Tairua Getting there & around

Getting there & around

InterCity (0508 353 947; www.intercity.co.nz) has daily buses to/from Thames ($17, 45 minutes) and Whitianga ($17, 45 minutes). Naked Bus (www.nakedbus.com) has four services per week to Auckland (three hours), Thames (45 minutes) and Whitianga (45 minutes), with advance fares starting from $1. Go Kiwi (0800 446 549; www.go-kiwi.co.nz) has daily shuttles to/from Thames ($18, 45 minutes) and Whitianga ($12, 45 minutes).

Tairua and Pauanui are connected by a passenger ferry (one way/return $3/5), which departs every two hours from 9am to 5pm, running more frequently and for longer hours in summer.