel: 3 524 8434
Rest
Luxury
Lodge/B&B
Self Contained
Backpacker/Budget
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| Aorere Valley and Goldfields |
Experience
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The Langford Store, Bainham
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- Cross the historic goldminers' Salisbury
Swingbridge for a refreshing swim in a picturesque swimming
hole
- Rediscover history at the Golden Bay Machinery and Settler's
Museum, particularly if the enthusiasts are having a 'steam-up'
Tel: 3 524 8131
Walk
- The Heaphy
Track, a 4-5 day journey though a diverse range of New Zealand
landscapes and ecosystems
- The Kaituna
Track through flowering rata trees and old gold workings (20
mins) that eventually leading to to the Whanganui Inlet (8 hours)
- Aorere
Goldfields Track—great for mountainbiking too; stop for
a photo at a pair of curious limestone formations known as 'The
Devil's Boots'
Art
- Pigeontoe
Studio: Gus Scott and LOu Moser: Tel: 3 524 8577
- Turner Studio Gallery Tel: 3 524 8717
Taste
- Naked
Possum Café Wild food and an open fire at the start
of the beautiful Kaituna Track Tel: 3 524 8433
- Enjoy a pot of tea and scones at the famous Langford
Store Bainham—open for business since 1928 Tel: 3 524 8228
Rest
Lodge
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| Wild West |
Experience
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Wet Sand at Wharariki by
Sage |
- Experience a bird watcher's paradise on Farewell Spit with Farewell
Spit Eco Tours Tel: 3 524 8257 or Farewell
Spit Nature Experience Tel: 0800 250 500
- Take an exhilarating Cape
Farewell Horse Trek Tel: 3 524 8031
- Explore the wild west coast via picturesque Whanganui Inlet
and the old coalmining and timbermilling settlement of Mangarakau
to wind-swept beaches at Putarau River Mouth and beyond
Walk
Art
Taste
- Old School Café, Pakawau—'dining in class' Tel: 3 524 8457
- Nugget Café, Mangarakau tasty fare in a remote location
(open during summer) Tel: 3 524 8051
- Paddlecrab Café, Farewell Spit for the best view in the
Bay Tel: 3 524 8454
Rest
Lodge
Self Contained
Budget
Group
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