Auto Spectacular at Taipa for All Car Enthusiasts

Vintage cars galore at the annual auto spectacular at Taipa in Doubtless Bay every year in early January. Come along for interesting cars especially vintage Ford and Dodge, plus many more. Loads of local stores such as sausage sizzle and candy floss so mark in on your Doubtless Bay Summer Holiday calendar NOW

Fishing for Big Snapper in Doubtless Bay

Snapper fishing is a favourite pastime in Doubtless Bay, and lately the fishing has been great. Bring your boat or fish off the rocks or beach. Set a contiki off Cable Bay too.  Ample parking for the boat at Golden Sand and great fishing just in front of the holiday apartments.

Or you can charter a boat and go our with the experts -Pisces Charters or Castaway Boating are recommended as being locals who know where the fish are biting. So whether you are in to soft baiting, or traditional bait fishing, Doubtless Bay is a  haven of tried and true fishing spots.

The big snapper pictured was caught off Castaway Boating charter and the customers were very pleased with their fishing time. Best time I feel in Doubtless Bay is an incoming tide at dusk.

Launching boats is easy at Taipa Ramp, Taipa Point Road( 2km from the Golden Sand Beachfront Accommodation) or at Mangonui Ramp, Silver Egg Road( 5km) but fishing in Rangaunu Harbour is a short drive away too.

Anyway, enjoy your fishing in Doubtless Bay and tight lines!

Walk around Mangonui

Last weekend we got the heritage trail brochure from the Mangonui Information Centre and, following its instructions,

walked around Mangonui. It was great to see so many old buildings - the court house, the Old Oak, the Mangonui Hotel ( stopped here for a refreshing drink!) and the church and graveyard- and still in ‘working order’. The kids had fun finding the oldest headstone too!

You could really see this as the old centre of commerce that it was and get the feeling of Mangonui 2 centuries ago. Did you know there were 6 pubs in Mangonui at the turn of the century ( 1900s) All in all, it took us a couple of hours to complete (including food and drink stops) and with the splendid views and rustic pathways it was informative, cheap, holiday entertainment for all - and good exercise with those hills! (the roading map was made in England pre 1840 where they assumed the land was all flat!)