School Holiday Deals for the Kids!

Loads of our amazing eateries have offers running throughout the April school holidays! When heading out for a coffee or a meal look out for this poster on the door of participating eateries who have specials, and head in store to find out what you can score for free for the kids (every cent counts when away on holiday with the kids, right)?

Here’s a list of the FREE stuff!

Fishtail Restaurant & Bar - FREE mango lassi or juice with any curry

The Waimate Kitchen & Bar – kids eat FREE with a paying adult

The Waimate Bakery – FREE fluffy with every large adult hot drink

Makikihi Country Hotel – FREE sundae with every kids meal

Waihao Forks Hotel - FREE soft drink with every kids meal

Nosh Roadside Gourmet – FREE fluffy and biscuit or FREE icecream with every large hot drink

The Barn – FREE soft drink with every kids meal purchased from the kids menu

The Rainbow Dairy & Cafe – FREE fluffy with every large hot drink

There are loads of fun things on offer to entertain the family!

Visit the famous EnkleDoovery Korna Wallaby Park and Sanctuary where you can pat, photograph and hand feed over 40 tame wallabies - a great opportunity to get up close to these cute critters.

If you are an outdoorsy family, you will be impressed with the awesome selection of world class walking and biking tracks that cater for all ages and abilities. The fabulous network of tracks around Waimate township are suitable for prams, balance bikes and ebikes. For the more adventurous, the mountain bike tracks at the White Horse range from intermediate through to expert and are a great place to burn off some energy, plus the views are spectacular! The new viewing platforms at the White Horse are the perfect place to soak in the views from the Pacific Ocean to the Southern Alp’s.

And for the mum’s and dad’s there is a fabulous selection of destination shops that are perfect for some retail therapy. You will find everything from hunting and fishing gear, jewellery and second hand treasures to designer clothing and boutique gift and homewares. The Waimate Art Society have recently refurbished their gallery which is now open to the public, so head along to view (or purchase) art works by some of the many talented artists in the district.

The Waimate District has lots of activities and attractions families can enjoy together!

Plus we have accommodation to suit all budgets. The district has an abundance of beautifully maintained parks and reserves which make for the perfect picnic pozzie, game of soccer or fish n chip tea.

For the golfing family, have a round of golf at Waimate’s picturesque 18 hole course, or for a round of classic country golf, Maungati has a superb 9 hole course.

The district has become a foodie destination and has a fabulous selection of eateries that cater for all tastes and budgets. Plus most places offer an extensive kids menu to cater for the fussiest of fussy eaters!

The great thing about the Waimate District is most things on offer won’t cost you a cent!

Which makes it the perfect destination for budget conscious families. Enjoy a game of disc golf at Victoria Park set amongst the mature oak trees, and while you are there the kids will love the wallaby enclosure and large bird aviary.

Take a trip to Maungati and explore our oldest art galleries – the incredible collection of Maori rock art found in the limestone outcrops are over 200 years old! See if you can spot the ancient images of moa, fish or Te Manunui – the great bird. Walk the Waihao River Walkway and hunt for fossils along the spectacular limestone rock formations which are over 200 million years old and rich in fossils from a time gone by.

Spot kereru, tui and bell birds in the native bush, or take a walk to a bush waterfall. Head to Knottingley Park and Arboretum and enjoy the vibrant display of autumn colours along the walking track as the trees turn on their autumn glory (the leaves make great leaf angels).