Opononi - locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand

Opononi and Omapere are two small towns linked by a ribbon of development on the Hokianga Harbour, west of Rawene, in the North Island of New Zealand.

Get in

Get around

See

• Manea – Footprints of Kupe, 41 Hokianga Harbour Drive (State Highway 12), -35.5075°, 173.3905°. An introduction to the Maori world through a 75-minute multiformat presentation including performance, film, art and digital interaction. Adult $65, 13–16 years $12, 5–12 years $6 2021-08-31
• Sand dunes. Take the Hokianga Express ferry across the harbour and climb the dune towards the east (2.5 km). Ask the skipper for directions.
• Statue of Opo, -35.5046°, 173.3918°. the dolphin 2021-08-31
• Labyrinth Woodworks and Maze, 647 Waiotemarama Gorge Road, Waiotemarama.

Do

• Footprints Waipoua. Take a twilight or daylight walk with a Māori guide through the Waipoua Forest to the giant Tāne Mahuta kauri tree. Departs by coach from the Copthorne Hotel in Omapere. 2017-12-12
• Walk the beautiful bush track at Waiotemarama Falls, 5 km from Opononi.

Buy

Eat

• Opononi Takeaways
• Opononi Hotel

Drink

Sleep

• Copthorne Hotel and Resort Hokianga, 334 State Highway 12, Omapere, -35.5355°, 173.3871°. 2017-12-12
• Opononi Beach Holiday Park, 43 State Highway 12, +64 9 405-8791.
• Opononi Dolphin Lodge, 2 Fairlie Cres (corner of State Highway 12), -35.5141°, 173.3893°, +64 9 405-8451, opononidolphinlodge@xtra.co.nz.
• Opononi Hotel, 19 State Highway 12. 2017-12-12
• Opononi Lighthouse Motel, 45 State Highway 12, +64 9 405-8824, info@lighthousemotel.co.nz. Look out for the lighthouse at the front.

Go next

• Dargaville – to the south, beyond the Waipoua Forest
• Koutu – large round concretions (boulders) near Opononi
• Rawene – a town to the north-east