CELEBRATIONS FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY

Let us supply transport and arrange venues for your family celebration your Hens’ Party your business Social Club outing.

It’s always enjoyable to celebrate together as a group in a relaxed & convivial atmosphere. We can ensure that your outing is tailored to your specific requirements relating to venue time constraints and budget.

Transport is door-to-door.

All of our current tours will be able to return home within 24 hours if there is a Lockdown.

Sunday Lunch

Come on our circuit of monthly Sunday Lunches to a range of venues or book a date that you require for a special occasion.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6 - PUNNET EATERY & INSPIRIT GALLERY
This Tamahere venue used to be a Strawberry Farm. Now a thriving eatery. Punnet specialises in rustic fine dining, and loves creating special experiences for you to enjoy.
Next to Punnet Eatery, The Country Providore has a wonderful selection of fresh gourmet foods & you'll find goodies and special-occasion treats for yourself or someone else.
After lunch, we will move on to Inspirit Studio & Gallery, whose mission is "to support and promote highest quality original New Zealand art and design with an emphasis on representing leading local artists."

COST: $68.00 - Door-to-door transport & venue entry. Lunch at additional cost.

Details at
PUNNET EATERY & INSPIRIT GALLERY | Smore Newsletters for Business

Upcoming General Tours:

Mid-Week Tours & Garden-Related Tours

We travel monthly to areas our clients have requested or that we have chosen

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 - AFTERNOON TEA WITH ANNAH STRETTON
"It started with a dare. To prove to my father that it was easier to move from a right brain to a left brain career, I embarked on an accountancy degree. To help apply all the theory, I also started working for an accountancy firm who just happened to have a fashion client. That connection was to become the beginning of my fashion career and the end of my accountancy career." annahstretton.co.nz

Annah is the founder and CEO of the Stretton Group. She is highly regarded as a successful entrepreneur, leader, social change activist, author, and public speaker. Annah’s clothing label has been loved by women of a variety of ages for over 30 years.
Join Annah, the guest speaker at the afternoon tea held for charity by Abbeyfield BOP. The event, held at The Katikati Bowling Club, will showcase Annah's fashions & have a sales-table of homewares & accessories. there will also be a Live Auction, on the day.
COST: $95.00 - Talk, afternoon tea, door-to-door transport. Details at:
AFTERNOON-TEA WITH ANNAH STRETTON! | Smore Newsletters for Business

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 - MAYWARD GARDENS & BEE NZ

We have a really special venue right on our door-step - Bee NZ

This venue, as well as producing exquisite honey, also makes beautiful candles, chocolates, skincare & other delights. We will receive a presentation, tasting & factory tour on our arrival at the premises in Katikati.

After a short stop in Karikati, we will proceed to Mayward Gardens, Whakamarama.

This large country garden, in a bush setting features ponds and streams enhanced with massed plantings of rhododendrons, azaleas, maples, hostas, irises, and azalea mollises. A short bush walk beside a sparkling stream that meanders through stunning natives adds particular interest to this unique garden.

We will have a light afternoon tea at this venue (tea/coffee, biscuits)
COST Door-to door transport (Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, early Papamoa, early Lakes) & all other costs except additional food/drink- $65.00 pp. Details at: MAYWARD GARDENS & BEE NZ | Smore Newsletters for Business

APRIL 17- TOP NOTCH MACADAMIAS, PATETONGA

Top Notch Macadamias is north of Morrinsville, in the Waikato. The elevated orchard is home to over 1500 macadamia trees, many native birds and one lovely old dog. A lot of people are surprised to hear about macadamias growing in this regioN, but lots of sun provides a micro-climate ideal for a flourishing macadamia orchard.

We will depart Tauranga at 9.00, after pick-ups. We expect to arrive at the orchard at 10.30 & have a morning tea before our tour of the venue's orchard & factory. We will then travel on to Paeroa via Kerepehi & you will have time in Paeroa to shop. We plan to arrive back in Tauranga at approximately 4.00pm.
COST: $105.00 - Door-to-door transport, morning tea, venue tour.

