Shops & Services

A list of the Shops and Services available to visitors to the Hokianga (See also “Travellers Tips” for general advice to make your visit more enjoyable).

Note: At the moment the only ATMS in the Hokianga are at the Service Station at Omapere, accessible from 7 am to 7 pm when the Station is open. Also the Four Square store at Rawene.

We suggest that you bring some cash with you.

Hokianga Ferry:

The Vehicle Ferry, Kohu Ra Tuarua’, operates a regular service across the Harbour from Rawene to The Narrows, about 3 Km from Kohukohu.

Tickets are purchased on board the Ferry. Payment may be either by cash or by using the on-board ATM machine which accepts EFTPOS cards and VISA and MASTERCARD credit cards.The machine does not dispense cash. There is currently an early ferry leaving The Narrows (Kohukohu) at 7.00am week days.

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General Stores – groceries, food, household supplies:

Goldfish Corner, SH 12, Waima

• Phone 09 405 2175

Omapere Food Mart

• Groceries, newspapers, magazines, hardware
• Open 7 days
• Phone 09 405 8892

Opononi Takeaways

• phone 09 405 8065
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Opononi Four Square

Green Bean Fruit and Veges Rawene
Broadwood General Store
Panguru Store
Waimamaku Store
Kohukohu General Store

Medical Services:

Doctors and medical services throughout the Hokianga are based at the hospital at Rawene, but there are clinics in most of the bigger towns around the Hokianga.

For doctors, hospital appointments, or appointments at any of the clinics, telephone 09 405 7709. For emergencies ring 111.

There is also a medical Centre in Kaikohe, the Broadway Health Centre, telephone 09 401 2473.

The Health scheme and the Emergency Services around the Hokianga are rather special.

Chemists – Pharmacies:

In New Zealand prescription medicines are dispensed by Chemists at a Pharmacy. You will have to pay for some prescriptions. The Pharmacy also sells healthcare products, personal medical requirements and first aid supplies.

Rawene Pharmacy, 15 Parnell Street, Rawene Ph 405 7716                                                                  Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Kaikohe Pharmacy, Broadway, Kaikohe.

Postal Facilities:

Postal facilities (stamps, packaging, post boxes) are available at most of the general stores around the Hokianga

Internet Facilities:

Waimamaku Resource Centre

i-Site, SH 12, Opononi

Kohukohu Library – but you should check that the library is open.

Copthorne Resort, Omapere has Fivo Cards for guest with their own laptops, which allows the guests to dial up at the Hotel.

Rawene Library – Thursday and Saturday mornings.

Service Stations:

Rawene Service Station
Broadwood
Omapere G.A.S Station, SH 12, Omapere
Waimamaku, SH 12 Waimamaku

Butchers:

Broadwood Store
Opononi Four Square
Rawene Four Square Store

Liquor:

Hokianga Harbour Hotel Kohukohu Phone 09 405 5808
Opononi Resort Hotel, SH 12 Opononi
Omapere Foodmart
Opononi Four Square (wines & beer)
Rawene Four Square Store
Horeke Tavern
Hokianga Liquor Centre, Masonic Hotel, Rawene

Laundrette:

Omapere, next to GAS Service Station
Rawene, opposite Service Station

Photocopying:

Omapere Area School (during school hours)
Omapere Museum
Waimamaku Resource Centre

Library:

Rawene
Old Court House, Parnell Street
Open Thursday 9a.m. till 12 noon, Saturday 9a.m. till 1 p.m.

Kohukohu
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Friday evening 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wireless Internet available. Phone Library 09 405 5710 or Librarian Jacky Kelly 09 405 5815

Church Services:

All Saints Church, Rawene  Anglican or Methodist Service 9 a.m. first and third Sunday

Healing

Waiotemarama Healing Space

• New 2 bedroom accommodation
• Time out from your busy lifestyle
• Individual healing programmes
• Jillyan Baldwin  Phone 09 405 8082
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Hairdresser:

Jude – house calls by arrangement Ph 09 405 8772
Kourtz Hairdesign Rawene Ph 09 946 6550

Dressmaker:

Carol Zambuka, Old Lane Store, Ph 09 405 7554

Sports:

Golf- Broadwood Golf Club
Golf – Rawene Golf Club
Bowls – Opononi
Bowls – Rawene

Bus Services

Check on departure times with the i-Site – phone 09 405 8869. Magic Bus is running a Tuesday /Thursday /Sunday route Paihia/Opononi/Waipoua Forest/Auckland.

Kings Eco Tours offer tours and transport to and from the Bay of Islands book at i-Site Bay of Islands.

The Kaikohe Bus Co. offers a service from Kaikohe which connects with the Inter City buses to Auckland at Kawakawa.  Contact the i-Site at Opononi for bookings and information.