Wine and Dine
Wines trails and Vintage Railway: 50 km- 50 mins
Waipara and Glenmark. Starting point for Weka Pass vintage railway taking you back to Waikari through the Pass. Stops at Frog rock. Amazing limestone natural animal forms. Operates selected sundays (refer their timetable)
Dining: Hanmer Springs resort with its selection of restaurants.
Historic Hotels at Rotherham and Waiau- traditional rural NZ hotel dining - favoured by locals. The original Hurunui hotel 11 mins south of Culverden relives the atmosphere of the 1860’s. They hold regular Feature nights.