Kiwiburn location and resources

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Whakamaru Domain, Mangakino – scroll down for driving directions

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Getting to Whakamaru from Tokoroa (if you come from Auckland or Hamilton)

Find your way to Tokoroa.  As you come out on the Taupo side of Tokoroa, there is a turnoff to your right  (SH 32 or Whakamaru Road) that is signposted to Mangakino and Turangi.  Take this road, stay on it and in approximately 30km, you will come to Whakamaru Dam. You cross the dam and head into Whakamaru. You will not pass through Mangakino, and it is suggested that if you are travelling at night, you stop for last-minute supplies in Tokoroa.

Getting to Whakamaru from Rotorua (if you come from Bay of Plenty)

Head south from Rotorua on SH5.  Approximately 2km out of town, SH 30 is on your right.  Take this road and stay on it to the end (approximately 35km), where you turn left onto SH 1 towards Taupo.  Travel down this road approximately 6km, till you come to a turnoff to your right that is signposted to Te Kuiti (SH 30 again).  Take this turnoff and follow this road to the end, where it meets SH 32 from Tokoroa.  Here you turn left and very shortly cross a large dam, and into Whakamaru township.  If you are travelling at night, your last town for supplies is Rotorua.

Getting to Whakamaru from Turangi (Wellington, other Southerners including folk from Wanganui)

Make your way to Turangi by whatever means you think is best.  For those coming from Wellington, the turnoff is to your left about 1km before you get into the main part of Turangi, it's SH 41.  For those coming from Wanganui, you'll be on SH 47 (Te Ponanga Saddle Rd) and you'll come to the end of that and turn left onto SH41 in between Turangi and Tokaanu.  Either of you, once you're on SH 41, head west for approximately 15km till you come to a very small locality with a dairy on the corner and a turnoff to the right.  This locality is called Kuratau Junction and the road you turn into is SH 32, otherwise known as the Western Bay Road, and is signposted Tihoi, Mangakino, Tokoroa.

Keep following SH 32 for approximately 65 km, and where the road ends at a T junction, you are in Whakamaru.  Turn left (towards Te Kuiti) at this junction to take you to KiwiBurn.

For those coming from the south, your last large town for stocking up with supplies is Turangi.

Getting to Whakamaru from Taumarunui (If you've travelled through the lovely Whangamomona Road from Taranaki/Stratford)

Head out of Taumarunui towards National Park on SH 4.  About 5km out of town, turn left onto SH 41.  About 30 km along here, start looking out for Kuratau Junction and the left turn onto SH 32 (Western Bay Road).  There's a small store on the corner and it's signposted Tihoi, Mangakino, Tokoroa.  Follow this for approximately 65km and where the road ends at a T junction, you are in Whakamaru.  Turn left at this junction to take you to KiwiBurn.

Your last large town for stocking up with supplies is Taumarunui.

Getting to Whakamaru from Te Kuiti

From Te Kuiti, follow SH 30 east for approximately 80km, just stay on this road and it will take you directly to Mangakino (your last town for supplies).  To get from Mangakino to Whakamaru, stay on SH 30 which makes a 90 degree right turn at Mangakino, and head southeast towards Whakamaru. After you pass Waipapa Road, Whakamaru Domain is on your left, just (3.5km) before you get to Whakamaru township, and will be well signposted.

To get to KiwiBurn from Whakamaru

Head out of Whakamaru towards Mangakino (northwest) on SH 30.  Whakamaru domain is 3.5km from Whakamaru township, on the right, and will be well signposted.


Burner Resource List:
Local knowledge of Places to Shop &
Things to Do & Places to Stay in and around
Mangakino & Whakamaru

Local Map of Mangakino: http://mangakino.net.nz/localmap.html

Supplies/Cafes/Services:

In Mangakino:

In Whakamaru:


Places to Stay:

In Mangakino: General website http://mangakino.net.nz/accommodation.html

In Whakamaru:

  • That Dam Lodge - 34 Mountview Close, Whakamaru. 07-882-8292 http://www.thatdamlodge.co.nz/
  • Arataki Farmstay - Arataki Road, Whakamaru. 07 882 8857. Lodge, horse riding, mountain bike hire and access to Pureora Forest.

Real Estate:

  • Mangakino Real Estate - Joan Culley - 07-882-8666
  • Century 21 - Christine Stevens - 027-223-8674
  • Lambertons - John Kelso Sales - 0272 313 369

Things to do: