Guidebook for Otorohanga

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Guidebook for Otorohanga

Parks & Nature

View active kiwi throughout the day (New Zealand’s national bird). Rare Great Spotted Kiwi, Little Spotted Kiwi and Brown Kiwi on display in a night time setting.
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Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park
20 Alex Telfer Dr
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View active kiwi throughout the day (New Zealand’s national bird). Rare Great Spotted Kiwi, Little Spotted Kiwi and Brown Kiwi on display in a night time setting.
Tumutumu Road (4km west of Waitomo Village) The Ruakuri Bushwalk is a beautiful loop track (30 minutes return) through limestone outcrops, caves, tunnels and native forest. Take a torch and go in the evening to see the glow worms, quite magical. Highly recommended and to top it off it’s free!
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Ruakuri Bushwalk
205 Ruakuri Rd
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Tumutumu Road (4km west of Waitomo Village) The Ruakuri Bushwalk is a beautiful loop track (30 minutes return) through limestone outcrops, caves, tunnels and native forest. Take a torch and go in the evening to see the glow worms, quite magical. Highly recommended and to top it off it’s free!
Walk through an impressive limestone gorge that passes underneath a 17 m high natural arch. The Mangapohue Natural Bridge consists of two rock arches formed by the Mangapohue Stream in the Marokopa River valley near Waitomo, New Zealand. The 17 m high limestone arches are a remnant of an ancient cave system.
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Mangapohue Natural Bridge Walk
Te Anga Road
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Walk through an impressive limestone gorge that passes underneath a 17 m high natural arch. The Mangapohue Natural Bridge consists of two rock arches formed by the Mangapohue Stream in the Marokopa River valley near Waitomo, New Zealand. The 17 m high limestone arches are a remnant of an ancient cave system.
Walk to the beautiful 35 m high Marokopa Falls. The 35 m high falls are often described as the most beautiful in the country. Here the Marokopa River cascades over the undercut greywacke basement rock. Take the short track through tawa and nikau forest down to the viewing platform. Marokopa Falls is 15 km east of Marokopa and 31 km west of Waitomo, on Te Anga Road.
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Marakopa Falls
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Walk to the beautiful 35 m high Marokopa Falls. The 35 m high falls are often described as the most beautiful in the country. Here the Marokopa River cascades over the undercut greywacke basement rock. Take the short track through tawa and nikau forest down to the viewing platform. Marokopa Falls is 15 km east of Marokopa and 31 km west of Waitomo, on Te Anga Road.

Essentials

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Countdown Otorohanga
119 Maniapoto St
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Small but well equiped gym. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools.
Otorohanga Memorial Pool Complex
Kakamutu Road
Small but well equiped gym. Indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

Entertainment & Activities

Mini golf course, outdoor cricket and baseball batting machines, pro drive golf range, native bush and target paintball all set in park like grounds. Barbeque facilities, barista coffee and free wi-fi also available.
Kiwiana Leisure Park Otorohanga
7 Alex Telfer Drive
Mini golf course, outdoor cricket and baseball batting machines, pro drive golf range, native bush and target paintball all set in park like grounds. Barbeque facilities, barista coffee and free wi-fi also available.
Rock climbing centre by day and Zumba classes every Monday & Wednesday 6pm. $5 to join.
Harvest Rock Centre
5 Tuhoro St
Rock climbing centre by day and Zumba classes every Monday & Wednesday 6pm. $5 to join.
Punch Fit classes held here every Tuesday & Thursday 6pm start. $5 to join.
Otorohanga Kiwi Holiday Park
20 Huiputea Dr
Punch Fit classes held here every Tuesday & Thursday 6pm start. $5 to join.

Sightseeing

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Waitomo
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