Activities | waterfrontproperty

Things to Do:

Swimming and Kayaking at your doorstep. Enjoy a swim along your secluded beach, which has mature pohutukawa trees if you need some shade. You can also swim at one of the many beaches around Whangarei Heads including: Mcleod Bay, Taurikura, Urquharts Bay, Reotahi, Ocean Beach, and Smugglers Cove. You may be lucky enough to swim with Dolphins that are regular visitors to Whangarei Heads between August and November. Orca Whales also frequent the area during this period.

Go fishing on the rocks, in a kayak or in your boat. There are many good fishing spots in the Whangarei Harbour and even in front of the property. There is also a wide variety of shell fish in the area, including kina, tua tua, mussels, Scallops and cockles.

Boating in Whangarei Harbour. There are several boat ramps in the area for launching your boat.

There are many great diving spots in Whangarei Heads. If you are not a diver, you can also go snorkelling at the Whangarei Heads marine reserve, only 5 minutes drive away.

The Bay is a great place to go sailing. windsurfing, waterskiing and wake boarding.

Go Surfing, boogie boarding or body surfing at Ocean Beach (Surf Beach) or take a long walk along this white sandy beach.

There are many walking tracks in the area, including Mt Manaia, Mt Aubrey and Bream Head Reserve – with amazing coastal walks.

Play a round or two of golf at The Pines Golf Club, only a 10 minutes drive away. An easy walking, picturesque and challenging course located at Parua Bay.

Play Tennis at the tennis courts located at Taurikura.

Glenbervie Adventure Forest. Enter the most exciting forest in Northland. Climb on amazing circuits rigged from tree to tree. Grab a rope, jump, roll or swing in the air to reach the next platform, its awesome! Heaps of fun for everyone. The circuits are designed for all ages, with two courses for smaller kids. Come along with your friends or family and share a great adventure.

Explore arts and crafts in the area.

Have a coffee or latte at our local cafés. There are a number of cafés, takeaways and restaurants in the Whangarei Heads area.

Take day trips to Bay of Islands, Paihia, Russell, Waitangi, Tutukaka, Waipoua. Whangarei Heads is the gateway to the Bay of Islands, you are only 1 hour drive to Paihia.

Explore around the waterfront. There are lots of rocks pools to explore, pohutukawa to climb on, sand to build sand castles, safe swimming area, a swing. There is also a playground in Mcleod Bay. For the older children, there a few large rocks to dive off, and a safe area for them to use the kayaks.

Cafés, Restaurant and Night Life. Whangarei offers an excellent selection of restaurants and cafés to suit all variety of tastes and budget, as well as all the main chain restaurants and fast food outlets. There is a good selection of night time entertainment with the bars and nightclubs providing DJ’s or bands to suit varying tastes in atmosphere and music.Highly recommend Topsail Restaurant.

Shopping. The central shopping area is centred around The Strand, Quality Street, and the attractive Cameron Street Mall, a popular meeting place with seating and sub tropical trees and plants, also features a creative copper tree and the districts history which is uniquely told in a time-line of copper plates. Specialist boutiques to nationwide department stores all feature.