TAIRUA

Our home base is Tairua.

Tairua in Maori translates to Two Tides.

Tai meaning tide.

Rua meaning two.

In Tairua, Nature constantly reminds us of the ebb and flow of life. Tairua sits beside a beautiful harbour, fed by the Tairua river. Every six hours the Pacific Ocean (Te Moana Nui a Kiwa) cleanses the harbour with the incoming beautiful fresh blue water. Then the following six hours, it everything ebbs back out to sea on the outgoing tide.

From our base, you can see Ruamahuaa , The Aldermen Islands, the remnants of an offshore 8 million year old super volcano 12 nautical mile offshore. These islands are protected and are still home to NZ’s native reptile, the Tuatara. We’re blessed with so many more islands to explore in every direction when we leave the harbour, some of which we can land on, such as Slipper Island (Whakahau).

Tairua Beach is a beautiful golden 1.5km long sandy beach, and within half an hour borth and south we have another 20 or so beaches, many deserted most of the time, to explore.

Our back drop is the ancient volcanic range of the Coromandel Peninsula, with the mighty Pinnacles sitting right behind us, and the second highest peak Kaiterakihi sitting south of that. From the ocean on our adventures we can see the Coromandel’s highest peak, Moehau at the north of the Coromandel.

Apart from snow and ice, which we definitely do NOT have!, The Coromandel is the perfect micro-ism of New Zealand, with a west and east coast, volcanic range running down the middle, rich in geological wonders and the origins of both the Polynesian and European cultures that came to live on this land together, a rich biodiversity, limitless beaches to explore.

Tairua is a place to slow right down, stay for a good amount of time, and explore in each direction.

Carl has grown up here, exploring and letting nature be the teacher all his life, and reckons, that at 50 there is still more to unfold. Come and let him show you the wonders of Tairua, through his lens.