Awapuni Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Popular places to visit
Titirangi Reserve
Explore the great outdoors at Titirangi Reserve, a lovely green space in Gisborne. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Sunshine Brewing Company
You can take time to visit Sunshine Brewing Company during your travels to Gisborne. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Kaiti Hill
Explore the great outdoors at Kaiti Hill, a lovely green space in Gisborne. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Te Poho-o-Rawiri Meeting House
Learn about the local history of Gisborne when you take a trip to Te Poho-o-Rawiri Meeting House. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Tairawhiti Museum
You can spend an afternoon browsing the exhibits at Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Cook Monument
Find out about the history of Gisborne when you spend time at Cook Monument. While you're in the area, stroll along the beautiful beaches.
Our pick of the best Awapuni Hotel Deals
Captain Cook Motor Lodge
Perfect accommodation for the night, clean, sky go, ample parking, had a option for dinner & breakfast so no need to leave the premises, staff were very friendly & helpful. The Motel is located on a main road heading to the wharf, so you do get a lot of trucks going past, bar that I can't fault the ...
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
Waikanae Beach Motel
Friendly welcome. Clean room. Fully-equipped. Was able to park outside my room. Handy to the beach, and to a cafe that opened early in the day.
Reviewed on 22 Apr 2026
Waikanae Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
Staff are brilliant, pools great, rooms clean & tidy, location amazing, what more could you want. We are booked in again on our way back
Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026
Whispering Sands Motel
Weak shower pressure. Otherwise, it was perfect
Reviewed on 6 Apr 2026
Ahikaa Gisborne Motel
heat pump didnt heat, unit was freezing, there was no extra heating available, the water in shower went hot and cold.
Reviewed on 15 Aug 2025
Waikanae Central beach house.
Other neighbourhoods around Awapuni
Elgin
While there might not be top attractions in Elgin, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Midway Beach and Eastwoodhill Arboretum.
Te Hapara
When in Te Hapara, you can plan a visit to Sunshine Brewery and Eastwoodhill Arboretum, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Gisborne Central
If you're spending some time in Gisborne Central, Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Sunshine Brewery are top sights worth seeing.
Gisborne Airport
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Gisborne Airport and surrounding area, you can visit Midway Beach and East Coast Museum of Technology.
Riverdale
When in Riverdale, you can plan a visit to Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Midway Beach, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Mangapapa
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Mangapapa and surrounding area, you can visit Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Tairawhiti Museum.
