Captain Donut — Restaurant in Te Hiku Community

I've tried many donut shops, most from Auckland, most of the best ones are also the most expensive, while often you'd think that the more you pay the better quality you get, Captain Donut is an outlier.

Great quality donuts, great price, and most surprisingly is in the heart of Kaitaia! Not where you'd typically think one of the best donut shops in New Zealand would be located, but it is!!

So if you're looking for premium quality, low cost donuts that don't cosr you $7-9 per ring, Captain Donut's the spot to go to.

Lucky for anyone who lives local, but also great for anyone heading to Cape Reinga or the 90 Mile Beach, a well worth detour. They have a tendency to sell out fast, so don't wait too long, especially on Saturday's!

p.s. I was reading the reviews and sadly yes, donuts do lose their quality over time, if you drive back from the Cape and get donuts, chances they're not going to be as fresh nor as amazing as fresh from the oven. I've bought them before closing and they're pretty average at that stage, the taste as good as any other donut spot in Auckland by that point... still great price tho... but definitely get them early and fresh for the...

I was hyped by the reviews so decided to stop in, on the way back from Cape Reinga to Paihia. I’m a donut enthusiast and donuts are my go to on cheat days to satisfy my sweet cravings. My sister and i both ordered 4 donuts each and it’s true; this place does not lack variety. Though, we were both disappointed when came time to try our donuts. The apple fritter was sickeningly oily. The others were okay; but it just didn’t have the wow factor we were hoping for. So, i do not recommend this place. It was not worth the drive out of route to stop...

Amazing! Not too sure how long this place has been here for in Kaitaia but just happenned to stumble upon it and am glad we did!

We were here in the morning and the donuts were still warm when we got them, not something you would get somewhere else! So as expected they were deliciously fresh and light and fluffy. I had the Cinnamon twist and my only regret was not buying more than one for myself!

Seems like all the locals know the place too. Even just walking around with a plain white box I hear someone say, "yum, Captain...