Things to do in and around Opoutere:

• Kayaking (boat ramp 80m from house)
• Boating
• Fishing
• Enjoy a waterview while having breakfast, lunch or dinner
• Opoutere beach – 5 km long all forest and beach coastline - popular for swimming and surfing, spectacular white sand.
• Opoutere Beach - Slipper Island view right off the beach 
• Opoutere - a bird sanctuary takes up the spit separating the ocean beach from the Wharekawa Harbour.
• Opoutere - walk a number of bush walks to historic sites and spectacular widespread views from top of mountain.
• Walk to the Luck at Last mine site a scenic one hour walk to old gold mine ruins.
• Visit Whangamata – surflifesaving club on surf beach, coffee, mini golf, movies, restaurants, clubs and plenty of fun for all ages
• Whangamata - range of sporting facilities from golf to boat chaters.
• Whangamata is rich in a variety of arts: sculpture, painting, weaving and pottery.
• Visit Onemana, a popular surfcasting beach that offers exceptional views and walks from the southern hilltop.
• Walk in the Wentworth Valley to Wentworth Waterfalls– a Conservation area 5 minutes drive to the south of Whangamata.
• Walk to the waterfalls – two hours – or over the ranges to Maratoto.
• Cycle around the area – north or south.
• Go deepsea fishing trip around Mayor Island from Whangamata
• Take your boat out to Slipper Island - just off Opoutere Beach - great fishing and diving 
• Hot Water Beach -one of the world's rare hot spring beach - a favourite NZ tourist spot.
• Drive the Coromandel circuit up the East Coast to Whitianga then over to west coast to goldmining towns of Coromandel township and down to Thames.
• Visit goldmining town of Waihi - 1 hour drive
• Visit Cathedral Cove Beach, Hahei - spectacular beaches - 40 minutes drive 
• So many places to see and do only in a 1 to 2 hour drive radius