Whangamata is a beachside town on the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand.

Get in

• Intercity, ☏ +64 9 583 5780. Three bus services a day each way between Auckland and Waihi; three hrs travel time. The Auckland terminal is at 102 Hobson St, near the Sky Tower. (updated Jan 2019)
• Go Kiwi Shuttles, ☏ +64 800 446 549, info@go-kiwi.co.nz. Office hours 8:30AM-5PM. Door-to-door between Auckland and Whangamata. From $94 adult. (updated Jan 2019)

See

Walk around the reserve at the end of Moana Anu Anu Ave (Whangamata Harbour) and another just off Pohutukawa Cres (Otahu River Estuary).

Do

Whangamata beach

Surf. Whangamata is one of the country's top surfing locations, with beach breaks and a bar break, all very good.

Go next

• Pauanui – to the north
• Tairua – to the north
• Waihi Beach – to the south