Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Supplies & Equipment
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Riders Sports Depot
( 09-408 0240; 73 Commerce St)
Stop here for maps, stove fuel and freeze-dried meals.
Hunting & Fishing
(
www.huntingandfishing.co.nz;
147 Commerce St)
Worth a try for equipment.
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
SUPERMARKET
Pak 'n Save
(11 North Rd)
Stock up on all (and we mean all) your food for the trail at this gigantic super-
market.
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Information
information and DOC brochures on the region. Also books accommodation, tours and trans-
port to Cape Reinga, and serves as the major bus stop in town.
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Getting There & Away
stops en route and beyond. Book at the i-SITE, where you'll find the bus stop.
Kaitaia does have an airport serviced by Air New Zealand, but the price of airfares to
such small NZ towns usually proves off-putting.
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Tryphena
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Tryphena is Great Barrier Island's main settlement, 4km from the ferry wharf. Strung out
along several kilometres of coastal road, it consists of a few dozen houses and a handful of
shops and accommodation.
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Sleeping & Eating
