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A short hour and a half drive from Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga lies the Coromandel, New Zealand’s favourite destination, with a population estimated around 26,700. Its unspoilt landscape and relaxed lifestyle make it an ideal holiday destination. Framed by native Pohutukawa trees on the western side, beautiful white sandy beaches on the east and divided by ranges cloaked in native rainforest, the Coromandel’s 400kms of coastline offers the visitor a truly distinctive blend of experiences.
Evidence of some of the earliest Polynesian settlement in New Zealand exists on the Coromandel. Historical interest points exist around every corner, telling the stories of the two great navigators Kupe and Cook and those who followed in their footsteps.
The Coromandel is blessed with some of New Zealand's best weather. Temperatures reach around 24 to 31 °C in the summer and on average 12 to 14 °C in the middle of the winter months.
Summer festivals include The Pohutukawa Festival (December), a celebration of the stunning trees that line the coastline; Keltic Fair (January 2), a fun, family days of crafts, music and entertainment; and ‘Coromandel Flavours’ Summer Festival, a feast of seafood, wild foods and organic wines held in February.
Most services (exception dentistry) are available in the town, with a wider range available from Thames (55 kilometres away) and the cities of Hamilton (two hours’ drive) and Tauranga (three hours). Generally the roads are good, although they can be windy along the coastline and on some unsealed inland routes.
Captain Cook visited the area in 1769 and observed the transit of the planet Mercury across the face of the sun hence the names of some of the region's beaches and bays - Mercury Bay and Cook's Beach. In the nineteenth century the peninsula teemed with human activity associated with the exploitation of timber, gold and kauri gum. Eventually the kauri and the accessible gold were exhausted and the gum market destroyed. The Coromandel lapsed into an economic and social decline that was eventually halted by the gradual growth of farming, fishing, horticulture and tourism. The land slowly "mended" and a new era of people moved into the area, one that valued the environment. Thirty four percent of the land on the peninsula is now administered by the eastland's most talented artists’ work.
Being in arms reach to many of the spectacular surroundings on the eastern side of the country, means there is an abundance of things to do and see in The Coromandel. Such things are Miranda Hot Springs and Shorebird Centre - on the Seabird Coast (en route to Coromandel), Kauaeranga Valley; great hiking trails, picnic areas and logging relics, Hahei Lookout, Rapaura Water Gardens on the West Coast, Goldfields Steam Train, near Coromandel, Cathedral Cove and hot water beach on the East Coast, Driving Creek Railway, Waihi Gold Mines, Karangahake Gorge - hiking trails, crafts and much, much more.
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A short hour and a half drive from Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga lies the Coromandel, New Zealand’s favourite destination, with a population estimated around 26,700. Its unspoilt landscape and relaxed lifestyle make it an ideal holiday destination. Framed by native Pohutukawa trees on the western side, beautiful white sandy beaches on the east and divided by ranges cloaked in native rainforest, the Coromandel’s 400kms of coastline offers the visitor a truly distinctive blend of experiences.
Cook's Beach. In the nineteenth century the peninsula teemed with human activity associated with the exploitation of timber, gold and kauri gum. Eventually the kauri and the accessible gold were exhausted and the gum market destroyed. The Coromandel lapsed into an economic and social decline that was eventually halted by the gradual growth of farming, fishing, horticulture and tourism. The land slowly "mended" and a new era of people moved into the area, one that valued the environment. Thirty four percent of the land on the peninsula is now administered by the eastland's most talented artists’ work.