Full Description
When you wake up in the morning the view from your room will take your breath away. New Zealand's most glorious seascape welcomes you with the Poor Knight Islands hovering in the distance. Wander outside and feel this - majestic feeling.
This is a place to rejuvenate and relax. The properties name “Whakamaui” has its roots in the wellbeing of land and the people. To recover, revive, rally, renew. This philosophy has led to the creation of lodgings unique in its seclusion and comfort, situated on 15 acres of coastal land.
Carolyn and John are passionate about permaculture, and organic nutrition, many of the foods are grown here; breakfasts and meal options are brimming with superfoods and vitality.
You can tailor components of your stay at Whakamaui to a high degree. Enjoy meals at one of Tutukaka fine restaurants or café’s or you can cook your own BBQ and enjoy an evenings alfresco dinning by a huge open fire, or share a vegetarian meal with the family. Carolyn and John offer the culinary delights cooked in the wood fired oven. We cater for many dietary requirements. Just let us know when you make your booking.
Whakamaui offers extraordinary holiday accommodation. The property has sea access through a magical private cove where a natural spring joins the ocean. A few minutes walk from the house you can plunge into pristine waters, snorkel, picnic, and fish off the rocks or kayak away to your heart's content. Inside, find serenity in fine linen, sumptuous beds and a collection of local and Australian art.
Spectacular, amazing, magnificent are all words people have used to try and grasp the spirit of Whakamaui, a place you will be glad you have come across on your journey through one of New Zealand's best kept secrets - the TutukakaCoast.
Environment Friendly Action
We conserve heat
We conserve water
We reduce/limit oil/gas carbon emissions
We employ alternative energy resources: wind/solar/water
We recycle where possible
We compost food waste
We use sustainable toilet/grey water waste disposal
We use bio-degradable cleaning agents
We use renewable natural furnishings
We mention green/eco issues on our website
We conserve/care for wildlife in our area/ natural pest eradication
We participate in community environmental initiatives
We use principles of permaculture and/or biodynamic method of farming
Other Environment Friendly Initiatives
Three generations of our family are guardians of this wonderful stretch of land at the Middle Gable in Tutukaka. Whakamaui has a long term vision and is involved in many projects including organic food production through Permiculture, Eco/Earth buildings, Reforestation - Project Crimson. Our goal has been to engage strategy to live symbiotically within the ecosystem to create a sustainable future.
We are developing a varied and natural foods supply for ourselves, our guests and filtering out into the local community. We have a focus on super foods that offer optimum vitality, health and wellbeing. We endeavour to live more naturally, be more connected to the living earth and enjoy the creativity that that provides. It’s a unique experience.
Dietary Selections: We offer
Vegan
Vegetarian
Organic Food
Locally sourced food
Home-grown spray-free produce
Organic Meals
Breakfast: Gourmet cereal, Organic Milk (Cow or Goat), home made yogurt, seasonal fruit from the orchard or home preserved fruit, Toast and home preserves. Or a power packed Super Smoothie: soaked sunflower, pumpkin, linseed and Chia seeds with Organic Berry fruits, Yogurt and fresh honey
You may also select:
Choice of Organic Free range Eggs and 2 rashers of Bacon on wholegrain toast or Carolyn’s Organic rolled oat pancakes with berry fruit compote, Maple Syrup and Organic Yogurt or Wholegrain toast with fresh Organic Goats Cheese and grilled garden picked vegetables and tomatoes and chutney
In addition; Ground Coffee, herbal, green or black tea, honey from the hives home made preserves and all day fresh seasonal fruit.
Vegetarian/ vegan/ gluten free or other dietary needs can be catered for. Please inform us when booking
Facilities
Three Suites share a Library with complimentary tea selection, Plunger Coffee, Hot Chocolate and home baking. A spacious lounge with open fireplace, LCD Television, DVD and stereo system (huge selection of DVDs) Outdoor alfresco dining and social area with open fire, BBQ and Wood fired oven.
Total Capacity
8
Electronics
Bigscreen TV
Hi-Fi with CD & DVD player
Phone & Broadband
Activities
Off-site Tutukaka Coast activities include:
• Diving and Snorkelling at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve
• Sight Seeing, and Fishing Charters from Tutukaka Marina
• Dinning at Cafes and restaurants
• Matapouri beach for safe swimming and bush tracks
• Wale Bay bush walk and fabulous picnic beach
• Take some surf lessons at Sandy Bay; One of New Zealand’s top surf beaches
• Day trip to Helena Bay gallery for a collection of Fine NZ Art and souvenirs, Café and brilliant coastal views
• Many beautiful walking tracks
• Beach fishing and collect Kai moana at our local estuary’s Ngunguru and Matapouri
• Walk to the ancient Kauri tree Tane Moana
• Confidence courses at Adventure Forest
Activities and facilities at the lodge:
• Lay back with a book from the library or find a spot in amongst the trees and watch the clouds pass by.
• Visit the Goats- Pumpkin, Queenie, Jasper and Kids.
• Take a walk through newly planted reforestation sponsored by Project Crimson, wetlands and covenanted New Zealand native bush. Walk the ridge-line for spectacular coastal views
• Take in spectacular views on the Middle Gable from the South -Whangarei heads, Great Barrier Island, Hen and Chicken Islands to Centre- Poor Knights Islands Pinnicals, Sugarloaf Islands and the North- Whananaki Coast.
• Visit the Cove for exploration, sheltered snorkelling and swimming from our own little stony beach.
• Go Kayaking -Explore the interesting coastal formations of the Tutukaka Gables. Life Jackets provided.
• Go fishing off the rocks. Bring your own Kit
• For Children there is a huge trampoline and climbing tree
• Complimentary wifi Internet.
• 46” LCD entertainment unit DVDS only
Tariff Includes
Bed and Breakfast
Directions
Whakamaui is situated on the sheltered northern side of the Middle Gable. The property is nestled in its' own ampitheatre surrounded by native bush and the views are dominated by The Poor Knights Islands over the sparkling waters.
Drive to Tutukaka from Whangarei Northland. Continuing along Matapouri Road towards Matapouri from Tutukaka, Middle Ridge is the 3rd turn-off on the right after Landowners Lane and Waipouri Lane (Rocky Bay Alpacas). This is approximately 2 kms past the Oceans Hotel.
Turning onto Middle Ridge, Whakamaui is 1.43kms along on the left.
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