8 We picked Te Awamutu because most of that part of the country was full. We were...
We picked Te Awamutu because most of that part of the country was full. We were coming up from New Plymouth, which was really nice, and wanted to go to both Kawhia, where there are little known Hot Water springs at Ocean Beach, and Raglan. This was the closest place we could find for 3 adults. We had a nice dinner at Redoubt Bar & Eatery. Wednesday has very nice $8 desserts too, which was a bonus!
Kawhia at low tide was very nice. Same kind of hot water beach as the one in the Coromandel, but very few people. Take a big shovel. The road from Kawhia up to Raglan is unsealed for about 10 km, but in very good condition.
Also, in Te Awamutu the Rose Garden was nice.
SteveW NZ, New Zealand