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A summer town and the surfie epicentre of the 'Naki, Opunake has a sheltered family
beach and plenty of challenging waves further out.
Dreamtime Surf Shop
(
06-761 7570;
www.opunakesurf.co.nz
;
cnr Tasman & Havelock Sts; surfboards/bodyboards/wetsuits per half-day $30/20/10;
9am-5pm, closed Sun Jun-Aug)
has internet access and surf-gear hire.
Sleeping
Opunake Beach Holiday Park
( 0800 758 009, 06-761 7525;
www.opunakebeachnz.co.nz
;
Beach Rd; campsites/cabins/cottages $38/70/105;
)
Opunake Beach Holiday Park is a mellow spot behind the surf beach. Sites are grassy,
the camp kitchen is big, the amenities block is cavernous and the waves are just a few
metres away.
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Opunake Motel & Backpackers
( 06-761 8330;
www.opunakemotel.co.nz
;
36 Heaphy Rd; dm/s/d/f from $30/95/110/130; )
On the edge of
some sleepy fields, Opunake Motel & Backpackers is a low-key, back-steet operation,
with old-style motel rooms and a funky dorm lodge (a triumph in genuine retro).
MOTEL, HOSTEL
$
Headlands
( 06-761 8358;
www.headlands.co.nz
;
4 Havelock St; d $120-250)
Just 100m back from the beach,
Headlands is a new(ish) operation encompassing a mod, airy bistro (mains $10 to $35;
open 8.30am to late) and an upmarket, three-storey accommodation tower. The best rooms
snare brilliant sunsets. B&B and DB&B packages available.
HOTEL
$$
Eating
Sugar Juice Café
(42 Tasman St; snacks $4-10, mains $10-34; 9am-late Tue-Sat, to 4pm Sun; )
Sugar Juice Café has the
best food on SH45. It's buzzy and brimming with delicious, homemade, filling things (try
the crayfish-and-prawn ravioli or cranberry lamb shanks). Terrific coffee, salads, wraps,
tarts, cakes and big brekkies too - don't pass it by. Also open Mondays in summer.
CAFE
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