Hidden Gems in The Coromandel Peninsula | Tairua & Whangamata, NEW ZEALAND
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
- The Coromandel Peninsula is about 2 hours east of Auckland and it's a popular holiday destination for many Kiwis. Tairua is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula while Whangamata is on the southeast coast. In this vlog, we spend our day checking them both out.
First stop after reaching Tairua was to get some food. Being a coastal town, we had to try their fish & chips and whitebait fritter. We took our takeaways just down the road to enjoy them in a park next to the water. Peter returned later the same day to get their raw fish too.
Surf'n'Sand Takeaways
Address: Shop 7/236 Main Road North, Tairua 3508
Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri 11am-9:30pm. Sat 12-9:30pm, Sun 12-9pm
Across the road from Surf & Sand Takeaways Peter spotted an intriguing looking shop called Heaven & Earth. It was filled with a vast array of gemstones, crystals, rocks, jewellery and even fossils! Amazingly they also have New Zealand's largest collection of moldavite. They had Items we never thought we'd see in a small town shop in NZ. Such a cool store with really friendly staff. Definitely a gem of the Coromandel.
Heaven & Earth
Address: 227 Main Road North, Tairua 3508
Hours: Sun-Thu 9:30am-5pm, Fri & Sat 9:30am-5:30pm
When in Tairua, we definitely recommend doing the walk up to Mt Paku's summit. Mount Paku is a volcanic peak and it's a relatively short walk with highly rewarding panoramic views at the top of the ocean, neighbouring islands and Tairua. We parked at Memorial Reserve and followed the signposts to reach the top.
Our accommodation was in Whangamata. We didn't realise when we went that it was during the Whangamata Beach Hop festival which is NZ's biggest celebration of the 50's and 60's. It's an annual 5 day festival that celebrates the culture, music, fashion, and automobiles of that era. We stayed at Kevan and Yvonne's B&B so we had a lovely, clean and comfortable private room in their home for the night.
Kevan and Yvonne's B&B
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VLOG DATE: 24 Mar 2021
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Peter here... and I have to admit I have an addiction. Ika mata (coconut raw fish) is my weakness and I can't do anything about it.
I wasn't going to comment, but after watching this video i have only two things to say - no 1. Peter, the raw fish in the coconut milk had my mouth watering, & no.2 Yen, eating fish' n 'chips with a knife' n 'fork.....really. (lol). Thanks for another relaxing & enjoyable video guy's.
Hahaha yea nah I don't like to eat with my hands if I've got sanitizer on them especially 🤣 I've made that mistake a few too many times before lol 😅
Love those little whitebait fish, especially fried whole. That fritter looks good 👍
They are delicious, many countries seem to treat them as a delicacy
Wooo you got us hyped from that view right in the beginning
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Every year my family and i come here around Christmas! Amazing editing!!
Nice sounds like a lot of great memories, thanks for checking out our videos 😊
@@PeterandYen No probloem! Keep it up, I love the part where Yen was trying to show here fish n chips and it was so windy. haha, :)
The b&b feels like a villa in asia by the beach, dont you think so, love the loft style and being able to look down to the living room
😍 ahhh would love to be in a house by the beach ⛱ especially with winter just around the corner
That little hike up was definitely pretty steep, and love Peters climbing jandals LOLOL, and the view was so worth the hike! 8:51 was postcard worthy!! You guys will have to look into property/houses out there. Peter was not leaving without that fish dish with the coconut milk!! Your AirBnB is gorgeous, and love the open space. It reminds us of many of the styles of AirBnB in Mammoth, with the 2 levels and open areas. We'd be in that tub for sure! The bike adventure was nice, and it lets you get a nice ground feel of the area. It's nice you got to see some of the cars for the car show that were there. Fun video and what a beautiful day!! Love you guys to the moon and have a great week! 😘🌛💖
I did look into property there... about 500k to 600k for a plot of land and if you want a house could cost anywhere from 800k to many millions 😅
fish and chips first stop.. classic peter :D haha
😁 been on a massive fish n chips craze lately... and donuts 🍩🤤
Fish and chips is always a great plan. That cool that your mom had a shop!! First time hearing about this toast, too. Two of our geologist friends would go bananas at this gem store.
