Shops & Services
The Hurunui provides visitors with the convenience of modern shops and services that offer everything, from fashion stores to petrol stations.
Thermal Pools & Spa
The multi award winning Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa is no doubt the biggest and brightest attraction for visitors to the Hurunui region
Transportation
Scheduled bus services to take you through the Hurunui are available from the Christchurch Visitor Centre located in Cathedral Square.
Waiau & Rotherham
This is what small rural town is all about friendly locals. Waiau is only a short drive from Mt Lyford, Hanmer Springs or Culverden.
Waikari, Hawarden & The Lakes
Centrally located, both towns offer panoramic views of the Puketeraki and Kaikoura ranges and are perfect locations for a relaxing getaway.
Motunau & Greta Valley
Greta Valley is located approximately halfway between Amberley and Cheviot and is a wonderful place for anyone wanting to get away from it all
Bay of Plenty
Surf travellers looking for the ideal beach to ride fabulous waves often head for the Bay of Plenty. This broad bountiful bay was well named by its discoverer Captain Cook.
Coromandel Peninsula
You’ll be seriously stoked with the neat waves and the party atmosphere on Coromandel’s east coast beaches. This is ‘must-see’ country for any ‘surfari’ tour of the North Island, especially its acclaimed ‘Capital’ Whangamata.
Auckland West Coast
The City of Sails is spoiled for choice surf locations, with two coasts and several northern beaches just an hours drive from downtown. Big city surfers, from the greenest grommets to the craziest enchiladas, head west, to ride every wild, whipped-up wave from Whatipu to Muriwai.
Northland West Coast
Head north in search of New Zealand’s sensational surf and discover the wild, desolate black sand beaches of the ‘Winterless North’. Get amongst the big west coast swells powering in from the Tasman Sea - endless lines of rollers stacked to the horizon.