Great Barrier Island Holiday Accommodation

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Great Barrier Island offers a wide variety of accommodation for your holiday or vacation. From luxury lodges, self-contained houses, hideaway cottages, bed and breakfast to hillside cabins and budget backpackers.  Idyllic surroundings with stunning sea or bush views, abundant bird song and a friendly welcome. 

Something for everyone and for every budget.

White sandy beach for surfing, swimming and fishing.  The name is taken from the large pa on the headland overlooking Awana stream mouth.  This pa was known as 'Te Pa a Wana' or the pa of Wana.  This chief, Te Wana, was a famous ancestor of Ngati Tai who lived in this area until the 17th century.  Rates quoted are generally off-peak    
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HARATAONGA
White sandy beach for surfing, swimming and fishing.  Literal meaning 'to violate the tapu of a sacred object' and the ancient name was brought from the Pacific homeland of 'Hawaiki'
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KAITOKE/CLARIS

Kaitoke is Maori for 'edible earth worms'. 

White sandy beach for swimming, surfing, fishing.  Close to Hot Springs walk and other walks.  Airport and i-site, mountain biking, golf, tennis, Art Gallery, bike hire, post/gift shop, chemist, bottle store, internet access, petrol/diesel, laundromat, medical centre, museum, police station.  Dining Out.  Rates quoted are generally off-peak    
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MEDLANDS
The traditional Maori name for the area is Oruawharo.  The name applies to the bay, the small islet and the pa standing on the foreshore in the middle of the beach.  The name dates back to the 14th century and the arrival of the Takitimu canoe on which Ruawharo was the leading chieftain.  The name also applies to the Sugarloaf where Ruawharo lived for a time although the Sugarloaf and the two larger offshore islands near it were also collectively referred to as 'Pitokuku' as their shape is likened to the pointed end of a mussel shell.  White sandy beach for surfing, swimming, snorkeling and fishing. Boat launch area. 

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OKIWI
A traditional Maori place name that means 'the place of the kiwi' although kiwi are not known to have inhabited this area.  Airport. White sandy beach for surfing, swimming, kayaking, fishing. Historic site (Wairarapa Graves) nearby..

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OKUPU
Traditionally known as Okupe or the place of Kupe, a famous chief who stayed there while improvising his canoe for ocean voyages.  Sandy beach for swimming, fishing - boat ramp.

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PORT FITZROY

Named after the first Governor, Robert FitzRoy, and spelt by the Captain of the HMS Beagle on Darwin's voyage, with a capital 'R' apparently to emphasize his royal (if unofficial) descent from Charles FitzRoy, first Duke of Southampton.

Sheltered harbours, general store, fuel, water, boat ramp, dive fills, Burger Bar (seasonal), Boat Club Bar & Restaurant, information centre. Kayaking, fishing, DoC walking tracks.

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Tryphena - Traditional Maori name for the harbour and area was 'Rangitawhiri' or 'the day of welcome' and refers to the powhiri received by the explorer 'Kupe' when he visited in the early 14th century.

Sandy beaches for swimming, kayaking, fishing, snorkelling.  Petrol/diesel available at Stonewall Store but not at the wharf. Kayak hire, charter boats, general store, bottle store, dive fills, laundromat, pottery.

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Whangaparapara - Name means muddy harbour.
Sheltered harbour, fair anchorage except N, NE and E. Mooring may be available through Great Barrier Lodge. Fuel, water, shop, boat ramp, dive fills, charter boat, kayak hire, hot springs walk, fishing.

Rates quoted are generally off-peak    
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