Travel Reference
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SH1; sites per adult/child $10/5)
is unofficially considered 'clothing optional'. Over New Year the
crowd is evenly split between Kiwi families, serious European nudists and gay guys.
Sleeping
Waipu Wanderers Backpackers
( 09-432 0532;
www.waipu-hostel.co.nz
;
25 St Marys Rd; dm/s/d $30/45/66; )
There are only three
rooms at this friendly backpackers in Waipu township. Look forward to free fruit in sea-
son.
HOSTEL
$
Ruakaka Reserve Motor Camp
( 09-432 7590;
www.motorcamp.co.nz
;
21 Ruakaka Beach Rd; sites from $30, cabins $50-90; )
Priced and
positioned somewhere between a DOC campsite and a holiday park, this ginormous motor
camp offers simple facilities on a grassy area fronting the beach and rivermouth at
Ruakaka.
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Stonehouse
( 09-432 0432;
www.stonehousewaipu.co.nz
;
641 Cove Rd; apt $80-160; )
Nestled between the road to
Waipu Cove and a saltwater lagoon, this Cornish-style house built of stone slabs offers
three brightly decorated, self-contained units. They range from the budget-orientated
'cutesy' (with a double sofa bed and six bunks), to more comfortable rooms which can be
rented individually or as a three-room apartment.
GUESTHOUSE
$$
Eating
Cafe Deli
(29 The Centre; mains $10-22; 9am-4pm)
Enticing salads, pasta, muffins and organic, fairtrade
coffee are served at this attractive little cafe on Waipu's main drag.
CAFE
$
Pizza Barn
(2 Cove Rd; mains $19-30; 11.30am-late Wed-Sun Apr-Nov, daily Dec-Mar)
Popular platters, light fare
and great pizzas ($12 to 26) go well with cold beer when this cool place morphs into a bar.
ITALIAN
$$
Two Fish Cafe
CAFE
$$
