297km from Opotiki

Welcome to Tolaga Bay

55km from Gisborne

Tolaga Bay is larger than most of the settlements on this coast and features some great accommodation options including Black Bach and The Tolaga Bay Inn which is one of the last remaining historical hotels on the East Coast. It has served the community and travelers for over 130 years. The current owners have ancestral links entrenched in the Coast and have a passion to restore this iconic treasure. With this in mind plans are afoot to transform the country pub into a community hub including an information centre. To do this the aim is to incorporate various social enterprises to encourage economic growth of the Tairawhiti area. See their Facebook page for updates.The shopping centre has a good range of shops and the Uawa Garage. The town boasts a a nine-hole golf course, bowling club and skate park. The streets of this town are named after Captain Cook’s crew.

View of Cooks Cove - photo by Trudi Ngawhare

Cook cast anchor here in 1769. The beach at Tolaga Bay is excellent for swimming and fishing and adequate facilities are available for boat launching. What is probably the best situated camp site on this coast is The Tolaga Bay Holiday Park about three kilometres out of town.

Black Bach
Comfortable holiday accommodation close to Tolaga Bay Beach, B&B $50pp, self contained cabin $80, Kiwi bach sleeps up to 8. 
P: 021-902 265  W: www.blackbach.webs.com

​Tolaga Bay Holiday Park
167 Wharf Rd, Situated next to the famous Tolaga Bay Wharf. 
P: 06-862 6716

Tolaga Bay Inn
Open 7 days. 12 Cook Street. www.tolagainn.co.nz. See their facebook page.
P: 06-862 6856  E: tolagabayinn@gmail.com  W: www.tolagainn.co.nz

​Uawa Garage
Open 7 days for Fuel, Groceries, Ice, Fish bait. 59 Cook St.
P: 06 862 6883  E: uawa.garagetld@xtra.co.nz ​

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The shopping centre has a good range of shops and the Uawa Garage, 'One Stop Shop'. The town boasts a a nine-hole golf course, bowling club and skate park.  The streets of this town are named after Captain Cook’s crew.  Cook cast anchor here in 1769.  The beach at Tolaga Bay is excellent for swimming and fishing and adequate facilities are available for boat launching.  What is probably the best situated camp site on this coast is the Tolaga Bay Holiday Park about 3kms out of town, is right on the beach at the end of the bay and next to the recently renovated Tolaga Bay Wharf.
​The very long jetty served as a wharf for the area in the days of coastal shipping. A very popular fishing spot, this is also the start of the 5km Cook’s Cove Walkway (2.5 hours) which provides spectacular views of Cook’s Cove and the hole in the cliff wall.