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For Te Araroa Trail Walkers
Mangawhai Travellers' Rest , at 4 Insley Street
Call Alan on 021 23 77242
in the centre of Mangawhai Village and is probably THE MOST CONVENIENT LOCATION in Mangawhai being across the road from Mangawhai Super Value Supermarket which is open from 8a.m. - 9p.m. every day. While you can probably get most of what you need here ( there's only the Pakiri camp store between Mangawhai and Puhoi ) the new New World supermarket is slightly off the trail at the new Mangawhai Central commercial centre between Mangawhai Heads and Mangawhai Village.
Kia ora ! ( of 10th of November 2026 )
TATA@449 ( Te Araroa Trail Angels at 463 km ) Call Alan on 02102377242
For SOBOs :
Getting to Mangawhai Village will give you a good start for your next day's walk out to the Te Arai and Pakiri beach section.
This is THE LAST stop in the Northland section. And your last big beach section.
The border of Auckland is only 3 kms south of Mangawhai Village ( on Black Swamp Road ) .
At Travellers' Rest you can camp out in the wild-flower and fruit tree-filled garden ($15), sleep in the outside shed or the Cottage ( $25 ) or we can set up a mattress in the music room ($25 ) or use the downstairs double room ($50 for two ). Free Wifi (fibre-optic 80mbps ), device charging, laundry, shower, use of the kitchen/refrigerator - N.B. it's a vegetarian kitchen.
Lisa and I ( Alan ) are travellers and are used to communal living and enjoy the energy walkers bring and you're welcome to hang out and relax in our home - a two-storey cottage built in 1914 - when there were only boats and no cars.
Call Alan on 02102377242 ( best to call - I don't always check for texts )
FREE PARKING !
Use of washing machine - or The Mangawhai Laundromat is 200 metres away - if you need to use their drying machines. ($10+?)
Listen to Te Araroa Tales : Interviews by Sarah Dean :
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