WEDNESDAT MAY 7 - HODDERVILLE FARMS

Recently, Paul took a retirement village to Hodderville Farms, Putaruru. He thought it was an interesting visit, so we have decided to redo the visit for our other clients.
Hodderville has an interesting history. It was operated 1929-1989 by the Salvation Army.
In May 1917, the Salvation Army had bought 2,400 barren acres, with the intention to establishing an orphanage. Plans changed & the land was utilised for a Boys' Home & productive training farm. establishment.
Currently, Hodderville Farms is a dairy farm.
They now also have a plant nursery specialising in the production and sale of native trees, shrubs, and grasses for riparian planting and the reforestation of land not suitable for grazing.
Leaving Tauranga, after pickups, we will stop in Putaruru for tea/coffee & biscuits, before travelling on to the farm, where we will have a talk about its history & the nursery. Take your lunch, which you can eat after the talk. Then we will have a tour of the nursery & one of the farms.

COST: 95.00 pp (Door-to-door transport from Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, early Papamoa or en route), tea/coffee, biscuits, Hodderville costs.

12 JUNE - A CENTURY OF MODERN ART EXHIBITION, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki ha announced A Century of Modern Art as its special winter exhibition this year.
A Century of Modern Art traces the birth of modern painting, beginning with the Impressionists in the 1860s, and follows its evolution through key movements such as Post Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Surrealism, Constructivism, German Expressionism, Bauhaus, De Stijl, Precisionism, and Colour Field Painting and Abstract Expressionism.
The exhibition includes works by Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Helen Frankenthaler, Édouard Manet, William Merritt Chase, Amedeo Modigliani, Berthe Morisot, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Robert Rauschenberg, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, James McNeill Whistler, among others.
COST: $106.00 - Door-to-door transport.
Please note, entry tickets will be at additional cost. That price is not yet available

Hen's Parties

If you’re thinking of having a Hens’Party, prior to your wedding contact us to plan a day of fun!

Winery Tours Tailored to Your Requests

Travel to the Hawke's Bay for a weekend of wine appreciation. Taste the delights of Kumeu or Matakana. You choose the destination we’ll suggest the venues for your consideration to ensure you have a great time!

GIFT VOUCHERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR TOURS

Give a gift voucher for a birthday or anniversary, a “thank you’ to that special person.

13 JUNE - NZ NATIONAL FIELDAYS

The NZ National Fieldays' mission is: "To advance agriculture for the benefit of New Zealand through collaborative leadership in technology, innovation, education and internationalisation.To bring town and country together."
Mystery Creek is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event and the ultimate launch platform for cutting edge technology and innovation.
'Townie' or 'cockie', a Fieldays veteran or visiting for the first time, there's something interesting & exciting for everyone to experience.

Return Transport: $70 .00pp. (Door-to-door from Tauranga/Mt Maunganui/Papamoa or en route over the Kaimais) NB: Entry Tickets are to be bought at the venue on the day or prior to the day on line.

21 SEPT. - ANNUAL PIRONGIA CRAFT FAIR

The Pirongia Craft Day is on again this year!
Held in Pirongia's main street, Franklin Street, this craft day is an annual event which has been happening for over 43 years. It is one of the biggest markets in New Zealand. The day is organised by dedicated local arts & crafts people, who endeavour to keep the day "New Zealand Handmade & homegrown".
Only genuine NZ-made crafts & products are permitted to be sold.
Entertainment is provided by groups ranging from pipe bands to hip-hop groups.The road is closed from 6.00am, to enable 200 pre-allocated sites to set up, ready for opening at 9.00. Come with us to enjoy this unique vibrant, friendly day!
$80.00 pp (Door-to-door transport from Tauranga, Mt Maunganui, early Papamoa or en route).
Details at:
Annual Pirongia Craft Day | Smore Newsletters for Business

SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER - KATIKATI GARDEN RAMBLE
Join us for a day of relaxation & inspiration as you visit beautiful urbam & rural gardens throughout the Katikati area. An event proudly brought to you by Katikati Rotary. Put the date in yiur diary. We will give details of cost & gardens we will visit, when more information becomes available.

