64 Jesmond Rd, Karaka. Open from 8.30am. Pull off SH1 exit 461 to Drury.
2 Ngaruawahia Hakarimata Rail Track Leg Stretch
The 40-minute walk follows the route of the old Massey railway, where in 1933, a train careered off the track into the stream and the driver sacrificed his life to save others.
Waingaro Road, off Hakarimata Rd.
3 Duck Island Ice Cream Parlour
Best thing out of The Tron. Duck Island make batches of icecream with 18 flavours and dairy-free options.
300a Grey St, Hamilton East.
4 Tree Church in Ohaupo
Yes it's a church made out of trees with a grass floor and marble altar! Turn up with $15 to marvel at it.
119 West Rd, Ohaupo.
5 Waitomo Glow Worms
What better way to get your head into a trippy festy state than seeing thousands of tiny creatures radiating luminescent light from their backsides? A 45-minute detour will give you good glow worm action.
39 Waitomo Village Rd, Otorohanga.
6 Mike's Tasting Room
Stop at Mike's and let his good range of ales and lagers soothe you. If it's sunny the vast lawn would rival Gatsby, in a 'Naki kind of way.
487 Mokau Rd.
7 Len Lye
Make time for the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Len Lye Centre. It's free and mind-blowing. If you don't, then head to Public Catering Company, grab a gelato, and wander 100m to the foreshore to see Lye's mighty Wind Wand, and the Waving Wands 1.5km along the walkway. On the way home, stop at Tongaporutu where you can marvel at the Three Sisters and Elephant Rocks.
Lowdown
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