Guidebook for Waitao
Food Scene
For really nice Indian food close to our house. Kanuka and the children don't like food that is too spicy and Mumbai Masala make an option that is actually mild if you ask for it.
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Mumbai Masala
30 Gravatt RdFor really nice Indian food close to our house. Kanuka and the children don't like food that is too spicy and Mumbai Masala make an option that is actually mild if you ask for it.
Fusion Coffee Roastery
141 Totara StThe coffee. And the ping pong table. But the coffee.
The atmosphere at Grindz is amazing. Really friendly. And the food is wholesome, healthy, caters to various allergies and tastes out of this world good.
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Grindz Cafe
50 First AveThe atmosphere at Grindz is amazing. Really friendly. And the food is wholesome, healthy, caters to various allergies and tastes out of this world good.
HELL Pizza
30 Gravatt RdHell is known around NZ for making amazing pizza. This one also has a pinball machine.
For the best bread in the Bay. Fresh baked bread, coffee, sandwiches, sweet treats, gluten free options, sour dough - There is no better place to get bread than at Flaveur.
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Flaveur Breads
31 Totara StFor the best bread in the Bay. Fresh baked bread, coffee, sandwiches, sweet treats, gluten free options, sour dough - There is no better place to get bread than at Flaveur.
Entertainment & Activities
For the mainstream movies, choose this cinema. There are usually less people (so less waiting) and the rooms are bigger than the Tauranga one. It's also a nicer drive to this one than to the Tauranga one... :-)
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Event Cinemas Mount Maunganui
249 Maunganui RdFor the mainstream movies, choose this cinema. There are usually less people (so less waiting) and the rooms are bigger than the Tauranga one. It's also a nicer drive to this one than to the Tauranga one... :-)
This is the go-to place for indie and edgy films. They do mainstream as well, but also host the festivals and have a great selection of films for every taste.
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Rialto
21 Devonport RdThis is the go-to place for indie and edgy films. They do mainstream as well, but also host the festivals and have a great selection of films for every taste.
Drinks & Nightlife
Live music most nights and great Irish beer all the time.
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Mount Mellick
317 Maunganui RdLive music most nights and great Irish beer all the time.
Brew offers a range of one-of-a-kind beers especially brewed for your pleasure. They are a locally owned bar that put the emphasis on phenomenal beer. And you can taste it.
Brew Craft Beer Pub
107 The StrandBrew offers a range of one-of-a-kind beers especially brewed for your pleasure. They are a locally owned bar that put the emphasis on phenomenal beer. And you can taste it.
Parks & Nature
The falls are amazing. You are in deepest nature, oblivious to the fact there are any humans around. It feels like New Zealand 500 years ago. (And it's really close to our house!)
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Cascadas de Kaiate
Kaiate Falls RoadThe falls are amazing. You are in deepest nature, oblivious to the fact there are any humans around. It feels like New Zealand 500 years ago. (And it's really close to our house!)
The biggest park in the area, this is great for a day out. It has walking trails, an animal park and enough space for even the most energetic children.
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Parque McLaren Falls
190 McLaren Falls RdThe biggest park in the area, this is great for a day out. It has walking trails, an animal park and enough space for even the most energetic children.
This is the best beach in the bay. If you're lucky, you'll see the international Beach volleyball championships. Or the jet boats. Or the surf life saving competitions. Or someone surfing. There is always something happening on Main beach...
24 Marine Parade
This is the best beach in the bay. If you're lucky, you'll see the international Beach volleyball championships. Or the jet boats. Or the surf life saving competitions. Or someone surfing. There is always something happening on Main beach...
Essentials
The cheapest supermarket. This is the closest to our home, but there are others around. They also do a good range of gluten free and organic products.
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PAK'nSAVE Papamoa
42 Domain RdThe cheapest supermarket. This is the closest to our home, but there are others around. They also do a good range of gluten free and organic products.
For a slightly different range from Pak n Save, head to countdown in Papamoa plaza. This is the closest Countdown to our house, but there is also a Countdown in Bayfair and in town, as well as plenty of New Worlds and other Pak n Save stores around town.
This one is also located in a mall with plenty of other shops and a food court for cheap dining.
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Countdown Papamoa
7 Gravatt RdFor a slightly different range from Pak n Save, head to countdown in Papamoa plaza. This is the closest Countdown to our house, but there is also a Countdown in Bayfair and in town, as well as plenty of New Worlds and other Pak n Save stores around town.
This one is also located in a mall with plenty of other shops and a food court for cheap dining.
Shopping
This is outlet heaven. Shop after shop of fashionable clothes and anything else you might need. It's a strip of shops, one next to the other and each one more attractive than the next.
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Fashion Island Shopping Centre
42 Gravatt RdThis is outlet heaven. Shop after shop of fashionable clothes and anything else you might need. It's a strip of shops, one next to the other and each one more attractive than the next.
Bayfair is a huge indoor mall with countless shops for everything except the kitchen sink. Diagonally opposite the roundabout there are also plenty of other shops for the rest. The food court is also a cheap place to dine with enough variety for every need.
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Bayfair Shopping Centre
19 Girven RdBayfair is a huge indoor mall with countless shops for everything except the kitchen sink. Diagonally opposite the roundabout there are also plenty of other shops for the rest. The food court is also a cheap place to dine with enough variety for every need.
Sightseeing
Have you heard of Hairy McLary? Come see him and his friends in real life... Right next to the playground there are bronze statues of Hairy McLary, Bottomley Potts, Hercules Morse, Slinky Malinky, Scarface Claw and the rest.
2 Wharf St
Have you heard of Hairy McLary? Come see him and his friends in real life... Right next to the playground there are bronze statues of Hairy McLary, Bottomley Potts, Hercules Morse, Slinky Malinky, Scarface Claw and the rest.