Paua

Paua: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Paua

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Paua — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -34.54134, 172.92099. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paua

• Pārengarenga Harbour · beach · Far North · ~1 km · Must-see
• Great Exhibition Bay · beach · Northland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spirits Bay · beach · Northland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs · viewpoint · Far North · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Cape · beach · Northland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aupouri Peninsula · beach · Far North · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tiriparepa / Scott Point · beach · Far North · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cape Reinga Lighthouse · beach · Far North · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cape Reinga · beach · Northland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cape Maria van Diemen · beach · Far North · ~33 km · Must-see
• Henderson Bay · beach · Northland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ninety Mile Beach · beach · Northland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rangaunu Harbour · beach · Far North · ~70 km · Must-see
• Karikari Peninsula · beach · Northland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Raumanawa Point · beach · Far North · ~2 km
• Ngakapua Point · beach · Far North · ~2 km
• Motumapau Point · beach · Far North · ~2 km
• Ngaharoa Point · beach · Far North · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Paua

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Paua

• Hikurua / de Surville Cliffs · viewpoint · Far North · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maungataniwha Range · viewpoint · Far North · ~109 km · Must-see
• Ngatuwhete · viewpoint · Far North · ~6 km
• Tikorangi · viewpoint · Far North · ~6 km
• Streak Hill · viewpoint · Far North · ~8 km
• Kohau · viewpoint · Far North · ~10 km
• Ōtū Hill · viewpoint · Far North · ~11 km
• Poroiki Hill · viewpoint · Far North · ~12 km
• Kohuroa-a-naki / Kohuronaki · viewpoint · Far North · ~12 km
• Papawiri Hill · viewpoint · Far North · ~13 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Northland

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