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Below Webcam weather
photo/ Dargaville Kauri Coast today 11th February 2010
looking south from Dargaville
A light shower this morning in Dargaville / cloudy / today thursday11th
february
YOU CAN DO IT FROM DARGAVILLE 2010
www.kauriinfocentre.co.nz
Welcome to the Dargaville
& Kauri Coast Visitor Information Centre
DESIGN AND LAY OUT
OF
THIS PAGE BY RICK TAYLOR
FOR SUE TAYLOR & MEMBERS OF THE DARGAVILLE
& KAURI COAST VISITOR INFORMATION
CENTRE
FROM DARGAVILLE KAURI COAST NORTH TO THE CAPE & SOUTH AS FAR AS
HAMILTON
 we offer a free reservation booking service phone 00 64 9 439-8360
Our
new email Address:
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
or Call at the Visitor Information Centre at 4 Murdoch St Dargaville,
we are beside The Woodturners Studio and Gallery
The Visitor Information Centre is not in the main town
of Dargaville now
We are 1km around the river going north/west at the turn off from the
river to the kauri forest on
SH12.
on
the corner of River Road and Murdoch St beside the Fast Foods Takeaways
In the same building as The Woodturners Studio & Gallery
SEE MAP BELOW
there are food outlets and toilets close to the Visitor Information Centre
Let our staff help with your Accommodation bookings
free reservation booking service
Email: kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
PHOTOS BELOW THINGS TO DO AND SEE ON RIPIRO
BEACH
RIPIRO BEACH SEE BURIED KAURI FORESTS ,
VOLCANIC ASH
OLD KAURI LEAVES SOME AS OLD AS 100,000 YEARS AND MUCH MUCH MORE
Ancient kauri in the sand on Ripiro Beach-
looking at the old kauri leaves
Volcanic ash and buried kauri forests
kauri leaves thousands of years old
We can book you in to cottages, cabins, campervan parks,
motorcamps, motels, b&bs,
around our town or by our beach
you tell us what you are looking for in the way of accommodation and we will
find it for you.
Phone 0064 9 4398360 or call at the
Visitor Information Centre
Email: kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
The Kauri Coast Region is unquie
to New Zealand and the world we are the only region with a forest of giant Kauri
trees
Along with the oldest kauri tree in the world Tane Mahuta God
of the forest.
Tane has seen the coming and the going of man kind for the last 2009 years.
Today many visitors from all around the world come to the Kauri Coast region to
stand before this great tree
and to
walk our forest tracks to view these large tall trees.
The longest drivable beach in New Zealand Ripiro Beach
Yes Ripiro beach is 100 km long / longer than 90 mile beach
And is known for it's shipwrecks that come to light every now and again as
the sand moves we even have the Dargaville Museum that
houses all the pieces of the shipwrecks that have been found on the beach.
Dargaville Museum at Harding park (NO
you cant see a Museum like this anywhere but in the Kauri Coast Region)
This Museum has the only working Gum washing plant showing how the gum
diggers washed gum back in the old days.
Shipwrecks, and all sorts of history that has been uncovered by sand
movement over the years.
And now there is also the Vintage Machiney
Club in the grounds of harding park.
THIS IS A MUST TO SEE
 
