Getting There & Getting Around
By Plane -- Whangarei is a 40-minute flight from Auckland with Air New Zealand Link (tel. 0800/737-000 in NZ), which provides service several times a day. Great Barrier Airlines (tel. 0800/900-600) flies to Whangarei from Auckland on Friday and Sunday. The Airport Shuttle (tel. 09/437-0666) offers passenger service to Whangarei.
By Coach (Bus) -- Both InterCity (tel. 09/913-6100) and Northliner Express (tel. 09/307-5873) pass through Warkworth and Whangarei several times a day.
By Car -- Warkworth is about 1 hour north of Auckland; Whangarei is 2 hours away. The highway between Auckland and Whangarei has a high incidence of accidents, so drive carefully. If you need a rental car, the major companies have offices at the airport.
Visitor Information
The Whangarei i-SITE Visitor Centre, 92 Otaika Rd., Whangarei (tel. 09/438-1079; fax 09/438-2943; www.whangareinz.com), is open daily from 8:30am to 5pm with extended hours over summer. The Warkworth i-SITE Centre, 1 Baxter St., Warkworth (tel. 09/425-9081; fax 09/425-7584; www.warkworth-information.co.nz), is open daily from 9am to 5:15pm year-round (closed Dec 25). For Matakana information, check www.matakanacoast.com.
