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What Guests Said About Kawhia:

  • 10
    Scored 10

    Wonderful sleepy hollow.

    Wonderful sleepy hollow. Great bakery with good coffee in town. The community put on an AMAZING fireworks at NYrs. Really cool and lovely family vibe. Hot water beach is AMAZING. Such a huge piece of coastline and beach.....join the others in digging your hole to find the best hot sopts. Thanks Kawhia. Cannot wait to come back.
    Kat
    United Kingdom
  • 8.0
    Scored 8.0

    Peaceful, not crowded.

    Peaceful, not crowded. Local people very friendly and helpful. Beautiful place Great takeaways and we'll stocked grocery store. Hot water beach was great. Good outdoors activities, fishing,swimming, kayaking etc and fantastic environment to just sit read, relax
    Sherree
    New Zealand
  • 10
    Scored 10

    Lovely couple of days as harbour had a few people in the...

    Lovely couple of days as harbour had a few people in the area due to community meetings and rock’n’roll gig down the local township. Lots of lovely boats on the water. Great wharf to fish off. Shops had wonderful kai or you could cook you a classic kiwi bbq at the park with the free grill. Lovely community ❤️
    Kimberley
    New Zealand
  • 10
    Scored 10

    Kawhia is a quintessential seaside town that a lot of New...

    Kawhia is a quintessential seaside town that a lot of New Zealanders remember from their childhoods. It has not yet been spoiled by ferocious developers or greedy rich people trying to make it the next great beach town boom! Lots of old fashioned buildings and the first place Maori landed in NZ. So has special cultural significance and is rich in sea life. If you like golf green fees are $10 ! The Pub serves food thats quite generous in portion size and fresh. A refreshing place to come to. Thats away from the city rush and has its own tempo of life.
    Linda
    New Zealand
  • 10
    Scored 10

    We only had one night/less than 24 hours so we just visited...

    We only had one night/less than 24 hours so we just visited the beautiful hot water beach and went for a walk, but we felt we could have stayed longer. It seems like a perfect place to relax. Note that you have to be organized - eating out is limited (a fish and chip shop was the only place open in the evening and even that closes around 7.30 pm). The children loved the beach and also loved exploring the town, the walkway along the beach with old trees and places to hide. It is a tiny town so they were out exploring on their own, which they loved.
    Tatjana
    New Zealand
  • 10
    Scored 10

    Great stay at Kawhia Motel.

    Great stay at Kawhia Motel. Awesome location, walking distance to cafe, museum, sports club, wharf. Across the road from harbour and playgound. Short drive to Ocean Beach and Te Puia Springs. Nice holiday break
    P
    Patricia
    New Zealand