STEP BACK IN TIME

Many families return year after year — from one generation to the next — to the lakeside Waikaremoana Holiday Park. There are 27 tent sites, plenty of powered sites, family-friendly bunk rooms (all named after fishing flies) and self- contained units and huts which, despite being renovated in 2017, retain the look and charm of the 1978 originals. The holiday-park shop supplies everything needed for a quiet weekend away: two-minute noodles or other easy one-pot dinner options, insect repellent (a must) and a library of puzzles and books. 6249 Lake Road, SH38, RD5, Lake Waikaremoana. (06) 837 3826, doc.govt.nz/waikaremoana-holiday-park