Further Information
For further information on visiting Whakatane and the Eastern Bay of Plenty, visit or get in touch with the friendly team at the Whakatane Information Centre. Let us make all your bookings for accommodation and activities during your stay - at no extra cost.
You can phone the Whakatane i-SITE Visitor Centre on 0800 942 528 or send us an email using our contact form.
We can supply you with information and brochures on what to see and do during your visit and are booking agents for Intercity Coachlines, Naked Bus, Tranz Rail and Ferries. We have a wide range of maps available from local walking tracks to road maps or check out these handy maps online.
Keep up to date with what's happening in Whakatane by becoming a 'fan' of Whakatastic! - Whakatane's official Facebook page.
Get Whakatane's latest updates at Whakatastic Twitter page or tune in to WhakatasticTV to get a feel for what it is like to live in New Zealand's sunshine capital!
Friendly people, great opportunities, affordable houses and the most sunshine hours in New Zealand. Are you interested? Visit the Live in the Eastern Bay website for more information about moving to and living in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Pacific Coast Highway
Whakatane is on the magnificent Pacific Coast Highway. This links the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty & Whakatane and Eastland with Auckland in the north and Hawke's Bay in the south.
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No crowds!
The population of Whakatane/Ohope is 17,000. Around 32,000 people live across the wider district.That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Awesome spot!
This region was central to the first settlement of New Zealand (Aotearoa) by Maori, the tangata whenua (people of the land).What a scorcher!
In 2010, Whakatane was the sunniest spot in the whole of New Zealand! Whakatane scores the country’s hottest temperature around 55 days a year. Summer daytime temperatures generally reach 20-25°C.Holidaymakers
Whakatane welcomes around 50,000 holidaymakers over the summer months.No crowds!
The population of Whakatane/Ohope is 17,000. Around 32,000 people live across the wider district.That’s space!
Ohope beach is around 11km long - at an average of perhaps 50m wide that's 550,000 square metres of sand.Awesome spot!
This region was central to the first settlement of New Zealand (Aotearoa) by Maori, the tangata whenua (people of the land).What a scorcher!
In 2010, Whakatane was the sunniest spot in the whole of New Zealand! Whakatane scores the country’s hottest temperature around 55 days a year. Summer daytime temperatures generally reach 20-25°C.Holidaymakers
Whakatane welcomes around 50,000 holidaymakers over the summer months.
