Waikanae Beach

TOP 10 Holiday Park
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Motels

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With our range of options to suit you and the family.

Outdoor areas with picnic tables and trees providing privacy from the road.

Go to sleep with the sound of the waves crashing against the golden sand and wake up to a great little holiday spot!

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Cabins

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Cabins are perfect for backpackers or just a place to rest your head, nice and close to all the facilities, with a BBQ area right outside the rooms. 

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Sites

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Beautiful beachfront Sites with tall trees surrounding the park for some shade from the sun.

Bring the family and spread out over our many sites.

Perfect spot for Caravans, Motorhomes and Tents all year round.

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About Waikanae Beach TOP 10

Our team here at Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park welcomes you into our place at the heart of Gisborne City, we are so lucky to have this little slice of paradise and can't wait to share it with you!

Come to Gisborne and take the 10minute walk around the water into town where you can visit our local shops, drink our local wines & taste our local food.

Once the food and drink has settled head to one of our beautiful beaches for a surf, swim or get the family together for a walk to complete a fun filled day in our gem of a City!

Can't wait to show you around!

 

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Park Facilities

At Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park we want to ensure you have the best Gisborne experience, leave here wanting to come back & loving our little treasure of a town as much as we do!

We have the accommodation to suit the needs of all.

Our wide range of activites to keep the children happy with the beach on your doorstep, great for swimming,surfing,boggie boards or buliding sand castle, Tennis courts and two different playgrounds to choose from.

For the rainy days we have our T.V room with sky, table tennis, computers and more.

But don't worry we didn't forget about the adults, with our surfboard & Bike hire and knowledgeable staff to help you plan your stay -Wine Tastings -Beautiful seafood -Natural rockslides and waterfalls plus so much more!  

  • BBQ Area
  • Bike Hire
  • Boogie Board Hire
  • Card Phone
  • Communal Kitchen facilities
  • Communal Shower & Toilet facilities
  • Cot Hire available
  • Dump Station
  • DVD Player Hire
  • Games Room
  • High Chair Hire available
  • Internet Kiosk
  • Laundry
  • Linen Hire
  • Mountain Bike Hire
  • Playground
  • Shop Onsite
  • Surfboard Hire
  • Towel Hire
  • TV Room
  • TV Room with SKY
  • Wireless Internet
  • Boat/Car Wash facilities
  • Car Wash facilities
  • Blanket Hire
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Attractions

Tairawhiti Museum & Te Moana Maritime Museum
This award-winning complex houses a fine collection of Maori and European artifacts, an extensive photographic collection and art galleries which exhibit local, national and international art works. Shop specialises in local art and craft. Te Moana Maritime Museum includes the wheelhouse salvaged from S.S. Star of Canada which sank off Kaiti beach in 1912, a collection of historic surfboards and maritime artifacts.
Cost: $5.00
Wyllie cottage
Built in 1872, is a six-roomed cottage furnished in the early colonial style. It was the first house built on the northern side of the Taruheru River and is now the oldest house still standing in Gisborne
Cost: Free
Cook's Landing site National Historic Reserve

At Kaiti Beachmarks the place where Captain Cook landed on the 9th October, 1769

Cost: Free
Captain Cook's and Young Nick's statues
Are sited at the mouth of Turanganui River near Waikanae Beach. Cabin boy, Nicholas Young, was the first crewman on board Cook's barque Endeavour to sight New Zealand in 1769. Young Nick's Head, the striking headlands protecting the southern opening of Poverty Bay bears his name.
Cost: Free
Eastwoodhill Arboretum
A world-renowned tree and shrub collection in a rambling,park setting including hills,valleys,ponds and formal gardens. A great place to visit in all seasons. The largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees south of the Equator, Eastwoodhill is the national arboretum of New Zealand. Enjoy a stunning variety of walking tracks for all levels of fitness and mobility. Guided tours, accommodation and catering services are available by prior arrangement.
Cost: Adult $10.00
Botanical Gardens
Located off Aberdeen Road on the banks of Taruheru River, is a 4ha park featuring trees,ponds, rose and cactus collections, an aviary and a children's play area.
Cost: Free
Adventure Playground
Located on Awapuni Road near Midway Beach, contains a boating lake and play equipment
Cost: Free
Morere Hot Springs
A 30 minute drive out of Gisborne is this beautiful native bush reserve and Thermal pools. With a variety of refreshing cool and rejuvenating hot mineral pools in a natural rain forest setting. A choice of bush walks- from 10 minutes to 2 and 3 hour hikes, through the 364 hectare Morere Springs scenic reserve. Plus cafe, picnic ground, children's pools and playground, art & crafts, and massage day spa.
Cost: $6.00
Gisborne Olympic Pool Complex
A 50m, 7 lane pool, with a 33m outdoor recreational pool, Dive pool with diving boards, 98m Hydro-slide, Outdoor toddlers pool with slide, and hot spa/therapy pools. Located on Centennial Marine Drive at Midway Beach, a great family complex that runs swim clubs and activity programmes such as kayaking and surfing. Also with BBQ facilities and accommodation, this complex uses a locally grown, renewable source of energy to heat the pool water.
Cost: Adult swim $3.60, Child $2.60
Gisborne Surf Beaches

