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WORTH A TRIP
TE HANA TE AO MARAMA
You'll see the terraces of a lot of historic pa (fortified village) sites etched into hillsides all around NZ, but if you
want to get an idea of how these fortified villages actually looked, take a guided tour of the re-created pa at Te
Hana Te Ao Marama ( www.tehana.co.nz ; 307-308 SH1, Te Hana). Tours leave on the hour from 10am to 3pm
daily (adult/child $25/13). The daytime tours can be combined with a powhiri (formal welcome) on to the very
real marae next door, with some packages including a meal and a cultural concert.
For the most atmospheric experience, take one of the Friday night Starlight Tours (adult/child $100/50, bus
from Auckland $25 extra), where you'll be on the receiving end of a powhiri, have a meal within the marae com-
plex and then proceed into the dramatically lit village for a guided tour and concert.
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Warkworth
POP 3300
River-hugging Warkworth makes a pleasant pit stop, its dinky main street retaining a vil-
lage atmosphere.
Sights
FOREST
Dome Forest
(SH1) Two kilometres north of Warkworth, a track leads through this regenerating forest to
the Dome summit (336m). On a fine day you can see the Sky Tower from a lookout near
the top. The summit walk takes about 1½ hours return, or you can continue for a gruelling
seven-hour one-way tramp through the Totora Peak Scenic Reserve, exiting on Govan
Wilson Rd.
Sheepworld
( www.sheepworldfarm.co.nz ; SH1; adult/child $15/8, incl show $28/10; 9am-5pm) This agricultural attrac-
tion offers farm experiences for little city slickers (pony rides, lamb feeding) and the ubi-
quitous sheep and dog show, including a shearing demonstration (showtimes 11am and
2pm).
FARM
Warkworth & District Museum
MUSEUM
 
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