Havelock North

Table of Contents: Culture and History / Travel to Havelock North, visa requirements / Get around / Havelock North attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Havelock North souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Havelock North nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out More from Hastings %28New Zealand%29: Havelock North

Havelock North is a city in the Hawkes Bay region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.

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Culture and History

• Havelock North has a population of about 14000. It is a 'suburb' of Hastings, but the locals consider themselves separate. It strives to maintain a 'village' feel about the town despite its size.

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Travel to Havelock North, visa requirements

• A varity of turnoffs from the main highway through Hastings.

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Get around

• Driving is the best option, although because of its compact nature walking is also an option.

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Havelock North attractions and sightseeing

• The views from the top of Te Mata peak are spectacular, but the road up is poorly marked. Ask any of the frindly 'villagers' how to get up there.

• The half a dozen or so really close winerys.

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City tours

• Go for a swim at the ever popular Undercliff on Tukituki River.

• A short distance down the Te Mata peak from the car park is a cave that is rumoured to extend for kilometers. People have estimated it ends somewhere underneath Hereworth School. It's slightly difficult to find and would be very dangerous during rain. This should only be for experienced cavers. To find it: Go to the redwoods car park just after the stone gates. Go down the hill to your right (facing away from road) through the trees folling the bottom of the valley. It's about 300m down the hill and you will need to jump a fence. Keep following the gully and you will know you are there when you see a rusted green Ford Escort. Make sure you let someone know where you are going, just in case.

• Go to the top of Te Mata Peak.

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Shopping, Havelock North souvenirs

• Havelock North is home to many privatly owned upmarket stores and is the "trendy" place to go shopping in Hawkes Bay, besides Napier.

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Good restaurants and cheap meals

• Jacksons on Jolls bakery offers the best bakery food in town.

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Havelock North nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

• There is plenty of wine. They are especially known for their reds.

• The Happy Tav and Loading Ramp are the trendiest places to go clubbing and offer all sorts of bar type alcohol.

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Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

• There are a few hotels, but the majority can be found in Hastings

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Get out

• Visit nearby Hastings, Clive, Ocean beach, Waimarama or the gannet colony at Cape Kidnappers near Clifton.

• Havelock North is the gateway to Elsthorpe

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