Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.whakatane.info/business/office-bar-grill
;
82 The Strand; 11am-late)
The sporty Office does what it
does well: beer, big meals with chips and salad all over (mains $18 to $32), and live bands
detour-bar-lounge
;
84 The Strand; noon-late)
, a classier lounge bar run by the same folks, serving
tapas and cocktails to an over-25s crowd.
Boiler Room
(
www.whakatanehotel.co.nz
;
Whakatane Hotel, 79 The Strand; 10pm-2.30am Fri & Sat)
Whakatane's only
club is next door to the Craic at the Whakatane Hotel - a cavernous, hedonistic space dot-
ted with pool tables. DJs and live bands engage your ears and feet, often for free.
CLUB, LIVE MUSIC
WhakaMax Movies
( 07-308 7623;
www.whakamax.co.nz
;
99 The Strand; tickets adult/child $14/9; 10am-late)
Right in the
middle of the Strand, WhakaMax screens new-release movies. Cheaper tickets before
4.30pm and on Tuesdays.
CINEMA
Information
8.30am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
Also has foreign exchange.
Post Office
(197 The Strand;
24hr)
Emergency
Whakatane Hospital
(
07-306 0999;
www.bopdhb.govt.nz
; cnr Stewart & Garaway Sts;
medical treatment.
Whakatane i-SITE
( 0800 924 528, 07-306 2030;
www.whakatane.com
; cnr Quay St & Kakahoroa Dr;
8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun; )
Free internet access (including 24-hour wi-fi on the
terrace outside the building), tour bookings, accommodation and general DOC enquiries.
Getting There & Around
AIR
Air New Zealand
( 0800 737 000, 07-308 8397;
www.airnewzealand.com
)
has daily flights linking
Whakatane to Auckland.
BICYCLE
