Hatea Loop users will soon be able have a coffee break or grab a bite to eat as they walk, run or cycle the northern leg of the popular 4.7km shared pathway in Whangarei.
John and Paula Kearney are opening a cafe at 52 Riverside Dr in a newly renovated building within the Riverside Drive Marina complex, alongside the Riverside park backing on to the Hatea River.
The Kearneys will be sharing the new space with another business - Waterman's World - the standup paddleboard business run by Riverside Drive Marina manager Karl Roberts.
Kafe will offer Altura fair trade coffee and snacks to go and is expected to be up and running by Labour Weekend next month.
Mr Kearney, who also runs graphic design business Total Idea Co, said the idea for the cafe came after a conversation with Mr Roberts, who was looking at options for the building which had been home to the Ray Roberts Marine service centre for about 40 years.