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Gulf Harbour Country Club |
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Rich and Jan are life members of the Gulf Harbour Country Club, they like to invite their guests to enjoy the club facilities, these include golf, tennis, squash, swimming, gym, sauna, spa and wining & dining upstairs in the members’ area.
Visit Gulf Harbour Country Club website: http://www.gulfharbourcountryclub.co.nz for more information or feel free to contact Jan and Rich to discuss the options available to guests staying at the Lakeside Retreat. Green fee rates on application.
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Other Local Attractions and Activities |
Shakespear Regional Park park offers a sanctuary with magnificent panoramic views. The inner Hauraki Gulf can be admired in all its glory and Auckland City can be seen on the horizon. |
Shakespear Regional Park
At Te Haruhi Bay the resident peacocks display. White-faced herons, stilts and dotterels frequent the tidal flats of Okoromai Bay, and tui and native pigeons flourish in the regenerating forest of Waterfall Gully.
Visit the ARC Website for Shakespear Park
Download the ARC Shakespear Park Map 
View detailed directions from LakeSide Retreat to Shakespear Regional Park here 
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As an open sanctuary you can visit Tiritiri Matangi and see some of New Zealand's most endangered birds in the wild, including takahe, kokako, saddleback and hihi or stitchbird.
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Tiritiri Matangi Isaland Scientific Reserve
Tiritiri Matangi ("looking to the wind" or "wind tossing about" is one of the most successful conservation projects in the world, located just 4km from the end of Whangaparaoa Peninsula and it's one of New Zealand's most important and exciting conservation projects.
360 Discovery ferries depart from Gulf Harbour, Wild Life Discovery pricing and schedule is available here.
Visit the DOC Website for Tiritiri Matangi Island.
Visit the Website for Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi Inc
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 Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort offers naturally hot mineral pools, Luxury Medi-Spa, massage and beauty therapies, water slides, picnic & BBQ areas and a licensed café. |
Waiwera Infinity Thermal Spa Resort
21 Main Road
Waiwera
Telephone: +64-9-427 8800 or 0800 WAIWERA
Visit their website: http://www.waiwera.co.nz
View detailed Directions from LakeSide Retreat to Waiwera here |
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A great way to explore the area and activites is by bike, we have two bikes available to our guests for hire at
$10 a day per bike |
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