Fiona’s guidebook
Food and Coffee
15 minutes down the road, Maketu is open ocean beach and estuary. The estuary is popular for swimming, the beach for fishing, and the piece de resistance the cafe that sits over the beach that serves great food. Go to the top of the hill and you can see all the way to White Island or to Tauranga. Popular with surfies when the waves are right.
Maketu Estuary
15 minutes down the road, Maketu is open ocean beach and estuary. The estuary is popular for swimming, the beach for fishing, and the piece de resistance the cafe that sits over the beach that serves great food. Go to the top of the hill and you can see all the way to White Island or to Tauranga. Popular with surfies when the waves are right.
Food scene
Awesome food, dining area, bar and outdoor bar. The locals are friendly, and Todd remembers your drinks!
Jellicoe St Bar & Eatery
110 Jellicoe StAwesome food, dining area, bar and outdoor bar. The locals are friendly, and Todd remembers your drinks!
Lee and Miriam are awesome hosts. This is our favorite Friday night wind down place. Great atmosphere, eclectic decor and good food.
Anann - Pineapple Pub
4 Palmer PlLee and Miriam are awesome hosts. This is our favorite Friday night wind down place. Great atmosphere, eclectic decor and good food.
The Strand
The StrandThe Eat Street of Tauranga
Sightseeing
45 minutes away Rotorua has much to offer. Worth spending a day there to visit thermal areas, the lake, play mini golf, go on the Luge and the Gondola, visit wildlife parks and a myriad of other activities.
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Rotorua
45 minutes away Rotorua has much to offer. Worth spending a day there to visit thermal areas, the lake, play mini golf, go on the Luge and the Gondola, visit wildlife parks and a myriad of other activities.
Pukehina Beach is essentially a sandspit stretching 10km along the Bay of Plenty coastline. It’s backed with idyllic holiday homes, as well as a few cafes and takeaways to grab something for the beach. There’s surf all the way along the beach, but the best spots tend to be at the northwest end of the beach. Surfcasting is also super popular at this beach, so try your luck at Dotterel Point where there are lots of reefs attracting fish.
Location: 20-minute drive from Te Puke. Take Te Puke East Road (State Highway 2) and turn onto Pukehina Beach Road.
Pukehina Beach Road
Pukehina Beach RoadPukehina Beach is essentially a sandspit stretching 10km along the Bay of Plenty coastline. It’s backed with idyllic holiday homes, as well as a few cafes and takeaways to grab something for the beach. There’s surf all the way along the beach, but the best spots tend to be at the northwest end of the beach. Surfcasting is also super popular at this beach, so try your luck at Dotterel Point where there are lots of reefs attracting fish.
Location: 20-minute drive from Te Puke. Take Te Puke East Road (State Highway 2) and turn onto Pukehina Beach Road.
Situated on Tauranga Harbour just over it's harbour bridge, you turn left to Marine Parade which is the Eat Street of Tauranga full of great bars and restaurants, including the fish and chip shop that cooks fish direct from the boats. Across the road at the water's edge are children's play grounds and a pier for swimming from.
The Strand
The StrandSituated on Tauranga Harbour just over it's harbour bridge, you turn left to Marine Parade which is the Eat Street of Tauranga full of great bars and restaurants, including the fish and chip shop that cooks fish direct from the boats. Across the road at the water's edge are children's play grounds and a pier for swimming from.
Shopping
Visit a piece of Tauranga's history. Some of our old buildings gathered together in one place and used for cafes, shopping and arts and crafts.
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The Historic Village
17th Ave WestVisit a piece of Tauranga's history. Some of our old buildings gathered together in one place and used for cafes, shopping and arts and crafts.
The largest shopping mall in the Bay of Plenty, Bayfair has everything including fantastic restaurants and a food court.
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Bayfair Shopping Centre
19 Girven RdThe largest shopping mall in the Bay of Plenty, Bayfair has everything including fantastic restaurants and a food court.
Activity
Situated on the other side of Tauranga, this is nonetheless a great place to chill and have a spa. A beautiful setting with individual spas or a large warm pool.
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Fernland Spa
250 Cambridge RdSituated on the other side of Tauranga, this is nonetheless a great place to chill and have a spa. A beautiful setting with individual spas or a large warm pool.
Capitol Cinema 4
131 Jellicoe StGo for a stroll on the beach, have a meal in one of the cafes and then book in for a movie. Tivoli Cinema is part of a small leisure complex in Papamoa.
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Tivoli Cinema Papamoa
4 Golden Sands DrGo for a stroll on the beach, have a meal in one of the cafes and then book in for a movie. Tivoli Cinema is part of a small leisure complex in Papamoa.
20 minutes away, you can spend the whole day walking the length of the beach all the way up to Mt Maunganui. Papamoa Beach has great fishing and reasonably safe swimming. You are best to swim by the Papamoa Surf Club. Nearby is Papamoa Plaza shopping mall with a small food court, Warehouse, supermarket and other stores. In the same area is Pak n Save, Mitre 10 and Fashion Island shopping strip.
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Papamoa Beach
20 minutes away, you can spend the whole day walking the length of the beach all the way up to Mt Maunganui. Papamoa Beach has great fishing and reasonably safe swimming. You are best to swim by the Papamoa Surf Club. Nearby is Papamoa Plaza shopping mall with a small food court, Warehouse, supermarket and other stores. In the same area is Pak n Save, Mitre 10 and Fashion Island shopping strip.
A great walk up the hills gives you amazing views over the Bay of Plenty. Situated nearby on the Tauranga edge of Te Puke. Very popular with the locals who love their dawn walks up the hill for the sunrises.
