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COROMANDEL LIFE LATE SPRING / HOLIDAY 2018

0800 COVE TOUR

haheiexplorer.co.nz

Prices:

Adult $95, Child $50 (3-15 years), Family $260 (2 Ad/2Chn)

Departures:

Summer - 9am, 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm.

Winter - after 4pm and 2pm. Departs from the south end of Hahei

Beach, off Wigmore Cresent.

Only 10 minutes drive from Hot Water Beach, overseas visitors and

kiwis alike are discovering the adventure of our unique boat tour

operating within the Cathedral Cove marine reserve, on the beautiful

Coromandel Peninsula, Hahei.

07 866 3887 • 8 Pye Place • Hot Water Beach • Whitianga

A favourite of locals and visitors,

Hot Waves is just a minute’s stroll

from Hot Water Beach. Enjoy

gourmet dining inside or out

on this one-acre native garden

teaming with bird life.

One of the best eateries

on the Coromandel

Open 7 days 8:30am-4pm • Fridays till 8:30pm for Open Mic & Pizza night

Open 7 days 9.30am - 5.00pm

3/3 GRANGE RD

HAHEI

07 866 3033

wall art

prints and cards by Rachel Olsen and Charlotte Giblin

gorgeous NZ made skincare

paua & silver jewellery

stunning hats for summer

toys for all ages

art & cook books

cards

gift wrapping

exclusive range by studio k

Our Deli provides our very popular Habitat condiments,

a collection of specialty foods and smallgoods and a selection of kitchenware.

COME IN AND BROWSE OUR EXTENSIVE GIFT RANGE

beach habitat

in

H A H E I

New Totem

for

Although Neil and Karen Vowles from The Pour House in lovely Hahei

rarely get to go into town together, they decided to nip out for a

celebratory lunch last December as it was Neil’s birthday.

On the drive home from Whitianga, they saw a young man – barefoot

and carrying a lot of luggage – hitching a lift. Karen shared, “He looked

a bit like Jesus so we thought he must be OK.” Chatting as they drove

they discovered that Francis was a French Canadian travelling the

world learning regional woodcrafting skills. At home in Quebec, he

carved totem poles. Karen and Neil looked at each other and both

thought, “That’s just what we need in the beer garden!”

Unfortunately, Christmas was coming soon and Francis was to leave

the country at the end of January, so they suggested he make contact

when he returned to NZ in two year’s time. However, three days later

Francis walked up the garden path of The Pour House, found Karen

and said, “I thought I should come and see you.”

“This was amazing”, explains Karen, “because as soon as we dropped

him off, we regretted not biting the bullet and asking him to come back

with us to create something.” Francis would carve their totem after all.

“Within 24 hours, a 5m piece of macrocarpa was sourced from a

local farmer, and within 48 hours Francis was set up on a nearby farm

kitted out like an advert for Worksafe NZ! His work attire was so totally

different to his hitchhiking gear!” says Karen. “After a few days, Neil

suggested that we relocate Francis to our beer garden where he could

demonstrate his craft for The Pour House customers to watch.”

And indeed, in the next few weeks, children, pensioners, young hipsters

and visitors alike were impressed and fascinated with this talented

carver. “Francis would even encourage them to practice a bit on the

sculpture. So many eventually ‘put their mark’ on the carving too.”