Old School Collective & Cafe is a destination for those with a love of boutique stores, good coffee, and wonderful people. Visit the Office Cafe, Billies Kitchen Shop, Room four, Louis Who?, Studio 7, Brows n Beauty, and Woven Veranda.

Well worth the stop is the The Mill complex. Bundled together under one historic roof, the businesses that make up The Mill offer an abundance of rare and unexpected finds. If you’re looking for a bargain, visit The Emporium of Lost Treasures as it specializes in vintage clothing, homewares, second-hand books and other intriguing items.

Out of the Bleu is a gorgeous little store brimming with beautiful homewares and gifts. Small space in big style.

The Cork & Crown Restaurant offers a relaxed family-friendly atmosphere & talented chefs passionate about using only the freshest, premium quality and local ingredients, you’ll find something to satisfy any taste with their homemade creations and local favourites. Also at the Crown & Shepherd Bar, you’ll find a vibrant community, great yarns and a service second to none – unwind over a cool beer and some live sports action.

This “quaint” little cafe has been a destination point for so many over the years, and renowned nationwide for their quality of food and service to provide exactly what you are looking for. You won’t be disappointed by the Nor’wester Cafe.

Pegasus Bay is owned and operated by the Donaldson family, pioneers of the local wine industry who are recognized globally for producing some of NZ’s very best wines. The house style is generous, complex, and impeccably balanced. Grapes come from their home vineyard, which is now almost 40 years old. As well as the current vintages on offer, there are large format bottles and a blackboard with a selection of ages wines for purchasing at very reasonable prices.

Formerly known as The Mudhouse/Waipara Hills, Waipara Winehouse is under new ownership. Fully reopening in summer 2024.

Harvesting only fruit from their family vineyard, everything is grown and made on The Boneline site. They are extremely involved and fortunate in having full control of every aspect that contributes to what’s in the bottle – apart from the weather! The harsh climate coupled with mature vine age means the vineyard produces low volume, intensely concentrated, premium quality perfectly suited to boutique wine productions.

Producing some of NZ’s finest Syrah and Pinot Gris, as well as the perennial customer favourite, their Rose. Georges Road Wines love sharing their wines, and the stories of their vineyard. Book your visit online so Kirk can personally guide you through.

Terrace Edge pride themselves on offering wines that are completely organic. Their wines fully express the unique terroir of the vineyard, characterized by exceptional ripeness, texture, minerality, and a rich aroma profile – all of which are rooted in the distinctive qualities of the Glasnevin gravel soil.

Torlesse Wines grape intake includes the Winery Block Pinot Noir plus other vineyards which are spread throughout the Waipara region, giving a diversity of growing conditions which imparts a range of characters and complexity to ALL their wine styles.

The vineyard of 26 hectares is planted with Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, and Merlot with the wines crafted in two differing styles, the fresh fruit driven wines under the Waipara Springs label and the structurally driven wines of the Premo label. Waipara Springs provides a truly authentic estate and dining experience.

Black Estate is a family owned, biodynamic winery on the slopes of Waipara Valley, North Canterbury. All elements that make up their vineyards are considered, especially how they interact and make one healthy, vital whole.

The Mountford Estate is set in a park like environment on the North West face of the waipara Valley’s eastern hills below the Teviotdale range. The soils, which are marl (active limestone), add a fine minerality to the finished wines.

Whether you pop around for a wine tasting or settle in for a long lunch, you can’t go wrong with a visit to the Greystone Cellar Door. Let chef Theo Dubost delight you with his acclaimed locally-inspired menu, while our Cellar Door team shares the perfect pairing for your palate.

Pegasus Bay is owned and operated by the Donaldson family, pioneers of the local wine industry who are recognized globally for producing some of NZ’s very best wines. The house style is generous, complex, and impeccably balanced. Grapes come from their home vineyard, which is now almost 40 years old.

We want everyone who walks through our doors to enjoy our delicious food options and our range of drinks in a relaxed, casual environment. So we thought we’d make that goal part of our name – D.O.T.I. – Don’t Over Think It!

Brew Moon Brewing Company is North canterbury’s original craft brewery, producing an established range of high quality, popular beer styles alongside a selection of more exotic seasonal brews. Alongside our beers, we pour a small selection of local wines, and provide a range of wood-fired pizzas, burgers and small plates.