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Papamoa Hills Regional Park
Poplar LaneA great walk up the hills gives you amazing views over the Bay of Plenty. Situated nearby on the Tauranga edge of Te Puke. Very popular with the locals who love their dawn walks up the hill for the sunrises.
A simple place with two warm pools, often not crowded, and 20 mins down the road. Suitable for children.
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Welcome Bay Hot Pools and Camp Ground
429A Welcome Bay RoadA simple place with two warm pools, often not crowded, and 20 mins down the road. Suitable for children.
There are any number of walking tracks around Te Puke and Tauranga. Please Google seperately. Some require a high level of fitness and have challenging terrain, so do check carefully before you set out.
The Otanewainuku Forest is packed with stunning natural features, from breathtaking viewpoints to wonderful waterfalls. Climb the Otanewainuku Summit Track (1h30min loop) to reach a summit tower providing epic views from the East Cape all the way inland to Mt Tarawera. There’s also a 1-hour one-way walk to Wharetoa Falls which is also great for a swim. Finally, the Rimu Loop Walk (45-minute loop) is an easy-going bush walk.
Location: 30-minutes drive south of Te Puke. Take the No 2 Road south of Te Puke and onto Mountain Road where there is a shelter and car park.
Otanewainuku walking tracks
Otanewainuku walking tracksThere are any number of walking tracks around Te Puke and Tauranga. Please Google seperately. Some require a high level of fitness and have challenging terrain, so do check carefully before you set out.
The Otanewainuku Forest is packed with stunning natural features, from breathtaking viewpoints to wonderful waterfalls. Climb the Otanewainuku Summit Track (1h30min loop) to reach a summit tower providing epic views from the East Cape all the way inland to Mt Tarawera. There’s also a 1-hour one-way walk to Wharetoa Falls which is also great for a swim. Finally, the Rimu Loop Walk (45-minute loop) is an easy-going bush walk.
Location: 30-minutes drive south of Te Puke. Take the No 2 Road south of Te Puke and onto Mountain Road where there is a shelter and car park.
45 minutes away in Rotorua is the Redwood Forest and the newly built treetop walk (night time walks available). You can also wander through the forest at ground level too. A great place for walking and biking trails. There is also a dog walking area.
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Redwoods Treewalk
Tarawera Road45 minutes away in Rotorua is the Redwood Forest and the newly built treetop walk (night time walks available). You can also wander through the forest at ground level too. A great place for walking and biking trails. There is also a dog walking area.
About 30 minutes from Te Puke, TECT Park is an activity park, currently best known for its aerial walk and other physical challenges. Google for more detail.
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TECT All Terrain Park
Whataroa RoadAbout 30 minutes from Te Puke, TECT Park is an activity park, currently best known for its aerial walk and other physical challenges. Google for more detail.
There are a great many things to do in the greater Tauranga city area. This link takes you to 19 Free and Cheap Things to Do in Tauranga.
https://nzpocketguide.com/free-things-to-do-in-tauranga-and-mt-maunganui/
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Tauranga City
There are a great many things to do in the greater Tauranga city area. This link takes you to 19 Free and Cheap Things to Do in Tauranga.
https://nzpocketguide.com/free-things-to-do-in-tauranga-and-mt-maunganui/
On the other side of Tauranga, this park is beautiful, especially in the autumn. There are the famous falls themselves where you can sit on the rocks and swim in the pools, swim or kayak in the lakes, picnic amongst the trees, visit the cafe.
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McLaren Falls Park
190 McLaren Falls RdOn the other side of Tauranga, this park is beautiful, especially in the autumn. There are the famous falls themselves where you can sit on the rocks and swim in the pools, swim or kayak in the lakes, picnic amongst the trees, visit the cafe.
Kiwifruit is not the only sweet thing produced in Te Puke. Visit Experience Comvita for guided tours teaching you all about the world of the honeybee. The area around Te Puke and Paengaroa is surrounded by flowing bush which is perfect for producing some of New Zealand’s most popular honey, manuka! Learn how bees make honey and the honey’s healing properties.
Location: 10 minutes drive from Te Puke. 23 Wilson Road South, Paengaroa.
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Comvita Café and Shop
23 Wilson Rd SKiwifruit is not the only sweet thing produced in Te Puke. Visit Experience Comvita for guided tours teaching you all about the world of the honeybee. The area around Te Puke and Paengaroa is surrounded by flowing bush which is perfect for producing some of New Zealand’s most popular honey, manuka! Learn how bees make honey and the honey’s healing properties.
Location: 10 minutes drive from Te Puke. 23 Wilson Road South, Paengaroa.
Situated on a working beef and sheep farm in the Papamoa Hills, the Summerhill park is packed with mountain bike trails suitable for all abilities. There’s are plenty of downhill thrills to be had around the pine plantation trails with hilly terrain. The trails are also great for walking, so mountain bikers be aware that these are shared trails. Bike hire is available in Papamoa.
Location: Reid Road.
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Summerhill Mountainbike Park
Reid RoadSituated on a working beef and sheep farm in the Papamoa Hills, the Summerhill park is packed with mountain bike trails suitable for all abilities. There’s are plenty of downhill thrills to be had around the pine plantation trails with hilly terrain. The trails are also great for walking, so mountain bikers be aware that these are shared trails. Bike hire is available in Papamoa.
Location: Reid Road.
Råd om byen
Sådan kommer du omkring
Bus service from Te Puke to Tauranga is limited.
Your own vehicle is recommended.
Det skal du pakke
Walking shoes, warm clothing for evenings.
While the sun may be shining at the beach, the wind can be a little cool sometimes, so bring a light jacket.