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Road Trip Explore Tairua to Cooks Beach Ferry First in a Series of Road Trips Along the Coromandel Coast COROMANDEL ROAD TRIP Explore Tairua to Cooks Beach Ferry First in a series of Road Trips along the Coromandel Coast Join Coromandel Life Magazine & artist Charlotte Giblin on this first part of a series of Road Trips planned around the Coromandel. We live in one of the most beautiful places in NZ, so don a pair of fresh eyes and discover, or re-discover Coromandel’s natural splendour – follow our map on the next page to discover beaches, spectacular scenery, favourite cafés, wineries, hot pools, boats trips, bush walks, FEATURING ARTIST camping, and more. Most accommodation providers Charlotte Giblin offer spectacular locations, so whether your tastes are for the upmarket or the simple, you’ll find a room – or tent site – with an amazing view. ROAD TRIP DESTINATION: Coromandel Coast Mercury Bay Whitianga 1 THE JOURNEY BEGINS Flaxmill Bay Cathedral Shakespeare Cove Cliff Cook’s Hahei Paku from Tairua Beach Beach (painting by Charlotte Giblin right) Ferry, Wharf, Everyone who travels the eastern side of the Mercury Bay Coromandel Peninsula stops in Tairua -- perfectly Museum placed for a breather before (or after) the Link Rd. really wiggly bit of road to the north, whether Hahei Road it’s to gird your loins for the hill climb, or shake Purangi Road off that “clutch foot”. It seems a mystery of Hot Water Whitianga Bay Beach Rd. Hot Water science that no matter what direction I’m Beach going in, or how long I’ve been driving, the public loos at Tairua are always a welcome sight! On this day, I was on my way to Morrinsville and Hot Water Beach Rd. the weather was idyllic. Warm sun and the picture-postcard clouds and colours that fill your soul with a deep sense of satisfaction. I’d picked up a coffee and caramel slice from the Pepe Café and decided to pause and absorb the beauty of the view over to Paku. This mountain Lynch has always intrigued me -- the Maori legends, Stream Bushwalk the history - yet time restraints prevented me from making the hike to the top where I hear Twin Kauri Sailor’s Grove Trees Te Karo Bay the view really is breathtaking. I found myself sitting there gazing dreamily at the houses perched on the hill, deciding which one I’d buy if I won Lotto. Two Tairua I wonder if that day there was anyone who Tracks sat in their “perched-on-Paku” home, drinking coffee in the glorious sun, idly looking back at TAIRUA me, a tiny speck on the grass verge. Pauanui Beach MEET ARTIST CHARLOTTE GIBLIN t’s a pleasure to introduce our readers to Charlotte’s adorable focusing on her sales and marketing Ilandscapes and share her journey of discovery on the Coromandel position with a successful Welsh Peninsula, an adventure that began shortly after she and partner Pete jewellery company, Carrie Elspeth. arrived in NZ from the UK in 2009. Once settled in New Zealand, the skies opened up and The paintings we have chosen are accompanied by Charlotte’s journalling the tubes of paint were dusted off after years of neglect; and Charlotte at the time which help evoke the scene. Look for a “little Charlotte” beside once again began painting. Inspired by visits to the family bach in each of the written musings. These will be compiled with the illustrations Whangamata, she began her “Big Sky” series. in a book soon. Her adorable landscapes are available as originals, Charlotte also soon found the perfect job: setting up and running Wallace prints and cards. Gallery in Morrinsville. During her tenure as director, Charlotte also Charlotte hails from Wales, where in 1997 she completed a BA developed a successful programme of events and exhibitions, including (Hons) in Ceramics at University of Wales Institute, inspiring her to a new Arts Festival. Charlotte now lives in Whitianga where she is set up Bouncing Pig Pottery. For the next ten years her whimsical administrator of the Mercury Bay Art Escape, the popular annual open cartoon characters smiled from over 25,000 hand-thrown, hand- artist studio tour held in March. painted mugs, bowls, jugs and plates – with assorted spinoffs of You can find her work in the Little Gallery of Fine Arts in Tairua, Beach cards, shirts and cushions. Habitat in Hahei and the Bread & Butter Gallery in Whitianga. See her on In 2007, Charlotte gave her pig-pottered creaking shoulders a break, FB or visit www.bouncingpig.co.nz. Photo by Gail New TAIRUA & PAUANUI Our journey begins from Tairua, base camp for Coromandel Life magazine (previously PakuViews). Rather than thinking of it as a great “rest stop” like Charlotte – cuppa, petrol, supplies, visit to the loos – think about a lengthy stopover to