😁 yeah my early years growing up was all spent in a lil fish n chips store that my parents ran. Memories
The views at the top are definitely worth the hike. Haha That's your island for sure. That's a beautiful B&B and having access to bikes is a big plus.
Having a bike ride around a new area is the best. One of our favorite ways to travel around 😁👍
From when New Zealand youtuber to another. Good luck with your channel :)
The BnB looks super clean and comfy. Ah $10 for breakfast is not too bad.
Awesome that it includes bike rent as well. Love the bike ride in the morning, the beach view and old classic cars spotting are awesome too!
😂 it was totally unexpected for us to end up there on the beach hop week. Felt like we weren't even in New Zealand 😂
Just watching this again,and as usual,when you guys get to the food part,it makes me hungry,and watching Yen eating those fish and chips,that was it....I had to pause this,pop out,and get some fish and chips,and continue watching this - thanks guys,haha.
Hahahaha mmmmm fish and chips sounds yum as right now 🤤 could do with a fat blue cod fritter
Woohoo !! Next place on my list to visit on this long weekend !!! Thanks folks xx
Awesome! Hope you have a great time Penny 😁🙌
Haha Peter and his climbing shoes 😂😂 in the future I can really see you having your own brand of jandals
😁🤙 definitely need to make that merch line one day
...and his own brand of black shorts, typical kiwi boy attire
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“One Eternity Later” 😂😂😂 As always, great video!!
😂 actual footage was much longer hahahaha
I love how sunny 🌞 it is in this video and that shop is full of very interesting beads ,crystals , rocks 🪨 this video is full of beauty ✨
We got some brilliant weather while we were there for sure 🙂🌅 Thanks for the kind words!
@@PeterandYen u welcome
All I remember yrs ago when driving down there was the stoned possums you would see on the road.
They loved munching their way through the hidden marijiuana crops down there:))
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Yarp.. it's raining here so perfect day to watch 🙏🏽🙌🏽
😁🤙 hope you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching
Looks like you'd a great day out.
Heaven and Earth looks like a great store to visit!
😁 always enjoy finding random stores like this cause they have so much interesting stuff that you don't usually see.
fish and chips and the white bait omelette on toast nice see its windy there we are into a big cyclone over in West Australia right now crazy weather cool museum and shop there nice views after the steps and boulders climb the b&b looks nice *we fully view always👀we gave you a big like👍Au👍*
O my gosh are you in mid west Australia billy? Take care over there!
@@PeterandYen came over here to stay at our daughters and here we are in winds they reckon up to 160kms/h crazy things flying about all over the place the house is standing up still though
Wow stay safe over there, wishing the best for your whole family
every time I went to hot water beach will give a stop at that fish and chips in tirua
😁👍 nice, the fish n chips are delicious there
wow that shop was awesome! so funny how Pete was wearing jandals! the best safety shoes right? hahaha! I love raw fish too Pete. So dam good!!
😁👌 raw fish the best, been craving it lately hopefully we'll be able to find a fish shop with it on our next travels
Oh baby that raw fish with the coconut milk! Totally agree with you, Peter - could eat that every day
It's so simple, but so ridiculously good 🤤 the flavors aren't overpowering either so you could pair it with other things.. too good
How pretty is the gemstone & crystal store? Loving that view of the islands & ocean too👌🏽
Fish & chips tastes the best when eating by the sea 🌊
It was such a fascinating store Gen! Seriously never imagined we would see such unique and cool stuff in a small town in NZ like the moldavite were cool then the fossils were like ooo wow! 😱
Awesome you open the vlog with the food!
