Explore the Motu Trails, relax on the sandy coastline, or discover the thousands of shades of green in the Waioeka Gorge.
To get to Ōpōtiki you can travel from:
- Whakatāne head on to Ōhope, through the Wainui Gorge to Kutarere, where you re-join SH2.
- Gisborne and Wairoa by going north on SH2.
In this area is the Hukutaia Domain. In this domain is a 2,500-year-old Puriri Tree, highly sacred to local Māori.
Ōpōtiki comes from the name of a spring above Waiotahi Beach. It dates to a legend from the migration from Hawaiiki, about a chief, his brother and their two Tanahanaha fish pets known as O-Potiki-mai Tawhiti or "two pets from afar".
Reflecting the area’s importance for Māori, the main street of Ōpōtiki is decorated with the works of master carvers.
DOC Customer Service Centre
| Phone: | 0800 275 362 |
| Email: | easternbop@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: | Ōpōtiki Office |