Blog Posts
Charity Auction Follow-Up
The auction went ahead, PiwiWiwi’s donation contributed nearly 10% to the total of $4000 raised. Fantastic! To read the full story, click here
PiwiWiwi goes Hybrid – We have a Prius
Hopefully you’ll have picked up on the fact that we are trying to be as environment-friendly as possible here at PiwiWiwi. Most rentals companies don’t care about the fuel consumption of their vehicles: ‘The customer only chooses by the price of the rental, why should I care?’, is their advice […]
Win a 4 day PiwiWiwi Holiday & help the Coastguard at Raglan Kopua’s Charity Auction
As surfers we all know that ‘What If?’ feeling in the back of our minds. ‘What if I get caught in a rip?’, ‘What if my legrope breaks?’, ‘What if I’ve just bitten off more than I can chew?’. The Coastguard is one of those charities that exist to help […]
Other Spellings 2
For some reason the original of this post isn’t working. So here it is again. Sorry for the duplication… We realise that our name can be hard to say & spell so here we’ve put in a few common ones just so Google doesn’t miss us! Please comment on this […]
Back roads to Waitomo
[singlepic id=146 w=200 float=right] With a busy summer just around the corner, PiwiWiwi decided to take a break from the office and head off on a mini road trip. We’d heard about the back roads route to Waitomo from the staff at the Raglan iSite, and decided to check it […]
A Quiet Thursday Night in Raglan
A quiet Thursday night in Raglan. I’m out on my bike enjoying the beautiful sunset after a surf at the beach. Fiery orange over Mount Karioi. Subtle purples, pinks and peaches over the inner harbour. The moon’s reflection on the near-full tide being broken as small fish leap escaping bigger […]
Cook Strait Ferry options North to South Island
To cross from New Zealand’s North Island to its South Island (or visa-versa) you need to get a ferry across the Cook Strait. This is one of the most beautiful ferry journeys anywhere on earth so think of it as a cruise not just transport! There are two companies that […]
Mount Maunganui Stopover
The PiwiWiwi crew had a couple of reasons to head over to Mount Maunganui: Niall had promised more help with the ‘Rena’ oilspill cleanup; we had a car to collect and Anna hadn’t left Raglan for a week or so & needed a break. We’d heard a lot about ‘The […]
PiwiWiwi Car Rentals
[singlepic id=118] We were going to do a quick article saying that we now had cars to rent out. We were going to tell you that they are 5 seater wagons so you can take friends & lots of gear or a friend & a superfluity of gear. We were […]
Campgrounds in Raglan
We’ve been asked a couple of times where’s good to camp in Raglan. To save re-typing it, here’s a summary: There’s four campgrounds in Raglan. They are: [singlepic id=116 w=150] Raglan Kopua Holiday Park. This is near town & family oriented. Facilities are clean and well maintained. Just behind it, […]
