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Support those district and city councils, retailers local charter clubs, churches and schools that provide 'freedom parking'

I want to encourage all vanners to patronise those areas that do make an effort to provide park over places available. Stock up your cupboards, clothing, dine out, refuel, get repairs and service work carried out while you go on a tour in these areas.


North Island

 Whangarei, Rodney, Franklin, Hauraki, Toupo, Western Bay of Plenty, Tauranga,  Kawerau, Gisborne, Hastings, Central Hawkes Bay, Tararua, New Plymouth, Manawatu, Horowhenua, South Wairarapa, Tararua.

South Island

Marlbourgh, Kaikoura, Nelson City,Tasman, Buller, Grey, Westland, Ashburton, Timaru, MacKenzie, Central Otago, Dunedin City, Clutha, Central Otago District Council, Clutha and the Southland.

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PaknSave, Farmers, The Wharehouse, A&P, Golf Clubs, Bowling Clubs,RSA, and the Many Charter Clubs throughout the Country.

Support them as they support and welcome us.

 

Note : The above listed Councils and parks have specific areas set aside for over night parking. Check to ensure you are parked in right area.



  read more on the 'What is....' page 



 *If I have omitted anyone in this list it is because the list of valued parking providers is growing all the time.

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THE  FAR NORTH  

 

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Kaitaia


and on to Cape Reinga


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WTTT... Wave To The Tourists 


make them feel welcome not targets...

see the 'What is page"

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 Watch out for the GEM sites 


see GEM on the 'What is' page

 

 

Watch out for the GEM sites 


see GEM on the 'What is' page

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Kaitaia

 

 

FreeWIFI 

  APNK



 

 

 

 

The Warehouse                  

11 Matthews Ave

Kaitaia

Park at the South end of the carpark 6PM to 8am, advise staff Max. 4 vehicles.

Large car park, public toilets.




 

 

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 Dump Station        Kaitaia



Back off the road under the trees on the corner of Mattews Ave and SH 1 



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Pak n Save                     

Puckey Ave 

Kaitaia            

                                                              

 Park clear of service areas outside of business hours, advise staff.

 

 

 





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RSA                                

12 Matthews Ave (Cnr Melba st)

Kaitaia

 

 

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Norfolk Motel                   

Awanui 

NorthLand.             

Toilets,showers,power and laundry.         Close to shopping etc. 



 

 

 

 

                                                                                   

This one also gets a place on my

GEM  indicator 

                                                                               

 

 

 

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Waipapakauri Domain             

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Waipapakauri Hotel 

Far North Road             

Waipapakauri

Plenty of parking here and dog friendly.                                     


 

GPS  S=35.01473     E= 173.13759

 

 



 

 

 

 

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" When the Japanese entered World War II in December 1941, 

Waipapakauri was New Zealands Northernmost airfield....."



Go and read the rest for yourself. An interesting piece of

Far North history extremely well displayed near the R.S.A.

installation of remembrance right beside the Waipapakauri Hotel carpark.


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Lake Waiparera            

Far North Road 

Near Waiharara

                           GPS  S=34.56730  E=173.11225                                   

 

 

 

 

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This a secluded spot off the main North Road Highway. May be pleasant in the summer weather however the door-less toilets may provide a little too much fresh air.

 

 

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On the way to 90 Mile Beach 

41 Hukatere Road 

Houhora


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Bill and Yvonne Knight

This site is on the road from Pukenui to 90 mile beach 

 


 

 

  41  Hukatere Road

Houhora

 

 

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 The sealed road ends and you wind your way to 90 Mile Beach through the forest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hukatere                         

Hukatere Road

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Paul Harvey            

Main Road North                                                                GPS  S=34.56730  E= 173.11225

Houhora

 

Left on main road passed Houhora Heads Road

Water available and dog friendly,  please do not park in front or too near the cattle ramp. There are often stock movements from here.

 


 

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Houhora Tavern                     

Saleyards Road                                            

Houhora

 

 GPS   E=173.1077500  S=34.7951333

Power, water, showers, toilets and animal friendly        

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Pukenui Holiday Park                      

34 Lamb Road                      

Pukenui                     

 

 

 

Showers, toilets, resident dump station, laundry, water,animal friendly, good parking.

 

The laundromat facility is available to the public.

A short walk to shops, restaurant and wharf.

This park gets my GEM rating


Pukenui Holiday Park

would get a Diamond rating if I had one for longer stays. Enquire

$55.00ea/pwk + metered power

off season rate

 

 

 

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Rarawa Beach     DOC Camp               

                                                                              GPS  S=34.39092   E=173.04913 

Toilets and water, short walk track to the beach.


Note : Closed 1 May to 1 October

 

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Te Kao Store           

6650 Far North Road                   gps S=34.39092  E=176.58230

Te Kao 

 

Parking, Toilets, animal friendly and water.  And naturally the friendly services of Bonnie at the Te Kao Store.

 

 

 Remember to collect the key from here if you are going on to Te Paua reserve

 

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Paua                    

Te Paua Road                

 Although there is just parking here, therer is plenty of it and just across the water from the silica sand hills with fish to be caught near by.

Collect the key for the gate from the Te Kao store (the big ice cream)

 on the way heading North. 

 

 

                        


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Waitaki Landing

Main Road

North               

Last shop and petrol station before Cape Reinga

Powered sites, camp sites and cottages.

 

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Spirits Bay        DOC Camp         

 

 

                 GPS  S=35.14226  E=173.57012

 

 

  Toilets and water

 

 

 

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Taputaputa Bay   DOC Camp 

 

 Toilets and water

 

 

 


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 At last I have made it to the top..... CAPE REINGA


actually the Northern most point is 3 kms North of here, North Cape and is a distant headland just visible to the right and beyond Spirits Bay.




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 (1)Te Warahi Beach   (2)The Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean

 I have visited this spot many times and this is the most that I have seen this wave action. I took a movie shot of it and had difficulty catching the two opposing waves meeting as it was never in the same place twice. So much for the reef and sand bank theory.                                                          

 

 


Ships (just right of center above) must see Cape Reinga Light as a welcome sight as they pass off shore down the Northern Coast of New Zealand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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