Located in Awanui 30 mins from the holiday park, Kā-Uri is a multi-award winning business that has pioneered the commercial extraction, milling and manufacture of Ancient Kauri wood.
You can watch the master Kauri wood turners work through large glass windows in the showroom. There is a giant Ancient Kauri staircase made from the largest swamp kauri log ever known to have been extracted, radiocarbon dating confirmed that this tree had been preserved in the swamp for 45,000 – 50,000 years. Growth rings tell us it was 1087 years old before it fell. Enjoy a meal or snack in their cafe.