Fish and chips look good. We do have some old-school fish and chips shops here too that sell yellow chips like that haha. Heaven & Earth looks like a cool shop! I (Ony) love making jewelry using beads (mostly cheap and imitation beads though haha), I think this shop is something I would love to check out.
😁 sounds like this will be the shop for you if you enjoy making bead jewelry can choose all your favorite stones
In Belgium, double frying chips is the norm for take-out. We are absolute fry addicts here in Belgium and you'll find loads of "frietkots" (chips take-out) in even the smallest of towns.
The classic cars are all American brands so I guess it would have been an American classic car meetup.
Thanks again for the content, guys!
Wow sounds like you guys take your chips really seriously there! 🤩 Hopefully we'll get to try it some day 🤞🙂 Yea lots of classic American cars mostly (that we saw at least!) The celebration is for the 50s 60s era so there were lots of ladies decked out in that fashion but yea we just missed the weekend where it gets really crowded apparently. Thanks Bert! Hope you have a good week ahead 🙂👋🍟
Those beach vibes are awesome! Such beautiful surroundings too
We were a bit guttered cause originally we were meant to kayak out to donut Island which is such a nice spot but the swell was too strong 😅 next time...
OMG, such beautiful places.
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Yen's laugh is so cool, I look forward to that each video! Oh yes good choice for that fish and chip shop, I have been there, it's SO good! Speaking of fish and chip, next time you're up in the far north the Mangonui Fish Shop is a MUST, the fish you can't beat and the beer batter chips so good too! Heck nice placed you stayed at there!
Thanks for the fish shop recommendation! Always love checking out new ones 🤤 personally I'm most happy when i find places that do the raw fish ❤ yen says thank you for watching 😁
@@PeterandYen Definitely as the Mangonui Fish Shop many times won best in New Zealand! I am sure they do raw fish, but also have the battered fish, as it's best in New Zealand!
Very nicely done footage , I like the way you blended it or cut it .
One thing I really miss about home is getting a scoop of chips from the fish and chip shop and eating them on the beach. Amazing how expensive the meteorite stones are. Peter, your mountain climbing shoes look super comfortable 😉
🩴 the only pair of footwear he ever seems to need! 🤣 Hope you guys can somehow find a fish n chips shop to satisfy that craving 🤞🙂🍀
Having a meal with the seaview behind is...🙌🙌🙌 wow the seneries from the top of Paku hill is so beautiful!❤️ The accommodation looks very nice!!! Love the wide and open living room area with all the sunlight. It seems like you guys had a wonderful trip! 👍
Yea such great views for a walk that was relatively short and easy! 😁🌅 Thanks guys.. the coromandel peninsula is a nice holiday getaway 👍
That's so cool! Can't believe I haven't been to Coromandel! 🙄😁. Definitely on our list! Thanks for a super vlog as always! 😇
You'll definitely need to visit when you come back to New Zealand. Such a great area 😍
Love your NZ vlogs. So excited that the tras tasman bubble is finally up. Booked ticket end of May to early June , cant wait! Im coming back Aotearoa.
Awesome hope you enjoy your time over in NZ. We are so fortunate to be able to have this bubble 🤙
The whitebait fritter looks interesting. Good video, guys !
Thanks Dad 🙂 Something for you and mum to try if you ever come across it 👍 actually.. you've had it before but in a fine dining setting last year 😅
Another great vid 💪🏻 I saw those classic cars today! Was visiting the historic village in Howick and they were all parked up opposite, it seemed like a big event so went and checked it out. Some super models!
Thanks Bella! 👋🙂 Oh wow! I wonder if they made their way over to Auckland from the Whangamata Beach Hop 🙂
Whoaaa that view from the summit! Sandals Island, no, Slipper Island 😂 whoaa glad you got the raw fish after that! Now I'm craving for fish or fish and chips, anything fish haha! Lovely airbnb! 😍 comes with a bathtub too! 😍 You guys are always either walking, hiking, cycling, so much exercise going on in each vlog, no wonder you're always in shape. Omg love the classic cars!! There you go Peter, hope the wealth stone gives you one (or some) of these cars 😆
What's the most common way to prepare fish in Malaysia do you think 🤔? Most of the time we're too busy eating roti, satay and of course noodle 🍜😂
You guys are amazing. Mainly my inspiration to travel out of Auckland.
