Harakeke Cottage Guidebook

Marie
Harakeke Cottage Guidebook

Walking and biking tracks

Great walking trails along the riverside and through the beautiful old garden, an extensive children's playground and a cafe are located in these historic local gardens
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Victoria Esplanade Gardens
1 Palm Dr
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Great walking trails along the riverside and through the beautiful old garden, an extensive children's playground and a cafe are located in these historic local gardens

My favourite brunch places

Popular cafe and brunch spot
LOCAL - Licensed Cafe & Eatery
240 Broadway Ave
Popular cafe and brunch spot
Fabulous food and coffee in a quirky old building
Joseph Street Kitchen
55A Joseph St
Fabulous food and coffee in a quirky old building
Another great brunch location
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Elm Cafe
283 Fitzherbert Ave
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Another great brunch location
Good for brunch and lunch - and an extensive range of desserts!
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Cafe Cuba
236 Cuba St
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Good for brunch and lunch - and an extensive range of desserts!

Feel like a drink?

Brew Union make their own beer, host brew and gin events and have the most extensive list of beers on tap of any bar in PN. They also server fantastic pizza's. Its busy though during meals times so best to book.
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Brew Union Brewing Co
41 Broadway Ave
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Brew Union make their own beer, host brew and gin events and have the most extensive list of beers on tap of any bar in PN. They also server fantastic pizza's. Its busy though during meals times so best to book.
A comfortable pub to grab a drink and bite to eat
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Brewers Apprentice
334 Church St
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A comfortable pub to grab a drink and bite to eat

Keeping it local

Open on Thursday & Saturday evenings for a drink and good pub food. And only 2 min walk across the road.
Tokomaru RSA & Country Club
Open on Thursday & Saturday evenings for a drink and good pub food. And only 2 min walk across the road.
A beautiful location at the end of a 3km walk (or drive). A great picnic area and swimming hole in the summer months. Beautiful views out across the plains of the Manawatu make the effort to climb the hill at the end worthwhile... and its all downhill on the way home.
Horseshoe Bend Reserve
186 Tokomaru E Rd
A beautiful location at the end of a 3km walk (or drive). A great picnic area and swimming hole in the summer months. Beautiful views out across the plains of the Manawatu make the effort to climb the hill at the end worthwhile... and its all downhill on the way home.

Dinner time

Recommended to book
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The Fat Farmer
360 Albert St
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Recommended to book
A popular Palmy restaurant, also recommended to book
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Aberdeen on Broadway
161 Broadway Ave
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A popular Palmy restaurant, also recommended to book
Another Palmy institution. Quick and tasty meals at reasonable prices and family friendly
Aqaba
186 Broadway Ave
Another Palmy institution. Quick and tasty meals at reasonable prices and family friendly
Fantastic Japanese food
Yatai Japanese Izakaya Restaurant
316 Featherston St
Fantastic Japanese food
If you want fancy...
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Nero Restaurant
36 Amesbury St
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If you want fancy...
A newish restaurant with a great range menu and service
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Little Savanna
47 Princess St
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A newish restaurant with a great range menu and service

Places to visit

One of the first wind farms built in NZ. Get up close and personal with the turbines, and the view! http://www.windenergy.org.nz/te-apiti-wind-farm
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Te Apiti Wind Farm
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One of the first wind farms built in NZ. Get up close and personal with the turbines, and the view! http://www.windenergy.org.nz/te-apiti-wind-farm
One of the oldest suburbs of Palmerston North, there is a local farmers market on the 3rd Sunday of every month - 9am to 1pm in the carpark near the corner of Te Awe Awe and Albert Streets
Hokowhitu Village Centre
356 Albert St
One of the oldest suburbs of Palmerston North, there is a local farmers market on the 3rd Sunday of every month - 9am to 1pm in the carpark near the corner of Te Awe Awe and Albert Streets
One of the best mountain biking parks in the lower North Island is right on our door step. https://www.manawatunz.co.nz/discover-the-lower-north-islands-best-mountain-biking/
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Arapuke Forest Mountain Bike Park
Kahuterawa Road
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One of the best mountain biking parks in the lower North Island is right on our door step. https://www.manawatunz.co.nz/discover-the-lower-north-islands-best-mountain-biking/