Attractions

Our property is located 5 minutes from Matakana Village & Farmers Market –  an extremely popular weekend market, open Saturday mornings. The village offers boutique shopping, cafes, restaurants, galleries, movie cinemas and entertainment.  At the Farmers Market you'll find an array of stallholders offering fresh, local artisan products. It has a cool vibe and a friendly atmosphere, often with live music.

Omaha dishes up a pristine beach with clear waters and uninterrupted gulf and island views. The beach is seasonally monitored by lifeguards and is popular with surfers, windsurfers, water-skiers and those who love to fish and dive. 

Our area is home to many art galleries and artists, including:

- Sculptureum http://www.sculptureum.nz

- Brick Bay Sculpture Trail http://www.brickbaysculpture.co.nz

- Morris & James Matakana http://www.morrisandjames.co.nz 

- Artform Gallery http://www.artformgallery.co.nz

The Matakana Coast is particularly blessed with a wide range of fresh and artisan producers, and seasonal fruit and vegetables.  You can happily buy all you need at the local markets, often direct from the grower.   There's also a range of local eateries that showcase the very best the area has to offer.   Pizzarias, cool vibe cafes, top quality French style bakeries, quality restaurants and award winning independent artisan smokehouses, ice-cream parlours and chocolatier – you're not going to go hungry!   

To name but a few …

Matakana Market Kitchen is very well located in the heart of Matakana next to the river and to the Saturday market. https://www.matakanamarketkitchen.co.nz/

Brick Bay Restaurant offers food from morning to night – with a focus on local produce and seasonal ingredients.   https://www.brickbay.co.nz/restaurant

Rusty Pelican for a chilled environment or pizza takeaways. Sports bar next door. https://www.rustypelican.co.nz/

The Farmers Daughter.  https://thefarmersdaughteromaha.co.nz/

Sawmill Brewery just outside Matakana on the Leigh Road - and a great place to refresh after the Tamahunga Walk.  Artisan beers on tap, made on site, New Zealand’s only B-Corp certified brewery with tapas style menu.  Lovely outside setting.  https://www.sawmillbrewery.co.nz/

No 8 Wired award winning barrel aged beer  https://8wired.co.nz/pages/barrelworks

Daily Organics founded and based in Matakana, awarded winning organic drinks including delicious kombucha  https://www.dailyorganics.com/

Charlies Gelato https://www.charliesgelato.co.nz/

Matakana Smokehouse  https://www.matakanasmokehousenz.com/

Matakana Bacon Company  https://www.matakanabacon.nz/

You can follow the Matakana Wine Trail and check out over 25 vineyards in the area, many of which have tastings and a cellar door. https://matakanawine.co.nz/