enjoy the bounty this area has to offer. First, refresh your senses at many fine restaurants, galleries and shops. For the nature lover, Tairua and Pauanui both offer beautiful sandy Naturalist-led Marine Charter Tours beaches (with some great surf spots) and the more protected estuary and • Bird, whale & dolphin watching harbour – perfect for kayaks, kite surfing, paddle boarding and sailing. • Explore beaches, caves, & tidepools When the tide’s out, ride over smooth sands on BloKarts or horseback. • Nature photography Enjoy scenic views from several tracks or take in the Historic walk. • Fishing & Diving Charters Pick up walking and camping guides in the Tairua and Pauanui Info • 7M Stable Catamaran Centres, where you can also find out about track conditions, tides, • Take your ‘Road Trip’ by boat! accommodation availability and more. Centrally located, Tairua and Pauanui also make the perfect ‘base camp’ for the traveller – plan a longer stay and not only enjoy the area, take in day trips to the many nearby sights as well. 2 hr+ tours for 6 as little as $60pp PAUL DEWHURST Ring now for more info 021 632 024 Tairua Service Station No description does justice to the powerful 24 HOUR Petrol &, Diesel sales presence of nature at Te Moata. Set in 344 Other services 7AM till 7 PM hectares of native bush just north of Tairua, this sanctuary hosts a variety of residential LPG non automotive filling • Oil and Automotive accessories retreats and workshops. A network of Convenience store • milk bread grocery etc walking tracks leads to streams, the labyrinth, Fishing gear and Bait sales waterfalls and beautiful stands of native trees Coffee to go • Hot and cold snack food including ancient Kauri. Experience Te Moata for yourself. Enrol in a retreat or book a stay in one of our cottages or remote bush huts. For details of upcoming events see the PakuViews Calendar on pg16 or visit www.temoata.org Visitors are welcome by arrangement. Phone Jessie or Dave at 07 868 8798 07 864 8519 or email [email protected] MAIN ROAD, TAIRUA HELP PROTECT COROMANDEL KAURI The Coromandel has the largest population of kauri TWIN KAURI outside of Northland. The good news is: our forests are still free of kauri dieback disease. We all want to keep AND LYNCH STREAM TRACK it that way. Kauri dieback is killing kauri on Great Barrier Island, in Northland and in Auckland. This soil-borne disease On the east side of the main road 10k north of with no cure is spread through the movement of soil. Tairua on SH25, are two stunning Kauri trees. Humans are the greatest risk, spreading the disease through dirty, muddy shoes, tramping gear, bike tyres, A marker shows a short track from the Twins machinery – anything that comes in contact with soil. that leads to a smaller grove of kauri and other You can help protect our kauri. As a responsible host, natives. (Check track conditions at the Tairua ask your guests if they have visited at-risk areas, and Info Centre about these walks; this track is not help them clean their gear thoroughly. If you have always open.) visited forests anywhere up North, especially Trounson Kauri Park, Waipoua Forest, and Auckland’s Waitakere The Lynch Stream Bush Walks start at the Ranges, remember to clean your gear before and after Kauri area. Choose from two options: a circular you enjoy the bush here – or even use different shoes! track through kauri groves that takes about 1.5 REMEMBER THE 3 S’S: hours or, for those extremely fit, a long difficult SCRUB your gear – trail that is an extension of the circle walk and remove all soil leads you to the ocean just north of Te Karo Bay SPRAY with disinfectant (Sailor’s Grave). STAY on the track and off kauri roots You may want to arrange pickup at the Sailor’s Grave car park, but getting there is a long tramp For more information visit from where the walk ends at the shoreline. www.kauridieback.co.nz SAILOR’S GRAVE AT TE KARO BAY n the 19th century, burying a sailor at sea was standard practice, so this I1842 lonely land grave is rare and thought to be the oldest sailor’s grave in New Zealand. Buried here is William Simpson, a 22-year-old sailor of the British Navy ship HMS Tortoise, who was killed while loading kauri spars onto the ship in Te Karo Bay. This site is on the reserve maintained by the Navy. The small memorial is not the only attraction here. Swim, surf or kayak in Te Karo Bay, a picturesque and private coastline set against the spectacular backdrop of the Coromandel. Picnic tables are located in shade of trees in the adjoining Pohutukawa Grove Recreation Reserve. Directions: Turn off SH 25 on to Sailor’s Grave Road and drive down to the Pohutukawa Grove Recreation Reserve.
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