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Postal Address - Tapeka Del Mar, PO Box 3115,
Auckland 1015. New Zealand
Holiday Home
Address - 22 Du Fresne Place, Tapeka
Point, Russell, Bay of Islands 0255
Telephone - New
Zealand 021 367700. International +64 21 367700 Fax - +64 9 307 3450
From the United Kingdom (after
8PM local time please) (0207) 1012849
From the USA (310) 469 0000 (after
3pm EST please)
Email -
info@tapeka.com
New Zealand
Public Holidays New
Zealand School Holidays
Australian School Holidays
How to get there
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Air New Zealand to Bay
of Islands Airport - Kerikeri (International Hub Auckland), shuttle to Paihia,
ferry to Russell and taxi to Tapeka. Flight time ex Auckland 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Auckland from Los Angeles 12 hours overnight
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arrangement from Auckland Airport, Ardmore Aerodrome or downtown Auckland.
Landing site 5 minutes from Tapeka. Flight time 1 hour 20 minutes
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Northliner (luxury express coach from
Auckland to Paihia) or Intercity bus from downtown Auckland to Paihia, ferry to Russell and taxi /
Tuk Tuk to Tapeka. |
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State highway 1 from Auckland over the harbour bridge north to Whangarei.
Continue north on SH 1 to Kawakawa taking Highway 11 and signs to Paihia and
Opua. Prior to Paihia turn right to Opua Car ferry (operates 6.40am - 9.50pm
every 10-15 minutes (no booking
required). Cost $NZ 10 per car and driver, $1 per additional passenger each
way). Follow signs to Russell, down main street and continue straight up the
hill at end (Flagstaff Hill - signs to Tapeka Point (Tapeka Road). This will
take you past the famous Flagstaff and down into Tapeka. Bear right at the bottom of the hill into Du
Fresne Place. Follow left up the hill (No 22) down pebble drive and
left. Total distance from central Auckland is approx 260KM. Total traveling time
including car ferry 3.5 - 4 hours) |
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Our local agents will meet you when you arrive
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speeding ticket - In New Zealand the issuing of speeding tickets to
generally law abiding drivers is a major source of revenue. The ticket
tolerance is 10km/hr so doing 111km/h or more on the open road (even when in a
passing lane or completing an overtaking maneuver is fair game. Look ahead for speed camera cars (unmarked
Ford / Mazda vans) parked at the roadside in suspicious
locations can snap you traveling in either direction. The low power
tight radar angle provides some advance warning for only the best radar detectors.
Latest revenue location is the northern side of the Wenderholm hill (just
past Waiwera) where the speed limit has quietly been reduced from 100km to
80km (80km in force Puhoi to Orewa) |
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Unmarked camera
vans, blue and orange city traffic cars and the blue and
yellow marked police highway patrol frequent State Highway 1 around the Silverdale Interchange on
the Northern Motorway (hiding up the on ramps), Orewa outskirts, between Orewa, Warkworth and Wellsford, Waipu straight
north, Marsden Point turnoff,
Whangarei urban areas and around passing lanes at Hikurangi and Hikeranui north
of Whangarei. Traffic police have instant on Ka band Stalker radars, hiding well off the road and
parking lights off at
night. Dual crewed cars and young eager constables love to cloak
themselves behind a large vehicle and then pull out to "button"
(instant on) a victim coming the other way. In rural areas the non highway
patrol (orange and blue) patrol cars
often carry radars and will use them - mostly in an always on
mode. Make sure you carry a drivers license on
you just in case.
Watch your speed ! - we don't want our
guests getting caught or injured. Enjoy the drive and scenery |
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