Location

62 Seaview Rd, Paihia, New Zealand
Reservation Freephone: 0800 801 333
Phone: +64-9-402 7716 • Fax: +64-9-402 8512
Email: averillct@xtra.co.nz

The motel is situated within the Paihia Township, only 100 metres from a safe swimming beach that offers many activities including rowboats, sailboats, kayaks and parasailing. It is just a short, flat beachfront walk to the town centre where you can go gift shopping, post letters and cards, catch a ferry boat to Russell, take a cruise to the famous ‘Hole in the Rock’, or just relax in one of the many cafés on the water's edge.

In the evening you can cook your own meals in your unit, prepare a delicious barbecue and enjoy outside, or walk to one of the many restaurants, which serve up a variety of meals to suit everyone’s taste.

Attractions

Averill Court is an agent for all of the local tour operators. We can provide information and booking services free of charge for activities such as boat cruises, dolphin watching, fishing, sailing, bus tours up Ninety Mile Beach to Cape Reinga, horse treks, quad bikes and much, much more.

All boating departures are just a 10-minute walk along the waterfront and bus tours will pick up and drop off at the motel entrance.

If it is history that interests you, two of the must-see attractions are Waitangi, a 5-minute drive away, or Russell, 15 minutes by ferry.

Waitangi is the birthplace of New Zealand, where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the Maori and colonisers in 1840. A guided tour of the beautiful grounds and Whare Nui (carved meeting house) overlooking the sea is a must. Go back in time as you explore the original governor general’s house, which has been restored as a museum, and see the 30-metre-long waka (canoe).

Russell, a lovely little village, was originally a whaling settlement and is home to the oldest pub in the country, a church with musket fire holes and many other historical buildings.

With a little more time to spare, you could take a 15-minute drive north to Kerikeri. This township has many things on offer – further historical sights and tours, including the famous Old Stone Store, acclaimed vineyards, Makana chocolate factory, locally grown fresh produce and more retail outlets to satisfy the shopper.