This wreck is only one of about 157 wrecks that have ended up on Ripiro
beach and one that was recovered from the beach last year.
Well known / Matakohe Kauri Museum
Each year many visitors come to our region to take a look at the
Matakohe Museum housing many displays of the history
of the first settlers to New Zealand the gum diggers and the kauri bush
cutters one can spend a full day just looking around
this Museum so don't go home before paying a visit / A
MUST TO SEE you wont see this any place but
on the Kauri Coast.
Rick Taylor Who
is Rick Taylor you may say is he unique to the Kauri Coast Region.
Yes he is World Famous and is our wood artist working with the Ancient
kauri forest wood / Wood that he has claimed from
Ancient forests around the Kauri Coast Region over the past 12 years. Visit
the woodturners studio and Gallery and learn
about the Ancient kauri forests, the gum diggers, and tour his yard and
learn how the piece that you are going to buy is
made. This is the only Artists studio and home open to the public in our
Region 100% made in New Zealand.
His studio is not a craft shop his work is top of
the range Kauri art pieces Right here at the
Visitor Informaion Centre.
See this website and view Ricks works of art in Ancient Kauri and maybe
meet the man. Very much a must to see
Now there is
much more to see in the Kauri Cost Region so
do it from Dargaville.
You will need to stay for a week and maybe come back
again to see it all.
We can help plan your time here in the Kauri Coast
Region.
Email Sue
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
ATTRACTIONS / THINGS TO SEE AND DO
Visit the Dargaville Museum displays of the
shipwrecks from Ripiro beach
visit the studio & gallery of Rick Taylor
the home of New Zealands leading
woodturner
learn all about the history of the Ancient buried kauri forests
Maunganui Bluff looking south along Ripiro beach to Pouto Point
Discover Ripiro beach / it's the wild west coast/
shipwrecks / birds / Ancient kauri forests / Pouto lighthouse
There are many things to see and do around Dargaville and on the Kauri Coast
walking tours, kauri forests, hand made paper making, art
gallerys, museums, kauri woodworks and tuition and much more!
100km of fun in the sun
"do it from Dargaville"
this summer
VISIT THE
MATAKOHE KAURI MUSEUM
see the displays / learn the history of the kauri
what ever you do
DO IT FROM
DARGAVILLE 2009 / 2010
Dargaville Aero Club fly the blue sky
of the Kauri Coast this may be for you so visit the Dargaville Aero Club
TAKE A LOOK ALONG
RIPIRO BEACH FROM THE
AIR OR THE MIGHTY NORTHERN WAIROA
RIVER AND KAIPARA HARBOUR
You may even want to take a look over the
Hokianga Harbour as well
WHAT EVER YOU DO /
DO IT
FROM DARGAVILLE 2010
TAKE A WALK IN TROUNSON PARK & THE WAIPOUA KAURI FOREST
Only 1 hours drive from
Dargaville and this is a good day out for the whole family
Or let our staff book your
accommodation at the park and you can go on a guided kiwi night
walk.
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
  
  
 
Giant Kauri trees stands tall and have grown for
many thousands of years
Two Large kauri trees you will drive between in the Waipoua Kauri Forest
The Kauri
Coast region ends after you come out of the
Waipoua Kauri Forest going north
OPONONI /
FAMOUS FOR OPO THE DOLPHIN
Take a look at this Hokianga
from the top of the hill as you come into Omapere & Opononi
you want wont to go
on for a few day after you get to Hokianga / let
us book you for your stay in the Hokianga
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
THE HOKIANGA HARBOUR JUST PARADISE
Hokianga Harbour
From the look out point about 30 minutes drive after
you come out of the Waipoua Kauri Forest
you will
come to the Hokianga region this is a region with lots to see
photos below
 
TOP OF THE NORTH / KAITAIA TO CAPE
REINGA REGION PHOTOS BLOW
Sand Safaris
Cape Reinga tour
We can book your 90 mile beach tour just contact our
staff or call in on your way up the kauri coast to the Waipoua Kauri forest.
For
your bookings email: kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
 
90 mile beach Northland New Zealand
Safaris Tours / Te Paki Stream 90 mile beach
 
Sand toboganning on Safaris tours
Gumdiggers Park on safaris tour
SOUTH FROM THE KAURI COAST REGION
TAKE A DAY OUT HORSE RIDING
Only 1 & 1/2 hours drive south from Dargaville.
This is a great days outing for you or the whole family
for more informion and bookings let our staff help
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
Horse & pony rides for all ages, Scenic farm &
forest rides, Birthday rides, Riding for large groups,/ stay on a farmstay
Come on lets go have some fun in the sun this
summer with Roger & Heather and there horses / Take the kids pony riding
1 hour North from Auckland or 1 & 1/2 hours
south from Dargaville / Bookings
kauriinfo@xtra.co.nz
and more to come - keep you
eye on this page - we will have more interesting things to see and do! or
look at www.kauriinfocentre.co.nz
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