How to Find Totara Country Lodge
To reach Totara Country Lodge -
By Air:
It is a 35-minute flight from Auckland to Kerikeri, then a 40-minute drive from Kerikeri airport to the Lodge.
By Road:
Totara Country Lodge is 3 ˝ hours north of Auckland, by road.
- Follow State Highway 1 through Whangarei.
- Stay on State Highway 1, following the signs to Cape Reinga.
- Pass through Kawakawa and Moerewa.
- About 7 to 8 kms past Moerewa, turn right onto State Highway 10, following signs to Doubtless Bay.
- Pass through Waipapa and Kaeo.
- After Kaeo, continue following State Highway 10 across the one-lane bridge at a sharp left turn.
- About 5 kms past Kaeo, turn right to Totara North (this is a 4-km no exit road).
- About 3 kms down from the turn-off, you will pass the Gum Store Bar and Grill on your right.
- 200 metres after this, turn left into “The Cutting”. Totara Country Lodge is the first house on the right.