Thanks Rochel 🙂💕✨ There's quite a few cool towns not far from Auckland so definitely enjoy your ventures out especially before those boarders open!
Really enjoy watching ur vids keep up the good work
Thanks JJ we appreciate your support 🙂💕✨ we'll keep doing our best!
Love the music you chose for the summit walk! Has that old school west coast hip hop vibe to it
😁 thanks mate, epidemic sound always got our back hahaha.
Ohhh those classic American muscle cars 🙌🙌
😁 are you and Jumi into muscle cars 🚗? I've always been more a 90s jdm kinda guy
Hey Peter and Yen!! Love that you're always taking us to different parts of NZ!! Cool you're starting with a meal today... Fish and Chips are AMAZING!! Looks windy, and we thought Yens fish and chips were going to take flight HAHAAH!!! Not a bad price either. Heaven and Earth would be a place we would love to stop! We thought $1485 for that museum grade Moldavite was EXPENSIVE!! But then you pointed out the Amethyst!! Nice you picked up a couple stones.
Hahahaha yeah who knew that gems could be so expensive 😅 though it has been awesome traveling around New Zealand we are excited to see the borders slowly opening now.
Yen sounded so kiwi saying "these chips are great" hahaha
Hahaha I dunno why I was even surprised tbh really 🤣 We have such good fish n chips especially lately!! 😁🐟🍟
Fush and Chups! lol love it. I feel like the white bait fritter (i think that's what u said) would be so dry. Will try it when in NZ! I think a bit of chilli sauce would make it bomb! meteorite 15 million years ago!! omg so cool! $2100+ is huuuge, feel like i would lose it haha. Maaaad views! LOL slipper island. wooooow that is a lot of classic cars.
😁🐟🍟🙌 hmm I guess about as dry as an omelet would be? 🤔 Yea never knew about moldavite before! Pretty crazy ay.. hahaha yea we wouldn't trust ourselves with one of those stones either 😆🪨 we'll stick to our lil green and blue ones lolol
Awesome video! Next time you are in Tairua, pop in to Johnny's Tairua for a feed! Definitely got to try our Johnny Burger and Tairua famous THICKSHAKES 😋🍔
Oooo sounds yum thanks for the recommendation 👍
How cute when Yen was opening her fish and chips, 😬😁 i always struggle to hold our things too whenever we have picnic by the beach..lol
Hahahah it was hardout struggle city jas! 🤣🤣 Battled with that fish and chip packet.. 🤣🐟 it almost defeated me 😅😆
Thank you for sharing your video. God bless
Thank you for watching ❤
Autumn in NZ already?! How time flies! Fish and chips seem to be everywhere in NZ, you guys are so blessed! And enjoying it next to the beach, how awesome that is! Lol that's a lot of wrapper Yen 😂
I know right! Means we've been in New Zealand for over a year now 😯 hahaha there are fish are chips store pretty much every small town it is very common in NZ
Love it ❤
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Hi Peter,Hi Yen, I loved your vlog What a get away huh guys? Really nice , Good to see your ok ,Be safe....
Thanks mate we've both been very good. Looking forward to the borders slowly opening now. Have a safe and awesome week ahead 👍
Nice place, good vibes.
