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noon-late)
This popular pub serves
(
www.schnappsbarruapehu.com;
Findlay St; meals $14-28;
better-than-average grub and has a handy ATM.
GAS STATION
National Park Service Station
( 07-892 2879; cnr SH4 & SH47;
7.30am-7pm)
You'll find limited grocery supplies here
along with hot pies and coffee.
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Getting There & Away
Daily bus services are run by InterCity (
Click here
)
, north to Auckland (five hours) via
Hamilton (three hours), and south to Palmerston North (four hours). The buses arrive and
through on its way between Auckland and Wellington.
Naked Bus (
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)
services a similar network.
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Turangi
07 / POP 3500
Once a service town for the nearby hydroelectric power station, sleepy Turangi's claim to
fame nowadays is as the 'Trout Fishing Capital of the World' and as one of the country's
premier white-water-rafting destinations. Set on the Tongariro River, the town is a shortish
hop for Tongariro National Park trampers.
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Sleeping & Eating
There are a handful of places to eat in or near the Turangi Shopping Mall.
Turangi Holiday Park
( 07-386 8754;
www.turangiholidaypark.co.nz;
13 Te Reiti Tamara Grove; sites from $18, cabins s/d
$40/55)
Near the centre of town, this place is cabin-central and sprawls over extensive
grounds.
HOLIDAY PARK$
HOSTEL$
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