New Zealand has voted and the NZ Herald's search for the Best of Summer has resulted in four Waikato finalists placing in the top three of their category.
In January, Kiwis had the chance to nominate their favourite campgrounds, fish and chip shops, playgrounds, beach walks and icecream or
gelato shops for the Best of Summer 2022 - and among the top 10 nominees in each category were a total of seven Waikato venues, showing the region definitely has what it takes to compete with other tourist destinations.
The Raglan Fish Shop was in the top 10 best Fish and Chip shops, the Cathedral Cove Beach Walk was up for best Beach Walk, Duck Island Hamilton and Original Pokeno Icecreams were nominated for best ice cream shop, Hamilton's Lake Domain Playground was up for best Playground and Hahei Beach Resort and Taupo Top 10 Holiday Park were part of the top 10 Campgrounds.
The Cathedral Cove Beach Walk has gained the only win for Waikato in the category Best Beach walk, followed by runner-up the Abel Tasman Coast Track and the New Plymouth Coastal Walkway in third place.
