Dog-Friendly Waihi Beach: Where to Stay, and the Best Walks for Your Dog
Planning a Waihi Beach holiday with the dog? One Fyfe is dog-friendly, and here’s our guide to the best local dog walks, the summer beach rules, and where dogs can’t go.
Waihi Beach with Kids: 10 Best Things to Do
From surf lessons to the Bowentown estuary and ice cream at the Bowentown Store – the honest parent’s guide to keeping kids happy at Waihi Beach.
6 Audiobooks for Peaceful, Screen-Free Family Road Trips
Six family audiobooks to make the drive to the bach the first nice bit of the holiday: How to Train Your Dragon, Anne of Green Gables, Narnia, and more. Screen-free and calm.
The One Fyfe Guide to Karangahake Gorge: Walks, Tunnels, and Swimming Holes
About 25 minutes inland from Waihi Beach, the Karangahake Gorge is the best day trip in the area, and the
Our Go-To Dips for Easy Summer Entertaining
Five easy summer dips for platters and al fresco entertaining: cooling tzatziki, a quick cannellini bean dip, a showstopping warm olive dip, and the Kiwi onion dip classic.
Our Go-To BBQ Marinades for Summer at the Bach
Our go-to summer BBQ marinades for the bach: a two-ingredient steak marinade, bright lime and fish sauce for snapper, a punchy pork sauce, and more. Start with good meat.
Our Go-To Salsas and Sauces for Al Fresco Summer Meals
Five quick, fresh salsas and sauces for summer barbecues and al fresco bach meals, from Mum’s mango salsa to chermoula and a virtuous pesto. Low effort, high reward.
Karangahake Gorge Historic Walkway: A Flat, Easy Walk or Cycle
About 25 minutes inland from Waihi Beach, the Karangahake Gorge is the best day trip going, and the Historic Walkway
The Karangahake Windows Walk: The Best Short Walk in the Gorge
If you only do one walk in the Karangahake Gorge, make it this one. The Windows Walk packs more into
Karangahake’s Dickey Flat: A Waterfall, a Swimming Hole, and a Walk to the Campground
Beyond the Windows Walk lies the gorge’s reward walk: out to the Dickey Flat waterfall, with its deep natural swimming
Rainy Days and Winter Beach Holidays: What to Do at Waihi Beach
Rain on your winter beach holiday at Waihi? The cosy plan: baking and board games at the bach, LEGO and gold in town, and a blustery beach walk.
The Ultimate Summer Couples Weekend: 48 Hours at Waihi Beach
A 48-hour summer couples weekend at Waihi Beach: sunset drinks, long coastal walks, sleep-ins, slow evenings on the deck, and lazy mornings. One Fyfe Beach Bach as your base.