Maketu
About halfway between Tauranga and Whakatane is the small seaside village of Maketu, one of the area's least-developed places and one of the first points of M?ori landfall. Maketu is an important area for seabirds, and is host to a small colony of endangered New Zealand dotterel.
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Elsewhere in Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty
Tauranga >
Restaurants (8), Things to do (5), Hotels (5)
Around Hahei >
Restaurants (3), Things to do (5), Hotels (3)
Thames >
Restaurants (3), Things to do (5), Hotels (2)
Coromandel Town >
Restaurants (3), Things to do (3), Hotels (3)
Waihi to Paeroa >
Restaurants (4), Things to do (4), Hotels (1)
Whakatane >
Restaurants (3), Things to do (2), Hotels (3)