Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 09-372 3434;
www.wildonwaiheke.co.nz
;
82 Onetangi Rd; tastings per beer or wine $2; 11am-4pm Thu-Sun,
daily in summer)
This winery and microbrewery offers tastings, archery, laser clay shooting,
pétanque
,
a sandpit and a giant chess board.
Art & Culture
The
Waiheke Art Map
brochure, free from the i-SITE, lists galleries and craft stores.
ARTS CENTRE
Artworks Complex
MAP
www.artworkstheatre.org.nz
)
, an
art-house cinema
MAP
( 09-372 4240;
www.waihekecinema.net
; adult/child
1-4pm, live shows 1.30pm Sat)
, a collection of antique concert instruments. This is also the
place for free internet access, either on a terminal at the
library
(
9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri,
)
or on their wi-fi network.
10am-4pm Sat;
Stony Batter Historic Reserve
MAP
(
www.fortstonybatter.org
;
Stony Batter Rd; adult/child $8/5; 9am-5pm)
At the eastern end of the island,
Stony Batter has WWII tunnels and gun emplacements that were built in 1941 to defend
Auckland's harbour. The 20-minute walk from the carpark leads through private farmland
and derives its name from the boulder-strewn fields. Bring a torch and cash.
HISTORIC SITE
Waiheke Museum & Historic Village
MAP
MUSEUM
noon-4pm Wed, Sat & Sun)
Displays
(
www.waihekemuseum.org.nz
; 165 Onetangi Rd; admission by donation;
Islander artefacts in six restored buildings.
Dead Dog Bay
MAP
GARDENS
(
www.deaddogbay.co.nz
;
Margaret Reeve Lane; adult/child $10/free; 10am-5pm)
Wander steep pathways
through rainforest, wetlands and gardens scattered with sculpture.
Connells Bay
GARDENS
