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Wairoa is a city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

A panorama of Wairoa showing the Wairoa river to the left

[edit] Get in

[edit] By car

Leaving Napier on state highway 2 from Napier continue following state highway 2 north until you reach a turn off to Taupo. Do not take this turn off! Continue straight ahead over a concrete bridge. If you continue on this road for 2 hours you will eventually find Wairoa.

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[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• The lighthouse was shifted to Wairoa from Portland Island at the tip of Mahia Pennisula
• The third Wairoa bridge. The other two were washed away.
• If you're really lucky occasionally sharks swim up the river

[edit][add listing] Do

• Go to the restored fantastic Gaiety Theatre and watch a movie on the second largest screen in New Zealand.
• Chase the wild birds on the Marine Parade. The marine parade isn’t actually beside the sea, but it is where the river widens before forming a lagoon. All sorts of interesting stuff (100 year old trees and the like) get washed down the river.

[edit][add listing] Buy

The town has 4 ATM machines but it’s probably not a good idea to carry too much cash with you. Many merchants in the surrounding region do not have EFTPOS though meaning you need to pay in cash. The town has a few boutique shops that are owner-operated and the town is virtually untouched by large chain stores.

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Food in Wairoa is mostly good, as it reaps the quality benefits of being near the East Cape.

• Oslers bakery is consistently exceptional. On average it has the best pies (a meat filling packed inside pastery) available anywhere in New Zealand. A must must stop. Last count and they had about 56 pie awards. Many diverse flavours such as 'Boil up' (reflecting the local culture) ' 'Ostrich' and 'Cock' (trust them, their the experts) It can be found on the marine parade, just down from the Westpak bank

• Go to Tickled Pink Cafe for a yum feed!

• wairoa has to realy good supermarkets.

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[edit][add listing] Sleep

The Three Oaks Motel on 42-47 Campbell Street. As you enter Wairoa there is a sign for it, accommodation is generally available without booking, but just in case... (06) 838 8204 and threeoaksmotel@quicksilver.net.nz

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