Guidebook for Whangaparaoa
Food Scene
Thai Windows Restaurant and Takeaways
747 Whangaparaoa RdDelicious Thai food with a view
Big Tikka
Great local Indian restaurant
Parks & Nature
Great spot for a picnic by the beach. Several walks to do in the area. Can get crowded at holiday times though!
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Shakespear Regional Park
1501 Whangaparaoa RdGreat spot for a picnic by the beach. Several walks to do in the area. Can get crowded at holiday times though!
We highly recommend a trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island if you fancy getting up close with some of New Zealand's amazing native birds. Tiri is a wildlife sanctuary, a short ~30 minute ferry ride from Gulf Harbour. Take a guided walk through the bush and you're sure to have close encounters with tui, saddleback, fantails, kereru, and even the critically endangered takahe.
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Tiritiri Matangi Island
We highly recommend a trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island if you fancy getting up close with some of New Zealand's amazing native birds. Tiri is a wildlife sanctuary, a short ~30 minute ferry ride from Gulf Harbour. Take a guided walk through the bush and you're sure to have close encounters with tui, saddleback, fantails, kereru, and even the critically endangered takahe.
Stanmore Bay Beach
Vipond RoadPopular beach with playground for kids.
This beach changes dramatically between low and high tide. The bay is very shallow and at low tide the whole surface (right out to the mouth) is exposed. Great place to see mussels and pipis.
Okoromai Bay
This beach changes dramatically between low and high tide. The bay is very shallow and at low tide the whole surface (right out to the mouth) is exposed. Great place to see mussels and pipis.
Arkles Bay
Lovely, quiet beach nearby.
Shopping
Coast Plaza
719 Whangaparaoa RdSilverdale Mall
75 Silverdale StEntertainment & Activities
Great little cinema, cheap tickets, and a cafe/bar too. Check hoyts.co.nz for times.
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HOYTS Hibiscus Coast
6 Link Cres Great little cinema, cheap tickets, and a cafe/bar too. Check hoyts.co.nz for times.
Stanmore Bay Pool and Leisure Centre
159 Brightside RdGood swimming pool complex.
Schneeparadies
91 Small RdIndoor ski field.
Getting Around
Bus station - catch the NX1/NX2 bus from here to get to Auckland CBD. Using the express busway this is the fastest route to the city at peak times.
Hibiscus Coast Station and Park & Ride
Painton RoadBus station - catch the NX1/NX2 bus from here to get to Auckland CBD. Using the express busway this is the fastest route to the city at peak times.
Catch the ferry to the City (or to the Hauraki Gulf Islands) from here. See https://at.govt.nz/gulfharbourferry
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Ferry Terminal - Gulf Harbour station
Catch the ferry to the City (or to the Hauraki Gulf Islands) from here. See https://at.govt.nz/gulfharbourferry