Guidebook for Tawharanui Peninsula
Food Scene
Plume Cafe has good coffee, wonderful pastries and fabulous bread.
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Plume Café Matakana
Matakana Wharf RoadPlume Cafe has good coffee, wonderful pastries and fabulous bread.
Delicious Asian-fusion menu updated seasonally. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. They also do takeaways.
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Jin Jin
44 Matakana Valley RdDelicious Asian-fusion menu updated seasonally. The restaurant has a great atmosphere. They also do takeaways.
Wonderful selection of craft beers plus a good wine list. Tapas style dining with tasty dishes at reasonable prices. Great atmosphere summer or winter.
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The Sawmill Brewery and Smoko Room
1004 Leigh RdWonderful selection of craft beers plus a good wine list. Tapas style dining with tasty dishes at reasonable prices. Great atmosphere summer or winter.
Lovely for breakfast, lunch or dinner or just coffee. Sit outside by the river if you can. Meals always delicious and good value.
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Matakana Market Kitchen
2 Matakana Valley RdLovely for breakfast, lunch or dinner or just coffee. Sit outside by the river if you can. Meals always delicious and good value.
We love this market (very early in the morning before the crowds) and are there every Saturday to buy fresh vege, eggs, fish, gourmet goods for the week ahead.
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Matakana selo tržište poljoprivrednika
2 Matakana Valley RdWe love this market (very early in the morning before the crowds) and are there every Saturday to buy fresh vege, eggs, fish, gourmet goods for the week ahead.
Drinks & Nightlife
Fantastic atmosphere especially in the outside booths. Amazing fat chips! Meals are good too.
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Matakana Village Pub
11 Matakana Valley RdFantastic atmosphere especially in the outside booths. Amazing fat chips! Meals are good too.
The Sawmill Cafe has a great programme of live NZ music and entertainment all year round. The cafe is well known for its brunch and dinner menus and is fully licensed. You'll find their Gig Guide on their website.
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Leigh Sawmill Cafe
142 Pakiri RoadThe Sawmill Cafe has a great programme of live NZ music and entertainment all year round. The cafe is well known for its brunch and dinner menus and is fully licensed. You'll find their Gig Guide on their website.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful beaches, wonderful bird life, great bush walks.
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Tawharanui Regionalni park
1181 Takatu RdBeautiful beaches, wonderful bird life, great bush walks.
Excellent diving or snorkelling or take a trip on the glass bottom boat or clearyaks (acrylic kayaks).
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Goat Island Marine Reserve
Excellent diving or snorkelling or take a trip on the glass bottom boat or clearyaks (acrylic kayaks).
Essentials
Everything you need in the way of groceries, fruit and veg or wine at reasonable prices.
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Four Square Matakana
21 Matakana Valley RdEverything you need in the way of groceries, fruit and veg or wine at reasonable prices.
Open seven days although only from 11.00am on Sundays. Comprehensive selection of health and beauty products. Very friendly and knowledgeable pharmacists.
Matakana Pharmacy
2 Matakana Valley RdOpen seven days although only from 11.00am on Sundays. Comprehensive selection of health and beauty products. Very friendly and knowledgeable pharmacists.
Arts & Culture
Art Matakana
1151 Leigh RdAlways changing selection of NZ artists. Worth frequent visiting.
Frequently changing exhibition of around 45 contemporary sculptures by leading New Zealand artists. All works are available for purchase. A 2km trail meanders through native trees and green pastures. Before or after the trail, The Glass House is available for coffee, lunch or wine. Food is delicious.
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Brick Bay Wines & Sculpture Trail
17 Arabella LnFrequently changing exhibition of around 45 contemporary sculptures by leading New Zealand artists. All works are available for purchase. A 2km trail meanders through native trees and green pastures. Before or after the trail, The Glass House is available for coffee, lunch or wine. Food is delicious.
Opened in 2017 after 10 years in the making, I have not visited here yet but have included it because many of our neighbours have been to the Sculptureum and raved about it. Extensive sculpture-filled gardens, galleries, a vineyard and Rothko, the onsite restaurant, for a meal or a glass of wine.
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Sculptureum
40 Omaha Flats RdOpened in 2017 after 10 years in the making, I have not visited here yet but have included it because many of our neighbours have been to the Sculptureum and raved about it. Extensive sculpture-filled gardens, galleries, a vineyard and Rothko, the onsite restaurant, for a meal or a glass of wine.
Shopping
Beautifully curated antiques, collectables and great value home decor items. I love this shop.
Fossick & Find
41 Matakana Valley RdBeautifully curated antiques, collectables and great value home decor items. I love this shop.
DeLovely
2 Matakana Valley RdGreat brands, well chosen selection. Always something on sale at good value.
GREEN WITH ENVY store
615 Matakana RdBeautiful gifts and homewares. Easy to love it all.
Delicious home made ice-cream with exceptional flavours. You can get pizza and coffee too. Queues are out the door during hot summer days.
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Charlies Gelato
17 Sharp RdDelicious home made ice-cream with exceptional flavours. You can get pizza and coffee too. Queues are out the door during hot summer days.
Entertainment & Activities
Boutique movie complex running nearly all the latest movies (but not for long) in one of its three cinemas. Seats are roomy and comfortable. Each theatre has lazy boy chairs in the front row.
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Matakana Cinemas
2 Matakana Valley RdBoutique movie complex running nearly all the latest movies (but not for long) in one of its three cinemas. Seats are roomy and comfortable. Each theatre has lazy boy chairs in the front row.