Travel Reference
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MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-386 7892, 0800 583 439;
www.judgespoolmotel.co.nz
;
92 Taupahi Rd; d $110; )
This older motel
has tidy, spacious rooms with kitchenettes. All one-bedroom units have outdoor decks for
relaxing beers, although the barbecue area is the best place to talk about the one that got
away. Free-range eggs from the owners' chooks sold cheep.
Oreti Village
MAP
( 07-386 7070;
www.oretivillage.com
;
Mission House Dr, Pukawa; apt $220-280; )
This enclave of smart
self-contained apartments sits high over the lake surrounded by bird-filled native bush and
landscaped with colourful rhododendrons. Gaze at blissful lake views from the balcony,
undertaking a spot of tennis or taking a dip in the indoor pool. Take SH41 for 15km, head-
ing northwest of Turangi, and turn right into Pukawa Rd.
APARTMENTS
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Eating
Grand Central Fry
MAP
FAST FOOD
$
GOOGLE MAP
(8 Ohuanga Rd; meals $3-8; 11am-8.30pm)
A local mainstay serving top fish and chips, plus bur-
gers and anything else fryable. Erratic opening hours.
Licorice
(57 SH1, Motuoapa; mains $9-17; 8am-4pm Mon-Sat, 9am-3pm Sun)
Look for the giant licorice allsort
on the roof of this roadside cafe, 8km north of Turangi. It's better than any of the cafes in
the town itself, with fine coffee and baking.
CAFE
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Lakeland House
MAP
( 07-386 6442; 88 Waihi Rd, Waihi; brunch $16-25, dinner $23-42; 10am-3pm & 6pm-late)
Destination
dining at the southern end of Lake Taupo, with generous pastas, salads and chowder dom-
inating the daytime menu. Come evening, meat lovers can salivate over a rack of lamb
with tamarillo and plum compote, rounded off with a toothsome passionfruit meringue
gateau. Six kilometres from Turangi, just off SH41.
INTERNATIONAL
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