Things to do in Tairua
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Tairua Dive & Fishinn
Tairua Dive & Fishinn hires out kayaks (some with glass bottoms), plus scuba, snorkel and fishing gear. The company also runs fishing charters, dive trips out to the Alderman Islands (dive and full gear $220, trip only $130, snorkelling $95) and PADI courses ($595).
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Old Mill Cafe
There’s nothing run-of-the-mill about this old dear. Zooshed up with bright pink feature walls and elegant veranda furniture, it serves delights such as buttermilk-and-blueberry pancakes, croque monsieurs, New England chowder and perfectly gooey chocolate tarts.
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Manaia Cafe & Bar
With courtyard seating for lazy summer brunches and a burnished copper bar to prop up later in the night, Manaia is a slick addition to the Tairua strip. The dinner menu features bistro faves with some artful twists.
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Punters Bar & Grill
Punters is primarily a pub, but it also serves decent snacks (such as crunchy panini slices with dips) and giant burgers with a choice of scotch fillet or fish instead of the usual random meat patty.
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Out of the Blue Cafe
This popular meeting place serves decent coffee, breakfast, counter snacks and light meals such as salads and sandwiches.
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Waipae Magic
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Taranui Charters
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Pauanui Charters
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Paku
Forming the north head of the harbour is craggy Paku, which around seven million years ago was a volcanic island. More recently it was a Ngati Hei pa, before being invaded by Ngati Maru in the 17th century. It’s a steep 15-minute walk to the summit from the top of Paku Dr, with the payoff being amazing views over Tairua, Pauanui and the Alderman Islands. Plaques along the way detail Tairua’s colonial history, with only one rather dismissive one devoted to its long Maori occupation.
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Epic Adventures
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