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( 03-525 6167, 0800 150 338; www.adventureflightsgoldenbay.co.nz ; Takaka Airfield) Scenic
and charter flights around Golden Bay and surrounds; from $40.

Golden Bay Air SCENIC FLIGHTS
( 03-525 8725, 0800 588 885; www.goldenbayair.co.nz ; Takaka Airfield) Scenic and charter
flights around Golden Bay and surrounds; from $49.

Sleeping

Kiwiana HOSTEL $
( 03-525 7676, 0800 805 494; www.kiwianabackpackers.co.nz ; 73 Motupipi St; tent sites per per-
son $18, dm/s/d $28/45/66; ) Beyond the welcoming garden is a cute cottage where
rooms are named after classic Kiwiana (the jandal, Buzzy Bee…). The garage has been
converted into a convivial lounge, with wood-fired stove, table tennis, pool table, music,
books and games; free bikes for guest use.

Annie's Nirvana Lodge HOSTEL $
( 03-525 8766; www.nirvanalodge.co.nz ; 25 Motupipi St; dm $28, d $60-66; ) Tidy,
homely YHA hostel: dorms in the main house, and four doubles at the bottom of the se-
cluded courtyard garden, which is filled with timber furniture hewn by the friendly own-
er. Fluffy the cat is hanging in there and is a hirsute hit with guests.

Golden Bay Holiday Park HOLIDAY PARK $
( 03-525 9742; www.goldenbayholidaypark.co.nz ; Tukurua Rd; unpowered/powered sites $41/45,
cabins d/tr $70/105; ) Eighteen kilometres north of Takaka with an unpopulated
beach right out front, this gem of a park has acres of grass, graceful shade trees and
hedgerows, easily atoning for tight communal facilities. There are tidy, family-friendly
cabins for budget travellers, and luxury beach houses sleeping up to four ($270 to $350).

Golden Bay Motel MOTEL $$$
( 03-525 9428, 0800 401 212; www.goldenbaymotel.co.nz ; 132 Commercial St; d $100-145; )
It's golden, alright: check out the paint job. Clean, spacious, self-contained units with de-
cent older-style fixtures and decent older-style hosts. The rear patios overlook a lush
green garden.

Adrift COTTAGES $$$ $$$