Putaruru, Neighboring town of Tokoroa, and nested between Tirau and Tokoroa, is a small farming town in the mighty Waikato region and is located on the Oraka River about 65km from Hamilton and the main town along state highway 1. Putaruru is a farming community town, surrounding the township are dairy farms and plantation forests of vast pine trees, the town itself hold a lot of scenic reserves and hold a lot of Maori history.

People

Putaruru is a small town full of farmers, elderly and families, the town is a very friendly city in New Zealand with awesome locals who are always willing to help.

Hiking

Putaruru has a couple nice farming and river walks with some great scenery, check out the list below of available walks:

• Blue Springs ( Scenic Hiking Spot ) - RECOMMENDED
• Te Waihou Walkway
• Jim Barnett Reserve
• Waikato River Trails
• Putaruru's Pavement Art Trail
• Arapuni Swing Bridge
• Sanctuary Mountain - Maungatautari

Mountain & Trail Biking, Cycling

It is probably bested that if you are wanting to find some great tracks you take a drive out towards Taupo, Tauranga or Rotorua.

A Few of the hiking tracks mentioned above to double as trail riding tracks.

Food

There are a lot of great places to get food in putaruru, with a vast variety of different cuisines to match what ever you may be craving. Check out the list below to find food near you.

• Bev's Delights
• Canton Takeaways
• Crazy Cow Cafe
• Midor Sushi
• Putaruru Bakehome & Cafe
• The Wooden Farmer
• The Cook Putaruru
• Pizza+
• Great Flavours of India

Accommodation

There are a lot of backpackers/hostels and motels located around the city. Check out below for motels

• putaruru Arms Motor Inn
• Kea Motel and Holiday Park
• putaruru Hotel