Kaipaki- kai meaning food in Maori and paki meaning good, its reknowned for lush soil ,lovely galleries,cafes , delicious restuarants,3 minutes drive to the mystery creek feild days, we are 10 minutes from Cambridge - horse capital of nz ,beautiful horse studs ,old english trees ,wonderful shops, cafes, 20 mins to the world rowing champs in Karapiro.
Te Awamutu is known for stunning roses and a great variety of bars, the astronomy centre in kihikihi ,the hometown of Neil and Tim Finn ( crowded house)plus lovely cafes and restuarants
Hamilton 10 minutes away a great place to shop, bar hop, stunning Hamilton gardens,rugby , cricket grounds,claudelands show grounds for events, the v8 race cars sweep right through town,also a fabulous musuem and gallery called Artspost.
Mount Pirongia which proves a vigorous walk or mountain bike -- in the township a great bar and lovely cafes to re energize 3/4 an hour to the west coast Raglan, cute galleries and cafes and Tony Sly pottery and Kawhia/Aotea horse treks fishing or to just stop and enjoy the peace and solitude of the beautiful vast sun sets cast over the shining black sand beaches,plus the freshest tastiest fish and chips ever!
Tuaranga and The Coromandel would be to 1 -1/2 hour drive and is well worth visiting its stunning beaches, great fishing,lovely galleries, shops,wineries and cafes.
Waitomo caves is a 50-minute drive and loads to do here horse treks, cave walks {amazing}, and for the adventurous black water rafting
Otorohanga you pass through to the waitomo caves has some delicious cafes and great tourist shops and the wonderful kiwi house which breeds the brown and spotted kiwi close to extinction as well as some of New Zealands rarest birds,tui saddle back,bellbird, the wood pigeon and the famous tuatara which is near extinction also . The famous Rotorua sulfur city! this too is a place not to be missed it takes just under an hour to get there and has loads to do trout fishing, hangis, traditional maori dance learn more of the culture ,zorb balling,luging in cart cars ,gondala rides , bungy jumps,tree top walks , amazing mountain bike tracks plus white water rafting.
Special conditions:
This cottage is perfect for a family or group booking it is close and convieniant to Cambridge,Hamilton,Te awamutu; if people are looking to invest in the area; this provides all you need with the space and privacy to come an go whilst property hunting............ we wish we had this when we moved here. How ever we do expect all families and groups to leave property as they find it - tidy and clean or a cleaning bill will be added to the final total. PLEASE NO SMOKING INSIDE AND NO PETS!

Extras: Cleaning (Optional, NZ$60.00 per stay); Linen (included); extra person (Optional, NZ$40.00 per person);