Around 30 minutes’ drive from the campground, Waipu Caves is one of Northland’s best kept secrets. Impressive limestone formations, an underground lake and a galaxy of glow worms are just a short walk from the parking area. The main cave is 175 metres long and encloses one of the longest stalagmites in New Zealand (eight feet high and six feet in diameter!) …
Established in 1960, the Ruakaka Surf Life Saving Patrol is one the oldest active club in Northland. Volunteer Surf Lifesavers patrol the beach every weekend between Labour Weekend and Easter; with paid lifeguards providing the service Monday to Friday during the peak summer season …
Turn off SH1 onto Waipu Gorge Road at the bottom of the Northern side of the Brynderwyn Hills, and drive for about 6km until you see the sign for Piroa Falls on your right.
A 10 minute walk through native bush, down through a beautiful gorge and across the Ahuroa River brings you to the Falls …
The Ruakaka River Mouth is a breeding area for New Zealand Dotterel and Variable Oyster Catchers. It is also a regular roosting spot for the Godwit & Knott when the Whangarei Harbour experiences very high tides.
There are also Wildlife Refuges:
- The Waipu river mouth and estuary has international significance as a nesting or roosting area for New Zealand Dotterel …
Waipu Golf Club is a short 10 minute drive from Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park. Rated among the top 50 in New Zealand, this beautiful links-style course is available to all players, year round. Come and enjoy the magnificent panoramas across Bream Bay while you play, or enjoy the views from the deck of the clubhouse …
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Northland is legendary for its fishing, and Ruakaka Beach Holiday Park is the ideal place to use as a base for your fishing or diving trips. And, at the end of the day, our free gas BBQ’s are the perfect way to cook your catch.
If you’re fishing on the beach, there is 22kms of lovely white sand to fish from – surf casting, long lining and kite fishing off the sand are all popular ways to score your catch of the day …
Generations of families have learnt the skills of body surfing, boogie-boarding and surfing at Ruakaka; and our long beach is known by surfers from all over New Zealand as one of the Northland’s top spots to catch the waves.
Local legend Roger Hall manufactures bespoke boards with integrity, heart and soul by surfers dedicated to the art of Surfboards …
Bottle Nose and Common Dolphins live in Bream Bay all year round; with Orca, Pilot and large Baleen Whales also regular visitors to the bay and surrounding islands.
Keep an eye out for dolphins and whales while you are on the beach …
This unique and comprehensively planned marine village is found just within the mouth of the Whangarei Harbour and offers a waterfront lifestyle that is second to none. Complete with a world-class 230 berth Marina at it’s centre and surrounding residential development comprising impressive waterfront and near-waterfront sections …
The Whangarei Racing Club is an incorporated society, promoting and assisting the development of the sport of thoroughbred horse racing in Northland by conducting race meetings, horse training and other events and functions at its Ruakaka Racecourse on Peter Snell Road, Ruakaka …
Waipu Scottish Migration Museum tells a settlement story unique in New Zealand’s history and with its modern innovative approach it has won a reputation as one of New Zealand’s finest small museums.