Category Archives: on the road
Waipu Murals
Tee-hee! On a recent roadtrip to Northland we had to stop in on Waipu, just to laugh like little kids at its name. The place is actually a nice little town with plenty of Settler history, Op-Shops (charity shops) galore … Continue reading
PiwiWiwi Camper Car Trial Run
PiwiWiwi’s new creation, the ‘Camper Car’, needed testing. Niall decided it was his turn to get away. Here’s his photo-story of the great little surfing, camping, getting-away-from-it-all trip he had: Our Camper Cars are available now. Prices are here. Booking … Continue reading
50th customer
Piwiwiwi have had a very busy first summer. We’ve gone from having no practical experience of running a rental company to our 50th customer & so far they’re all happy ones too. We think we’ll have a little celebration! 50th … Continue reading
Back roads to Waitomo
With a busy summer just around the corner, PiwiWiwi decided to take a break from the office and head off on a mini road trip. We’d heard about the back roads route to Waitomo from the staff at the Raglan … Continue reading
Cook Strait Ferry options North to South Island
To cross from New Zealand’s North Island to its South Island (or visa-versa) you need to get a ferry across the Cook Strait. This is one of the most beautiful ferry journeys anywhere on earth so think of it as … Continue reading
Mount Maunganui Stopover
The PiwiWiwi crew had a couple of reasons to head over to Mount Maunganui: Niall had promised more help with the ‘Rena’ oilspill cleanup; we had a car to collect and Anna hadn’t left Raglan for a week or so … Continue reading
Campgrounds in Raglan
We’ve been asked a couple of times where’s good to camp in Raglan. To save re-typing it, here’s a summary: There’s four campgrounds in Raglan. They are: Raglan Kopua Holiday Park. This is near town & family oriented. Facilities are … Continue reading
