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Town in Waikato, New Zealand
Photo: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tairua is a small coastal town situated on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a popular destination for summer holidays and a coffee stop for tourists on the Coromandel tourist circuit.
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A small cafe.
Commercial art gallery exhibiting paintings, pottery and jewellery by local artists.
Small supermarket
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Intercity have buses Su-F from Thames and Whitianga.
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