Te Aroha Golf Club

About

Te Aroha Golf Club serves North Island as a golf club, with its course set beside 5122 State Highway 26 in Te Aroha 3392. The club welcomes visiting players, who do not need a handicap or a membership to step onto the fairways. Golfers have handed the course a 4.5 out of 5 rating from 42 reviews, a tally that points to steady approval among those who have played here.

Clubs and equipment can be hired at the venue, so a round does not require a full set carried from home. That arrangement suits travellers passing through on the way between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. The club's website at sporty.co.nz/tearohagolfclub/Home carries its details for anyone planning a round.

Tūī, kererū and other native birds are common across the country, and visitors to this part of the North Island often spot them while walking the course.

A hāngī, cooked in an earth oven, and the pavlova dessert both belong to New Zealand food culture, and either makes a fine meal after a round. Ferries serve Waiheke, the Hauraki Gulf islands and Stewart Island, while a Cook Strait service links the two main islands. Polynesian settlers reached New Zealand around the thirteenth century, with British colonisation following from 1840.