BAY OF PLENTY TASTING TOUR

The Bay of Plenty Tasting Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer with no preservatives or additives is explained & a range of beer is sampled. (If you're not a beer drinker, you can choose samples of cider or beer.)
We then travel South to Volcanic Hills Winery, Rotorua, to have sumptuous anti pasto platters & a wine presentation & tasting. The tasting room at this venue sits at the top of the Skyline gondola. During your visit you will be able to soak up the magnificent view overlooking Rotorua city & lake, while relaxing with a glass of wine & something to eat.
The tour returns to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or dessert & a coffee, if you prefer) at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
We then return you to ship-side (or to local accommodation) via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.

Time permitting, en route, we stop by a kiwifruit orchard & explain the industry from planting to export, and stop to make a brief walk into Okere Falls, a beautiful waterfall in picturesque native bush.
Total duration approximately 6 hours
A minimum of 2 people must be booked.
COST: $300.00pp. (Transport (including gondola), tastings, platters coffee or cocktail, dessert. N.B. Additional beverages are at the client's cost).

NB: Tourism NZ Autumn campaign. Book directly for March to May & get a 15% discount!
Promocode - Autumn 321
Details at:
Tauranga Tasting Tours | Smore Newsletters for Business

MATAHUI DISTILLERY - MAKE YOUR OWN GIN!

Have an exciting & enjoyable afternoon learning about the art of distilling by creating your very own gin!

This will take approximately 3hours, and includes drinks, snacks and tastings, plus your own unique gin that you create!

You'll have a selection of ingredients (botanicals) to choose from, a miniature still and expert help on hand to make your own gin.

You will blend, bottle and label your gin ready for you to take away with you at the end of the session.

It's fun, informative - and you take your creation home with you!

$195 per person per still or $245 for two people sharing a still.

Door-to door transport $65.00pp. (Minimum of 6 people, maximum of 10)

LOCAL TASTING TOUR - ON DATE OF YOUR CHOICE

The Local Tour commences by visiting a boutique craft brewery, where the process of producing the natural beer with no preservatives or additives is explained & a range of beer is sampled. (If you're not a beer drinker, you can choose samples of cider or beer.)
We then travel North to Te Puna to have a light lunch at one of Taurana's top restaurants, The White House, Te Puna. During your lunch you will have a tasting & presentation of at least four NZ wines of quality.
We go up a short distance to the Minden Look Out which has 360 degree views of the Coastal Bay of Plenty, before returning to Tauranga for dessert & a cocktail (or coffee) at one of Tauranga's most popular restaurants, Salinity Restaurant & Bar, overlooking our beautiful harbour & marina.
We then return you to ship-side (or to local accommodation) via what we claim is the best beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
Total duration approximately 6 hours
A minimum of 6 people must be booked.
(This tour is only available Tuesday-Sunday, because of venue closure.

COST: $195.00pp. (Transport, tastings, lunch, dessert. N.B. Additional beverages are at the client's cost)
Details at:
https://www.smore.com/x3azd-tauranga-tasting-tours

TAKE A CHOSEN GROUP OF FRIENDS ON A SPECIAL DAY OUT!

Do you want to give Dad a special day at The Aviator Experience, Thames? Go to the Waitakaruru Arboretum, Scotsmans Valley (recently on TV)? Have friends that want to go to the Cambridge Raceway for the Trots, the Zealong Tea French Restaurant? For a game of golf? To a show in Auckland? Or to a favourite venue for a special celebration?

Our 14-seater vehicle can take your group & make sure your en route requirements are met.

Cambridge - $650.00; Hamilton - $740.00; Auckland - $1110.00; Taupo - $850.00; Rotorua - $550.00; Paengaroa - $400.00

Other destinations can be travelled to - just send us your requirements & we'll send you a cost at no obligation. The cost includes a covered luggage trailer, if required &, of course, driver.

MATAHUI DISTILLERY GUIDED TOUR

You may not be a gin aficionado, but learning about the intricacies of gin-making is extremely interesting. Choosing from the multiplicity of "ingredients" to effect the optimum taste is a real skill.

Come with us to meet the distillers, explore the garden and distillery, learn how they make their exceptional gin and what makes them different.
"During your tour you'll visit our working distillery and productive garden, and finish with a curated tasting in our Cellar Door. You'll learn how gin is made, our "garden to glass" philosophy, and experience the many different ingredients we use." (matahuidistillery.com)
We will then return you to your pick-up point.

COST (Miimum 10 pax): $110.00 per person - transport, tour, tasting