This place is great if you need to give a personalised gifts for Christmas. All hampers and gift baskets are handmade and presentation is perfect.

These nothing nicer than adopting a puppy or kitten for Christmas, not only are you/the kids treated, but your little pet will be treated too! Win win.

This place is great for adding finishing touches to Christmas presents. They have a huge range of Knick Knacks, arts, crafts, jewellery and beautifully made soaps which look like cakes!

Big comfy seats you could fall asleep in, delicious rush-munro’s ice-cream and movies that aren’t just your typical big blockbusters. What’s even better is that it’s slightly cheaper than your mainstream cinemas!

It might not look like much from the outside, but inside you’ll find a cute little single cinema. Really cheap prices during the day and great in the evening for a date night.

This cinema is also good for showing movies outside your typical blockbuster films. A great casual cinema with a foyer where you can sit pre-movie and grab an ice cold beer or yummy coffee!

Playing eeny, meeny, miny, moe with the huge board of burgers has never let me down. Each and every burger I’ve tried is decent sized, delicious and cheap too. Grab it with a chocolate milkshake and you’re sorted!

It may very well be a chain store but their burgers are worlds apart from the burgers served at other food chains. You can’t go wrong with the Bacon Backfire, especially when you compliment it with the yummy Kumara wedges, aioli and a malt shake. Magic.

Greasy goodness. The ‘burger of the week’ is what ropes you in and its the big, tasty, cheap burgers which keep you going back.

Delicious pizza stacked high with toppings. Share a large one with a friend and you’ll still end up taking a doggy bag home. Best restaurant in Waipu.

A quiet little beach where the sand is soft and the water sparkles crystal blue. Claim your piece of paradise with a book and a towel during lazy days. Perfect for holidays.

If Pizza Barn is the place to go for dinner, then Two Fish Cafe is your lunch hot-spot. Situated virtually on the beach, you can grab a burger and ice-cold drink, sit on their outdoor deck, and enjoy some shade before hitting the beach again. Staff are lovely as well!