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Local Attractions and Activities
- 90 Mile Beach/Cape Reinga tours
(with optional white silica sand add-on) - Quad-biking and blo-karts at Ahipara (15 min drive)
- Golf at Kaitaia Golf Course or Carrington Golf Resort
- Ancient Kauri Kingdom
- Gumdiggers Park
- 90 Mile Beach & Doubtless Bay beaches
- Fishing - surfcasting off the beach or deep-sea charters
- Wineries - Okahu Estate & Karikari Estate
- Surfing at Shipwreck Bay (Ahipara)
Contact Details
Kauri Lodge Motel
15 South Road, Kaitaia, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 408 1190
Fax: +64 9 408 1190
Email: kaurilodgemotel@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.kaurilodgemotel.co.nz
Location & Driving Directions

Kaitaia is a 90-minute drive north of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Kaitaia is 90 minutes from Cape Reinga (North Cape) or Waipoua Forest (Tane Mahuta) and 5 hours from Auckland.
Driving Directions
From south on SH1 — Kauri Lodge Motel is the first motel on your left — opposite the information centre as you come into town.
From north and Bay of Islands — drive directly through the main street of Kaitaia (direction Whangarei). Kauri Lodge Motel is on your right — opposite the information centre.
