Tamahere Country Market — Local services in North Island

Its brilliant! Some stakeholders are always there and others come as there is space, plenty of food (mamas donuts are a must! Yes the line wait is MORE than worth it!) Good coffee, amazing handcrafted items, dog treats, dog bandanas, honey, wooden objects, carved stone, flowers, fresh eggs, produce, pirongia sausages and bacon, homemade soaps and jewelry, even the blokes enjoy this one!! REALLY dog friendly! Awesome composting initiatives etc for coffee cups all over the place. Plenty of parking, you'll be guided into a spot in the paddock over the road (no need for a 4WD!) They just ask for a $2 donation for upkeep of the paddock to keep it usable, disabled parking available or you can park down the road. Most stalls have eftpos but there is a cash out facility. If you want to start your Christmas shopping I guarantee you'll find something for even the...

I had not visited this market for a couple of years due to the pandemic and unfortunately the markets were underwhelming. There seems to be only 3/4 of the stall holders there when it used to be packed full. I was told that Mama's Donuts only bring a certain number of donuts and when they sell out they leave early. The Volare bakery bread stall wasn't there neither was the blueberry ice cream stall. The popcorn seller and the hot chips and burger seller closed about 12noon when the market doesn't close until 1pm. Alot of dogs wandering around. The friendliest people were at the food stall ran by the onsite...

Great cross section of things to buy. Amazing wrought iron wsre and upcycled copper craft, good coffee and foods although the bacon and egg sandwiches with the crust used were just about inedible and not value for money. Lots of amazing and interesting crafts. Great for a Saturday...