Beside the old fishing lodge, the Wharemanu Exhibition Space & Archives contains guest artist display, "The bird" (Torea Mangu) history and development information as well as archival information of Tony's art works. It is a modern, stand alone space with expansive views from it's front deck across the Firth of Thames to the Coromandel Peninsula. Kaiaua is just over an hour's drive from Auckland and sits at the foot of the Hunua Ranges on the western coastline of the Thames Isthmus.
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Viewing art works or any artist enquiries for private exhibitions in the Wharemanu Exhibition Space should be organised by contacting Tony Johnston
Directions
- Kaiaua
is north of Miranda on the Seabird Coast. It is reached by taking
Auckland's Southern Motorway to the the Bombay Hills and the No.2
Highway off ramp (Coromandel & Tauranga).
Then take the Mangatawhiri off ramp (old road).
3 kms after Mangatawhiri is the Miranda/Kaiaua Road on the left. A
further 5kms down this road is the Mangatangi T intersection, taking
a left turn onto the Kaiaua Rroad emerges on the coast by Kaiaua Motors.
A left turn takes you through the Kaiaua Village past the Kaiaua Seaside
Store to F.Lowry Street (after Whakatiwai Pt subdivision). Wharemanu
and The Lodge are situated to the right at the end of F.Lowry as it
meets the sea.
