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Inland from Wairoa is Te Urewera (formerly a national park) and Lake Waikaremoana. If you like hiking or tramping, this is a stunning walk that can be done in three to four days (or one if you run the whole way). Take all your supplies for the three or four days, including food, fuel, medical kits and toilet paper.
The lighthouse was shifted to Wairoa from Portland Island at the tip of Mahia Peninsula.
Well presented museum of local history, from early European–Maori contact to recent times.
Go to the fantastic restored theatre and watch a movie with one of the best sound systems in New Zealand.