Kerikeri Mission Station, Kerikeri The garden surrounding the oldest wooden building in NZ (1821) is the oldest continuously cultivated garden in New Zealand. (Also known as Kemp House.)
Address: 246 Kerikeri Road, Kerikeri Basin
Open- 10.00am to 5.00pm daily, November to April, 10.00am to 4.00pm daily, May to October
Closed- Christmas Day, Good Friday
Entrance fee- $5.00 adult (2000)
Owner- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Tel +64 9- 407-9236 Fax +64 9-407-9246
Kerikeri Mission Station & the Stone Store
Pompallier House Traditional gardens surround the rammed earth building constructed in 1841 for the Roman Catholic Mission
Address: The Strand, Russell.
Open- 10.00am to 5.00pm daily, summer & school holidays
Guided tours only during winter
Closed- Christmas Day
Entrance fee- $5.00 adult
Owner- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Tel +64 9-403-7861; Fax +64 9-403-8588
The seafront from Pompallier House
Clendon House Built by James Reddy Clendon and lived in by the family for over 100 years.
Address: Clendon Esplanade, Rawene
Open- 10.00am to 5.00pm daily, November to April
Closed- Christmas Day, Good Friday & winter months
Entrance fee- $5.00 adults
Owner- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Tel +64 9-405-7874
Whangarei Quarry Gardens, Whangarei Sub-tropical plants, 2 waterfalls, a lake and rocky stream, succulents, bromeliads and entrances to variety of Western Hills walking tracks (native bush).
Address: Russell Rd, Whangarei
Owner- Whangarei Quarry Gardens Trust
Facilities- Cafe under construction, WC when main building open
Directions- Turn left into Russell Rd off the main highway north. Russell Road is the first road on left past the main Whangarei traffic lights beside Burger King.
Contact- Tel +64 9-437-0328
Email: whangarei.gardens@xtra.co.nz Website www.whangareiquarrygardens.org.nz/index.htm
Whangarei Quarry Gardens, Whangarei
Stone Store, Kerikeri Part of the Kerikeri Mission Station the Stone Store is the oldest stone building in New Zealand (1832-36)
Open- Daily 10.00am to 5.00pm, November to April
10.00am to 4.00pm daily, May to October
Closed- Christmas Day, Good Friday
Entrance fee- $5.00 adult
Owner- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Tel +64 9 407-9236; Fax +64 9 407-9246
Treaty House Gardens, Waitangi A cottage garden surrounds the Treaty House and leads to the expansive grounds with many trees and an area of native forest.
Address: Te Henare Drive, Waitangi National Reserve, Paihia
Open- Daily 9.00am to 5.00pm
Closed- Christmas Day
Entrance fee- $8.00 adult (house & garden)
Owner- Waitangi National Trust Board
Tel +64 9-402 7308; Fax +64 9-402 8303
Treaty house and grounds, Waitangi
Te Waimate Mission House, Waimate North Garden surrounds rare surviving mission station (1832).
Address:Te AhuAhu Road, Waimate North
Open- Daily 10.00am to 5.00pm, November to April
Closed- Christmas Day, Good Friday & winter months
Entrance fee- $5.00 adult
Owner- New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Tel/Fax +64 9-405-9734
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