where is Waipukurau

[mini_me]

does anyone know where the above metioned place is?
im supposed to be riding down there and i have a sneak suspicion that it is a really long way away, so does anyone know any good roads on the way that will make it more fun? :scooter: :scooter:
cheers
m/m

[MOTOXXX]

Waipukurau is the rural service town for the district of hawkes bay and just eight kilometres northeast is Waipawa.

google it man. youll find you can sus out most stuff through it. :kick:

[Cajun]

well its in the hawks bay so rather long way from north shore

i would say make way to napier/hastings and then go on to here
http://www.multimap.com/wi/browse.cgi?client=public&X=19650000.3775156&Y=-4850000.64705634&width=500&height=300&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&in.x=7&in.y=10&scale=2000000

[dveus]

<a href="http://www.wises.co.nz/map/default.asp?street=CHURCHILL+Street&suburb=&town=WAIPUKURAU&sttype=&id=78006|2&svctype=1&mapaction=0&mapwhich=19&mapsize=2&width=512&height=512&businesses=1&brad=15&color=-1&filled=0&e=2812681&n=6127737&routemethod=0&s_id=&radius=&zoom=3&move=true&zoomin=true">good Ol Wises </a>

[FzerozeroT]

Hmm, what are you doing in ypuk? :sly: if you want to get there in less than 6hrs then you'll want to stick to the main roads, taupo-napier is ok, you could take Hwy50 from napier for a bit of backtracking but once you make it to Ypuk there are lots of good roads, ask around for how to get to Kirakau, Porongahau, back roads to Takapau. There's heaps of nice twisty empty roads right on the back doorstep. but don't cause any trouble townie or I'll get tha boyz onto ya.

how long are you gonna be there for?

[mini_me]

Hmm, what are you doing in ypuk? :sly: if you want to get there in less than 6hrs then you'll want to stick to the main roads, taupo-napier is ok, you could take Hwy50 from napier for a bit of backtracking but once you make it to Ypuk there are lots of good roads, ask around for how to get to Kirakau, Porongahau, back roads to Takapau. There's heaps of nice twisty empty roads right on the back doorstep. but don't cause any trouble townie or I'll get tha boyz onto ya.

how long are you gonna be there for?

just a couple of days... (got a cuz'z wedding)
family convinced me to ride down saying it was just south of tauranga. :bash:
i finished uni now and so time is no problem so i have no problem about taking a couple of days so i can check out some nice twisy roads :yes:
as for trouble...who me?...trouble?...naaaah... :whistle:
yer so any advice on good roads would be really helpful

[FzerozeroT]

not mike and trishes wedding?

[mini_me]

not mike and trishes wedding?

nope... will and lil's wedding (dunno if they are locals)

[badlieutenant]

your gona love the last part on the way down :D

[Marmoot]

that sounds like going through Hunua, Kopu, Hikuai, Whangamata, Waihi, back inland to Paeora and through Kaimais down to Tauranga? :yes:
And then off south to Whakatane and through the nice gorge to Opotiki?
and then I'm lost......