Thanks glad you enjoyed the video 😁🤙
hello peter and yen ,once again a fantastic video, just laughed so much at yen opening those fish n chips. now when i was over there i so much wanted to try the whitebait fritter [ love whitebait ] but alas everywhere i went they kept telling me that the whitebait was out of season, so hopefully next time .which i hope wont be too far away god willing haha . once again i wait in anticipation for the next video as they do make me feel like i am there, and yes i agree with you paka hill reminded me of munganui , and you know i might just try that raw fish dish one day too . you guys take care yeah
Thanks Barry 😁✌ I think the actual footage of yen trying to open the fish and chips was about 2 minutes long 😂😂 aaa bummer you missed out on the fritter a lot of places have a frozen supply to get through the other months but depends where you go. The next one will be special for you I think but won't say anymore so as not to spoil it 😉
Thats the best fish n chips I ve been there absolutely recommend it
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Dang! Raw fish with coconut milk two vids in a row...now I’m extra curious 🥥 🐟 🧐... Will definitely have to try. Yen looked like she had a fish and chips pillow🤣🤣. My wife would love that stone/gem store.. We used to go to the flea market every weekend so my wife could buy a stone a week to add to her collection... she loves geodes too... made me happy to see that part😊😊 Brought back good memories. Stay safe guys and happy road tripping!
Hahaha Peter and I were talking about it the other day that it feels like we've been eating a lot of raw fish, fish n chips and Vietnamese food lately coz that's what we vlog 🤣🤣🐟🍜 seems like our road trip diet lol 😆 but yes definitely something you should try if you come here or go to the islands 😁👍 Oh my goodness I really struggled with opening that fish and chip packet.. had to cut down the long as footage of me battling with it 🤣😅 That's too cute about your wifey 💕🙂 Thanks Hans! Take care 👋 We're looking forward to your next video!
It's always the food that doesn't look the best but has the best flavours! lol Yen opening the chips haha. What the heck?! I was not expecting that rock to be that expensive!! Will definitely not be buying any amethyst this year haha! Love the mountain climbing shoes! haha. $10 for breakfast is pretty good! Love Whangamata! Nice that you got the bikes too.
😅 we were meant to paddle out to doughnut 🍩 Island but the swells were too big. How is everything going in isolation Lana keeping yourself entertained? 😁
Oh yeah definitely not a good idea to go out there when it’s big swells. My sister and I went out there on a normal day and it was slightly difficult for us 😅. Yeah it’s going great! They treat us very well here. RUclips editing is keeping me occupied for now 😂Hope you guys have been doing well too!
O nice always good to have a bunch of stuff to edit. We've been great just got back from a trip down to Wellington 👌
ok the view reminds me of central coast here in Sydney :D - so beautiful, national park im guessing no drones?
I read that you're able to drone in local parks. But since most of New Zealand is no drone we've been leaving our drone at home these days 😅
@@PeterandYen ahh 😧 i see
Nothing beats a good old fashioned NZ fish and chips from a local store. I used to tear a hole on one end of the wrapped chips. Looks messy but effective!
😂 that's a great technique! Especially since all the weight is still concentrated so it doesn't end up flying everywhere
you guys have such beautiful voices.. It sounds so clear
Thank you 😁✌ sometimes the wind covers us up though
i have a bach in tairua ive grew up loving the fittness park because we are right in front of it!
Wow the meteorite is so expensive! Even the tiny pieces haha
😂 yeah 💎 rare earth materials
Hopefully one day I can visit here if the world ever goes back to normal 🙏🏻
We hope you can too! 🍀🍀
That peninsula looks dreamy!
Love when you guys eat first (we are so fat 🤣🤣) Especially if there is fish and chips hahaha
That toast with the baby fish looks fantastic, never seen anything like that.
I really enjoy rocks, I used to have tons of those when we lived in NY. My mother used to have one of those huge amethysts when I was a child, but with all the travels we did, god knows where it ended. Love the Aquamarine.
Beautiful stay guys
😂 rocks are great, my favorite has always been jade though especially when they have nice carvings in them. Hahaha always gotta have some food in the video is an essential 👌 whitebait used to be super common here but it's a lot less easy to get these days cause of over fishing 🎣 try it when you get the chance delicious
I use to spend a lot of time in Tairua, we actually found a stray cat and took him home and named him TT meaning, Tairua Tom. you go to Hot Water Beach. Dig a trench in the sand and sit in the natural spring.
