KIA ORA

The Gaelic translation for House By The Sea, 
Taigh Na Mara offers comfortable, well appointed Bed & Breakfast accommodation to travellers from all over the world. 

Located on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand on the sandy shores of Kuaotunu beach, you are welcome to come in, explore, and stay for a while.

“What a lovely place for Valentine’s Day! Thank you Carol for making our stay so nice and restful, nice walks, and beautiful beach. Taking in the night sky—what a treat.”
— Sue & Roger, UK, February 2020
“What a wonderful place. We’ve really enjoyed staying here. Great beaches, sea, weather, food...we could go on. Thanks again”
— Polly & Ben, UK, December 2019

QUICK INFO

15 Kawhero Drive
Kuaotunu
RD2 Whitianga 3592   New Zealand

Contact
info@taighnamara.co.nz

+64 7 866 5290 (Home)
+64 21 061 0431 (Mobile)

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Some snippets along the Karangahake Gorge section of the Hauraki Rail Trail. Southern end of the Coromandel Peninsula. Gorgeous scenery and some interesting history of gold mining days. Cycling and walk tracks. Definitely worth a visit #haurakirailtr
Another beautiful sunset this evening #sunset #sunset overcoromandelpeninsula #kuaotunusunset
My first attempt at making Naan bread. Bit more practice needed but tasted good—cumin seed and garlic. Paired with a vege curry for dinner #naan #naanbread #vegecurry #easydinner
Stunning morning in Kuaotunu. Thanks to my niece Stacey for this great pic taken on her walk this morning #calmwaters #kuaotunuriver #reflections #reflectionsonthewater
These two lovelies have taken to hanging out on my wall. Lots of kereru in the garden at the moment #kereru #nzwoodpigeon #justhangingout #nzbirds
Beautiful evening for a stroll on the beach #eveningstroll #settingsun #lovethecoromandel
Dessert for first family dinner now we’re in Level 2. Plum, lemon and ricotta cake — recipe courtesy of @dishmagnz. Delicious and definitely one to add to the B&b menu! #plumlemon ricottacake #ricotta #plumsndricotta #dishmagnz #deli
Autumn colours— the beautiful persimmon tree with delicious fruit to enjoy #persimmon #persimmontree #autumncolours #autumnleaves
Yesterday’s exercise—gathering seaweed for the garden. A great supply that was conveniently located by the boat ramp #seaweed #greatforthegarden #seaweedcompost
Some more goodies from the garden. Capsicums and dried herbs — thyme, oregano, and spearmint, harvested from herb prunings #driedherbs #gardengoodies #thyme #oregano #spearmint