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( 03-226 6409;
www.waiauhotel.co.nz;
49 Main St; s $30-45, d $90-100)
This classic rural-town
hotel offers simple and friendly hospitality including clean rooms and home-cooked meals
featuring famous Tuatapere sausage.
HOLIDAY PARK, BACKPACKERS$
Shooters Backpackers
( 027 222 2612, 0800 009 993;
www.tuatapereaccommodation.co.nz;
73 Main St; sites from $30, dm
$28, units $80-120; )
In the centre of town, this tidy complex with a farmy feel has a
modern backpacker wing with a spacious and sociable communal kitchen area.
Last Light Lodge
( 03-226 6667;
www.lastlightlodge.com;
2 Clifden Hwy; sites from $15, dm $30, units $56-66)
A
funky spot in Tuatapere with plenty of simple overnight options including camping, dorms
and cabins. The in-house cafe serves robust breakfasts and yummy snacks amid cool retro
furniture.
HOLIDAY PARK, CAFE$
CAFE$
Yesteryears Cafe
(3a Orawia Rd; light meals $10-15)
Rip into Aunt Daisy's sugar buns and a quintessentially Kiwi
milkshake, and buy homemade jam for on-the-road breakfasts at this cafe-cum-museum
with displays of quirky jumble.
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Supplies & Equipment
A few basic tramping supplies (to buy and hire) can be found in the Tuatapere Hump Ridge
Track Office.
Tuatapere Service Station
(20 Orawia Rd)
Best in town for camping and tramping supplies. Across the road from the
track office.
OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT
Four Square
(75 Main Rd)
A mini supermarket in the village.
SUPERMARKET
FOOD
Tuatapere Sausages
(75 Main Rd)
The famous butchery.
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