SurroundingsMahia Peninsula is the ultimate environment for outdoor enthusiasts and the Pacific Ocean beckons those who have a passion for water. Diving, fishing, boating, kayaking, waterskiing, windsurfing and swimming are all available right on your doorstep. Put out your pot and have fresh crayfish for breakfast. There’s a nine-hole links-style golf course where you could try a game at twilight and rub shoulders with locals and international travellers. There are plenty of opportunities for mountain-bikers, but the ultimate has to be the challenging “Old Clay Road” plunging from the top of the Wharerata Range back down to the sea at Mahanga. For walkers and trampers there are endless possibilities. On the peninsula you can walk the long sweeps of sandy beaches, or head for the bush in the Kinikini Reserve. A short drive will take you to Morere with extensive bush reserves and caves for the intrepid to explore. And afterwards you can take a long soak in the waters of the hot springs, long renowned for their therapeutic properties. Local rivers and streams offer trout fishing. Whitebaiting and duckshooting are also seasonal obsessions here. Drive a little further to the magnificent Urewera National Park and you have more bush and lakes than you can explore in a lifetime (including Waikaremoana, an icon world-wide for its unspoiled beauty). If your interests are more epicurean, Mahia lies between Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay. Both are famous for the wine and food they produce. Or you could just kick back on the deck of your dream home and live another perfect day in paradise.
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