Gisborne is world famous for its variety of great surf. With Waikanae perfect or learners to Wainui and Makarori just up the coast, with beach and point breaks suitable for all levels

Cost: Free
Rere Rock slide $ Rere Falls
Located around 50K inland from Gisborne is this Photogenic waterfall,picnic area and swimming hole. The Rere rock slide is a 60metrewater slide just up the road from the waterfall. Take boogie-boards,wetsuits, inflatable mattress or simply a rubber inner tube to slide down this amazing natural water slide
Cost: Free

Club Benefits

Our team at Gisborne TOP 10 have put together a number of fantastic local Club member benefits. We will be delighted to help you make bookings or provide additional information.

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Wharf Cafe, Bar & Restaruant

Welcome to The Wharf

The menu changes seasonally and is complemented by an extensive wine list focusing on local and national wines.

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Surfing with Frank

Learn to Surf

$5.00 off a private lesson

$5.00 off for each in a group lesson (maximum of 3 in the lesson)

If four or more want to go in a group, one goes free.

 

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Emerald Beauty Spa

Gisbornes leading Skin Specialists & Day Spa

Free eyebrow shape with any service booked at the Emerald Beauty Spa.

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Gisborne Wine Centre

The home of Gisborne Wine

Weekly Tasting flight for only $10.00 for TOP 10 members.

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Gisborne Cycle Tours

Cycle up an appetite!

Captain Cook City Tour:

Includes either a platter or lunch, a guide for 2.5hours and bikes for the day.

$80.00 for 1person or $65.00 p.p for 2 or more.

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Preet Indian Tandoori Restaurant

Total satisfaction is their commitment

Save 10% on your meal when dining at this delightful Indian Restaurant 

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Dive Tatapouri

Famous for its wild Stingray feeding

5% Off Stingray Feeding with Dive Tatapouri

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Stand up Paddle Board Hire

Beach Fun For all ages!

$5.00 off Stand Up Paddle Board Hire for all TOP10 Members!

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House of Hair

Time for a change or just a tidy up?

Visit the team at House of Hair for 10% off haircuts, only 5minute walk from the Holiday Park! 

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Olympic Pools

Fun for the family!

10% Discount at the Olympic Pool admissions and the shop.

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Moananui Massage

Relaxation Massage

10% off a relaxation massage at Moananui Massage.

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MV TAKITIMU

$5.00 off per couple!

This fabulous piece of maritime history is the perfect way to experience Gisborne from the water.

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Wrights Vineyard and Winery

organic biodynamic natural low allergen wines

Wrights Wine would like to offer TOP 10 members $5.00 off any wine purchased at their cellar door along with FREE wine tasting!

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Getting There

We are located at the south end of the Pacific Coast Highway, along State Highway 35. Traveling south from Opotiki around the east cape.

Alternatively we are reached via State Highway 2. Coming from the north at Opotiki, it is 147km (2hrs) through Waioeka Gorge. Alternatively from the south, from Napier through Wairoa it is 216km (3hrs)

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Contact Details

Hosts: Matt & the team
Address: 280 Grey Street
Gisborne
New Zealand
Postal Address: 280 Grey Street
Gisborne 4010
New Zealand
Reservations Phone: 0800 867 563
Phone: +64 6 867 5634
Fax: +64 6 867 9765