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Have a Waikato Beer at the Waihou Tavern.
kiwi Says: These small town taverns are often worth a visit.The Friday Night Bar meals are fairly popular with the locals too. If you are in the area, this could be an opportunity to dine with real country kiwis!But be aware, Waihou and this little pub, are not close to the River walk....
Take a comfort stop at the halfway BioLoo.
kiwi Says: Conveniently positioned about half way along the Waihou Walkway track, is this very 'modern' Bio Loo. Basic and spartan, but functional and relatively clean all the same. Beats sitting on a thornbush or having animals watch while you relieve yourself in the woods. And it's...
kiwi Says: TeWaihou Walkway.This river is entirely Spring fed, and because of the purity of the water, it appears incredibly blue. I've read that 67% of NZ's bottled water comes from this spring. The beauty is stunning, especially the native bush surrounding the river banks. The smell...
kiwi Says: Try your hand at fishing in the river. You need a license, and a rod with spoons or lures. Brown river trout are the 'catch' and you can see a small one here in the photo.This is a public walk, marked at both ends. Suggest you take two vehicles and park on at both ends so...
kiwi Says: Please respect the private property and that this is an operational farm. Keep to the track. It is also advisable to refrain from venturing to the rivers edge as there are obstacles such as wet bogland and hazardous holes like the one in the photo which has water flowing...
kiwi Says: Electric fences are very common in rural New Zealand, so if you are unfamiliar with them, it helps to know what to expect. If by chance, you do touch one, you will feel a very strong jolt hit you, but it is not life-threatening nor dangerous. It just has a shock effect, and...
kiwi Says: There is beauty all around you here, not just in the water. Take some time to look at the bush, to smell it and to get the general feel of it, listen a while as well. This is the new frond of the "Ponga", the Maori name of the lovely tree ferns. Here you see this lovely...
kiwi Says: Situated between Putaruru and Tauranga, follow Whites Road [SH28]. There is a parking area on the south side of the road, just before the intersection with Leslie Rd. This is one end, and the other is up Leslie Rd, where there is another parking area. It's easiest to take 2...
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Try your hand at fishing in the river. You need a license, and a rod with spoons or lures. Brown river trout are the 'catch' and you can see a small one here in...
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The picturesque Waihou River is most beautiful at it's source, not near Waihou town, but closer to the town of Putaruru. Apparently at the main Blue Spring, the water comes from the ground at a rate...
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