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Waihi Beach only 10 minutes drive. IDEAL ACCOMMODATION FOR SPORTS GROUPS and CLUBS! 6 Waitete Road,. Tel 64 7 863 7654. Fax 64 7 863 6759.
Operates as a place for the collection, display and preservation of items of historical interest to the Waihi District, particularly items relating to the underground mining history of the area. Room has a dual role as a gallery and a theatre. As a gallery it hosts regular exhibitions of local and visiting arts and craft. As a theatre that seats 60, it becomes the setting for school groups to be shown a curriculum based Powerpoint presentation. Thursday and Friday 10am - 3pm.
Travel back in time and enjoy a ride on a heritage train with Goldfields Railway. Journey between Waihi and Waikino at the eastern end of the spectacular Karangahake Gorge. Experience a section of what used to be known as the East Coast Main Trunk Line which stretched from Auckland to Taneatua south of Te Puke. Enjoy an area rich in history, including historic goldmining which shaped much of this part of the Southern Coromandel.