K膩whia's modest waterside museum has local history, nautical and M膩ori art and artefacts, as well as regular art exhibitions. Don't miss the huge fossil of an ammonite shell, once thought to have housed a giant squid. The museum doubles as the visitor information centre, and the friendly volunteers staffing it are always up for a good chat.
Kawhia Regional Museum & Gallery
Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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The guided tour of the Glowworm Cave, which is behind the visitor centre, leads past impressive stalactites and stalagmites into a large cavern known as鈥
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Te Awamutu Museum has a superb collection of M膩ori taonga (treasures) and an excellent display on the Waikato War. The highlight is the revered Te Uenuku 鈥
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Ruakuri Cave has an impressive 15m-high spiral staircase, bypassing a M膩ori burial site at the cave entrance. Tours lead through 1.6km of the 7.5km system鈥
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The big-three Waitomo Caves are all operated by the same company, based at the spectacular Waitomo Caves Visitor Centre (near the Glowworm Cave). Various鈥
Otorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park
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This bird barn has a nocturnal enclosure where you can see active kiwi energetically digging with their long beaks, searching for food. This is one of the鈥
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A community hub, the Old School Arts Centre has changing exhibitions and workshops, including weaving, carving, yoga and storytelling. Movies screen here鈥
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Three kilometres west from the Glowworm Cave is Aranui Cave. This cave is dry (hence no glowworms) but compensates with an incredible array of limestone鈥
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Located in the same building as the Te Kuiti i-SITE, this interesting exhibition of sporting memorabilia is a tribute to Sir Colin Meads and his brother鈥
Nearby Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula attractions
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This volunteer-run gallery and shop is worth checking out to purchase interesting works and souvenirs from the increasing number of artists and designers鈥
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From K膩whia Wharf, a track extends along the coast to Maketu Marae, which has an impressively carved meeting house, Auaukiterangi. Two stones here 鈥 Hani鈥
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Four kilometres west of K膩whia is Ocean Beach and its high, black-sand dunes. Swimming can be dangerous, but one to two hours either side of low tide you鈥
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Whale Bay marks the end of the sealed road, but a gravel road continues to the wild spans of Ruapuke Beach, 22km from Raglan. It鈥檚 dangerous for swimmers鈥
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Just past Te Mata (a short drive south of the main Raglan鈥揌amilton road) is the turn-off to the 55m-high Waireinga, 4km from the main road. From the car鈥
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In legend, Mt Karioi (756m), the Sleeping Lady (check out that profile), is the sister to Mt Pirongia. At its base (8km south of Whale Bay), Te Toto Gorge鈥
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The main attraction of the 170-sq-km Pirongia Forest Park is Mt Pirongia, its 959m summit clearly visible from much of the Waikato. The mountain is鈥
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A community hub, the Old School Arts Centre has changing exhibitions and workshops, including weaving, carving, yoga and storytelling. Movies screen here鈥