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:

Kohukohu General Store

• Groceries, newspapers, magazines, hardware
• Open 7 days
• Phone 09 405 5804

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
• Open 10.00am to 7.00pm Check out the menu here>> this is the view>>

Opononi Four Square

• Green Bean Fruit & Vegies, Rawene
• Broadwood General Store
• Panguru Store
• Waimamaku 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
  • telephone 405 7716
  • hours Monday to Friday 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
• Kaikohe Pharmacy, Broadway, Kaikohe.

Postal Facilities:

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

• Kohukohu General Store
• Rawene Four Square Store
• Food Mart Omapere
• Opononi Four Square Store
• Broadwood Store
• Waimamaku General Store 

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
  • AA authorised breakdown garage.
  • Open weekdays from 7.30 am- 5.00 pm, weekends 8.00am – 4.00 pm
  • Full tyre and vehicle repairs with WOF for car, motorcycle and trailer weekdays only.
  • An after hours service is available for fuel or repairs, see the garage window for current phone numbers
• Broadwood
• Omapere G.A.S Station, SH 12, Omapere
• Waimamaku, SH 12 Waimamaku

Butcher:

• Broadwood Store
• Opononi Four Square
• Rawene Four Square Store

Liquor:

Hokianga Harbour Hotel Kohukohu

• Phone 09 405 5808

Opononi Resort Hotel, SH 12 Opononi

Opononi Four Square (wines & beer)

Omapere Foodmart

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 of month 

Healing

• Waiotemarama Healing Space
  • New 2 bedroom accommodation
  • Time out from your busy lifestyle
  • Individual healing programmes
  • Jillyan Baldwin
  • Phone 09 405 8082
  • Email >>

Hairdresser:

• Jude – house calls by arrangement -
  • Phone 09 405 8772
• Snips Rawene – Partnell Road, Rawene
  • Phone 0272 554 330

Dressmaker:

• Carol Zambuka, Old Lane Store,
  • Phone 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.