Hot water beach is a nice spot, we showed it in a vlog quite a few years back 😁👍
TT is a great name 🐈
Good day Peter and Yen. Greeting from KL Malaysia again.
Hiya Beng Chai from us here in NZ 😁👋🇳🇿 Hope you had a nice weekend! Thanks for watching our vlog 🙂
amethyst stone = our camera combined
Plus some hahahaha
1:51 that sounds amazing! I wonder if any fish and chip shops in the UK make it
🤔 hmmm curious too. Do let us know if they do
yen should get the buddstone .. cause peter keeps calling yen bud :D
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Hello,I am from Nova Scotia, Canada and I am planning to move to New Zealand. Your videos are very helpful and well done! I will be working in Auckland and because I am used to living in or near the woods or bush as you call it I think West area would be best for me. I watched your video of your trip to the west that was great, have you gone to Titirangi, that area looks nice.
Thanks
Dean
Hi Dean thanks for watching our videos 😊👋 west Auckland will suit you perfectly if you like Bush and woods 🪵 especially further out west you go. We are heading out that direction for a vlog this weekend so might stop off in titirangi if we have time, there's a couple of nice beaches and an art museum out there.
Pls do a fashion/ wardrobe video. I love Yen's style.
Aww thank you that's too kind! 🥰❤️ Not sure if many other people would find that interesting though haha 🤣
I liked Whangamata too :) Just weighing up the pros and cons of heading over the ditch to Oz. Are you guys going?
Have you gone when the beach hop has been on Tom? We never knew it was such a huge event 😄 We're the same as you at the moment.. But probably gonna wait it out a bit first though and see how things go!
I've just realised that friends from Christchurch were at the Beach Hop you saw in Whangamata 🚗
😂😂 that's new Zealand for ya. We randomly found out yen's friend was there too totally unexpected 😅
@@PeterandYen one of the things I love about NZ, two degrees of separation lol
😂 2 degrees... yup that sounds like nz 😂
@@PeterandYen or like a great name for mobile network company 😉
😯🤔 hmmmm considering I used to work for them I should have asked if that's how they came up with that name
Magic. Never heard of whitebait on toast though...
Wow really? Such a kiwi classic! Have you had whitebait fritters/omelet before (like without the bread?) I guess we don't really see it on many menus anymore so whenever we do Peter tends to go for it 🙂👍
@@PeterandYen I've had plenty of whitebait fritters in my day, my mum originated on the West Coast of the South Island where it is its own food group. I've never had it with bread or toast and never heard of it being eaten that way. Even decent recipes for mock whitebait fritters are nice...
Ooo I've heard whitebait fritters are particularly yum in the South Island! I wonder if it's a regional thing to eat it with bread.. no idea haha we'll keep a look out next time we see it on takeaway menus! 😊
@@PeterandYen definitely West Coast whitebait is famous. And the whitebaiters themselves are very defensive of their spots, year after year, generation after generation...
Oh wow interesting to know! Now we wanna try eat some from there 😄
I’m quite curious what inside yen’s tiny bag
Peter here... ummmm make up? 😂 I dunno
Yen here now lol 😂 I have my cards (credit card and driver's license plus some Peter and Yen business cards), a lip balm, lipstick, concealer palate, hand sanitizer, eye liner, brow pencil, a pen, itchy bite cream, plasters, antihistamine, some small change and my phone 😁✌️
@@PeterandYen thats a lot for a tiny bag 😂🥰
2128 DOLLAR WHAT!!!
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Why am i so late to this video?
Better late than never 😂👍
Rachel Martin
Fish chips
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USD33K for that Amethyst stone 😵
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Make some money and spend six months of the year here!!
4:39...They're not stones, they're minerals
No one cares that he opened the video saying he's eating baby fish? Wouldn't be as bad if they were older fish but the baby fish didn't even get a chance to experience life yet. Wow.