Catch a bus to Waipukurau with nakedbus, which is located in the southern Hawkes Bay area. It is a thriving farming and light industrial area. The town was established in the early 1850s on the site of a Maori village.

Those visiting Waipukurau can also explore the rest of the Hawkes Bay region, with the art deco cities of Napier and Hastings, Te Mata Peak in Havelock North and the wineries in the Hawkes Bay.

The Tukituki River offers great fishing and swimming and there are also very easily accessible oceans beaches of Blackhead, Pourere and Porangahau.

Just south of Waipukurau, is the Hatuma Lake which is very popular for boating.

For all those that are interested in anything to so with water sports and beaches, Waipukurau is definitely where nakedbus.com will take you, and with tickets from $1, there’s no reason not to go.