town in New Zealand
Whangamata is a beachside town on the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand.
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- Intercity, ☏ +64 9 583 5780. Three bus services a day each way between Auckland and Waihi; three hrs travel time. The Auckland terminal is at 102 Hobson St, near the Sky Tower.
- Go Kiwi Shuttles, ☏ +64 800 446 549, info@go-kiwi.co.nz. Office hours 8:30AM-5PM. Door-to-door between Auckland and Whangamata. From $94 adult.
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Walk around the reserve at the end of Moana Anu Anu Ave (Whangamata Harbour) and another just off Pohutukawa Cres (Otahu River Estuary).
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Surf. Whangamata is one of the country's top surfing locations, with beach breaks and a bar break, all very good.
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- Pauanui – to the north
- Tairua – to the north
- Waihi Beach – to the south