Coromandel Peninsula
If you look east from the City of Sails across the sparkling Hauraki Gulf, you will get a glimpse of Auckland’s best-loved holiday destination. The long, humped, misty blue line of the Coromandel Range...
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Paeroa was a thriving port before the vast Hauraki Plains were drained and converted to productive dairying land. This provincial town at the southern extremity of the Coromandel Peninsula, still...
View ArticleThames
The gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula, Thames, is a pleasant provincial town of 8,000 people. In its 1870’s heyday this booming gold-mining and kauri-milling town was larger than Auckland and boasted...
View ArticleCoromandel Town
There’s a lot to be said for hopping off the city treadmill and adjusting to ‘Coro Time.’ Just arriving in colonial Coromandel Town somehow puts you instantly into holiday mode. This peaceful haven,...
View ArticleColville
Drive over the lush green hills from old Coromandel Town and you soon arrive at the quaint rural village of Colville. Colville was once New Zealand’s capital of 1970’s hippy culture and a supply base...
View ArticleWhitianga
To say Whitianga, in marvellous Mercury Bay, is a popular seaside holiday resort, is an understatement. Whitianga is much more – an iconic kiwi town that holds a significant place in our nation’s...
View ArticleTairua – Pauanui
Two sister towns on the Coromandel Peninsula’s blessed east coast, share a protected harbour and a luxury lifestyle that befits two of our most favoured holiday resorts. Tairua and Pauanui’s...
View ArticleWhangamata
For most of the year the peaceful east coast town of Whangamata is a magical place to take time out for rest and recreation. However, pay Whangamata a visit at Christmas, New Year’s Eve or the January...
View ArticleWaihi
Drive through the picturesque Karangahake Gorge and you will come across a peaceful town nestled under the southern flank of the Coromandel Ranges. Waihi is a town worth exploring. Look for its fine...
View ArticleKarangahake Gorge
Pack a picnic lunch and head out to the most popular gorge in the North Island, half way between Paeroa and Waihi on SH.2. Karangahake is the site of New Zealand’s original gold rush in 1875, and has...
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