Nestled along the beautiful Wairoa river, the small town of Wairoa is an undiscovered jewel. The Wairoa Maori & Indigenosu Film Festival 2008 is planned to be held at The Gaiety Theatre and at Taihoa Marae, both located in the Wairoa township.

Wairoa's esteemed Taihoa Marae will be the venue for the Official Festival Powhiri (Welcome), Community Screenings, and Wananga (Workshops).

Wairoa’s Gaiety Theatre is located on Marine Parade, and has a vast auditorium, with seating for 220 people.

The township of Wairoa is one hour by car from Gisborne and an hour and a half from Napier and Hastings. There is a small airport in Wairoa, but it has no regular flight service.

Daily flights from Auckland and Wellington go to Gisborne and Napier airports, with rental car services available at both locations.

For flight bookings to Gisborne, check out the Air New Zealand website:

For flights bookings to Napier, check out the Air New Zealand or Origin Pacific websites:

The road from Gisborne is less difficult and skirts the Wairoa coastline between Nuhaka and Wairoa township. The road from Napier is more difficult, but includes a scenic journey past Lake Tutira and through the Mohaka gorge.

Inter City Coach Services run a daily service to Wairoa from Napier and Gisborne, with convenient connections across the North Island to Auckland and Wellington.

Check out the Inter City website:

Please also check out the Tourism Hawkes Bay and Eastland Websites:

Once you get to Wairoa, there are a range of accommodation options available:

Further afield, there are accommodations at Morere Hot Springs and Mahia Beach, both approx. 1/2 hour from Wairoa: