Hikuai is a small settlement off State Highway 25, where you can either turn off to Pauanui, head to Broken Hills or continue to Tairua and then further north up the Coromandel Peninsula.
We recommend stopping at one of the several access points to the Tairua River before Broken Hills. This area has swimming holes and wide-open views of the Pinnacles and Coromandel Range. It’s easy to overlook how good it is as you drive by, but it's worth a short stop.
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