There’s lots on offer for families at Palm Beach! Next door to the well stocked general store, there’s a good fish and chip shop (at the corner of Palm Rd and Hill Rd). Order and take your food down to the beach to enjoy. There is a toilet and grassy…
Great tasting wood fired pizzas (including GF bases) and a few other non pizza items are cooked up to order right next to Little Oneroa Beach all year although it is weather dependent. You can check out the menu and text or phone in your orders (see under contact info) for pick…
This is a wide, safe swimming beach for kids with showers, changing rooms and toilets. There’s also a shaded playground (sails and big trees) at Little Oneroa beach which is great for younger kids (perhaps up to around 6/7 years old). A big grassy area isn’t shaded but has free…
Good cafe for breakfast, lunch or snacks with great views over the water and Oneroa Beach from most windows – you can play I spy while you wait for your food! For kids there’s pancakes or a mini cooked breakfast on offer (eggs, hash brown and bacon). The Middle Eastern influences…
A small but stylish former shipping container is home to the island’s best ice-cream shop (in our families’ opinion!) Made on Waiheke with seasonal, local, ingredients wherever possible, the flavours are always changing. There are always some dairy free options. They also serve coffee and sell Al Brown’s Ugly Bagels.…
The train ride here is a much longer than your average miniature train ride, covering 2.2km of track and taking approximately 20 minutes. The ride goes from one end of the Esplanade park to the other with 3 stops at the Cafe, the Playground and the Esplanade. Travellers can get off…
The gondola ride up Mount Ngongotaha is expensive but good. Definitely worth doing as a special treat if you can afford it. There are amazing views over the whole Rotorua area from the top and you also have the option of doing the luge which is great fun for both kids…
This is not specifically child friendly but what kid doesn’t like fish and chips and what adult doesn’t enjoy GOOD fish and chips? That’s why The Chippery (2 branches at either end of the CBD) makes it onto this website! It’s not the cheapest fish and chips around but it…
This summer pool has been around in its central Wellington location since the 1920s and it’s great on those rare super hot days when you can’t be bothered with sand in everything or just want a quick dip at the end of the day. The good thing about this pool is that…
If you’re looking for a special treat while in Queenstown, the gondola ride up Bob’s Peak might fit the bill. There are amazing views over the whole Queenstown area from the top and you also have the option of doing the luge which is great fun for both kids and…
